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.

Football New South Wales
Season2022
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

NPL NSW Men's
Season2022
ChampionsBlacktown City
PremiersSydney Olympic
Relegatednone
Top goalscorerRoy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic)
(21 goals)
Biggest home winSydney Olympic 4–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (7 May 2022)
Biggest away winSydney United 58 1–6 Sydney FC Youth (1 May 2022)
Manly United 1–6 Blacktown City (9 July 2022)
Highest scoringNorthbridge 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
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
Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ALT BLC MUT MST MDT NBB RCS SFY SYO SYU SUT WOL
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–0
Blacktown City 0–1 3–1 2–2 4–2 3–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–1
Manly United 4–1 1–6 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Marconi Stallions 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 5–3 1–2 4–2 2–1 2–0
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3–5 1–1 2–4 2–4 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–3
Northbridge Bulls 3–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–6 2–4 4–2 1–2 0–4
Rockdale Ilinden 2–1 0–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–3 3–3 3–2 2–1
Sydney FC Youth 4–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 3–2 3–4 3–1 0–1 3–3 3–3
Sydney Olympic 0–4 2–0 0–1 2–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 4–1 1–1
Sydney United 58 2–2 0–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–6 0–3 1–0 1–0
Sutherland Sharks 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–3 3–4 0–2 2–3 0–1
Wollongong Wolves 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 3–3 3–4 3–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Finals

Qualifying FinalMajor Semi-FinalPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Sydney Olympic1 (3)2Manly United0
2Manly United1 (4)3Blacktown City2
2Manly United (a.e.t.)21Sydney Olympic1 (4)
3Blacktown City1Minor Semi-Final3Blacktown City1 (5)
3Blacktown City2
4Marconi Stallions05APIA Leichhardt0
5APIA Leichhardt1

2022 NSW League One

NSW League One
Season2022
ChampionsSt George City
PremiersCentral Coast Mariners Academy
PromotedCentral Coast Mariners Academy, NWS Spirit, St George City, Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Relegatednone
Top goalscorerLachlan Bayliss (Central Coast Mariners Academy),
Emmanuel Gonzalez (Blacktown Spartans)
(13 goals)
Biggest home win(6 goal margin)
4 games
Biggest away winHakoah Sydney City East 0–6 St George FC (28 May 2022)
Highest scoringNorthern 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
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
Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth had 3 points deducted due to spectator incidents

Finals

2022 NSW League Two

NSW League Two
Season2022
PremiersInter Lions
PromotedBankstown City Lions, Canterbury Bankstown, Central Coast United, Dulwich Hill, Dunbar Rovers, Inter Lions, Macarthur Rams, Rydalmere Lions
Relegatednone
Top goalscorerAhmad Taleb (Rydalmere Lions),
Bonmyeong Koo (Canterbury Bankstown)
(19 goals)
Biggest home winDulwich Hill 5–0 Inner West Hawks (9 April 2022)
Bankstown City Lions 5–0 Macarthur Rams (9 April 2022)
Biggest away winBankstown 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
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
Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

2022 NSW League Three

NSW League Three
Season2022
PromotedAll teams
Top goalscorerKevin Lopes (UNSW FC)
(15 goals)
Biggest home win(4 goal margin)
4 games
Biggest away winFraser Park 0–8 Newcastle Jets Youth (19 March 2022)
Highest scoringFraser 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
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
Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Finals

Qualifying FinalMajor Semi-FinalPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Newcastle Jets Youth (p)0 (5)Newcastle Jets Youth
2Nepean FC0 (3)Nepean FC
2Nepean FC (a.e.t.)3Nepean FC1
3Hawkesbury City2Minor Semi-FinalProspect United0
3Hawkesbury City1
4UNSW05Prospect United5
5Prospect United1

2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's

National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s
Season2022
ChampionsMacarthur Rams
PremiersSydney 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  
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
Source: Ladder
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]

AwardMen'sWomen's
Goal of the Year Bruno Mendes (Manly United)
Fair Play Award Sydney FC YouthFNSW Institute
Club Championship Blacktown City FCSydney University SFC
Referee of the Year Hassan JomaaMikayla 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

  1. "NPL Senior Competition Structure" (PDF). Football NSW. July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. "2023 Promotion and relegation confirmed" (PDF). Football NSW. March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. "Kucharski and Badawiya claim top NPL NSW honours". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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