2019 Capital Football season

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Australian Capital Territory Capital Football
Season2019
ChampionsGungahlin United
Federation Cup WinnersTigers FC
PremiersCanberra Olympic
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Capital Football season saw a new competition format for the top two men’s divisions in the Australian Capital Territory. The Capital League (former second division) became linked to the National Premier League (first division) with the introduction of a two-step plan to establish promotion and relegation between the two divisions, as well as a re-branding of both divisions to National Premier League 1 (NPL1) and National Premier League 2 (NPL2).[1] The NPL1 Premier qualified for the 2019 National Premier Leagues final series and the Federation Cup winner qualified for the 2019 FFA Cup.

2019 National Premier Leagues Capital Football[]

Australian Capital Territory National Premier Leagues
Season2019
Dates5 April 2019 — 14 September 2019
ChampionsGungahlin United
PremiersCanberra Olympic
Matches played76
Goals scored300 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerStephen Dominici
(18 goals)
Biggest home winCanberra 9–0 Riverina Rhinos
(27 July 2019)
Biggest away winRiverina Rhinos 1–7 Gungahlin United
(3 August 2019)
Highest scoringCanberra Olympic 8–1 Riverina Rhinos
(1 June 2019)
Gungahlin United 2–7 Canberra Olympic
(30 June 2019)
Canberra 9–0 Riverina Rhinos
(27 July 2019)
Longest winning runTigers FC, Gungahlin United
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCanberra Olympic, Gungahlin United
(7 matches)
Longest winless runRiverina Rhinos
(16 matches)
Longest losing runRiverina Rhinos
(9 matches)
← 2018
2020 →

Re-branded NPL1 in 2019, this was the ACT’s highest senior men’s division. Nine teams competed, with the team finishing last in NPL1 relegated to NPL2 for the following season.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Olympic 16 12 1 3 48 19 +29 37 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Tigers FC 16 10 2 4 33 22 +11 32 2019 ACT Finals
3 Gungahlin United (C) 16 11 1 4 48 21 +27 28[a]
4 Canberra FC 16 8 2 6 39 27 +12 26
5 Belconnen United 16 7 2 7 29 26 +3 23
6 Tuggeranong United 16 7 0 9 22 28 −6 21
7 Monaro Panthers 16 6 2 8 31 33 −2 20
8 Woden Weston 16 3 3 10 17 40 −23 12
9 Riverina Rhinos (R) 16 1 1 14 12 64 −52 4 Relegation to the 2020 NPL ACT 2
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Capital Football docked six points from Gungahlin United, after the club failed to meet payment arrangements for a historic debt.[3]

Finals[]

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Canberra Olympic 0  
2 Tigers FC 1         2 Tigers FC 0
      1 Canberra Olympic 1   3 Gungahlin United 5
  3 Gungahlin United 2  
3 Gungahlin United 5
4 Canberra FC 2  

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stephen Domenici Canberra Olympic 17
2 Joshua Gulevski Monaro Panthers 14
Michael John Gungahlin United
4 Nicolas Abot Tigers FC 12
5 Daniel Barac Canberra 11
Jeremy Habtemariam Gungahlin United
Mark Shields Tigers FC
8 Riley Angelosante Gungahlin United 9
9 Nikolas Popovich Canberra Olympic 8

Reference: [4]

2019 National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2[]

Australian Capital Territory NPL Capital Football 2
Season2019
ChampionsANU FC
PremiersCanberra White Eagles
Matches played72
Goals scored264 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRowan Peterkin
(13 goals)
Biggest home win11–0
ANU FC
vs Southern Tablelands
21 July 2019
Biggest away win0–9
Narrabundah FC
vs ANU FC
13 July 2019
Highest scoring11 goals
(see biggest home win)
← 2018
2020 →

Replacing the Capital League, 2019 was the first season of NPL2 as the ACT’s second senior men’s division.[5] The competition was a double round-robin played over 18 rounds, with no promotion to the NPL1, followed by an end of season finals competition.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra White Eagles 16 11 3 2 44 15 +29 36 2019 NPL2 ACT Finals
2 O'Connor Knights 16 11 3 2 44 17 +27 36
3 ANU FC (C) 16 11 1 4 52 13 +39 34
4 Queanbeyan City 16 9 2 5 27 22 +5 29
5 Weston Molonglo FC 16 8 3 5 26 22 +4 27
6 Wagga City Wanderers 16 7 1 8 29 27 +2 22
7 Southern Tablelands United 16 3 1 12 15 53 −38 10
8 Narrabundah FC 16 2 2 12 14 43 −29 8
9 Brindabella Blues 16 2 0 14 14 53 −39 6
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Finals[]

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Canberra White Eagles 2 (4)  
2 O'Connor Knights 2 (5)         2 O'Connor Knights 1
      1 Canberra White Eagles 0   3 ANU FC 5
  3 ANU FC 1  
3 ANU FC 2
4 Queanbeyan City 1  

2019 Capital Football State League 1[]

Australian Capital Territory State League 1
Season2019
ChampionsUC Pumas
PremiersUC Pumas
Matches played85
Goals scored434 (5.11 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Isabella
(28 goals)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 ACT Capital Football Division 1 (also known as State League 1) is the fifth edition of the Capital League Division 1 as ACT's third senior men’s division. The 2019 season consists of 18 rounds with four matches played per round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UC Pumas (C) 18 14 2 2 57 24 +33 44 2019 SL1 Finals
2 ADFA Vikings 18 13 2 3 71 30 +41 41
3 Weston Molonglo B 18 12 4 2 60 23 +37 40
4 Belconnen United B 18 12 0 6 55 28 +27 36
5 Narrabundah B 18 7 2 9 25 52 −27 23
6 Tigers FC B 18 7 1 10 36 56 −20 22
7 Monaro Panthers B 18 6 1 11 33 54 −21 19
8 ANU FC B 18 5 1 12 26 53 −27 16
9 Belsouth 18 3 2 13 35 57 −22 11
10 Canberra City 18 3 1 14 36 57 −21 10
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Finals[]

