2016 FFSA season

The 2016 Football Federation South Australia season was the fourth season under the National Premier Leagues competition format in South Australia. The league was restructured, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division.[1]

Football Federation South Australia
Season2016
← 2015
2017 →

The 3 leagues comprised a 12-team National Premier League, a 12-team NPL State League 1, and a 9-team NPL State League 2, which will include SAASL teams Fulham United and Adelaide Vipers and also Collegiate Soccer League team Mount Barker United.[2]

League tables

2016 National Premier Leagues SA
NPL South Australia
Season2016
ChampionsCampbelltown City
PremiersAdelaide City
RelegatedSouth Adelaide
Adelaide Raiders
Matches played84
Goals scored312 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerAnthony Costa (15 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 6−0 Adelaide United
Biggest away winMetroStars 1−5 Adelaide Blue Eagles
Highest scoringAdelaide City 7−4 Adelaide Raiders
← 2015
2017 →

The National Premier League South Australia 2016 season was played over 22 rounds, with the number of teams in the competition reduced to 12 teams.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide City 22 17 2 3 62 27 +35 53 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Campbelltown City (C) 22 15 4 3 45 19 +26 49 2016 South Australia Finals
3 West Torrens Birkalla 22 12 4 6 42 24 +18 40
4 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 11 4 7 51 34 +17 37
5 Adelaide Comets 22 11 3 8 41 39 +2 36
6 North Eastern MetroStars 22 11 2 9 39 34 +5 35
7 West Adelaide 22 8 6 8 34 33 +1 30
8 Croydon Kings 22 7 3 12 34 42 −8 24
9 Adelaide United Youth 22 7 1 14 25 43 −18 22
10 Adelaide Olympic 22 6 4 12 38 60 −22 22
11 South Adelaide (R) 22 6 1 15 31 52 −21 19 Relegation to the 2017 SA State League 1
12 Adelaide Raiders (R) 22 4 0 18 25 60 −35 12
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Finals
  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                               
  1  Adelaide City  2 —  Campbelltown City  1    Adelaide City  0
  2  Campbelltown City  0 —  Adelaide City  2              Campbelltown City  1
                               
                     Campbelltown City  4        
  3  West Torrens Birkalla  1              West Torrens Birkalla  0        
  6  North Eastern MetroStars  0                        
             West Torrens Birkalla  2                
             Adelaide Blue Eagles  1                
  4  Adelaide Blue Eagles  3                        
  5  Adelaide Comets  2                        

Results
Home \ Away ABE ACI ACM ARA AOL AUN CAM CRO NOR SOU WEA WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles 1–3 4–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 6–3 0–2
Adelaide City 7–4 4–1 6–0 4–3 4–2 3–0 1–0
Adelaide Comets 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–4 3–2 0–1
Adelaide Raiders 3–2 2–0 1–4 0–1 3–1 1–4 0–1
Adelaide Olympic 4–5 3–3 3–0 0–2 1–1 4–3 3–3 0–3
Adelaide United Youth 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–3
Campbelltown City 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 5–0 1–0
Croydon Kings 0–1 2–3 5–2 2–4 1–1 2–2 1–1
North Eastern MetroStars 1–5 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–0
South Adelaide 0–3 4–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–0
West Adelaide 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–1 0–0 3–2 2–2
West Torrens Birkalla 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2016. Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Anthony Costa Adelaide City 15
2 Yvan Boyokino Adelaide Blue Eagles 12
3 Nikola Mileusnic Adelaide City 11
4 Fausto Erba Adelaide Olympic 10
Jonathon Rideout South Adelaide
6 Nicholas Bucco Adelaide City 7
Doni Pollock MetroStars
Thomas Strain Campbelltown City
Rocco Visconte Croydon Kings
10 Anthony Dimas Adelaide Blue Eagles 6
Taro Kawamura West Torrens Birkalla
Adam Piscioneri Campbelltown City
Daniel Sullivan South Adelaide
Fumiya Suzuki West Torrens Birkalla

