2018 FFSA season
Season | 2018 |
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← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Football Federation South Australia season was the sixth season under the National Premier Leagues competition format in South Australia.[1]
League tables[]
2018 National Premier Leagues SA[]
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Campbelltown City |
Premiers | Campbelltown City |
Relegated | Sturt Lions West Torrens Birkalla |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 425 (3.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Christian Esposito (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Adelaide City 10−0 South Adelaide |
Biggest away win | West Torrens 5−0 MetroStars, South Adelaide 5−0 MetroStars |
Highest scoring | Adelaide City 10−0 South Adelaide |
← 2017 2019 → |
The National Premier League South Australia 2018 season was the sixth edition of the NPL SA as the premier domestic association football competition in South Australia (and second level within Australia overall). 12 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Campbelltown City (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 51 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 46 | 2018 South Australia Finals |
3 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 44 | |
4 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 35 | |
5 | Adelaide City[a] | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 28 | |
6 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | |
7 | West Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 27 | |
8 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
9 | South Adelaide Panthers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 21 | |
10 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 19 | |
11 | Sturt Lions (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to the 2019 SA State League 1 |
12 | West Torrens Birkalla (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.[2]
Finals[]
Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Campbelltown City | 0 | — | Adelaide City | 0 | Campbelltown City | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Adelaide City | 0 | — | Campbelltown City (a.e.t.) | 1 | Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||||
Adelaide City | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.) | 1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | |||||||||||
6 | Adelaide Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||||
North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Adelaide United Youth | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Adelaide Comets | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 | Adelaide United Youth | 3 |
Results[]
Leading Goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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1 | Christian Esposito | North Eastern MetroStars | 18 |
2 | Anthony Costa | Adelaide City | 17 |
3 | Andreas Wiens | Adelaide Comets | 13 |
4 | Dion Kirk | Campbelltown City | 12 |
5 | Luigi Di Troia | Campbelltown City | 11 |
Fausto Erba | Adelaide Olympic |
2018 SA State League 1[]
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Adelaide Raiders |
Premiers | Adelaide Blue Eagles |
Promoted | Adelaide Blue Eagles Adelaide Raiders |
Relegated | Port Adelaide Pirates The Cove |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 429 (3.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shaun McGreevy (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Adelaide Blue Eagles 6−0 Port Adelaide Pirates |
Biggest away win | Western Strikers 1−7 Modbury Jets |
Highest scoring | Seaford Rangers 7−4 Western Strikers |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 SA State League 1 was the sixth edition of the NPL State League 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 48 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL South Australia |
2 | Adelaide Raiders (P, C) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 46 | |
3 | Noarlunga United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 39 | Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 1 Finals |
4 | White City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 37 | |
5 | Modbury Jets | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 35 | |
6 | Cumberland United | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
7 | Seaford Rangers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 25 | |
8 | Salisbury United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 24 | |
9 | Western Strikers | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 24 | |
10 | Fulham United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
11 | Port Adelaide Pirates (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to the 2019 SA State League 2 |
12 | The Cove (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Finals[]
Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0 | — | Adelaide Raiders | 4 | Adelaide Raiders | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Adelaide Raiders | 1 | — | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | ||||||||
Adelaide Blue Eagles (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Noarlunga United | 3 | Modbury Jets | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Cumberland United | 4 | |||||||||||||
Cumberland United | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Modbury Jets | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | White City | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 | Modbury Jets | 2 |
2018 SA State League 2[]
Season | 2018 |
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Premiers | Playford City |
Promoted | Playford City, Adelaide Victory |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 529 (4.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Katsigiannis (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Eastern 8−0 UniSA, Playford City 8−0 |
Biggest away win | Modbury 0−9 Vipers |
Highest scoring | Victory 8−2 Hawks, Modbury 1−9 Gawler, 1−9 Victory |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2017 SA State League 2 was the second edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Playford City (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 14 | +47 | 49 | Promotion to the 2019 SA State League 1 |
2 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 49 | Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 2 Finals |
3 | Adelaide Vipers | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 47 | |
4 | Adelaide Cobras | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 47 | |
5 | Adelaide Victory (P, C) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 44 | Promotion to the 2019 SA State League 1 |
6 | Northern Demons | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 44 | Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 2 Finals |
7 | Adelaide University | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 37 | |
8 | Eastern United | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 28 | |
9 | Gawler Eagles | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 25 | |
10 | Modbury Vista | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 85 | −67 | 7 | |
11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 92 | −74 | 5 | ||
12 | University of South Australia | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 77 | −52 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Finals[]
Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Playford City | 2 | — | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 1 | Playford City | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 0 | — | Playford City | 1 | Adelaide Victory | 2 | ||||||||
Adelaide Hills Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Adelaide Vipers | 3 | Adelaide Victory | 4 | |||||||||||
6 | Northern Demons | 0 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide Vipers | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Adelaide Victory | 2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Adelaide Cobras | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 | Adelaide Victory | 3 |
2018 Women's NPL[]
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Adelaide City |
Premiers | |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 303 (3.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Chrissy Panagaris (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Adelaide City 6–0 Fulham United |
Biggest away win | Fulham United 0–10 West Adelaide Fulham United 0–10 Adelaide City |
Highest scoring | See biggest away win |
← 2017 2019 → |
The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the third season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 17 | +55 | 54 | 2018 Women's NPL Finals | |
2 | Adelaide City (C) | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 53 | |
3 | West Adelaide | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 38 | |
4 | FFSA NTC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 31 | |
5 | Adelaide University | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 | |
6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 18 | ||
7 | Fulham United | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 86 | −73 | 11 | |
8 | Cumberland United (R) | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 9 | Relegation to the 2019 State League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Semi Finals | Elimination Final | Grand Final 9 September | |||||||||||
1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Adelaide City | 1 | 2 | Adelaide City | 1 | ||||||||
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | West Adelaide | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | West Adelaide | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | FFSA NTC | 0 |
Cup competitions[]
2018 Federation Cup[]
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.
This knockout competition was won by Adelaide Comets.
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide Comets, A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
References[]
- ^ "South Australia Season Index 2018". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "South Australia National Premier League 2018 - Result matrix". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- 2018 in Australian soccer