2013 National Premier Leagues
The 2013 National Premier Leagues was the inaugural season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. It began on 22 February 2013 and concluded on 13 October 2013. The National Premier Leagues was contested by clubs from five divisions. The divisions were ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. The winners of each respective divisional league then competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, culminating in a Grand Final.
Season | 2013 |
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Champions | Sydney United 58 (1st Title) |
Finalists | Campbelltown City Canberra Olympic South Hobart Sydney United 58 |
2014 → |
Sydney United 58 were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions.
League tables
ACT
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Canberra | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 54 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Belconnen United | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 47 | 2013 ACT Finals |
3 | Canberra Olympic (C) | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 45 | |
4 | Woden Valley | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 41 | |
5 | Cooma Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 31 | |
6 | Australian Institute of Sport | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 24 | |
7 | Canberra City | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 19 | |
8 | Monaro Panthers | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 78 | −48 | 19 | |
9 | Tuggeranong United | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Canberra FC | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Belconnen United | 0 | 1 | Canberra FC | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Belconnen United | 2 | 3 | Canberra Olympic | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Canberra Olympic | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Canberra Olympic | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Woden Valley | 1 |
NSW
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 44 | 2013 NSW Finals |
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | |
4 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 39 | |
5 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 37 | |
6 | Blacktown City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 36 | |
7 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 | |
8 | Manly United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 26 | |
9 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 23 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 15 | Relegated to the 2014 NPL NSW 2 |
11 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 14 | |
12 | South Coast Wolves | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Finals
Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney United 58 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 (5) | 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | Sydney United 58 | 2 (3) | 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 5 | 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
2 | Sutherland Sharks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Rockdale City Suns | 1 (4) | 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 | Marconi Stallions | 1 (2) |
Queensland
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olympic FC (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 39 | +51 | 55 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Brisbane City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 47 | 2013 Queensland Finals |
3 | Sunshine Coast | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 46 | |
4 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 42 | |
5 | Redlands United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 39 | |
6 | Moreton Bay United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | |
7 | Northern Fury | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 32 | |
8 | Western Pride | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
9 | Palm Beach | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 22 | |
10 | Far North Queensland | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 16 | |
11 | Central Queensland (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 110 | −68 | 13 | Disbanded at end of season |
12 | Queensland Academy of Sport (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 8 | Team withdrew to join NPL Queensland Youth competition |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Finals
Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Olympic | 2 | |||||||
4 | Brisbane Strikers | 0 | |||||||
1 | Olympic | 3 (3) | |||||||
2 | Brisbane City | 3 (0) | |||||||
2 | Brisbane City | 2 | |||||||
3 | Sunshine Coast | 0 | |||||||
South Australia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 62 | 2013 SA Finals |
2 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 49 | |
3 | Adelaide City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 48 | |
4 | Campbelltown City (C) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 46 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
5 | Adelaide Raiders | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 41 | 2013 SA Finals |
6 | Cumberland United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 41 | |
7 | West Torrens Birkalla | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 38 | |
8 | Western Strikers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 36 | |
9 | Para Hills Knights | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 35 | |
10 | White City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 31 | |
11 | Croydon Kings | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 28 | |
12 | Adelaide Comets | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 24 | |
13 | Adelaide Cobras (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 19 | Relegated to the 2014 NPL State League |
14 | Enfield City (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 66 | −47 | −19[lower-alpha 1] | Disbanded at end of season |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 1
1 Enfield City were deducted 30 points after the FFSA found eight players 'did not meet the definition of an amateur player based on club player payment agreements'.[1]
Finals
Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | — | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 (1) | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | ||||||||
2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | — | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 (2) | Campbelltown City | 2 | ||||||||
North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Adelaide City | 0 | Campbelltown City | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Cumberland United | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cumberland United | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Campbelltown City | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Campbelltown City | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | Adelaide Raiders | 1 |
Tasmania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | South Hobart (C) | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 25 | +54 | 56 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Devonport City | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 41 | 2013 Tasmania Finals |
3 | Hobart Zebras | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 39 | |
4 | Olympia | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 34 | |
5 | Northern Rangers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 27 | |
6 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 23 | |
7 | Glenorchy Knights | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 16 | |
8 | Launceston City | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 117 | −103 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||
1 | South Hobart | 2 | ||||||
4 | Olympia | 0 | ||||||
1 | South Hobart | 3 | ||||||
2 | Devonport City | 1 | ||||||
2 | Devonport City | 4 | ||||||
3 | Hobart Zebras | 2 | Third Place | |||||
3 | Hobart Zebras | 2 | ||||||
4 | Olympia | 3 |
Results
ACT
NSW
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Final Series
The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL (with the exception of South Australia, where their entrant was the winner of the Finals Series) played each other in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013.[2]
The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity, as if the three Federations not participating that season (Northern NSW Football, Football Federation Victoria and Football West) were doing so. Where a team would have played a non-participating Federation that team received a bye to the next round. The series was played over three rounds using a single match home or away knock-out format.
Club | Qualified From | Participation |
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Canberra FC | 1st | |
Sydney United 58 | 1st | |
Olympic | 1st | |
Campbelltown City | 1st | |
South Hobart | 1st |
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
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Quarter Finals
Sydney United 58 | 2–1 | |
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Pavlović Bilic |
Report | Spaleta |
- Notes:
- Byes to Campbelltown City, Olympic and South Hobart.
Semi Finals
Olympic | 3–4 | |
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Sherlock McLean Efstathis |
Report | Yamayuchi Pavlović |
South Hobart | 3–1 | |
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Templin Hunt Morton |
Report | Totani |
Grand Final
South Hobart | 0–2 | |
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Report | Trifiro Haydar |
Individual honours
Glen Trifiro of Sydney United 58 received the John Kosmina Medal for best player in the NPL Grand Final.[3]
References
- "Long-term future of Enfield City Soccer Club in doubt after Falcons withdraw from State League". adelaidenow.com.au. Adelaide Now. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- MetroStars making history Archived 7 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Football Federation Australia, 1 August 2013.
- Walter Pless. "Glen Trifiro worthy winner of John Kosmina Medal". Walterpless.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.