2016 National Premier Leagues

The 2016 National Premier Leagues was the fourth 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.

National Premier Leagues

Season	2016
Champions	Sydney United 58 (2nd Title)
Finalists	Adelaide City Bentleigh Greens Brisbane Strikers Canberra Olympic Devonport City Edgeworth FC Perth SC Sydney United 58
← 2015 2017 →

The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, with Sydney United 58 crowned as Champions,^[1] which gave them direct qualification for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.^[2]

League tables

ACT

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canberra Olympic (C)	18	15	0	3	50	16	+34	45	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Tigers FC	18	13	3	2	61	28	+33	42	2016 ACT Finals
3	Belconnen United	18	11	2	5	49	24	+25	35
4	Canberra	18	10	2	6	44	31	+13	32
5	Gungahlin United	18	6	4	8	20	29	−9	22
6	FFA Centre of Excellence	18	7	1	10	51	48	+3	22
7	Tuggeranong United	18	6	3	9	26	35	−9	21
8	Canberra United Academy (R)	18	6	0	12	44	68	−24	18	Disbanded at end of season
9	Monaro Panthers	18	4	2	12	22	49	−27	14
10	Woden Weston	18	3	1	14	16	55	−39	10

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

Finals

	Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Canberra Olympic	2 (5)								1	Canberra Olympic	3
	2	Tigers FC	2 (3)								4	Canberra FC	0
						2	Tigers FC	1
						4	Canberra FC	5
	3	Belconnen United	0
	4	Canberra FC	4

NSW

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney United 58	22	17	3	2	58	21	+37	54	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Blacktown City (C)	22	14	3	5	47	26	+21	45	2016 NSW Finals
3	Manly United	22	12	7	3	58	26	+32	43
4	Rockdale City Suns	22	11	5	6	41	32	+9	38
5	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	22	9	5	8	43	38	+5	32
6	Sydney Olympic	22	7	6	9	26	30	−4	27
7	Sutherland Sharks	22	8	3	11	31	40	−9	27
8	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	7	5	10	39	41	−2	26
9	Hakoah Sydney City East	22	7	2	13	40	54	−14	23
10	Parramatta FC	22	7	2	13	28	44	−16	23
11	Wollongong Wolves	22	5	4	13	23	37	−14	19
12	Blacktown Spartans (R)	22	4	3	15	22	52	−30	15	Relegation to the 2017 NPL NSW 2[lower-alpha 1]

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

1. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.^[3]

Finals

	Qualifying final					Major semi-final					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Sydney United 58	2								2	Blacktown City	3
						2	Blacktown City	3								1	Sydney United 58	0
	2	Blacktown City	4								1	Sydney United 58	3
	3	Manly United	1			Minor semi-final					5	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	2
						3	Manly United	0
	4	Rockdale City Suns	2			5	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	5
	5	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	4

Northern NSW

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Edgeworth FC (C)	18	15	1	2	52	19	+33	46	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Hamilton Olympic	18	12	6	0	49	13	+36	42	2016 Northern NSW Finals
3	Broadmeadow Magic	18	9	5	4	49	28	+21	32
4	Maitland	18	8	5	5	34	23	+11	29
5	Newcastle Jets Youth	18	7	3	8	38	46	−8	24
6	Charlestown City Blues	18	7	3	8	29	41	−12	24
7	Lambton Jaffas	18	5	4	9	27	35	−8	19
8	Valentine FC	18	5	4	9	27	43	−16	19
9	Adamstown Rosebud	18	3	2	13	21	53	−32	11
10	Weston Workers	18	1	3	14	18	43	−25	6

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Edgeworth Eagles	2	2	4
	4	Maitland	2	1	3
								1	Edgeworth Eagles	2
								3	Broadmeadow Magic	1
	2	Hamilton Olympic	1	1	2
	3	Broadmeadow Magic	3	2	5

Queensland

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brisbane Strikers	22	14	5	3	51	19	+32	47	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Gold Coast City	22	12	7	3	58	29	+29	43	2016 Queensland Finals
3	Far North Queensland	22	13	3	6	42	27	+15	42
4	Redlands United (C)	22	12	1	9	41	36	+5	37
5	Brisbane City	22	9	8	5	35	28	+7	35
6	Olympic FC	22	11	1	10	45	46	−1	34
7	Moreton Bay United	22	7	8	7	36	32	+4	29
8	South West Queensland Thunder	22	8	2	12	38	57	−19	26
9	Brisbane Roar Youth	22	7	4	11	30	38	−8	25
10	Western Pride	22	6	6	10	38	43	−5	24
11	Sunshine Coast	22	7	3	12	32	45	−13	24
12	Northern Fury	22	0	4	18	22	73	−51	4