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 UC Pumas 3  
2 ADFA Vikings 1         1 UC Pumas 2
      2 ADFA Vikings 1   2 ADFA Vikings 0
  3 Weston Molonglo 0  
3 Weston Molonglo 1
4 Belconnen United 0  

2019 Women's National Premier Leagues ACT[]

Australian Capital Territory NPLW Capital Football
Season2019
ChampionsBelconnen United
PremiersBelconnen United
← 2018
2020 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier Leagues (WNPL). Each team played each other twice for a total of 16 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen United (C) 16 15 1 0 105 2 +103 46 2019 ACT WNPL Finals
2 Canberra FC 16 12 2 2 86 10 +76 38
3 Canberra United Academy 16 10 1 5 55 27 +28 31
4 Gungahlin United 16 9 2 5 41 27 +14 29
5 Woden-Weston FC 16 9 1 6 37 33 +4 28
6 Tuggeranong United 16 4 1 11 14 67 −53 13
7 Wagga City Wanderers 16 3 0 13 17 81 −64 9
8 Monaro Panthers 16 2 2 12 20 60 −40 8
9 Canberra Olympic 16 2 2 12 13 75 −62 8
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
(C) Champion

Finals[]

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Belconnen United 2  
2 Canberra FC 0         1 Belconnen United 1
      2 Canberra FC 4   2 Canberra FC 0
  3 CU Academy 1  
3 CU Academy 4
4 Gungahlin United 2  

2019 Federation Cup[]

Australian Capital Territory 2019 Federation Cup
Dates5 March–15 June 2019
Teams17
Defending championsCanberra FC
ChampionsTigers FC (1st title)
Runners-upCanberra FC
Matches played19
Goals scored142 (7.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sparrow
Giampaolo
Eljammoudi
(3 goals)
← 2018
2020 →

2019 was the 57th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acted as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT, with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. Although open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, entry to the competition was staggered, with NPL1 clubs entering the tournament in the second round. The competition ran from 5 March until 15 June.

Tigers FC secured its first Federation Cup title and qualification to the 2019 FFA Cup with a penalty shootout victory over Canberra FC at Deakin Stadium.[6][7]

2019 Capital Football Federation Cup
Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Round 1
1 Brindabella Blues (3) 4–3† Narrabundah FC (3)
2 Southern Tablelands United (3) 0–2 UC Pumas (4)
3 Weston-Molonglo (3) 4–1 Canberra City (4)
4 Wagga City Wanderers (3) 2–5 White Eagles (3)
Round 2
1 Canberra FC (2) 6–1 Brindabella Blues (3)
2 Gungahlin United (2) 4–1 UC Pumas (4)
Gungahlin United removed for fielding an ineligible player.
3 Belconnen United (2) 5–0 Weston-Molonglo (3)
4 Woden-Weston (2) 3–1 White Eagles (3)
5 Tuggeranong United (2) 4–1 O'Connor Knights (3)
6 Canberra Olympic (2) 2–1 Queanbeyan City (3)
7 Riverina Rhinos (2) 0–3 ANU FC (3)
8 Tigers FC (2) 1–0 Monaro Panthers (2)
Quarter-finals
1 Woden-Weston (2) 0–2 Tuggeranong United (2)
2 Canberra Olympic (2) 0–1 Canberra FC (2)
3 Tigers FC (2) 6–1 UC Pumas (4)
4 ANU FC (3) 2–0 Belconnen United (2)
Semi-finals
1 Tuggeranong United (2) 0–2 Tigers FC (2)
2 ANU FC (3) 1–2† Canberra FC (2)
Final
1 Canberra FC (2) 0–0† Tigers FC (2)
Tigers FC won 4–2 on penalties.
Notes
  • † = After Extra Time

2019 Charity Shield[]

2019 is the fourth edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2019 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2019 was Salvation Army Canberra.[8] Canberra FC and Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2019. The matchup was a replay of the 2018 Federation Cup final.[9] Canberra FC claimed its second Charity Shield title with a 2–1 victory thanks to an unfortunate own goal winner in the fifty-second minute.[10]

29 March 2019 Canberra FC 2–1 Gungahlin United Deakin, Canberra
18:30
  • Barac Goal 21'
  • Abbas Goal 52' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Griffiths Goal 24'
 Stadium: Deakin Stadium

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Capital Football NPL Senior League Structure" (PDF). Capital Football. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "National Premier Leagues – Mens". Capital Football. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. ^ Caden Halmers (5 April 2019). "Gungahlin docked six points as Capital Football 'protect integrity'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 NPL Capital Football Season Stats". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (2018-08-03). "NPL clubs slam Capital Football for introducing NPL2". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  6. ^ Helmers, Caden (2019-06-15). "Cooma Tigers overcome Canberra FC and fog to win FFA Cup spot". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  7. ^ "Cooma Tigers become Capital Football FFA Cup Round of 32 representative". www.theffacup.com.au. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. ^ "Charity Shield: Canberra FC v Gungahlin United". Capital Football. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. ^ "2019 Capital Football Charity Shield". Capital Football. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  10. ^ Warren, Tim (2019-04-01). "Canberra FC claim 2019 Charity Shield". Capital Football. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
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