2022 National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues
Season2022
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2023

The 2022 National Premier Leagues was the tenth 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.

League tables

ACT

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Croatia 21 14 5 2 56 16 +40 44[a] 2022 NPL ACT Finals
2 Gungahlin United 21 12 4 5 49 30 +19 40
3 Monaro Panthers (C) 21 9 8 4 34 18 +16 35
4 O'Connor Knights 21 8 3 10 36 46 −10 27
5 Canberra Olympic 21 7 5 9 35 45 −10 26
6 Cooma Tigers 21 4 10 7 30 41 −11 22
7 West Canberra Wanderers 21 4 5 12 25 44 −19 17
8 Belconnen United (R) 21 4 4 13 25 50 −25 16 Relegation to the 2023 NPL ACT 2
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Canberra Croatia were deducted 3 points for crowd issues.[1]

Finals

NSW

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

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

Northern NSW

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maitland FC 20 13 3 4 57 32 +25 42 2022 NPL Northern NSW Finals
2 Broadmeadow Magic 20 13 2 5 49 17 +32 41
3 Lambton Jaffas (C) 20 11 5 4 44 18 +26 38
4 Charlestown Azzurri 20 9 7 4 44 30 +14 34
5 Newcastle Olympic 20 10 4 6 37 25 +12 34
6 Valentine Phoenix 20 10 1 9 30 34 −4 31
7 Edgeworth FC 20 10 2 8 33 35 −2 32
8 Weston Workers 20 8 2 10 32 34 −2 26
9 Cooks Hill United 20 6 3 11 36 43 −7 21
10 Adamstown Rosebud 20 2 2 16 19 64 −45 8
11 Lake Macquarie City 20 2 1 17 15 64 −49 7
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Queensland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lions FC 22 16 3 3 74 32 +42 51 2022 NPL Queensland Finals
2 Gold Coast Knights (C) 22 11 6 5 44 27 +17 39
3 Peninsula Power 22 12 3 7 50 35 +15 39
4 Olympic FC 22 11 5 6 54 37 +17 38
5 Brisbane City 22 10 3 9 49 40 +9 33
6 Gold Coast United 22 9 5 8 37 34 +3 32
7 Eastern Suburbs 22 9 4 9 41 49 −8 31
8 Sunshine Coast Wanderers 22 7 9 6 37 38 −1 30
9 Moreton Bay United 22 8 4 10 49 38 +11 28
10 Logan Lightning (R) 22 7 5 10 32 52 −20 26 Relegation to the 2023 Queensland Premier League 1
11 Brisbane Roar Youth 22 4 4 14 29 58 −29 16
12 Capalaba (R) 22 0 5 17 24 80 −56 5 Relegation to the 2023 Queensland Premier League 1
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 Lions FC 2
4 Olympic FC 3
4 Olympic FC 0
2 Gold Coast Knights 2
2 Gold Coast Knights 3
3 Peninsula Power 2

South Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide City (C) 22 15 6 1 55 17 +38 51 Qualification for Finals
2 Campbelltown City 22 16 2 4 44 27 +17 50
3 Adelaide Comets 22 14 3 5 47 21 +26 45
4 North Eastern MetroStars 22 13 2 7 38 25 +13 41
5 Adelaide United Youth 22 10 2 10 55 55 0 32
6 Croydon FC 22 9 3 10 28 27 +1 30
7 FK Beograd 22 8 5 9 35 39 −4 29
8 Sturt Lions 22 7 4 11 29 44 −15 25
9 South Adelaide Panthers 22 6 4 12 38 49 −11 22
10 Adelaide Olympic 22 5 5 12 32 45 −13 20
11 Cumberland United (R) 22 5 2 15 24 53 −29 17 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 West Torrens Birkalla (R) 22 3 4 15 24 47 −23 13
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

Tasmania

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Devonport City (C) 21 19 1 1 71 11 +60 58
2 South Hobart 21 14 3 4 64 23 +41 45
3 Kingborough Lions United 21 13 2 6 53 32 +21 41
4 Glenorchy Knights 21 13 1 7 45 25 +20 40
5 Launceston City 21 9 2 10 31 44 −13 29
6 Clarence Zebras 21 5 2 14 35 52 −17 17
7 Olympia Warriors 21 3 0 18 21 66 −45 9
8 Riverside Olympic 21 1 3 17 12 79 −67 6
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Victoria

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne 26 20 2 4 59 20 +39 62 2022 NPL Victoria Finals
2 Port Melbourne 26 17 5 4 45 23 +22 56
3 Oakleigh Cannons 26 16 3 7 58 29 +29 51
4 Green Gully 26 14 3 9 43 30 +13 45
5 Bentleigh Greens 26 12 6 8 47 33 +14 42
6 Heidelberg United 26 13 3 10 50 43 +7 42
7 Avondale 26 12 4 10 49 38 +11 40
8 Dandenong Thunder 26 11 5 10 37 34 +3 38
9 Melbourne Knights 26 9 3 14 36 40 −4 30
10 St Albans Saints 26 8 6 12 25 38 −13 30
11 Altona Magic 26 8 3 15 21 38 −17 27
12 Hume City 26 7 5 14 33 48 −15 26
13 Dandenong City (R) 26 5 5 16 24 60 −36 20 Relegation to the 2023 NPL Victoria 2
14 Eastern Lions (R) 26 1 5 20 17 70 −53 8
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Finals

Elimination finals Preliminary finals Grand final
1 South Melbourne 1
4 Green Gully 2 4 Green Gully 0
5 Bentleigh Greens 0 1 South Melbourne 0
3 Oakleigh Cannons 5
2 Port Melbourne 1
3 Oakleigh Cannons 3 (3) 3 Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.) 2
6 Heidelberg United 3 (1)

Western Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Floreat Athena 22 14 5 3 54 35 +19 47 2022 NPL WA Finals
2 Perth RedStar (C) 22 15 0 7 62 32 +30 45
3 Stirling Macedonia 22 13 4 5 29 22 +7 43
4 Sorrento FC 22 12 4 6 50 34 +16 40
5 Bayswater City 22 11 6 5 51 37 +14 39
6 Inglewood United 22 9 3 10 26 27 −1 30
7 Armadale SC 22 8 5 9 39 44 −5 29
8 Perth Glory Youth 22 8 4 10 32 39 −7 28
9 Perth SC 22 7 6 9 35 29 +6 27
10 Cockburn City 22 5 7 10 29 38 −9 22
11 Balcatta FC 22 3 4 15 17 51 −34 13
12 Gwelup Croatia (R) 22 1 4 17 18 54 −36 7 Relegation to the 2023 WA State League 1
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

References

  1. ^ Corliss, Ely (28 August 2022). "Capital Football NPL: How Czech Republic made a Canberra Croatia FC young gun". Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.