| Event | 2019 National Premier Leagues | ||||||
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| Date | 5 October 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Albert Butler Park, Wollongong | ||||||
| Referee | Stephen Laurie | ||||||
The 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the seventh National Premier Leagues Grand Final, the championship deciding match of the National Premier Leagues in Australia. It was played on 5 October 2019 at Albert Butler Park in Wollongong between Wollongong Wolves and Lions FC. [1] Wollongong won the match 4–3 to secure their first championship in the National Premier Leagues. [2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
 Wollongong Wolves | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Canberra Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wollongong Wolves | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Perth SC | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Heidelberg United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wollongong Wolves | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Lions FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Maitland FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Devonport City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Maitland FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lions FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lions FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Campbelltown City | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wollongong Wolves | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Lions FC |
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Assistant referees: | Match rules
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| Wollongong Wolves | Lions FC | |
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| Goals scored | 4 | 3 |
| Total shots | 29 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 15 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls Conceded | 21 | 17 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
Source: [3]
The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Facebook Live and YouTube.
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