2018 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2018 season was the sixth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.^[1] The Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1 qualified for the national finals, playing-off to decide the champion of the 2018 National Premier Leagues.

Football New South Wales

Season	2018
← 2017 2019 →

Competitions

2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 1

NPL NSW Men's 1

Season	2018
Champions	Sydney Olympic
Premiers	Sydney Olympic
Matches played	138
Goals scored	440 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jordan Murray 23 (APIA Leichhardt Tigers)
Biggest home win	APIA Leichhardt Tigers 8–2 Rockdale City Suns (25 August 2018)
Biggest away win	Rockdale City Suns 0–5 APIA Leichhardt Tigers (7 April 2018)
Highest scoring	APIA Leichhardt Tigers 8–2 Rockdale City Suns (25 August 2018)
← 2017 2019 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney Olympic (C)	22	15	3	4	40	19	+21	48	2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	14	3	5	62	28	+34	45	2018 NSW Finals
3	Sydney United 58	22	12	2	8	36	29	+7	38
4	Blacktown City	22	9	7	6	27	20	+7	34
5	Rockdale City Suns	22	9	4	9	39	43	−4	31
6	Marconi Stallions	22	8	6	8	30	34	−4	30
7	Hakoah Sydney City East	22	8	4	10	33	32	+1	28
8	Manly United	22	7	7	8	33	32	+1	28
9	Wollongong Wolves	22	7	6	9	23	36	−13	27
10	Sutherland Sharks	22	7	2	13	30	39	−9	23
11	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (R)	22	6	4	12	30	51	−21	22	Relegation to the 2019 NPL NSW 2[a]
12	Sydney FC Youth	22	4	4	14	27	47	−20	16

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

1. Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Qualifying final					Major semi-final					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Sydney Olympic	4								1	Sydney Olympic	3
						3	Sydney United 58	0								2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
	2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	0 (3)								3	Sydney United 58	1 (3)
	3	Sydney United 58	0 (5)			Minor semi-final					2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1 (5)
						2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	8
	4	Blacktown City	0			5	Rockdale City Suns	2
	5	Rockdale City Suns	2

2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2

NPL NSW Men's 2

Season	2018
Champions	St George
Promoted	Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Matches played	147
Goals scored	533 (3.63 per match)
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the sixth edition of the NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year (based on the Club Championship) promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mt Druitt Town Rangers (P)	26	20	2	4	66	26	+40	62	Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 1[a]
2	St George (C)	26	14	4	8	71	40	+31	46	Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals
3	North Shore Mariners	26	13	6	7	55	46	+9	45
4	Central Coast Mariners Academy	26	12	8	6	51	33	+18	44
5	Northern Tigers	26	10	9	7	44	39	+5	39
6	Mounties Wanderers	26	11	5	10	53	50	+3	38
7	Spirit FC	26	11	5	10	45	45	0	38
8	Hills United	26	9	9	8	46	43	+3	36
9	Rydalmere Lions	26	10	5	11	40	46	−6	35
10	Canterbury Bankstown	26	8	5	13	36	48	−12	29
11	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	26	7	5	14	48	55	−7	26
12	Macarthur Rams	26	6	6	14	31	52	−21	24
13	Parramatta FC (R)	26	4	10	12	31	60	−29	22	Relegation to the 2019 NPL NSW 3[b]
14	Blacktown Spartans	26	4	7	15	28	62	−34	19

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

1. Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.
2. Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

Finals

	Elimination finals					Semi-finals					Grand final
						2	St George	2 (5)
	4	Central Coast Mariners Academy	1			5	Northern Tigers	2 (3)
	5	Northern Tigers	2								2	St George	3 (4)
											6	Mounties Wanderers	3 (3)
						1	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	1
	3	North Shore Mariners	0			6	Mounties Wanderers	2
	6	Mounties Wanderers	1

