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| levels = [[Australian football league system|2]]
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| domest_cup = [[Australia Cup]] <br />[[Football SA Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]
| domest_cup = [[Australia Cup]] <br />[[Football SA Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]
| champions = [[Adelaide United FC Youth|Adelaide United Youth]] (2023)
| champions = [[Adelaide United FC Youth|Adelaide United Youth]]
| premiers = [[North Eastern MetroStars SC|North Eastern MetroStars]] (2023)
| premiers = [[North Eastern MetroStars SC|North Eastern MetroStars]]
| season = [[2023 Football South Australia season#2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia|2023]]
| current = [[2024 Football South Australia season#2024 National Premier Leagues South Australia|2024 National Premier Leagues SA]]
| current = [[2024 Football South Australia season#2024 National Premier Leagues South Australia|2024 National Premier Leagues SA]]
| tv = [https://www.youtube.com/@FSALeagues/streams YouTube]<br/>[[Channel 44 (Adelaide)|Channel 44]] (1 game per week)
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The '''National Premier Leagues South Australia''' (often abbreviated to '''NPL South Australia''' or '''NPL SA''') is a [[semi-professional]] [[Association football|football]] competition in the Australian state of [[South Australia]]. The league is a subdivision of the second tier [[National Premier Leagues]], which sits below the [[A-League]] on the [[Australian soccer league system|national pyramid]]. The competition is controlled by [[Football South Australia]], the governing body for the sport in the state.
The '''National Premier Leagues South Australia''', also known as '''National Premier Leagues SA''', '''NPL South Australia''' or officially abbreviated to '''NPL SA''' and known for sponsorship reasons as the '''[[Royal Automobile Association|RAA]] National Premier League''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballsa.com.au/news/raa-becomes-naming-rights-partner-local-footballs-top-tier-competition|title=RAA becomes naming rights partner of local football's top tier competition|website=[[Football South Australia]]|date=8 April 2021}}</ref> is a [[semi-professional sports|semi-professional]] men's [[Association football|soccer]] league in the Australian state of [[South Australia]]. The league is one of eight that comprises the [[National Premier League]], the [[Australian soccer league system|second tier of Australian soccer]]. The league was founded in 2012 as a successor to the [[FFSA Super League|Super League]], and is managed by [[Football South Australia]].

Seasons start in late February, and conclude in early September with a Grand Final, which since 2022, has been held at [[State Centre for Football|ServiceFM Stadium]]. The team was initially contested by 14 teams, and was reduced to 12 teams ahead of the 2016 season.


==History==
==History==
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== NPL SA digital presence ==
== NPL SA digital presence ==
Increasing the digital presence of NPL SA has been a strategic focus of Football South Australia in recent years. Since the 2019 season, all NPL SA fixtures have been digitally recorded. Media releases of home and away games are delivered on the official website of Football South Australia.<ref name=":4">{{cite journal|vauthors = Sherwood M, Nicholson M, Marjoribanks T |title=Controlling the message and the medium?|journal=Digital Journalism|volume=5| issue=5|pages=513–531|date=2017}}</ref> As Football South Australia continued to expand their digital offerings, they also celebrated the history of NPL SA clubs by creating a history makers series, showing the clubs’ development stories and their cultural heritage to the football family. This series has attracted more than 250,000 individual viewers.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|publisher=Football South Australia|title=Football South Australia Annual Report 2019|url=https://www.footballsa.com.au/sites/ffsa/files/2020-06/Football%20South%20Australia%20-%20Annual%20Report%202019.pdf|date=June 2020|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> In the 2020 season, the audience could watch all NPL game broadcasts.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|vauthors = Vale L, Fernandes T|title=Social media and sports: Driving fan engagement with football clubs on Facebook|journal=Journal of Strategic Marketing|volume=26| issue=1|pages=37–55|date=2018}}</ref>
Increasing the digital presence of NPL SA has been a strategic focus of Football South Australia in recent years. Since the 2019 season, all NPL SA fixtures have been digitally recorded. Media releases of home and away games are delivered on the official website of Football South Australia.<ref name=":4">{{cite journal|vauthors = Sherwood M, Nicholson M, Marjoribanks T |title=Controlling the message and the medium?|journal=Digital Journalism|volume=5| issue=5|pages=513–531|date=2017|doi=10.1080/21670811.2016.1239546 }}</ref> As Football South Australia continued to expand their digital offerings, they also celebrated the history of NPL SA clubs by creating a history makers series, showing the clubs’ development stories and their cultural heritage to the football family. This series has attracted more than 250,000 individual viewers.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|publisher=Football South Australia|title=Football South Australia Annual Report 2019|url=https://www.footballsa.com.au/sites/ffsa/files/2020-06/Football%20South%20Australia%20-%20Annual%20Report%202019.pdf|date=June 2020|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> In the 2020 season, the audience could watch all NPL game broadcasts.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|vauthors = Vale L, Fernandes T|title=Social media and sports: Driving fan engagement with football clubs on Facebook|journal=Journal of Strategic Marketing|volume=26| issue=1|pages=37–55|date=2018|doi=10.1080/0965254X.2017.1359655 |hdl=10216/108001 |hdl-access=free}}</ref>


