2018 National Premier Leagues

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National Premier Leagues
Season2018
ChampionsCampbelltown City (1st title)
FinalistsCampbelltown City
Canberra FC
Devonport City
Edgeworth Eagles
Heidelberg United
Lions FC
Perth SC
Sydney Olympic
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 National Premier Leagues was the sixth 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, culminating in a Grand Final.

Campbelltown City were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions and qualified directly for the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]

League tables[edit]

ACT[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Capital Football season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra (C) 16 12 2 2 46 13 +33 38 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Canberra Olympic 16 11 0 5 40 21 +19 33 2018 ACT Finals
3 Tigers FC 16 9 1 6 41 38 +3 28
4 Tuggeranong United 16 8 2 6 32 32 0 26
5 Belconnen United 16 7 3 6 30 29 +1 24
6 Woden-Weston 16 4 6 6 32 36 −4 18
7 Gungahlin United 16 4 4 8 21 25 −4 16
8 Riverina Rhinos 16 5 1 10 20 39 −19 16
9 Monaro Panthers 16 1 3 12 17 46 −29 6
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals[edit]

NSW[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Football NSW season. (edit | history)

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Olympic (C) 22 15 3 4 40 19 +21 48 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 14 3 5 62 28 +34 45 2018 NSW Finals
3 Sydney United 58 22 12 2 8 36 29 +7 38
4 Blacktown City 22 9 7 6 27 20 +7 34
5 Rockdale City Suns 22 9 4 9 39 43 −4 31
6 Marconi Stallions 22 8 6 8 30 34 −4 30
7 Hakoah Sydney City East 22 8 4 10 33 32 +1 28
8 Manly United 22 7 7 8 33 32 +1 28
9 Wollongong Wolves 22 7 6 9 23 36 −13 27
10 Sutherland Sharks 22 7 2 13 30 39 −9 23
11 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (R) 22 6 4 12 30 51 −21 22 Relegation to the 2019 NPL NSW 2[a]
12 Sydney FC Youth 22 4 4 14 27 47 −20 16
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals[edit]

Northern NSW[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Northern NSW Football season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Edgeworth Eagles 20 14 4 2 37 16 +21 46 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Broadmeadow Magic (C) 20 10 5 5 44 20 +24 35 2018 Northern NSW Finals
3 Maitland 20 9 7 4 38 21 +17 34
4 Lambton Jaffas 20 9 7 4 35 21 +14 34
5 Hamilton Olympic 20 10 3 7 41 31 +10 33
6 Charlestown City Blues 20 10 1 9 30 31 −1 31
7 Newcastle Jets Youth 20 7 3 10 32 45 −13 24
8 Lake Macquarie City 20 6 2 12 35 42 −7 20
9 Weston Workers 20 6 2 12 28 42 −14 20
10 Adamstown Rosebud 20 5 5 10 24 48 −24 20
11 Valentine FC 20 2 5 13 19 46 −27 11
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals[edit]

Semi-finals Grand Final
        
1 Edgeworth Eagles (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
4 Lambton Jaffas 1 2 3
1 Edgeworth Eagles 0
2 Broadmeadow Magic 3
2 Broadmeadow Magic 3 0 3
3 Maitland 1 1 2

Queensland[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Football Queensland season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lions FC (C) 26 23 0 3 84 11 +73 69 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Olympic FC 26 19 5 2 74 26 +48 62 2018 Queensland Finals
3 Western Pride 26 19 0 7 96 33 +63 57
4 Moreton Bay United 26 17 4 5 60 35 +25 55
5 Brisbane Strikers 26 16 2 8 74 31 +43 50
6 Brisbane City 26 13 4 9 69 48 +21 43
7 South West Queensland Thunder 26 10 4 12 46 60 −14 34
8 Cairns FC 26 9 3 14 44 62 −18 30 Withdrew at end of season. [a]
9 Brisbane Roar Youth 26 8 4 14 35 59 −24 28
10 Gold Coast United 26 8 3 15 38 67 −29 27
11 Magpies Crusaders United 26 8 1 17 48 74 −26 25
12 Redlands United 26 7 2 17 52 81 −29 23
13 North Queensland United 26 6 1 19 35 71 −36 19 Withdrew at end of season. [a]
14 Sunshine Coast 26 1 3 22 20 117 −97 6[b]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Cairns and North Queensland United relinquished their NPL Queensland licence at the end of the season.[2]
  2. ^ Sunshine Coast was reprieved from relegation following the withdrawal of Cairns FC and North Queensland United.[3]

