2023 Football NSW season

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The 2023 Football NSW season is the 11th season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The season was the first under the revamped format which consists of three senior divisions in the state of New South Wales. Promotion and relegation were utilised for the first time after three years and the finals series was voided for this year, meaning the top-ranked team is awarded champion status.[1]

The official schedule was released on 20 December 2022, with some matches to be rescheduled due to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Senior men's competitions

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2023 National Premier Leagues NSW

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Main article: 2023 National Premier Leagues NSW
National Premier Leagues NSW
Dates3 February – 27 August
ChampionsAPIA Leichhardt
RelegatedMt Druitt Town Rangers (via play-off)
Bulls FC Academy
Matches played240
Goals scored759 (3.16 per match)
Best PlayerAlec Urosevski (Rockdale Ilinden)
Top goalscorerAlec Urosevski (27 goals, Rockdale Ilinden)
Best goalkeeperIvan Necevski (APIA Leichhardt)
Biggest home winAPIA Leichhardt 6–0 Rockdale Ilinden
(12 February)
St George City 6–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers
(29 July)
Biggest away winBulls Academy 0–5 Western Sydney Wanderers
(29 July)
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 0–5 Wollongong Wolves
(27 August)
Highest scoringNWS Spirit 5–4 Wollongong Wolves
(1 April)
Sydney United 3–6 Western Sydney Wanderers
(10 June)
Marconi Stallions 5–4 Central Coast Mariners
(27 August)

Stadiums and location

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Team Location Stadium
APIA Leichhardt Leichhardt Lambert Park
Blacktown City Seven Hills Landen Stadium
Bulls FC Academy Edensor Park Sydney United Sports Centre
Central Coast Mariners Academy Lisarow Pluim Park
Gosford Central Coast Stadium
Manly United Cromer Cromer Park
Marconi Stallions Bossley Park Marconi Stadium
Mt Druitt Town Rangers Emerton Popondetta Park
NWS Spirit Macquarie Park Christie Park
Rockdale Ilinden Rockdale Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
St George City Penshurst Penshurst Park
Sutherland Sharks Miranda Seymour Shaw Park
Sydney FC Youth Glenwood Valentine Sports Park
Sydney Olympic Belmore Belmore Sports Ground
Sydney United Edensor Park Sydney United Sports Centre
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Rooty Hill Wanderers Football Park
Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wollongong Showground
Primbee Albert Butler Memorial Park

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APIA Leichhardt (C) 30 20 5 5 64 35 +29 65
2 Rockdale Ilinden 30 18 5 7 60 45 +15 59
3 Blacktown City 30 17 6 7 59 33 +26 57
4 Marconi Stallions 30 17 5 8 64 35 +29 56
5 St George City 30 14 9 7 62 40 +22 51
6 Sydney FC Youth 30 14 4 12 49 52 −3 46
7 Wollongong Wolves 30 11 10 9 57 43 +14 43
8 Manly United 30 12 6 12 41 43 −2 42
9 Sydney Olympic 30 10 9 11 51 53 −2 39
10 Sydney United 30 11 6 13 42 48 −6 39
11 NWS Spirit 30 11 6 13 40 53 −13 39
12 Central Coast Mariners Academy 30 9 6 15 42 57 −15 33
13 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 30 8 7 15 52 61 −9 31
14 Sutherland Sharks 30 8 7 15 21 35 −14 31
15 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (R) 30 6 5 19 31 61 −30 23 Qualification to Relegation play-off
16 Bulls FC Academy (R) 30 3 6 21 24 65 −41 15 Relegation to 2024 NSW League One
Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points gained in head-to-head record between teams; 5) Number of goals scored in head-to-head record between teams; 6) Play-off if teams concerned are equal on the basis of the above criteria
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away APL BCT BUL CCM MAN MAR MTD NWS ROC STC SUT SFC SOL SUD WSW WOL
APIA Leichhardt — 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 5–0 6–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0
Blacktown City 2–4 — 4–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 0–0 1–1
Bulls FC Academy 1–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–5 1–1
Central Coast Mariners Academy 1–2 0–1 4–2 — 0–1 2–0 1–4 4–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–2
Manly United 4–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–3
Marconi Stallions 1–1 2–0 5–1 5–4 3–1 — 0–1 5–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 5–0 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–0
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 — 0–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–5
NWS Spirit 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 — 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 5–4
Rockdale Ilinden 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 2–2 2–0 4–2 3–1 3–1 5–1 0–4
St George City 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 6–0 3–0 3–4 — 3–1 3–4 1–0 0–1 4–2 5–3
Sutherland Sharks 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 — 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–3
Sydney FC Youth 4–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 — 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1
Sydney Olympic 3–5 1–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 2–4 3–3 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 — 3–3 3–1 2–2
Sydney United 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 3–6 2–1
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 3–3 3–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 3–4 — 2–2
Wollongong Wolves 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 6–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 —
Source: Football NSW
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-off

