2022 Football NSW season
The Football NSW 2022 season is the tenth season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.
Season | 2022 |
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← 2021 2023 → |
A restructuring of Football NSW competitions is taking place where the top 4 teams of League One are promoted to the NPL, the top 8 of League Two are promoted to the League One and all 11 of the League Three teams will be promoted to League Two, creating two 16-team leagues and one 15-team league.[1][2]
Competitions
2022 National Premier League NSW Men's
Season | 2022 |
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Champions | Blacktown City |
Premiers | Sydney Olympic |
Relegated | none |
Top goalscorer | Roy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic) (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sydney Olympic 4–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (7 May 2022) |
Biggest away win | Sydney United 58 1–6 Sydney FC Youth (1 May 2022) Manly United 1–6 Blacktown City (9 July 2022) |
Highest scoring | Northbridge 2–6 Sydney FC Youth (21 May 2022) Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3–5 APIA Leichhardt (16 March 2022) Marconi Stallions 5–3 Sydney FC Youth (28 May 2022) |
← 2021 2023 → |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 41 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
2 | Manly United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 41 | |
3 | Blacktown City (C) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 40 | |
4 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 40 | |
5 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 35 | |
6 | Rockdale Ilinden | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 35 | |
7 | Sydney FC Youth | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 32 | |
8 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
9 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 20 | |
10 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 19 | |
11 | Northbridge Bulls | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 18 | |
12 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
Finals
Qualifying Final | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney Olympic | 1 (3) | 2 | Manly United | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Manly United | 1 (4) | 3 | Blacktown City | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Manly United (a.e.t.) | 2 | 1 | Sydney Olympic | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
3 | Blacktown City | 1 | Minor Semi-Final | 3 | Blacktown City | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
3 | Blacktown City | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | 5 | APIA Leichhardt | 0 | |||||||||||||
5 | APIA Leichhardt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2022 NSW League One
Season | 2022 |
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Champions | St George City |
Premiers | Central Coast Mariners Academy |
Promoted | Central Coast Mariners Academy, NWS Spirit, St George City, Western Sydney Wanderers Youth |
Relegated | none |
Top goalscorer | Lachlan Bayliss (Central Coast Mariners Academy), Emmanuel Gonzalez (Blacktown Spartans) (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | (6 goal margin) 4 games |
Biggest away win | Hakoah Sydney City East 0–6 St George FC (28 May 2022) |
Highest scoring | Northern Tigers 8–2 Blacktown Spartans (12 March 2022) |
← 2021 2023 → |
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 47 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals |
2 | St George City (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | |
3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 45[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | NWS Spirit (P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 45 | |
5 | Northern Tigers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | 2022 League One Finals |
6 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 30 | |
7 | Blacktown Spartans | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 25 | |
8 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 23 | |
9 | St George FC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 21 | |
10 | Mounties Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 20 | |
11 | SD Raiders | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 17 | |
12 | Hills United | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth had 3 points deducted due to spectator incidents
Finals
Qualifying Final | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | St George City (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | St George City (a.e.t.) | 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | St George City | 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 1 | Minor Semi-Final | Northern Tigers | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | NWS Spirit | 1 | Northern Tigers | 5 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Northern Tigers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2022 NSW League Two
Season | 2022 |
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Premiers | Inter Lions |
Promoted | Bankstown City Lions, Canterbury Bankstown, Central Coast United, Dulwich Hill, Dunbar Rovers, Inter Lions, Macarthur Rams, Rydalmere Lions |
Relegated | none |
Top goalscorer | Ahmad Taleb (Rydalmere Lions), Bonmyeong Koo (Canterbury Bankstown) (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dulwich Hill 5–0 Inner West Hawks (9 April 2022) Bankstown City Lions 5–0 Macarthur Rams (9 April 2022) |
Biggest away win | Bankstown United 0–5 Bankstown City Lions (14 May 2022) |
Highest scoring | (8 goals) 4 games |
← 2021 2023 → |
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Inter Lions (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 48 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
2 | Central Coast United (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 43 | |
3 | Rydalmere Lions (P) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 41 | |
4 | Canterbury Bankstown (P) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 38 | |
5 | Macarthur Rams (P, C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 38 | |
6 | Bankstown City Lions (P) | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 37 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One |
7 | Dulwich Hill (P) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 33 | |
8 | Dunbar Rovers (P) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | |
9 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 23 | |
