The 2018 Capital Football season was the sixth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The league premier for the new structure qualifies for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation premiers in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2018.
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Canberra FC |
| Cup Winners | Canberra FC |
| Premiers | Canberra FC |
← 2017 2019 → | |
League Tables
edit2018 National Premier League ACT
edit| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Canberra FC |
| Premiers | Canberra FC |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 279 (3.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nicolas Villafane Thomas James (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 7–0 Canberra Olympic vs Tigers FC 15 August 2018 |
| Biggest away win | 0–7 Riverina Rhinos vs Tigers FC 12 May 2018 |
| Highest scoring | 7–2 Canberra FC vs Tigers FC 6 May 2018 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds from March to August 2018.[1] The league ran with nine teams after the FFA cut funding to the FFA Centre of Excellence, which wound up following the conclusion of the 2017 season.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canberra (C) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 13 | +33 | 38 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Canberra Olympic | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 33 | 2018 ACT Finals |
| 3 | Tigers FC | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 28 | |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Belconnen United | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Woden-Weston | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 18 | |
| 7 | Gungahlin United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Riverina Rhinos | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 16 | |
| 9 | Monaro Panthers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Canberra FC | 3 | 2 | Canberra Olympic | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Canberra Olympic | 5 | 1 | Canberra FC | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Canberra FC | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tigers FC | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tigers FC (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
Top Scorers
editReference:[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nicolas Villafane
|
Tigers FC | 19 |
| 2 |  Thomas James
|
Canberra FC | |
| 3 |  Michael John
|
Canberra Olympic | 12 |
| 4 |  Olaide Yinka-Kehinde
|
Woden-Weston FC | |
| 5 | Aisosa Ihegie
|
Tuggeranong United | 10 |
| 6 | Mark Shields
|
Tigers FC | 9 |
| 7 | Daniel Barac
|
Belconnen United | 8 |
| 8 | Samuel Smith
|
Monaro Panthers | |
| 9 | Domenic Giampaolo
|
Canberra Olympic | 6 |
| 10 | Kofi Danning
|
Canberra FC |
2018 ACT Capital League
edit| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ANU FC |
| Premiers | Queanbeyan City |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 370 (4.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Sellers (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 12–2 ANU FC vs Southern Tablelands 8 April 2018 |
| Biggest away win | 0–11 Monaro Panthers vs Weston Molonglo 30 June 2018 |
| Highest scoring | 14 goals (see biggest home win) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 ACT Capital League is the sixth edition of the Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT. There were 18 rounds in total with five matches contested per round. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ran until 12 August 2018.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queanbeyan City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 39 | 2018 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 2 | White Eagles | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 38 | |
| 3 | Weston Molonglo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 33 | |
| 4 | ANU FC (C) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 33 | |
| 5 | O'Connor Knights | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 33 | |
| 6 | Southern Tablelands United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 20 | |
| 7 | Brindabella Blues | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 18 | |
| 8 | Narrabundah | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 15 | |
| 9 | Monaro Panthers B | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 15 | |
| 10 | Canberra Olympic B | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Queanbeyan City | 2 | 1 | White Eagles | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | White Eagles | 3 | 2 | ANU FC | 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Queanbeyan City | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| 2 | ANU FC | 1 (4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Weston Molonglo | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | ANU FC | 2 | |||||||||||
2018 Capital Football Division 1
edit| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ADFA Vikings |
| Premiers | Tigers FC |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 303 (4.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Samuel Isabella (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 13–0 ADFA Vikings vs Woden Valley 28 April 2018 |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals (2 times) |
| Highest scoring | 4–8 Woden Valley vs Belconnen United B 4 August 2018 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 ACT Capital Football Division 1 is the fourth edition of the Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. The 2018 season consisted of 18 rounds with four matches played per round. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ran until 11 August 2018.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers FC | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 39 | 2018 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 2 | Belconnen United B | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 35 | |
| 3 | ADFA Vikings (C) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 33 | |