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3 September First leg St George FC 1–1 Mt Druitt Town Rangers Rockdale
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • H.Jones 23'
  • C.Quilligan Yellow card 44'
  • E.Souris Yellow card 71'
 Report
  • N.Djordjevic 34'
  • J.Bandiera Yellow card 77'
 Stadium: Bicentennial Park South
Referee: Craig Fisher
9 September Second leg Mt Druitt Town Rangers 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 St George FC Emerton
14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • N.Djordjevic Red card 76'
 Report
  • A.Morabito Yellow card 4'
  • J.Spang 8'
  • M.Ahmed Yellow card 50'
 Stadium: Popondetta Park
Referee: Kurt Ams

2023 League One

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NSW League One
Dates4 February – 26 August
ChampionsHills United
PromotedHills United
St George FC (via play-off)
RelegatedMounties Wanderers (via play-off)
Central Coast United
Matches played240
Goals scored788 (3.28 per match)
Best PlayerConor Quilligan (St George FC)
Top goalscorerKai Denton (26 goals, Northern Tigers)
Best goalkeeperRyan Woods (Hills United)
Biggest home winMounties Wanderers 8–1 Macarthur Rams
(8 April)
Biggest away winDunbar Rovers 0–6 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
(18 February)
Central Coast United 0–6 SD Raiders
(29 July)
Highest scoringMounties Wanderers 8–1 Macarthur Rams
(8 April)
Hills United 5–4 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
(26 August)

