2017 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2017 season was the fifth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales. The Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1 qualified for the national finals, playing-off to decide the champion of the 2017 National Premier Leagues.

Football New South Wales

Season	2017
Champions	Manly United
← 2016 2018 →

League Tables

2017 National Premier League NSW Men's 1

NPL NSW Men's 1

Season	2017
Champions	Manly United
Premiers	APIA Leichhardt
Relegated	Parramatta FC
Matches played	132
Goals scored	434 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jordan Figon (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Manly United 5–3 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (19 March 2017) Sydney Olympic 3–1 Wollongong Wolves (19 March 2017)
Biggest away win	Rockdale City Suns 0–4 Blacktown City (7 May 2017)
Highest scoring	Manly United 5–3 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (19 March 2017)
← 2016 2018 →

The National Premier League New South Wales 2017 season was played over 22 rounds, with the regular season from March to August 2017.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	16	1	5	50	18	+32	49	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Blacktown City	22	14	5	3	45	22	+23	47	2017 NSW Finals
3	Rockdale City Suns	22	12	6	4	42	28	+14	42
4	Manly United (C)	22	13	3	6	47	36	+11	42
5	Sydney Olympic	22	12	4	6	35	23	+12	40
6	Wollongong Wolves	22	12	1	9	35	28	+7	37
7	Sydney United 58	22	10	4	8	42	27	+15	34
8	Hakoah Sydney City East	22	6	6	10	28	35	−7	24
9	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	22	5	4	13	31	50	−19	19
10	Sutherland Sharks	22	5	1	16	29	55	−26	16
11	Sydney FC Youth	22	6	2	14	34	52	−18	14[lower-alpha 1]
12	Parramatta FC (R)	22	1	3	18	16	60	−44	6	Relegation to the 2018 NPL NSW 2[lower-alpha 2]

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Sydney FC Youth six points deducted for misconduct.
2. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Qualifying Finals					Semi Finals					Preliminary Finals					Grand Final
						1	APIA Leichhardt	5
						3	Rockdale City	0								1	APIA Leichhardt	0 (3)
	2	Blacktown City	2								3	Rockdale City	2 (4)			4	Manly United	0 (4)
	3	Rockdale City	4								4	Manly United	2 (5)
						2	Blacktown City	0
	4	Manly United	2		4	Manly United	2
	5	Sydney Olympic	1

Top scorers

As of matches played on 13 August 2017[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jordan Figon	Rockdale City Suns	14
2	Tomohiro Kajiyama	Sutherland Sharks	13
	Jordan Murray	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
	Panagiotis Nikas	Sydney United 58
5	Joey Gibbs	Blacktown City	12
	Alec Urosevski	Rockdale City Suns
7	James Andrew	Blacktown City	11
	Yu Kuboki	Sydney Olympic
9	Sean Symons	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	10
	Yūzō Tashiro	Wollongong Wolves

2017 National Premier League NSW Men's 2

NPL NSW Men's 2

Season	2017
Champions	Marconi Stallions
Promoted	Marconi Stallions
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the fifth edition of the NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marconi Stallions (C, P)	26	20	2	4	70	29	+41	62	Promotion to the 2018 National Premier Leagues[lower-alpha 1]
2	St George	26	14	2	10	56	50	+6	44	Qualification for the 2017 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals
3	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	26	12	5	9	50	42	+8	41
4	Central Coast Mariners Academy	26	12	4	10	70	49	+21	40
5	North Shore Mariners	26	11	7	8	51	39	+12	40
6	Northern Tigers	26	11	7	8	49	43	+6	40
7	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	26	11	5	10	52	54	−2	38
8	Mounties Wanderers	26	11	4	11	50	44	+6	37
9	Spirit FC	26	10	5	11	39	45	−6	35
10	Bankstown Berries	26	9	6	11	40	45	−5	33
11	Hills United	26	9	5	12	53	58	−5	32
12	Blacktown Spartans	26	9	3	14	47	60	−13	30
13	Macarthur Rams	26	9	2	15	38	58	−20	29
14	Bankstown City (R)	26	5	1	20	32	81	−49	16	Relegation to the 2018 NPL NSW 3[lower-alpha 1]

Source: nswpl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Elimination Finals					Semi Finals					Grand Final
						1	Marconi Stallions	2
	4	Central Coast Mariners Academy	1			5	North Shore Mariners	1
	5	North Shore Mariners	3								1	Marconi Stallions	5
											3	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	1
						2	St George	2
	3	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	1 (4)			3	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	4
	6	Northern Tigers	1 (3)

