2017 Capital Football season

Australian Capital Territory Capital Football
Season2017
ChampionsBelconnen United
Cup winnersCanberra Olympic
PremiersCanberra Olympic
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Capital Football season was the fifth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2017.

League Tables

2017 National Premier League ACT

Australian Capital Territory NPL Capital Football
Season2017
ChampionsBelconnen United
PremiersCanberra Olympic
Matches played90
Goals scored378 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorerStephen Domenici
(28 goals)
Biggest home win12–0
FFA Centre of Excellence
vs Riverina Rhinos
5 August 2017
Biggest away win2–8
Woden Weston FC
vs Canberra Olympic
13 May 2017
Highest scoring12 goals (see biggest home win)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds between April and August 2017.

Pos Team 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

Top Scorers

Reference:[1]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Stephen Domenici Canberra Olympic 28
2 Australia Jason Ugrinic Belconnen United 22
3 Australia Nicolas Abot Tigers FC 15
4 Australia Mirza Muratovic FFA Centre of Excellence 13
5 Australia Daniel Crkovski Woden-Weston FC 12
6 England Thomas James Tigers FC
7 Australia Jason O'Dwyer Gungahlin United 8
8 Australia Dustin Wells Belconnen United 7
9 Australia Michael Rinaudo Gungahlin United
10 Australia Nikolaos Kalfas Canberra FC

2017 ACT Capital League

Australian Capital Territory Capital League
Season2017
ChampionsANU FC
PremiersANU FC
Matches played68
Goals scored317 (4.66 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Manley
(20 goals)
Biggest home win11–1
Weston Molonglo FC
vs Tigers FC
5 August 2017
Biggest away win0–7
Queanbeyan City
vs ANU FC
17 June 2017
Highest scoring12 goals (see biggest home win)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 ACT Capital League was the fifth edition of the Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT. Each team played each other twice for a total of 16 rounds, with the season running from April to September 2017.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ANU FC (C) 18 13 2 3 71 28 +43 41 2017 ACT Capital League Finals
2 O'Connor Knights 18 11 3 4 53 34 +19 36
3 Weston Molonglo 18 10 2 6 48 31 +17 32
4 Canberra Olympic B 18 8 4 6 31 37 −6 28
5 White Eagles 18 8 2 8 35 31 +4 26
6 Narrabundah 18 5 2 11 32 46 −14 17
7 Queanbeyan City 18 5 1 12 18 40 −22 16
8 Tigers B 18 3 2 13 29 70 −41 11
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

2017 Capital Football Division 1

Australian Capital Territory Capital Football Division 1
Season2017
ChampionsNarrabundah B
PremiersNarrabundah B
Matches played90
Goals scored410 (4.56 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Sparrow,
Josh Sands,
Michael Salmon
(14 goals)
Biggest home win11–1
ANU FC
vs Tuggeranong United
27 May 2017
Biggest away win1–11
Monaro Panthers
vs ADFA Vikings
8 April 2017
Highest scoring12 goals (see biggest home/away win)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the third edition of the Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. Each team played each other twice for a total of 18 rounds, with the season running from April to September 2017.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Narrabundah B (C) 16 15 0 1 54 11 +43 45 2017 Capital Football Division 1 Finals
2 UC Pumas 16 13 1 2 47 26 +21 40
3 Belconnen United B 16 10 4 2 47 26 +21 34
4 ANU FC C 16 8 3 5 42 28 +14 27
5 Weston Molonglo B 16 6 4 6 35 32 +3 22
6 Goulburn Strikers 16 5 5 6 39 35 +4 20
7 ADFA Vikings 16 5 3 8 38 36 +2 18
8 Lanyon United 16 5 3 8 31 36 −5 18
9 Tuggeranong United B 16 4 2 10 34 65 −31 14
10 Brindabella Blues 16 2 2 12 21 39 −18 8
11 Monaro Panthers B 16 1 1 14 22 76 −54 4
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

