Football West Season 2020
LeagueWestern Australia National Premier Leagues Western Australia
SportSoccer
Duration2020
NPL WA Season
ChampionsFloreat Athena
PremiersECU Joondalup

The 2020 Football West season was the seventh season since the National Premier Leagues was established in Western Australia.

All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[1] and further extended until early July.[2] The NPL, NPL Women's and Men's State League competitions resumed from 3 July,[3] with grassroots football having recommenced from 21 June.[4]

Pre-season changes

2019 LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
NPL WAGwelup CroatiaStirling Lions
State League 1Quinns
Swan United		Morley-Windmills
South West Phoenix (withdrew)
State League 2Kingsley Westside FC–
Women's Premier LeagueCurtin University
Murdoch University Melville
Perth SC
Subiaco AFC		Queen's Park FC
Stirling Panthers

League Tables

2020 National Premier Leagues WA

Only the first round of the double round-robin season was played before the competition was suspended due to restrictions relating to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] The season resumed on 3 July, with results from the matches played in March no longer counting, and promotion/relegation being suspended.[3] After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams were split into an Upper Table (top 6) and a Lower Table (bottom 6), with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Premier was declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. There was also a separate Finals series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table, which was won by Floreat Athena.[6] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[7]

Stage 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Floreat Athena 11 8 1 2 24 13 +11 25 Qualification to Upper Table
2 Gwelup Croatia 11 7 2 2 30 14 +16 23
3 Cockburn City 11 6 2 3 17 9 +8 20
4 ECU Joondalup 11 6 1 4 25 15 +10 19
5 Sorrento 11 5 3 3 28 24 +4 18
6 Armadale 11 5 0 6 24 25 −1 15
7 Bayswater City 11 4 3 4 18 19 −1 15
8 Inglewood United 11 4 2 5 16 18 −2 14
9 Perth Glory Youth 11 4 1 6 17 24 −7 13
10 Perth SC 11 3 3 5 17 18 −1 12
11 Balcatta 11 1 5 5 15 22 −7 8
12 Rockingham City 11 1 1 9 10 40 −30 4
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each have played 11 matches.

Stage 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 ECU Joondalup (C) 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 10 Finals series
2 Cockburn City 5 3 1 1 11 8 +3 10
3 Floreat Athena 5 3 0 2 9 6 +3 9
4 Gwelup Croatia 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
5 Sorrento 5 1 1 3 6 16 −10 4
6 Armadale 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
7 Perth SC 5 3 1 1 15 5 +10 10 Finals series
8 Balcatta 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
9 Perth Glory Youth 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
10 Inglewood United 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
11 Bayswater City 5 2 1 2 6 10 −4 7
12 Rockingham City 5 0 1 4 4 15 −11 1
Source: Upper table (sportstg.com) Lower table (sportstg.com)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each played 11 matches in the first Stage.

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
U1 ECU Joondalup 1
L1 Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
L1 Perth SC 0
U2 Floreat Athena 4
U2 Cockburn City 0
U3 Floreat Athena 2

2020 WA State League 1

The 2020 WA State League 1 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. The season commenced on 4 July, with promotion/relegation being suspended.[4][3] After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams were split into an Upper Table (top 6) and a Lower Table (bottom 6), with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Champion was declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. No Premier was declared. There was also a separate Finals series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table.[8]

Stage 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Western Knights 11 9 1 1 27 6 +21 28 Qualification to Upper Table
2 Olympic Kingsway 11 6 2 3 29 17 +12 20
3 Forrestfield United 11 5 3 3 19 17 +2 18
4 Fremantle City 11 4 5 2 19 15 +4 17
5 Mandurah City 11 5 2 4 18 16 +2 17
6 Joondalup United 11 5 2 4 24 25 −1 17
7 Quinns 11 5 1 5 19 18 +1 16
8 Stirling Lions 11 4 2 5 21 19 +2 14
9 UWA-Nedlands 11 4 1 6 21 22 −1 13
10 Ashfield 11 4 1 6 19 26 −7 13
11 Subiaco AFC 11 2 2 7 13 24 −11 8
12 Swan United 11 2 0 9 12 36 −24 6
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each have played 11 matches.

Stage 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Olympic Kingsway (C) 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10 Finals series
2 Western Knights 5 2 2 1 10 5 +5 8
3 Fremantle City 5 2 1 2 10 11 −1 7
4 Mandurah City 5 2 1 2 7 9 −2 7
5 Forrestfield United 5 1 2 2 9 12 −3 5
6 Joondalup United 5 0 3 2 6 10 −4 3
7 Stirling Lions 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 12 Finals series
8 Quinns 5 3 2 0 15 2 +13 11
9 UWA-Nedlands 5 2 2 1 13 6 +7 8
10 Subiaco AFC 5 1 3 1 4 8 −4 6
11 Swan United 5 0 2 3 5 20 −15 2
12 Ashfield 5 0 1 4 5 13 −8 1
Source: Upper table (sportstg.com) Lower table (sportstg.com)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each played 11 matches in the first Stage.

