National Premier Leagues South Australia

National Premier Leagues South Australia
Country Australia
Founded 2005
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 2
Relegation to State League 1
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
Federation Cup
Current champions West Adelaide
(2015)
Current premiers MetroStars
Website ffsa.com.au
2016 FFSA season

The National Premier Leagues South Australia (often abbreviated to NPL South Australia or NPL SA) is a semi-professional football competition in the Australian state of South Australia. The league is a subdivision of the second tier National Premier Leagues, which sits below the A-League on the national pyramid. The competition is controlled by Football Federation South Australia, the governing body for the sport in the state.

History

In 2012 it was announced that the FFSA Premier League was to become the top tier of South Australian football (below the national A-League) after the disbandment of the now defunct FFSA Super League. It was announced that the competition would consist of 14 teams. These teams would be made up of the 10 teams from the defunct Super League with the remaining 4 spots being filled by the top 4 teams from the 2012 Premier League season.

In 2013 the league joined the National Premier Leagues and was named correspondingly to NPL SA. The top placed team after the completion of the season will enterer into the National Premier Leagues finals and will play-off against other top placed teams from interstate conferences to determine a nationwide champion.

Format

Since 2012 two teams have been relegated from the Premier League to the FFSA State League, replaced by the top two teams from the FFSA State League in the year prior.

Clubs for 2016 season

Club Location Home Ground
Adelaide Blue Eagles Marden Marden Sports Complex
Adelaide City Oakden Adelaide City Park
Adelaide Comets Mile End Santos Stadium
Adelaide Raiders Gepps Cross Croatian Sports Centre
Adelaide Olympic Angle Park Elite Systems Football Centre
Adelaide United Youth Angle Park Elite Systems Football Centre
Campbelltown City Newton Newton Sportsground
Croydon Kings Croydon Park Polonia Reserve
North Eastern MetroStars Klemzig T.K. Shutter Reserve
South Adelaide Plympton Adelaide Airport Stadium
West Adelaide West Beach Adelaide Shores Football Centre
West Torrens Birkalla Novar Gardens Camden Sports Complex

Honours

Year League Premiers Champions
2006 FFSA Super League Adelaide City not held 1
2007 FFSA Super League Adelaide City not held 1
2008 FFSA Super League Adelaide City Adelaide City
2009 FFSA Super League North Eastern MetroStars North Eastern MetroStars
2010 FFSA Super League North Eastern MetroStars Adelaide City
2011 FFSA Super League North Eastern MetroStars Adelaide Blue Eagles
2012 FFSA Super League Croydon Kings North Eastern MetroStars
2013 NPL-SA North Eastern MetroStars Campbelltown City
2014 NPL-SA North Eastern MetroStars Croydon Kings
2015 NPL-SA West Adelaide Adelaide Blue Eagles

Note: Prior to 2013, FFSA Super League was the top tier competition in South Australia.

1Final Series was introduced in 2008.

See also

External links

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