Season | 2020 |
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← 2019 2021 → |
The Football NSW 2020 season was the eighth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.[1]
All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[2] and further extended until at least the end of May.[3] The regular season re-commenced in a condensed format from 18 July, with promotion and relegation suspended.[4]
Competitions
[edit]2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
[edit]Season | 2020 |
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Champions | Sydney United 58 |
Premiers | Rockdale City Suns |
← 2019 2021 → |
The competition resumed on 31 July with a single round-robin format (11 matches) followed by a two-week finals series.[5] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[6]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rockdale City Suns | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 24 | 2020 NSW Finals |
2 | Wollongong Wolves | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 24 | |
3 | Sydney United 58 (C) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 22 | |
4 | Sydney Olympic | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 21 | |
5 | Sydney FC Youth | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 19 | |
6 | Blacktown City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 15 | |
7 | Marconi Stallions | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | Manly United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 12 | |
9 | North Shore Mariners | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 10 | |
10 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 9 | |
11 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (R) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 8 | Temporarily promoted from NPL NSW 2 mid-season[a] |
12 | APIA Leichhardt | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 | |
13 | Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Rockdale City Suns | 3 | |||||||
4 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | |||||||
Rockdale City Suns | 3 (2) | ||||||||
Sydney United 58 | 3 (4) | ||||||||
2 | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | |||||||
3 | Sydney United 58 | 3 |
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
[edit]Season | 2020 |
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Champions | Central Coast Mariners Academy |
Premiers | Central Coast Mariners Academy |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 NPL NSW Men's 2 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. It resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 23 | 2020 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
2 | NWS Spirit | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 22 | |
3 | Northern Tigers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 20 | |
4 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Blacktown Spartans | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 15 | |
6 | St George City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 15 | |
7 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
8 | SD Raiders | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 9 | |
9 | St George FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | |
10 | Hills United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 7 | |
11 | Newcastle Jets Youth (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 6 | Promoted from NPL4 mid-season[a] |
12 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to NPL1 mid-season[b] |
13 | Mounties Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Promoted from NPL4 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Mounties Wanderers.[11]
- ^ Promoted to NPL1 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL1 team Sutherland Sharks.[7] This was a temporary measure for the 2020 season only.[8]
- ^ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9]
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
2 | NWS Spirit | 1 | |||||||
3 | Northern Tigers (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
Northern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||
Central Coast Mariners Academy(a.e.t.) | 6 | ||||||||
1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2 | |||||||
4 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 |
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 3
[edit]Season | 2020 |
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Champions | Rydalmere Lions |
Premiers | Rydalmere Lions |
← 2019 2021 → |
The season resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rydalmere Lions (C) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 28 | 2020 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
2 | Bankstown City Lions | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 24 | |
3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 22 | |
4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 19 | |
5 | Dunbar Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 16 | |
6 | Inter Lions | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 16 | |
7 | Stanmore Hawks | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 15 | |
8 | Dulwich Hill | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 | |
9 | Central Coast United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 | |
10 | Macarthur Rams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 9 | |
11 | Sydney University | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 8 | |
12 | Bankstown United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Rydalmere Lions | 4 | |||||||
4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 3 | |||||||
Rydalmere Lions | 1 | ||||||||
Bankstown City | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Bankstown City | 2 | |||||||
3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 1 |
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 4
[edit]The season resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
Season | 2020 |
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Champions | Nepean FC |
Premiers | Fraser Park |
← 2019 2021 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fraser Park | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Qualification for the 2020 NPL NSW Men's 4 Finals |
2 | UNSW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 21 | |
3 | Nepean FC (C) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 17 | |
4 | Hawkesbury City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | |
5 | Hurstville FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
6 | Western NSW Mariners | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 12 | |
7 | South Coast Flame | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | |
8 | Parramatta FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 11 | |
9 | Camden Tigers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11 | |
10 | Prospect United | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 9 | |
11 | Granville Rage | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 4 | |
12 | Newcastle Jets Youth (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to NPL2 mid-season[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Fraser Park | 2 | |||||||
4 | Hawkesbury City | 0 | |||||||
Fraser Park | 2 (3) | ||||||||
Nepean FC (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
2 | UNSW | 0 | |||||||
3 | Nepean FC | 2 |
2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1
[edit]Season | 2020 |
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Champions | Manly United |
Premiers | Sydney University |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the seventh edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, initially scheduled to play each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. The season resumed on 19 July as a single round-robin, but results from the first few games played in March did not count. The top four teams played off in a finals series.[12]
League Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney University | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 29 | 2020 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
2 | Sydney Olympic | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 25 | |
3 | Manly United (C) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 23 | |
4 | Northern Tigers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 18 | |
5 | Blacktown Spartans | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | |
6 | Football NSW Institute | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 17 | |
7 | North West Sydney Koalas | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 | |
8 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 17 | |
9 | Illawarra Stingrays | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | |
10 | Macarthur Rams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 9 | |
11 | Emerging Jets | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 3 | |
12 | Bankstown City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 60 | −53 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Sydney University | 4 | |||||||
4 | Northern Tigers | 0 | |||||||
Sydney University | 1 | ||||||||
Manly United | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | |||||||
3 | Manly United | 3 |
2020 Waratah Cup
[edit]NSW soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in March, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.[2] At the time of suspension, only the first round had been played. The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 competitions declaration of leagues". Football NSW. 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Mark Stavroulakis (1 July 2020). "FOOTBALL NSW ANNOUNCE RETURN OF 2020 NPL SENIOR COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "MANLY UNITED SET FOR NPL NSW KICK-OFF". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Wanderers to play in NSW National Premier League 1 competition". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b Mark Stavroulakis (20 July 2020). "NPL NSW MEN'S TOP TIER FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". Football NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b Mark Stavroulakis (1 July 2020). "FOOTBALL NSW ANNOUNCE RETURN OF 2020 NPL SENIOR COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Mark Stavroulakis (15 July 2020). "NPL NSW MEN'S 2, MEN'S 3 AND MEN'S 4 DRAWS RELEASED". Football NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Newcastle Jets welcome NPL 2 NSW transition". Newcastle Jets. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Mark Stavroulakis (18 September 2020). "VALENTINE SPORTS PARK TO HOST NPL NSW WOMEN'S GRAND FINAL". Football NSW. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.