2023 Football West season

Football West Season 2023
League	National Premier Leagues Western Australia
Sport	Soccer
Duration	March 2023 – September 2023
NPL WA Season
Champion	Stirling Macedonia
Premier	Perth RedStar
State Cup
Cup Winners	Cockburn City
Football West seasons
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The 2023 Football West season was the 123rd season of competitive soccer in Western Australia and the 10th season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL). ^{[1] [2]}

Pre-season changes

2022 League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
NPL WA	Olympic Kingsway	Gwelup Croatia
State League 1	Gosnells City	Quinns FC
State League 2	Maddington Kalamunda White City FC	South West Phoenix
NPL Women	–	–

League Tables

2023 National Premier Leagues WA

The competition was held as a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, completed on 27 August, ^{[3] [4]} followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth RedStar	22	12	5	5	54	26	+28	41	2023 NPL WA Finals
2	Stirling Macedonia (C)	22	11	5	6	37	29	+8	38
3	Olympic Kingsway	22	10	4	8	35	32	+3	34
4	Perth SC	22	10	3	9	42	40	+2	33
5	Armadale SC	22	10	2	10	52	49	+3	32
6	Bayswater City	22	8	6	8	45	50	−5	30
7	Balcatta FC	22	8	5	9	35	37	−2	29
8	Perth Glory Youth	22	8	4	10	51	55	−4	28
9	Inglewood United	22	7	6	9	38	39	−1	27
10	Floreat Athena	22	8	3	11	29	34	−5	27
11	Sorrento FC (R)	22	8	3	11	39	48	−9	27	Promotion/relegation play-offs
12	Cockburn City (R)	22	6	6	10	27	45	−18	24	Relegation to the 2024 State League 1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top four cup

	Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Grand Final
	1	Perth RedStar	1								Perth RedStar		0
	2	Stirling Macedonia	0								Stirling Macedonia		2
						Stirling Macedonia		2 (4)
						Perth SC		2 (3)
	3	Olympic Kingsway	0
	4	Perth SC	3

2023 WA State League 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Western Knights (P)	22	16	3	3	53	19	+34	51	Promotion to the 2024 NPL WA
2	Mandurah City	22	16	2	4	61	22	+39	50	Promotion/relegation play-offs
3	Fremantle City (P)	22	12	3	7	51	35	+16	39
4	Joondalup United	22	11	5	6	45	34	+11	38
5	Dianella White Eagles	22	10	5	7	44	44	0	35
6	Gwelup Croatia	22	8	7	7	37	38	−1	31
7	Murdoch University Melville	22	8	3	11	46	54	−8	27
8	Gosnells City	22	6	8	8	36	45	−9	26
9	Rockingham City	22	6	5	11	30	47	−17	23
10	UWA-Nedlands	22	6	4	12	30	51	−21	22
11	Subiaco AFC (O)	22	5	4	13	36	50	−14	19	Promotion/relegation play-offs
12	Forrestfield United (R)	22	1	5	16	21	51	−30	8	Relegation to the 2024 State League 2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Inter-divisional promotion/relegation play-offs

	Semi-finals							Final
	SL1 2	Mandurah City	0	1	1
	SL1 3	Fremantle City	2	3	5
								Fremantle City		3
								Joondalup United		1
	NPL 11	Sorrento FC	0	2	2
	SL1 4	Joondalup United [a]	0	2	2

Notes

1. won on away goals

2023 WA State League 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kingsley-Westside (P)	22	17	1	4	63	27	+36	52	Promotion to the 2024 State League 1
2	Maddington Kalamunda White City	22	14	3	5	48	28	+20	45	Promotion/relegation play-offs
3	Curtin University	22	13	2	7	48	25	+23	41
4	Swan United	22	11	5	6	50	35	+15	38
5	Carramar Shamrock Rovers	22	11	2	9	37	33	+4	35
6	Wanneroo City	22	9	2	11	38	38	0	29
7	Ashfield SC	22	7	5	10	38	39	−1	26
8	Joondalup City	22	6	4	12	38	46	−8	22
9	Quinns FC	22	5	5	12	25	49	−24	20
10	Balga SC	22	4	4	14	21	51	−30	16
11	Canning City	22	3	7	12	22	56	−34	16
12	Morley-Windmills (R)	22	10	4	8	40	41	−1	3 [a]	Relegation to the 2024 Amateur Premier Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Morley were deducted thirty one points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. ^{[5] [6]}

Inter Divisional relegation/promotion playoffs

	Semi-finals							Final
	SL1 11	Subiaco AFC	3	1	4
	SL2 4	Swan United	1	2	3
								Subiaco AFC		2
								Curtin University		0
	SL2 3	Curtin University	1	2	3
	SL2 2	Maddington Kalamunda WC	1	1	2

2023 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West State Cup competition, which initially involved teams from the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the South West and Great Southern regions. ^[7] In the third round, teams from the two divisions of the State League entered, and in the fourth round teams from the National Premier Leagues WA entered.

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2023 Australia Cup. The two finalists – Floreat Athena and Inglewood United – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

The final was played on 2 September, ^[8] and won by Floreat Athena 3–2, their ninth title.

References

1. "2023 Season". FootballWA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
2. "NPL Western Australia launches from a high". National Premier Leagues. 17 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
3. "2023 NPLWA - Men's Ladder". Football West. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
4. "2023 NPLWA - Men's Fixtures". Football West. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
5. "Morley Windmills issued with Disciplinary Infringement Notice". footballwest.com.au. 9 August 2023.
6. "Morley Windmills' Disciplinary Infringement Notice following fourth match forfeit". footballwest.com.au. 14 August 2023.
7. "Australia Cup draw for Rounds Two and Three". Football West . 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
8. "State Cup finals deliver a goal feast at State Football Centre". Football West. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.