2017 FFSA season

SA State League 1
Season	2017
Promoted	South Adelaide, Sturt Lions
Relegated	Adelaide Hills
Matches played	42
Goals scored	157 (3.74 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adam Thurston (15 goals)
Biggest home win	South Adelaide 10-0 Salisbury United
Biggest away win	Western Strikers 0-5 Adelaide Hills
Highest scoring	South Adelaide 10-0 Salisbury United
	← 2016 2018 →

NPL South Australia
Season	2017
Champions	Croydon Kings
Premiers	Adelaide City
Relegated	Cumberland United,; Adelaide Blue Eagles
Matches played	42
Goals scored	144 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Anthony Costa (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide City 3−0 Para Hills, MetroStars 4−1 Olympic
Biggest away win	Adelaide United 1−7 Adelaide City, Blue Eagles 0−6 Comets
Highest scoring	Adelaide United 1−7 Adelaide City
	← 2016 2018 →

Football Federation South Australia
Season	2017
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Football Federation South Australia season was the fifth season under the National Premier Leagues competition format in South Australia.[1]

League tables

2017 National Premier Leagues SA

The National Premier League South Australia 2017 season was the fifth edition of the NPL SA as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Eastern MetroStars	22	14	5	3	48	26	+22	47	2017 South Australia Finals
2	Adelaide Comets	22	12	3	7	50	30	+20	39
3	Croydon Kings (C)	22	11	3	8	24	24	0	36
4	West Adelaide	22	10	4	8	44	39	+5	34
5	Para Hills Knights	22	11	0	11	28	36	−8	33
6	Adelaide City[lower-alpha 1]	22	16	2	4	60	19	+41	32	2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
7	Adelaide Olympic	22	9	3	10	33	42	−9	30
8	West Torrens Birkalla	22	7	6	9	32	34	−2	27
9	Campbelltown City	22	7	4	11	33	36	−3	25
10	Adelaide United Youth	22	7	3	12	31	54	−23	24
11	Adelaide Blue Eagles (R)	22	5	5	12	33	49	−16	20	Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 1
12	Cumberland United (R)	22	3	2	17	16	43	−27	11	Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 1

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.[2]

Finals

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	Adelaide City	1	—	North Eastern MetroStars	1			Adelaide City	1
2	North Eastern MetroStars	0	—	Adelaide City	2			Croydon Kings	2

						North Eastern MetroStars	1
3	Adelaide Comets	3				Croydon Kings	2
6	Para Hills Knights	2
				Adelaide Comets	2
				Croydon Kings	4
4	Croydon Kings	2
5	West Adelaide	1

Results

Home \ Away	ABE	ACI	ACM	AOL	AUN	CAM	CRO	CUM	NOR	PAR	WEA	WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles		0–5	0–6	2–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	2–3	2–2	6–1
Adelaide City	3–1		2–1	2–1	6–0	2–1	0–3	2–1	0–0	3–0	6–0	1–3
Adelaide Comets	1–0	2–1		5–1	4–2	6–3	0–1	1–1	1–2	4–0	3–3	2–1
Adelaide Olympic	1–2	0–4	2–1		3–0	2–1	1–1	3–2	1–0	1–3	2–4	3–2
Adelaide United Youth	3–3	1–7	2–2	0–3		1–0	2–1	1–1	4–1	1–2	3–1	0–6
Campbelltown City	3–2	1–3	0–1	2–2	3–1		1–0	1–2	2–0	2–3	0–2	2–0
Croydon Kings	3–1	2–1	0–1	3–1	1–2	0–0		1–0	0–3	1–0	0–5	0–2
Cumberland United	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–4	0–1		1–2	1–2	0–3	1–3
North Eastern MetroStars	4–2	1–1	2–1	4–1	3–2	3–0	3–1	5–0		3–2	3–2	0–0
Para Hills Knights	3–1	0–2	1–3	1–0	2–1	2–4	0–1	1–0	0–2		1–3	1–0
West Adelaide	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	3–5	0–1		1–1
West Torrens Birkalla	2–2	0–5	3–2	0–0	2–3	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 09 September 2017. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
1	Andreas Wiens	Adelaide Comets	12
2	Anthony Costa	Adelaide City	11
3	Thomas Strain	Campbelltown City	8
4	Thomas Briscoe	West Adelaide	7
4	Allan Welsh	Adelaide Comets	7

