Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Blacktown City (1st Title) |
Finalists | Bayswater City Blacktown City Canberra Edgeworth Moreton Bay United Olympia South Melbourne West Adelaide |
← 2014 2016 → |
The 2015 National Premier Leagues was the third season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, with Blacktown City crowned as National Premier Leagues Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]
League tables
[edit]ACT
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Canberra | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 36 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Tigers FC | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 34[a] | 2015 ACT Finals |
3 | Belconnen United | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 34 | |
4 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 28 | |
5 | Canberra Olympic (C) | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 25 | 2015 ACT Finals |
6 | Gungahlin United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 25 | |
7 | Woden Weston | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 11 | |
8 | Monaro Panthers | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 8 | |
9 | Tuggeranong United | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 56 | −44 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Canberra | 2 | 1 | Canberra | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Tigers FC | 1 | 5 | Canberra Olympic | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Tigers FC | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Canberra Olympic | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Belconnen United | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Canberra Olympic | 4 | |||||||||||
NSW
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blacktown City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 50 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 45 | 2015 NSW Finals |
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 43 | |
4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 42 | |
5 | South Coast Wolves | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 32 | |
6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
7 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 28 | |
8 | Manly United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 27 | |
9 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 27 | |
10 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 24 | |
11 | Parramatta FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20 | |
12 | Marconi Stallions (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 7 | Relegated to the 2016 NPL NSW 2[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Finals
[edit]Qualifying final | Major semi-final | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Blacktown City | 2 | 1 | Blacktown City | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 4 | 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | 1 | Blacktown City | 6 | |||||||||||||
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 3 | Minor semi-final | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | 4 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||||
5 | South Coast Wolves | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Northern NSW
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Edgeworth Eagles (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 40 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Lambton Jaffas | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 37 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
3 | Hamilton Olympic | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 36 | |
4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 32 | |
5 | Weston Workers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29 | |
6 | Adamstown Rosebud | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 28 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 17 | |
8 | Maitland | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 15 | |
9 | Charlestown City Blues | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 13 | |
10 | South Cardiff (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 9 | Relegated to the 2016 NNSW State League 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||
1 | Edgeworth (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
1 | Edgeworth | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Hamilton Olympic | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Lambton Jaffas | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
3 | Hamilton Olympic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Queensland
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Moreton Bay United (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 47 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 47 | 2015 Queensland Finals |
3 | Redlands United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 39 | |
4 | Olympic FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 39 | |
5 | Palm Beach | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | |
6 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 32 | |
7 | Far North Queensland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 31 | |
8 | Northern Fury | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 31 | |
9 | Brisbane City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 26 | |
10 | Sunshine Coast | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 24 | |
11 | Western Pride | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 23 | |
12 | South West Queensland Thunder | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 97 | −81 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Moreton Bay United | 3 | |||||||
4 | Olympic | 1 | |||||||
1 | Moreton Bay United | 2 | |||||||
2 | Brisbane Strikers | 1 | |||||||
2 | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | |||||||
3 | Redlands United | 1 |
South Australia
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Adelaide (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 51 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 50 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 49 | |
4 | Croydon Kings | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 48 | |
5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 46 | |
6 | Campbelltown City | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 46 | |
7 | North Eastern MetroStars | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 39 | |
8 | Adelaide Comets | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 34 | |
9 | South Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 30 | |
10 | Adelaide Raiders | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 27 | |
11 | Port Adelaide Pirates (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 27 | Qualification to the 2015 relegation play-offs |
12 | Modbury Jets (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to the 2016 SA State League 1 |
13 | White City (R) | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 17 | |
14 | Para Hills Knights (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Elimination finals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | West Adelaide | 1 | West Adelaide | 3 | ||||||||||||||
West Adelaide | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
