2004–05_NSW_Premier_League_season
2004–05 NSW Premier League season
Sports season
The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
| NSW Premier League 2004–05 | |
|---|---|
| League | NSW Premier League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| 2004–05 | |
| Champions | Bankstown City Lions |
| Premiers | Bankstown City Lions |
| Statewide Cup | |
| Champions | Sydney United |
| NSW Premier League seasons | |
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.[1]
The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once. The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.[2]
Teams relegated from National Soccer League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season)
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2004 season.)
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season.)
League table
Champions League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 42 | |
| 3 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 41 | |
| 4 | Sydney United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | St George Saints | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Challengers League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 34 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
| 3 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 | |
| 4 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Central Coast United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Penrith Nepean United (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 23 | |
| 7 | Parramatta Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sydney Crescent Star (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
| Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bankstown City (p) | 1(5) | 1 | Bankstown City | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1(4) | 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg | 5 | 2 | Bonnyrigg (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | Belconnen | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belconnen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sydney United | 2(6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Belconnen (p) | 2(7) | |||||||||||||||||
Week 1 Finals
| 4 June 2005 Qualifying Final | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 5–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Friday | M. Simonovic  5'T. Martin 41'V. Tomasevic 45' (pen.)T. Devrimol 60'B. Conde 90+2' |
Report | L. Roodenburg 55' |
Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club |
| 5 June 2005 Elimination final | Sydney United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | P. Cardozo 18' Glavas 48' |
Report | D. Macor 53' D. Wells 82' |
Stadium: Edensor Park |
Semi-finals
| 11 June 2005 Minor semi-final | Blacktown City Demons | 1–2 | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | J. Maguire 22' |
Report | D. Wells 4' P. Ivanic 61' |
Stadium: Fairfax Community Stadium |
| 12 June 2005 Major semi-final | Bankstown City Lions | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | M. Hoenselaars 20' |
Report | V. Tomasevic 52' |
Stadium: Jensen Park |
Preliminary final
| 18 June 2005 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | W. Heath 100' T. Martin 103' |
Report | M. Katz 117' |
Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club |
Grand final
| 26 June 2005 | Bankstown City Lions | 3–1 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | P. Tsekenis 21' Severino 54'S. Babic 56' |
Report | J. Bruni 76' |
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium |
- "2005 Cup Fixtures". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "2004/5 NSW Premier League". Retrieved 6 August 2015.