2017 National Premier League NSW Men's 3

NPL NSW Men's 3

Season	2017
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 National Premier League NSW Men's 3 was the fifth edition of the NPL NSW Men's 3 under the National Premier Leagues banner. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rydalmere Lions (P)	26	22	1	3	95	33	+62	67	Promotion to the 2018 NPL NSW 2[lower-alpha 1]
2	Fraser Park	26	21	2	3	81	19	+62	65	Qualification for the 2017 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals
3	St George FA	26	15	4	7	67	35	+32	49
4	Dulwich Hill	26	15	3	8	70	45	+25	48
5	SD Raiders	26	11	8	7	48	38	+10	41
6	Gladesville Ryde Magic	26	10	9	7	46	34	+12	39
7	Hawkesbury City	26	11	6	9	51	43	+8	39
8	Sydney University	26	12	2	12	53	53	0	38
9	Dunbar Rovers	26	7	8	11	59	52	+7	29
10	Stanmore Hawks	26	8	3	15	34	59	−25	27
11	Granville Rage	26	6	8	12	28	39	−11	26
12	Western NSW Mariners	26	4	5	17	24	80	−56	17
13	Inter Lions	26	5	1	20	29	108	−79	16
14	Balmain Tigers	26	2	6	18	30	77	−47	12	Relegation to 2018 NSW State League[lower-alpha 1]

Source: nswpl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Elimination Finals					Semi Finals					Grand Final
						1	Rydalmere Lions	4
	4	Dulwich Hill	0			5	SD Raiders	2
	5	SD Raiders	1								1	Rydalmere Lions	1
											2	Fraser Park	2
						2	Fraser Park	3
	3	St George City	2			3	St George City	0
	6	Gladesville Ryde Magic	1

2017 NSW State League

NSW State League

Season	2017
Champions	Camden Tigers
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 NSW State League was the fifth edition of the State League under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bankstown United	18	14	0	4	49	17	+32	42	Qualification for the 2017 NSW State League Finals
2	Camden Tigers (P)	18	12	4	2	58	31	+27	40	Promotion to the 2018 NPL NSW 3[lower-alpha 1]
3	Nepean FC	18	11	2	5	36	19	+17	35	Qualification for the 2017 NSW State League Finals
4	Hurstville	18	11	2	5	35	18	+17	35
5	University of NSW	18	11	1	6	49	32	+17	34
6	Prospect United	18	9	2	7	37	32	+5	29
7	Hurstville City Minotaurs	18	7	2	9	36	30	+6	23
8	Western Condors	18	3	1	14	17	59	−42	10
9	FC Gazy Lansvale	18	2	1	15	22	58	−36	7
10	Wagga City Wanderers	18	2	1	15	17	60	−43	7

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

Finals

	Semi Finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Bankstown United	4
	2	Camden Tigers	1								1	Bankstown United	2
						2	Camden Tigers	2			2	Camden Tigers (a.e.t.)	4
						3	Nepean FC	0
	3	Nepean FC	5
	4	Hurstville	2

2017 National Premier League NSW Women's 1

National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1

Season	2017
Champions	Manly United
Premiers	Macarthur Rams
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 National Premier League NSW Women's 1 was the fourth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Macarthur Rams	18	13	2	3	39	22	+17	41	Qualification for the 2017 NPL NSW Women's Finals
2	Manly United (C)	18	12	2	4	51	18	+33	38
3	Illawarra Stingrays	18	11	3	4	61	35	+26	36
4	Sydney University	18	10	4	4	46	21	+25	34
5	North Shore Mariners	18	8	2	8	21	28	−7	26
6	North West Sydney Koalas	18	6	5	7	31	23	+8	23
7	Blacktown Spartans	18	7	1	10	32	46	−14	22
8	Football NSW Institute	18	6	2	10	33	46	−13	20
9	Northern Tigers	18	3	3	12	16	43	−27	12
10	Emerging Jets	18	2	0	16	18	66	−48	6

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

	Semi Finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Macarthur Rams	2
	2	Manly United	3									Manly United	4
							Macarthur Rams	4				Macarthur Rams	3
							Sydney University	2
	3	Illawarra Stingrays	1
	4	Sydney University	6

2017 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2017 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2017 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Sydney United 58). 147 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The competition was won by Hakoah Sydney City East, their 7th title, defeating APIA Leichhardt Tigers.

In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the six qualifiers (APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Bankstown Berries, Blacktown City, Hakoah Sydney City East, Hills Brumbies and Sydney United 58) competed in the final rounds of the 2017 FFA Cup.

References

1. "Scoring summary". SportsTG.