2020 FSA season
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 → | |
The 2020 FFSA season was the eighth season under the competition format in Football South Australia.
All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[1] and subsequently extended.[2] Competitions were able to be resumed effective 25 June, subject to conditions.[3] The South Australian season was temporarily suspended in mid-November for a minimum of two weeks, with the NPLSA in the middle of its finals series.[4]
2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia[]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Campbelltown City |
| Premiers | Adelaide Comets |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds, and commenced on 21 February. The season was suspended from 14 March to 27 June, with the regular season resuming on 3 July,[5] and further suspended on 17 November. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[6]
League Table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 44 | 2020 SA Finals |
| 2 | Campbelltown City (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 43 | |
| 3 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 41 | |
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 31 | |
| 7 | Cumberland United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 31 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 24 | |
| 11 | Modbury Jets (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to the 2021 SA State League 1 |
| 12 | Para Hills Knights (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Finals[]
| Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | — | Adelaide Comets | 3 | Adelaide Comets | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Campbelltown City | 0 | — | Campbelltown City | 0 | Campbelltown City | 3 | ||||||||
| Campbelltown City | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | Adelaide City | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Adelaide City | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Croydon Kings | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide City | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 0 | |||||||||||||
2020 South Australian State League 1[]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sturt Lions |
| Premiers | South Adelaide Panthers |
| Promoted | South Adelaide Panthers Sturt Lions |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 NPL is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.
League Table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide Panthers (P) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 49 | Promoted to the and 2020 State League 1 Finals |
| 2 | Sturt Lions (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 45 | 2020 State League 1 Finals |
| 3 | West Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 45 | |
| 4 | White City Woodville | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 42 | |
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Western Strikers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Fulham United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Victory | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 18 | |
| 11 | Adelaide Vipers (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 16 | Relegated to the 2021 SA State League 2 |
| 12 | Seaford Rangers (R) | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 79 | −52 | 3 |
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 | South Adelaide Panthers | 4 | — | South Adelaide Panthers | 0 | Sturt Lions | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sturt Lions | 3 | — | Sturt Lions | 3 | White City Woodville | 0 | ||||||||
| South Adelaide Panthers | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | West Adelaide | 2 | White City Woodville | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Western Strikers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Adelaide | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| White City Woodville | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | White City Woodville | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 0 | |||||||||||||
2020 South Australian State League 2[]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastern United |
| Premiers | Adelaide Cobras |
| Promoted | Adelaide Cobras; Eastern United |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 SL1 is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.
League Table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Cobras (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 46 | Promoted to the and 2020 State League 2 Finals |
| 2 | Eastern United (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 44 | 2020 State League 2 Finals |
| 3 | Modbury Vista | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 42[a] | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Adelaide University | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 6 | Gawler SC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 33[b] | |
| 7 | Noarlunga United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 32 | |
| 8 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 29 | ||
| 9 | The Cove | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Northern Demons | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Salisbury United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 19 | |
| 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 89 | −71 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Modbury Vista had 6 competition points removed for the 2020 season, after a disturbance in a match against Gawler.[7]
- ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Gawler SC had 3 competition points removed for the 2020 season, after a disturbance in a match against Modbury Vista.[7]
Finals[]
| Semi Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals Week 2 | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Cobras | 3 | — | Adelaide Cobras | 3 | Adelaide Cobras | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Eastern United | 2 | — | Eastern United | 3 | Eastern United (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||
| Eastern United | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Modbury Vista | 1 | Gawler SC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Gawler SC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Gawler SC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide University | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide University | 2 | |||||||||||||
2020 Women's NPL[]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Premiers | Adelaide City |
← 2019 2021 → | |
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 fifth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 14 games. After three months off due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the season resumed on 26 June.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 14 | +61 | 39 | 2020 Women's NPL Finals |
| 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 31 | ||
| 3 | West Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 28 | |
| 4 | (C) | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 24 | |
| 5 | FFSA NTC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 15 | |
| 6 | Fulham United | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 12 | |
| 7 | Adelaide University | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 8 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Comets | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Finals[]
| Semi Finals | Elimination Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide City | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Salisbury Inter | 1 | Adelaide City | 1 | |||||||||
| Salisbury Inter | 2 | Metro United | 2 | ||||||||||
| Metro United (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | West Adelaide | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Metro United | 1 | |||||||||||
Cup competitions[]
2020 Federation Cup[]
South Australian soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in March, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic,[1] and ultimately cancelled before any games were played. The preliminary rounds would have doubled as the SA qualifiers for the 2020 FFA Cup, but that competition was also cancelled.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Return To Competitions Requirements". Football South Australia. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Update – Community Sport Temporarily Suspended". Football South Australia. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Media Release: Modbury Vista and Gawler Disciplinary Hearing". FFSA. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "WNPLSA fixtures confirmed as #FootballReturns approaches". Football South Australia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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