# 2022 Football West season

The 2022 Football West season was the 122nd season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the ninth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).

## Pre-season changes

In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks SC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.
| 2021 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| NPL WA | Stirling Macedonia | Rockingham City |
| State League 1 | Dianella White Eagles Murdoch University Melville | Ashfield Swan United |
| State League 2 | South West Phoenix | Kelmscott Roos |
| NPL Women | – | – |

## League tables
### 2022 National Premier Leagues WA

The competition was held as a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, completed on 27 August, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 47 | 2022 NPL WA Finals |
| 2 | Perth RedStar (C) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 45 | 2022 NPL WA Finals |
| 3 | Stirling Macedonia | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 43 | 2022 NPL WA Finals |
| 4 | Sorrento FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 40 | 2022 NPL WA Finals |
| 5 | Bayswater City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 39 | |
| 6 | Inglewood United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Armadale SC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 29 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 28 | |
| 9 | Perth SC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Cockburn City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | Balcatta FC | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 13 | |
| 12 | Gwelup Croatia (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 7 | Relegation to the 2023 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 | Floreat Athena | 2 | | | | Floreat Athena | Floreat Athena | 2 |
| 2 | Perth RedStar | 1 | | | | Perth RedStar | Perth RedStar | 3 |
| | | | Perth RedStar | Perth RedStar | 3 | | | |
| | | | Sorrento FC | Sorrento FC | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Stirling Macedonia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sorrento FC | 2 | | | | | | |

### 2022 WA State League 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympic Kingsway (P) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 15 | +48 | 58 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL WA, and Finals series |
| 2 | Mandurah City (C) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 47 | 2022 State League Finals series |
| 3 | Western Knights | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 46 | 2022 State League Finals series |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 41 | 2022 State League Finals series |
| 5 | Murdoch University Melville | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Rockingham City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 29 | |
| 7 | Joondalup United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 25 | |
| 8 | Forrestfield United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dianella White Eagles | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 21 | |
| 10 | Subiaco AFC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 20 | |
| 11 | UWA-Nedlands | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 17 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Quinns FC (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to the 2023 State League 2 |

#### State League finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Olympic Kingsway | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 2 | Olympic Kingsway | Olympic Kingsway | 0 |
| | | | Mandurah City | Mandurah City | 1 |
| 2 | Mandurah City | 4 | Mandurah City | Mandurah City | 1 |
| 3 | Western Knights | 2 | | | |

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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| SL1 11 | UWA-Nedlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| SL2 4 | Kingsley-Westside | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| SL2 4 | Kingsley-Westside | 1 | 1 | 2 | UWA-Nedlands | UWA-Nedlands | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SL2 2 | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 2 | 4 | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SL2 3 | Swan United | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |

### 2022 WA State League 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gosnells City (P) | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 50 | Promotion to the 2023 State League 1 |
| 2 | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 45 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | Swan United | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 38 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Kingsley-Westside | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 36 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 5 | Curtin University | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Balga SC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 | Morley-Windmills | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 26 | |
| 8 | Joondalup City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Ashfield SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
| 10 | Canning City | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 23 | |
| 11 | Wanneroo City | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 20 | |
| 12 | South West Phoenix (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 9 | Relegation to the 2023 Amateur Premier Division |

### 2022 NPL Women

The 2022 NPL WA Women was the third 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 | Perth RedStar (C) | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 9 | +67 | 57 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Perth SC | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 40 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 3 | Fremantle City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 37 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 4 | Football West NTC U-19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 29 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 5 | Murdoch University Melville | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Balcatta | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Subiaco AFC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 21 | |
| 8 | Curtin University | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 93 | −74 | 2 | |

#### Top four cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Perth RedStar | 1 | | | | Perth RedStar | Perth RedStar | 3 |
| 2 | Perth SC | 0 | | | | Football West NTC U-19 | Football West NTC U-19 | 0 |
| | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 1 | | | |
| | | | Football West NTC U-19 (a.e.t.) | Football West NTC U-19 (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Fremantle City | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Football West NTC U-19 | 2 | | | | | | |

## 2022 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West State Cup competition, which initially involved teams from the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the South West and Great Southern regions. In the third round, teams from the two divisions of the State League entered, and in the fourth round teams from the National Premier Leagues WA entered.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2022 Australia Cup. The two finalists – Armadale SC and Cockburn City – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
The final was played on 24 July, and won by Cockburn City, their seventh title (five of their first six having been won by the predecessor club Spearwood Dalmatinac).