2020_Football_NSW_season
2020 Football NSW season
Football league season
The Football NSW 2020 season was the eighth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.[1]
All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[2] and further extended until at least the end of May.[3] The regular season re-commenced in a condensed format from 18 July, with promotion and relegation suspended.[4]
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sydney United 58 |
| Premiers | Rockdale City Suns |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The competition resumed on 31 July with a single round-robin format (11 matches) followed by a two-week finals series.[5] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[6]
League table
| 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] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9]
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 | |||||||
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Central Coast Mariners Academy |
| Premiers | Central Coast Mariners Academy |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 NPL NSW Men's 2 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. It resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 23 | 2020 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 2 | NWS Spirit | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Northern Tigers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Blacktown Spartans | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | St George City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | SD Raiders | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 9 | |
| 9 | St George FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Hills United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 7 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets Youth (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 6 | Promoted from NPL4 mid-season[lower-alpha 1] |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to NPL1 mid-season[lower-alpha 2] |
| 13 | Mounties Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 3] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Promoted from NPL4 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Mounties Wanderers.[11]
- Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9]
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 2 | NWS Spirit | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Northern Tigers (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
| Northern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||
| Central Coast Mariners Academy(a.e.t.) | 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | |||||||
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 3
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rydalmere Lions |
| Premiers | Rydalmere Lions |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The season resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rydalmere Lions (C) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 28 | 2020 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 2 | Bankstown City Lions | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 19 | |
| 5 | Dunbar Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Inter Lions | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Stanmore Hawks | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 15 | |
| 8 | Dulwich Hill | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 | |
| 9 | Central Coast United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 | |
| 10 | Macarthur Rams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 9 | |
| 11 | Sydney University | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Bankstown United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Rydalmere Lions | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 3 | |||||||
| Rydalmere Lions | 1 | ||||||||
| Bankstown City | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Bankstown City | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 1 | |||||||
2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 4
The season resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nepean FC |
| Premiers | Fraser Park |
← 2019 2021 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fraser Park | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Qualification for the 2020 NPL NSW Men's 4 Finals |
| 2 | UNSW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 21 | |
| 3 | Nepean FC (C) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Hawkesbury City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | |
| 5 | Hurstville FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Western NSW Mariners | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 12 | |
| 7 | South Coast Flame | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Parramatta FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 11 | |
| 9 | Camden Tigers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Prospect United | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 9 | |
| 11 | Granville Rage | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 4 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets Youth (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to NPL2 mid-season[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Promoted to NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL2 team Mounties Wanderers.[11]
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Fraser Park | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Hawkesbury City | 0 | |||||||
| Fraser Park | 2 (3) | ||||||||
| Nepean FC (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| 2 | UNSW | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Nepean FC | 2 | |||||||
2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manly United |
| Premiers | Sydney University |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the seventh edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, initially scheduled to play each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. The season resumed on 19 July as a single round-robin, but results from the first few games played in March did not count. The top four teams played off in a finals series.[12]
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney University | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 29 | 2020 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 25 | |
| 3 | Manly United (C) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 23 | |
| 4 | Northern Tigers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 18 | |
| 5 | Blacktown Spartans | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | |
| 6 | Football NSW Institute | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 17 | |
| 7 | North West Sydney Koalas | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Illawarra Stingrays | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | |
| 10 | Macarthur Rams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 9 | |
| 11 | Emerging Jets | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 3 | |
| 12 | Bankstown City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 60 | −53 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Sydney University | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Northern Tigers | 0 | |||||||
| Sydney University | 1 | ||||||||
| Manly United | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Manly United | 3 | |||||||
NSW soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in March, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.[2] At the time of suspension, only the first round had been played. The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[13]
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