2019 National Premier Leagues

The 2019 National Premier Leagues was the seventh season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played by eight separate state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals series tournament at season end, culminating in a Grand Final.

National Premier Leagues
Season2019
ChampionsWollongong Wolves (1st title)
FinalistsCampbelltown City
Canberra Olympic
Devonport City
Heidelberg United
Maitland FC
Lions FC
Perth SC
Wollongong Wolves
← 2018
2020 →

Wollongong Wolves were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions and originally qualified directly for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32.[1] Since that competition was cancelled, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.[2]

League tables

ACT
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[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champions; (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

NSW
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wollongong Wolves 22 16 3 3 52 17 +35 51 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers (C) 22 12 6 4 42 28 +14 42 2019 NSW Finals
3 Blacktown City 22 11 5 6 31 24 +7 38
4 Sydney United 58 22 9 6 7 31 32 −1 33
5 Marconi Stallions 22 10 2 10 42 30 +12 32
6 Sydney Olympic 22 9 5 8 35 33 +2 32
7 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 22 8 6 8 43 46 −3 30
8 Sutherland Sharks 22 7 7 8 36 33 +3 28
9 Manly United 22 7 5 10 25 34 −9 26
10 Rockdale City Suns 22 8 2 12 28 44 −16 26
11 Sydney FC Youth 22 6 3 13 33 52 −19 21
12 Hakoah Sydney City East (R) 22 3 2 17 12 37 −25 11 Relegation to the 2020 NPL NSW 2[lower-alpha 1]
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

Northern NSW
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maitland FC 20 13 4 3 44 27 +17 43 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Lambton Jaffas 20 11 5 4 39 18 +21 38 2019 Northern NSW Finals
3 Edgeworth Eagles (C) 20 12 2 6 44 24 +20 38
4 Broadmeadow Magic 20 11 5 4 46 29 +17 38
5 Weston Bears 20 11 4 5 44 33 +11 37
6 Charlestown City Blues 20 11 3 6 35 24 +11 36
7 Hamilton Olympic 20 7 4 9 33 32 +1 25
8 Newcastle Jets Youth 20 6 3 11 29 41 −12 21 Transferred to 2020 NSW NPL 4 / 2020 NSW NPL 2
9 Lake Macquarie City 20 3 3 14 23 54 −31 12
10 Valentine FC 20 3 3 14 28 60 −32 12
11 Adamstown Rosebud 20 3 2 15 20 43 −23 11
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals
Semi-finals Grand Final
        
1 Maitland FC (a) 2 1 3
4 Broadmeadow Magic 2 1 3
1 Maitland FC 0
3 Edgeworth Eagles 2
2 Lambton Jaffas 1 0 1
3 Edgeworth Eagles 4 1 5

Queensland
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lions FC 28 24 2 2 89 20 +69 74 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Gold Coast Knights (C) 28 22 4 2 77 22 +55 70 2019 Queensland Finals
3 Peninsula Power 28 23 0 5 84 37 +47 69
4 Olympic FC 28 18 3 7 85 43 +42 57
5 Brisbane Strikers 28 14 4 10 79 50 +29 46
6 Brisbane City 28 12 3 13 61 56 +5 39
7 Gold Coast United 28 11 4 13 45 51 −6 37
8 Brisbane Roar Youth 28 11 3 14 62 58 +4 36
9 Eastern Suburbs 28 11 3 14 67 66 +1 36
10 Redlands United 28 11 2 15 47 72 −25 35
11 Moreton Bay United 28 10 4 14 47 51 −4 34
12 Magpies Crusaders United 28 7 5 16 43 104 −61 26
13 Western Pride (R) 28 8 1 19 37 70 −33 25 Relegation to the 2020 Queensland Premier League
14 South West Queensland Thunder (R) 28 5 3 20 50 104 −54 18
15 Sunshine Coast (R) 28 2 1 25 25 94 −69 7
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals
Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Gold Coast Knights 2
3 Peninsula Power 1
2 Gold Coast Knights 2
4 Olympic FC 1
1 Lions FC 1
4 Olympic FC 2

South Australia
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Campbelltown City (C) 22 13 4 5 51 32 +19 43 Qualification for National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Adelaide Comets 22 11 5 6 43 26 +17 38 Qualification for Finals
3 Adelaide Raiders 22 11 3 8 44 35 +9 36
4 Adelaide Olympic 22 9 8 5 39 32 +7 35
5 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 10 5 7 33 33 0 35
6 North Eastern MetroStars 22 10 4 8 46 31 +15 34
7 Croydon Kings 22 8 9 5 33 25 +8 33
8 Adelaide United Youth[lower-alpha 1] 22 8 6 8 38 33 +5 30
9 Para Hills Knights 22 7 7 8 31 34 −3 28
10 Adelaide City 22 5 9 8 29 42 −13 18[lower-alpha 2]
11 West Adelaide (R) 22 3 7 12 25 48 −23 16 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 South Adelaide (R) 22 1 5 16 24 65 −41 8
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
  2. 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.[4]

