National Premier Leagues
Season2020
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The 2020 National Premier Leagues was the eighth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played by eight separate state and territory member federations, namely the ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

The season commenced in February, with the first games played in the Queensland competition.[1]

The competition was suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[2] and subsequently extended.[3] Apart from Victoria, competitions resumed in the various member federations between late June and late July.[4][5] In Victoria, preliminary plans for the resumption of competitions for the 2021 season were released in October 2020, confirming that the current season had effectively ended.[6] The South Australian season was temporarily suspended in mid-November for a minimum of two weeks, with the NPLSA in the middle of its finals series.[7]

It was announced on 3 July that the finals series for the 2020 competition had been cancelled.[8]

League tables

ACT

Stage 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Canberra Croatia (C) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 2020 ACT Grand Final
2 Gungahlin United 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
3 Tigers FC 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 Belconnen United 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
5 Woden Weston 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
6 Monaro Panthers 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
7 Canberra Olympic 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
8 Tuggeranong United 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Top Four and Bottom Four) after the first 7 matches in the first Stage.

Finals

Grand Final
   
1 Canberra Croatia 3
2 Gungahlin United 1

NSW

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rockdale City Suns 11 7 3 1 20 9 +11 24 2020 NSW Finals
2 Wollongong Wolves 11 8 0 3 24 14 +10 24
3 Sydney United 58 (C) 11 7 1 3 26 20 +6 22
4 Sydney Olympic 11 6 3 2 17 10 +7 21
5 Sydney FC Youth 11 6 1 4 26 19 +7 19
6 Blacktown City 11 4 3 4 19 15 +4 15
7 Marconi Stallions 11 4 2 5 14 14 0 14
8 Manly United 11 3 3 5 14 18 −4 12
9 North Shore Mariners 11 2 4 5 11 18 −7 10
10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 11 2 3 6 11 22 −11 9
11 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (R) 11 2 2 7 14 22 −8 8 Temporarily promoted from NPL NSW 2 mid-season[lower-alpha 1]
12 APIA Leichhardt 11 2 1 8 12 27 −15 7
13 Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Promoted from NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Sutherland Sharks.[9] This was a temporary measure for the 2020 season only.[10]
  2. ↑ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[11]

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Rockdale City Suns 3
4 Sydney Olympic 0
Rockdale City Suns 3 (2)
Sydney United 58 3 (4)
2 Wollongong Wolves 1
3 Sydney United 58 3

Northern NSW

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Edgeworth FC (C) 13 11 0 2 33 8 +25 33 2020 NNSW Finals
2 Broadmeadow Magic 13 8 2 3 29 16 +13 26
3 Newcastle Olympic 13 7 2 4 26 18 +8 23
4 Charlestown Azzurri 13 7 2 4 16 11 +5 23
5 Maitland FC 13 7 1 5 24 16 +8 22
6 Lambton Jaffas 13 5 4 4 25 18 +7 19
7 Weston Workers 13 5 3 5 21 19 +2 18
8 Valentine Phoenix 13 3 3 7 12 29 −17 12
9 Adamstown Rosebud 13 1 2 10 11 40 −29 5
10 Lake Macquarie City 13 1 1 11 11 33 −22 4
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1Edgeworth FC3 (4)1Edgeworth FC1
2Broadmeadow Magic3 (3)5Maitland FC0
2Broadmeadow Magic32Broadmeadow Magic0
3Newcastle Olympic1Minor semi-final5Maitland FC2
3Newcastle Olympic0
4Charlestown Azzurri1 (3)5Maitland FC4
5Maitland FC (p)1 (5)

Queensland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Peninsula Power 24 19 1 4 54 25 +29 58 2020 Queensland Finals
2 Olympic FC 24 16 5 3 54 21 +33 53
3 Gold Coast Knights 24 15 6 3 57 27 +30 51
4 Lions FC (C) 24 14 4 6 64 26 +38 46
5 Moreton Bay United 24 9 5 10 46 55 −9 32
6 Brisbane Strikers 24 7 7 10 33 42 −9 28
7 Eastern Suburbs 24 7 8 9 46 50 −4 29
8 Brisbane Roar Youth 24 9 3 12 42 41 +1 30
9 Sunshine Coast Wanderers 24 7 4 13 41 55 −14 25
10 Redlands United 24 7 2 15 32 64 −32 23
11 Gold Coast United 24 5 8 11 37 47 −10 23
12 Capalaba 24 6 2 16 35 72 −37 20
13 Brisbane City (R) 24 5 5 14 37 53 −16 20 Relegation to the 2021 Queensland Premier League
14 Magpies Crusaders United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Games against Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United now counted as byes.
  2. ↑ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[12]

