2020 National Premier Leagues

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

National Premier Leagues
Season2020
ChampionsNo Champions
(Finals Series cancelled)
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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] A decision on the resumption of competitions in Victoria is yet to be finalised.[6]

It was announced on 3 July that the finals series for the 2020 competition had been cancelled.[7]

League tables

ACT
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts [lower-alpha 1]
1 Canberra Croatia 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7 13
2 Gungahlin United 5 3 1 1 11 4 +7 10
3 Belconnen United 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10
4 Cooma Tigers 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
5 Tuggeranong United 5 2 1 2 5 10 −5 7
6 Canberra Olympic 5 2 0 3 11 10 +1 6
7 Monaro Panthers 5 1 0 4 6 11 −5 3
8 Woden Weston 5 0 0 5 1 15 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (7 matches), before the league is split into two groups (top four and the bottom four). [8]


NSW
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rockdale City Suns 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 2020 NPL NSW Finals
2 Sydney FC Youth 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 6
3 Wollongong Wolves 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
4 Sydney Olympic 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
5 Sydney United 58 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
6 Marconi Stallions 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
7 APIA Leichhardt 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
8 Blacktown City 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
9 Manly United 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
10 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (R) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 Temporarily promoted from NPL2 mid-season[lower-alpha 1]
11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
12 North Shore Mariners 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
13 Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Promoted from NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Sutherland Sharks.[9] This is a temporary measure for this season only.[10]
  2. Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[11]

Northern NSW
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Edgeworth FC 5 5 0 0 12 2 +10 15
2 Broadmeadow Magic 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 12
3 Lambton Jaffas 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 7
4 Weston Workers 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
5 Maitland FC 4 2 0 2 10 7 +3 6
6 Newcastle Olympic 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1 5
7 Adamstown Rosebud 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
8 Charlestown Azzurri 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 4
9 Lake Macquarie City 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
10 Valentine Phoenix 4 0 1 3 3 16 −13 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Teams are split into two groups via a seeded draw after each have played 9 matches.

Queensland
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Lions FC 8 5 3 0 29 7 +22 18 2020 NPL Queensland Finals
2 Gold Coast Knights 8 5 3 0 21 5 +16 18
3 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 4 2 2 18 10 +8 14
4 Olympic FC 9 4 2 3 15 9 +6 14
5 Peninsula Power 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12
6 Moreton Bay United 8 2 3 3 14 17 −3 9
7 Capalaba 6 3 0 3 10 16 −6 9
8 Gold Coast United 6 2 2 2 12 12 0 8
9 Brisbane Strikers 7 2 2 3 9 12 −3 8
10 Eastern Suburbs 8 2 2 4 12 19 −7 8
11 Brisbane City 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
12 Redlands United 9 2 1 6 13 32 −19 7
13 Sunshine Coast Wanderers 7 0 1 6 11 24 −13 1 Relegation to the 2021 Queensland Premier League
14 Magpies Crusaders United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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]

South Australia
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 11 7 1 3 18 11 +7 22 2020 NPL SA Finals
2 Campbelltown City 11 6 2 3 20 13 +7 20
3 North Eastern MetroStars 11 5 4 2 25 13 +12 19
4 Adelaide Raiders 11 5 3 3 14 11 +3 18
5 Adelaide City 10 4 3 3 11 9 +2 15
6 Croydon Kings 11 4 3 4 19 19 0 15
7 Cumberland United 11 4 3 4 17 24 −7 15
8 Adelaide Olympic 11 4 2 5 15 14 +1 14
9 Adelaide Blue Eagles 11 3 5 3 15 14 +1 14
10 Modbury Jets 11 3 2 6 10 20 −10 11
11 Adelaide United Youth 10 1 5 4 13 21 −8 8 Relegation to the 2021 SA State League 1
12 Para Hills Knights 11 2 1 8 10 18 −8 7
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Tasmania
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Devonport City 5 5 0 0 9 3 +6 15
2 Glenorchy Knights 5 4 0 1 13 6 +7 12
3 Kingborough Lions United 5 3 1 1 9 9 0 10
4 South Hobart 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9
5 Olympia Warriors 5 2 0 3 10 9 +1 6
6 Riverside Olympic 5 1 1 3 6 12 −6 4
7 Clarence Zebras 5 1 0 4 4 10 −6 3
8 Launceston City 5 0 0 5 5 11 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Victoria
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hume City 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 15 2020 NPL Victoria Finals
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 Relegation to the 2021 NPL Victoria 2
14 Altona Magic 5 0 1 4 2 13 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. 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 [lower-alpha 1]
1 Floreat Athena 8 6 1 1 17 8 +9 19
2 Gwelup Croatia 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17
3 Sorrento 8 4 2 2 22 18 +4 14
4 Bayswater City 8 3 3 2 12 11 +1 12
5 Armadale 8 4 0 4 17 17 0 12
6 Inglewood United 8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11
7 Cockburn City 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
8 ECU Joondalup 8 3 1 4 17 12 +5 10
9 Perth Glory Youth 8 3 1 4 12 14 −2 10
10 Balcatta 8 1 5 2 14 14 0 8
11 Perth SC 8 2 2 4 11 14 −3 8
12 Rockingham City 8 0 1 7 5 29 −24 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (top six and the bottom six).[14]
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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. "Football in parts of VIC on hold as Stage 3 restrictions reimposed". Football Victoria. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "COMPETITION STRUCTURES IN 2020". Capital Football. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 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.
  14. "Competition Rules - National Premier Leagues WA" (PDF). Football West. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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