2016 FFSA season

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The 2016 Football Federation South Australia season was the 110th season of soccer in South Australia, and the fourth under the National Premier Leagues format.

Contents

League tables

2016 National Premier Leagues SA

NPL South Australia
Season2016
Champions Campbelltown City
Premiers Adelaide City
Relegated South Adelaide
Adelaide Raiders
Matches played84
Goals scored312 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Anthony Costa (15 goals)
Biggest home win Adelaide City 6−0 Adelaide United
Biggest away win MetroStars 1−5 Adelaide Blue Eagles
Highest scoring Adelaide City 7−4 Adelaide Raiders
← 2015
2017 →

The National Premier League South Australia 2016 season was played over 22 rounds, with the number of teams in the competition reduced to 12 teams. [1]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Adelaide City 2217236227+3553 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Campbelltown City (C)2215434519+2649 2016 South Australia Finals
3 West Torrens Birkalla 2212464224+1840
4 Adelaide Blue Eagles 2211475134+1737
5 Adelaide Comets 2211384139+236
6 North Eastern MetroStars 2211293934+535
7 West Adelaide 228683433+130
8 Croydon Kings 2273123442−824
9 Adelaide United Youth 2271142543−1822
10 Adelaide Olympic 2264123860−2222
11 South Adelaide (R)2261153152−2119Relegation to the 2017 SA State League 1
12 Adelaide Raiders (R)2240182560−3512
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Finals

Elimination finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Campbelltown City 0 Adelaide City 0
2 Adelaide City 2 Campbelltown City 1
Campbelltown City 4
3 West Torrens Birkalla 1
West Torrens Birkalla 0
6 North Eastern MetroStars 0
West Torrens Birkalla 2
Adelaide Blue Eagles 1
4 Adelaide Blue Eagles 3
5 Adelaide Comets 2

Results

Home \ Away ABE ACI ACM ARA AOL AUN CAM CRO NOR SOU WEA WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles 1–34–14–02–11–26–30–2
Adelaide City 7–44–16–04–34–23–01–0
Adelaide Comets 1–12–13–13–21–43–20–1
Adelaide Raiders 3–22–01–40–13–11–40–1
Adelaide Olympic 4–53–33–00–21–14–33–30–3
Adelaide United Youth 2–00–31–22–21–32–11–3
Campbelltown City 1–03–14–11–22–15–01–0
Croydon Kings 0–12–35–22–41–12–21–1
North Eastern MetroStars 1–52–31–01–21–24–22–0
South Adelaide 0–34–11–21–32–02–0
West Adelaide 2–21–20–04–10–03–22–2
West Torrens Birkalla 2–23–14–02–00–22–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2016. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [3]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Costa Adelaide City 15
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yvan Boyokino Adelaide Blue Eagles 12
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikola Mileusnic Adelaide City 11
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fausto Erba Adelaide Olympic 10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Rideout South Adelaide
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Bucco Adelaide City 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doni Pollock MetroStars
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Strain Campbelltown City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rocco Visconte Croydon Kings
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Dimas Adelaide Blue Eagles 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taro Kawamura West Torrens Birkalla
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Piscioneri Campbelltown City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Sullivan South Adelaide
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fumiya Suzuki West Torrens Birkalla

2016 NPL State League 1

NPL State League 1
Season2016
Promoted Cumberland United
Para Hills Knights
Relegated Adelaide Hills
Playford City
Matches played84
Goals scored271 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerCallum Flanagan (11 goals)
Biggest home win Cumberland United 6−1 White City
Biggest away win Adelaide Victory 1−5 White City
Playford 1−5 Cove
Highest scoring Cumberland United 6−1 White City
Cumberland United 5−2 Salisbury
Sturt 5−2 Cove
Para Hills 2−5 Adelaide Victory
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 NPL State League 1 was the fourth edition of the NPL State League 1, the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Cumberland United (P)2215346124+3748Promotion to the 2017 National Premier Leagues South Australia
2 Para Hills Knights (P)2213453327+643
3 White City 2212464629+1740
4 Sturt Lions 2212374127+1439
5 The Cove 2212373929+1039
6 Modbury Jets 229583335−232
7 Adelaide Victory 2293104043−330
8 Salisbury United 227782630−428
9 Western Strikers 2283113036−627
10 Port Adelaide Pirates 2266102931−224
11 Adelaide Hills Hawks 2245133251−1917Qualification to the 2016 Relegation play-offs
12 Playford City (R)2212192169−485Relegation to the 2017 NPL State League 2
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2016 NPL State League 2

NPL State League 2
Season2016
Promoted Noarlunga United
Gawler SC
Matches played36
Goals scored145 (4.03 per match)
Top goalscorerJaylan Capurso, Kindilon Maclean (6 goals)
Biggest home win Adelaide Vipers 6−0 Mount Barker United
Biggest away win Mount Barker United 1−5 Cobras
Eastern United 2−6 Cobras
Eastern United 0−4 Noarlunga
Highest scoring Seaford Rangers 7−4 Eastern United
2017 →

The 2016 NPL State League 2 was the first edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 9 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. New teams included SAASL teams Fulham United and Adelaide Vipers and also Collegiate Soccer League team Mount Barker United.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Noarlunga United (P)1612223913+2638Promotion to the 2017 NPL State League 1
2 Gawler Eagles 1610244327+1632Qualification to the 2016 Promotion play-offs
3 Seaford Rangers 168623521+1430
4 Adelaide Cobras 167543619+1726
5 Fulham United 166642822+624
6 Adelaide Vipers 166192631−519
7 Northern Demons 165382931−218
8 Eastern United 1631122458−3410
9 Mount Barker United 1620141654−386
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

2016 SA Regional Leagues

AssociationChampions
Collegiate Soccer League Adelaide Uni Grads Red
Limestone Coast Football Association Gambier Centrals
Port Lincoln Soccer Association Sekol Masters
Riverland Soccer Association Renmark Olympic

2016 Women's NPL

PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsMetro United
PremiersMetro United
← 2015
2017 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the inaugural season of a new NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Metro United (C)2117315315+38542017 Women's NPL Finals
2 Adelaide City 2115245115+3647
3 Fulham United 2111192933−434
4 Adelaide University 2110476952+1734
5 West Adelaide 219573731+632
6Sturt Marion2172123252−2023
7 Cumberland United 2133151654−3812Qualification to the 2016 Relegation play-offs
8 Para Hills Knights (R)2112181651−355Relegation to the 2018 Women's State League 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Finals

Semi-finalsElimination FinalGrand Final
9 September
1Metro United11Metro United4
2 Adelaide City 02 Adelaide City 0
2 Adelaide City 1 (5)
3 Fulham United 1 (4)
3 Fulham United 3
4Adelaide University1

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

Cumberland United 1–0 Campbelltown City
Campbelltown City 1–4 Cumberland United

Cup competitions

2016 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Federation Cup . Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.

This knockout competition was won by North Eastern MetroStars.

The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. In addition to the MetroStars, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

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References

  1. ↑ "South Australia Season Index 2016".
  2. ↑ "South Australia PS4 National Premier League 2016 - Result matrix".
  3. ↑ "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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