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Olympic FC 2
3 Gold Coast Knights 1
Olympic FC 0
Lions FC 1
1 Peninsula Power 1
4 Lions FC 4

South Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 22 14 2 6 45 24 +21 44 2020 National Premier Leagues SA Finals
2 Campbelltown City (C) 22 13 4 5 36 27 +9 43
3 North Eastern MetroStars 22 12 5 5 52 32 +20 41
4 Croydon Kings 22 11 3 8 42 32 +10 36
5 Adelaide Raiders 22 9 7 6 30 27 +3 34
6 Adelaide City 22 8 7 7 27 23 +4 31
7 Cumberland United 22 9 4 9 31 43 −12 31
8 Adelaide Olympic 22 8 4 10 32 32 0 28
9 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 6 9 7 25 27 −2 27
10 Adelaide United Youth 22 5 9 8 26 30 −4 24
11 Modbury Jets (R) 22 4 4 14 23 48 −25 16 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 Para Hills Knights (R) 22 3 2 17 18 42 −24 11
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Tasmania

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Devonport City (C) 14 13 1 0 28 9 +19 40
2 Glenorchy Knights 14 10 1 3 37 13 +24 31
3 South Hobart 14 7 2 5 30 24 +6 23
4 Kingborough Lions United 14 6 3 5 26 34 −8 21
5 Olympia Warriors 14 6 1 7 32 27 +5 19
6 Clarence Zebras 14 4 2 8 20 32 −12 14
7 Riverside Olympic 14 2 3 9 17 32 −15 9
8 Launceston City 14 1 1 12 13 32 −19 4
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hume City 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 15
2 Oakleigh Cannons 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10
3 Dandenong Thunder 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10
4 Avondale 5 4 0 1 14 4 +10 9[lower-alpha 1]
5 Heidelberg United 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9
6 Port Melbourne 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9
7 St Albans Saints 5 2 3 0 7 3 +4 9
8 South Melbourne 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
9 Green Gully 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6
10 Bentleigh Greens 5 1 2 2 4 3 +1 5
11 Melbourne Knights 5 0 2 3 7 16 −9 2
12 Dandenong City 5 0 1 4 4 10 −6 1
13 Eastern Lions 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1
14 Altona Magic 5 0 1 4 2 13 −11 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Avondale were deducted 3 points for breach of regulations.[13]

Western Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 ECU Joondalup (C) 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 10 Finals series
2 Cockburn City 5 3 1 1 11 8 +3 10
3 Floreat Athena 5 3 0 2 9 6 +3 9
4 Gwelup Croatia 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
5 Sorrento 5 1 1 3 6 16 −10 4
6 Armadale 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
7 Perth SC 5 3 1 1 15 5 +10 10 Finals series
8 Balcatta 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
9 Perth Glory Youth 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
10 Inglewood United 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
11 Bayswater City 5 2 1 2 6 10 −4 7
12 Rockingham City 5 0 1 4 4 15 −11 1
Source: Upper table (sportstg.com) Lower table (sportstg.com)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each played 11 matches in the first Stage.

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
U1 ECU Joondalup 1
L1 Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
L1 Perth SC 0
U2 Floreat Athena 4
U2 Cockburn City 0
U3 Floreat Athena 2

References

  1. ↑ "National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2020 action to commence this weekend". Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "MANLY UNITED SET FOR NPL NSW KICK-OFF". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "2021 Start Up". Football Victoria. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "COVID-19 Update – Community Sport Temporarily Suspended". Football South Australia. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Wanderers to play in NSW National Premier League 1 competition". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Mark Stavroulakis (20 July 2020). "NPL NSW MEN'S TOP TIER FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". Football NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Mark Stavroulakis (1 July 2020). "FOOTBALL NSW ANNOUNCE RETURN OF 2020 NPL SENIOR COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "2020 NPL MEN'S, NPL WOMEN'S AND FQPL SENIOR COMPETITION STRUCTURES CONFIRMED". footballqueensland.com.au. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Lynch, Joey (12 February 2020). "NPL Victoria club Avondale FC sanctioned for licence agreement violations". FTBL.com.au.
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