2017 National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues

Season	2017
Champions	Heidelberg United (1st Title)
Finalists	Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Tigers Bayswater City Brisbane Strikers Canberra Olympic Edgeworth Eagles Heidelberg United South Hobart
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The 2017 National Premier Leagues was the fifth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA 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 playoff tournament at season end, with Heidelberg United crowned as Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.

League tables

ACT

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canberra Olympic	18	15	2	1	66	22	+44	47	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	FFA Centre of Excellence	18	11	3	4	53	17	+36	36
3	Belconnen United (C)	18	11	1	6	55	24	+31	34	2017 ACT Finals
4	Gungahlin United	18	10	2	6	32	32	0	32
5	Canberra	18	9	4	5	45	21	+24	31
6	Tigers FC	18	9	0	9	40	37	+3	27
7	Tuggeranong United	18	8	2	8	30	34	−4	26
8	Woden Weston	18	4	2	12	31	52	−21	14
9	Riverina Rhinos	18	1	4	13	15	71	−56	7
10	Monaro Panthers	18	1	2	15	11	62	−51	5

Source: sportstg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

	Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Canberra Olympic	2 (2)								2	Belconnen United	2
	2	Belconnen United (pen.)	2 (4)								1	Canberra Olympic	1
						1	Canberra Olympic	2
						3	Gungahlin United	0
	3	Gungahlin United	3
	4	Canberra FC	0

NSW

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	16	1	5	50	18	+32	49	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Blacktown City	22	14	5	3	45	22	+23	47	2017 NSW Finals
3	Rockdale City Suns	22	12	6	4	42	28	+14	42
4	Manly United (C)	22	13	3	6	47	36	+11	42
5	Sydney Olympic	22	12	4	6	35	23	+12	40
6	Wollongong Wolves	22	12	1	9	35	28	+7	37
7	Sydney United 58	22	10	4	8	42	27	+15	34
8	Hakoah Sydney City East	22	6	6	10	28	35	−7	24
9	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	22	5	4	13	31	50	−19	19
10	Sutherland Sharks	22	5	1	16	29	55	−26	16
11	Sydney FC Youth	22	6	2	14	34	52	−18	14[a]
12	Parramatta FC (R)	22	1	3	18	16	60	−44	6	Relegation to the 2018 NPL NSW 2[b]

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Sydney FC Youth six points deducted for misconduct.
2. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Qualifying final					Major semi-final					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	APIA Leichhardt	5								1	APIA Leichhardt	0 (3)
						3	Rockdale City	0								4	Manly United	0 (4)
	2	Blacktown City	2								3	Rockdale City	2 (4)
	3	Rockdale City	4			Minor semi-final					4	Manly United	2 (5)
						2	Blacktown City	0
	4	Manly United	2			4	Manly United	2
	5	Sydney Olympic	1

Northern NSW

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Edgeworth Eagles	20	13	4	3	42	14	+28	43	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Hamilton Olympic	20	12	4	4	39	20	+19	40	2017 Northern NSW Finals
3	Lambton Jaffas (C)	20	12	3	5	49	29	+20	39
4	Broadmeadow Magic	20	12	3	5	39	27	+12	39
5	Valentine FC	20	11	2	7	35	32	+3	35
6	Maitland	20	9	4	7	40	30	+10	31
7	Lake Macquarie City	20	6	5	9	27	39	−12	23
8	Charlestown City Blues	20	5	4	11	25	33	−8	19
9	Adamstown Rosebud	20	5	4	11	27	48	−21	19
10	Newcastle Jets Youth	20	4	3	13	32	55	−23	15
11	Weston Workers	20	1	4	15	18	46	−28	7

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

	Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Edgeworth Eagles (pen.)	1	1	2 (3)
	4	Broadmeadow Magic	0	2	2 (1)
								1	Edgeworth Eagles	0
								3	Lambton Jaffas (a.e.t.)	2
	2	Hamilton Olympic	1	1	2
	3	Lambton Jaffas	2	2	4

