2018 Capital Football season

The 2018 Capital Football season was the sixth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The league premier for the new structure qualifies for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation premiers in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2018.

Capital Football
Season2018
ChampionsCanberra FC
Cup WinnersCanberra FC
PremiersCanberra FC
← 2017
2019 →

League Tables

2018 National Premier League ACT
NPL Capital Football
Season2018
ChampionsCanberra FC
PremiersCanberra FC
Matches played72
Goals scored279 (3.88 per match)
Top goalscorerNicolas Villafane
Thomas James
(19 goals)
Biggest home win7–0
Canberra Olympic
vs Tigers FC
15 August 2018
Biggest away win0–7
Riverina Rhinos
vs Tigers FC
12 May 2018
Highest scoring7–2
Canberra FC
vs Tigers FC
6 May 2018
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds from March to August 2018.[1] The league ran with nine teams after the FFA cut funding to the FFA Centre of Excellence, which wound up following the conclusion of the 2017 season.[2]

Pos Team 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 Cooma 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) Champion.

Finals

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Canberra FC 3  
2 Canberra Olympic 5         2 Canberra Olympic 1
      1 Canberra FC 5   1 Canberra FC 2
  3 Cooma FC 0  
3 Cooma FC (pen.) 2 (3)
4 Tuggeranong United 2 (2)  

Top Scorers

Reference:[3]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nicolas Villafane Tigers FC 19
2 Thomas James Canberra FC
3 Michael John Canberra Olympic 12
4 Olaide Yinka-Kehinde Woden-Weston FC
5 Aisosa Ihegie Tuggeranong United 10
6 Mark Shields Tigers FC 9
7 Daniel Barac Belconnen United 8
8 Samuel Smith Monaro Panthers
9 Domenic Giampaolo Canberra Olympic 6
10 Kofi Danning Canberra FC

2018 ACT Capital League
Capital League
Season2018
ChampionsANU FC
PremiersQueanbeyan City
Matches played90
Goals scored370 (4.11 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Sellers
(22 goals)
Biggest home win12–2
ANU FC
vs Southern Tablelands
8 April 2018
Biggest away win0–11
Monaro Panthers
vs Weston Molonglo
30 June 2018
Highest scoring14 goals (see biggest home win)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 ACT Capital League is the sixth edition of the Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT. There were 18 rounds in total with five matches contested per round. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ran until 12 August 2018.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Queanbeyan City 18 12 3 3 38 17 +21 39 2018 ACT Capital League Finals
2 White Eagles 18 12 2 4 52 24 +28 38
3 Weston Molonglo 18 10 3 5 60 27 +33 33
4 ANU FC (C) 18 10 3 5 53 21 +32 33
5 O'Connor Knights 18 10 3 5 37 24 +13 33
6 Southern Tablelands United 18 6 2 10 28 57 −29 20
7 Brindabella Blues 18 5 3 10 32 52 −20 18
8 Narrabundah 18 4 3 11 20 45 −25 15
9 Monaro Panthers B 18 4 3 11 22 50 −28 15
10 Canberra Olympic B 18 4 1 13 28 53 −25 13
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Queanbeyan City 2  
2 White Eagles 3         1 White Eagles 1
      1 Queanbeyan City 1 (2)   2 ANU FC 6
  2 ANU FC 1 (4)  
3 Weston Molonglo 1
4 ANU FC 2  

2018 Capital Football Division 1
Capital Football Division 1
Season2018
ChampionsADFA Vikings
PremiersCooma FC
Matches played72
Goals scored303 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Isabella
(25 goals)
Biggest home win13–0
ADFA Vikings
vs Woden Valley
28 April 2018
Biggest away win5 goals
(2 times)
Highest scoring4–8
Woden Valley
vs Belconnen United B
4 August 2018
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 ACT Capital Football Division 1 is the fourth edition of the Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. The 2018 season consisted of 18 rounds with four matches played per round. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ran until 11 August 2018.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cooma FC 18 12 3 3 48 27 +21 39 2018 Capital Football Division 1 Finals
2 Belconnen United B 18 11 2 5 46 28 +18 35
3 ADFA Vikings (C) 18 10 3 5 57 22 +35 33
4 Narrabundah B 18 10 0 8 38 30 +8 30
5 UC Pumas 18 7 4 7 34 29 +5 25
6 ANU FC B 18 6 3 9 27 35 −8 21
7 Lanyon United 18 3 5 10 27 43 −16 14
8 Woden Valley 18 1 4 13 26 89 −63 7
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Cooma FC 3  
2 Belconnen United B 1         1 Cooma FC 0
      1 Belconnen United B 1   2 ADFA Vikings 2
  2 ADFA Vikings 3  
3 ADFA Vikings 4
4 Narrabundah B 3  

