# 2014–15 National Youth League (Australia)

The 2014–15 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in parallel with the 2014–15 A-League season.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide | Adelaide Shores Football Centre |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | Brisbane | Goodwin Park |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | Gosford | Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | Canberra | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Melbourne City Youth | Melbourne | Epping Stadium |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Newcastle | Rockwell Automation Park |
| Perth Glory Youth | Perth | Intiga Stadium |
| Sydney FC Youth | Sydney | Lambert Park |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney | Blacktown International Sportspark |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne City Youth (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 35 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 35 |
| 3 | Perth Glory Youth | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 34 |
| 4 | Sydney FC Youth | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 28 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Adelaide United Youth | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 23 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 23 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 20 |
| 10 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 5 |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Melbourne City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brisbane Roar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Perth Glory | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Sydney FC | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Melbourne Victory | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Adelaide United | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Newcastle Jets | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
NOTES:
* Melbourne Victory were tied with Newcastle Jets at the end of Round 1, as were Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners.
* Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC have a game in hand between Rounds 2 and 13, with their Round 2 game to be played before the start of Round 14 on Tuesday 27 January.
* Western Sydney Wanderers and FFA Centre of Excellence have a game in hand between Rounds 7 and 13, with their Round 2 game to be played before the start of Round 14 on Tuesday 27 January.

## Table of results

| Home \ Away | ADE | BRI | CCM | FFA | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WSW |
| Adelaide United | | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | | 5–1 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 6–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Melbourne City | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Melbourne Victory | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Perth Glory | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Sydney FC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Goals scored

Regular season :
| Club | Goals | Average |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | 29 | 2.23 |
| Melbourne City Youth | 29 | 2.23 |
| Perth Glory Youth | 23 | 1.92 |
| Sydney FC Youth | 22 | 1.83 |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | 21 | 1.75 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | 21 | 1.62 |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 1.5 |
| Adelaide United Youth | 20 | 1.54 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 15 | 1.25 |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 6 | 0.6 |

### Clean sheets

Regular season :
| Club | Clean Sheets |
| Adelaide United Youth | 6 |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | 5 |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | 4 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 4 |
| Perth Glory Youth | 3 |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | 3 |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | 5 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | 2 |
| Sydney FC Youth | 2 |
| Melbourne City Youth | 2 |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 0 |

## End-of-season awards

George Blackwood of Sydney FC Youth and Liam Youlley of Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth were voted co-winners of the Foxtel National Youth League Player of the Year Award while Brisbane Roar FC Youth was selected as the winner of the Foxtel National Youth League Fair Play Award.