2013 FFSA season

The 2013 Football Federation South Australia season was the 107th season of soccer in South Australia, and the first under the National Premier Leagues format.

Football Federation South Australia

Season	2013
Champions	Campbelltown City
← 2012 2014 →

League tables

2013 National Premier Leagues SA

NPL South Australia

Season	2013
Champions	Campbelltown City
Premiers	MetroStars
Relegated	Adelaide Cobras Enfield City
Matches played	182
Goals scored	577 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lloyd Owusu (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide City 5-0 Adelaide Cobras (30 March 2013) Campbelltown City 5-0 Croydon Kings (27 July 2013)
Biggest away win	Enfield City 0-7 Adelaide City FC (11 May 2013)
Highest scoring	Adelaide Comets 1-7 Para Hills Knights (18 May 2013)
← 2012 FFSA Super League 2014 →

The National Premier League South Australia 2013 season was played by 14 teams over 26 rounds, from February to August 2013.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Eastern MetroStars	26	20	2	4	48	16	+32	62	Qualified for the 2013 SA Finals
2	Adelaide Blue Eagles	26	14	7	5	48	27	+21	49
3	Adelaide City	26	15	3	8	58	29	+29	48
4	Campbelltown City (C)	26	13	7	6	50	28	+22	46	Qualified for the 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals
5	Adelaide Raiders	26	12	5	9	45	40	+5	41	Qualified for the 2013 SA Finals
6	Cumberland United	26	11	8	7	38	39	−1	41
7	West Torrens Birkalla	26	11	5	10	44	36	+8	38
8	Western Strikers	26	10	6	10	40	45	−5	36
9	Para Hills Knights	26	10	5	11	47	45	+2	35
10	White City	26	9	4	13	45	45	0	31
11	Croydon Kings	26	7	7	12	32	45	−13	28
12	Adelaide Comets	26	6	6	14	35	54	−19	24
13	Adelaide Cobras (R)	26	5	4	17	28	62	−34	19	Relegated to the 2014 FFSA State League
14	Enfield City (R)	26	2	5	19	19	66	−47	−19[lower-alpha 1]	Disbanded at end of season

Source: sportingpulse.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Enfield City were deducted 30 points after the FFSA found eight players 'did not meet the definition of an amateur player based on club player payment agreements'.^[1]

Finals

	Elimination finals					Semifinals						Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	North Eastern MetroStars	1	0 (1)								Adelaide Blue Eagles		1
						2	Adelaide Blue Eagles	1	1 (2)								Campbelltown City		2
												North Eastern MetroStars		0
	3	Adelaide City	0
												Campbelltown City		1
	6	Cumberland United	1
						Cumberland United			2
						Campbelltown City			3
	4	Campbelltown City	3
	5	Adelaide Raiders	1

2013 NPL State League

NPL State League

Season	2013
Champions	West Adelaide
Promoted	West Adelaide South Adelaide
Matches played	240
Goals scored	989 (4.12 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andrew Kaine (33 goals)
Biggest home win	Port Adelaide Pirates 13–0 Gawler SC (11 March 2013)
Biggest away win	Gawler SC 0–10 West Adelaide (16 March 2013)
Highest scoring	Port Adelaide Pirates 13–0 Gawler SC (11 March 2013)
← 2012 FFSA Premier League 2014 →

The 2013 NPL State League was the first edition of the new NPL State League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 16 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 30 rounds, with the top two at the end of the year being promoted to the 2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	West Adelaide (P)	30	28	2	0	95	13	+82	86	Promoted to the 2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia
2	South Adelaide (P)	30	22	3	5	73	31	+42	69
3	Modbury Jets	30	20	6	4	76	34	+42	66
4	Port Adelaide Pirates	30	21	1	8	117	46	+71	64
5	Adelaide Olympic	30	18	2	10	87	45	+42	56
6	Salisbury United	30	18	2	10	78	56	+22	56
7	Adelaide Hills Hawks	30	14	5	11	73	50	+23	47
8	Playford City	30	14	5	11	70	59	+11	47
9	Noarlunga United	30	13	3	14	54	44	+10	42
10	Seaford Rangers	30	11	4	15	47	85	−38	37
11	Eastern United	30	8	9	13	42	64	−22	33
12	Western Toros	30	9	4	17	41	80	−39	31
13	Northern Demons	30	6	4	20	33	65	−32	22
14	The Cove	30	5	3	22	41	74	−33	18
15	Gawler Eagles	30	2	4	24	28	147	−119	10
16	Sturt Lions	30	1	3	26	34	96	−62	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted

2013 Women's Premier League

Women's Premier League

Season	2013
Premiers	Adelaide City FC
← 2012 2014 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Adelaide Airport Women's Premier League. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Adelaide City (C)	21	16	3	2	79	19	+60	51
2	Metro United	21	17	0	4	62	33	+29	51
3	Adelaide University	21	12	3	6	77	49	+28	39
4	FFSA U14/15s	21	11	2	8	82	63	+19	35
5	Fulham United	21	8	4	9	65	84	−19	28
6	Sturt Marion	21	7	4	10	36	47	−11	25
7	Para Hills Knights	21	3	1	17	25	60	−35	10
8	Cumberland United	21	0	3	18	13	84	−71	3

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

Awards

The end of year awards were as follows:^[3]

National Premier Leagues SA

Award	Winner
Player of the Year[lower-alpha 1]	Jim Stavrides (Cumberland United) Tony Hatzis (North Eastern MetroStars)
Golden Boot	Lloyd Owusu (White City FC)
Coach of the Year[lower-alpha 2]	Michael Brooks (Cumberland United)
Goalkeeper of the Year[lower-alpha 3]	Les Pogliacomi (Campbelltown City)
Rising Star Award[lower-alpha 4]	Luigi Ditroia (Adelaide Blue Eagles)
Referee of the Year[lower-alpha 5]	Daniel Goodwin
Young Referee of the Year[lower-alpha 6]	Rick Schneider
Fair Play Award	Adelaide City FC

See also

• 2013 National Premier Leagues
• Football Federation South Australia

Notes

1. Sergio Melta Medal
2. Martyn Crook Coach of the Year
3. Peter Nikolich Trophy
4. John Aloisi Rising Star Award
5. Mike Ingham Award
6. Mick O'Malley Award

References

1. "Long-term future of Enfield City Soccer Club in doubt after Falcons withdraw from State League". adelaidenow.com.au. Adelaide Now. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
2. "South Australian State League 2013 - Fixtures". Retrieved 15 May 2014.
3. "Annual Report 2013". mygameday.app. Retrieved 13 February 2023.