2018 Football West season

Football West Season 2018
LeagueWestern AustraliaNational Premier Leagues Western Australia
SportAssociation football
Duration2018
NPL WA Season
ChampionsPerth SC
PremiersPerth SC
State Cup
Cup WinnersArmadale

The 2018 Football West season was the 118th season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the fifth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).[1]

NPL premiers Perth SC qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series.

Pre-season changes

2017 LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
NPL WAForrestfield UnitedMandurah City
State League 1Gwelup CroatiaMorley-WindmillsCanning CityGosnells City
State League 2––
Women's State LeagueStirling PanthersUWA-NedlandsBassendean Caledonians

League Tables

2018 National Premier Leagues WA

This was the last season using a 14-team format.[2] The bottom 3 teams (which was subject to eligibility requirements) at the end of the season were relegated to the State League 1.[3] Perth Glory Youth was ineligible to receive prize monies in the end of season Top 4 Cup competition.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Perth SC(C)26 17 4 5 55 26 +29 55 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Perth Glory Youth26 16 6 4 72 32 +40 54 2018 Western Australia Finals
3 Cockburn City26 14 6 6 59 40 +19 48
4 Bayswater City26 15 2 9 55 30 +25 47
5 Inglewood United26 13 7 6 50 38 +12 46
6 ECU Joondalup26 13 5 8 48 37 +11 44
7 Floreat Athena26 12 5 9 53 40 +13 41
8 Sorrento26 10 4 12 49 47 +2 34
9 Stirling Lions26 10 2 14 52 55 −3 32
10 Armadale26 9 5 12 48 52 −4 32
11 Balcatta26 9 2 15 40 59 −19 29
12 Subiaco AFC(R)26 7 5 14 29 46 −17 26 Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1
13 Forrestfield United(R)26 5 7 14 34 58 −24 22
14 Joondalup United(R)26 1 2 23 21 102 −81 5
Source: sportstg.comRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

The Top Four Cup is played as a finals competition at the conclusion of the regular season.

Semi-finals Elimination Final Grand Final
1Perth SC3 (3)2Perth Glory Youth1
2Perth Glory Youth3 (4)1Perth SC4
1Perth SC2
3Cockburn City1
3Cockburn City3 (5)
4Bayswater City3 (4)

2018 WA State League 1

The 2018 WA State League 1 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season. Rockingham City as Champions were promoted to the National Premier Leagues WA, as they met eligibility criteria.[3] The 9th and 10th placed clubs played in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff, whilst the last placed team (Joondalup City) were directly relegated to State League Division Two.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rockingham City(C, P)20 16 1 3 56 20 +36 49 Promotion to the 2019 National Premier Leagues WA
2 Gwelup Croatia20 15 2 3 52 28 +24 47
3 Fremantle City20 9 3 8 39 40 −1 30
4 Western Knights20 8 5 7 38 42 −4 29
5 Morley-Windmills20 8 4 8 36 37 −1 28
6 UWA-Nedlands20 8 3 9 46 41 +5 27
7 South West Phoenix20 8 3 9 37 56 −19 27
8 Ashfield20 7 4 9 35 38 −3 25
9 Dianella White Eagles(R)20 6 4 10 31 37 −6 22 Qualification to the 2018 relegation play-offs
10 Mandurah City20 4 3 13 30 44 −14 15
11 Joondalup City(R)20 2 6 12 26 43 −17 12 Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 2
Source: sportstg.comRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation play-off

Semi-finals Final
          
SL1 9Dianella White Eagles2 0 2
SL2 3Swan United3 3 6
Mandurah City (p) 2 2 4 (5)
Swan United1 3 4 (3)
SL1 10Mandurah City2 3 5
SL2 2Wanneroo City1 3 4

2018 WA State League 2

The 2018 WA State League 2 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Olympic Kingsway(C, P)20 16 4 0 63 17 +46 52 Promotion to the 2019 WA State League 1
2 Wanneroo City20 17 1 2 54 20 +34 52 Qualification to the 2018 promotion play-offs
3 Swan United20 11 4 5 39 27 +12 37
4 Balga20 10 6 4 46 36 +10 36
5 Murdoch University Melville20 10 3 7 41 30 +11 33
6 Quinns20 8 1 11 32 38 −6 25
7 Gosnells City20 6 4 10 36 46 −10 22
8 Shamrock Rovers20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20
9 Curtin University20 5 4 11 35 45 −10 19
10 Canning City20 3 2 15 18 56 −38 11
11 Kelmscott Roos20 1 2 17 11 50 −39 5
Source: sportstg.comRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

2018 Women's Premier League

BankWest Women's Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsBalcatta
← 2017
2019 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in Western Australia is known as the BankWest Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons. The 8 teams play each other three times, for a total of 21 matches over the regular season.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Queen's Park FC 20 17 3 0 97 15 +82 54 Top Four Cup
2 Balcatta(C)19 12 3 4 58 27 +31 39
3 Northern Redbacks 19 11 4 4 78 27 +51 37
4 Fremantle City 20 10 3 7 56 33 +23 33
5 Football West NTC U-1920 9 4 7 63 26 +37 31
6 Beckenham Angels 20 7 2 11 42 69 −27 23 Withdrew after end of season
7 Stirling Panthers 20 2 1 17 11 118 −107 7
8 UWA-Nedlands(R)20 1 0 19 15 105 −90 3 Relegated to Division 1
Source: sportstg.comRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top Four Cup

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Queen's Park FC3
4 Fremantle City 1
1 Queen's Park FC 0 (1)
2 Balcatta0 (3)
2 Balcatta2
3 Northern Redbacks 1

2018 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Football West State Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2018 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields, and Great Southern regions.

This knockout competition was won by Armadale SC, their 1st title.[4]

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Armadale and Gwelup Croatia – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

References

  1. ^"NPL Western Australia launches from a high". 17 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^"NPLWA Review Report to guide future". www.footballwest.com.au. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ ab"Competition Rules; National Premier Leagues – WA"(PDF). www.footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^Peter Simcox (14 July 2018). "Jackson double brings Armadale cup glory". www.footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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