2023 Football South Australia season

The 2023 Football South Australia season was the 117th season of soccer in South Australia. It was the 18th to be run by Football South Australia and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.

Football South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	10 February–15 September
← 2022 2024 →

Changes from 2022

2022 League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
National Premier Leagues SA	Modbury Jets West Adelaide	Cumberland United West Torrens Birkalla
SA State League 1	Adelaide Cobras Vipers FC	Adelaide University Adelaide Hills Hawks
SA State League 2	–	–
Women's National Premier Leagues SA	Flinders United	Modbury Vista
SA Women's State League	Croydon FC Sturt Lions	–

Men's Competitions

2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia

See also: 2023 National Premier Leagues

NPL South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	17 February–8 September[1]
Champions	Adelaide United Youth (1st title)
Premiers	North Eastern MetroStars (10th title)
Relegated	Sturt Lions West Adelaide
Matches played	132
Goals scored	455 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Temelkovski (North Eastern MetroStars) (25 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers (18 February)
Biggest away win	Adelaide Olympic 0–6 Campbelltown City (6 May)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers (18 February)
Longest winning run	8 games Campbelltown City
Longest unbeaten run	15 games North Eastern MetroStars
Longest winless run	14 games South Adelaide Panthers West Adelaide
Longest losing run	5 games Adelaide United Youth FK Beograd South Adelaide Panthers
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 117th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.^[2] The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 17 February and concluded on 8 September.^[3][2]

Adelaide United Youth were champions for the first time, defeating Modbury Jets 7–2 in the Grand Final. North Eastern MetroStars were premiers for the 10th time. Sturt Lions and West Adelaide were relegated.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Eastern MetroStars	22	18	2	2	65	17	+48	56	Qualification for Finals
2	Campbelltown City	22	17	2	3	56	18	+38	53
3	Adelaide United Youth (C)	22	10	4	8	40	36	+4	34
4	Adelaide City	22	8	7	7	38	32	+6	31
5	Modbury Jets	22	9	3	10	46	50	−4	30
6	Adelaide Comets	22	7	8	7	30	33	−3	29
7	Croydon FC	22	7	7	8	39	39	0	28
8	FK Beograd	22	8	4	10	33	42	−9	28
9	Adelaide Olympic	22	6	7	9	29	45	−16	25
10	South Adelaide Panthers	22	4	7	11	35	53	−18	19
11	Sturt Lions (R)	22	3	7	12	24	47	−23	16	Relegation to SA State League 1
12	West Adelaide (R)	22	3	6	13	20	43	−23	15

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.^[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ACI	COM	OLY	ADL	CAM	CDN	FKB	MOD	MET	SAP	STL	WES
Adelaide City		4–3	5–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	4–0	0–0	2–2	2–0	4–0
Adelaide Comets	2–2		0–0	2–0	0–1	0–3	3–0	1–0	0–3	1–1	0–0	1–1
Adelaide Olympic	1–1	0–1		2–2	0–6	3–2	2–2	3–2	1–5	0–3	3–0	4–0
Adelaide United Youth	1–3	1–1	3–0		1–3	1–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	6–2	1–4	3–1
Campbelltown City	2–1	5–1	2–1	1–2		3–1	3–0	4–0	0–1	3–0	3–1	1–1
Croydon FC	1–0	2–2	0–1	1–2	0–2		3–1	3–2	1–6	3–1	5–2	3–1
FK Beograd	3–1	1–5	0–0	3–0	1–2	2–2		3–4	0–4	4–1	3–1	3–1
Modbury Jets	2–2	2–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2		0–1	4–3	3–0	4–1
North Eastern MetroStars	4–0	2–0	4–0	1–2	3–2	2–2	1–2	5–1		5–1	4–1	2–0
South Adelaide Panthers	3–1	1–2	3–3	0–1	0–4	3–3	3–1	2–4	1–2		1–1	1–1
Sturt Lions	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	1–2	1–1	0–1	2–3	0–5	2–2		1–0
West Adelaide	0–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	3–2	2–3	0–1	1–1

Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	James Temelkovski	North Eastern MetroStars	25
2	Jonathon Rideout	South Adelaide Panthers	17
3	Hamish McCabe	Modbury Jets	16
4	Alexander Mullen	Campbelltown City	15
5	Gonzalo Rodriguez	Sturt Lions	12
6	Andre Carle	Croydon FC	11
7	Nicholas Bucco	Adelaide City	10
	Michael Cittadini	North Eastern MetroStars
9	Aladin Irabona	Adelaide City	9
	Christos Pounendis	Adelaide Olympic

Finals

	Elimination Finals					Semi-finals							Grand Final
	4	Adelaide City	1
	5	Modbury Jets	2			5	Modbury Jets	2	3	5
						1	North Eastern MetroStars	3	0	3
													5	Modbury Jets	2
	3	Adelaide United Youth (a.e.t.)	4										3	Adelaide United Youth	7
	6	Adelaide Comets	3			3	Adelaide United Youth	2	3	5
						2	Campbelltown City	1	1	2

Grand Final

Modbury Jets	2–7	Adelaide United Youth
H. McCabe 81' L. McCabe 88'	Report	Madanha 8' Jovanovic 38', 52' Yull 42', 62' Duzel 68' Talladira 73'

8 September

19:30

ServiceFM Stadium, Gepps Cross

Attendance: 1,627

Referee: Daniel Cook^[6]

2023 State League 1 South Australia

State League 1 South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	18 February–9 September[1]
Champions	Adelaide Croatia Raiders (5th title)
Premiers	Adelaide Croatia Raiders (1st title)
Promoted	Adelaide Croatia Raiders Para Hills Knights
Relegated	Eastern United Port Adelaide Pirates
Matches played	132
Goals scored	475 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Riley Stam (Para Hills Knights) (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide Croatia Raiders 6–1 Port Adelaide Pirates (17 June) Para Hills Knights 6–1 Eastern United (12 August)
Biggest away win	Eastern United 1–5 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (15 July)
Highest scoring	Eastern United 3–5 Port Adelaide Pirates (18 February) Para Hills Knights 5–3 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (10 June)
Longest winning run	4 games Adelaide Croatia Raiders Adelaide Victory Para Hills Knights
Longest unbeaten run	6 games West Torrens Birkalla
Longest winless run	8 games Port Adelaide Pirates
Longest losing run	8 games Port Adelaide Pirates
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 15 July 2023.

The 2023 State League 1 South Australia season was the 100th season of second division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.^[2]

Adelaide Croatia Raiders were champions for the fifth time, defeating Para Hills Knights 3–2 in the Grand Final. Adelaide Croatia Raiders were also premiers for the first time, and were promoted with Para Hills Knights. Eastern United and Port Adelaide Pirates were relegated.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders (C, P)	22	13	2	7	56	34	+22	41	Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA and qualification for Finals
2	Para Hills Knights (P)	22	13	1	8	53	42	+11	40	Qualification for Finals
3	Playford City Patriots	22	10	6	6	50	31	+19	36
4	Adelaide Cobras	22	11	3	8	36	29	+7	36
5	Cumberland United	22	10	4	8	32	31	+1	34
6	West Torrens Birkalla	22	10	4	8	37	37	0	34
7	Adelaide Blue Eagles	22	9	5	8	39	37	+2	32
8	Adelaide Victory	22	8	7	7	39	36	+3	31
9	Fulham United	22	9	2	11	32	36	−4	29
10	Vipers FC	22	7	5	10	42	49	−7	26
11	Eastern United (R)	22	6	4	12	33	56	−23	22	Relegation to SA State League 2
12	Port Adelaide Pirates (R)	22	4	1	17	26	57	−31	13

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ABE	COB	ACR	VIC	CMB	ESU	FUL	PHK	PCP	PAP	VIP	WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles		2–3	2–4	1–2	1–0	4–2	3–0	2–3	0–2	2–1	2–1	3–2
Adelaide Cobras	1–2		1–1	1–0	1–3	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	0–1
Adelaide Croatia Raiders	3–1	4–1		2–3	2–1	2–2	4–2	1–2	2–1	6–1	5–0	1–2
Adelaide Victory	1–1	2–1	0–1		1–0	3–3	2–1	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0
Cumberland United	2–1	2–1	3–1	0–0		0–0	0–4	4–2	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–0
Eastern United	3–2	2–2	1–5	3–2	2–0		2–1	1–2	1–2	3–5	0–2	2–1
Fulham United	1–1	1–2	0–2	3–0[a]	0–2	4–0		0–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–3
Para Hills Knights	2–3	3–1	5–3	2–4	2–0	6–1	1–2		2–4	1–3	5–2	2–4
Playford City Patriots	3–3	1–2	0–1	2–2	3–2	5–0	6–1	1–2		2–0	4–1	2–2
Port Adelaide Pirates	0–2	0–3	0–3[b]	3–2	2–3	0–1	1–2	0–3	0–4		3–2	2–4
Vipers FC	1–1	0–4	3–2	4–1	4–1	4–3	2–0	2–2	3–3	4–1		2–2
West Torrens Birkalla	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	3–2	3–1

Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1. Fulham United and Adelaide Victory drew 0–0, the match was awarded 3–0 to Fulham United.
2. Adelaide Croatia Raiders won 2–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Croatia Raiders.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Riley Stam	Para Hills Knights	21
2	Donatien Niyonkuru	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	16
3	Dante Isla Cacciavillani	Adelaide Blue Eagles	15
4	Nicholas Harpas	West Torrens Birkalla	13
5	Daniel Ryan	Playford City Patriots	12
	Craig Shearer	Vipers FC
7	Marko Bogdanovic	Adelaide Victory	11
8	Alex Demasi	Adelaide Victory	9
	Rhys Townsend	Playford City Patriots
10	3 players		8

Finals

The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.

	Elimination Finals					Semi-finals							Grand Final
	3	Playford City Patriots	2
	6	West Torrens Birkalla (a.e.t.)	4			6	West Torrens Birkalla	0	0	0
						1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	1	0	1
													1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	3
	4	Adelaide Cobras	1										2	Para Hills Knights	2
	5	Cumberland United	2			5	Cumberland United	1	1	1
						2	Para Hills Knights	3	3	6

Grand Final

Adelaide Croatia Raiders	3–2	Para Hills Knights
Costa 1' Odenwalder 87' Da Silva 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Stam 14', 30'

9 September

19:00

ServiceFM Stadium, Gepps Cross

Referee: Christian Verdicchio^[6]

2023 State League 2 South Australia

State League 2 South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	18 February–9 September[1]
Champions	Salisbury United (4th title)
Premiers	Salisbury United (2nd title)
Promoted	Salisbury United Western Strikers
Matches played	132
Goals scored	449 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian Elewaut (Seaford Rangers) (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Modbury Vista 7–0 Mount Barker United (5 August)
Biggest away win	Modbury Vista 0–5 Western Strikers (18 February) Mount Barker United 0–5 Adelaide University (22 April) Mount Barker United 0–5 Modbury Vista (30 April)
Highest scoring	Northern Demons 7–3 The Cove (1 April)
Longest winning run	7 games Salisbury United
Longest unbeaten run	8 games Seaford Rangers* Western Strikers
Longest winless run	7 games Adelaide Hills Hawks The Cove
Longest losing run	7 games Adelaide Hills Hawks
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 15 July 2021.

The 2023 State League 2 South Australia season was the 56th season of third division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.^[2]

Salisbury United were champions for the fourth time, defeating Western Strikers 2–1 after extra time in the Grand Final. Salisbury United were also premiers for the second time, and were promoted with Western Strikers.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Salisbury United (C, P)	22	18	1	3	56	15	+41	55	Promotion to SA State League 1 and qualification for Finals
2	Seaford Rangers	22	12	4	6	40	32	+8	40	Qualification for Finals
3	Western Strikers (P)	22	11	3	8	46	29	+17	36
4	Modbury Vista	22	10	5	7	44	34	+10	35
5	Adelaide University	22	10	5	7	38	28	+10	35
6	Gawler Eagles	22	9	5	8	37	33	+4	32
7	Noarlunga United	22	9	3	10	39	43	−4	30
8	Northern Demons	22	8	4	10	35	43	−8	28
9	Pontian Eagles	22	7	4	11	28	35	−7	25
10	The Cove	22	6	5	11	41	51	−10	23
11	Mount Barker United	22	5	4	13	20	53	−33	19
12	Adelaide Hills Hawks	22	4	3	15	25	53	−28	15

