2016 National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues
Season 2016
Champions Sydney United 58
Finalists Adelaide City
Bentleigh Greens
Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Olympic
Devonport City
Edgeworth FC
Perth SC
Sydney United 58
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The 2016 National Premier Leagues is the fourth 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 and Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, culminating to the Grand Final. The winner will be crowned National Premier Leagues Champions and as winners will qualify directly for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]

League tables

ACT

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Olympic (C) 18 15 0 3 50 16+34 45 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Cooma 18 13 3 2 61 28+33 42 2016 ACT Finals
3 Belconnen United 18 11 2 5 49 24+25 35
4 Canberra 18 10 2 6 44 31+13 32
5 Gungahlin United 18 6 4 8 20 29−9 22
6 FFA Centre of Excellence 18 7 1 10 51 48+3 22
7 Tuggeranong United 18 6 3 9 26 35−9 21
8 Canberra United Academy 18 6 0 12 44 68−24 18
9 Monaro Panthers 18 4 2 12 22 49−27 14
10 Woden Weston 18 3 1 14 16 55−39 10

Updated to games played on 25 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1  Canberra Olympic 2 (5)  
2  Cooma Tigers 2 (3)         1  Canberra Olympic 3
      2  Cooma Tigers 1   4  Canberra FC 0
  4  Canberra FC 5  
3  Belconnen United 0
4  Canberra FC 4  

NSW

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney United 58 22 17 3 2 58 21+37 54 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Blacktown City (C) 22 14 3 5 47 26+21 45 2016 NSW Finals
3 Manly United 22 12 7 3 58 26+32 43
4 Rockdale City Suns 22 11 5 6 41 32+9 38
5 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 9 5 8 43 38+5 32
6 Sydney Olympic 22 7 6 9 26 30−4 27
7 Sutherland Sharks 22 8 3 11 31 40−9 27
8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 7 5 10 39 41−2 26
9 Hakoah Sydney City East 22 7 2 13 40 54−14 23
10 Parramatta FC 22 7 2 13 28 44−16 23
11 Wollongong Wolves 22 5 4 13 23 37−14 19
12 Blacktown Spartans (R) 22 4 3 15 22 52−30 15 Relegation to the 2017 NPL NSW 21

Updated to games played on 14 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
1 Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.[2]

Finals

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1  Sydney United 58 2  
    2  Blacktown City 3         2  Blacktown City 3
2  Blacktown City 4     1  Sydney United 58 3   1  Sydney United 58 0
3  Manly United 1       5  Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2  
3  Manly United 0
4  Rockdale City Suns 2   5  Bonnyrigg White Eagles 5  
5  Bonnyrigg White Eagles 4

Northern NSW

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Edgeworth FC (C) 18 15 1 2 52 19 +33 46 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Hamilton Olympic 18 12 6 0 49 13+36 42 2016 Northern NSW Finals
3 Broadmeadow Magic 18 9 5 4 49 28+21 32
4 Maitland 18 8 5 5 34 23+11 29
5 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 7 3 8 38 46−8 24
6 Charlestown City Blues 18 7 3 8 29 41−12 24
7 Lambton Jaffas 18 5 4 9 27 35−8 19
8 Valentine FC 18 5 4 9 27 43−16 19
9 Adamstown Rosebud 18 3 2 13 21 53−32 11
10 Weston Workers 18 1 3 14 18 43−25 6

Updated to games played on 14 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

  Semi Finals Grand Final
                     
1  Edgeworth Eagles 2 2 4  
4  Maitland 2 1 3  
    1  Edgeworth Eagles 2
  3  Broadmeadow Magic 1
2  Hamilton Olympic 1 1 2
3  Broadmeadow Magic 3 2 5  

Queensland

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Strikers 22 14 5 3 51 19+32 47 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Gold Coast City 22 12 7 3 58 29+29 43 2016 Queensland Finals
3 Far North Queensland 22 13 3 6 42 27+15 42
4 Redlands United (C) 22 12 1 9 41 36+5 37
5 Brisbane City 22 9 8 5 35 28+7 35
6 Olympic FC 22 11 1 10 45 46−1 34
7 Moreton Bay United 22 7 8 7 36 32+4 29
8 South West Queensland Thunder 22 8 2 12 38 57−19 26
9 Brisbane Roar Youth 22 7 4 11 30 38−8 25
10 Western Pride 22 6 6 10 38 43−5 24
11 Sunshine Coast 22 7 3 12 32 45−13 24
12 Northern Fury 22 0 4 18 22 73−51 4