2017 Women's Premier League

Australian Capital Territory Women's National Premier League
Season2017
ChampionsCanberra FC
PremiersBelconnen United
Matches played84
Goals scored433 (5.15 per match)
Top goalscorerMadelyn Whittall
(32 goals)
Biggest home win13–0
Belconnen United
vs Canberra Olympic
29 April 2017
Biggest away win2–15
Canberra Olympic
vs Canberra United Academy
2 April 2017
Highest scoring17 goals (see biggest away win)
← 2016
2018 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier League (WNPL). Each team played each other three times for a total of 21 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen United 21 19 1 1 106 5 +101 58 2017 ACT WNPL Finals
2 Gungahlin United 21 13 2 6 74 30 +44 41
3 Canberra (C) 21 12 3 6 56 32 +24 39
4 Woden Weston 21 11 3 7 48 36 +12 36
5 Canberra United Academy 20 11 0 9 66 48 +18 33
6 Tuggeranong United 21 8 1 12 44 60 −16 25
7 Monaro Panthers 21 2 3 16 22 100 −78 9
8 Canberra Olympic 20 0 1 19 17 122 −105 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  • Canberra United Academy and Canberra Olympic final game washed out.
    (C) Champions

Finals

Cup Competitions

2017 Federation Cup

Australian Capital Territory 2017 Federation Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 April – 17 June 2017
Teams20
Defending championsCanberra Olympic
Final positions
ChampionsCanberra Olympic (6th title)
Runner-upTuggeranong United
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored91 (4.79 per match)
← 2016
2018 →

2017 was the 55th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2017, the Federation Cup, which was open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final, running from April to June 2017. Olympic won the Cup final 2–0 to lift back-to-back Federation Cups, thanks to a brace from Robbie Cattanach at Deakin Stadium.[3]

2017 Capital Football Federation Cup
Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Round 1
1 Lanyon United (-) 2–0 Narrabundah FC (3)
2 White Eagles (3) 7–1 Burns FC (-)
3 Weston Molonglo (3) 5–3 Brindabella Blues (3)
4 Goulburn Strikers (-) 4–3† Goulburn Stags (-)
Round 2
1 Riverina Rhinos (2) 2–0 Weston Molonglo (3)
2 Lanyon United (-) 0–2 Tuggeranong United (2)
3 Woden Weston (2) 4–1 Queanbeyan City (3)
4 Canberra Olympic (2) 6–0 Goulburn Strikers (-)
5 White Eagles (3) 0–5 Canberra FC (2)
6 Tigers FC (2) 3–1 ANU FC (3)
7 Belconnen United (2) 1–1† Monaro Panthers (2)
Monaro Panthers advance 3–1 on penalties.
8 O'Connor Knights (3) 1–7 Gungahlin United (2)
Quarter-finals
1 Canberra Olympic (2) 3–0 Woden Weston (2)
2 Gungahlin United (2) 1–4 Monaro Panthers (2)
3 Tuggeranong United (2) 8–2 Riverina Rhinos (2)
4 Canberra FC (2) 3–1 Tigers FC (2)
Semi-finals
1 Canberra FC (2) 1–3 Canberra Olympic (2)
2 Monaro Panthers (2) 1–3 Tuggeranong United (2)
Final
1 Canberra Olympic (2) 2–0 Tuggeranong United (2)
Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

2017 Charity Shield

2017 was the second edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2017 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2017 was CanTeen Australia.

18 March 2017 Canberra Olympic 5–2 Tigers FC Gungahlin, Canberra
18:00
  • Gulevsk 5'
  • Domenici 28', 71'
  • Cattanach 49'
  • Gulevsk 58'
 Report
  • Barac 32'
  • Abot 69'
 Stadium: Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

See also

References

  1. ^ "PS4 NPL – Capital Football Scoring Summary". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Senior Community Football: State League & Masters". Capital Football. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (2017-06-17). "Canberra Olympic into FFA Cup after downing Tuggeranong United in Federation Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2019-02-10.