2018 FFSA season

Football Federation South Australia
Season2018
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2019 →

The 2018 Football Federation South Australia season was the 112th season of soccer in South Australia, and the sixth under the National Premier Leagues format.

League tables

2018 National Premier Leagues SA

NPL South Australia
Season2018
ChampionsCampbelltown City
PremiersCampbelltown City
RelegatedSturt Lions
West Torrens Birkalla
Matches played132
Goals scored425 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Esposito (18 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 10−0 South Adelaide
Biggest away winWest Torrens 5−0 MetroStars, South Adelaide 5−0 MetroStars
Highest scoringAdelaide City 10−0 South Adelaide
← 2017
2019 →

The National Premier League South Australia 2018 season was the sixth edition of the NPL SA as the premier domestic association football competition in South Australia (and second level within Australia overall). 12 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Campbelltown City (C) 22 16 3 3 54 24 +30 51 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 North Eastern MetroStars 22 15 1 6 51 27 +24 46 2018 South Australia Finals
3 Adelaide Comets 22 13 5 4 40 26 +14 44
4 Adelaide United Youth[a] 22 10 5 7 42 29 +13 35
5 Adelaide City[b] 22 14 4 4 52 19 +33 28
6 Adelaide Olympic 22 7 7 8 28 25 +3 28
7 West Adelaide 22 8 3 11 30 46 −16 27
8 Para Hills Knights 22 8 1 13 27 38 −11 25
9 South Adelaide Panthers 22 6 3 13 29 55 −26 21
10 Croydon Kings 22 5 4 13 28 39 −11 19
11 Sturt Lions (R) 22 5 4 13 24 48 −24 19 Relegation to the 2019 SA State League 1
12 West Torrens Birkalla (R) 22 4 2 16 20 49 −29 14
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
  2. ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.[1]

Finals

Results

Home \ Away ACI ACM AOL AUN CAM CRO NOR PAR SOU STU WEA WTB
Adelaide City 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 0–2 0–0 10–0 4–0 4–0 4–1
Adelaide Comets 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0
Adelaide Olympic 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1
Adelaide United Youth 1–3 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 3–0 3–3 2–1 1–2
Campbelltown City 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 5–1 3–0
Croydon Kings 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–4 1–4 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–4
North Eastern MetroStars 1–2 3–2 1–0 4–3 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–3 5–2 2–0
Para Hills Knights 0–1 1–3 0–3 1–5 2–4 1–0 2–1 1–4 4–0 1–2 2–1
South Adelaide Panthers 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–4 1–4 0–5 0–1 2–0 1–4 3–1
Sturt Lions 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–5 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–1
West Adelaide 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 3–2
West Torrens Birkalla 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2018. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Christian Esposito North Eastern MetroStars 18
2 Anthony Costa Adelaide City 17
3 Andreas Wiens Adelaide Comets 13
4 Dion Kirk Campbelltown City 12
5 Luigi Di Troia Campbelltown City 11
Fausto Erba Adelaide Olympic

2018 SA State League 1

SA State League 1
Season2018
ChampionsAdelaide Raiders
PremiersAdelaide Blue Eagles
PromotedAdelaide Blue Eagles
Adelaide Raiders
RelegatedPort Adelaide Pirates
The Cove
Matches played132
Goals scored429 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorerShaun McGreevy (19 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide Blue Eagles 6−0 Port Adelaide Pirates
Biggest away winWestern Strikers 1−7 Modbury Jets
Highest scoringSeaford Rangers 7−4 Western Strikers
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 SA State League 1 was the sixth edition of the NPL State League 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Blue Eagles (P) 22 15 3 4 51 17 +34 48 Promotion to the 2019 NPL South Australia
2 Adelaide Raiders (P, C) 22 14 4 4 41 20 +21 46
3 Noarlunga United 22 11 6 5 43 22 +21 39 Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 1 Finals
4 White City 22 10 7 5 37 24 +13 37
5 Modbury Jets 22 10 5 7 49 37 +12 35
6 Cumberland United 22 5 11 6 21 26 −5 26
7 Seaford Rangers 22 7 4 11 33 46 −13 25
8 Salisbury United 22 6 6 10 36 46 −10 24
9 Western Strikers 22 6 6 10 42 60 −18 24
10 Fulham United 22 6 4 12 31 44 −13 22
11 Port Adelaide Pirates (R) 22 6 4 12 26 44 −18 22 Relegation to the 2019 SA State League 2
12 The Cove (R) 22 4 4 14 19 43 −24 16
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