== The Celebration Of Football ==
== The Celebration Of Football ==
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|[[FK Beograd (Australia)|FK Beograd]]
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In the Regional Football Programme, there is a selection process for teams that would visit Singapore to compete for the SINGA CUP. A total of 80 players traveled to Singapore and were tested in humid and tough conditions.<ref name=":5" /> This was a development opportunity for regional players to compete with opponents from the member countries and regions of the Asian Football Confederation, such as Japan, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan. This is a 20-team competition, and '''Under 16 Boys''' from South Australia finished the competition in the 3rd place.<ref name=":5" />
In the Regional Football Programme, there is a selection process for teams that would visit Singapore to compete for the SINGA CUP. A total of 80 players traveled to Singapore and were tested in humid and tough conditions.<ref name=":5" /> This was a development opportunity for regional players to compete with opponents from the member countries and regions of the Asian Football Confederation, such as Japan, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan. This is a 20-team competition, and '''Under 16 Boys''' from South Australia finished the competition in the 3rd place.<ref name=":5" />


==Clubs for 2023 season==
==Clubs for 2024 season==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Club
! Club
! Location
! Home Ground
! Home Ground
! Suburb
|-
|-
| [[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]
| [[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]
⚫
| [[Oakden, South Australia|Oakden]]
| [[Adelaide City Park]]
| [[Adelaide City Park]]
⚫
| [[Oakden, South Australia|Oakden]]
|-
|-
| [[Adelaide Comets FC|Adelaide Comets]]
| [[Adelaide Comets FC|Adelaide Comets]]
⚫
| [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| [[State Centre for Football|ServiceFM Stadium]]
| [[State Centre for Football|ServiceFM Stadium]]
⚫
| [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
⚫
|-
| [[Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC|Adelaide Croatia Raiders]]
| Croatian Sports Centre
⚫
| [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
|-
|-
| [[Adelaide Olympic FC|Adelaide Olympic]]
| [[Adelaide Olympic FC|Adelaide Olympic]]
⚫
| [[Angle Park, South Australia|Angle Park]]
| [[The Parks Football Centre|APEX Football Centre]]
| [[The Parks Football Centre|APEX Football Centre]]
⚫
| [[Angle Park, South Australia|Angle Park]]
|-
|-
| [[Adelaide United FC Youth|Adelaide United Youth]]
| [[Adelaide United FC Youth|Adelaide United Youth]]
⚫
| [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| [[State Centre for Football|ServiceFM Stadium]]
| [[State Centre for Football|ServiceFM Stadium]]
⚫
| [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
|-
|-
| [[Campbelltown City SC|Campbelltown City]]
| [[Campbelltown City SC|Campbelltown City]]
⚫
| [[Newton, South Australia|Newton]]
| Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
| Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
⚫
| [[Newton, South Australia|Newton]]
|-
|-
| [[Croydon FC (Australia)|Croydon FC]]
| [[Croydon FC (Australia)|Croydon FC]]
⚫
| Regency Park
| [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]]
| [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]]
⚫
| Regency Oval
|-
|-
| [[FK Beograd (Australia)|FK Beograd]]
| [[FK Beograd (Australia)|FK Beograd]]
⚫
| Frank Mitchell Park
| [[Woodville West, South Australia|Woodville West]]
| [[Woodville West, South Australia|Woodville West]]
⚫
| Frank Mitchell Park
|-
|-
| [[Modbury Jets SC|Modbury Jets]]
| [[Modbury Jets SC|Modbury Jets]]
⚫
| [[Ridgehaven, South Australia|Ridgehaven]]
| Smith Partners Stadium
| Smith Partners Stadium
⚫
| [[Ridgehaven, South Australia|Ridgehaven]]
|-
|-
| [[North Eastern MetroStars FC|North Eastern MetroStars]]
| [[North Eastern MetroStars FC|North Eastern MetroStars]]
⚫
| [[T.K. Shutter Reserve]]
| [[Klemzig, South Australia|Klemzig]]
| [[Klemzig, South Australia|Klemzig]]
⚫
|-
⚫
| [[T.K. Shutter Reserve]]
| [[Para Hills Knights SC|Para Hills Knights]]
| Feel Good Physio Co Stadium
⚫
| [[Para Hills West, South Australia|Para Hills West]]
|-
|-
| [[South Adelaide Panthers SC|South Adelaide Panthers]]
| [[South Adelaide Panthers SC|South Adelaide Panthers]]
⚫
| O'Sullivan Beach Sports and Community Centre
| [[O'Sullivan Beach, South Australia|O'Sullivan Beach]]
| [[O'Sullivan Beach, South Australia|O'Sullivan Beach]]
⚫
| O'Sullivan Beach Sports Complex
⚫
|-
| [[Sturt Lions FC|Sturt Lions]]
⚫
| [[Eden Hills, South Australia|Eden Hills]]
| Karinya Reserve
⚫
|-
| [[West Adelaide SC|West Adelaide]]
⚫
| [[West Beach, South Australia|West Beach]]
| West Beach Parks Football Centre
|}
|}