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away	ADH	UNI	GAW	MVI	MBU	NOA	NDE	PON	SAL	SEA	COV	STR
Adelaide Hills Hawks		0–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–6	0–1	1–2	2–5	0–1	4–4	0–3
Adelaide University	3–0		3–0[a]	1–1	0–0	5–2	1–2	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	3–2
Gawler Eagles	4–0	1–2		2–2	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–3	5–2	5–2	0–0
Modbury Vista	1–0	2–0	2–3		7–0	3–2	4–2	3–2	1–5	0–1	2–2	0–5
Mount Barker United	1–0	0–5	1–5	0–5		2–3	1–2	0–1	1–0	2–3	1–2	0–0
Noarlunga United	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–3	3–0		2–1	3–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	1–0
Northern Demons	0–3[b]	2–5	0–1	0–0	5–1	3–2		1–2	0–3	0–0	7–3	2–2
Pontian Eagles	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–2		0–1	2–2	2–2	1–2
Salisbury United	4–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	4–1	3–1	3–0	2–0		3–0	2–0	4–2
Seaford Rangers	5–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	0–4		3–1	1–3
The Cove	0–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–3	0–3	0–1	3–1	4–3	1–3		4–0
Western Strikers	6–0	4–1	1–2	0–3[c]	1–2	6–0	5–2	1–0	1–0	0–3	1–0

Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1. Adelaide University and Gawler Eagles drew 1–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide University.
2. Northern Demons won 5–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Hills Hawks.
3. Western Strikers won 3–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Modbury Vista.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Brian Elewaut	Seaford Rangers	17
2	Andreas Wiens	Western Strikers	16
3	Thomas Foglia	Noarlunga United	14
	Benjamin Trotta	Modbury Vista
5	Yiannis Nestoras	Northern Demons	13
6	Joshua Kaye	Salisbury United	11
7	Anthony Dimas	Western Strikers	9
	Thiago Novis	Adelaide University
9	5 players		8

Finals

The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.

	Elimination Finals					Semi-finals							Grand Final
	4	Modbury Vista (p)	1 (4)
	5	Adelaide University	1 (3)			4	Modbury Vista	2	0	2
						1	Salisbury United	3	1	4
													1	Salisbury United	2
	3	Western Strikers	3										3	Western Strikers	1
	6	Gawler Eagles	1			3	Western Strikers	5	2	7
						2	Seaford Rangers	1	1	2

Grand Final

Salisbury United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Western Strikers
Taylor 44' (pen.), 117' (pen.)	Report	Violi 18'

9 September

16:30

ServiceFM Stadium, Gepps Cross

Referee: Liam Miller^[6]

Women's Competitions

2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia

WNPL South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	10 March–15 September[1]
Champions	Salisbury Inter (2nd title)
Premiers	Adelaide Comets (1st title)
Relegated	Fulham United
Matches played	90
Goals scored	309 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Chrissy Panagaris (Adelaide Comets) (14 goals)
Biggest home win	West Adelaide 10–0 Fulham United (16 June)
Biggest away win	Flinders United 1–9 Adelaide Comets (26 May)
Highest scoring	Flinders United 1–9 Adelaide Comets (26 May) West Adelaide 10–0 Fulham United (16 June)
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the first division of women's soccer in South Australia for 2023, and the eighth under the Women's National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 11 August.

Salisbury Inter were champions for the second time, defeating Football SA NTC 7–6 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw in the Grand Final. Adelaide Comets were premiers for the first time. Fulham United were relegated, and Adelaide University avoided relegation, defeating Modbury Vista 8–0 in the promotion/relegation playoff.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Comets	18	15	1	2	64	17	+47	46	Qualification for Finals
2	Football SA NTC	18	11	3	4	36	18	+18	36
3	Salisbury Inter	18	10	2	6	35	19	+16	32
4	Adelaide City	18	9	2	7	31	22	+9	29
5	West Adelaide	18	8	3	7	43	24	+19	27
6	Metro United	18	6	4	8	21	33	−12	22
7	West Torrens Birkalla	18	6	1	11	25	40	−15	19
8	Flinders United	18	5	3	10	18	39	−21	18
9	Adelaide University (O)	18	5	1	12	22	37	−15	16	Qualification for Relegation play-off
10	Fulham United (R)	18	5	0	13	14	60	−46	15	Relegation to SA Women's State League

