National Premier Leagues
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The 2021 National Premier Leagues was the ninth 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 season was disrupted for most federations due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

League tables

ACT

The season was cancelled in September, from government-imposed lockdowns, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] Tigers FC were the NPL1 Premiers (based on a points per match formula rather than aggregate points).

This section is transcluded from 2021 Capital Football season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
1 Tigers FC 16 11 3 2 33 17 +16 36 2.25
2 Canberra Croatia 17 11 0 6 37 22 +15 33 1.94
3 Gungahlin United 16 7 5 4 33 22 +11 26 1.63
4 Monaro Panthers 17 7 4 6 28 28 0 25 1.47
5 Belconnen United 17 6 5 6 21 24 −3 23 1.35
6 West Canberra Wanderers 17 6 1 10 20 35 −15 19 1.12
7 Canberra Olympic 17 5 3 9 29 37 −8 18 1.06
8 Tuggeranong United (R) 17 0 7 10 15 31 −16 7 0.41 Relegation to the 2022 ACT NPL 2
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes: final season positions decided on points per game.
(R) Relegated

NSW

The season was cancelled on 12 August, due to on-going lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with no Premier declared, and with promotion and relegation suspended until the following season.[2]

This section is transcluded from 2021 Football NSW season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blacktown City 17 11 3 3 36 17 +19 36
2 Sydney United 58 17 9 5 3 31 17 +14 32
3 Rockdale Ilinden 17 7 6 4 28 22 +6 27
4 Manly United 17 7 6 4 24 23 +1 27
5 Sydney Olympic 17 7 3 7 22 19 +3 24
6 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 17 6 5 6 21 25 −4 23
7 Wollongong Wolves 17 6 4 7 23 33 −10 22
8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 17 6 3 8 20 21 −1 21
9 Marconi Stallions 17 3 10 4 24 25 −1 19
10 Northbridge Bulls 17 3 7 7 32 31 +1 16
11 Sutherland Sharks 17 3 5 9 19 32 −13 14
12 Sydney FC Youth 17 3 5 9 29 44 −15 14
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Northern NSW

The season was cancelled in September, from government-imposed lockdowns, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3] Lambton Jaffas were the NPL Premiers (based on a points per match formula rather than aggregate points).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Lambton Jaffas 16 12 2 2 41 15 +26 38 2.38
2 Maitland FC 16 12 1 3 42 20 +22 37 2.31
3 Edgeworth FC 16 11 1 4 36 11 +25 34 2.13
4 Broadmeadow Magic 16 9 4 3 36 16 +20 31 1.94
5 Charlestown Azzurri 16 6 3 7 25 31 −6 21 1.31
6 Weston Workers 16 6 3 7 21 35 −14 21 1.31
7 Newcastle Olympic 16 6 1 9 27 33 −6 19 1.19
8 Lake Macquarie City 16 3 2 11 23 37 −14 11 0.69
9 Adamstown Rosebud 16 2 3 11 19 44 −25 9 0.56
10 Valentine Phoenix 16 1 4 11 9 37 −28 7 0.44
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Queensland

The season was suspended between late July and late August due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[4][5]

This section is transcluded from 2021 Football Queensland season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Peninsula Power 26 19 3 4 72 25 +47 60 2021 NPL Queensland Finals
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 26 17 4 5 82 31 +51 55
3 Olympic FC 26 16 7 3 52 19 +33 55
4 Lions FC (C) 26 16 5 5 76 34 +42 53
5 Sunshine Coast Wanderers 26 16 3 7 58 42 +16 51
6 Gold Coast Knights 26 15 1 10 53 40 +13 46
7 Moreton Bay United 26 14 3 9 75 57 +18 45
8 Gold Coast United 26 11 4 11 47 39 +8 37
9 Eastern Suburbs 26 9 5 12 37 58 −21 32
10 Logan Lightning 26 8 5 13 44 54 −10 29
11 Capalaba 26 7 3 16 33 70 −37 24
12 Redlands United (R) 26 5 3 18 32 67 −35 18 Relegation to the 2022 Football Queensland Premier League
13 Brisbane Strikers (R) 26 2 2 22 21 81 −60 8
14 Magpies Crusaders United (R) 26 2 2 22 20 85 −65 8
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Peninsula Power 0
4 Lions FC 1
Lions FC 3
Olympic FC 1
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 0
3 Olympic FC 3

South Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 22 12 7 3 40 26 +14 43 2021 NPL SA 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 Kings 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 the 2022 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

