2020 Football South Australia season
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 FFSA season is the eighth season under the competition format in Football Federation South Australia.
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,[1] and subsequently extended.[2] Competitions were able to be resumed effective 25 June, subject to conditions.[3]
2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds, and commenced on 21 February. The season was suspended from 14 March to 27 June, with the regular season resuming on 3 July.[4] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[5]
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Comets | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | 2020 NPL SA Finals |
| 2 | Campbelltown City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 17 | |
| 3 | North Eastern MetroStars | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 16 | |
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Olympic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Cumberland United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Adelaide City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | |
| 10 | Modbury Jets | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 11 | |
| 11 | Adelaide United Youth | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 8 | Relegation to the 2021 SA State League 1 |
| 12 | Para Hills Knights | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
2020 South Australian State League 1
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Adelaide | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 18 | Promoted to the 2021 National Premier Leagues SA |
| 2 | South Adelaide Panthers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 15 | |
| 3 | Sturt Lions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 14 | 2020 State League 1 Finals |
| 4 | Playford City Patriots | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | White City Woodville | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Fulham United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | West Torrens Birkalla | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Vipers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | |
| 9 | Western Strikers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 8 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 7 | |
| 11 | Adelaide Victory | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 3 | Relegated to the 2021 SA State League 2 |
| 12 | Seaford Rangers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
2020 South Australian State League 2
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Promoted to the 2021 State League 1 |
| 2 | Gawler | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Cove | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | 2020 State League 2 Finals |
| 4 | Adelaide Cobras | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Adelaide University | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 6 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
| 7 | Modbury Vista | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Noarlunga United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Salisbury United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Northern Demons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 11 | Pontian Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |
| 12 | Mount Barker United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
2020 Women's NPL
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the fifth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams were scheduled to play a double round-robin for a total of 14 games. After three months off due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the season resumed on 26 June.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 9 | +40 | 24 | 2020 Women's NPL Finals |
| 2 | Salisbury Inter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 22 | |
| 3 | West Adelaide | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 18 | |
| 4 | Metro United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Fulham United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 9 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Comets | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 6 | |
| 7 | Adelaide University | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | |
| 8 | FFSA NTC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Return To Competitions Requirements". Football South Australia. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "WNPLSA fixtures confirmed as #FootballReturns approaches". Football South Australia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.