Revision as of 04:38, 1 April 2024

National Premier Leagues South Australia
Organising bodyFootball South Australia
First season2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Country Australia
State South Australia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12 (since 2016)
Level on pyramid2
Relegation toSA State League 1
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Federation Cup
Current championsAdelaide United Youth
(2023)
Current premiersNorth Eastern MetroStars
TV partnersYouTube
Channel 44 (1 game per week)
Sponsor(s)RAA
Websitefootballsa.com.au
Current: 2024 National Premier Leagues SA

The National Premier Leagues South Australia, also known as National Premier Leagues SA, NPL South Australia or officially abbreviated to NPL SA and known for sponsorship reasons as the RAA National Premier League,[1] is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the Australian state of South Australia. The league is one of eight that comprises the National Premier League, the second tier of Australian soccer. The league was founded in 2012 as a successor to the Super League, and is managed by Football South Australia.

Seasons start in late February, and conclude in early September with a Grand Final, which since 2022, has been held at ServiceFM Stadium. The team was initially contested by 14 teams, and was reduced to 12 teams ahead of the 2016 season.

History

In 2012 it was announced that the FFSA Premier League was to become the top tier of South Australian football (below the national A-League) after the disbandment of the now defunct FFSA Super League. It was announced that the competition would consist of 14 teams. These teams would be made up of the 10 teams from the defunct Super League with the remaining 4 spots being filled by the top 4 teams from the 2012 Premier League season.

In 2013 the league joined the National Premier Leagues and was named correspondingly to NPL SA. The top placed team after the completion of the season will enter into the National Premier Leagues finals and will play-off against other top placed teams from interstate conferences to determine a nationwide champion.

National Premier Leagues South Australia (abbreviated as NPL SA), a subdivision of National Premier Leagues (NPL), is a semi-professional football competition in the state of South Australia. National Premier Leagues is the second-tier football competition in Australia, which sits below the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League on the country's football national pyramid. Football Federation Australia (FFA) embarked on a National Competition Review in October 2010, which aimed to review the football competition structure in Australia.[2] The process of conducting the National Competition Review lasted for 20 months, and the review results were released in May 2012, in which FFA proposed to revitalise the country's state-based competitions to promote the development of elite players.[2] As a result of this review, National Premier Leagues was established in February 2013. At the time of establishment, NPL has five subdivisions, including football teams from five corresponding state-based federations, which are Football Federation South Australia, Football Federation Tasmania, Football Queensland, Football NSW, and Capital Football.[2] The inaugural season of NPL SA began in March 2013. Currently, this competition is run and managed by Football South Australia (formerly known as Football Federation South Australia), which is a governing body of football issues in South Australia and a competition administrator for different levels of football games in the state.