Queensland

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brisbane Strikers	22	16	3	3	68	21	+47	51	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Gold Coast City	22	15	3	4	59	25	+34	48	2017 NPL Queensland Finals
3	Western Pride (C)	22	12	5	5	73	27	+46	41
4	Moreton Bay United	22	12	5	5	49	27	+22	41
5	Olympic FC	22	12	4	6	57	27	+30	40
6	Brisbane City	22	12	1	9	51	32	+19	37
7	Far North Queensland	22	9	4	9	38	37	+1	31
8	Northern Fury	22	7	4	11	36	55	−19	25
9	Redlands United	22	6	4	12	30	53	−23	22
10	South West Queensland Thunder	22	6	2	14	30	53	−23	20
11	Brisbane Roar Youth	22	5	3	14	33	66	−33	18
12	Sunshine Coast	22	0	2	20	18	117	−99	2

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Brisbane Strikers	1
	4	Moreton Bay United	3
						3	Western Pride	2
						4	Moreton Bay United	1
	2	Gold Coast City	0
	3	Western Pride	3

South Australia

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Eastern MetroStars	22	14	5	3	48	26	+22	47	2017 South Australia Finals
2	Adelaide Comets	22	12	3	7	50	30	+20	39
3	Croydon Kings (C)	22	11	3	8	24	24	0	36
4	West Adelaide	22	10	4	8	44	39	+5	34
5	Para Hills Knights	22	11	0	11	28	36	−8	33
6	Adelaide City[a]	22	16	2	4	60	19	+41	32	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
7	Adelaide Olympic	22	9	3	10	33	42	−9	30
8	West Torrens Birkalla	22	7	6	9	32	34	−2	27
9	Campbelltown City	22	7	4	11	33	36	−3	25
10	Adelaide United Youth	22	7	3	12	31	54	−23	24
11	Adelaide Blue Eagles (R)	22	5	5	12	33	49	−16	20	Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 1
12	Cumberland United (R)	22	3	2	17	16	43	−27	11

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.^[1]

Finals

	Elimination finals					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	North Eastern MetroStars	0								Adelaide City		1
						2	Adelaide City	1								Croydon Kings		2
											North Eastern MetroStars		1
	3	Adelaide Comets	3
											Croydon Kings		2
	6	Para Hills Knights	2
						Adelaide Comets		2
						Croydon Kings		4
	4	Croydon Kings	2
	5	West Adelaide	1

Tasmania

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Hobart (C)	21	18	1	2	87	19	+68	55	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Olympia	21	13	4	4	59	28	+31	43	2017 League Cup
3	Devonport City	21	13	2	6	53	30	+23	41
4	Hobart Zebras	21	9	6	6	49	19	+30	33
5	Northern Rangers	21	5	5	11	27	51	−24	20
6	Launceston City	21	5	3	13	25	58	−33	18
7	Clarence United	21	4	4	13	23	70	−47	16
8	Kingborough Lions United	21	2	5	14	16	64	−48	11

Source: socceraust.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand final
	Somerset		2
	South Hobart (aet)		3
						South Hobart		3
						Northern Rangers		0
	Devonport City		2 (5)
	Northern Rangers (pen.)		2 (6)
											South Hobart		7
											Olympia		0
	Olympia		2
	Hobart Zebras		1
						Olympia		6
						Glenorchy Knights		2
	Glenorchy Knights		3
	Launceston City		2

Victoria

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heidelberg United	26	17	3	6	53	27	+26	54	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	South Melbourne	26	15	3	8	49	28	+21	48	2017 Victoria Finals
3	Avondale FC	26	14	6	6	28	21	+7	48
4	Bentleigh Greens (C)	26	13	7	6	44	30	+14	46
5	Green Gully	26	12	9	5	50	37	+13	45
6	Oakleigh Cannons	26	11	10	5	43	23	+20	43
7	Pascoe Vale	26	12	7	7	35	27	+8	43
8	Hume City	26	9	8	9	31	26	+5	35
9	Bulleen Lions	26	9	5	12	39	42	−3	32
10	Kingston City	26	8	7	11	37	42	−5	31
11	Port Melbourne	26	7	6	13	36	44	−8	27
12	Melbourne Knights	26	6	6	14	31	48	−17	24	2017 relegation play-offs
13	St Albans Saints (R)	26	3	6	17	20	56	−36	15	Relegation to the 2018 NPL Victoria 2
14	North Geelong Warriors (R)	26	1	7	18	21	67	−46	10