Finals

Tasmania
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Devonport City (C) 24 20 2 2 91 23 +68 62 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Olympia 24 18 2 4 80 31 +49 56
3 South Hobart 24 14 5 5 80 30 +50 47
4 Hobart Zebras 24 12 6 6 74 36 +38 42 Merged with Clarence United at the end of the season
5 Glenorchy Knights 24 10 2 12 58 45 +13 32
6 Kingborough Lions 24 9 3 12 43 50 −7 30
7 Launceston City 24 7 4 13 38 51 −13 25
8 Riverside Olympic 24 4 2 18 26 72 −46 14
9 Clarence United 24 1 0 23 8 160 −152 3 Merged with Hobart Zebras at the end of the season
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heidelberg United 26 17 4 5 53 28 +25 55 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 26 13 6 7 45 32 +13 45 2019 Victorian Finals
3 Green Gully 26 12 8 6 55 40 +15 44
4 Bentleigh Greens (C) 26 13 4 9 47 45 +2 43
5 Hume City 26 12 5 9 41 37 +4 41
6 Avondale FC 26 16 5 5 63 29 +34 35[lower-alpha 1]
7 Dandenong City 26 10 5 11 42 47 −5 35
8 South Melbourne 26 10 4 12 27 42 −15 34
9 Port Melbourne 26 8 7 11 41 37 +4 31
10 Melbourne Knights 26 10 4 12 35 42 −7 31[lower-alpha 2]
11 Altona Magic 26 9 2 15 43 51 −8 29
12 Dandenong Thunder 26 6 6 14 44 70 −26 24 2019 relegation play-offs
13 Kingston City (R) 26 6 5 15 35 51 −16 23 Relegation to the 2020 NPL Victoria 2
14 Pascoe Vale (R) 26 6 3 17 33 53 −20 21
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Avondale FC had eighteen points deducted for licence breaches in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[5]
  2. Melbourne Knights had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2019 season.

Finals
Elimination Finals Semi-finals Final
2 Avondale FC 2
3 Oakleigh Cannons 2 3 Oakleigh Cannons 0
6 Hume City 0 2 Avondale FC 1 (3)
5 Bentleigh Greens (p) 1 (4)
1 Heidelberg United 1
4 Green Gully 0 5 Bentleigh Greens 2
5 Bentleigh Greens 1

Western Australia
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perth SC (C) 22 15 4 3 53 21 +32 49 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Inglewood United 22 11 5 6 38 36 +2 38 2019 WA Top Four Cup
3 Floreat Athena 22 11 4 7 48 37 +11 37
4 Balcatta 22 9 6 7 26 26 0 33
5 Bayswater City 22 9 5 8 45 29 +16 32
6 Sorrento 22 9 4 9 40 41 −1 31
7 Cockburn City 22 8 4 10 38 38 0 28
8 Perth Glory Youth 22 7 5 10 35 39 −4 26
9 Rockingham City 22 8 2 12 37 49 −12 26
10 Armadale 22 7 4 11 35 45 −10 25
11 ECU Joondalup 22 4 11 7 24 32 −8 23
12 Stirling Lions (R) 22 5 4 13 16 42 −26 19 Relegation to the 2020 WA State League 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Final Series

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2019. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.[6] In addition, the winner will qualify for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Club Qualified From Participation
Canberra Olympic Australian Capital Territory ACT 3rd
Wollongong Wolves New South Wales NSW 1st
Maitland FC New South Wales Northern NSW 1st
Lions FC Queensland Queensland 2nd
Campbelltown City South Australia South Australia 2nd
Devonport City Tasmania Tasmania 2nd
Heidelberg United Victoria (state) Victoria 3rd
Perth SC Western Australia Western Australia 3rd
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 5
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 1
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 2
Western Australia Perth SC 0
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 2
Western Australia Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) 4
Queensland Lions FC 3
New South Wales Maitland FC 3
Tasmania Devonport City 2
New South Wales Maitland FC 0
Queensland Lions FC 2
Queensland Lions FC 2
South Australia Campbelltown City 1

Quarter-finals
Maitland FC New South Wales3–2Tasmania Devonport City
  • Thompson 13' (pen.), 22' (pen.)
  • Pratt 71'
 Report
  • Barnard 25'
  • Bidwell 86'
Cooks Square Park, Maitland
Attendance: 352
Referee: Andrew Higgins
Wollongong Wolves New South Wales5–1Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic
  • Scott 36'
  • James 42' (pen.)
  • J. Stojcevski 49'
  • Littler 53'
  • Dimoski 88'
 Report
  • Popovich 60'
Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 320
Referee: Adrian Arndt
Lions FC Queensland2–1South Australia Campbelltown City
  • Hore 64'
  • Duckworth 69'
 Report
Lions Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 722
Referee: Matthew Skinner
Heidelberg United Victoria (state)2–3 (a.e.t.)Western Australia Perth SC
  • Cartanos 60'
  • Schiavo 120+1'
 Report
  • Zimarino 7'
  • Jovic 103'
  • Domfeh 108'
Attendance: 403
Referee: Michael Mammis

Semi-finals
Maitland FC New South Wales0–2Queensland Lions FC
Report
  • Jarrard 39'
  • Hore 68'
Cooks Square Park, Maitland
Attendance: 273
Referee: Stephen Laurie
Wollongong Wolves New South Wales2–0Western Australia Perth SC
 Report
Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 621
Referee: Craig Fisher

Grand Final
Main article: 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Wollongong Wolves New South Wales4–3 (a.e.t.)Queensland Lions FC
 Report
  • Carlos 13'
  • Mádle 84'
  • Duckworth 119' (pen.)
Albert Butler Memorial Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Stephen Laurie

Grand Final clubs' stadiums
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Albert Butler Memorial Park 4,000
Queensland Lions FC Brisbane Lions Stadium 5,000

References
  1. "Wollongong Wolves Crowned National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Champions". National Premier Leagues. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Caden Halmers (5 April 2019). "Gungahlin docked six points as Capital Football 'protect integrity'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. "A Statement From Football Victoria - Avondale FC". Football Victoria. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. "National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Semi-finals Match details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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