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ACI	COM	UNI	FLI	NTC	FUL	MET	SAL	WES	WTB
Adelaide City		1–3	2–1	5–0	1–1	5–1	0–1	1–0	1–3	1–0
Adelaide Comets	6–0		1–0	3–0	2–0	7–0	4–0	2–4	3–1	4–0
Adelaide University	0–3	1–3		0–1	1–2	0–1	3–1	1–0	2–2	1–4
Flinders United	1–3	1–9	2–3		0–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	2–1
Football SA NTC	1–0	0–2	6–1	1–1		2–0	5–0	3–2	2–1	2–0
Fulham United	1–0	1–3	1–3	0–1	0–5		0–2	0–4	1–0	0–3
Metro United	0–4	3–2	1–0	2–2	1–1	3–4		1–0	0–0	2–3
Salisbury Inter	1–0	0–4	3–1	2–1	1–3	6–0	2–1		2–0	3–0
West Adelaide	3–2	4–5	3–1	3–0	3–0	10–0	2–0	0–0		6–0
West Torrens Birkalla	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–1	5–2	0–2	0–4	4–2

Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Chrissy Panagaris	Adelaide Comets	14
2	Georgie Nicola	Adelaide Comets	12
3	Isabel Hodgson	Adelaide City	11
4	Roxanne Dodd	Salisbury Inter	10
	Victoria Mansueto	West Torrens Birkalla
6	Khal Adam Khan	Adelaide Comets	9
7	Joanna Katsabis	Adelaide Comets	8
	Racheal Quigley	West Adelaide
	Haruna Sugihara	Salisbury Inter
10	3 players		7

Finals

	Qualifying/Elimination Final					Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
						1	Adelaide Comets	0								3	Salisbury Inter	2 (7)
						3	Salisbury Inter	2								2	Football SA NTC	2 (6)
	2	Football SA NTC	0								1	Adelaide Comets	2 (4)
	3	Salisbury Inter	1								2	Football SA NTC (p)	2 (5)
						2	Football SA NTC (p)	1 (7)
						4	Adelaide City	1 (6)
	4	Adelaide City	3
	5	West Adelaide	0

2023 Women's State League South Australia

WSL South Australia

Season	2023
Dates	10 March–13 August[1]
Champions	Sturt Lions
Promoted	Sturt Lions
Matches played	80
Goals scored	370 (4.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Florence Russell (Sturt Lions) (29 goals)
Biggest home win	South Adelaide Panthers 13–0 The Cove (13 August)
Biggest away win	Elizabeth Grove 0–11 Modbury Vista (7 May)
Highest scoring	South Adelaide Panthers 13–0 The Cove (13 August)
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Women's State League South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's State League for sponsorship reasons, was the second division of women's soccer in South Australia. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 13 August.^[2]

Sturt Lions were premiers for the first time.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Sturt Lions (C, P)	18	15	0	3	68	12	+56	45	Promotion to Women's National Premier Leagues SA
2	Modbury Vista	18	14	2	2	80	17	+63	44	Qualification for Promotion play-off
3	South Adelaide Panthers	18	14	1	3	75	21	+54	43
4	Modbury Jets	18	9	4	5	46	25	+21	31
5	Campbelltown City	18	8	3	7	34	36	−2	27
6	Adelaide Jaguars	18	8	1	9	30	41	−11	25
7	Adelaide Hills Hawks	18	6	3	9	26	34	−8	21	Withdrew at end of season[a]
8	Croydon FC	18	4	1	13	31	62	−31	13
9	The Cove	18	3	2	13	16	80	−64	11
10	Elizabeth Grove	18	0	1	17	9	87	−78	1

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Adelaide Hills Hawks withdrawal was announced on 11 November 2023, along with the announcement of Western Strikers' entry into the competition.^[7]

