# 2019 FFSA season

The 2019 Football Federation South Australia season was the 113th season of soccer in South Australia, and the seventh under the National Premier Leagues format.

## 2019 National Premier Leagues South Australia

The 2019 National Premier Leagues South Australia season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 22 February with the regular season concluding on 17 August.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Campbelltown City (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 38 | Qualification for Finals |
| 3 | Adelaide Raiders | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 36 | Qualification for Finals |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 35 | Qualification for Finals |
| 5 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for Finals |
| 6 | North Eastern MetroStars | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 34 | Qualification for Finals |
| 7 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 33 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United Youth | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 18 | |
| 11 | West Adelaide (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 16 | Relegation to SA State League 1 |
| 12 | South Adelaide (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 8 | Relegation to SA State League 1 |
* ↑ Adelaide United Youth cannot qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.
* ↑ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2018 season, and a further 6 points for the 2019 season.

### Matches

| Home \ Away | ABE | ACI | ACO | ADO | ADR | ADL | CAM | CRO | NMS | PHK | STH | WST |
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Adelaide City | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Adelaide Comets | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
| Adelaide Olympic | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Adelaide Raiders | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Adelaide United Youth | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Campbelltown City | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Croydon Knights | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| North Eastern MetroStars | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| Para Hills Knights | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| South Adelaide | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 1–2 |
| West Adelaide | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 4–1 | |

### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Campbelltown City | 0 | | | Campbelltown City | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Adelaide Comets | 1 | | | Adelaide Comets | Adelaide Comets | 0 |
| | | | | | | Adelaide Comets | 4 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide Raiders | 0 | | | | Adelaide Comets | 4 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide Raiders | 0 | | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | | |
| 6 | North Eastern MetroStars | 4 | | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | | |
| 6 | North Eastern MetroStars | 4 | Adelaide Olympic | Adelaide Olympic | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Top Goalscorers

    As of 17 August 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Christos Pounendis | Adelaide Olympic | 19 |
| 2 | Terence Carter | Adelaide Raiders | 17 |
| 3 | Andreas Wiens | Adelaide Comets | 12 |
| 4 | Luigi Ditroia | Campbelltown City | 11 |
| 5 | Christian Esposito | North Eastern MetroStars | 10 |
| 5 | Emanuele Testardi | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 10 |
| 5 | Nathan Munro | Croydon Kings | 10 |
| 5 | Yohei Matsumoto | Campbelltown City | 10 |

## 2019 State League 1 South Australia

Promotion to the 2020 NPL was awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final).

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Modbury Jets (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 55 | Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA |
| 2 | Sturt Lions | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | Qualification for Finals |
| 3 | White City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 43 | Qualification for Finals |
| 4 | Cumberland United (P) | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for Finals |
| 5 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 34 | Qualification for Finals |
| 6 | Western Strikers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for Finals |
| 7 | Fulham United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Seaford Rangers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Playford City Patriots | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 29 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Victory | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Noarlunga United (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to SA State League 2 |
| 12 | Salisbury United (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 59 | −39 | 4 | Relegation to SA State League 2 |

### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Sturt Lions | 1 | | | Modbury Jets | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Modbury Jets | 1 | | | Cumberland United | Cumberland United | 2 |
| | | | | | | Sturt Lions | 2 | | |
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 1 | | | | Sturt Lions | 2 | | |
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 1 | | | | Cumberland United | Cumberland United | 3 | | |
| 6 | Sturt Lions | 0 | | | | Cumberland United | Cumberland United | 3 | | |
| 6 | Sturt Lions | 0 | Cumberland United | Cumberland United | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Western Strikers | Western Strikers | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | | | Western Strikers | Western Strikers | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top Goalscorers

    As of 17 August 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Joshua Farrell | Modbury Jets | 16 |
| 1 | Shaun McGreevy | Modbury Jets | 16 |
| 3 | Jonathon Rideout | Seaford Rangers | 15 |
| 4 | Dylan D'Agostino | Western Strikers | 13 |
| 5 | Jordan Pegorano | Cumberland United | 10 |
| 5 | Kegan Osborne | Playford City Patriots | 10 |

## 2019 South Australian State League 2

Promotion to the 2020 State League 1 was awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final).

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Adelaide Hills (P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 52 | Promoted to the 2020 South Australian State League 1 |
| 2 | Gawler | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 44 | 2019 South Australian State League 2 Finals |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 38 | 2019 South Australian State League 2 Finals |
| 4 | Adelaide Vipers (P) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 38 | Promoted to the 2020 South Australian State League 1 |
| 5 | Northern Demons | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 37 | 2019 South Australian State League 2 Finals |
| 6 | Adelaide Cobras | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 37 | 2019 South Australian State League 2 Finals |
| 7 | Eastern United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | The Cove | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 35 | |
| 9 | Adelaide University | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | University of South Australia (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 17 | Relegated to Collegiate League 1 |
| 11 | Modbury Vista | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 10 | |
| 12 | Mount Barker United | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 89 | −66 | 7 | |

### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Gawler | 1 | | | Adelaide Hills (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Adelaide Hills | 2 | | | Adelaide Vipers | Adelaide Vipers | 1 |
| | | | | | | Gawler | 0 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide Hills | 0 | | | | Gawler | 0 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide Hills | 0 | | | | Adelaide Vipers | Adelaide Vipers | 3 | | |
| 6 | Gawler | 0 | | | | Adelaide Vipers | Adelaide Vipers | 3 | | |
| 6 | Gawler | 0 | Adelaide Vipers | Adelaide Vipers | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Adelaide Cobras | Adelaide Cobras | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | | | Adelaide Cobras | Adelaide Cobras | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top Goalscorers

    As of 17 August 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Iradi Baragomwa | Gawler | 23 |
| 2 | Daniel Hosking | Adelaide Hills | 22 |
| 3 | Nicholas Stefanopoulos | Adelaide Vipers | 16 |
| 4 | Andrew Orphanou | Adelaide Cobras | 15 |
| 4 | Callum Hutchins | Adelaide Hills | 15 |
| 6 | Lewis Farquhar | Adelaide Hills | 14 |

## 2019 Women's NPL

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the fourth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Adelaide City (C) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 21 | +80 | 55 | 2019 Women's NPL Finals |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 46 | 2019 Women's NPL Finals |
| 3 | Salisbury Inter | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 | 2019 Women's NPL Finals |
| 4 | Adelaide University | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | 2019 Women's NPL Finals |
| 5 | Metro United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Fulham United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 19 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Comets | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 13 | |
| 8 | FFSA NTC | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 12 | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Grand Final 9 September | Grand Final 9 September | Grand Final 9 September |
| 1 | Adelaide City | 0 | | | | 2 | West Adelaide | 1 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 1 | | | | 1 | Adelaide City | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Adelaide City | 5 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Salisbury Inter | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Salisbury Inter | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide University | 1 | | | | | | |

## Cup competitions
### 2019 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.
This knockout competition was won by Adelaide Olympic.
The competition also served as the South Australian preliminary rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide Olympic, A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.