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

	Elimination Finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Heidelberg United	2
	3	Avondale	1			6	Oakleigh Cannons	0
	6	Oakleigh Cannons (aet)	2								1	Heidelberg United	1
											4	Bentleigh Greens (aet)	2
						2	South Melbourne	2 (3)
	4	Bentleigh Greens	4			4	Bentleigh Greens	2 (5)
	5	Green Gully	0

Western Australia

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayswater City (C)	26	17	5	4	55	33	+22	56	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Inglewood United	26	16	7	3	73	33	+40	55	2017 Western Australia Finals
3	Perth SC	26	17	3	6	62	30	+32	54
4	Sorrento	26	14	5	7	53	34	+19	47
5	Floreat Athena	26	14	5	7	42	31	+11	47
6	ECU Joondalup	26	11	6	9	56	43	+13	39
7	Stirling Lions	26	10	5	11	40	43	−3	35
8	Subiaco AFC	26	11	2	13	39	48	−9	35
9	Cockburn City	26	8	7	11	38	42	−4	31
10	Joondalup United	26	8	7	11	46	60	−14	31
11	Armadale	26	7	6	13	34	51	−17	27
12	Perth Glory Youth	26	5	4	17	28	49	−21	19
13	Balcatta	26	5	4	17	25	54	−29	19
14	Mandurah City (R)	26	3	6	17	21	61	−40	15	Qualification to the 2017 relegation play-off

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

	Semi-finals					Elimination final					Grand final
	1	Bayswater City	4								1	Bayswater City	3
	2	Inglewood United	1								3	Perth	0
						2	Inglewood United	0
						3	Perth	3
	3	Perth	4
	4	Sorrento	1

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 2017. The quarter final match-ups were decided by an open draw.^[2] 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. The winner also qualified for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Club	Qualified From	Participation
Canberra Olympic	ACT	2nd
APIA Leichhardt Tigers	NSW	1st
Edgeworth Eagles	Northern NSW	3rd
Brisbane Strikers	Queensland	2nd
Adelaide City	South Australia	2nd
South Hobart	Tasmania	3rd
Heidelberg United	Victoria	1st
Bayswater City	Western Australia	3rd

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand Final
	Canberra Olympic		1
	Edgeworth Eagles		4
						Edgeworth Eagles		0
						Brisbane Strikers		2
	South Hobart		2
	Brisbane Strikers		4
											Brisbane Strikers		0
											Heidelberg United		2
	Bayswater City		1
	Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)		3
						Heidelberg United		2
						APIA Leichhardt Tigers		1
	Adelaide City		0
	APIA Leichhardt Tigers		1

Quarter-finals

16 September

14:00 ACST

Adelaide City	0–1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
	Report	Sekiya 73'

Adelaide City Park, Oakden

Attendance: 632

Referee: Rick Schneider

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17 September

12:00 AWST

Bayswater City	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Heidelberg United
Marulanda 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Athiu 36' (pen.), 97' Ellis 102'

Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 435

Referee: David Bruce

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16 September

17:00 AEST

Canberra Olympic	1–4	Edgeworth
Tsekenis 26'	Report	Sanders 15' Evans 44' McBreen 75', 89'

Deakin Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 235

Referee: Luke Withell

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17 September

12:30 AEST

South Hobart	2–4	Brisbane Strikers
Turner 72', 79'	Report	Palmer 8' McLean 10', 91' Stewart 62' (pen.)

South Hobart Ground, Hobart

Attendance: 803

Referee: Brenton Kopra

Semi-finals

23 September

13:00 AEST

Heidelberg United	2–1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Noon 56' Cartanos 83'	Report	Biczo 28'

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 891

Referee: Chris Hope

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24 September

13:30 AEST

Edgeworth	0–2	Brisbane Strikers
	Report	Stewart 28' Lee 90+5'

Jack McLaughlan Oval, Newcastle

Attendance: 470

Referee: Stephen Laurie

Grand Final

Main article: 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

30 September

18:00 AEST

Brisbane Strikers	0–2	Heidelberg United
	Report	Zahra 41' Ellis 61'

Perry Park, Brisbane

Attendance: 1,105

Referee: Adrian Arndt

Individual honours

Sean Ellis from Heidelberg United won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.^[3]

References

1. "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.
2. "Match ups for PS4 NPL 2017 Finals series take shape". www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. Monteverde, Marco (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg United crowned NPL championship after clinical 2-0 victory over Brisbane Strikers". The Courier-Mail.

External links

• Official website