2018 SA State League 2

SA State League 2
Season2018
PremiersPlayford City
PromotedPlayford City, Adelaide Victory
Matches played132
Goals scored529 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Katsigiannis (27 goals)
Biggest home winEastern 8−0 UniSA, Playford City 8−0 Mount Barker
Biggest away winModbury Vista 0−9 Vipers
Highest scoringVictory 8−2 Hawks, Modbury 1−9 Gawler, Mount Barker 1−9 Victory
← 2017
2019 →

The 2017 SA State League 2 was the second edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Playford City (P) 22 16 1 5 61 14 +47 49 Promotion to the 2019 SA State League 1
2 Adelaide Hills Hawks 22 16 1 5 52 27 +25 49 Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 2 Finals
3 Adelaide Vipers 22 15 2 5 58 23 +35 47
4 Adelaide Cobras 22 15 2 5 54 26 +28 47
5 Adelaide Victory (P, C) 22 14 2 6 65 34 +31 44 Promotion to the 2019 SA State League 1
6 Northern Demons 22 13 5 4 48 28 +20 44 Qualification to the 2018 SA State League 2 Finals
7 Adelaide University 22 12 1 9 43 28 +15 37
8 Eastern United 22 9 1 12 39 40 −1 28
9 Gawler Eagles 22 8 1 13 48 55 −7 25
10 Modbury Vista 22 2 1 19 18 85 −67 7
11 Mount Barker United 22 1 2 19 18 92 −74 5
12 University of South Australia 22 1 1 20 25 77 −52 4
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals


2018 Women's NPL

PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsAdelaide City
PremiersMetro United
Matches played84
Goals scored303 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorerChrissy Panagaris (27 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 6–0 Fulham United
Biggest away winFulham United 0–10 West Adelaide
Fulham United 0–10 Adelaide City
Highest scoringSee biggest away win
← 2017
2019 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the third season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metro United 21 17 3 1 72 17 +55 54 2018 Women's NPL Finals
2 Adelaide City (C) 21 17 2 2 77 15 +62 53
3 West Adelaide 21 11 5 5 48 18 +30 38
4 FFSA NTC 21 9 4 8 30 33 −3 31
5 Adelaide University 21 7 4 10 30 39 −9 25
6 Salisbury Inter 21 5 3 13 18 45 −27 18
7 Fulham United 21 3 2 16 13 86 −73 11
8 Cumberland United (R) 21 2 3 16 15 50 −35 9 Relegation to the 2019 State League
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Semi-finalsElimination FinalGrand Final
9 September
1Metro United02Adelaide City1
2Adelaide City11Metro United0
1Metro United4
3West Adelaide1
3West Adelaide2
4FFSA NTC0

Cup competitions

2018 Federation Cup

Further information: 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.

This knockout competition was won by Adelaide Comets.

The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide Comets, A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Awards

The end of year Celebration of Football awards were presented at the Adelaide Convention Centre.[4]

National Premier Leagues South Australia

Award Men's Women's
Player of the Year Sergio Melta Medal — Allan Welsh (Adelaide Comets) Shirley Brown Medal — Charlotte Grant (FFSA NTC)
Golden Boot Christian Esposito (North Eastern MetroStars) Chrissy Panagaris (Metro United)
Coach of the Year Martyn Crook Trophy — Joe Mullen (Campbelltown City) Bob Bush Trophy — Michael Matricciani (FFSA NTC)
Goalkeeper of the Year Peter Nikolich Trophy — Isaac Richards (Adelaide United) Evelyn Goldsmith (FFSA NTC)
Rising Star John Aloisi Rising Star — Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) Charlotte Grant (FFSA NTC)
Team of the Year
Men's Women's
GK Isaac Richards (Adelaide United) Evelyn Goldsmith (FFSA NTC)
DEF Jake Halliday (Campbelltown City)
Matthew Halliday (Adelaide City)
Iain Fyfe (Campbelltown City)
Andrea Dallera (Adelaide Olympic) 		Kristy Moore (Metro United)
Isabella Scalzi (Metro United)
Grace Abbey (Adelaide City)
Elena Psaroulis (West Adelaide)
MID Nicholas Bucco (Adelaide City)
Alex Mullen (Campbelltown City)
Adam Piscioneri (Campbelltown City) 		Charlotte Grant (FFSA NTC)
Dylan Holmes (Adelaide City)
Maddie Du Rieu (West Adelaide)
FWD Luigi Di Troia (Campbelltown City)
Fausto Erba (Adelaide Olympic)
Christian Esposito (MetroStars) 		Chrissy Panagaris (Metro United)
Daniela Di Bartolo (Adelaide City)
Laura Johns (Adelaide University)

References

  1. ^ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "South Australia National Premier League 2018 - Result matrix". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Celebration of Football 2018 Award Winners". footballsa.com.au. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.