2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 3

NPL NSW Men's 3

Season	2018
Champions	St George FA
Promoted	St George FA
Matches played	188
Goals scored	771 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Michael Gaitatzis - 35 (Gladesville Ryde Magic)
← 2017 2019 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St George FA (C, P)	26	18	5	3	79	23	+56	59	Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 2[a]
2	Hawkesbury City	26	16	6	4	50	32	+18	54	Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals
3	Gladesville Ryde Magic	26	16	4	6	74	43	+31	52
4	SD Raiders	26	13	8	5	77	42	+35	47
5	Bankstown City	26	14	4	8	63	41	+22	46
6	Dunbar Rovers	26	13	5	8	61	46	+15	44
7	Sydney University	26	12	6	8	60	39	+21	42
8	Camden Tigers	26	11	3	12	66	54	+12	36
9	Dulwich Hill	26	9	4	13	45	52	−7	31
10	Granville Rage	26	9	3	14	38	69	−31	30
11	Inter Lions	26	7	4	15	47	61	−14	25
12	Stanmore Hawks	26	7	4	15	39	64	−25	25
13	Western NSW Mariners	26	3	5	18	30	93	−63	14
14	Fraser Park (R)	26	1	5	20	26	96	−70	8	Relegation to the 2019 NSW State League1[b]

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

1. Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.
2. Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

Finals

	Elimination finals					Semi-finals					Grand final
						1	St George FA	4
	4	SD Raiders	1 (6)			6	Dunbar Rovers	0
	5	Bankstown City	1 (5)								1	St George FA	2
											4	SD Raiders	0
						2	Hawkesbury City	1
	3	Gladesville Ryde Magic	1			4	SD Raiders	2
	6	Dunbar Rovers	4

2018 NSW State League

NSW State League

Season	2018
Champions	Central Coast United
Promoted	Bankstown United
Matches played	131
Goals scored	500 (3.82 per match)
← 2017 2019 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bankstown United	22	19	1	2	63	23	+40	58	Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 3[a]
2	Central Coast United	22	18	3	1	85	17	+68	57	Qualification for the 2018 NSW State League Finals
3	University of NSW	22	14	1	7	55	31	+24	43
4	Prospect United	22	11	3	8	40	38	+2	36
5	Nepean FC	21	11	2	8	49	32	+17	35
6	Hurstville FC	22	10	3	9	35	35	0	33
7	Western Condors	22	7	5	10	27	34	−7	26
8	Hurstville City Minotaurs	22	7	4	11	42	48	−6	25
9	South Coast Flame FC	22	7	1	14	41	48	−7	22
10	FC Gazy Auburn	21	6	1	14	25	62	−37	19
11	Balmain Tigers	22	5	2	15	23	55	−32	17
12	Wagga City Wanderers	22	2	2	18	15	77	−62	8	Transferred to ACT NPL2 for 2019 season

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

1. Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

Finals

	Qualifying final					Major semi-final					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Bankstown United	3 (4)								1	Bankstown United	0
						2	Central Coast United	3 (2)								2	Central Coast United	2
	2	Central Coast United	4								2	Central Coast United	3
	3	University of NSW	1			Minor semi-final					5	Nepean FC	1
						3	University of NSW	1
	4	Prospect United	0			5	Nepean FC	4
	5	Nepean FC	3

2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1

National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1

Season	2018
Champions	Macarthur Rams
Premiers	Sydney University
Top goalscorer	Georgia Yeoman-Dale 32 (Macarthur Rams)
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the fifth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. The league increased from 10 to 12 teams,^[2] playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney University	22	15	5	2	67	19	+48	50	Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals
2	Illawarra Stingrays	22	16	0	6	84	38	+46	48
3	Macarthur Rams (C)	22	13	7	2	76	27	+49	46
4	Manly United	22	14	3	5	57	31	+26	45
5	Football NSW Institute	22	13	4	5	77	39	+38	43
6	North West Sydney Koalas	22	13	2	7	50	35	+15	41
7	North Shore Mariners	22	7	6	9	37	42	−5	27
8	Blacktown Spartans	22	8	3	11	46	55	−9	27
9	Northern Tigers	22	5	6	11	28	38	−10	21
10	Bankstown City	22	2	4	16	16	71	−55	10
11	Emerging Jets	22	2	4	16	20	82	−62	10
12	Sutherland Shire (R)	22	1	2	19	12	93	−81	5	Relegation to 2019 NPL NSW Women’s 2

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

2018 Waratah Cup

Main article: 2018 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2018 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A record 169 clubs entered the qualifying phase,^[3] with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by APIA Leichhardt Tigers.

In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the five qualifiers (APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Hakoah Sydney City East, Marconi Stallions and Rockdale City Suns) competed in the final rounds of the 2018 FFA Cup.

