2004–05 NSW Premier League season

The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.

NSW Premier League 2004–05
LeagueNSW Premier League
SportAssociation football
Number of teams16
2004–05
ChampionsBankstown City Lions
PremiersBankstown City Lions
Statewide Cup
ChampionsSydney United

Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.[1]

Changes from Previous Season

The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once. The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.[2]

Teams

Teams relegated from National Soccer League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season)

Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2004 season.)

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season.)

Teams and locations
Club Ground Capacity
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Lambert Park 7,000
Bankstown City Lions FC Jensen Park 8,000
Belconnen Blue Devils Belconnen Soccer Centre 2,000
Blacktown City Demons FC Fairfax Community Stadium 7,500
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg Sports Club 10,000
Central Coast United
Manly United FC
Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stadium
Parramatta Eagles Melita Stadium 10,000
Penrith Nepean United FC CUA Stadium 21,000
Rockdale City Suns Bicentennial Park South 5,000
St George FC St George Stadium 15,000
Sydney Crescent Star Lidcombe Oval
Sydney Olympic FC Belmore Sports Ground
Sydney United FC Edensor Park
Wollongong Wolves WIN Stadium

Regular season

Champions League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bankstown City (C) 22 13 6 3 38 28 +10 45 Qualified for the Championship Finals Series
2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 13 3 6 47 30 +17 42
3 Blacktown City Demons 22 13 2 7 41 39 +2 41
4 Sydney United 22 10 7 5 44 30 +14 37
5 Sydney Olympic 22 11 4 7 41 27 +14 37
6 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 9 4 9 25 29 −4 31
7 St George Saints 22 7 7 8 30 31 −1 28
8 Rockdale City Suns 22 7 5 10 28 33 −5 26
Source: SoccerAust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Challengers League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen Blue Devils 22 9 7 6 46 34 +12 34 Qualified for the Championship Finals Series
2 Marconi Stallions 22 8 7 7 32 29 +3 31
3 Wollongong Wolves 22 9 4 9 34 32 +2 31
4 Manly United 22 7 7 8 33 29 +4 28
5 Central Coast United 22 7 3 12 41 33 +8 24
6 Penrith Nepean United (R) 22 6 5 11 32 44 −12 23
7 Parramatta Eagles (R) 22 6 5 11 27 43 −16 23
8 Sydney Crescent Star (R) 22 1 4 17 23 71 −48 7
Source: SoccerAust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Finals Series
 
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1 Bankstown City (p) 1(5)  
    2 Bonnyrigg 1(4)         1 Bankstown City 3
2 Bonnyrigg 5     2 Bonnyrigg (a.e.t.) 2   2 Bonnyrigg 1
3 Blacktown City 1       Belconnen 1  
3 Blacktown City 1
4 Sydney United 2(6)   Belconnen 2  
Belconnen (p) 2(7)

Week 1 Finals
4 June 2005 Qualifying Final Bonnyrigg White Eagles 5–1 Blacktown City Demons Sydney, New South Wales
Friday M. Simonovic  5'
T. Martin  41'
V. Tomasevic  45' (pen.)
T. Devrimol  60'
B. Conde  90+2'		 Report L. Roodenburg  55' Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club
5 June 2005 Elimination Final Sydney United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Belconnen Blue Devils Sydney, New South Wales
Saturday P. Cardozo  18'
Glavas  48'		 Report D. Macor  53'
D. Wells  82'		 Stadium: Edensor Park

Semi Finals
11 June 2005 Minor Semi-final Blacktown City Demons 1–2 Belconnen Blue Devils Sydney, New South Wales
Saturday J. Maguire  22' Report D. Wells  4'
P. Ivanic  61'		 Stadium: Fairfax Community Stadium
12 June 2005 Major Semi-final Bankstown City Lions 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Sydney, New South Wales
Sunday M. Hoenselaars  20' Report V. Tomasevic  52' Stadium: Jensen Park

Preliminary Final
18 June 2005 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2–1 (a.e.t.) Belconnen Blue Devils Sydney, New South Wales
Saturday W. Heath  100'
T. Martin  103'		 Report M. Katz  117' Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club

Grand Final
26 June 2005 Bankstown City Lions 3–1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Sydney, New South Wales
Sunday P. Tsekenis  21'
Severino  54'
S. Babic  56'		 Report J. Bruni  76' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium

See also

References
  1. "2005 Cup Fixtures". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "2004/5 NSW Premier League". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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