Competition format

The regular season consists of a double round robin of 22 rounds, followed by a finals series for the top 6 teams. The team who finishes first is crowned Premier and qualifies for the National Premier Leagues finals series. The teams placed 11th and 12th are relegated to the State League 1 in the following season.

In the finals, the 1st and 2nd placed teams playoff in a two-legged game to qualify for the grand final, with the loser moving to a preliminary final against the winner of playoffs by the 3rd to 6th placed teams. A grand finl is held at ServiceFM Stadium, where the winner is crowned Champion.

NPL SA Player Point System (PPS)

Player Points System, abbreviated as PPS, refers to a system that calculates and records the points of players in NPL clubs. It was after the issue of the National Competitions Review (NCR) in 2012 that the Player Points System (PPS) was introduced for the National Premier Leagues, as a complement to the Club Licensing framework.[3] The introduction of PPS aimed to:

1) Provide Australia football players with more opportunities;

Promoting players’ development through the youth development structures whilst delivering the NCR objectives and outcomes;

2) Promote the long-term sustainability of NPL clubs by adjusting Players’ salaries;

3) Ensure the parity and competitive balance amongst NPL clubs;

4) Improve the stability of NPL Club Player Rosters;

5) Encourage players to progress through to a National Elite Pathway Team.[3]

  • Note: A National Elite Pathway Team refers to a team, determined by the FFA Technical Department and the Member Federations, to take part in the National Elite Pathway. If a player moves through the National Elite Pathway, certain points are credited for that.

There are two different types of NPL Club teams: NPL Club Age-Eligible Team and the First Team. NPL Club Age Eligible Team refers to those facing an age restriction, such as U16s, U18s, and U20s, whilst the First Team means the senior team of NPL Club. Only in limited circumstances can players from the NPL Club's Age-Eligible Teams be promoted to the First Team Player Roster, As outlined under First Team Player Roster Requirements, if a NPL club does not promote a player from its NPL Age-Eligible Teams onto the First Team Player Roster, the club is only allowed to promote the player to the First Team up to a maximum of 40% of matches throughout a NPL season. If the percentage exceeds 40%, the club must include the player on the NPL Club's First Team Player Roster.[3]

The First Team should remain within the PPS Points Cap, which applies to NPL Club's First Team Player Roster. In NPL 2019 season, the Member Federation, in consultation with FFA, set the PPS Points Cap, which was up to a maximum of 200 points. According to this, each NPL player is attributed of 10 points as the beginning. During the season, a player's value of points is added or deducted depending on certain characteristics (see table below). It is further required that a player's points value should not be less than 0 points.[3]

Category Definition Points Adjustment Explanation
Youth Player A Youth Player is 22-year-old or below at the current NPL season. 1 point is deducted for each year the player is below 23-year-old Under this category, the maximum value of adjustment is 5 points.
Visa Player A Visa Player is a non-Australian player. 10 points are added to a player's points value for each Visa Player. A NPL club can simultaneously have up to 2 Visa Players on their First Team Player Roster.
Homegrown Player A Homegrown Player is a player who has been registered with a NPL Club's Age-Eligible Teams. 1 point is deducted for each season Under this category, the maximum value of adjustment is 5 points. 
Loyalty Player A Loyalty Player is a player who has registered for at least 5 continuous seasons with the NPL Club's First Team 1 point is deducted for each season starting from the fifth continuous season None
Pathway Player A Pathway Player is a player who joins a National Elite Pathway Team. 0 No points are added to or deducted from the points value of a Pathway Player.
Australian Marquee Player An Australian Marquee Player is a player that used to be registered as a professional Player for a Hyundai A-League Club or an overseas Club immediately before the player registers with the NPL Club. 0 A NPL club can have only one Australian Marquee Player on their First Team Player Roster.

NPL SA digital presence

Increasing the digital presence of NPL SA has been a strategic focus of Football South Australia in recent years. Since the 2019 season, all NPL SA fixtures have been digitally recorded. Media releases of home and away games are delivered on the official website of Football South Australia.[4] As Football South Australia continued to expand their digital offerings, they also celebrated the history of NPL SA clubs by creating a history makers series, showing the clubs’ development stories and their cultural heritage to the football family. This series has attracted more than 250,000 individual viewers.[5] In the 2020 season, the audience could watch all NPL game broadcasts.[6]

The Celebration Of Football

The Celebration of Football is an annually held event that allows all members of the South Australian football family to join and celebrate the achievements that have been achieved during the past season. In 2022, the Celebration of Football was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, attracting more than 950 members to attend. The following players were a part of the Team of the Year.

