# 2004–05 NSW Premier League season

The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.

## Changes from Previous Season

The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once. The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.

## Teams

Teams relegated from National Soccer League: (After the end of the 2003–04 season)
* Marconi Stallions
* Sydney Olympic
* Sydney United
* Wollongong Wolves
Teams promoted from Super League: (After the end of the 2004 season.)
* Manly United FC
Teams relegated to Super League: (After the end of the 2003–04 season.)
* Canterbury-Marrickville

## Teams and locations

| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions FC | Jensen Park | 8,000 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 2,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons FC | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 |
| Central Coast United | | |
| Manly United FC | | |
| Marconi Stallions FC | Marconi Stadium | |
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penrith Nepean United FC | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| Rockdale City Suns | Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre | 5,000 |
| St George FC | St George Stadium | 15,000 |
| Sydney Crescent Star | Lidcombe Oval | |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Belmore Sports Ground | |
| Sydney United FC | Edensor Park | |
| Wollongong Wolves | WIN Stadium | |

## Regular season
### League table
#### Champions League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 42 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 3 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 41 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | St George Saints | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 26 | |

#### Challengers League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 34 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
| 3 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 | |
| 4 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Central Coast United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Penrith Nepean United (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 23 | |
| 7 | Parramatta Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sydney Crescent Star (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 7 | |

## Finals series

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Bankstown City (p) | 1(5) | | | | 1 | Bankstown City | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1(4) | | | | 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1 |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg | 5 | | | | 2 | Bonnyrigg (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | | | | | Belconnen | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Belconnen | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sydney United | 2(6) | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belconnen (p) | 2(7) | | | | | | | | | |