2025 National Premier Leagues
Football league season
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The 2025 National Premier Leagues was the thirteenth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played by eight separate state and territory member federations. These divisions were ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
← 2024 2026 → | |
Along with a further eight 'Foundation' clubs (NPL teams from Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong), the Premiers of each member federation's competition qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship.[1]
League tables
Australian Capital Territory
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canberra Croatia (Q) | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 26 | +56 | 51 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Tigers FC (C) | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 43 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Monaro Panthers | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 42 | |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 | |
| 5 | Gungahlin United (W) | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 25 | Withdrawn Licence for 2026 NPL season |
| 6 | Queanbeyan City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 24 | |
| 7 | Yoogali SC (W) | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 15 | Withdrawn at the end of the season |
| 8 | O'Connor Knights | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 11 |
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Away head-to-head goals scored; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards[2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Away head-to-head goals scored; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards[2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Finals series
New South Wales
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NWS Spirit (Q) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 66 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt[a] (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 64 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Marconi Stallions[a] | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 62 | |
| 4 | Rockdale Ilinden | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 55 | |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sydney United 58[a] | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic[a] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 40[b] | |
| 8 | Wollongong Wolves[a] | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | St George City | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Sydney FC Youth | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 34 | |
| 11 | Manly United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 | |
| 12 | St George FC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 32 | |
| 13 | Sutherland Sharks | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 26 | |
| 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 25[b] | |
| 15 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 16 | Mount Druitt Town Rangers (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to 2026 NSW League One |
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) play-off.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) play-off.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
| Elimination semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Marconi Stallions (p) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sydney United | 1 (2) | 2 | APIA Leichhardt | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rockdale Ilinden | 1 | 4 | Rockdale Ilinden | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Blacktown City | 0 | 1 | NWS Spirit | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Rockdale Ilinden (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Northern New South Wales
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadmeadow Magic (C, Q) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 59 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Edgeworth FC | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Weston Bears | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 50 | |
| 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Maitland FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Olympic | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Charlestown Azzurri | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Adamstown Rosebud | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 23 | |
| 9 | Cooks Hill United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Belmont Swansea | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 20 | |
| 11 | Valentine FC (O) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | New Lambton (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 7 | Relegation to 2026 NNSW Northern League 1 |
Source: Squadi
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Qualifying final | Major semi-final | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Weston Bears | 0 | Lambton Jaffas | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Edgeworth FC | 1 | Weston Bears | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Weston Bears | 2 | Minor semi-final | Lambton Jaffas | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Edgeworth FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 3 | 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Maitland FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Queensland
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moreton City Excelsior (Q) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 47 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Lions FC (C) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 42 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Peninsula Power | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 39 | |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 38[a] | |
| 5 | Gold Coast Knights | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Olympic FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Brisbane City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Wynnum Wolves | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 27 | |
| 9 | Gold Coast United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 27 | |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 22 | |
| 11 | St George Willawong (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to 2026 FQPL 1 |
| 12 | Sunshine Coast Wanderers (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 64 | −44 | 9 |
Source: Squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
| Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||
| 1 | Moreton City Excelsior | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 1 | |||||||
| Moreton City Excelsior | 1 | ||||||||
| Lions FC | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Lions FC | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Peninsula Power | 0 | |||||||
South Australia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Eastern MetroStars (Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 52 | Qualification to Australian Championship and finals |
| 2 | Adelaide City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Croydon FC (C) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 38 | |
| 4 | FK Beograd | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 37 | |
| 5 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 32 | |
| 6 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 30 | |
| 8 | Playford City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 29 | |
| 10 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 23 | |
| 11 | Modbury Jets (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 22 | Relegation to SA State League 1 |
| 12 | Adelaide Croatia Raiders (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 15 |
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
| Elimination Finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | FK Beograd | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide United Youth | 2 | 5 | Adelaide United Youth | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Croydon FC (p) | 4 | 3 | Croydon FC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | 3 | Croydon FC (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide City | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
Tasmania
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Hobart (C, Q) | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 20 | +64 | 54 | Qualification to Australian Championship |
| 2 | Launceston City | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 22 | +60 | 50 | |
| 3 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 41 | |
| 4 | Devonport City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 35 | |
| 5 | Glenorchy Knights | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Riverside Olympic | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 16 | |
| 7 | Launceston United | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 100 | −75 | 10 | |
| 8 | Clarence Zebras | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 83 | −64 | 4 |
Victoria
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avondale FC[a] | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 61 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United (C, Q) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 57 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series[b] |
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 49 | |
| 5 | Preston Lions[a] | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Dandenong City | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hume City | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Green Gully | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | South Melbourne[a] | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 28 | |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
| 11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 27 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory Youth (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 18 | Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1 |
| 13 | Port Melbourne (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 17 | |
| 14 | Melbourne Knights (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 15 |
Source: MyGameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
- The second-placed team qualified to the Australian Championship since the Premier is one of the three NPL Victoria teams that have already qualified as "Foundation Clubs".
Finals series
| Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Avondale FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 0 | 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | 5 | Preston Lions | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Preston Lions | 2 | ||||||||||||
Western Australia
The competition was held as a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Finals competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayswater City (C, Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 52 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Olympic Kingsway | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 51 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Perth RedStar | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | |
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 40 | |
| 5 | Stirling Macedonia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 35 | |
| 6 | Perth SC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Western Knights | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Armadale SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sorrento FC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 22 | |
| 10 | Balcatta FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 20 | |
| 11 | Fremantle City (O) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Floreat Athena (R) | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to the 2026 State League 1 |
Source: squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bayswater City | 1 | Bayswater City | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Olympic Kingsway | 0 | Olympic Kingsway | 1 | |||||||||
| Olympic Kingsway | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Glory Youth | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Perth RedStar | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||
Qualified teams for the Australian Championship
In addition to the Foundation Clubs, the following teams qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship:
Notes
- Heidelberg qualified as the second-placed team, since the Premiers (Avondale FC) already qualified as a "Foundation Club".