2021 National Premier Leagues
Season | 2021 |
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Champions | No Champions (Finals Series cancelled) |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 National Premier Leagues was the ninth 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 season was disrupted for most federations due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
League tables
[edit]ACT
[edit]The season was cancelled in September, from government-imposed lockdowns, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] Tigers FC were the NPL1 Premiers (based on a points per match formula rather than aggregate points).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tigers FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 36 | 2.25 | |
2 | Canberra Croatia | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 33 | 1.94 | |
3 | Gungahlin United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 26 | 1.63 | |
4 | Monaro Panthers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 1.47 | |
5 | Belconnen United | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 | 1.35 | |
6 | West Canberra Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 19 | 1.12 | |
7 | Canberra Olympic | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 18 | 1.06 | |
8 | Tuggeranong United (R) | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 7 | 0.41 | Relegation to the 2022 ACT NPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes: final season positions decided on points per game.
(R) Relegated
NSW
[edit]The season was cancelled on 12 August, due to on-going lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with no Premier declared, and with promotion and relegation suspended until the following season.[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Blacktown City | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 36 |
2 | Sydney United 58 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 32 |
3 | Rockdale Ilinden | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 27 |
4 | Manly United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 27 |
5 | Sydney Olympic | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 |
6 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 23 |
7 | Wollongong Wolves | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 |
8 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 |
9 | Marconi Stallions | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 19 |
10 | Northbridge Bulls | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 16 |
11 | Sutherland Sharks | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 14 |
12 | Sydney FC Youth | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Northern NSW
[edit]The season was cancelled in September, from government-imposed lockdowns, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3] Lambton Jaffas were the NPL Premiers (based on a points per match formula rather than aggregate points).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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1 | Lambton Jaffas | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 38 | 2.38 |
2 | Maitland FC | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 37 | 2.31 |
3 | Edgeworth FC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 34 | 2.13 |
4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 31 | 1.94 |
5 | Charlestown Azzurri | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21 | 1.31 |
6 | Weston Workers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 21 | 1.31 |
7 | Newcastle Olympic | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 19 | 1.19 |
8 | Lake Macquarie City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 11 | 0.69 |
9 | Adamstown Rosebud | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 |
10 | Valentine Phoenix | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 7 | 0.44 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Queensland
[edit]The season was suspended between late July and late August due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[4][5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Peninsula Power | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 60 | 2021 NPL Queensland Finals |
2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 55 | |
3 | Olympic FC | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 55 | |
4 | Lions FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 53 | |
5 | Sunshine Coast Wanderers | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | |
6 | Gold Coast Knights | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 46 | |
7 | Moreton Bay United | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 45 | |
8 | Gold Coast United | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 37 | |
9 | Eastern Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 32 | |
10 | Logan Lightning | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 29 | |
11 | Capalaba | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 24 | |
12 | Redlands United (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 18 | Relegation to the 2022 Football Queensland Premier League |
13 | Brisbane Strikers (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 81 | −60 | 8 | |
14 | Magpies Crusaders United (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 85 | −65 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Peninsula Power | 0 | |||||||
4 | Lions FC | 1 | |||||||
Lions FC | 3 | ||||||||
Olympic FC | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 0 | |||||||
3 | Olympic FC | 3 |
South Australia
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2021 NPL SA Finals |
2 | Adelaide City (C) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 41 | |
3 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 35 | |
4 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 33 | |
5 | Sturt Lions | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 | |
6 | South Adelaide Panthers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 32 | |
7 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 29 | |
8 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 29 | |
9 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 25 | |
10 | Cumberland United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 25 | |
11 | Adelaide Croatia Raiders (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 22 | Relegation to the 2022 SA State League 1 |
12 | Adelaide Blue Eagles (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Elimination finals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | Adelaide City | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
2 | Adelaide City | 1 | Adelaide Comets | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
Adelaide Comets (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Campbelltown City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sturt Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | South Adelaide Panthers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Sturt Lions (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
South Adelaide Panthers | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Sturt Lions (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
Tasmania
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Glenorchy Knights (C) | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 50 |
2 | Devonport City | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 47 |
3 | South Hobart | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 43 |
4 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 36 |
5 | Launceston City | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 22 |
6 | Olympia Warriors | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 18 |
7 | Clarence Zebras | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 18 |
8 | Riverside Olympic | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 82 | −53 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Victoria
[edit]The season was cancelled on 3 September, due to on-going lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with no Premier declared, and with promotion and relegation suspended until the following season.[6] However, as a result of a court challenge involving Avondale FC and Football Victoria, it was agreed that eight rounds of games from the 2022 NPL Season would also count towards the 2021 NPL league table, enabling sufficient matches to be played to "complete" the season, and be able to declare a Premier for 2021.[7] Oakleigh Cannons were crowned as Premiers on 26 July 2022.[8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 50 | Declared as 2021 Premiers after additional matches in 2022 |
2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 49 | |
3 | Avondale | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 48 | |
4 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 43 | |
5 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 41 | |
6 | Hume City | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
7 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
8 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | |
9 | Green Gully | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 | |
10 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 30[a] | |
11 | Altona Magic | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 28 | |
12 | Dandenong City | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 19 | |
13 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 17 | |
14 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 55 | −40 | 15 |
Western Australia
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Perth SC (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 48 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
2 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 44 | |
3 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 42 | |
4 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 37 | |
5 | Inglewood United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
6 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | |
7 | Armadale | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | |
8 | Bayswater City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 27 | |
9 | Cockburn City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | |
10 | Gwelup Croatia | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 19 | |
11 | Balcatta | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 19 | |
12 | Rockingham City (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Perth SC | 4 | Perth SC | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Floreat Athena | 0 | Floreat Athena | 3 | |||||||||
Floreat Athena | 2 | ||||||||||||
Perth Glory Youth | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Sorrento | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Perth Glory Youth (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "CAPITAL FOOTBALL WINTER COMPETITION UPDATE". Capital Football. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Northern NSW Football announces conclusion of 2021 Premier Competitions". Northern NSW Football. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "FQ STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF FOOTBALL IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND". Football Queensland. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE TOP FOUR HEATS UP IN NPL AND FQPL MEN'S". Football Queensland. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Metro Melbourne 2021 season status". Football Victoria. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Outcome of legal proceedings between Avondale FC and Football Victoria announced". Football Victoria. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Oakleigh Cannons FC crowned 2021 NPL Premiers". Football Victoria. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Port Melbourne SC sanctions following NPL License investigation". Football Victoria. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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