# 2021 Football West season

The 2021 Football West season was the 121st season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the eighth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).

## Pre-season changes

Due to the disruptions to the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, there was no promotion and relegation at the end of the 2020 season.

## League Tables
### 2021 National Premier Leagues WA

The competition was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Perth SC (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 48 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
| 2 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 44 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
| 3 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 42 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 37 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
| 5 | Inglewood United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Armadale | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Bayswater City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Cockburn City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Gwelup Croatia | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Balcatta | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 19 | |
| 12 | Rockingham City (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022 WA State League 1 |

#### Top Four Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Perth SC | 4 | | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 6 |
| 2 | Floreat Athena | 0 | | | | Floreat Athena | Floreat Athena | 3 |
| | | | Floreat Athena | Floreat Athena | 2 | | | |
| | | | Perth Glory Youth | Perth Glory Youth | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Sorrento | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |

### 2021 WA State League 1

The 2021 WA State League 1 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stirling Macedonia (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 55 | Promotion to the 2022 National Premier Leagues WA, and Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Western Knights | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 40 | State League Top Four Cup |
| 3 | Quinns FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 40 | State League Top Four Cup |
| 4 | Joondalup United (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 39 | State League Top Four Cup |
| 5 | Fremantle City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Forrestfield United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Olympic Kingsway | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | Mandurah City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | UWA-Nedlands | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Subiaco AFC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 21 | |
| 11 | Swan United (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 16 | 2021 Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Ashfield (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022 State League 2 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Stirling Macedonia | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Joondalup United | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Joondalup United | 2 | Quinns | Quinns | 1 |
| | | | Joondalup United | Joondalup United | 3 |
| 2 | Western Knights | 2 | Joondalup United | Joondalup United | 3 |
| 3 | Quinns | 3 | | | |

#### Inter-divisional promotion/relegation play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| SL1 11 | Swan United | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| SL2 4 | Kingsley Westside | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| SL2 4 | Kingsley Westside | 2 | 1 | 3 | Swan United | Swan United | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Murdoch University Melville | Murdoch University Melville | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| SL2 2 | Gosnells City | 0 | 4 | 4 | Murdoch University Melville | Murdoch University Melville | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| SL2 3 | Murdoch University Melville | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

### 2021 WA State League 2

The 2021 WA State League 2 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by a promotion/relegation competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dianella White Eagles (C, P) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 61 | Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
| 2 | Gosnells City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 43 | 2021 Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Murdoch University Melville (P) | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 41 | Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
| 4 | Kingsley Westside | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 40 | 2021 Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Wanneroo City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Balga SC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Curtin University | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Joondalup City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Morley-Windmills | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Canning City | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 15 | |
| 12 | Kelmscott Roos (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 79 | −60 | 5 | Relegation to the 2022 Amateur Premier Division |

### 2021 NPL Women

The 2021 NPL WA Women was the second season in the National Premier Leagues WA Women format. It was played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Murdoch University Melville (C) | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 15 | +66 | 53 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Northern Redbacks | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 51 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 3 | Perth SC | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 32 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 30 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 5 | Football West NTC U-19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Balcatta | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Curtin University | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 80 | −59 | 11 | |
| 8 | Subiaco AFC | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 9 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Murdoch University Melville | 3 | | | | Murdoch University Melville | Murdoch University Melville | 2 |
| 2 | Northern Redbacks | 2 | | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 |
| | | | Northern Redbacks | Northern Redbacks | 1 | | | |
| | | | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Perth SC | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 0 | | | | | | |

## 2021 Men's State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West State Cup competition (known as the Belt Up State Cup for sponsorship reasons), initially involving teams from various divisions of the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions. In later rounds, teams from the two divisions of the State League and the National Premier Leagues WA entered.
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their 8th title.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The two finalists – ECU Joondalup and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

## 2021 Women's State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West Women's State Cup competition, which involved teams from both the NPLW WA and State League Women's competitions.
This knockout competition was won by Murdoch University Melville, their 1st title.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Murdoch University Melville | 2 | | | | |
| South West Phoenix | 0 | | | | |
| South West Phoenix | 0 | Murdoch University Melville (a.e.t.) | 5 | | |
| | | Northern Redbacks | 2 | | |
| Sorrento FC | 0 | Northern Redbacks | 2 | | |
| Northern Redbacks | 2 | | | | |
| Northern Redbacks | 2 | | | Murdoch University Melville | 2 |
| | | | | Balcatta FC | 0 |
| Balcatta FC | 1 (4) | | | | | Balcatta FC | 0 |
| Perth SC | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Perth SC | 1 (3) | Balcatta FC | 2 | | |
| | | Fremantle City | 0 | | |
| Fremantle City | 3 | Fremantle City | 0 | | |
| Football West NTC U-19 | 1 | | | | |