Stadiums and location

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Team Location Stadium
Bankstown City Regents Park Jensen Oval
Blacktown Spartans Blacktown Football Park Bungarribee
Bonnyrigg White Eagles Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Sports Club
Canterbury Bankstown Regents Park Jensen Oval
Central Coast United Lisarow Pluim Park
Dulwich Hill Dulwich Hill Arlington Oval
Dunbar Rovers Marrickville Fraser Park
Hakoah Sydney City East Eastgardens Hensley Athletic Field
Hills United Seven Hills Landen Stadium
Inter Lions Concord Majors Bay Reserve
Macarthur Rams St Helens Park Lynwood Park
Mounties Wanderers Cabramatta West Cook Park
Northern Tigers North Turramurra North Turramurra Recreation Area
Rydalmere Lions Rydalmere Rydalmere Park
SD Raiders Moorebank Ernie Smith Reserve
St George FC Rockdale Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hills United (C, P) 30 20 6 4 64 38 +26 66 Promotion to National Premier Leagues NSW
2 St George FC (P) 30 17 7 6 67 40 +27 58 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 30 18 4 8 59 46 +13 58
4 SD Raiders 30 17 4 9 64 43 +21 55
5 Canterbury Bankstown 30 17 4 9 52 36 +16 55
6 Inter Lions 30 16 4 10 55 49 +6 52
7 Northern Tigers 30 16 3 11 62 37 +25 51
8 Blacktown Spartans 30 12 8 10 48 45 +3 44
9 Hakoah Sydney City East 30 10 6 14 45 48 −3 36
10 Bankstown City 30 9 8 13 40 42 −2 35
11 Rydalmere Lions 30 10 3 17 38 53 −15 33
12 Dulwich Hill 30 9 5 16 43 56 −13 32
13 Macarthur Rams 30 9 5 16 34 55 −21 32
14 Dunbar Rovers 30 8 5 17 36 61 −25 29
15 Mounties Wanderers (R) 30 8 3 19 44 58 −14 27 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 Central Coast United (R) 30 4 5 21 37 81 −44 17 Relegation to 2024 NSW League Two
Source: Football NSW
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BCL BLS BWE CTB CCU DUL DBR HAK HIL ILN MAC MOU NOR RDL SDR STG
Bankstown City — 1–3 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1
Blacktown Spartans 1–1 — 2–2 0–3 2–1 3–3 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–4
Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2–1 1–0 — 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–4 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–0
Canterbury Bankstown 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 4–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–2 2–2
Central Coast United 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–2 — 4–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–6 1–6
Dulwich Hill 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–3 6–0 — 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–3 2–1 0–1 4–3 1–1
Dunbar Rovers 1–1 2–1 0–6 3–1 1–5 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–3
Hakoah Sydney City East 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 — 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–5 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2
Hills United 2–0 4–2 5–4 1–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 3–2 — 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 4–3 3–2 4–1
Inter Lions 1–4 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–1 2–3 1–1
Macarthur Rams 2–1 0–2 0–3[a] 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–2 3–4 — 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1
Mounties Wanderers 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–4 2–1 3–2 0–4 0–1 0–1 2–1 8–1 — 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–2
Northern Tigers 2–4 0–1 4–0 4–1 5–1 0–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 5–0 2–3 3–1 — 3–2 1–2 3–0
Rydalmere Lions 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 — 0–2 2–3
SD Raiders 3–3 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 — 2–2
St George FC 2–0 3–0 4–2 3–2 4–4 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 —
Source: Football NSW
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Macarthur Rams and Bonnyrigg White Eagles was abandoned due to alleged breaches of disciplinary regulations. Bonnyrigg White Eagles were awarded a 3–0 win since Macarthur Rams' club officials were responsible for match abandonment.[4]

Relegation play-off

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1 September First leg Nepean FC 3–2 Mounties Wanderers Rooty Hill
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • J.Hoban Yellow card 10'
  • P.Laxamana Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 80'
  • M.Crossley 42'
  • L.Sepping 45' (pen.), 59'
  • K.Soares Yellow card 53'
  • M.Ingram Yellow card 69'
 Report
  • K.Maliet 18', Yellow card 53'
  • A.Holder Yellow card 45'
  • S.Maeta Yellow card 58'
  • A.Schroeder 61'
 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Referee: Ivica Covic
9 September Second leg Mounties Wanderers 0–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Nepean FC Cabramatta West
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • P.Da Yellow card 18'
  • F.Williamson Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • K.Soares Yellow card 33'
  • L.Abdo Yellow card 49'
 Stadium: Cook Park
Referee: Danny Horstead

2023 League Two

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NSW League Two
Dates3 February – 26 August
ChampionsUNSW FC
PromotedUNSW FC
Nepean FC (via play-off)
Matches played210
Goals scored691 (3.29 per match)
Best PlayerMitchell Cross (Bankstown United)
Top goalscorerKevin Lopes (23 goals, UNSW FC)
Best goalkeeperJustin Biega (Nepean FC)
Biggest home win5–0 (four matches)
Biggest away winHurstville FC 1–6 Newcastle Jets
(21 May)
Highest scoringCamden Tigers 5–4 Hurstville FC
(4 March)
Western Rage 4–5 UNSW FC
(15 July)
Camden Tigers 6–3 Bankstown United
(26 August)

