2024 National Premier Leagues Capital Football

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National Premier Leagues Capital Football
Season 2024
Dates5 April – 21 September 2024
Champions Canberra Croatia
Premiers Gungahlin United
Relegated Canberra Olympic
Matches played88
Goals scored314 (3.57 per match)
Biggest home winGunaghlin United 9–0 Yoogali SC
(23 June)
Biggest away winCanberra Olympic 1–6 Canberra Croatia
(29 June)
Highest scoringCanberra Olympic 7–2 Yoogali SC
(13 April)
Gunaghlin United 9–0 Yoogali SC
(23 June)
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The 2024 National Premier Leagues Capital Football was the 12th season of the National Premier Leagues Capital Football (NPL), a regional Australian soccer competition based in the Australian Capital Territory. [1] [2] The season began on 5 April and concluded on 21 September 2024. [3] [4]

Contents

Gungahlin United were premiers after finishing three points clear at the top of the league. [5] Canberra Croatia were the 2024 champions after defeating Tigers FC 4–3 in the NPL Capital Grand Final. [6] [7]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024 National Premier Leagues Capital Football teams
TeamLocationStadium
Canberra Croatia Canberra (Deakin) Deakin Stadium
Canberra Olympic Canberra (O'Connor)O'Connor Enclosed Field 1
Gungahlin United Canberra (Harrison)AIS Grass Fields
Monaro Panthers Queanbeyan Riverside Stadium
O'Connor Knights Canberra (O'Connor)O'Connor Enclosed Field 1
Tigers Queanbeyan (Karabar)AIS Grass Fields
Tuggeranong United Canberra (Kambah)Kambah 2 Field 201
Yoogali SC Griffith Solar Mad Stadium

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Gungahlin United 2115245525+3047Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra Croatia (C)2114255129+2244
3 O'Connor Knights 2112454434+1040
4 Tigers 2110474531+1434
5 Monaro Panthers 218583325+829
6 Tuggeranong United 217593134−326
7 Yoogali SC 2132161463−4911
8 Canberra Olympic (R)2130182759−329Relegation to Capital Premier League
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Away head-to-head goals scored; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards [9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away CCR COL CTI GUN MON OCK TUG YOO CCR COL CTI GUN MON OCK TUG YOO
Canberra Croatia 3–23–12–40–01–33–03–12–32–11–0
Canberra Olympic 1–41–40–31–34–31–27–21–60–10–1
Tigers 2–23–13–04–01–11–12–12–30–33–0
Gungahlin United 0–13–24–21–00–06–04–01–04–21–09–0
Monaro Panthers 1–23–03–13–01–21–10–04–02–22–31–1
O'Connor Knights 2–42–13–22–31–32–13–02–13–03–12–2
Tuggeranong United 3–21–00–32–31–01–26–04–12–23–0
Yoogali SC 0–33–40–42–10–21–22–00–30–30–31–1
Source: Dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Bracket

Semi-finals

Gungahlin United 1–1 (a.e.t.) Canberra Croatia
  • Olaoye Soccerball shade.svg54'
 Report
  • Vucetic Soccerball shade.svg74'
Penalties
4–5
Riverside Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Bruno Kehl
O'Connor Knights 1–3 Tigers
  • Paesler Soccerball shade.svg39'
 Report
  • Whithear Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Bailey Soccerball shade.svg65'
  • Taneski Soccerball shade.svg71'
Riverside Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Alexander McConachie

Preliminary final

Gungahlin United 0–1 Tigers
Report
  • Popovich Soccerball shade.svg21'
Deakin Stadium , Canberra
Referee: Nathan Shakespear

Grand final

Canberra Croatia 4–3 (a.e.t.) Tigers
  • Barac Soccerball shade.svg48', 94'
  • Colbertaldo Soccerball shade.svg63', 108'
 Report
  • McGregor Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • Taneski Soccerball shade.svg47'
  • Bailey Soccerball shade.svg53'
Deakin Stadium , Canberra
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

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