2015 Football NSW season

Football New South Wales

Season	2015
Champions	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
← 2014 2016 →

The Football NSW 2015 season was the third season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales, excluding those regions affiliated with the Northern NSW Football federation.

Blacktown City were Premiers of the 1st Division, and qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series. Blacktown City won this competition, becoming the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion, and additionally received a spot in the 2016 FFA Cup (entering at the Round of 32).

Pre-Season Changes

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
NPL NSW Men's 1	Parramatta FC	St George FC
NPL NSW Men's 2	Hakoah Sydney City East FC	Hills Brumbies FC
NSW State League Division 1	Rydalmere Lions	Camden Tigers
NSW State League Division 2	Dunbar Rovers FC Gazy Lansvale Wagga City Wanderers	Enfield Rovers Southern Branch

League Tables

2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 1

The National Premier League New South Wales 2015 season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on the 14th of March with the regular season concluding on the 16th of August 2015.^[1]

NPL NSW Men's 1

Season	2015
Champions	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Premiers	Blacktown City
Relegated	Marconi Stallions
Matches played	96
Goals scored	344 (3.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Blake Powell (21 goals)
Biggest home win	4-0 (Bonnyrigg v Marconi R.2)
Biggest away win	0-4 (Parramatta v Sydney Olympic R.2)
Highest scoring	2-5 (Marconi Stallions v APIA Leichhardt R.3)
← 2014 2016 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Blacktown City	22	15	5	2	54	23	+31	50	2015 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	13	6	3	56	31	+25	45	2015 NSW Finals
3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (C)	22	13	4	5	49	35	+14	43
4	Sydney Olympic	22	13	3	6	45	31	+14	42
5	South Coast Wolves	22	9	5	8	31	36	−5	32
6	Rockdale City Suns	22	9	3	10	31	33	−2	30
7	Sydney United 58	22	9	1	12	38	45	−7	28
8	Manly United	22	8	3	11	39	38	+1	27
9	Blacktown Spartans	22	8	3	11	40	51	−11	27
10	Sutherland Sharks	22	7	3	12	36	42	−6	24
11	Parramatta FC	22	5	5	12	22	35	−13	20
12	Marconi Stallions (R)	22	2	1	19	14	55	−41	7	Relegated to the 2016 NPL NSW 2 ^1

Updated to games played on 16 August 2015.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
¹ Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.^[2][3][4]

Results

Home ╲ Away

API

BLC

BLS

BWE

MAN

MAR

PAR

ROC

SCW

SUT

SYO

SYU

APIA Leichhardt Tigers

1–1

4–4

0–0

3–1

6–2

1–0

4–3

3–0

2–1

2–2

2–0

Blacktown City

3–1

3–0

1–1

1–4

1–0

3–1

0–0

4–0

4–1

4–2

3–2

Blacktown Spartans

1–5

0–4

3–5

3–2

2–1

1–0

4–2

1–1

2–5

3–4

2–4

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

0–3

2–2

2–1

2–1

4–0

3–1

0–3

3–1

3–2

3–1

1–3

Manly United

1–2

1–2

2–1

0–3

4–1

1–2

0–0

1–1

1–3

0–2

5–0

Marconi Stallions

2–5

0–5

0–3

1–2

0–2

1–2

0–1

0–1

1–2

0–2

1–3

Parramatta FC

2–4

0–1

0–0

5–3

2–2

0–0

0–1

0–0

1–1

0–4

1–2

Rockdale City Suns

2–4

1–1

0–1

0–4

4–0

0–1

0–1

1–3

3–0

2–1

4–2

South Coast Wolves

1–0

1–4

0–3

3–2

2–0

2–0

4–2

0–1

3–0

1–1

4–0

Sutherland Sharks

2–1

0–1

3–1

1–2

0–1

1–2

2–1

6–2

2–2

0–2

3–1

Sydney Olympic

2–1

4–0

3–2

2–2

1–5

5–1

0–1

1–0

3–0

2–1

1–0

Sydney United

1–1

1–6

1–2

1–2

3–5

2–0

1–0

0–1

5–1

3–0

3–0

Updated to games played on 16 August 2015.
Source: socceraust.co.uk
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

	Qualifying Finals					Semi Finals					Preliminary Finals					Grand Final
						1	Blacktown City	2
						3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	4								1	Blacktown City	0
	2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1								1	Blacktown City	6			3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	2
	3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	3								2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
						2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
	4	Sydney Olympic	2		4	Sydney Olympic	0
	5	South Coast Wolves	0

