2017 National Premier Leagues
The 2017 National Premier Leagues was the fifth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA 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 playoff tournament at season end, with Heidelberg United crowned as Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.
League tables
ACT
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Canberra Olympic | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 47 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 36 | |
3 | Belconnen United (C) | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 34 | 2017 ACT Finals |
4 | Gungahlin United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | |
5 | Canberra | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 31 | |
6 | Cooma | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 27 | |
7 | Tuggeranong United | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 26 | |
8 | Woden Weston | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 14 | |
9 | Riverina Rhinos | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 71 | −56 | 7 | |
10 | Monaro Panthers | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 62 | −51 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Canberra Olympic | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
2 | Belconnen United (pen.) | 2 (4) | 2 | Belconnen United | 2 | ||||||||
1 | Canberra Olympic | 2 | 1 | Canberra Olympic | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Gungahlin United | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Gungahlin United | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Canberra FC | 0 |
NSW
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 49 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Blacktown City | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 47 | 2017 NSW Finals |
3 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 42 | |
4 | Manly United (C) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 42 | |
5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 40 | |
6 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 34 | |
8 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24 | |
9 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 19 | |
10 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 16 | |
11 | Sydney FC Youth | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 14[lower-alpha 1] | |
12 | Parramatta FC (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 60 | −44 | 6 | Relegation to the 2018 NPL NSW 2[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Sydney FC Youth six points deducted for misconduct.
- Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.
Finals
Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | APIA Leichhardt | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Rockdale City | 0 | 1 | APIA Leichhardt | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
2 | Blacktown City | 2 | 3 | Rockdale City | 2 (4) | 4 | Manly United | 0 (4) | ||||||||||
3 | Rockdale City | 4 | 4 | Manly United | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
2 | Blacktown City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Manly United | 2 | 4 | Manly United | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 | Sydney Olympic | 1 |
Northern NSW
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Edgeworth Eagles | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 43 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Hamilton Olympic | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 40 | 2017 Northern NSW Finals |
3 | Lambton Jaffas (C) | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 39 | |
4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 39 | |
5 | Valentine FC | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 35 | |
6 | Maitland | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 31 | |
7 | Lake Macquarie City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 23 | |
8 | Charlestown City Blues | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 19 | |
9 | Adamstown Rosebud | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | |
10 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 15 | |
11 | Weston Workers | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||
1 | Edgeworth Eagles (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||
4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | ||||||
1 | Edgeworth Eagles | 0 | ||||||||
3 | Lambton Jaffas (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Hamilton Olympic | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3 | Lambton Jaffas | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Queensland
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 51 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Gold Coast City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 48 | 2017 NPL Queensland Finals |
3 | Western Pride (C) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 41 | |
4 | Moreton Bay United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 41 | |
5 | Olympic FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 40 | |
6 | Brisbane City | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 37 | |
7 | Far North Queensland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 31 | |
8 | Northern Fury | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 25 | |
9 | Redlands United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 22 | |
10 | South West Queensland Thunder | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 20 | |
11 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 18 | |
12 | Sunshine Coast | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 117 | −99 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Brisbane Strikers | 1 | |||||||
4 | Moreton Bay United | 3 | |||||||
3 | Western Pride | 2 | |||||||
4 | Moreton Bay United | 1 | |||||||
2 | Gold Coast City | 0 | |||||||
3 | Western Pride | 3 | |||||||
South Australia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 47 | 2017 South Australia Finals |
2 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 39 | |
3 | Croydon Kings (C) | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 36 | |
4 | West Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 34 | |
5 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 33 | |
6 | Adelaide City[lower-alpha 1] | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 32 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
7 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 30 | |
8 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 27 | |
9 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | |
10 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 24 | |
11 | Adelaide Blue Eagles (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 20 | Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 1 |
12 | Cumberland United (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.[1]
Finals
Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide City | 1 | — | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | Adelaide City | 1 | ||||||||
2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | — | Adelaide City | 2 | Croydon Kings | 2 | ||||||||
North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Adelaide Comets | 3 | Croydon Kings | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Para Hills Knights | 2 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide Comets | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Croydon Kings | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Croydon Kings | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 | West Adelaide | 1 |