Results

Home \ Away	ADH	JAG	CAM	CRO	ELI	MOD	MVI	SAP	STU	COV
Adelaide Hills Hawks		2–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–0
Adelaide Jaguars	0–3		2–2	3–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–8	0–5	1–0
Campbelltown City	1–0	0–5		1–0	8–0	2–2	2–3	2–6	0–1	2–1
Croydon FC	1–3	2–3	2–2		10–2	2–7	0–10	1–3	0–7	0–1
Elizabeth Grove	0–4	0–1	1–3	0–2		0–4	0–11	1–4	0–4	0–0
Modbury Jets	4–2	2–1	1–2	4–3	6–1		1–0	1–2	0–1	7–1
Modbury Vista	6–0	4–3	2–0	6–1	6–0	2–2		1–0	2–1	7–0
South Adelaide Panthers	3–0	5–1	5–0	2–0	6–1	1–1	2–7		3–1	13–0
Sturt Lions	3–0	3–1	4–0	5–1	9–0	1–0	3–1	2–0		7–1
The Cove	1–1	1–2	0–5	3–4	4–1	2–1	0–9	0–9	1–10

Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Florence Russell	Sturt Lions	29
2	Caitlyn Williams	Modbury Vista	19
3	Mia Perkins	South Adelaide Panthers	17
4	Ailin Marshall	Modbury Vista	15
	Kaylee Wakeling	Adelaide Jaguars
6	Nikki Henkens	South Adelaide Panthers	14
	Kendall Kalaba	Campbelltown City
8	Ellena Vega	Modbury Vista	13
	Pirrie Weeks	Modbury Vista
10	2 players		10

Promotion Play-off

Modbury Vista	0–8	Adelaide University
	Report	Bjorneboe Holgersen 14', 61', 62', 68', 87' Sparrow 30' Todino 46' Trimboli 73'

27 August

12:00

ServiceFM Stadium, Gepps Cross

Referee: Curtis Wordsworth

Cup Competitions

2023 Federation Cup

Main article: 2023 FSA Federation Cup

2023 FSA Federation Cup

Tournament details
Dates	10 February–24 June
Teams	46
Final positions
Champions	North Eastern MetroStars (6th title)
Runner-up	Campbelltown City
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Football South Australia Federation Cup was the 110th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. Teams from the National Premier Leagues SA, SA State League 1, SA State League 2, Regional Leagues and Amateur Leagues participated.^[8]

North Eastern MetroStars were champions for the sixth time, defeating Campbelltown City 3–2 after extra time in the final.

Bracket

	First round Third preliminary round				Second round Fourth preliminary round				Third round Fifth preliminary round				Quarter-finals Sixth preliminary round				Semi-finals Seventh preliminary round				Final
					Campbelltown City	6
					Adelaide Uni Grads Blue	0
	Adelaide Uni Grads Blue	2
	Pembroke Old Scholars	0
									Campbelltown City	3
									Playford City Patriots	2
	Playford City Patriots	1
	Adelaide Victory	0
					Playford City Patriots	3
					South Adelaide Panthers	1
													Campbelltown City	1
													Adelaide City	0
					Adelaide City	7
					Pontian Eagles	0
									Adelaide City	6
									Adelaide Olympic	0
	The Cove	2
	Northern Demons	3
					Northern Demons	2
					Adelaide Olympic	3
																	Campbelltown City	1
																	Croydon FC	0
	Pitbulls FC	0
	Modbury Vista	4
					Modbury Vista	2
					Ghan Kilburn City	6
	Ghan Kilburn City	5
	Para Hills Knights	3
									Ghan Kilburn City	2
									Adelaide University	3
	Port Adelaide Pirates	1
	Vipers FC	2
					Vipers FC	0
					Adelaide University	1
	Mount Barker United	1
	Adelaide University	2
													Adelaide University	0
													Croydon FC	3
					Croydon FC	7
					Tea Tree Gully City	1
									Croydon FC	3
									Sturt Lions	1
					Sturt Lions	6
					Salisbury United	1
																				Campbelltown City	2
																					North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.)	3
					West Adelaide	4
					West Torrens Birkalla	5
	Gawler Eagles	0
	West Torrens Birkalla	4
									West Torrens Birkalla (p)	1 (5)
									Noarlunga United	1 (4)
	Seaford Rangers (p)	1 (5)
	Fulham United	1 (4)
					Seaford Rangers	1
					Noarlunga United (a.e.t.)	2
													West Torrens Birkalla	2
													Eastern United	0
	Para Hills East	0
	Eastern United	3
					Eastern United	2
					Elizabeth Grove	1
									Eastern United (a.e.t.)	1
									Modbury Jets	0
	Adelaide Blue Eagles	2
	Adelaide Hills Hawks	1
					Adelaide Blue Eagles	1
					Modbury Jets	3
																West Torrens Birkalla	0
																	North Eastern MetroStars	5
					Adelaide Croatia Raiders	0
					Adelaide Comets	3
									Adelaide Comets	1
									North Eastern MetroStars	4
	Cumberland United	7
	Para Hills West	0
					Cumberland United	0
					North Eastern MetroStars	4
													North Eastern MetroStars	4
													Adelaide Cobras	2
	Rostrevor Old Collegians	1
	Western Strikers	2
					Western Strikers	0
					FK Beograd	7
									FK Beograd	1
									Adelaide Cobras	3
					Elizabeth Downs	4
					Adelaide Cobras (a.e.t.)	5
	Naracoorte United	0
	Adelaide Cobras	5

