2019 National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues
Season	2019
Champions	Wollongong Wolves (1st title)
Finalists	Campbelltown City ; Canberra Olympic ; Devonport City ; Heidelberg United ; Maitland FC ; Lions FC ; Perth SC ; Wollongong Wolves
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 National Premier Leagues was the seventh season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played by eight separate state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals series tournament at season end, culminating in a Grand Final.

Wollongong Wolves were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions and originally qualified directly for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32.^[1] Since that competition was cancelled, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.^[2]

League tables

ACT

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canberra Olympic	16	12	1	3	48	19	+29	37	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Tigers FC	16	10	2	4	33	22	+11	32	2019 ACT Finals
3	Gungahlin United (C)	16	11	1	4	48	21	+27	28^[a]
4	Canberra FC	16	8	2	6	39	27	+12	26
5	Belconnen United	16	7	2	7	29	26	+3	23
6	Tuggeranong United	16	7	0	9	22	28	−6	21
7	Monaro Panthers	16	6	2	8	31	33	−2	20
8	Woden Weston	16	3	3	10	17	40	−23	12
9	Riverina Rhinos (R)	16	1	1	14	12	64	−52	4	Relegation to the 2020 NPL ACT 2

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Capital Football docked six points from Gungahlin United, after the club failed to meet payment arrangements for a historic debt.^[3]

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Canberra Olympic	0				2	Tigers FC	0

2	Tigers FC	1				3	Gungahlin United	5

			1	Canberra Olympic	1

			3	Gungahlin United	2

3	Gungahlin United	5

4	Canberra FC	2

NSW

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wollongong Wolves	22	16	3	3	52	17	+35	51	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers (C)	22	12	6	4	42	28	+14	42	2019 NSW Finals
3	Blacktown City	22	11	5	6	31	24	+7	38
4	Sydney United 58	22	9	6	7	31	32	−1	33
5	Marconi Stallions	22	10	2	10	42	30	+12	32
6	Sydney Olympic	22	9	5	8	35	33	+2	32
7	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	22	8	6	8	43	46	−3	30
8	Sutherland Sharks	22	7	7	8	36	33	+3	28
9	Manly United	22	7	5	10	25	34	−9	26
10	Rockdale City Suns	22	8	2	12	28	44	−16	26
11	Sydney FC Youth	22	6	3	13	33	52	−19	21
12	Hakoah Sydney City East (R)	22	3	2	17	12	37	−25	11	Relegation to the 2020 NPL NSW 2^[a]

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals


Qualifying final			Major semi-final			Preliminary final			Grand final



			1	Wollongong Wolves	0				2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers (a.e.t.)	2

			2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1				4	Sydney United 58	1

2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers (p)	1 (5)				1	Wollongong Wolves	1

3	Blacktown City	1 (3)	Minor semi-final			4	Sydney United 58	2



			3	Blacktown City	3

4	Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.)	2	4	Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.)	7

5	Marconi Stallions	0

Northern NSW

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maitland FC	20	13	4	3	44	27	+17	43	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Lambton Jaffas	20	11	5	4	39	18	+21	38	2019 Northern NSW Finals
3	Edgeworth Eagles (C)	20	12	2	6	44	24	+20	38
4	Broadmeadow Magic	20	11	5	4	46	29	+17	38
5	Weston Bears	20	11	4	5	44	33	+11	37
6	Charlestown City Blues	20	11	3	6	35	24	+11	36
7	Hamilton Olympic	20	7	4	9	33	32	+1	25
8	Newcastle Jets Youth	20	6	3	11	29	41	−12	21	Transferred to 2020 NSW NPL 4 / 2020 NSW NPL 2
9	Lake Macquarie City	20	3	3	14	23	54	−31	12
10	Valentine FC	20	3	3	14	28	60	−32	12
11	Adamstown Rosebud	20	3	2	15	20	43	−23	11

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Semi-finals					Grand Final

1	Maitland FC (a)	2	1	3

4	Broadmeadow Magic	2	1	3
					1	Maitland FC	0

					3	Edgeworth Eagles	2
2	Lambton Jaffas	1	0	1

3	Edgeworth Eagles	4	1	5

Queensland

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lions FC	28	24	2	2	89	20	+69	74	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Gold Coast Knights (C)	28	22	4	2	77	22	+55	70	2019 Queensland Finals
3	Peninsula Power	28	23	0	5	84	37	+47	69
4	Olympic FC	28	18	3	7	85	43	+42	57
5	Brisbane Strikers	28	14	4	10	79	50	+29	46
6	Brisbane City	28	12	3	13	61	56	+5	39
7	Gold Coast United	28	11	4	13	45	51	−6	37
8	Brisbane Roar Youth	28	11	3	14	62	58	+4	36
9	Eastern Suburbs	28	11	3	14	67	66	+1	36
10	Redlands United	28	11	2	15	47	72	−25	35
11	Moreton Bay United	28	10	4	14	47	51	−4	34
12	Magpies Crusaders United	28	7	5	16	43	104	−61	26
13	Western Pride (R)	28	8	1	19	37	70	−33	25	Relegation to the 2020 Queensland Premier League
14	South West Queensland Thunder (R)	28	5	3	20	50	104	−54	18
15	Sunshine Coast (R)	28	2	1	25	25	94	−69	7