| 4 | Narrabundah B | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | UC Pumas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | ANU FC B | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Lanyon United | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 14 | |
| 8 | Woden Valley | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 89 | −63 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tigers FC | 3 | 1 | Tigers FC | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Belconnen United B | 1 | 2 | ADFA Vikings | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Belconnen United B | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | ADFA Vikings | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | ADFA Vikings | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Narrabundah B | 3 | |||||||||||
2018 Women's National Premier League ACT
edit| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belconnen United |
| Premiers | Belconnen United |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 380 (4.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aoife Colvill (42 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 16–0 Belconnen United vs Monaro Panthers 19 May 2018 |
| Biggest away win | 7 goals (2 times) |
| Highest scoring | 16 goals (see biggest home win) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier League (WNPL). Each team played each other three times for a total of 21 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belconnen United (C) | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 6 | +80 | 61 | 2018 ACT WNPL Finals |
| 2 | Canberra United Academy | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 46 | |
| 3 | Canberra FC | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 44 | |
| 4 | Canberra Olympic | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Gungahlin United | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Woden-Weston FC | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 20 | |
| 7 | Monaro Panthers | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 86 | −69 | 15 | |
| 8 | Tuggeranong United | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 73 | −62 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
(C) Champions
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Belconnen United | 5 | Belconnen United | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | CU Academy | 2 | Canberra FC | 1 | |||||||||
| CU Academy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Canberra FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Canberra FC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Canberra Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||
Cup Competitions
edit2018 Federation Cup
edit| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 16 June 2018 |
| Teams | 23 |
| Defending champions | Canberra Olympic |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Canberra FC (18th title) |
| Runner-up | Gungahlin United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 95 (4.32 per match) |
2018 was the 56th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2018, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 18 March 2018 (first round) till 16 June 2018 (final). Canberra FC secured its 18th cup title and qualification to the 2018 FFA Cup with a 3–2 victory over Gungahlin with former Sydney FC player Kofi Danning scoring the winning goal at Woden Park.[5]
| 2018 Capital Football Federation Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Gundaroo FC (6) | 2–3† | UC Pumas (4) |
| 2 | Southern Tablelands United (3) | 2–0 | Woden Valley (4) |
| Southern Tablelands United removed from competition for fielding an ineligible player. | |||
| 3 | ANU FC (3) | 3–1 | White Eagles (3) |
| 4 | Queanbeyan City (3) | 5–0 | Narrabundah FC (3) |
| 5 | Burns FC (6) | w/o | Tigers FC (4) |
| Walkover for Burns FC – Tigers FC removed. | |||
| 6 | Gungahlin Juventus (6) | 2–0 | Brindabella Blues (4) |
| 7 | O'Connor Knights (3) | 2–0 | Weston-Molonglo (3) |
| Round 2 | |||
| 1 | Queanbeyan City (3) | 1–2 | Gungahlin United (2) |
| 2 | UC Pumas (4) | 0–5 | Belconnen United (2) |
| 3 | Tuggeranong United (2) | 1–2 | Woden Weston FC (2) |
| 4 | Burns FC (6) | 1–4 | Gungahlin Juventus (6) |
| 5 | ANU FC (3) | 2–4† | Canberra FC (2) |
| 6 | Canberra Olympic (2) | 1–0 | Tigers FC (2) |
| 7 | Riverina Rhinos (2) | 0–1 | Monaro Panthers (2) |
| 8 | Woden Valley (4) | 0–9 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 8–5 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| 2 | Gungahlin United (2) | 6–0 | Gungahlin Juventus (6) |
| 3 | Monaro Panthers (2) | 2–4 | Woden Weston FC (2) |
| 4 | Canberra FC (2) | 2–0 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| Semi-finals | |||
| 1 | Canberra FC (2) | 3–0 | Belconnen United (2) |
| 2 | Gungahlin United (2) | 4–3† | Woden Weston FC (2) |
| Final | |||
| 1 | Gungahlin United (2) | 2–3 | Canberra FC (2) |
- Notes:
- † = After Extra Time
2018 Charity Shield
edit2018 was the third edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2018 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2018 was Ronald McDonald House Canberra. Canberra Olympic and Tuggeranong United contested the Shield in 2018.[6] Olympic claimed its second consecutive Charity Shield title with a 3–1 victory.[7]
| 16 March 2018 | Canberra Olympic | 3–1 | Tuggeranong United | Woden, Canberra |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Melrose Synthetic |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "NPL – Capital Football 2018 regular rounds". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "FFA to close Centre of Excellence in August". www. theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "NPL – Capital Football Scoring Summary". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Men's Capital League Fixtures & Results". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (16 June 2018). "Canberra FC down Gungahlin United to book spot in FFA Cup round of 32". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "2018 Charity Shield". Capital Football. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Olympic claim 2018 Charity Shield". Capital Football. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.