2020 Football NSW 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]

Football New South Wales
Season2020
2019
2021

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]

Competitions

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2020 National Premier League NSW Men's 1

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NPL NSW Men's 1
Season2020
ChampionsSydney United 58
PremiersRockdale 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

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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[a]
12 APIA Leichhardt 11 2 1 8 12 27 −15 7
13 Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[b]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Promoted from NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Sutherland Sharks.[7] This was a temporary measure for the 2020 season only.[8]
  2. ^ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9]

Finals

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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

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NPL NSW Men's 2
Season2020
ChampionsCentral Coast Mariners Academy
PremiersCentral 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[a]
12 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to NPL1 mid-season[b]
13 Mounties Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[c]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Promoted from NPL4 mid-season due to the withdrawal of Mounties Wanderers.[11]
  2. ^ Promoted to NPL1 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL1 team Sutherland Sharks.[7] This was a temporary measure for the 2020 season only.[8]
  3. ^ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9]

Finals

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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

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NPL NSW Men's 3
Season2020
ChampionsRydalmere Lions
PremiersRydalmere 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
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

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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

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The season resumed on 18 July as a single round-robin.[10] Results from the first few rounds in March did not count.

NPL NSW Men's 4
Season2020
ChampionsNepean FC
PremiersFraser 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[a]
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Promoted to NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL2 team Mounties Wanderers.[11]

Finals

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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

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National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1
Season2020
ChampionsManly United
PremiersSydney 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

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

Finals

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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

2020 Waratah Cup

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 competitions declaration of leagues". Football NSW. 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Mark Stavroulakis (1 July 2020). "FOOTBALL NSW ANNOUNCE RETURN OF 2020 NPL SENIOR COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "MANLY UNITED SET FOR NPL NSW KICK-OFF". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Wanderers to play in NSW National Premier League 1 competition". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b Mark Stavroulakis (20 July 2020). "NPL NSW MEN'S TOP TIER FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". Football NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b Mark Stavroulakis (1 July 2020). "FOOTBALL NSW ANNOUNCE RETURN OF 2020 NPL SENIOR COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b c Mark Stavroulakis (15 July 2020). "NPL NSW MEN'S 2, MEN'S 3 AND MEN'S 4 DRAWS RELEASED". Football NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Newcastle Jets welcome NPL 2 NSW transition". Newcastle Jets. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. ^ Mark Stavroulakis (18 September 2020). "VALENTINE SPORTS PARK TO HOST NPL NSW WOMEN'S GRAND FINAL". Football NSW. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.