Finals[edit]

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Lions FC 1 (3)
4 Moreton Bay United 1 (1)
1 Lions FC (a.e.t.) 2
2 Olympic FC 1
2 Olympic FC 2
3 Western Pride 1

South Australia[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 FFSA season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Campbelltown City (C) 22 16 3 3 54 24 +30 51 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 North Eastern MetroStars 22 15 1 6 51 27 +24 46 2018 South Australia Finals
3 Adelaide Comets 22 13 5 4 40 26 +14 44
4 Adelaide United Youth[a] 22 10 5 7 42 29 +13 35
5 Adelaide City[b] 22 14 4 4 52 19 +33 28
6 Adelaide Olympic 22 7 7 8 28 25 +3 28
7 West Adelaide 22 8 3 11 30 46 −16 27
8 Para Hills Knights 22 8 1 13 27 38 −11 25
9 South Adelaide Panthers 22 6 3 13 29 55 −26 21
10 Croydon Kings 22 5 4 13 28 39 −11 19
11 Sturt Lions (R) 22 5 4 13 24 48 −24 19 Relegation to the 2019 SA State League 1
12 West Torrens Birkalla (R) 22 4 2 16 20 49 −29 14
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
  2. ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.[4]

Finals[edit]

Tasmania[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Football Federation Tasmania season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Devonport City (C) 21 16 2 3 69 18 +51 50 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 South Hobart 21 15 2 4 63 32 +31 47
3 Hobart Zebras 21 12 3 6 65 44 +21 39
4 Launceston City 21 11 4 6 56 32 +24 37
5 Olympia 21 9 3 9 45 40 +5 30
6 Northern Rangers 21 6 2 13 39 68 −29 20 Moved to Northern Championship for 2019
7 Kingborough Lions United 21 4 3 14 35 54 −19 15
8 Clarence United 21 0 3 18 16 100 −84 3
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Football Federation Victoria season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heidelberg United (C) 26 19 2 5 60 29 +31 59 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Bentleigh Greens 26 18 4 4 53 28 +25 58 2018 Victoria Finals
3 Pascoe Vale 26 13 6 7 42 31 +11 45
4 Oakleigh Cannons 26 12 2 12 41 39 +2 38
5 Avondale FC 26 17 4 5 57 32 +25 37[a]
6 Port Melbourne 26 10 6 10 37 41 −4 36
7 Kingston City 26 10 4 12 39 45 −6 34
8 Dandenong Thunder 26 11 1 14 45 55 −10 34
9 Melbourne Knights 26 9 5 12 45 53 −8 32
10 South Melbourne 26 8 4 14 48 53 −5 28
11 Hume City 26 7 7 12 29 43 −14 28
12 Green Gully 26 7 5 14 41 49 −8 26 2018 relegation play-offs
13 Northcote City (R) 26 5 7 14 32 53 −21 22 Relegation to the 2019 NPL Victoria 2
14 Bulleen Lions (R) 26 6 3 17 33 51 −18 21
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Avondale FC had eighteen points deducted for licence breaches in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[5]

Finals[edit]