2017 SA State League 1

The 2017 SA State League 1 was the fifth edition of the NPL State League 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Adelaide (P)	22	15	5	2	53	21	+32	50	Promotion to the 2018 NPL South Australia
2	Western Strikers	22	15	3	4	44	27	+17	48	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
3	Modbury Jets	22	10	5	7	40	30	+10	35	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
4	Sturt Lions (P)	22	11	2	9	36	30	+6	35	Promotion to the 2018 NPL South Australia
5	White City	22	9	6	7	40	35	+5	33	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
6	Adelaide Raiders	22	7	7	8	38	32	+6	28	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
7	The Cove	22	7	7	8	38	43	−5	28
8	Noarlunga United	22	7	5	10	35	42	−7	26
9	Port Adelaide Pirates	22	7	5	10	32	42	−10	26
10	Salisbury United	22	5	6	11	37	55	−18	21
11	Adelaide Hills Hawks (R)	22	5	4	13	36	51	−15	19	Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 2
12	Adelaide Victory (R)	22	5	3	14	34	55	−21	18	Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 2

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Finals

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	South Adelaide	0	—	Western Strikers	1			Western Strikers	0
2	Western Strikers	2	—	South Adelaide	0			Sturt Lions	2

						South Adelaide	0
3	Modbury Jets	0				Sturt Lions	2
6	Adelaide Raiders	4
				Sturt Lions	2
				Adelaide Raiders	1
4	Sturt Lions	1
5	White City	0

2017 SA State League 2

SA State League 2
Season	2017
Promoted	Seaford Rangers, Fulham United
Top goalscorer	Sanjin Julardzija (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Vipers 11-2 UniSA FC
Biggest away win	UniSA 2-8 Adelaide Cobras
Highest scoring	Vipers 11-2 UniSA FC
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 SA State League 2 was the second 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). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Seaford Rangers (P)	22	17	1	4	60	22	+38	52	Promotion to the 2018 SA State League 1
2	Northern Demons	22	16	2	4	61	19	+42	50	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 2 Finals
3	Fulham United (P)	22	15	3	4	77	27	+50	48	Promotion to the 2018 SA State League 1
4	Adelaide Cobras	22	13	4	5	51	24	+27	43	Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 2 Finals
5	Adelaide Vipers	22	12	3	7	52	29	+23	39
6	Eastern United	22	12	3	7	34	22	+12	39
7	Adelaide University	22	11	2	9	53	45	+8	35
8	Gawler Eagles	22	9	3	10	47	49	−2	30
9	Playford City	22	4	4	14	38	62	−24	16
10	Modbury Vista	22	3	3	16	29	92	−63	12
11	Mount Barker United	22	2	4	16	22	59	−37	10
12	University of South Australia	22	1	2	19	20	94	−74	5

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.

Finals

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	Seaford Rangers	1	—	Northern Demons	2			Seaford Rangers (a.e.t.)	2
2	Northern Demons	0	—	Seaford Rangers	2			Fulham United	1

						Northern Demons	1
3	Fulham United	3				Fulham United	5
6	Eastern United	1
				Fulham United	2
				Adelaide Cobras	1
4	Adelaide Cobras (a.e.t.)	2
5	Adelaide Vipers	1

2017 SA Regional Leagues

Association	Champions
Collegiate Soccer League	Rostrevor Old Collegians
Limestone Coast Football Association	International Mount Gambier
Port Lincoln Soccer Association	Lincoln Knights
Riverland Soccer Association	Renmark Olympic

2017 Women's NPL

PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season	2017
Champions	Adelaide City
Premiers	West Adelaide
← 2016 2018 →

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 second season of the 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	West Adelaide	21	14	4	3	65	15	+50	46	2017 Women's NPL Finals
2	Metro United	21	14	4	3	66	23	+43	46
3	Adelaide City (C)	21	14	3	4	91	17	+74	45
4	Adelaide University	21	14	3	4	82	36	+46	45
5	Fulham United	21	9	2	10	52	58	−6	29
6	Salisbury Inter	21	4	4	13	23	65	−42	16
7	Cumberland United	21	4	2	15	32	47	−15	14
8	Campbelltown City	21	0	0	21	6	156	−150	0

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Semi Finals			Elimination Final			Grand Final 9 September

1	West Adelaide (a.e.t.)	4
2	Metro United	3				1	West Adelaide	1
			2	Metro United	1	3	Adelaide City	4
			3	Adelaide City	2
3	Adelaide City	3
4	Adelaide University	2

Cup Competitions

2017 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2017 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 2017 FFA Cup. In addition to the MetroStars, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

References

http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2017/SA/SA.html
"Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.
http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2017/SA/NPL/matrix.html
"NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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[table_note_ACI0.69500150703592-3] Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.[2]

[1] ttp://www.socceraust.co.uk/2017/SA/SA.html

[2] "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.

[4] ttp://www.socceraust.co.uk/2017/SA/NPL/matrix.html

[PS4_NPL_SA_statistics-5] "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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