2020 Football South Australia season

The 2020 Football South Australia season was the 114th season of soccer in South Australia, and the eighth under the National Premier Leagues format.

Football South Australia
Season2020
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]

Men's Competitions

2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia
NPL South Australia
Season2020
Dates21 February–11 December
ChampionsCampbelltown City
PremiersAdelaide Comets
RelegatedModbury Jets
Para Hills Knights
Matches played132
Goals scored387 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerAllan Welsh
(18 Goals)
2021 →

The 2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia was the eighth season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the first tier of South Australian soccer and the second tier of Australian soccer. Each team plays each other twice, resulting in 22 rounds. The season began on 21 February and was suspended from 14 March to 27 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with the regular season resuming on 3 July,[5] and further suspended on 17 November. The Premier was planned to compete in the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series, however the competition 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 Qualification for 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 SA State League 1
12 Para Hills Knights (R) 22 3 2 17 18 42 −24 11
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

2020 State League 1 South Australia
South Australia State League 1
Season2020
ChampionsSturt Lions
PremiersSouth Adelaide Panthers
PromotedSouth Adelaide Panthers
Sturt Lions
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
2 Sturt Lions (C, P) 22 13 6 3 48 18 +30 45
3 West Adelaide 22 14 3 5 54 33 +21 45 2020 SA State League 1 Finals
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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

2020 State League 2 South Australia
South Australia State League 2
Season2020
ChampionsEastern United
PremiersAdelaide Cobras
PromotedAdelaide Cobras; Eastern United
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 SA State League 1
2 Eastern United (C, P) 22 13 5 4 51 28 +23 44
3 Modbury Vista 22 15 3 4 57 27 +30 42[lower-alpha 1] 2020 SA State League 2 Finals
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) Champions; (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 SC had 3 competition points removed for the 2020 season, after a disturbance in a match against Modbury Vista.[7]

Finals

Women's Competitions

2020 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia
PS4 WNPL South Australia
Season2020
ChampionsMetro United
PremiersAdelaide City
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]

League table
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) Champions

Finals
Semi-finalsElimination FinalGrand Final
1Adelaide City3Adelaide City1
2Salisbury Inter1Metro United2
Salisbury Inter2
Metro United (a.e.t.)3
3West Adelaide0
4Metro United1

Cup Competitions

2020 Federation Cup
2020 Federation Cup
DatesSuspended 18 March
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Football South Australia Federation Cup was scheduled to be the 107th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia, however the competition was cancelled prior to the first round due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia.[1] The competition was set to run alongside the 2020 FFA Cup, however the competition was also cancelled.[6]

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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