Updated to games played on 21 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
2 Gold Coast City 0
3 Far North Queensland 1
3 Far North Queensland 2
4 Redlands United 3
1 Brisbane Strikers 1 (2)
4 Redlands United 1 (4)

South Australia

Main article: 2016 FFSA season
Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide City 22 17 2 3 62 27+35 53 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Campbelltown City (C) 22 15 4 3 45 19+26 49 2016 South Australia Finals
3 West Torrens Birkalla 22 12 4 6 42 24+18 40
4 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 11 4 7 51 34+17 37
5 Adelaide Comets 22 11 3 8 41 39+2 36
6 North Eastern MetroStars 22 11 2 9 39 34+5 35
7 West Adelaide 22 8 6 8 34 33+1 30
8 Croydon Kings 22 7 3 12 34 42−8 24
9 Adelaide United Youth 22 7 1 14 25 43−18 22
10 Adelaide Olympic 22 6 4 12 38 60−22 22
11 South Adelaide (R) 22 6 1 15 31 52−21 19 Relegation to the 2017 NPL State League 1
12 Adelaide Raiders (R) 22 4 0 18 25 60−35 12

Updated to games played on 13 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                               
  1  Adelaide City  2 —  Campbelltown City  1    Adelaide City  0
  2  Campbelltown City  0 —  Adelaide City  2              Campbelltown City  1
                               
                     Campbelltown City  4        
  3  West Torrens Birkalla  1              West Torrens Birkalla  0        
  6  North Eastern MetroStars  0                        
             West Torrens Birkalla  2                
             Adelaide Blue Eagles  1                
  4  Adelaide Blue Eagles  3                        
  5  Adelaide Comets  2                        

Tasmania

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Devonport City 21 19 1 1 61 10+51 58 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Hobart Zebras 21 16 2 3 62 27+35 50 2016 League Cup
3 South Hobart (C) 21 15 3 3 87 21+66 48
4 Olympia 21 9 0 12 51 47+4 27
5 Launceston City 21 7 2 12 24 58−34 23
6 Kingborough Lions United 21 6 3 12 34 53−19 21
7 Clarence United 21 3 2 16 23 71−48 11
8 Northern Rangers 21 1 3 17 20 75−55 6

Updated to games played on 21 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Grand Final
         
Devonport City 4
Olympia 0
Devonport City 4
Hobart Zebras 1
Hobart Zebras 4
Somerset 0
Devonport City 2
South Hobart 6
South Hobart 3
Glenorchy Knights 2
South Hobart 2
Kingborough Lions United 0
Kingborough Lions United 2
Launceston City 1

Victoria

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bentleigh Greens 26 18 5 3 61 22+39 59 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Heidelberg United 26 17 5 4 59 26+33 0531 2016 Victoria Finals
3 South Melbourne (C) 26 18 2 6 64 39+25 0532
4 Oakleigh Cannons 26 14 5 7 48 36+12 47
5 Green Gully 26 13 5 8 42 30+12 44
6 Hume City 26 13 4 9 47 25+22 43
7 Pascoe Vale 26 11 4 11 38 36+2 37
8 Avondale FC 26 10 5 11 37 42−5 35
9 Melbourne Knights 26 9 4 13 30 51−21 31
10 Port Melbourne 26 7 5 14 26 38−12 26
11 Bulleen Lions 26 5 10 11 21 32−11 25
12 Richmond (R) 26 5 8 13 37 58−21 23 Qualification to the 2016 Relegation play-offs
13 Northcote City (R) 26 5 5 16 27 58−31 20 Relegation to the 2017 NPL Victoria 2
14 Melbourne Victory Youth (R) 26 3 1 22 24 68−44 043

Updated to games played on 21 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
1 Heidelberg United had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2015 season.
2 South Melbourne had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.
3 Melbourne Victory Youth had six points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.

