2021 Football South Australia season

The 2021 Football South Australia season was the 115th season of soccer in South Australia, and the ninth under the National Premier Leagues format.

Football South Australia
Season2021
2020
2022

The men's competitions consisted of three major divisions across the State. The season commenced on 9 April,[1] and finished with the State League 2 Grand final on 20 October, the State League 1 Grand final on 21 October, and the NPL Grand final on 22 October.

Men's Competitions

2021 National Premier Leagues South Australia

NPL South Australia
Season2021
Dates9 April–22 October
ChampionsAdelaide City (18th title)
PremiersAdelaide Comets (2nd title)
Matches played132
Goals scored417 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerMarc Marino
(13 Goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 5–0 Cumberland United
(19 June 2021)
Biggest away winCumberland United 0–4 South Adelaide Panthers
(7 August 2021)
Highest scoringAdelaide Croatia Raiders 4–4 South Adelaide Panthers
(13 August 2021)
2020
2022

The 2021 National Premier League South Australia, known as the RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the ninth season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the first tier of South Australian soccer and the second tier of Australian soccer The Premier qualifies for the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series. The fixtures were released on 5 March.[3]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 22 12 7 3 40 26 +14 43 Qualification for Finals
2 Adelaide City (C) 22 11 8 3 40 20 +20 41
3 Campbelltown City 22 10 5 7 41 28 +13 35
4 North Eastern MetroStars 22 9 6 7 36 26 +10 33
5 Sturt Lions 22 9 6 7 34 34 0 33
6 South Adelaide Panthers 22 9 5 8 38 36 +2 32
7 Adelaide Olympic 22 6 11 5 37 33 +4 29
8 Croydon FC 22 7 8 7 29 30 1 29
9 Adelaide United Youth 22 7 4 11 34 45 11 25
10 Cumberland United 22 7 4 11 28 45 17 25
11 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (R) 22 6 4 12 33 48 15 22 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 Adelaide Blue Eagles (R) 22 3 4 15 27 46 19 13
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

2021 State League 1 South Australia

State League 1 South Australia
Season2021
Dates10 April–21 October
ChampionsWhite City
PremiersWest Torrens Birkalla
Matches played132
Goals scored355 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerJoshua Farrell
(13 Goals)
Biggest home winWest Torrens Birkalla 5–0 Eastern United
(26 June 2021)
Biggest away winEastern United 0–8 Playford City Patriots
(8 May 2021)
Highest scoringEastern United 0–8 Playford City Patriots
(8 May 2021)
2020
2022

The 2021 State League 1 South Australia is the ninth season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the second tier of South Australian soccer and the third tier of Australian soccer. The fixtures were released on 5 March.[4]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 West Torrens Birkalla (P) 22 14 3 5 45 19 +26 45 Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA and qualification for Finals
2 White City (C, P) 22 13 6 3 38 17 +21 45 Qualification for Finals
3 Modbury Jets 22 13 4 5 41 20 +21 43
4 Playford City Patriots 22 12 3 7 38 23 +15 39
5 Para Hills Knights 22 9 8 5 21 17 +4 35
6 Adelaide Victory 22 8 7 7 28 27 +1 31
7 Fulham United 22 8 2 12 23 35 12 26
8 Adelaide Hills Hawks 22 7 3 12 28 39 11 24
9 Eastern United 22 6 5 11 25 43 18 23
10 West Adelaide 22 7 2 13 22 40 18 23
11 Adelaide Cobras (R) 22 6 2 14 20 37 17 20 Relegation to SA State League 2
12 Western Strikers (R) 22 4 5 13 26 38 12 17
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

2021 State League 2 South Australia

The 2021 State League 2 South Australia is the fifth season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the third tier of South Australian soccer and the fourth tier of Australian soccer. The fixtures were released on 5 March.[5]

State League 2 South Australia
Season2021
Dates10 April–20 October
ChampionsAdelaide University
PremiersPort Adelaide Pirates
Matches played132
Top goalscorerAnthony Dimas
(30 Goals)
Biggest home winThe Cove 9–0 Mount Barker United
(25 August 2021)
Biggest away winMount Barker United 0–8 Vipers FC
(3 July 2021)
Highest scoringVipers FC 7–6 Pontian Eagles
(12 June 2021)
2020
2022