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

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Brisbane Strikers	1 (2)
	4	Redlands United	1 (4)
						3	Far North Queensland	2
						4	Redlands United	3
	2	Gold Coast City	0
	3	Far North Queensland	1

South Australia

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide City	22	17	2	3	62	27	+35	53	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Campbelltown City (C)	22	15	4	3	45	19	+26	49	2016 South Australia Finals
3	West Torrens Birkalla	22	12	4	6	42	24	+18	40
4	Adelaide Blue Eagles	22	11	4	7	51	34	+17	37
5	Adelaide Comets	22	11	3	8	41	39	+2	36
6	North Eastern MetroStars	22	11	2	9	39	34	+5	35
7	West Adelaide	22	8	6	8	34	33	+1	30
8	Croydon Kings	22	7	3	12	34	42	−8	24
9	Adelaide United Youth[lower-alpha 1]	22	7	1	14	25	43	−18	22
10	Adelaide Olympic	22	6	4	12	38	60	−22	22
11	South Adelaide (R)	22	6	1	15	31	52	−21	19	Relegation to the 2017 SA State League 1
12	Adelaide Raiders (R)	22	4	0	18	25	60	−35	12

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

1. Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.

Finals

	Elimination finals					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Campbelltown City	0								Adelaide City		0
						2	Adelaide City	2								Campbelltown City		1
											Campbelltown City		4
	3	West Torrens Birkalla	1
											West Torrens Birkalla		0
	6	North Eastern MetroStars	0
						West Torrens Birkalla		2
						Adelaide Blue Eagles		1
	4	Adelaide Blue Eagles	3
	5	Adelaide Comets	2

Tasmania

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Devonport City (C)	21	19	1	1	61	10	+51	58	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Hobart Zebras	21	16	2	3	62	27	+35	50	2016 League Cup
3	South Hobart	21	15	3	3	87	21	+66	48
4	Olympia	21	9	0	12	51	47	+4	27
5	Launceston City	21	7	2	12	24	58	−34	23
6	Kingborough Lions United	21	6	3	12	34	53	−19	21
7	Clarence United	21	3	2	16	23	71	−48	11
8	Northern Rangers	21	1	3	17	20	75	−55	6

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

Finals

The end of season finals series for the League Cup was held using the same format as the previous year, which included the top six teams from the NPL Tasmania as well as the premiers from the Northern Championship (Somerset) and Southern Championship (Glenorchy Knights). The quarter-final and semi-final matches were decided by random draw.^[4] The competition was formerly known as the Victory Cup, but was renamed due to lapsing sponsorship arrangements.^[5]

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand final
	Devonport City		4
	Olympia		0
						Devonport City		4
						Hobart Zebras		1
	Hobart Zebras		4
	Somerset		0
											Devonport City		2
											South Hobart		6
	South Hobart		3
	Glenorchy Knights		2
						South Hobart		2
						Kingborough Lions United		0
	Kingborough Lions United		2
	Launceston City		1

Victoria

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bentleigh Greens	26	18	5	3	61	22	+39	59	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Heidelberg United	26	17	5	4	59	26	+33	53[lower-alpha 1]	2016 Victoria Finals
3	South Melbourne (C)	26	18	2	6	64	39	+25	53[lower-alpha 2]
4	Oakleigh Cannons	26	14	5	7	48	36	+12	47
5	Green Gully	26	13	5	8	42	30	+12	44
6	Hume City	26	13	4	9	47	25	+22	43
7	Pascoe Vale	26	11	4	11	38	36	+2	37
8	Avondale FC	26	10	5	11	37	42	−5	35
9	Melbourne Knights	26	9	4	13	30	51	−21	31
10	Port Melbourne	26	7	5	14	26	38	−12	26
11	Bulleen Lions	26	5	10	11	21	32	−11	25
12	Richmond (R)	26	5	8	13	37	58	−21	23	2016 relegation play-offs
13	Northcote City (R)	26	5	5	16	27	58	−31	20	Relegation to the 2017 NPL Victoria 2
14	Melbourne Victory Youth (R)	26	3	1	22	24	68	−44	4[lower-alpha 3]

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

1. Heidelberg United had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2015 season.
2. South Melbourne had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.
3. Melbourne Victory Youth had six points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.