Finals

  Elimination Finals     Semi Finals     Final
                           
      1  Bentleigh Greens 1  
  4  Oakleigh Cannons 5     4  Oakleigh Cannons 3    
  5  Green Gully 2         3  South Melbourne 3
      4  Oakleigh Cannons 2
      2  Heidelberg United 1    
  3  South Melbourne 3     3  South Melbourne 2  
  6  Hume City 0  

Western Australia

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Perth (C) 22 13 4 5 39 23+16 43 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Inglewood United 22 13 3 6 44 32+12 42 2016 Western Australia Finals
3 ECU Joondalup 22 13 2 7 38 29+9 41
4 Floreat Athena 22 11 5 6 50 32+18 38
5 Bayswater City 22 12 2 8 43 31+12 38
6 Sorrento 22 11 5 6 30 28+2 38
7 Stirling Lions 22 11 1 10 51 32+19 34
8 Balcatta 22 8 1 13 37 50−13 25
9 Cockburn City 22 5 7 10 37 47−10 22
10 Perth Glory Youth 22 6 3 13 23 40−17 21
11 Armadale 22 6 1 15 26 41−15 19
12 Subiaco 22 4 2 16 20 53−33 14

Updated to games played on 27 August 2016.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Finals

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1  Perth 1 (5)  
2  Inglewood United 1 (4)         1  Perth 1
      2  Inglewood United 3 (6)   2  Inglewood United 0
  3  ECU Joondalup 3 (5)  
3  ECU Joondalup 5
4  Floreat Athena 4  

Finals

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 2016. Unlike previous years, the participants were not matched up based on geographical proximity, instead an open draw was used to determine the match ups and hosting of quarter finals.[3] Hosting of the semi-finals and final was be based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.[4] The winner also qualified for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1]

Club Qualified From Participation
Canberra Olympic Australian Capital Territory ACT 1st
Sydney United 58 New South Wales NSW 2nd
Edgeworth FC New South Wales Northern NSW 2nd
Brisbane Strikers Queensland Queensland 1st
Adelaide City South Australia South Australia 1st
Devonport City Tasmania Tasmania 1st
Bentleigh Greens Victoria (Australia) Victoria 1st
Perth Western Australia Western Australia 1st
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
         
New South Wales Sydney United 58 5
South Australia Adelaide City 4
New South Wales Sydney United 58 2
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 1
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 3
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 2
New South Wales Sydney United 58 4
New South Wales Edgeworth FC 1
Western Australia Perth 6
Tasmania Devonport City 1
Western Australia Perth 0
New South Wales Edgeworth FC 1
Victoria (Australia) Bentleigh Greens 1
New South Wales Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.) 3

Quarter Finals

17 September 2016
15:00 AEST
Bentleigh Greens Victoria (Australia) 1–3 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Edgeworth FC
Maclean  89' Report
  • Moore  54'
  • Gardner  99', 109'

17 September 2016
18:00 AEST
Brisbane Strikers Queensland 3–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic
  • Marsh  6'
  • Bobolas  67' (o.g.)
  • Habtemarium  81' (o.g.)
 Report Tsekenis  13', 26'
Perry Park, Brisbane
Referee: Alex King

17 September 2016
18:00 AWST
Perth Western Australia 6–1 Tasmania Devonport City
  • Diaz  11'
  • Milenkovic  21', 30'
  • Catarcione  55'
  • Keltie  85'
  • Theodosiades  90+3'
 Report Mann  70'
Litis Stadium, Perth
Referee: David Bruce

18 September 2016
14:00 AEST
Sydney United 58 New South Wales 5–4 South Australia Adelaide City
 Report
  • Allwright  45', 60'
  • Halliday  68'
  • Costa  89'
Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
Referee: Ben Abraham

Semi Finals

24 September 2016
18:00 AWST
Perth Western Australia 0–1 New South Wales Edgeworth FC
Report McBreen  51'
Dorrien Gardens, Perth
Referee: Adam Fielding

25 September 2016
14:30 AEST
Sydney United 58 New South Wales 2–1 Queensland Brisbane Strikers
Nikas  51', 71' Report Clulow  35'


Grand Final

2 October 2016
14:30
Sydney United 58 New South Wales 4–1 New South Wales Edgeworth FC
 Report Moriyasu  58'

References

  1. 1 2 "FFA Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals Series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "COMPETITION REGULATIONS - 2016 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Matchups for 2016 Finals Series take shape". Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Details confirmed for Semi Finals". Football Federation Australia. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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