Stadiums and location

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Team Location Stadium
Bankstown United Padstow Padstow Park
Camden Tigers Camden Ron Dine Memorial Reserve
Fraser Park Marrickville Fraser Park
Gladesville Ryde Magic Macquarie Park Christie Park
Hawkesbury City Richmond Lowlands David Bertenshaw Field
Hurstville FC Penshurst Penshurst Park
Inner West Hawks Dulwich Hill Arlington Oval
Nepean FC Rooty Hill Wanderers Football Park
Newcastle Jets Youth Speers Point Lake Macquarie Regional Facility
Parramatta FC Auburn Melita Stadium
Prospect United Prospect William Lawson Park
South Coast Flame Kembla Grange Sir Ian McLennan Oval
Sydney University Camperdown Sydney University Oval
UNSW FC Kensington The Village Green
Western Rage Rydalmere Rydalmere Park

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UNSW FC (C, P) 28 19 5 4 62 32 +30 62 Promotion to NSW League One
2 Nepean FC (P) 28 17 6 5 55 23 +32 57 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Newcastle Jets Youth 28 16 5 7 68 33 +35 53
4 Gladesville Ryde Magic 28 13 7 8 62 49 +13 46
5 Fraser Park 28 12 7 9 34 43 −9 43
6 Prospect United 28 12 5 11 40 41 −1 41
7 Camden Tigers 28 12 3 13 58 61 −3 39
8 Hawkesbury City 28 11 5 12 46 55 −9 38
9 Bankstown United 28 11 4 13 50 48 +2 37
10 Hurstville FC 28 9 7 12 36 47 −11 34
11 South Coast Flame 28 9 6 13 40 46 −6 33
12 Western Rage 28 7 7 14 35 62 −27 28
13 Sydney University 28 5 10 13 37 49 −12 25
14 Parramatta FC 28 7 4 17 38 56 −18 25
15 Inner West Hawks 28 5 9 14 30 46 −16 24
Source: Football NSW
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Awards

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The awards gala was hosted in September 2023 with over 900 guests attending, including players, coaches and officials of Football NSW.[5] Jon Pillemer was awarded the Charles Valentine Award for his 37 years spent with Hakoah Sydney City East, both as a player and staff.[6]

1st Grade

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Individual awards
L Golden Boot Goalkeeper of the Year Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Player Club Goals Player Club Player Club
NPL Alec Urosevski[7] Rockdale Ilinden 27 Ivan Necevski APIA Leichhardt Alec Urosevski Rockdale Ilinden Franco Parisi (APIA)
L1 Kai Denton Northern Tigers 26 Ryan Woods Hills United Conor Quilligan St George FC Luke Casserly (HIL)
L2 Kevin Lopes UNSW FC 23 Justin Biega Nepean FC Mitchell Cross Bankstown United Gabriel Knowles (UNS)

Under-20s

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League Golden Boot Player of the year
Player(s) Club Goals Player Club
NPL NSW Thomas Lopez Western Sydney Wanderers 21 Max Middleby Central Coast Mariners
League One Samuel Tzanakes[8] Dunbar Rovers 24 Sebastian Cerecedo St George FC
League Two Joel Corcoran Hawkesbury City 22 Jayden Ashbourne Newcastle Jets
Seisa Melbourne Fraser Park

References

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  1. ^ D'Urbano, Nick (2 February 2023). "NPL NSW Preview: New format, new teams, A-Leagues links galore". A-Leagues. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (19 December 2022). "Official: Football NSW 2023 Match Schedules Announced". Football NSW. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Football NSW – Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Final Notice of Determination: FNSW v Macarthur Rams FC & Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC" (PDF). Football NSW. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (21 September 2023). "Stars align at Football NSW Gala Awards". Football NSW. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (21 September 2023). "John Pillemer awarded Charles Valentine Medal". Football NSW. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ "New role, same Urosevski as Rockdale captain tops scoring charts in 2023". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Samuel Tzanakes wins Under 20s Golden Boot at Football NSW Gala Awards". The Greek Herald. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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