# 2015 National Premier Leagues

The 2015 National Premier Leagues was the third season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, with Blacktown City crowned as National Premier Leagues Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32.

## League tables
### ACT

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Canberra | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 36 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Tigers FC | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 34 | 2015 ACT Finals |
| 3 | Belconnen United | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 34 | 2015 ACT Finals |
| 4 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | Canberra Olympic (C) | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 25 | 2015 ACT Finals |
| 6 | Gungahlin United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Woden Weston | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 11 | |
| 8 | Monaro Panthers | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 8 | |
| 9 | Tuggeranong United | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 56 | −44 | 0 | |
* ↑ Tigers FC were penalised three competition points due to a breach of NPL playing roster conditions.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Canberra | 2 | | | | 1 | Canberra | 1 |
| 2 | Tigers FC | 1 | | | | 5 | Canberra Olympic | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Tigers FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Canberra Olympic | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Belconnen United | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Canberra Olympic | 4 | | | | | | |

### NSW

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Blacktown City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 50 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 45 | 2015 NSW Finals |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 43 | 2015 NSW Finals |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 42 | 2015 NSW Finals |
| 5 | South Coast Wolves | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 32 | 2015 NSW Finals |
| 6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Manly United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 27 | |
| 9 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 24 | |
| 11 | Parramatta FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20 | |
| 12 | Marconi Stallions (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 7 | Relegated to the 2016 NPL NSW 2 |
* ↑ Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

#### Finals

| Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Major semi-final | Major semi-final | Major semi-final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Blacktown City | 2 | | | | 1 | Blacktown City | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 4 | | | | 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2 |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | | 1 | Blacktown City | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 3 | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | 4 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | South Coast Wolves | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Northern NSW

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Edgeworth Eagles (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 40 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Lambton Jaffas | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 37 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 36 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 32 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 5 | Weston Workers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Adamstown Rosebud | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 17 | |
| 8 | Maitland | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 15 | |
| 9 | Charlestown City Blues | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 13 | |
| 10 | South Cardiff (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 9 | Relegated to the 2016 NNSW State League 1 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Edgeworth (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Edgeworth | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 0 |
| 2 | Lambton Jaffas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 0 |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |

### Queensland

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Moreton Bay United (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 47 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 47 | 2015 Queensland Finals |
| 3 | Redlands United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 39 | 2015 Queensland Finals |
| 4 | Olympic FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 39 | 2015 Queensland Finals |
| 5 | Palm Beach | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 32 | |
| 7 | Far North Queensland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Northern Fury | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Brisbane City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | Sunshine Coast | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 24 | |
| 11 | Western Pride | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 23 | |
| 12 | South West Queensland Thunder | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 97 | −81 | 2 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Moreton Bay United | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Olympic | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Olympic | 1 | 1 | Moreton Bay United | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 1 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 1 |
| 3 | Redlands United | 1 | | | |

### South Australia

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | West Adelaide (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 51 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 50 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
| 3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 49 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 48 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 46 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
| 6 | Campbelltown City | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 46 | 2015 South Australia Finals |
| 7 | North Eastern MetroStars | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Comets | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 34 | |
| 9 | South Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Raiders | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Port Adelaide Pirates (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 27 | Qualification to the 2015 relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Modbury Jets (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to the 2016 SA State League 1 |
| 13 | White City (R) | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 17 | Relegation to the 2016 SA State League 1 |
| 14 | Para Hills Knights (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to the 2016 SA State League 1 |

#### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | | | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0 |
| | | | 2 | West Adelaide | 1 | | | West Adelaide | West Adelaide | 3 |
| | | | | | | West Adelaide | 5 | | |
| 3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 0 (5) | | | | West Adelaide | 5 | | |
| 3 | West Torrens Birkalla | 0 (5) | | | | West Torrens Birkalla | West Torrens Birkalla | 2 | | |
| 6 | Campbelltown City | 0 (4) | | | | West Torrens Birkalla | West Torrens Birkalla | 2 | | |
| 6 | Campbelltown City | 0 (4) | West Torrens Birkalla | West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 1 (1) | Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |

### Tasmania

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympia (C) | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 14 | +69 | 48 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | South Hobart | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 46 | 2015 Victory Cup |
| 3 | Hobart Zebras | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 41 | 2015 Victory Cup |
| 4 | Northern Rangers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 31 | 2015 Victory Cup |
| 5 | Launceston City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 24 | 2015 Victory Cup |
| 6 | Kingborough Lions United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 23 | 2015 Victory Cup |
| 7 | Devonport City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Glenorchy Knights (R) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 148 | −133 | 6 | Relegated to the 2016 Tasmanian Championship |

#### Finals

An end of season finals series for the Victory Cup was held using an expanded format, which included the top six teams from the Victory League as well as the premiers from the Northern Championship (Somerset) and Southern Championship (University of Tasmania). The quarter-final and semi-final matches were decided by random draw.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kingborough Lions | Kingborough Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hobart Zebras | Hobart Zebras | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hobart Zebras | Hobart Zebras | 5 | Hobart Zebras | Hobart Zebras | 3 | | | |
| | | | South Hobart | South Hobart | 0 | | | |
| South Hobart | South Hobart | 2 | South Hobart | South Hobart | 0 | | | |
| Somerset | Somerset | 1 | | | | | | |
| Somerset | Somerset | 1 | | | | Hobart Zebras | Hobart Zebras | 1 |
| | | | | | | Olympia | Olympia | 3 |
| University of Tasmania | University of Tasmania | 5 | | | | | | | Olympia | Olympia | 3 |
| Launceston City | Launceston City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Launceston City | Launceston City | 1 | University of Tasmania | University of Tasmania | 4 (2) | | | |
| | | | Olympia | Olympia | 4 (4) | | | |
| Olympia | Olympia | 1 | Olympia | Olympia | 4 (4) | | | |
| Northern Rangers | Northern Rangers | 0 | | | | | | |

### Victoria

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 58 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Bentleigh Greens (C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 58 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 51 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 50 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
| 5 | Hume City | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
| 6 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 40 | 2015 Victoria Finals |
| 7 | Green Gully | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
| 9 | Avondale FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Northcote City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 30 | |
| 11 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 21 | 2015 relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Werribee City (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to the 2016 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 14 | Dandenong Thunder (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 15 | Relegation to the 2016 NPL Victoria 2 |

#### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 2 (0) | 6 | Pascoe Vale | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Pascoe Vale | 2 (3) | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Bentleigh Greens | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 2 (0) | 5 | Hume City | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Hume City | 2 (2) | | | | | | |

### Western Australia

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayswater City (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 60 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Perth SC | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 50 | |
| 3 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 48 | |
| 4 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Cockburn City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Balcatta | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Inglewood United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 27 | |
| 8 | Stirling Lions | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | Subiaco AFC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 20 | |
| 10 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 19 | |
| 11 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Armadale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 15 | |

## Final Series

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2015. For the quarter-final stage the participants were matched up based on geographical proximity. The winner also qualified for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32.
| Club | Qualified From | Participation |
| Canberra | ACT | 2nd |
| Blacktown City | NSW | 1st |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Northern NSW | 1st |
| Moreton Bay United | Queensland | 1st |
| West Adelaide | South Australia | 1st |
| Olympia | Tasmania | 1st |
| South Melbourne | Victoria | 2nd |
| Bayswater City | Western Australia | 2nd |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| West Adelaide | West Adelaide | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 2 | Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 6 | | | |
| | | | Olympia | Olympia | 0 | | | |
| South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 | Olympia | Olympia | 0 | | | |
| Olympia | Olympia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Olympia | Olympia | 2 | | | | Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 1 |
| | | | | | | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 3 |
| Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 4 | | | | | | | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 3 |
| Canberra | Canberra | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra | Canberra | 1 | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 2 | | | |
| | | | Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 1 | | | |
| Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 3 | Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 1 | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 1 | | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

Home field advantage was based on a formula relating to the quarter final results - time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.

### Grand Final

Home field advantage was based on a formula relating to the combined quarter-final and semi final results - time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.

## Individual honours

Joey Gibbs from Blacktown City won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.