2018 Women's National Premier League ACT
NPLW Capital Football
Season2018
ChampionsBelconnen United
PremiersBelconnen United
Matches played84
Goals scored380 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorerAoife Colvill
(42 goals)
Biggest home win16–0
Belconnen United
vs Monaro Panthers
19 May 2018
Biggest away win7 goals
(2 times)
Highest scoring16 goals (see biggest home win)
← 2017
2019 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier League (WNPL). Each team played each other three times for a total of 21 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen United (C) 21 20 1 0 86 6 +80 61 2018 ACT WNPL Finals
2 Canberra United Academy 21 15 1 5 92 38 +54 46
3 Canberra FC 21 14 2 5 47 25 +22 44
4 Canberra Olympic 21 10 1 10 65 57 +8 31
5 Gungahlin United 21 8 4 9 30 34 −4 28
6 Woden-Weston FC 21 6 2 13 32 58 −26 20
7 Monaro Panthers 21 5 0 16 17 86 −69 15
8 Tuggeranong United 21 0 1 20 11 73 −62 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Belconnen United 5  
2 CU Academy 2         Belconnen United 3
      CU Academy 2   Canberra FC 1
  Canberra FC 3  
3 Canberra FC 2
4 Canberra Olympic 0  

Cup Competitions

2018 Federation Cup
2018 Federation Cup
Dates18 March – 16 June 2018
Teams23
Defending championsCanberra Olympic
ChampionsCanberra FC (18th title)
Runners-upGungahlin United
Matches played22
Goals scored95 (4.32 per match)
← 2017
2019 →

2018 was the 56th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2018, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 18 March 2018 (first round) till 16 June 2018 (final). Canberra FC secured its 18th cup title and qualification to the 2018 FFA Cup with a 3–2 victory over Gungahlin with former Sydney FC player Kofi Danning scoring the winning goal at Woden Park.[5]

2018 Capital Football Federation Cup
Tie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Round 1
1Gundaroo FC (6)2–3†UC Pumas (4)
2Southern Tablelands United (3)2–0Woden Valley (4)
Southern Tablelands United removed from competition for fielding an ineligible player.
3ANU FC (3)3–1White Eagles (3)
4Queanbeyan City (3)5–0Narrabundah FC (3)
5Burns FC (6)w/oCooma Tigers (4)
Walkover for Burns FC – Cooma Tigers removed.
6Gungahlin Juventus (6)2–0Brindabella Blues (4)
7O'Connor Knights (3)2–0Weston-Molonglo (3)
Round 2
1Queanbeyan City (3)1–2Gungahlin United (2)
2UC Pumas (4)0–5Belconnen United (2)
3Tuggeranong United (2)1–2Woden Weston FC (2)
4Burns FC (6)1–4Gungahlin Juventus (6)
5ANU FC (3)2–4†Canberra FC (2)
6Canberra Olympic (2)1–0Tigers FC (2)
7Riverina Rhinos (2)0–1Monaro Panthers (2)
8Woden Valley (4)0–9O'Connor Knights (3)
Quarter-finals
1Belconnen United (2)8–5O'Connor Knights (3)
2Gungahlin United (2)6–0Gungahlin Juventus (6)
3Monaro Panthers (2)2–4Woden Weston FC (2)
4Canberra FC (2)2–0Canberra Olympic (2)
Semi-finals
1Canberra FC (2)3–0Belconnen United (2)
2Gungahlin United (2)4–3†Woden Weston FC (2)
Final
1Gungahlin United (2)2–3Canberra FC (2)
Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

2018 Charity Shield

2018 was the third edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2018 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2018 was Ronald McDonald House Canberra. Canberra Olympic and Tuggeranong United contested the Shield in 2018.[6] Olympic claimed its second consecutive Charity Shield title with a 3–1 victory.[7]

16 March 2018 Canberra Olympic3–1Tuggeranong UnitedWoden, Canberra
18:30
  • Popovich  24'
  • Habtemariam  35', 88'
 Report
  • Crkovsk  42'
 Stadium: Melrose Synthetic

See also

References
  1. "NPL – Capital Football 2018 regular rounds". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "FFA to close Centre of Excellence in August". www. theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "NPL – Capital Football Scoring Summary". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Men's Capital League Fixtures & Results". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. Tiernan, Eamonn (16 June 2018). "Canberra FC down Gungahlin United to book spot in FFA Cup round of 32". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. "2018 Charity Shield". Capital Football. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. "Olympic claim 2018 Charity Shield". Capital Football. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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