Elimination finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1Adelaide Comets0Adelaide City0 (3)
2Adelaide City1Adelaide Comets0 (2)
Adelaide Comets (a.e.t.)1
3Campbelltown City1
Sturt Lions0
6South Adelaide Panthers3
Sturt Lions (p)2 (6)
South Adelaide Panthers2 (5)
4North Eastern MetroStars0 (3)
5Sturt Lions (p)0 (4)

Tasmania

This section is transcluded from 2021 Football Tasmania season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Glenorchy Knights (C) 21 15 5 1 52 16 +36 50
2 Devonport City 21 15 2 4 54 15 +39 47
3 South Hobart 21 13 4 4 58 24 +34 43
4 Kingborough Lions United 21 11 3 7 42 37 +5 36
5 Launceston City 21 7 1 13 26 48 −22 22
6 Olympia Warriors 21 5 3 13 29 46 −17 18
7 Clarence Zebras 21 5 3 13 33 55 −22 18
8 Riverside Olympic 21 1 3 17 29 82 −53 6
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria

The season was cancelled on 3 September, due to on-going lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with no Premier declared, and with promotion and relegation suspended until the following season.[6] However, as a result of a court challenge involving Avondale FC and Football Victoria, it was agreed that eight rounds of games from the 2022 NPL Season would also count towards the 2021 NPL league table, enabling sufficient matches to be played to "complete" the season, and be able to declare a Premier for 2021.[7] Oakleigh Cannons were crowned as Premiers on 26 July 2022.[8]

This section is transcluded from 2021 Football Victoria season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oakleigh Cannons 26 15 5 6 51 30 +21 50 Declared as 2021 Premiers after additional matches in 2022
2 South Melbourne 26 14 7 5 41 25 +16 49
3 Avondale 26 14 6 6 54 33 +21 48
4 Bentleigh Greens 26 13 4 9 43 33 +10 43
5 Dandenong Thunder 26 12 5 9 43 34 +9 41
6 Hume City 26 11 5 10 44 34 +10 38
7 Heidelberg United 26 10 8 8 35 36 −1 38
8 Melbourne Knights 26 10 6 10 33 36 −3 36
9 Green Gully 26 9 6 11 34 34 0 33
10 Port Melbourne 26 14 6 6 46 25 +21 30[a]
11 Altona Magic 26 6 10 10 28 38 −10 28
12 Dandenong City 26 4 7 15 28 49 −21 19
13 Eastern Lions 26 4 5 17 24 57 −33 17
14 St Albans Saints 26 3 6 17 15 55 −40 15
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Port Melbourne were retrospectively deducted 18 points for breach of NPL licensing conditions.[9]

Western Australia

This section is transcluded from 2021 Football West season. (edit | history)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perth SC (C) 22 14 6 2 37 18 +19 48 2021 NPL WA Finals
2 Floreat Athena 22 13 5 4 48 27 +21 44
3 Sorrento 22 12 6 4 41 27 +14 42
4 Perth Glory Youth 22 10 7 5 42 25 +17 37
5 Inglewood United 22 10 4 8 48 41 +7 34
6 ECU Joondalup 22 10 2 10 37 34 +3 32
7 Armadale 22 7 6 9 36 44 −8 27
8 Bayswater City 22 8 3 11 39 49 −10 27
9 Cockburn City 22 6 5 11 27 36 −9 23
10 Gwelup Croatia 22 3 10 9 34 43 −9 19
11 Balcatta 22 4 7 11 28 44 −16 19
12 Rockingham City (R) 22 4 1 17 19 48 −29 13 Relegation to the 2022 WA State League 1
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Semi-finals
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
1Perth SC4Perth SC6
2Floreat Athena0Floreat Athena3
Floreat Athena2
Perth Glory Youth1
3Sorrento1
4Perth Glory Youth (a.e.t.)3

References

  1. ^ "CAPITAL FOOTBALL WINTER COMPETITION UPDATE". Capital Football. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Northern NSW Football announces conclusion of 2021 Premier Competitions". Northern NSW Football. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "FQ STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF FOOTBALL IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND". Football Queensland. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "RACE FOR THE TOP FOUR HEATS UP IN NPL AND FQPL MEN'S". Football Queensland. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Metro Melbourne 2021 season status". Football Victoria. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Outcome of legal proceedings between Avondale FC and Football Victoria announced". Football Victoria. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Oakleigh Cannons FC crowned 2021 NPL Premiers". Football Victoria. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Port Melbourne SC sanctions following NPL License investigation". Football Victoria. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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