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Port Adelaide Pirates (P) 22 16 4 2 61 19 +42 52 Promotion to SA State League 1 and qualification for Finals
2 Adelaide University (C, P) 22 16 3 3 47 18 +29 51 Qualification for Finals
3 Noarlunga United 22 12 7 3 48 23 +25 43
4 Vipers FC 22 10 7 5 55 32 +23 37
5 Seaford Rangers 22 11 2 9 36 36 0 35
6 Salisbury United 22 9 6 7 45 26 +19 33
7 Pontian Eagles 22 8 6 8 50 43 +7 30
8 Gawler Eagles 22 8 6 8 41 34 +7 30
9 Northern Demons 22 6 3 13 27 44 17 21
10 The Cove 22 5 5 12 39 51 12 20
11 Modbury Vista 22 4 4 14 32 58 26 16
12 Mount Barker United 22 0 1 21 13 110 97 1
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

Cup Competitions

2021 Federation Cup

2021 Federation Cup
Dates24 March–14 July
Teams52
ChampionsAdelaide Olympic (2nd title)
Runners-upAdelaide City
2019
2020
2022

The 2021 Football South Australia Federation Cup was the 108th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. The competition ran alongside the 2021 FFA Cup, with the two finalists qualifying for the competition. Teams from the National Premier Leagues South Australia, State League 1 South Australia, State League 2 South Australia. South Australian Collegiate Soccer League and South Australian Amateur Soccer League participated.[6]

Adelaide Olympic were champions.

Bracket

First Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter final Semi final Grand final
The Cove 3
Noarlunga United 2 The Cove 1
Fulham United (a.e.t.) 2
Fulham United 1
Adelaide Olympic 3
Adelaide Olympic 1
Modbury Vista 0 Adelaide University 0
Adelaide University 3 Adelaide Olympic 2
Ghan Kilburn City 6 Croydon FC 0
Adelaide Titans 1 Ghan Kilburn City
Adelaide Redblue Eagles 2 Salisbury United w/o
Salisbury United 4 Salisbury United 1 (4)
Northern Demons 1 Croydon FC (p) 1 (5)
Adelaide Thunder 0 Northern Demons 0
Croydon FC 4
Adelaide Olympic 1
Campbelltown City 0
South Adelaide Panthers 0
Campbelltown City 2
Campbelltown City 3
Port Adelaide Pirates 4 Port Adelaide Pirates 0
Vipers FC 1 Port Adelaide Pirates 4
West Adelaide 4 West Adelaide 2
Seaford Rangers 3 Campbelltown City 4
Adelaide Comets 1
Adelaide Comets 9
Cardijn Old Collegians 3 Mount Barker United 1
Mount Barker United 4 Adelaide Comets 4
Adelaide Victory 3 Adelaide Victory 0
Rostrevor Old Collegians 0 Adelaide Victory 3
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2
Adelaide Olympic 2
BOSA FC 4 Adelaide City 1
Adelaide Uni Grads Blue 3 BOSA FC 1
Modury Jets 2 Modbury Jets 5
Eastern United 1 Modbury Jets 0
Sturt Lions 1
Sturt Lions 2
Cumberland United 0
Sturt Lions 2
White City 7 Adelaide City 4
Unley Old Scholars 0 White City 5
Pembroke Old Scholars 5 Pembroke Old Scholars 0
Old Ignatians 3 White City 2
Adelaide City 3
Adelaide City 3
Adelaide Hills Hawks (a.e.t.) 3 Adelaide Hills Hawks 2
Adelaide Cobras 2 Adelaide City 2
USC Lion 0 North Eastern MetroStars 0
Pontian Eagles 2 Pontian Eagles 3
Brahma Lodge 11 Brahma Lodge (a.e.t.) 4
Sacred Heart Old Collegians 0 Brahma Lodge 3
Gawler Eagles 1 North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.) 5
West Torrens Birkalla 2 West Torrens Birkalla 0
North Eastern MetroStars 2
North Eastern MetroStars 5
Western Strikers 1 Playford City Patriots 2
Elizabeth Downs 3 Elizabeth Downs (a.e.t.) 3
Messinian Association Hawks 0 Para Hills Knights 2
Para Hills Knights 5 Elizabeth Downs 0
Playford City Patriots 6 Playford City Patriots 3
Ingle Farm 0 Playford City Patriots 2
Adelaide Blue Eagles 1

References

  1. "Senior Men's Season 2021 Fixtures Revealed". footballsa.com.au. Football South Australia. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. "RAA becomes naming rights partner of local football's top tier competition". footballsa.com.au. Football SA. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. "2021 NPL Fixtures" (PDF). footballsa.com.au. Football SA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. "2021 SL1 Fixtures" (PDF). footballsa.com.au. Football SA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. "2021 SL2 Fixtures" (PDF). footballsa.com.au. Football SA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "FSA Federation Cup Results". Gameday. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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