The 2023 Football NSW season is the 11th season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The season was the first under the revamped format which consists of three senior divisions in the state of New South Wales. Promotion and relegation were utilised for the first time after three years and the finals series was voided for this year, meaning the top-ranked team is awarded champion status.[1]
Season | 2023 |
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← 2022 2024 → |
The official schedule was released on 20 December 2022, with some matches to be rescheduled due to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]
Senior men's competitions
edit2023 National Premier Leagues NSW
editDates | 3 February – 27 August |
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Champions | APIA Leichhardt |
Relegated | Mt Druitt Town Rangers (via play-off) Bulls FC Academy |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 759 (3.16 per match) |
Best Player | Alec Urosevski (Rockdale Ilinden) |
Top goalscorer | Alec Urosevski (27 goals, Rockdale Ilinden) |
Best goalkeeper | Ivan Necevski (APIA Leichhardt) |
Biggest home win | APIA Leichhardt 6–0 Rockdale Ilinden (12 February) St George City 6–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (29 July) |
Biggest away win | Bulls Academy 0–5 Western Sydney Wanderers (29 July) Mt Druitt Town Rangers 0–5 Wollongong Wolves (27 August) |
Highest scoring | NWS Spirit 5–4 Wollongong Wolves (1 April) Sydney United 3–6 Western Sydney Wanderers (10 June) Marconi Stallions 5–4 Central Coast Mariners (27 August) |
Stadiums and location
editTeam | Location | Stadium |
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APIA Leichhardt | Leichhardt | Lambert Park |
Blacktown City | Seven Hills | Landen Stadium |
Bulls FC Academy | Edensor Park | Sydney United Sports Centre |
Central Coast Mariners Academy | Lisarow | Pluim Park |
Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | |
Manly United | Cromer | Cromer Park |
Marconi Stallions | Bossley Park | Marconi Stadium |
Mt Druitt Town Rangers | Emerton | Popondetta Park |
NWS Spirit | Macquarie Park | Christie Park |
Rockdale Ilinden | Rockdale | Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre |
St George City | Penshurst | Penshurst Park |
Sutherland Sharks | Miranda | Seymour Shaw Park |
Sydney FC Youth | Glenwood | Valentine Sports Park |
Sydney Olympic | Belmore | Belmore Sports Ground |
Sydney United | Edensor Park | Sydney United Sports Centre |
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Rooty Hill | Wanderers Football Park |
Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong | Wollongong Showground |
Primbee | Albert Butler Memorial Park |
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | APIA Leichhardt (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 65 | |
2 | Rockdale Ilinden | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 59 | |
3 | Blacktown City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 | |
4 | Marconi Stallions | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 56 | |
5 | St George City | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 51 | |
6 | Sydney FC Youth | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | |
7 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 43 | |
8 | Manly United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 42 | |
9 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 39 | |
10 | Sydney United | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 39 | |
11 | NWS Spirit | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 39 | |
12 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 33 | |
13 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 31 | |
14 | Sutherland Sharks | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 31 | |
15 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
16 | Bulls FC Academy (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 15 | Relegation to 2024 NSW League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points gained in head-to-head record between teams; 5) Number of goals scored in head-to-head record between teams; 6) Play-off if teams concerned are equal on the basis of the above criteria
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
editRelegation play-off
edit3 September First leg | St George FC | 1–1 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | Rockdale |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bicentennial Park South Referee: Craig Fisher |
9 September Second leg | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | St George FC | Emerton |
14:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Popondetta Park Referee: Kurt Ams |
2023 League One
editDates | 4 February – 26 August |
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Champions | Hills United |
Promoted | Hills United St George FC (via play-off) |
Relegated | Mounties Wanderers (via play-off) Central Coast United |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 788 (3.28 per match) |
Best Player | Conor Quilligan (St George FC) |
Top goalscorer | Kai Denton (26 goals, Northern Tigers) |
Best goalkeeper | Ryan Woods (Hills United) |
Biggest home win | Mounties Wanderers 8–1 Macarthur Rams (8 April) |
Biggest away win | Dunbar Rovers 0–6 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (18 February) Central Coast United 0–6 SD Raiders (29 July) |
Highest scoring | Mounties Wanderers 8–1 Macarthur Rams (8 April) Hills United 5–4 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (26 August) |
Stadiums and location
editTeam | Location | Stadium |
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Bankstown City | Regents Park | Jensen Oval |
Blacktown Spartans | Blacktown Football Park | Bungarribee |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg | Bonnyrigg Sports Club |
Canterbury Bankstown | Regents Park | Jensen Oval |
Central Coast United | Lisarow | Pluim Park |
Dulwich Hill | Dulwich Hill | Arlington Oval |
Dunbar Rovers | Marrickville | Fraser Park |
Hakoah Sydney City East | Eastgardens | Hensley Athletic Field |
Hills United | Seven Hills | Landen Stadium |
Inter Lions | Concord | Majors Bay Reserve |
Macarthur Rams | St Helens Park | Lynwood Park |
Mounties Wanderers | Cabramatta West | Cook Park |
Northern Tigers | North Turramurra | North Turramurra Recreation Area |
Rydalmere Lions | Rydalmere | Rydalmere Park |
SD Raiders | Moorebank | Ernie Smith Reserve |
St George FC | Rockdale | Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre |
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hills United (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 66 | Promotion to National Premier Leagues NSW |
2 | St George FC (P) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 58 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 58 | |