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Kit partner
APIA Leichhardt Tigers	Billy McColl	Michael West	Givova	Wests Ashfield Leagues Club
Blacktown City	Mark Crittenden	Zach Cairncross	UniPro Sports	Nissan
Blacktown Spartans	Ben de Haan	Carlos Saliadarre	Elite Sportswear	H&M Civil
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	Brian Brown	Chris Tadrosse	Legea	NSW Compensation Lawyers
Manly United	Paul Dee	Graeme Forbes	TeamRhino Sports
Marconi Stallions	Darren Locca	James Chronopoulos	Erreà	Club Marconi
Parramatta FC	Franco Cosentino	TBA	Legea	TBA
Rockdale City Suns	Branko Culina	Askin Oygur	Stobi Sports	Gregory Jewelers
South Coast Wolves	Jacob Timpano	TBA	Dixon Sportswear	GPT Group
Sutherland Sharks	Robbie Stanton	TBA	Macron	Pipe King
Sydney Olympic	Grant Lee	Petar Markovic	Adidas	Bank of Sydney
Sydney United 58	Mark Rudan	TBA	Legea	BOKA Aluminium Windows

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Blake Powell	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	21
2	Joseph Gibbs	Blacktown City	16
3	Robert Younis	Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC	13
4	Brendan Cholakian	Manly United	11
	Harris Gaitatzis	Sydney Olympic
	Marko Ješić	Rockdale City Suns
7	Patrick Antelmi	Blacktown City	10
	Shu Sasaki	Blacktown Spartans

2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 2

NPL NSW Men's 2

Season	2015
Champions	Northern Tigers
Promoted	Hakoah Sydney City East
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 is the third edition of the new NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 12 teams are competing, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year being promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition. Hakoah Sydney City East FC were promoted into the division after finishing 1st in the 2014 State League Division 1, and St George FC were relegated from the 2014 National Premier League's Men's 1.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spirit FC	22	16	3	3	50	16	+34	51	Qualified for the 2015 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals
2	Hakoah Sydney City East (P)	22	13	4	5	38	24	+14	43	Promotion to the 2016 National Premier League ^1
3	Northern Tigers (C)	22	12	5	5	36	22	+14	41	Qualified for the 2015 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals
4	Central Coast FC	22	12	1	9	43	36	+7	37
5	Bankstown City	22	10	6	6	37	20	+17	36
6	Fraser Park	22	9	4	9	34	34	0	31
7	Bankstown Berries	22	9	4	9	32	37	−5	31
8	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	22	8	4	10	30	42	−12	28
9	Macarthur Rams	22	6	3	13	24	38	−14	21
10	St George	22	6	3	13	26	41	−15	21
11	Sydney University (R)	22	5	3	14	28	46	−18	18	Relegation to the 2016 NPL NSW 3 ^1
12	Mounties Wanderers	22	3	6	13	21	43	−22	15

Updated to games played on 23 August 2015.
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
¹ Promotion and Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.^{[2][6][7][8][9]}

Finals

	Qualifying Finals					Semi Finals					Preliminary Finals					Grand Final
						1	Spirit	1
						3	Northern Tigers	5								3	Northern Tigers	2
	2	Hakoah Sydney City East	0								1	Spirit	3			5	Bankstown City	1
	3	Northern Tigers	3								5	Bankstown City	5
						2	Hakoah Sydney City East	1
	4	Central Coast	0		5	Bankstown City	2
	5	Bankstown City	1

2015 NSW State League Division 1

NSW State League Division 1

Season	2015
Champions	North Shore Mariners
Promoted	North Shore Mariners
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 NSW State League Division 1 is the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.^[10]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Shore Mariners (C) (P)	22	18	3	1	63	24	+39	57	Promotion to the 2015 NPL NSW 2 ^1
2	Rydalmere Lions	22	12	4	6	47	33	+14	40	Qualified for the 2015 NSW State League Division 1 Finals
3	Hills Brumbies	22	11	2	9	54	37	+17	35
4	Balmain Tigers	22	10	4	8	40	32	+8	34
5	Dulwich Hill	22	10	4	8	41	38	+3	34
6	Stanmore Hawks	22	10	2	10	42	33	+9	32
7	Hawkesbury City	22	9	3	10	30	39	−9	30
8	Gladesville Ryde Magic	22	7	7	8	25	30	−5	28
9	Inter Lions	22	6	7	9	31	42	−11	25
10	Western NSW Mariners	22	7	4	11	36	58	−22	25
11	Granville Rage	22	5	3	14	30	38	−8	18
12	Nepean FC (R)	22	4	3	15	25	60	−35	15	Relegation to 2015 NSW State League ^1