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Semi-finals			Grand Final

2	Gold Coast Knights	2

3	Peninsula Power	1
			2	Gold Coast Knights	2

			4	Olympic FC	1
1	Lions FC	1

4	Olympic FC	2

South Australia

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Campbelltown City (C)	22	13	4	5	51	32	+19	43	Qualification for National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Adelaide Comets	22	11	5	6	43	26	+17	38	Qualification for Finals
3	Adelaide Raiders	22	11	3	8	44	35	+9	36
4	Adelaide Olympic	22	9	8	5	39	32	+7	35
5	Adelaide Blue Eagles	22	10	5	7	33	33	0	35
6	North Eastern MetroStars	22	10	4	8	46	31	+15	34
7	Croydon Kings	22	8	9	5	33	25	+8	33
8	Adelaide United Youth^[a]	22	8	6	8	38	33	+5	30
9	Para Hills Knights	22	7	7	8	31	34	−3	28
10	Adelaide City	22	5	9	8	29	42	−13	18^[b]
11	West Adelaide (R)	22	3	7	12	25	48	−23	16	Relegation to SA State League 1
12	South Adelaide (R)	22	1	5	16	24	65	−41	8	Relegation to SA State League 1

Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.^[4]

Finals


Elimination finals			Semifinals			Preliminary final		Grand final



			1	Campbelltown City	0			Campbelltown City	3

			2	Adelaide Comets	1			Adelaide Comets	0

						Adelaide Comets	4
3	Adelaide Raiders	0
						North Eastern MetroStars	0
6	North Eastern MetroStars	4
			Adelaide Olympic		1

			North Eastern MetroStars		2
4	Adelaide Olympic	2

5	Adelaide Blue Eagles	0

Tasmania

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Devonport City (C)	24	20	2	2	91	23	+68	62	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Olympia	24	18	2	4	80	31	+49	56
3	South Hobart	24	14	5	5	80	30	+50	47
4	Hobart Zebras	24	12	6	6	74	36	+38	42	Merged with Clarence United at the end of the season
5	Glenorchy Knights	24	10	2	12	58	45	+13	32
6	Kingborough Lions	24	9	3	12	43	50	−7	30
7	Launceston City	24	7	4	13	38	51	−13	25
8	Riverside Olympic	24	4	2	18	26	72	−46	14
9	Clarence United	24	1	0	23	8	160	−152	3	Merged with Hobart Zebras at the end of the season

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heidelberg United	26	17	4	5	53	28	+25	55	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Oakleigh Cannons	26	13	6	7	45	32	+13	45	2019 Victorian Finals
3	Green Gully	26	12	8	6	55	40	+15	44
4	Bentleigh Greens (C)	26	13	4	9	47	45	+2	43
5	Hume City	26	12	5	9	41	37	+4	41
6	Avondale FC	26	16	5	5	63	29	+34	35^[a]
7	Dandenong City	26	10	5	11	42	47	−5	35
8	South Melbourne	26	10	4	12	27	42	−15	34
9	Port Melbourne	26	8	7	11	41	37	+4	31
10	Melbourne Knights	26	10	4	12	35	42	−7	31^[b]
11	Altona Magic	26	9	2	15	43	51	−8	29
12	Dandenong Thunder	26	6	6	14	44	70	−26	24	2019 relegation play-offs
13	Kingston City (R)	26	6	5	15	35	51	−16	23	Relegation to the 2020 NPL Victoria 2
14	Pascoe Vale (R)	26	6	3	17	33	53	−20	21	Relegation to the 2020 NPL Victoria 2

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Avondale FC had eighteen points deducted for licence breaches in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.^[5]
^ Melbourne Knights had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2019 season.

