Season | 2025 |
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← 2024 2026 → |
The 2025 National Premier Leagues is the thirteenth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition is played by eight separate state and territory member federations. These divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The eight separate competitions have different durations, with the 2025 NPL Victoria season beginning on 6 February, [1] and the conclusion scheduled for 14 September. [2] Along with a further eight 'Foundation' clubs (NPL teams from Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong), the Premiers of each member federation's competition will qualify for the 2025 Australian Championship. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Canberra Croatia (Q) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 48 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
2 | Tigers FC (Q) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Monaro Panthers (Q) | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 39 | |
4 | Queanbeyan City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 24 | |
5 | Tuggeranong United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 24 | |
6 | Gungahlin United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 22 | |
7 | Yoogali SC (W) | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 12 | To be withdrawn from the competition at the end of the season |
8 | O'Connor Knights | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | NWS Spirit (Q) | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 65 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
2 | APIA Leichhardt [a] (Q) | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 61 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Marconi Stallions [a] (Q) | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 59 | |
4 | Rockdale Ilinden (Q) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 53 | |
5 | Blacktown City (Q) | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 47 | |
6 | Sydney United 58 [a] | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | |
7 | Sydney Olympic [a] | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 40 [b] | |
8 | Wollongong Wolves [a] | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 40 | |
9 | St George City | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 | |
10 | Sydney FC Youth | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 33 | |
11 | St George FC | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 32 | |
12 | Manly United | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 30 | |
13 | Sutherland Sharks | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 26 | |
14 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 23 | |
15 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 22 [b] | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
16 | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 21 | Relegation to 2026 NSW League One |
Elimination semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
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6 | 1 | NWS Spirit | ||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Broadmeadow Magic (Q) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 59 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
2 | Edgeworth FC | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Weston Bears | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 50 | |
4 | Lambton Jaffas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 | |
5 | Maitland FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 32 | |
6 | Newcastle Olympic | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 31 | |
7 | Charlestown Azzurri | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 24 | |
8 | Adamstown Rosebud | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 23 | |
9 | Cooks Hill United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 23 | |
10 | Belmont Swansea | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 20 | |
11 | Valentine FC (A) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
12 | New Lambton (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 7 | Relegation to 2026 NNSW Northern League 1 |
Qualifying final | Major semi-final | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Broadmeadow Magic | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Weston Bears | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Edgeworth FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Weston Bears | 2 | Minor semi-final | Lambton Jaffas | ||||||||||||||
2 | Edgeworth FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Lambton Jaffas | 3 | 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | Maitland FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Moreton City Excelsior (Q) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 47 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
2 | Lions FC (Q) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 42 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Peninsula Power (Q) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 39 | |
4 | Eastern Suburbs (Q) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 38 [a] | |
5 | Gold Coast Knights | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 37 | |
6 | Olympic FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 30 | |
7 | Wynnum Wolves | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 27 | |
8 | Brisbane City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 27 | |
9 | Gold Coast United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 27 | |
10 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 22 | |
11 | St George Willawong (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to 2026 FQPL 1 |
12 | Sunshine Coast Wanderers (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 64 | −44 | 9 |
Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||
1 | Moreton City Excelsior | ||||||||
4 | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||||
2 | Lions FC | ||||||||
3 | Peninsula Power |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | North Eastern MetroStars (Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 52 | Qualification to Australian Championship and finals |
2 | Adelaide City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Croydon FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 38 | |
4 | FK Beograd | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 37 | |
5 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 32 | |
6 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | |
7 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 30 | |
8 | Playford City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
9 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 29 | |
10 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 23 | |
11 | Modbury Jets (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 22 | Relegation to SA State League 1 |
12 | Adelaide Croatia Raiders (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 15 |
Elimination Finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
4 | FK Beograd | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Adelaide United Youth | 2 | 5 | Adelaide United Youth | ||||||||||||
1 | North Eastern MetroStars | |||||||||||||||
3 | Croydon FC | 4 | ||||||||||||||
6 | West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | 3 | Croydon FC | ||||||||||||
2 | Adelaide City |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Hobart | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 42 | Qualification to Australian Championship |
2 | Launceston City | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 37 | |
3 | Kingborough Lions United | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 33 | |
4 | Devonport City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 28 | |
5 | Glenorchy Knights | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 23 | |
6 | Riverside Olympic | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 13 | |
7 | Launceston United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 68 | −48 | 10 | |
8 | Clarence Zebras | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 66 | −53 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Avondale FC [a] | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 61 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Heidelberg United (Q) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 57 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series [b] |
3 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series |
4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 49 | |
5 | Preston Lions [a] | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
6 | Dandenong City | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 40 | |
7 | Hume City | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 38 | |
8 | Green Gully | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
9 | South Melbourne [a] | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 28 | |
10 | Altona Magic | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 27 | |
12 | Melbourne Victory Youth (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 18 | Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1 |
13 | Port Melbourne (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 17 | |
14 | Melbourne Knights (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 15 |
Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
1 | Avondale FC | |||||||||||||
4 | Oakleigh Cannons | |||||||||||||
5 | Preston Lions | |||||||||||||
2 | Heidelberg United | |||||||||||||
3 | Dandenong Thunder | |||||||||||||
6 | Dandenong City |
The competition was held as a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Finals competition.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayswater City (Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 52 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
2 | Olympic Kingsway | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 51 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Perth RedStar | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | |
4 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 40 | |
5 | Stirling Macedonia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 35 | |
6 | Perth SC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
7 | Western Knights | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 26 | |
8 | Armadale SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 23 | |
9 | Sorrento FC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 22 | |
10 | Balcatta FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 20 | |
11 | Fremantle City (A) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
12 | Floreat Athena (R) | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to the 2026 State League 1 |
Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | Bayswater City | ||||||||||||
2 | Olympic Kingsway | ||||||||||||
3 | Perth RedStar | ||||||||||||
4 | Perth Glory Youth | ||||||||||||
The following teams qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship: