2020 Football Northern NSW season

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The 2020 Northern NSW Football season is the seventh season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales.

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All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April, [1] and further extended until early July. [2] The NPL season commenced on 12 July. [3]

League tables

2020 Northern NSW National Premier Leagues

NPL Northern NSW
Season2020
Champions Edgeworth FC
Premiers Edgeworth FC
Relegated-
Top goalscorer-
2019
2021

The revised competition comprised a single round-robin, followed by a seeded draw to determine opponents in the final five rounds, followed by a five-team finals series. [4] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July. [5]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Edgeworth FC (C)131102338+2533 2020 NNSW Finals
2 Broadmeadow Magic 138232916+1326
3 Newcastle Olympic 137242618+823
4 Charlestown Azzurri 137241611+523
5 Maitland FC 137152416+822
6 Lambton Jaffas 135442518+719
7 Weston Workers 135352119+218
8 Valentine Phoenix 1333712291712
9 Adamstown Rosebud 1312101140295
10 Lake Macquarie City 1311111133224
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away ADA BRO CCB EDG LAM LMC MAI NCO VFC WES
Adamstown Rosebud 1–31–1
Broadmeadow Magic 3–10–1
Charlestown Azzurri 0–11–1
Edgeworth FC 1–04–1
Lambton Jaffas 2–22–3
Lake Macquarie City 2–10–1
Maitland FC 4–15–1
Newcastle Olympic 1–32–2
Valentine Phoenix 0–50–4
Weston Workers 1–01–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Edgeworth FC 3 (4)1 Edgeworth FC 1
2 Broadmeadow Magic 3 (3)5 Maitland FC 0
2 Broadmeadow Magic 32 Broadmeadow Magic 0
3 Newcastle Olympic 1Minor semi-final5 Maitland FC 2
3 Newcastle Olympic 0
4 Charlestown Azzurri 1 (3)5 Maitland FC 4
5 Maitland FC (p)1 (5)

2020 NEWFM Northern League One

League table

NEWFM Northern League One
Season2020
Champions Singleton Strikers
Premiers New Lambton
Matches played-
Top goalscorer-
Biggest home win-
Biggest away win-
Highest scoring-
2019
2021


PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New Lambton 149324013+2730 2020 Northern State League Finals
2 Singleton Strikers (C)148422814+1428
3 Kahibah FC 148243226+626
4 Belmont Swansea United 148242317+626
5 Cooks Hill United 148152921+825
6 West Wallsend 146442321+222
7 Toronto Awaba Stags 146173036619
8 Cessnock City Hornets 144551317417
9 South Cardiff 1440101925612
10 Thornton Redbacks 14311018291110
11 Wallsend FC 1411121248364
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Finals

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1 New Lambton 0 Singleton Strikers 2
2 Singleton Strikers 4 New Lambton 0
2 Singleton Strikers 1 New Lambton 2
3 Kahibah FC 0Minor semi-final Cooks Hill United 0
3 Kahibah FC 3
4 Belmont Swansea United 05 Cooks Hill United 4
5 Cooks Hill United 4

Cup competitions

FFA Cup preliminary rounds

Northern NSW soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in February, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic. [1] At the time of suspension, only the first two rounds had been played, involving teams mostly from the Northern regions. The competition was cancelled on 3 July. [6]

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References

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  2. "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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