West Torrens Birkalla | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Campbelltown City | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Adelaide City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Croydon Kings | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Adelaide City | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
Tasmania
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olympia (C) | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 14 | +69 | 48 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | South Hobart | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 46 | 2015 Victory Cup |
3 | Hobart Zebras | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 41 | |
4 | Northern Rangers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 31 | |
5 | Launceston City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 24 | |
6 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 23 | |
7 | Devonport City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 21 | |
8 | Glenorchy Knights (R) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 148 | −133 | 6 | Relegated to the 2016 Tasmanian Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]An end of season finals series for the Victory Cup was held using an expanded format, which included the top six teams from the Victory League as well as the premiers from the Northern Championship (Somerset) and Southern Championship (University of Tasmania). The quarter-final and semi-final matches were decided by random draw.[6]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Kingborough Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||
Hobart Zebras | 5 | |||||||||||||
Hobart Zebras | 3 | |||||||||||||
South Hobart | 0 | |||||||||||||
South Hobart | 2 | |||||||||||||
Somerset | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hobart Zebras | 1 | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 3 | |||||||||||||
University of Tasmania | 5 | |||||||||||||
Launceston City | 1 | |||||||||||||
University of Tasmania | 4 (2) | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 4 (4) | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Northern Rangers | 0 |
Victoria
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Melbourne | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 58 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Bentleigh Greens (C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 58 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
3 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 51 | |
4 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 50 | |
5 | Hume City | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | |
6 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 40 | |
7 | Green Gully | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 37 | |
8 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
9 | Avondale FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
10 | Northcote City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 30 | |
11 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 26 | |
12 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 21 | 2015 relegation play-offs |
13 | Werribee City (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to the 2016 NPL Victoria 2 |
14 | Dandenong Thunder (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | South Melbourne | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Heidelberg United | 2 (0) | 6 | Pascoe Vale | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Pascoe Vale | 2 (3) | 1 | South Melbourne | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Bentleigh Greens | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Knights | 2 (0) | 5 | Hume City | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Hume City | 2 (2) |
Western Australia
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayswater City (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 60 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Perth SC | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 50 | |
3 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 48 | |
4 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 39 | |
5 | Cockburn City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 30 | |
6 | Balcatta | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 27 | |
7 | Inglewood United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 27 | |
8 | Stirling Lions | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 26 | |
9 | Subiaco AFC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 20 | |
10 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 19 | |
11 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 18 | |
12 | Armadale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Final Series
[edit]The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2015. For the quarter-final stage the participants were matched up based on geographical proximity. The winner also qualified for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]
Club | Qualified From | Participation |
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Canberra | ![]() |
2nd |
Blacktown City | ![]() |
1st |
Edgeworth Eagles | ![]() |
1st |
Moreton Bay United | ![]() |
1st |
West Adelaide | ![]() |
1st |
Olympia | ![]() |
1st |
South Melbourne | ![]() |
2nd |
Bayswater City | ![]() |
2nd |
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Quarter-finals
[edit]South Melbourne ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Lujic ![]() |
Report | Nichols ![]() Mala ![]() Hickey ![]() ![]() |
Moreton Bay United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Mendy ![]() Hall ![]() Farina ![]() |
Report | Bizzarri ![]() |
West Adelaide ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Coyne ![]() |
Report | Heagney ![]() Dixon ![]() |
Blacktown City ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mallia ![]() Antelmi ![]() ![]() Major ![]() Gibbs ![]() |
Report | James ![]() Subasic ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]Home field advantage was based on a formula relating to the quarter final results - time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.
Blacktown City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Major ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Report | Green ![]() |
Bayswater City ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Heagney ![]() Marulanda ![]() Sam ![]() |
Report |
Grand Final
[edit]Home field advantage was based on a formula relating to the combined quarter-final and semi final results - time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.[7]
Bayswater City ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Marulanda ![]() |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Mallia ![]() |
Individual honours
[edit]Joey Gibbs from Blacktown City won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FFA Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Cooma Tigers lose Canberra NPL competition points for playing-roster breach". Canberra Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "COMPETITION REGULATIONS - 2015 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "NPL NSW MENS 1 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "PS4 NPL NSW Men's 1 Round 22 Review". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Victory League Competition Rules 2015" (PDF). footballfedtas.com.au. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "PS4 NPL Grand Final details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Blacktown crowned PS4 NPL champions". Football Federation Australia. 3 October 2015.