Tasmania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | South Hobart (C) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 19 | +68 | 55 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Olympia | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 43 | 2017 League Cup |
3 | Devonport City | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 41 | |
4 | Hobart Zebras | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 33 | |
5 | Northern Rangers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 20 | |
6 | Launceston City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 18 | |
7 | Clarence United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 70 | −47 | 16 | |
8 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 64 | −48 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals
Quarter Finals 26 August | Semi-Finals 2 September | Grand Final 9 September | ||||||||||||
Somerset | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Hobart (aet) | 3 | |||||||||||||
South Hobart | 3 | |||||||||||||
Northern Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||
Devonport City | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
Northern Rangers (pen.) | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||
South Hobart | 7 | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hobart Zebras | 1 | |||||||||||||
Olympia | 6 | |||||||||||||
Glenorchy Knights | 2 | |||||||||||||
Glenorchy Knights | 3 | |||||||||||||
Launceston City | 2 | |||||||||||||
Victoria
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 54 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 48 | 2017 Victoria Finals |
3 | Avondale FC | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 48 | |
4 | Bentleigh Greens (C) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 46 | |
5 | Green Gully | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 45 | |
6 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 43 | |
7 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 43 | |
8 | Hume City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 35 | |
9 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 32 | |
10 | Kingston City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
11 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | |
12 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 24 | 2017 Relegation play-offs |
13 | St Albans Saints (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 15 | Relegation to the 2018 NPL Victoria 2 |
14 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 67 | −46 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Finals
Elimination Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Heidelberg United | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Avondale | 1 | 6 | Oakleigh Cannons | 0 | ||||||||
6 | Oakleigh Cannons (aet) | 2 | 1 | Heidelberg United | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Bentleigh Greens (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | South Melbourne | 2 (3) | |||||||||||
4 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | 4 | Bentleigh Greens | 2 (5) | ||||||||
5 | Green Gully | 0 |
Western Australia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayswater City (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 56 | 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | Inglewood United | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 55 | 2017 Western Australia Finals |
3 | Perth SC | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 54 | |
4 | Sorrento | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 47 | |
5 | Floreat Athena | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 47 | |
6 | ECU Joondalup | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 39 | |
7 | Stirling Lions | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 35 | |
8 | Subiaco AFC | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 35 | |
9 | Cockburn City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 31 | |
10 | Joondalup United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 31 | |
11 | Armadale | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 27 | |
12 | Perth Glory Youth | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 19 | |
13 | Balcatta | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 19 | |
14 | Mandurah City (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 15 | Qualification to the 2017 Relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Finals
Semi Finals | Elimination Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Bayswater City | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Inglewood United | 1 | 1 | Bayswater City | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Inglewood United | 0 | 3 | Perth | 0 | ||||||||
3 | Perth | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Perth | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Sorrento | 1 |
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 2017. The quarter final match-ups were decided by an open draw.[2] 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. The winner also qualified for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.
Club | Qualified From | Participation |
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Canberra Olympic | ACT | 2nd |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers | NSW | 1st |
Edgeworth Eagles | Northern NSW | 3rd |
Brisbane Strikers | Queensland | 2nd |
Adelaide City | South Australia | 2nd |
South Hobart | Tasmania | 3rd |
Heidelberg United | Victoria | 1st |
Bayswater City | Western Australia | 3rd |
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
Canberra Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | |||||||||||||
Edgeworth Eagles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Hobart | 2 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers | 4 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers | 0 | |||||||||||||
Heidelberg United | 2 | |||||||||||||
Bayswater City | 1 | |||||||||||||
Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Heidelberg United | 2 | |||||||||||||
APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide City | 0 | |||||||||||||
APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | |||||||||||||
Quarter Finals
Adelaide City | 0–1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
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Canberra Olympic | 1–4 | Edgeworth |
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South Hobart | 2–4 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Semi Finals
Heidelberg United | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
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Edgeworth | 0–2 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Grand Final
Brisbane Strikers | 0–2 | Heidelberg United |
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Individual honours
Sean Ellis from Heidelberg United won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.[3]
References
- "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.
- "Match ups for PS4 NPL 2017 Finals Series take shape". www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Monteverde, Marco (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg United crowned NPL championship after clinical 2-0 victory over Brisbane Strikers". The Courier-Mail.