2020 FSA season

The 2020 FFSA season is the eighth season under the competition format in Football South Australia.

Football South Australia
Season2020
2019
2021

All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[1] and subsequently extended.[2] Competitions were able to be resumed effective 25 June, subject to conditions.[3] The South Australian season was temporarily suspended in mid-November for a minimum of two weeks, with the NPLSA in the middle of its finals series.[4]

2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia

National Premier Leagues
Season2020
ChampionsCampbelltown City
PremiersAdelaide Comets
2019
2021

The 2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds, and commenced on 21 February. The season was suspended from 14 March to 27 June, with the regular season resuming on 3 July,[5] and further suspended on 17 November. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[6]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 22 14 2 6 45 24 +21 44 2020 SA Finals
2 Campbelltown City (C) 22 13 4 5 36 27 +9 43
3 North Eastern MetroStars 22 12 5 5 52 32 +20 41
4 Croydon Kings 22 11 3 8 42 32 +10 36
5 Adelaide Raiders 22 9 7 6 30 27 +3 34
6 Adelaide City 22 8 7 7 27 23 +4 31
7 Cumberland United 22 9 4 9 31 43 12 31
8 Adelaide Olympic 22 8 4 10 32 32 0 28
9 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 6 9 7 25 27 2 27
10 Adelaide United Youth 22 5 9 8 26 30 4 24
11 Modbury Jets (R) 22 4 4 14 23 48 25 16 Relegation to the 2021 SA State League 1
12 Para Hills Knights (R) 22 3 2 17 18 42 24 11
Source: sportstg.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 Comets  0  Adelaide Comets  3    Adelaide Comets  1
  2  Campbelltown City  0  Campbelltown City  0              Campbelltown City  3
                               
                     Campbelltown City  4        
  3  North Eastern MetroStars  1              Adelaide City  0        
  6  Adelaide City  4                        
             Croydon Kings  1                
             Adelaide City  3                
  4  Croydon Kings  2                        
  5  Adelaide Raiders  0                        

2020 South Australian State League 1

State League 1
Season2020
ChampionsSturt Lions
PremiersSouth Adelaide Panthers
PromotedSouth Adelaide Panthers
Sturt Lions
2019
2021 →

Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 NPL is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Adelaide Panthers (P) 22 14 7 1 62 26 +36 49 Promoted to the 2021 National Premier Leagues SA
and 2020 State League 1 Finals
2 Sturt Lions (C, P) 22 13 6 3 48 18 +30 45 2020 State League 1 Finals
3 West Adelaide 22 14 3 5 54 33 +21 45
4 White City Woodville 22 12 6 4 42 27 +15 42
5 Playford City Patriots 22 12 2 8 37 27 +10 38
6 Western Strikers 22 10 3 9 38 38 0 33
7 Adelaide Hills Hawks 22 10 2 10 42 43 1 32
8 West Torrens Birkalla 22 8 5 9 49 49 0 29
9 Fulham United 22 6 4 12 31 38 7 22
10 Adelaide Victory 22 5 3 14 42 65 23 18
11 Adelaide Vipers (R) 22 4 4 14 27 56 29 16 Relegated to the 2021 SA State League 2
12 Seaford Rangers (R) 22 0 3 19 27 79 52 3
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Finals

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                               
  1  South Adelaide Panthers  4  South Adelaide Panthers  0    Sturt Lions  2
  2  Sturt Lions  3  Sturt Lions  3              White City Woodville  0
                               
                     South Adelaide Panthers  1        
  3  West Adelaide  2              White City Woodville  3        
  6  Western Strikers  1                        
             West Adelaide  1                
             White City Woodville  2                
  4  White City Woodville  2                        
  5  Playford City Patriots  0                        

2020 South Australian State League 2

State League 2
Season2020
ChampionsEastern United
PremiersAdelaide Cobras
PromotedAdelaide Cobras; Eastern United
2019
2021 →

Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 SL1 is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Cobras (P) 22 14 4 4 48 29 +19 46 Promoted to the 2021 State League 1
and 2020 State League 2 Finals
2 Eastern United (C, P) 22 13 5 4 51 28 +23 44 2020 State League 2 Finals
3 Modbury Vista 22 15 3 4 57 27 +30 42[lower-alpha 1]
4 Port Adelaide Pirates 22 11 3 8 45 33 +12 36
5 Adelaide University 22 10 5 7 43 41 +2 35
6 Gawler SC 22 11 3 8 51 38 +13 33[lower-alpha 2]
7 Noarlunga United 22 9 5 8 38 37 +1 32
8 Pontian Eagles 22 8 5 9 41 40 +1 29
9 The Cove 22 8 5 9 34 35 1 29
10 Northern Demons 22 6 2 14 28 47 19 20
11 Salisbury United 22 6 1 15 39 49 10 19
12 Mount Barker United 22 0 1 21 18 89 71 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Modbury Vista had 6 competition points removed for the 2020 season, after a disturbance in a match against Gawler.[7]
  2. Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Gawler had 3 competition points removed for the 2020 season, after a disturbance in a match against Modbury Vista.[7]

Finals

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                               
  1  Adelaide Cobras  3  Adelaide Cobras  3    Adelaide Cobras  0
  2  Eastern United  2  Eastern United  3              Eastern United (a.e.t.)  1
                               
                     Eastern United  3        
  3  Modbury Vista  1              Gawler SC  2        
  6  Gawler SC  3                        
             Gawler SC  2                
             Adelaide University  0                
  4  Port Adelaide Pirates  1                        
  5  Adelaide University  2                        

2020 Women's NPL

PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2020
ChampionsMetro United
PremiersAdelaide City
2019
2021

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 fifth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 14 games. After three months off due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the season resumed on 26 June.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide City 14 13 0 1 75 14 +61 39 2020 Women's NPL Finals
2 Salisbury Inter 14 10 1 3 50 24 +26 31
3 West Adelaide 14 9 1 4 39 17 +22 28
4 Metro United (C) 14 8 0 6 19 28 9 24
5 FFSA NTC 14 4 3 7 19 34 15 15
6 Fulham United 14 4 0 10 16 50 34 12
7 Adelaide University 14 2 2 10 12 35 23 8
8 Adelaide Comets 14 1 3 10 14 42 28 6
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

  Semi Finals Elimination Final Grand Final
                           
1 Adelaide City 3  
2 Salisbury Inter 1         Adelaide City 1
      Salisbury Inter 2   Metro United 2
  Metro United (a.e.t.) 3  
3 West Adelaide 0
4 Metro United 1  

References

  1. "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Return To Competitions Requirements". Football South Australia. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "COVID-19 Update – Community Sport Temporarily Suspended". Football South Australia. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. "Media Release: Modbury Vista and Gawler Disciplinary Hearing". FFSA. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. "WNPLSA fixtures confirmed as #FootballReturns approaches". Football South Australia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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