2016 NPL State League 1
NPL State League 1
Season2016
PromotedCumberland United
Para Hills Knights
RelegatedAdelaide Hills
Playford City
Matches played84
Goals scored271 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerCallum Flanagan (11 goals)
Biggest home winCumberland United 6−1 White City
Biggest away winAdelaide Victory 1−5 White City
Playford 1−5 Cove
Highest scoringCumberland United 6−1 White City
Cumberland United 5−2 Salisbury
Sturt 5−2 Cove
Para Hills 2−5 Adelaide Victory
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 NPL State League 1 was the fourth edition of the NPL State League 1, the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cumberland United (P) 22 15 3 4 61 24 +37 48 Promotion to the 2017 National Premier Leagues South Australia
2 Para Hills Knights (P) 22 13 4 5 33 27 +6 43
3 White City 22 12 4 6 46 29 +17 40
4 Sturt Lions 22 12 3 7 41 27 +14 39
5 The Cove 22 12 3 7 39 29 +10 39
6 Modbury Jets 22 9 5 8 33 35 −2 32
7 Adelaide Victory 22 9 3 10 40 43 −3 30
8 Salisbury United 22 7 7 8 26 30 −4 28
9 Western Strikers 22 8 3 11 30 36 −6 27
10 Port Adelaide Pirates 22 6 6 10 29 31 −2 24
11 Adelaide Hills Hawks 22 4 5 13 32 51 −19 17 Qualification to the 2016 Relegation play-offs
12 Playford City (R) 22 1 2 19 21 69 −48 5 Relegation to the 2017 NPL State League 2
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

2016 NPL State League 2
NPL State League 2
Season2016
PromotedNoarlunga United
Gawler SC
Matches played36
Goals scored145 (4.03 per match)
Top goalscorerJaylan Capurso, Kindilon Maclean (6 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide Vipers 6−0 Mount Barker United
Biggest away winMount Barker United 1−5 Cobras
Eastern United 2−6 Cobras
Eastern United 0−4 Noarlunga
Highest scoringSeaford Rangers 7−4 Eastern United
2017 →

The 2016 NPL State League 2 was the first edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 9 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. New teams included SAASL teams Fulham United and Adelaide Vipers and also Collegiate Soccer League team Mount Barker United.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Noarlunga United (P) 16 12 2 2 39 13 +26 38 Promotion to the 2017 NPL State League 1
2 Gawler Eagles 16 10 2 4 43 27 +16 32 Qualification to the 2016 Promotion play-offs
3 Seaford Rangers 16 8 6 2 35 21 +14 30
4 Adelaide Cobras 16 7 5 4 36 19 +17 26
5 Fulham United 16 6 6 4 28 22 +6 24
6 Adelaide Vipers 16 6 1 9 26 31 −5 19
7 Northern Demons 16 5 3 8 29 31 −2 18
8 Eastern United 16 3 1 12 24 58 −34 10
9 Mount Barker United 16 2 0 14 16 54 −38 6
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.

2016 SA Regional Leagues
Association Champions
Collegiate Soccer League Adelaide Uni Grads Red
Limestone Coast Football Association Apollo Mount Gambier
Port Lincoln Soccer Association Sekol Masters
Riverland Soccer Association Renmark Olympic

2016 Women's NPL
PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsMetro United
PremiersMetro United
← 2015
2017 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the inaugural season of a new NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metro United (C) 21 17 3 1 53 15 +38 54 2017 Women's NPL Finals
2 Adelaide City 21 15 2 4 51 15 +36 47
3 Fulham United 21 11 1 9 29 33 −4 34
4 Adelaide University 21 10 4 7 69 52 +17 34
5 West Adelaide 21 9 5 7 37 31 +6 32
6 Sturt Marion 21 7 2 12 32 52 −20 23
7 Cumberland United 21 3 3 15 16 54 −38 12 Qualification to the 2016 Relegation play-offs
8 Para Hills Knights (R) 21 1 2 18 16 51 −35 5 Relegation to the 2018 Women's State League 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Finals
  Semi Finals Elimination Final Grand Final
9 September
                           
1 Metro United 1  
2 Adelaide City 0         1 Metro United 4
      2 Adelaide City 1 (5)   2 Adelaide City 0
  3 Fulham United 1 (4)  
3 Fulham United 3
4 Adelaide University 1  

Promotion/Relegation Play-off
Cumberland United1–0Campbelltown City
Campbelltown City1–4Cumberland United

Cup Competitions

2016 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.

This knockout competition was won by North Eastern MetroStars.

The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. In addition to the MetroStars, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Further information: 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

References
  1. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. February 13, 2015.
  2. "FFSA welcomes 3 clubs in to 2016 State League 1". Football Federation South Australia. April 25, 2015.
  3. http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2016/SA/SA.html
  4. http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2016/SA/NPL/matrix.html
  5. "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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