The 2013 Football Federation South Australia season was the 107th season of soccer in South Australia, and the first under the National Premier Leagues format.

Football Federation South Australia
Season2013
ChampionsCampbelltown City
2012
2014

League tables edit

2013 National Premier Leagues SA edit

NPL South Australia
Season2013
ChampionsCampbelltown City
PremiersMetroStars
RelegatedAdelaide Cobras
Enfield City
Matches played182
Goals scored577 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerLloyd Owusu
(20 goals)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winEnfield City 0-7 Adelaide City FC (11 May 2013)
Highest scoringAdelaide Comets 1-7 Para Hills Knights
(18 May 2013)
2014

The National Premier League South Australia 2013 season was played by 14 teams over 26 rounds, from February to August 2013.

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Eastern MetroStars 26 20 2 4 48 16 +32 62 Qualified for the 2013 SA Finals
2 Adelaide Blue Eagles 26 14 7 5 48 27 +21 49
3 Adelaide City 26 15 3 8 58 29 +29 48
4 Campbelltown City (C) 26 13 7 6 50 28 +22 46 Qualified for the 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals
5 Adelaide Raiders 26 12 5 9 45 40 +5 41 Qualified for the 2013 SA Finals
6 Cumberland United 26 11 8 7 38 39 −1 41
7 West Torrens Birkalla 26 11 5 10 44 36 +8 38
8 Western Strikers 26 10 6 10 40 45 −5 36
9 Para Hills Knights 26 10 5 11 47 45 +2 35
10 White City 26 9 4 13 45 45 0 31
11 Croydon Kings 26 7 7 12 32 45 −13 28
12 Adelaide Comets 26 6 6 14 35 54 −19 24
13 Adelaide Cobras (R) 26 5 4 17 28 62 −34 19 Relegated to the 2014 FFSA State League
14 Enfield City (R) 26 2 5 19 19 66 −47 −19[a] Disbanded at end of season
Source: sportingpulse.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Enfield City were deducted 30 points after the FFSA found eight players 'did not meet the definition of an amateur player based on club player payment agreements'.[1]

Finals edit

2013 NPL State League edit

NPL State League
Season2013
ChampionsWest Adelaide
PromotedWest Adelaide
South Adelaide
Matches played240
Goals scored989 (4.12 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Kaine (33 goals)
Biggest home winPort Adelaide Pirates 13–0 Gawler SC
(11 March 2013)
Biggest away winGawler SC 0–10 West Adelaide
(16 March 2013)
Highest scoringPort Adelaide Pirates 13–0 Gawler SC
(11 March 2013)
2014

The 2013 NPL State League was the first edition of the new NPL State League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 16 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 30 rounds, with the top two at the end of the year being promoted to the 2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 West Adelaide (P) 30 28 2 0 95 13 +82 86 Promoted to the 2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia
2 South Adelaide (P) 30 22 3 5 73 31 +42 69
3 Modbury Jets 30 20 6 4 76 34 +42 66
4 Port Adelaide Pirates 30 21 1 8 117 46 +71 64
5 Adelaide Olympic 30 18 2 10 87 45 +42 56
6 Salisbury United 30 18 2 10 78 56 +22 56
7 Adelaide Hills Hawks 30 14 5 11 73 50 +23 47
8 Playford City 30 14 5 11 70 59 +11 47
9 Noarlunga United 30 13 3 14 54 44 +10 42
10 Seaford Rangers 30 11 4 15 47 85 −38 37
11 Eastern United 30 8 9 13 42 64 −22 33
12 Western Toros 30 9 4 17 41 80 −39 31
13 Northern Demons 30 6 4 20 33 65 −32 22
14 The Cove 30 5 3 22 41 74 −33 18
15 Gawler Eagles 30 2 4 24 28 147 −119 10
16 Sturt Lions 30 1 3 26 34 96 −62 6
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted

2013 Women's Premier League edit

Women's Premier League
Season2013
PremiersAdelaide City FC
2012
2014

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Adelaide Airport Women's Premier League. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Adelaide City (C) 21 16 3 2 79 19 +60 51
2 Metro United 21 17 0 4 62 33 +29 51
3 Adelaide University 21 12 3 6 77 49 +28 39
4 FFSA U14/15s 21 11 2 8 82 63 +19 35
5 Fulham United 21 8 4 9 65 84 −19 28
6 Sturt Marion 21 7 4 10 36 47 −11 25
7 Para Hills Knights 21 3 1 17 25 60 −35 10
8 Cumberland United 21 0 3 18 13 84 −71 3
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Awards edit

The end of year awards were as follows:[3]

National Premier Leagues SA edit

Award Winner
Player of the Year[a] Jim Stavrides (Cumberland United)
Tony Hatzis (North Eastern MetroStars)
Golden Boot Lloyd Owusu (White City FC)
Coach of the Year[b] Michael Brooks (Cumberland United)
Goalkeeper of the Year[c] Les Pogliacomi (Campbelltown City)
Rising Star Award[d] Luigi Ditroia (Adelaide Blue Eagles)
Referee of the Year[e] Daniel Goodwin
Young Referee of the Year[f] Rick Schneider
Fair Play Award Adelaide City FC

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sergio Melta Medal
  2. ^ Martyn Crook Coach of the Year
  3. ^ Peter Nikolich Trophy
  4. ^ John Aloisi Rising Star Award
  5. ^ Mike Ingham Award
  6. ^ Mick O'Malley Award

References edit

  1. ^ "Long-term future of Enfield City Soccer Club in doubt after Falcons withdraw from State League". adelaidenow.com.au. Adelaide Now. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ "South Australian State League 2013 - Fixtures". Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2013". mygameday.app. Retrieved 13 February 2023.