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
U1 Olympic Kingsway 3
L1 Stirling Lions 1
U1 Olympic Kingsway 2
U3 Fremantle City 0
U2 Western Knights 0
U3 Fremantle City 2

2020 WA State League 2

The 2020 WA State League 2 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. The season started on 4 July, with promotion/relegation being suspended.[4] After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams were split into an Upper Table (top 6) and a Lower Table (bottom 6), with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Champion was declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. No Premier was declared. There was also a separate Finals series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table.[8]

Stage 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Murdoch University Melville 11 8 1 2 24 14 +10 25 Qualification to Upper Table
2 Dianella White Eagles 11 7 0 4 28 15 +13 21
3 Carramar Shamrock Rovers 11 6 2 3 20 16 +4 20
4 Joondalup City 11 5 4 2 22 13 +9 19
5 Gosnells City 11 5 2 4 30 24 +6 17
6 Wanneroo City 11 5 1 5 26 19 +7 16
7 Canning City 11 5 1 5 20 19 +1 16
8 Kingsley Westside 11 4 2 5 19 18 +1 14
9 Balga SC 11 3 3 5 16 25 −9 12
10 Morley-Windmills 11 3 2 6 19 19 0 11
11 Kelmscott 11 2 2 7 13 34 −21 8
12 Curtin University 11 2 2 7 10 31 −21 8
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each have played 11 matches.

Stage 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Carramar Shamrock Rovers (C) 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 12 Finals series
2 Dianella White Eagles 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
3 Wanneroo City 5 2 1 2 15 11 +4 7
4 Joondalup City 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7
5 Murdoch University Melville 5 1 2 2 6 10 −4 5
6 Gosnells City 5 0 2 3 9 13 −4 2
7 Morley-Windmills 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12 Finals series
8 Canning City 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11
9 Kingsley Westside 5 2 2 1 14 13 +1 8
10 Kelmscott Roos 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7
11 Curtin University 5 0 2 3 5 10 −5 2
12 Balga SC 5 0 1 4 3 16 −13 1
Source: Upper table (sportstg.com) Lower table (sportstg.com)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Upper Table and Lower Table) after each played 11 matches in the first stage.

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
U1 Carramar Shamrock Rovers 2
L1 Morley-Windmills 0
U1 Carramar Shamrock Rovers 3
U2 Dianella White Eagles 1
U2 Dianella White Eagles 1
U3 Wanneroo City 0

2020 NPL Women

Women's National Premier League
Season2020
ChampionsMurdoch University Melville
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 NPL WA Women was the first season in the new National Premier Leagues WA Women format.[9] It was initially meant to be played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, but later rescheduled as a double round-robin,[10] with promotion/relegation being suspended.[4] The Champion was declared as the leader at the end of round 14. No Premier was declared.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Murdoch University Melville FC (C) 14 10 2 2 41 12 +29 32 Finals series
2 Perth SC 14 8 2 4 24 16 +8 26
3 Fremantle City 14 7 2 5 28 13 +15 23
4 Northern Redbacks 14 6 4 4 23 14 +9 22
5 Football West NTC U-19 14 5 5 4 35 24 +11 20
6 Balcatta 14 5 3 6 30 20 +10 18
7 Curtin University 14 3 4 7 15 31 −16 13
8 Subiaco AFC 14 0 2 12 4 70 −66 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 Murdoch University Melville 1 (4)
4 Northern Redbacks 1 (5)
Northern Redbacks 0 (2)
Fremantle City 0 (1)
2 Perth SC 1
3 Fremantle City 6

2020 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs commenced the Football West State Cup competition in February, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic.[1] At the time of suspension, only the first two rounds had been played, involving teams from various divisions of the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions. With the return to competitions in June, there was a decision by Football West not to proceed with cup competitions in general.[4] These first two rounds were part of the parallel 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, which competition was also cancelled.

References

  1. 1 2 "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bayswater-Perth to kick off revamped season". Football West. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Football West competition return date". Football West. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Round One wrap: Floreat down Perth, Gwelup hit five". Football West. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Competition Rules - National Premier Leagues WA" (PDF). Football West. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Annexure 1 - State League" (PDF). Football West. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Female football in WA moves into new era". Football West. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Women's NPL starts on July 5". Football West. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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