Finals

	Elimination Finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Bentleigh Greens	1
	4	Oakleigh Cannons	5			4	Oakleigh Cannons	3
	5	Green Gully	2								3	South Melbourne	3
											4	Oakleigh Cannons	2
						2	Heidelberg United	1
	3	South Melbourne	3			3	South Melbourne	2
	6	Hume City	0

Western Australia

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth SC (C)	22	13	4	5	39	23	+16	43	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Inglewood United	22	13	3	6	44	32	+12	42	2016 Western Australia Finals
3	ECU Joondalup	22	13	2	7	38	29	+9	41
4	Floreat Athena	22	11	5	6	50	32	+18	38
5	Bayswater City	22	12	2	8	43	31	+12	38
6	Sorrento	22	11	5	6	30	28	+2	38
7	Stirling Lions	22	11	1	10	51	32	+19	34
8	Balcatta	22	8	1	13	37	50	−13	25
9	Cockburn City	22	5	7	10	37	47	−10	22
10	Perth Glory Youth	22	6	3	13	23	40	−17	21
11	Armadale	22	6	1	15	26	41	−15	19
12	Subiaco AFC	22	5	2	15	20	53	−33	17

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

Finals

	Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Perth	1 (5)								1	Perth	1
	2	Inglewood United	1 (4)								2	Inglewood United	0
						2	Inglewood United	3 (6)
						3	ECU Joondalup	3 (5)
	3	ECU Joondalup	5
	4	Floreat Athena	4

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 2016. Unlike previous years, the participants were not matched up based on geographical proximity, instead an open draw was used to determine the match ups and hosting of quarter finals.^[6] Hosting of 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.^[7] The winner also qualified for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.^[2]

Club	Qualified From	Participation
Canberra Olympic	ACT	1st
Sydney United 58	NSW	2nd
Edgeworth FC	Northern NSW	2nd
Brisbane Strikers	Queensland	1st
Adelaide City	South Australia	1st
Devonport City	Tasmania	1st
Bentleigh Greens	Victoria	1st
Perth	Western Australia	1st

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand Final
	Sydney United 58		5
	Adelaide City		4
						Sydney United 58		2
						Brisbane Strikers		1
	Brisbane Strikers		3
	Canberra Olympic		2
											Sydney United 58		4
											Edgeworth FC		1
	Perth		6
	Devonport City		1
						Perth		0
						Edgeworth FC		1
	Bentleigh Greens		1
	Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.)		3

Quarter-finals

Bentleigh Greens	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Edgeworth FC
Maclean 89'	Report	Moore 54' Gardner 99', 109'

17 September 2016

15:00 AEST

Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne

Referee: Chris Hope

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Brisbane Strikers	3–2	Canberra Olympic
Marsh 6' Bobolas 67' (o.g.) Habtemarium 81' (o.g.)	Report	Tsekenis 13', 26'

17 September 2016

18:00 AEST

Perry Park, Brisbane

Referee: Alex King

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Perth	6–1	Devonport City
Diaz 11' Milenkovic 21', 30' Catarcione 55' Keltie 85' Theodosiades 90+3'	Report	Mann 70'

17 September 2016

18:00 AWST

Litis Stadium, Perth

Referee: David Bruce

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Sydney United 58	5–4	Adelaide City
Shin 23' Nikas 35', 57', 77' Payne 90+2'	Report	Allwright 45', 60' Halliday 68' Costa 89'

18 September 2016

14:00 AEST

Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney

Referee: Ben Abraham

Semi-finals

Perth	0–1	Edgeworth FC
	Report	McBreen 51'

24 September 2016

18:00 AWST

Dorrien Gardens, Perth

Referee: Adam Fielding

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Sydney United 58	2–1	Brisbane Strikers
Nikas 51', 71'	Report	Clulow 35'

25 September 2016

14:30 AEST

Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney

Referee: Adam Susz

Grand Final

Sydney United 58	4–1	Edgeworth FC
Nikas 17' Trifiro 29', 78', 88'	Report	Moriyasu 58'

2 October 2016

14:30

Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney

Referee: Alex King

Individual honours

Glen Trifiro from Sydney United 58 won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.^[8]

References

1. "Sydney United 58 crowned 2016 National Premier Leagues champions". Goal.com. 2 October 2016.
2. "FFA Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
3. "COMPETITION REGULATIONS - 2016 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
4. "League Cup: Quarter Final Draw". Football Federation Tasmania.
5. "CEO Update August 9". Football Federation Tasmania.
6. "Matchups for 2016 Finals series take shape". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
7. "Details confirmed for Semi-finals". Football Federation Australia. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
8. "Sydney United 58 FC crowned PS4 NPL Champions of Australia". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

External links

• Official website