4 | SD Raiders | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 55 | |
5 | Canterbury Bankstown | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 55 | |
6 | Inter Lions | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |
7 | Northern Tigers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 51 | |
8 | Blacktown Spartans | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | |
9 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 36 | |
10 | Bankstown City | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 35 | |
11 | Rydalmere Lions | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 33 | |
12 | Dulwich Hill | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 32 | |
13 | Macarthur Rams | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 32 | |
14 | Dunbar Rovers | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 29 | |
15 | Mounties Wanderers (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 27 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
16 | Central Coast United (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 17 | Relegation to 2024 NSW League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editRelegation play-off
edit1 September First leg | Nepean FC | 3–2 | Mounties Wanderers | Rooty Hill |
20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Referee: Ivica Covic |
9 September Second leg | Mounties Wanderers | 0–0 (2–3 agg.) | Nepean FC | Cabramatta West |
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cook Park Referee: Danny Horstead |
2023 League Two
editDates | 3 February – 26 August |
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Champions | UNSW FC |
Promoted | UNSW FC Nepean FC (via play-off) |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 691 (3.29 per match) |
Best Player | Mitchell Cross (Bankstown United) |
Top goalscorer | Kevin Lopes (23 goals, UNSW FC) |
Best goalkeeper | Justin Biega (Nepean FC) |
Biggest home win | 5–0 (four matches) |
Biggest away win | Hurstville FC 1–6 Newcastle Jets (21 May) |
Highest scoring | Camden Tigers 5–4 Hurstville FC (4 March) Western Rage 4–5 UNSW FC (15 July) Camden Tigers 6–3 Bankstown United (26 August) |
Stadiums and location
editTeam | Location | Stadium |
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Bankstown United | Padstow | Padstow Park |
Camden Tigers | Camden | Ron Dine Memorial Reserve |
Fraser Park | Marrickville | Fraser Park |
Gladesville Ryde Magic | Macquarie Park | Christie Park |
Hawkesbury City | Richmond Lowlands | David Bertenshaw Field |
Hurstville FC | Penshurst | Penshurst Park |
Inner West Hawks | Dulwich Hill | Arlington Oval |
Nepean FC | Rooty Hill | Wanderers Football Park |
Newcastle Jets Youth | Speers Point | Lake Macquarie Regional Facility |
Parramatta FC | Auburn | Melita Stadium |
Prospect United | Prospect | William Lawson Park |
South Coast Flame | Kembla Grange | Sir Ian McLennan Oval |
Sydney University | Camperdown | Sydney University Oval |
UNSW FC | Kensington | The Village Green |
Western Rage | Rydalmere | Rydalmere Park |
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | UNSW FC (C, P) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 62 | Promotion to NSW League One |
2 | Nepean FC (P) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 57 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 53 | |
4 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 46 | |
5 | Fraser Park | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 43 | |
6 | Prospect United | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 41 | |
7 | Camden Tigers | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 39 | |
8 | Hawkesbury City | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 38 | |
9 | Bankstown United | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 37 | |
10 | Hurstville FC | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 34 | |
11 | South Coast Flame | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 33 | |
12 | Western Rage | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 28 | |
13 | Sydney University | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 25 | |
14 | Parramatta FC | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 25 | |
15 | Inner West Hawks | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Awards
editThe awards gala was hosted in September 2023 with over 900 guests attending, including players, coaches and officials of Football NSW.[5] Jon Pillemer was awarded the Charles Valentine Award for his 37 years spent with Hakoah Sydney City East, both as a player and staff.[6]
1st Grade
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L | Golden Boot | Goalkeeper of the Year | Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | ||||
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Player | Club | Goals | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
NPL | Alec Urosevski[7] | Rockdale Ilinden | 27 | Ivan Necevski | APIA Leichhardt | Alec Urosevski | Rockdale Ilinden | Franco Parisi (APIA) |
L1 | Kai Denton | Northern Tigers | 26 | Ryan Woods | Hills United | Conor Quilligan | St George FC | Luke Casserly (HIL) |
L2 | Kevin Lopes | UNSW FC | 23 | Justin Biega | Nepean FC | Mitchell Cross | Bankstown United | Gabriel Knowles (UNS) |
Under-20s
editLeague | Golden Boot | Player of the year | |||
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Player(s) | Club | Goals | Player | Club | |
NPL NSW | Thomas Lopez | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | Max Middleby | Central Coast Mariners |
League One | Samuel Tzanakes[8] | Dunbar Rovers | 24 | Sebastian Cerecedo | St George FC |
League Two | Joel Corcoran | Hawkesbury City | 22 | Jayden Ashbourne | Newcastle Jets |
Seisa Melbourne | Fraser Park |
References
edit- ^ D'Urbano, Nick (2 February 2023). "NPL NSW Preview: New format, new teams, A-Leagues links galore". A-Leagues. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (19 December 2022). "Official: Football NSW 2023 Match Schedules Announced". Football NSW. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Football NSW – Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Final Notice of Determination: FNSW v Macarthur Rams FC & Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC" (PDF). Football NSW. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (21 September 2023). "Stars align at Football NSW Gala Awards". Football NSW. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (21 September 2023). "John Pillemer awarded Charles Valentine Medal". Football NSW. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "New role, same Urosevski as Rockdale captain tops scoring charts in 2023". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Samuel Tzanakes wins Under 20s Golden Boot at Football NSW Gala Awards". The Greek Herald. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.