2016 FFSA season
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Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Football Federation South Australia season was the 110th season of soccer in South Australia, and the fourth under the National Premier Leagues format.
2016 National Premier Leagues SA
Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Campbelltown City |
| Premiers | Adelaide City |
| Relegated | South Adelaide Adelaide Raiders |
| Matches | 84 |
| Goals | 312 (3.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anthony Costa (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide City 6−0 Adelaide United |
| Biggest away win | MetroStars 1−5 Adelaide Blue Eagles |
| Highest scoring | Adelaide City 7−4 Adelaide Raiders |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The National Premier League South Australia 2016 season was played over 22 rounds, with the number of teams in the competition reduced to 12 teams.[1]
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 53 | 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Campbelltown City (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 49 | 2016 South Australia Finals |
| 3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 40 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 37 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 36 | |
| 6 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United Youth[a] | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 22 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 22 | |
| 11 | South Adelaide (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to the 2017 SA State League 1 |
| 12 | Adelaide Raiders (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 12 |
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
Finals
| Elimination finals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Campbelltown City | 0 | Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide City | 2 | Campbelltown City | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Campbelltown City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Torrens Birkalla | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Torrens Birkalla | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Results
| Home \ Away | ABE | ACI | ACM | ARA | AOL | AUN | CAM | CRO | NOR | SOU | WEA | WTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 0–2 | |||||
| Adelaide City | 7–4 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||
| Adelaide Comets | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |||||
| Adelaide Raiders | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |||||
| Adelaide Olympic | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | ||||
| Adelaide United Youth | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |||||
| Campbelltown City | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |||||
| Croydon Kings | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| North Eastern MetroStars | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |||||
| South Adelaide | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| West Adelaide | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |||||
| West Torrens Birkalla | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2016. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Leading Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anthony Costa |
Adelaide City | 15 |
| 2 | Yvan Boyokino |
Adelaide Blue Eagles | 12 |
| 3 | Nikola Mileusnic |
Adelaide City | 11 |
| 4 | Fausto Erba |
Adelaide Olympic | 10 |
| Jonathon Rideout |
South Adelaide | ||
| 6 | Nicholas Bucco |
Adelaide City | 7 |
| Doni Pollock |
MetroStars | ||
| Thomas Strain |
Campbelltown City | ||
| Rocco Visconte |
Croydon Kings | ||
| 10 | Anthony Dimas |
Adelaide Blue Eagles | 6 |
| Taro Kawamura |
West Torrens Birkalla | ||
| Adam Piscioneri |
Campbelltown City | ||
| Daniel Sullivan |
South Adelaide | ||
| Fumiya Suzuki |
West Torrens Birkalla | ||
2016 NPL State League 1
Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Cumberland United Para Hills Knights |
| Relegated | Adelaide Hills Playford City |
| Matches | 84 |
| Goals | 271 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Callum Flanagan (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cumberland United 6−1 White City |
| Biggest away win | Adelaide Victory 1−5 White City Playford 1−5 Cove |
| Highest scoring | Cumberland United 6−1 White City Cumberland United 5−2 Salisbury Sturt 5−2 Cove Para Hills 2−5 Adelaide Victory |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 NPL State League 1 was the fourth edition of the NPL State League 1, the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland United (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 48 | Promotion to the 2017 National Premier Leagues South Australia |
| 2 | Para Hills Knights (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 43 | |
| 3 | White City | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 40 | |
| 4 | Sturt Lions | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | The Cove | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 39 | |
| 6 | Modbury Jets | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Victory | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Salisbury United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Western Strikers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 24 | |
| 11 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 17 | Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Playford City (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 69 | −48 | 5 | Relegation to the 2017 NPL State League 2 |
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2016 NPL State League 2
Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Noarlunga United Gawler SC |
| Matches | 36 |
| Goals | 145 (4.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jaylan Capurso, Kindilon Maclean (6 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide Vipers 6−0 Mount Barker United |
| Biggest away win | Mount Barker United 1−5 Cobras Eastern United 2−6 Cobras Eastern United 0−4 Noarlunga |
| Highest scoring | Seaford Rangers 7−4 Eastern United |
2017 → | |
The 2016 NPL State League 2 was the first 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). 9 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. New teams included SAASL teams Fulham United and Adelaide Vipers and also Collegiate Soccer League team Mount Barker United.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noarlunga United (P) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 38 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL State League 1 |
| 2 | Gawler Eagles | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 32 | Qualification to the 2016 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Seaford Rangers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Cobras | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 26 | |
| 5 | Fulham United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Vipers | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 19 | |
| 7 | Northern Demons | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 18 | |
| 8 | Eastern United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 10 | |
| 9 | Mount Barker United | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 6 |
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
2016 SA Regional Leagues
| Association | Champions |
| Collegiate Soccer League | Adelaide Uni Grads Red |
| Limestone Coast Football Association | Gambier Centrals |
| Port Lincoln Soccer Association | Sekol Masters |
| Riverland Soccer Association | Renmark Olympic |
2016 Women's NPL
Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Metro United |
| Premiers | Metro United |
← 2015 2017 → | |
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 inaugural season of a new 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 (C) | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 54 | 2017 Women's NPL Finals |
| 2 | Adelaide City | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 47 | |
| 3 | Fulham United | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | |
| 4 | Adelaide University | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 34 | |
| 5 | West Adelaide | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sturt Marion | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 23 | |
| 7 | Cumberland United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 12 | Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Para Hills Knights (R) | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 5 | Relegation to the 2018 Women's State League 1 |
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Semi-finals | Elimination Final | Grand Final 9 September | |||||||||||
| 1 | Metro United | 1 | 1 | Metro United | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide City | 0 | 2 | Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide City | 1 (5) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Fulham United | 1 (4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Fulham United | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide University | 1 | |||||||||||
Promotion/relegation play-off
Cup competitions
2016 Federation Cup
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2016 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 North Eastern MetroStars.
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. In addition to the MetroStars, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
Further information: 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
References
- ↑ "South Australia Season Index 2016".
- ↑ "South Australia PS4 National Premier League 2016 - Result matrix".
- ↑ "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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