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
←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 Football West season was the tenth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues in Western Australia. ^[1]

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, ^{[2] [3]} 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	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 (C)	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	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.
(C) Champions; (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. ^{[4] [5]}

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

References

1. "NPL Western Australia launches from a high". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 16 June 2014.
2. "2023 NPLWA - Men's Ladder". Football West. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
3. "2023 NPLWA - Men's Fixtures". Football West. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
4. "Morley Windmills issued with Disciplinary Infringement Notice". footballwest.com.au. 9 August 2023.
5. "Morley Windmills' Disciplinary Infringement Notice following fourth match forfeit". footballwest.com.au. 14 August 2023.