¹ Promotion and Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.^[2]

Finals

	Qualifying Finals					Semi Finals					Preliminary Finals					Grand Final
						1	North Shore Mariners (a.e.t.)	2
						3	Hills Brumbies	0								1	North Shore Mariners	3
	2	Rydalmere Lions	1								3	Hills Brumbies	4			3	Hills Brumbies	2
	3	Hills Brumbies	4								4	Balmain Tigers	1
						2	Rydalmere Lions	2
	4	Balmain Tigers	1		4	Balmain Tigers (a.e.t.)	3
	5	Dulwich Hill	0

2015 NSW State League Division 2

NSW State League Division 2

Season	2015
Champions	Southern Bulls
Promoted	Dunbar Rovers
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 NSW State League Division 2 is the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dunbar Rovers (P)	18	13	4	1	50	11	+39	43	Promotion to the 2015 National Premier Leagues NSW 3 ^1
2	Hurstville FC	18	12	4	2	40	14	+26	40	Qualified for the 2015 NSW State League Division 2 Finals
3	Southern Bulls (C)	18	10	3	5	57	30	+27	33
4	Western Condors	18	9	4	5	44	27	+17	31
5	Prospect United	18	8	6	4	32	22	+10	30
6	Camden Tigers	18	8	2	8	32	38	−6	26
7	University of NSW	18	5	6	7	22	37	−15	21
8	FC Gazy Lansvale	18	3	4	11	27	53	−26	13
9	Hurstville City Minotaurs	18	3	1	14	23	59	−36	10
10	Wagga City Wanderers	18	1	2	15	28	64	−36	5

¹ Promotion and Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 teams.^[2]

Finals

	Semi Finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Dunbar Rovers (p)	2 (4)
	2	Hurstville FC	2 (1)								1	Dunbar Rovers	0
						2	Hurstville FC	0			3	Southern Bulls	2
						3	Southern Bulls	1
	3	Southern Bulls	5
	4	Western Condors	0

2015 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2015 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. 104 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format (with NPL and NPL 2 clubs seeded to a later round). The five winners then were randomly drawn in order to create a preliminary fixture, before the semi finals of the competition.

The competition was won by Sydney United 58, their 4th title, defeating Blacktown City by one goal to nil.

In addition to the A-League clubs Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers, the five qualifiers (Balmain Tigers, Blacktown City, Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic and Sydney United 58 competed in the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup. Two clubs were eliminated in the Round of 32, with the other three being eliminated in the following round.

Awards

The NPL Gala Dinner was held on Friday 11 September 2015 at Rosehill Gardens acknowledging achievements from across all NPL teams from Men's 1, Men's 2, Women's 1, Women's 2 and their respective youth teams. The table below shows the list of Men's 1 and 2 award winners.^[11]

	Men's 1	Men's 2
Club Championship^1	Blacktown City	Hakoah Sydney City East
Player of the Year	Franco Parisi (APIA Leichhardt, 13 votes)	Gosue Sama (Spirit FC, 12 votes)
Golden Boot	Blake Powell (APIA Leichhardt, 21 goals)	Hussein Akil (Fraser Park FC, 13 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Year	Nenad Vekic (Blacktown City, 15 votes)	David Lowery (Spirit FC, 14 votes)
Coach of the Year	Mark Crittenden (Blacktown City, 16 votes)	Mark Robertson (Hakoah FC, 24 votes)
Referee of the Year	Kurt Ams	n/a
Goal of the Year	Blake Powell	n/a
Media Award	Nick Houghton
Charles Valentine Award	Charles Abdilla (Mounties Wanderers FC)

¹ Club Championship includes points from across youth teams (under-20's and under-18's)

References

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7. Peter Rowney (25 August 2015). "PS4 NPL NSW Men's 2 Round 22 Review". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
8. Peter Rowney (18 August 2015). "PS4 NPL NSW Men's 2 Round 21 Review". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
9. Michael Katz. "CONGRATULATIONS – PROMOTION TO NPL 1". hakoahfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
10. "2015 Competitions Declaration of Leagues" (PDF). Football NSW. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
11. "Winners galore at NPL Gala Dinner". nswpl.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2015.