Finals

Elimination Finals			Semi-finals			Final

			2	Avondale FC	2
3	Oakleigh Cannons	2	3	Oakleigh Cannons	0
6	Hume City	0				2	Avondale FC	1 (3)
						5	Bentleigh Greens (p)	1 (4)
			1	Heidelberg United	1
4	Green Gully	0	5	Bentleigh Greens	2
5	Bentleigh Greens	1

Western Australia

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth SC (C)	22	15	4	3	53	21	+32	49	2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Inglewood United	22	11	5	6	38	36	+2	38	2019 WA Top Four Cup
3	Floreat Athena	22	11	4	7	48	37	+11	37
4	Balcatta	22	9	6	7	26	26	0	33
5	Bayswater City	22	9	5	8	45	29	+16	32
6	Sorrento	22	9	4	9	40	41	−1	31
7	Cockburn City	22	8	4	10	38	38	0	28
8	Perth Glory Youth	22	7	5	10	35	39	−4	26
9	Rockingham City	22	8	2	12	37	49	−12	26
10	Armadale	22	7	4	11	35	45	−10	25
11	ECU Joondalup	22	4	11	7	24	32	−8	23
12	Stirling Lions (R)	22	5	4	13	16	42	−26	19	Relegation to the 2020 WA State League 1

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Perth SC	1				2	Inglewood United	1

2	Inglewood United	3				1	Perth SC	2

			1	Perth SC (a.e.t.)	2

			3	Floreat Athena	1

3	Floreat Athena	3

4	Balcatta	2

Final Series

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2019. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.^[6] In addition, the winner will qualify for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Club	Qualified From	Participation
Canberra Olympic	ACT	3rd
Wollongong Wolves	NSW	1st
Maitland FC	Northern NSW	1st
Lions FC	Queensland	2nd
Campbelltown City	South Australia	2nd
Devonport City	Tasmania	2nd
Heidelberg United	Victoria	3rd
Perth SC	Western Australia	3rd

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

Wollongong Wolves	5

Canberra Olympic	1
		Wollongong Wolves	2

		Perth SC	0
Heidelberg United	2

Perth SC (a.e.t.)	3
				Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.)	4

				Lions FC	3
Maitland FC	3

Devonport City	2
		Maitland FC	0

		Lions FC	2
Lions FC	2

Campbelltown City	1

Quarter-finals

21 September 2019

13:00 AEST

Maitland FC	3–2	Devonport City
Thompson 13' (pen.), 22' (pen.) Pratt 71'	Report	Barnard 25' Bidwell 86'

Cooks Square Park, Maitland

Attendance: 352

Referee: Andrew Higgins

21 September 2019

15:00 AEST

Wollongong Wolves	5–1	Canberra Olympic
Scott 36' James 42' (pen.) J. Stojcevski 49' Littler 53' Dimoski 88'	Report	Popovich 60'

Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong

Attendance: 320

Referee: Adrian Arndt

22 September 2019

13:00 AEST

Lions FC	2–1	Campbelltown City
Hore 64' Duckworth 69'	Report	Mullen 76'

Lions Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 722

Referee: Matthew Skinner

22 September 2019

16:30 AEST

Heidelberg United	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Perth SC
Cartanos 60' Schiavo 120+1'	Report	Zimarino 7' Jovic 103' Domfeh 108'

JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne

Attendance: 403

Referee: Michael Mammis

Semi-finals

28 September 2019

14:30 AEST

Maitland FC	0–2	Lions FC
	Report	Jarrard 39' Hore 68'

Cooks Square Park, Maitland

Attendance: 273

Referee: Stephen Laurie

29 September 2019

14:30 AEST

Wollongong Wolves	2–0	Perth SC
James 30' Okada 90+4'	Report

Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong

Attendance: 621

Referee: Craig Fisher

Grand Final

5 October 2019

14:30 AEST

Wollongong Wolves	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Lions FC
James 52' (pen.), 116' Okada 80' Juach 109'	Report	Carlos 13' Mádle 84' Duckworth 119' (pen.)

Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong

Attendance: 1,362

Referee: Stephen Laurie

Grand Final clubs' stadiums

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Wollongong Wolves	Wollongong	Albert Butler Memorial Park	4,000
Queensland Lions FC	Brisbane	Lions Stadium	5,000

References

^ "Wollongong Wolves Crowned National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Champions". National Premier Leagues. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ Caden Halmers (5 April 2019). "Gungahlin docked six points as Capital Football 'protect integrity'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
^ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "A Statement From Football Victoria - Avondale FC". Football Victoria. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Semi-finals Match details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_GU0.90089640482371-4] Capital Football docked six points from Gungahlin United, after the club failed to meet payment arrangements for a historic debt.^[3]

[table_note_res_R0.37332622212047-5] Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

[table_note_AUY0.83278453901074-6] Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.

[table_hth_AC0.83278453901074-8] Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.^[4]

[table_hth_AFC0.33114279076976-10] Avondale FC had eighteen points deducted for licence breaches in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.^[5]

[table_hth_MK0.33114279076976-11] Melbourne Knights had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2019 season.

[1] "Wollongong Wolves Crowned National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Champions". National Premier Leagues. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[FA1-2] "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] Caden Halmers (5 April 2019). "Gungahlin docked six points as Capital Football 'protect integrity'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

[7] "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[9] "A Statement From Football Victoria - Avondale FC". Football Victoria. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[12] "National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Semi-finals Match details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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