Team of the Year
Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Dakota Ochsenham Adelaide City
Defenders Jake Halliday Campbelltown City
Matthew Halliday Adelaide City
Scott Nagel Adelaide Comets
Jackson Walls North Eastern MetroStars
Midfielders Alexander Mullen Campbelltown City
Allan Welsh Adelaide Comets
Charlie Devereux Adelaide City
Forwards Aladin Irabona Adelaide City
Kur Kur Adelaide City
Joshua Mori FK Beograd

Players' Development Pathways

Regional Football Programme

NPL SA, under the management of Football South Australia, has established development pathways to allow talented young footballers to enter NPL competitions and used motion analysis to monitor the progress of elite soccer (Christopher et al., 2008). In 2013, the Regional Football Programme was introduced by FSA to provide services and support to regional players.[5] In 2019, more than 160 regional players from all over the state joined the programme held in Adelaide, receiving education and coaching from a selected group of experienced football coaches.[5] The number of regional squads has also increased, for:

  • Under 16 Girls
  • Under 14 Girls
  • Under 16 Boys
  • Under 14 Boys
  • Under 12 Boys
  • SINGA CUP

In the Regional Football Programme, there is a selection process for teams that would visit Singapore to compete for the SINGA CUP. A total of 80 players traveled to Singapore and were tested in humid and tough conditions.[5] This was a development opportunity for regional players to compete with opponents from the member countries and regions of the Asian Football Confederation, such as Japan, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan. This is a 20-team competition, and Under 16 Boys from South Australia finished the competition in the 3rd place.[5]

Clubs for 2024 season

Club Home Ground Suburb
Adelaide City Adelaide City Park Oakden
Adelaide Comets ServiceFM Stadium Gepps Cross
Adelaide Croatia Raiders Croatian Sports Centre Gepps Cross
Adelaide Olympic APEX Football Centre Angle Park
Adelaide United Youth ServiceFM Stadium Gepps Cross
Campbelltown City Steve Woodcock Sports Centre Newton
Croydon FC Regency Park Regency Park
FK Beograd Frank Mitchell Park Woodville West
Modbury Jets Smith Partners Stadium Ridgehaven
North Eastern MetroStars T.K. Shutter Reserve Klemzig
Para Hills Knights Feel Good Physio Co Stadium Para Hills West
South Adelaide Panthers O'Sullivan Beach Sports and Community Centre O'Sullivan Beach

Honours

Year Premiers Champions NPL Finals Representation
2013 North Eastern MetroStars Campbelltown City Campbelltown City – Semi-finals
2014 North Eastern MetroStars Croydon Kings North Eastern MetroStars – Champions
2015 West Adelaide West Adelaide West Adelaide – Quarter-finals
2016 Adelaide City Campbelltown City Adelaide City – Quarter-finals
2017 Adelaide City Croydon Kings Adelaide City – Quarter-finals
2018 Campbelltown City Campbelltown City Campbelltown City – Champions
2019 Campbelltown City Campbelltown City Campbelltown City – Quarter-finals
2020 Adelaide Comets Campbelltown City —[a]
2021 Adelaide Comets Adelaide City —[a]
2022 Adelaide City Adelaide City —[b]
2023 North Eastern MetroStars Adelaide United Youth —[b]

For details of winners pre-NPL (2006–2012):

Further information: FFSA Super League § Champions and premiers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7]
  2. ^ a b Not Held

References

  1. ^ "RAA becomes naming rights partner of local football's top tier competition". Football South Australia. 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "FFA launches National Premier Leagues (2013)". Football Federation Australia.
  3. ^ a b c d "Football SA Competition Operating Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ Sherwood M, Nicholson M, Marjoribanks T (2017). "Controlling the message and the medium?". Digital Journalism. 5 (5): 513–531. doi:10.1080/21670811.2016.1239546.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Football South Australia Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Football South Australia. June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ Vale L, Fernandes T (2018). "Social media and sports: Driving fan engagement with football clubs on Facebook". Journal of Strategic Marketing. 26 (1): 37–55. doi:10.1080/0965254X.2017.1359655. hdl:10216/108001.
  7. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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