2018 National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues

Season	2018
Champions	Campbelltown City (1st title)
Finalists	Campbelltown City Canberra FC Devonport City Edgeworth Eagles Heidelberg United Lions FC Perth SC Sydney Olympic
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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

ACT

Pos	Team v t e	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

	Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Canberra FC	3								2	Canberra Olympic	1
	2	Canberra Olympic	5								1	Canberra FC	2
						1	Canberra FC	5
						3	Tigers FC	0
	3	Tigers FC (pen.)	2 (3)
	4	Tuggeranong United	2 (2)

NSW

Pos	Team v t e	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

	Qualifying final					Major semi-final					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Sydney Olympic	4								1	Sydney Olympic	3
						3	Sydney United 58	0								2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
	2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	0 (3)								3	Sydney United 58	1 (3)
	3	Sydney United 58	0 (5)			Minor semi-final					2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1 (5)
						2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	8
	4	Blacktown City	0			5	Rockdale City Suns	2
	5	Rockdale City Suns	2

Northern NSW

Pos	Team v t e	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

	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

	Elimination finals					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Adelaide City (a.e.t.)	0								Campbelltown City		1
						2	Campbelltown City	0								Adelaide City		0
											Adelaide City		2
	3	North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.)	1
											North Eastern MetroStars		0
	6	Adelaide Olympic	0
						North Eastern MetroStars		1
						Adelaide United Youth		0
	4	Adelaide Comets	1
	5	Adelaide United Youth	3

Tasmania

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

	Semi-finals					Elimination Final					Grand Final
	1	Perth SC	3 (3)								2	Perth Glory Youth	1
	2	Perth Glory Youth	3 (4)								1	Perth SC	4
						1	Perth SC	2
						3	Cockburn City	1
	3	Cockburn City	3 (5)
	4	Bayswater City	3 (4)

Final Series

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	ACT	3rd
Sydney Olympic	NSW	1st
Edgeworth Eagles	Northern NSW	4th
Lions FC	Queensland	1st
Campbelltown City	South Australia	1st
Devonport City	Tasmania	1st
Heidelberg United	Victoria	2nd
Perth SC	Western Australia	2nd

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand Final
	Sydney Olympic		1
	Perth SC		0
						Campbelltown City		2
						Sydney Olympic		1
	Canberra FC		0
	Campbelltown City		3
											Campbelltown City		2
											Lions FC		1
	Devonport City		2
	Heidelberg United		3
						Lions FC (p)		1 (3)
						Heidelberg United		1 (1)
	Lions FC		1
	Edgeworth Eagles		0

Quarter-finals

8 September

18:00 AEST

Devonport City	2–3	Heidelberg United
Read 29' (o.g.) Mulraney 87'	Report	Ellis 44' Schiavo 45' Petrie 90+7'

Valley Road, Devonport

Attendance: 1,146

Referee: Tony Peart

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15 September

17:00 AEST

Canberra FC	0–3	Campbelltown City
	Report	Mullen 6' Ditroia 78', 90+6'

Deakin Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 360

Referee: Katie Patterson

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15 September

19:30 AEST

Lions FC	1–0	Edgeworth Eagles
Mádle 4'	Report

Lions Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 564

Referee: Adam Kersey

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16 September

15:30 AEST

Sydney Olympic	1–0	Perth SC
Madonis 6'	Report

Lambert Park, Sydney

Attendance: 375

Referee: Stephen Lucas

Semi-finals

18 September

19:30 AEST

Lions FC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Heidelberg United
Shepherd 20'	Report	Ellis 73'
Penalties
Shepherd Mádle Jarad Borean	3–1	Byles Ellis Cahill Way

Lions Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 902

Referee: Martin Krenes

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22 September

15:00 ACST

Campbelltown City	2–1	Sydney Olympic
Marino 43' Fyfe 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Burgess 2'

Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, Adelaide

Attendance: 776

Referee: Daniel Cook

Grand Final

Main article: 2018 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

30 September

17:00 ACST

Campbelltown City	2–1	Lions FC
Ture 5', 32'	Report	Thompson 49'

Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, Adelaide

Attendance: 1,518

Referee: Lachlan Keevers

References

1. "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.

External links

• Official website