# 2018 Football West season

The 2018 Football West season was the 118th season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the fifth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).
NPL premiers Perth SC qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series.

## Pre-season changes

| 2017 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| NPL WA | Forrestfield United | Mandurah City |
| State League 1 | Gwelup Croatia Morley-Windmills | Canning City Gosnells City |
| State League 2 | – | – |
| Women's State League | Stirling Panthers UWA-Nedlands | Bassendean Caledonians |

## League Tables
### 2018 National Premier Leagues WA

This was the last season using a 14-team format. The bottom 3 teams (which was subject to eligibility requirements) at the end of the season were relegated to the State League 1. Perth Glory Youth was ineligible to receive prize monies in the end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Perth SC (C) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 55 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 54 | 2018 Western Australia Finals |
| 3 | Cockburn City | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 48 | 2018 Western Australia Finals |
| 4 | Bayswater City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 47 | 2018 Western Australia Finals |
| 5 | Inglewood United | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | ECU Joondalup | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | |
| 7 | Floreat Athena | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 41 | |
| 8 | Sorrento | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Stirling Lions | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Armadale | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 32 | |
| 11 | Balcatta | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Subiaco AFC (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1 |
| 13 | Forrestfield United (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 22 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1 |
| 14 | Joondalup United (R) | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 102 | −81 | 5 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 1 |

#### Finals

The Top Four Cup is played as a finals competition at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Perth SC | 3 (3) | | | | 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 1 |
| 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 3 (4) | | | | 1 | Perth SC | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Perth SC | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Cockburn City | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Cockburn City | 3 (5) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bayswater City | 3 (4) | | | | | | |

### 2018 WA State League 1

The 2018 WA State League 1 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season. Rockingham City as Champions were promoted to the National Premier Leagues WA, as they met eligibility criteria. The 9th and 10th placed clubs played in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff, whilst the last placed team (Joondalup City) were directly relegated to State League Division Two.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rockingham City (C, P) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 49 | Promotion to the 2019 National Premier Leagues WA |
| 2 | Gwelup Croatia | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 47 | |
| 3 | Fremantle City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 30 | |
| 4 | Western Knights | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Morley-Windmills | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | UWA-Nedlands | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 27 | |
| 7 | South West Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 27 | |
| 8 | Ashfield | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dianella White Eagles (R) | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 22 | Qualification to the 2018 relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Mandurah City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 15 | Qualification to the 2018 relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Joondalup City (R) | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 12 | Relegation to the 2019 WA State League 2 |

#### Promotion/relegation play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| SL1 9 | Dianella White Eagles | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| SL2 3 | Swan United | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| SL2 3 | Swan United | 3 | 3 | 6 | Mandurah City (p) | Mandurah City (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) |
| | | | | | Swan United | Swan United | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) |
| SL1 10 | Mandurah City | 2 | 3 | 5 | Swan United | Swan United | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) |
| SL2 2 | Wanneroo City | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### 2018 WA State League 2

The 2018 WA State League 2 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympic Kingsway (C, P) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 17 | +46 | 52 | Promotion to the 2019 WA State League 1 |
| 2 | Wanneroo City | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 52 | Qualification to the 2018 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Swan United | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to the 2018 promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Balga | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Murdoch University Melville | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 33 | |
| 6 | Quinns | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Gosnells City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 20 | |
| 9 | Curtin University | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Canning City | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 11 | |
| 11 | Kelmscott Roos | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 50 | −39 | 5 | |

### 2018 Women's Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in Western Australia is known as the BankWest Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons. The 8 teams play each other three times, for a total of 21 matches over the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Queen's Park FC | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 15 | +82 | 54 | Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Balcatta (C) | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 39 | Top Four Cup |
| 3 | Northern Redbacks | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 37 | Top Four Cup |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 33 | Top Four Cup |
| 5 | Football West NTC U-19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 31 | |
| 6 | Beckenham Angels | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 23 | Withdrew after end of season |
| 7 | Stirling Panthers | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 118 | −107 | 7 | |
| 8 | UWA-Nedlands (R) | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 105 | −90 | 3 | Relegated to Division 1 |

#### Top Four Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Queen's Park FC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 1 | 1 | Queen's Park FC | 0 (1) |
| | | | 2 | Balcatta | 0 (3) |
| 2 | Balcatta | 2 | 2 | Balcatta | 0 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Redbacks | 1 | | | |

## 2018 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Football West State Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2018 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields, and Great Southern regions.
This knockout competition was won by Armadale SC, their 1st title.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Armadale and Gwelup Croatia – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.