2014 FFSA season
The 2014 Football Federation South Australia season was the 108th season of soccer in South Australia, and the second under the National Premier Leagues format.
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croydon Kings |
← 2013 2015 → | |
League tables
2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croydon Kings |
| Premiers | North Eastern MetroStars |
| Relegated | Cumberland United Western Strikers |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 595 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Perry Mitris (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | - |
| Biggest away win | - |
| Highest scoring | - |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The National Premier League South Australia 2014 season was the second season under the new competition format in South Australia. It was played over 26 rounds, beginning on 21 February with the regular season concluding on 16 August 2014.[1] The league consisted of 14 teams across the State of South Australia, all playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the final series winners qualifying for the 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals and the bottom two at the end of the year being relegated to the 2015 FFSA State League.
West Adelaide and South Adelaide joined from the 2013 FFSA State League.
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 61 | Qualified for the 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 53 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 3 | Croydon Kings (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 52 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 44 | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | |
| 7 | Campbelltown City | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | White City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 32 | |
| 9 | Para Hills Knights | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Raiders | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | West Torrens Birkalla | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 26 | |
| 12 | South Adelaide | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 25 | |
| 13 | Cumberland United (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 21 | Relegated to 2015 NPL State League |
| 14 | Western Strikers (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Elimination finals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | West Adelaide | 0 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | Croydon Kings | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| West Adelaide | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Croydon Kings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croydon Kings | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croydon Kings | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2014 NPL State League
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Port Adelaide Pirates Modbury Jets |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 784 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | - |
| Biggest home win | - |
| Biggest away win | - |
| Highest scoring | - |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 NPL State League was the second edition of the new NPL State League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 15 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 28 rounds, with the league and playoff winners at the end of the year being promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide Pirates (P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 67 | Promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia |
| 2 | Salisbury United | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 63 | Qualified for the 2014 NPL State League Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Modbury Jets (P) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 55 | Promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 54 | Qualified for the 2014 NPL State League Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | Playford City | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 53 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 49 | |
| 7 | Western Toros | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 43 | |
| 8 | The Cove | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 39 | |
| 9 | Seaford Rangers | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | Eastern United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Sturt Lions | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Adelaide Cobras | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | |
| 13 | Northern Demons | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 24 | |
| 14 | Gawler Eagles | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 108 | −75 | 19 | |
| 15 | Noarlunga United | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 92 | −76 | 9 |
(P) Promoted
Promotion Playoff
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Salisbury United | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 2 | |||||||
2014 Women's Premier League
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Adelaide City FC |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 9 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 16 games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City (C) | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 13 | +40 | 43 |
| 2 | Metro United | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 38 |
| 3 | West Adelaide | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 37 |
| 4 | Sturt Marion | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 29 |
| 5 | Cumberland United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 18 |
| 6 | Para Hills Knights | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 15 |
| 7 | FFSA U15s | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 13 |
| 8 | Adelaide University | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 12 |
| 9 | Fulham United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Cup Competitions
2014 Federation Cup
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the Federation Cup, known as the 2014 Coca-Cola Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons. Clubs entered from the NPL SA and the State League 1.
This knockout competition was won by Adelaide City.
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2014 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide City, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
References
- "Fixtures/Results". Football Federation South Australia. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014..
- "South Australian State League 2014 - Fixtures". Retrieved 17 June 2014.