Elimination Finals Semi-finals Final
1 Heidelberg United 1 (5)
3 Avondale FC 3 5 Oakleigh Cannons 1 (3)
6 Port Melbourne 1 1 Heidelberg United 2
3 Avondale FC 1
2 Bentleigh Greens 3
4 Pascoe Vale 1 3 Avondale FC (a.e.t.) 4
5 Oakleigh Cannons 2

Western Australia[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2018 Football West season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perth SC (C) 26 17 4 5 55 26 +29 55 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Perth Glory Youth 26 16 6 4 72 32 +40 54 2018 Western Australia Finals
3 Cockburn City 26 14 6 6 59 40 +19 48
4 Bayswater City 26 15 2 9 55 30 +25 47
5 Inglewood United 26 13 7 6 50 38 +12 46
6 ECU Joondalup 26 13 5 8 48 37 +11 44
7 Floreat Athena 26 12 5 9 53 40 +13 41
8 Sorrento 26 10 4 12 49 47 +2 34
9 Stirling Lions 26 10 2 14 52 55 −3 32
10 Armadale 26 9 5 12 48 52 −4 32
11 Balcatta 26 9 2 15 40 59 −19 29
12 Subiaco AFC (R) 26 7 5 14 29 46 −17 26 Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1
13 Forrestfield United (R) 26 5 7 14 34 58 −24 22
14 Joondalup United (R) 26 1 2 23 21 102 −81 5
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals[edit]

Semi-finals
Elimination Final
Grand Final
1Perth SC3 (3)2Perth Glory Youth1
2Perth Glory Youth3 (4)1Perth SC4
1Perth SC2
3Cockburn City1
3Cockburn City3 (5)
4Bayswater City3 (4)

Final Series[edit]

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL will compete in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2018. The quarter final match-ups were decided by an open draw.[6] Home advantage for the semi-finals and final is based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.[7] The winner will additionally qualify for the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]

Club Qualified From Participation
Canberra FC Australian Capital Territory ACT 3rd
Sydney Olympic New South Wales NSW 1st
Edgeworth Eagles New South Wales Northern NSW 4th
Lions FC Queensland Queensland 1st
Campbelltown City South Australia South Australia 1st
Devonport City Tasmania Tasmania 1st
Heidelberg United Victoria (state) Victoria 2nd
Perth SC Western Australia Western Australia 2nd
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
New South Wales Sydney Olympic 1
Western Australia Perth SC 0
South Australia Campbelltown City 2
New South Wales Sydney Olympic 1
Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 0
South Australia Campbelltown City 3
South Australia Campbelltown City 2
Queensland Lions FC 1
Tasmania Devonport City 2
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 3
Queensland Lions FC (p) 1 (3)
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 1 (1)
Queensland Lions FC 1
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 0

Quarter-finals[edit]

Devonport City Tasmania2–3Victoria (state) Heidelberg United
 Report
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Tony Peart
Canberra FC Australian Capital Territory0–3South Australia Campbelltown City
Report
Attendance: 360
Lions FC Queensland1–0New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles
Mádle 4' Report
Lions Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 564
Referee: Adam Kersey
Sydney Olympic New South Wales1–0Western Australia Perth SC
Madonis 6' Report
Attendance: 375
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Semi-finals[edit]

Lions FC Queensland1–1 (a.e.t.)Victoria (state) Heidelberg United
Shepherd 20' Report Ellis 73'
Penalties
 3–1
Lions Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 902
Referee: Martin Krenes
Campbelltown City South Australia2–1New South Wales Sydney Olympic
 Report
Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 776
Referee: Daniel Cook

Grand Final[edit]

Main article: 2018 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Campbelltown City South Australia2–1Queensland Lions FC
 Report
Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Premier Leagues Finals series kicks off next weekend". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Joint statement from FQ and Cairns FC". Football Queensland. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Statement on NPL Queensland 2018 relegation". Football Queensland. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "A Statement From Football Victoria - Avondale FC". Football Victoria. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Live draw confirms NPL 2018 Finals series match ups". www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ "NPL 2018 Semi-finals Confirmed". www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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