2023 WNPL and WSL Cup

2023 WNPL and WSL Cup

Tournament details
Dates	5 April–18 August
Teams	30
Final positions
Champions	Adelaide Comets (1st title)
Runner-up	Salisbury Inter
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 WNPL and WSL Cup is the main women's soccer knockout competition in South Australia for 2023. Senior and reserve teams from the Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia and senior teams from the Women's State League South Australia participated.

Adelaide Comets were champions for the first time, deferating Salisbury Inter 1–0 after extra time in the final.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	West Torrens Birkalla Reserves	1
	Croydon FC	0			West Torrens Birkalla Reserves	0
	Adelaide University Reserves				Metro United	3
	Metro United	w/o							Metro United	0
									West Torrens Birkalla	1
					West Torrens Birkalla	w/o
	Adelaide Hills Hawks	1			Adelaide City Reserves
	Adelaide City Reserves	2											West Torrens Birkalla	0
	Adelaide Jaguars	0											Adelaide Comets	2
	Football SA NTC	7			Football SA NTC	6
	Fulham United	4			Fulham United	0
	Campbelltown City	0							Football SA NTC	0
	Fulham United Reserves								Adelaide Comets	4
	Sturt Lions	w/o			Sturt Lions	1
	Adelaide Comets	14			Adelaide Comets	7
	The Cove	0															Adelaide Comets (a.e.t.)	1
	Flinders United	w/o															Salisbury Inter	0
	South Adelaide Panthers				Flinders United	5
	Football SA NTC Reserves	2			Football SA NTC Reserves	1
	Metro United Reserves	1							Flinders United	2
	Salisbury Inter	8							Salisbury Inter	4
	Elizabeth Grove	0			Salisbury Inter	6
	Modbury Vista	5			Modbury Vista	0
	Flinders United Reserves	0											Salisbury Inter	4
	West Adelaide Reserves												Adelaide City	3
	West Adelaide	w/o			West Adelaide	3
					Adelaide City	5
									Adelaide City (a.e.t.)	1
	Salisbury Inter Reserves	1							Adelaide University	0
	Adelaide Comets Reserves	2			Adelaide Comets Reserves	1
	Adelaide University	6			Adelaide University	5
	Modbury Jets	0

Prize money

Prize money is based on results from the finals series, with the exception of Premiers prize money and the Women's State League, which does not have a finals series. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for prize money.^[9]

League Competitions	Result							Total	Change
	Champions	Premiers	Runners-up	3rd	4th	5th	6th
National Premier Leagues SA	$18,000	$16,000	$8,000	$5,000	$2,000			$53,000	$6,500 (14%)
SA State League 1	$8,000	$7,000	$3,500	$2,500	$1,500	—		$22,500	$3,000 (15%)
SA State League 2	$3,500	$2,500	$1,000	$500		—		$8,000	$2,000 (33%)
Women's National Premier Leagues SA	$5,000	$4,000	$2,500	$1,000	—			$12,500
Women's SA State League	$1,000	—						$1,000
Cup Competitions	Result							Total	Change
	Champions		Runners-up		Semi-finalists
Federation Cup	$10,000		$5,500		$2,500			$20,500	$10,500 (105%)
WNPL and WSL Cup	$1,000		$500		—			$1,500
Grand Total								$119,000	$22,000[a] (27%)

1. Only includes men's competitions.

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