Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 3 February 2023 – 27 August 2023 |
Matches played | 96 |
Goals scored | 304 (3.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alec Urosevski (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | APIA Leichhardt 6–0 Rockdale Ilinden (12 February 2023) |
Biggest away win | Wollongong Wolves 0–4 Marconi (17 February 2023) Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Marconi (1 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | NWS Spirit 5–4 Wollongong Wolves (1 April 2023) Marconi Stallions 5–4 Central Coast Mariners (27 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Rockdale Ilinden |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches APIA Leichhardt |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Northbridge Bulls |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Olympic Central Coast Mariners |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 5 May 2023. |
The 2023 NPL NSW Men's is the eleventh season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues and the first season under the revised competition format. The season began on 3 February 2023 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 August.
Sydney Olympic are the defending premiers and Blacktown City are the defending champions.
Teams promoted from the 2022 NSW League One
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Bulls FC Academy | Mile Sterjovski | Promoted to full time | 23 January 2023 [20] | Pre-season | Zeljko Kalac | 28 January 2023 [21] |
CCM Academy | Luke Wilkshire | Signed by Socceroos | 14 February 2023 [22] | 12th | Lucas Vilela (interim) | 17 February 2023 [23] |
CCM Academy | Lucas Vilela (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 24 February 2023 | 13th | Abbas Saad | 25 February 2023 [24] |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
The 2023 season is a double round-robin format, with each team playing 30 games. The season started on 3 February, and is scheduled to conclude on 27 August. [25]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | APIA Leichhardt (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 65 | |
2 | Rockdale Ilinden | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 59 | |
3 | Blacktown City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 | |
4 | Marconi Stallions | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 56 | |
5 | St George City | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 51 | |
6 | Sydney FC Youth | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | |
7 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 43 | |
8 | Manly United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 42 | |
9 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 39 | |
10 | Sydney United | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 39 | |
11 | NWS Spirit | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 39 | |
12 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 33 | |
13 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 31 | |
14 | Sutherland Sharks | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 31 | |
15 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
16 | Bulls FC Academy (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 15 | Relegation to 2024 NSW League One |
The 3rd edition of the Festival of Football was set on the 23rd of April between 9am to 9pm and featured Inner West rivals and former NSL clubs APIA Leichhardt and Sydney Olympic with their youths, women and men squads playing against each other. [26] Additionally, a legends match was also included, which featured former players such as Ernie Campbell, Marshall Soper, Jean-Paul de Marigny, Milan Blagojevic, John Buonavoglia, Nick Rizzo, Mark Byrnes, Robert Younis, Peter Katholos, Pablo Cardozo, Robbie Hooker, Zlatko Nastevski and Paul Henderson. [27]
The 1st Grade Men's team featured at 6pm at Lambert Park for Round 12 of the National Premier Leagues NSW. Prior to the match APIA remained unbeaten in all eleven previous league matches whilst Olympic won two out of their last five games.
APIA Leichhardt | 3–0 | Sydney Olympic |
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St George FC | 1–1 | Mt Druitt Town |
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Mt Druitt Town | 0–1 | St George FC |
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St George FC won 2–1 on aggregate. Therefore, St George are promoted to the NSW NPL, while Mt Druitt Town are relegated to the FNSW League One.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [29] |
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1 | Alec Urosevski | Rockdale Ilinden | 27 |
2 | Roy O'Donovan | Sydney Olympic | 18 |
3 | Jak O'Brien | Blacktown City | 17 |
4 | Jordan Swibel | Marconi Stallions | 15 |
5 | Jack Armson | APIA Leichhardt | 14 |
Jack Stewart | APIA Leichhardt | ||
Patrick Antelmi | Sydney United | ||
8 | Lachlan Scott | Wollongong Wolves | 13 |
9 | Christopher Payne | Sydney United | 11 |
Presley Ortiz | St George City | ||
Travis Major | Blacktown City |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Jason Romero 4 | APIA Leichhardt FC | Rockdale Ilinden FC | 6–0 (H) | 12 February 2023 | [30] |
Jak O'Brien | Blacktown City FC | Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC | 4–1 (H) | 5 March 2023 | [31] |
Sean Symons | APIA Leichhardt FC | NWS Spirit FC | 5–0 (H) | 6 May 2023 | [32] |
Harry McCarthy | Manly United FC | APIA Leichhardt FC | 4–0 (H) | 22 July 2023 | [33] |
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