Honours and awards

The End of Year awards were held at Dolton House and presented on 14 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's and on 21 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's 2, as well as Men's 3 and State League competitions.^[4][5]

National Premier Leagues NSW

Club honours and awards

Award		Men's	Women's
First Grade	Premiers	Sydney Olympic	Sydney University SFC
	Champions	Sydney Olympic	Macarthur Rams
U-20's / Reserves	Premiers	Blacktown City	Sydney University SFC
	Champions	Sutherland Sharks	Blacktown Spartans
Club Championship		Blacktown City	Sydney University SFC
Fair Play award		Manly United	North West Sydney Women's Koalas

Individual awards

Award	Men's	Women's
Referee of the Year	Kurt Ams	Kelly Jones
Goalkeeper of the Year	Paul Henderson (Sydney Olympic)	Jada Whyman (FNSW Institute)
Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves)	Hamish Lamberton (Sydney FC Youth – 18 goals)	Vesna Milivojevic (FNSW Institute – 24 goals)
Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves)	Lachlan Campbell (Blacktown City FC)	Maddison Zahra (Manly United)
Golden Boot	Jordan Murray (APIA Leichhardt – 23 goals)	Georgia Yeoman-Dale (Macarthur Rams – 30 goals)
Coach of the Year	Abbas Saad (Sydney Olympic)	Chris Williams (Manly United)
Goal of the Year	Thomas Whiteside (Manly United)	—
Player of the Year	Tasuku Sekiya (APIA Leichhardt)	Courtney Nevin (FNSW Institute) Kylie Ledbrook (Macarthur Rams)

National Premier Leagues NSW 2

Club honours and awards

Award	Men's	Women's
First Grade Premiers	Mount Druitt Town Rangers	Sydney Olympic
First Grade Champions	St George FC	Sydney Olympic
Club Championship	Mount Druitt Town Rangers	Sydney Olympic
Fair Play Award	Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth	Western NSW Mariners

Individual awards

Award	Men's	Women's
Referee of the Year	Ben Abraham	Yosemite Guilmeer
Goalkeeper of the Year	Carlos Saliadarre (Mount Druitt Town Rangers)	Amanda Horafios (Sydney Olympic)
Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves)	Anthony Haddad (Macarthur Rams – 30 goals)	Erin Connell (Nepean FC – 20 goals)
Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves)	Zach Forsyth (Central Coast Mariners Academy)	Emily Smith (APIA Leichhardt)
Golden Boot	Emmanuel Gonzalez (Mount Druitt Town Rangers – 25 goals)	Candice Phelan (Central Coast Mariners – 44 goals)
Coach of the Year	Aiden Desmond (Mount Druitt Town Rangers)	Dan Barrett (Central Coast Mariners)
Goal of the Year	Thomas Whiteside (Manly United)	—
Player of the Year	Raul Beneit Romero (Mounties Wanderers)	Lieke de Bever (Sydney Olympic)

Other Leagues

Award	Men's NPL 3	Men's State League
First Grade Premiers	St George FA	Bankstown United
First Grade Champions	St George FA	Central Coast United
Club Championship	St George FA	Bankstown United
Fair Play Award	Camden Tigers & Stanmore Hawks	Central Coast United

Individual awards

Award	Men's NPL 3	Men's State League
Goalkeeper of the Year	Kiriakos Tohorouglou (Gladesville Ryde Magic) Christopher Marques (St George FA)	David Hamilton (Bankstown United)
Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves)	Riley Thomas-King (St George FA – 18 goals)	Johnny Vicoroski (South Coast Flame – 19 goals)
Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves)	Emanuel Koumis (St George FA)	Futo Ihara (Bankstown United)
Golden Boot	Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic – 35 goals)	Mitchell Cross (Bankstown United – 25 goals)
Coach of the Year	Dean Bertenshaw (Hawkesbury City FC)	Scott Belgre (Bankstown United)
Player of the Year	Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic)	Toshihisa Saikawa (Bankstown United) Daniel McFarlane (Central Coast United)

References

1. "2018 competitions declaration of leagues". Football NSW. 20 September 2017.
2. "National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 2018 Preview". Football NSW. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
3. "FOOTBALL NSW'S FFA CUP ROUND'S 2 AND 3 CONFIRMED". Football NSW. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. "Stars Shine at 2018 Gold Medal Dinner". mens.nplnsw.com.au. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
5. "Awards Aplenty at 2018 Silver Medal Dinner". footballnsw.com.au. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2023.