2018 Football West season
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| Football West Season 2018 | |
|---|---|
| League | |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | 2018 |
| NPL WA Season | |
| Champions | Perth SC |
| Premiers | Perth SC |
| State Cup | |
| Cup Winners | Armadale |
The 2018 Football West season was the 118th season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the fifth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).[1]
NPL premiers Perth SC qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
| 2017 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
|---|---|---|
| NPL WA | Forrestfield United | Mandurah City |
| State League 1 | Gwelup Croatia Morley-Windmills | Canning City Gosnells City |
| State League 2 | – | – |
| Women's State League | Stirling Panthers UWA-Nedlands | Bassendean Caledonians |
League Tables
2018 National Premier Leagues WA
This was the last season using a 14-team format.[2] The bottom 3 teams (which was subject to eligibility requirements) at the end of the season were relegated to the State League 1.[3] Perth Glory Youth was ineligible to receive prize monies in the end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth SC (C) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 55 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 54 | 2018 Western Australia Finals |
| 3 | Cockburn City | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 48 | |
| 4 | Bayswater City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 47 | |
| 5 | Inglewood United | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | ECU Joondalup | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | |
| 7 | Floreat Athena | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 41 | |
| 8 | Sorrento | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Stirling Lions | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Armadale | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 32 | |
| 11 | Balcatta | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Subiaco AFC (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1 |
| 13 | Forrestfield United (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 22 | |
| 14 | Joondalup United (R) | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 102 | −81 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
The Top Four Cup is played as a finals competition at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Semi-finals | Elimination Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Perth SC | 3 (3) | 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 3 (4) | 1 | Perth SC | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | Perth SC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cockburn City | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cockburn City | 3 (5) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bayswater City | 3 (4) | |||||||||||
2018 WA State League 1
The 2018 WA State League 1 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season. Rockingham City as Champions were promoted to the National Premier Leagues WA, as they met eligibility criteria.[3] The 9th and 10th placed clubs played in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff, whilst the last placed team (Joondalup City) were directly relegated to State League Division Two.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockingham City (C, P) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 49 | Promotion to the 2019 National Premier Leagues WA |
| 2 | Gwelup Croatia | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 47 | |
| 3 | Fremantle City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 30 | |
| 4 | Western Knights | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Morley-Windmills | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | UWA-Nedlands | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 27 | |
| 7 | South West Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 27 | |
| 8 | Ashfield | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dianella White Eagles (R) | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 22 | Qualification to the 2018 relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Mandurah City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 15 | |
| 11 | Joondalup City (R) | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 12 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotion/relegation play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| SL1 9 | Dianella White Eagles | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| SL2 3 | Swan United | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mandurah City (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) | ||||||||||
| Swan United | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||
| SL1 10 | Mandurah City | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| SL2 2 | Wanneroo City | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
2018 WA State League 2
The 2018 WA State League 2 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic Kingsway (C, P) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 17 | +46 | 52 | Promotion to the 2019 WA State League 1 |
| 2 | Wanneroo City | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 52 | Qualification to the 2018 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Swan United | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 37 | |
| 4 | Balga | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Murdoch University Melville | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 33 | |
| 6 | Quinns | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Gosnells City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 20 | |
| 9 | Curtin University | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Canning City | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 11 | |
| 11 | Kelmscott Roos | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 50 | −39 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
2018 Women's Premier League
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Balcatta |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The highest tier domestic football competition in Western Australia is known as the BankWest Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons. The 8 teams play each other three times, for a total of 21 matches over the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park FC | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 15 | +82 | 54 | Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Balcatta (C) | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 39 | |
| 3 | Northern Redbacks | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 37 | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 33 | |
| 5 | Football West NTC U-19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 31 | |
| 6 | Beckenham Angels | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 23 | Withdrew after end of season |
| 7 | Stirling Panthers | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 118 | −107 | 7 | |
| 8 | UWA-Nedlands (R) | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 105 | −90 | 3 | Relegated to Division 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Top Four Cup
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Queen's Park FC | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Fremantle City | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Queen's Park FC | 0 (1) | |||||||
| 2 | Balcatta | 0 (3) | |||||||
| 2 | Balcatta | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Northern Redbacks | 1 | |||||||