10 | Sydney University | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 19 | |
11 | Bankstown United | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 14 | |
12 | Inner West Hawks | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Finals
Qualifying Final | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Inter Lions | 3 | Inter Lions | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Rydalmere Lions | 0 | Macarthur Rams | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Central Coast United | 2 | Rydalmere Lions | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Rydalmere Lions (a.e.t.) | 3 | Minor Semi-Final | Macarthur Rams | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 | Central Coast United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 2 (2) | Macarthur Rams | 4 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Macarthur Rams (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
2022 NSW League Three
Season | 2022 |
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Promoted | All teams |
Top goalscorer | Kevin Lopes (UNSW FC) (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | (4 goal margin) 4 games |
Biggest away win | Fraser Park 0–8 Newcastle Jets Youth (19 March 2022) |
Highest scoring | Fraser Park 0–8 Newcastle Jets Youth (19 March 2022) Western Rage 2–6 UNSW FC (30 April 2022) |
← 2021 2023 → |
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Newcastle Jets Youth (P) | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 41 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
2 | Nepean FC (P) | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 36 | |
3 | Hawkesbury City (P) | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | |
4 | UNSW (P) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 35 | |
5 | Prospect United (P) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 31 | |
6 | Hurstville FC (P) | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 31 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
7 | Camden Tigers (P) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | |
8 | Fraser Park (P) | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 20 | |
9 | South Coast Flame (P) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Parramatta FC (P) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | |
11 | Western Rage (P) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Finals
Qualifying Final | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Newcastle Jets Youth (p) | 0 (5) | Newcastle Jets Youth | |||||||||||||||
2 | Nepean FC | 0 (3) | Nepean FC | |||||||||||||||
2 | Nepean FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | Nepean FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Hawkesbury City | 2 | Minor Semi-Final | Prospect United | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Hawkesbury City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UNSW | 0 | 5 | Prospect United | 5 | |||||||||||||
5 | Prospect United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's
Season | 2022 |
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Champions | Macarthur Rams |
Premiers | Sydney University |
← 2021 2023 → |
The 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's was the ninth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. The top five teams played-off in a finals series.
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Sydney University | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 51 | 2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 40 | |
3 | Macarthur Rams (C) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 40 | |
4 | Northern Tigers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 38 | |
5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 36 | |
6 | Bankstown City | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 34 | |
7 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 31 | |
8 | Illawarra Stingrays | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 29 | |
9 | North West Sydney Koalas | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 25 | |
10 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 24 | |
11 | Football NSW Institute | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 | |
12 | Emerging Jets | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 78 | −62 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
Semi-Final | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Sydney University | 0 | |||||||
4 | Northern Tigers | 3 | |||||||
Northern Tigers | 0 (5) | ||||||||
Macarthur Rams (p) | 0 (6) | ||||||||
2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | |||||||
3 | Macarthur Rams | 2 |
2022 Waratah Cup
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 162 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by NWS Spirit, their first title.
In addition to four of the five NSW-based A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Macarthur FC), the four qualifiers (Bonnyrigg White Eagles, NWS Spirit, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong United) entered into the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.
End of Year awards
The End of Year awards took place on 16 September 2022.[3]
Award | Men's | Women's |
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Goal of the Year | Bruno Mendes (Manly United) | — |
Fair Play Award | Sydney FC Youth | FNSW Institute |
Club Championship | Blacktown City FC | Sydney University SFC |
Referee of the Year | Hassan Jomaa | Mikayla Ryan |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Jack Greenwood (Manly United) | Courtney Newborn (Sydney University SFC) |
Coach of the Year | Adam Griffiths (Manly United) | Emily Husband (Sydney University SFC) |
Golden Boot Awards | Men's: Roy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic; 21 goals) 20's: Mabior Garang (Mt Druitt Town Rangers; 18 goals) |
Women's: Shea Connors (APIA Leichhardt; 15 goals) Reserves: Stephanie Augoustis (Sydney University SFC; 21 goals) |
Player of the Year | Men's: Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC Youth) 20's: Luka Smyth (Sydney FC Youth) |
Women's: Rola Badawiya (Sydney University SFC) Reserves: Siena Arrate (FNSW Institute) |
References
- "NPL Senior Competition Structure" (PDF). Football NSW. July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "2023 Promotion and relegation confirmed" (PDF). Football NSW. March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "Kucharski and Badawiya claim top NPL NSW honours". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2023.