# 2016 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2016 season was the fourth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales. The Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1 qualified for the national finals, playing-off to decide the champion of the 2016 National Premier Leagues.

## Pre-Season Changes

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| NPL NSW Men's 1 | Hakoah Sydney City East | Marconi Stallions |
| NPL NSW Men's 2 | North Shore Mariners Sydney FC Youth Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney University |
| NPL NSW Men's 3 | Dunbar Rovers | Nepean FC |
| NSW State League | Bankstown United St George FA | - |

## League Tables
### 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 1

The National Premier League New South Wales 2016 season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2016.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 54 | 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Blacktown City (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 45 | 2016 NSW Finals |
| 3 | Manly United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 43 | 2016 NSW Finals |
| 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 38 | 2016 NSW Finals |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 32 | 2016 NSW Finals |
| 6 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 27 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 23 | |
| 10 | Parramatta FC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 23 | |
| 11 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 19 | |
| 12 | Blacktown Spartans (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to the 2017 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 | Sydney United 58 | 2 | | | | 2 | Blacktown City | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Blacktown City | 3 | | | | 1 | Sydney United 58 | 0 |
| 2 | Blacktown City | 4 | | | | 1 | Sydney United 58 | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Manly United | 1 | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Manly United | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 2

The 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the fourth edition of the NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition. The league began on March 6 with the regular season concluding on August 28. The top 6 teams competed in the finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 51 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL NSW 1 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 48 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 3 | Bankstown City | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 44 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 5 | Mounties Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 39 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 6 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 39 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 7 | Northern Tigers | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Macarthur Rams | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 34 | |
| 9 | St George | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 34 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 33 | |
| 11 | Fraser Park (R) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to the 2017 NPL NSW 3 |
| 12 | Spirit FC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 30 | |
| 13 | Bankstown Berries | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 29 | |
| 14 | North Shore Mariners | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 23 | |
* 1 2 Promotion and Relegation system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

#### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Sydney FC Youth | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 3 | 6 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Mounties Wanderers | 4 | | | | 1 | Sydney FC Youth | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Bankstown City | 1 | 5 | Mounties Wanderers | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 3 | | | | | | |

### 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 3

The 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 3 was the fourth edition of the newly renamed NPL NSW Men's 3 to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hills United (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 56 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL NSW 2 |
| 2 | Rydalmere Lions | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 48 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 3 | Dunbar Rovers | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 48 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 4 | Stanmore Hawks | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 5 | Sydney University | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 6 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hawkesbury City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Inter Lions | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 20 | |
| 10 | Dulwich Hill | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 18 | |
| 11 | Granville Rage | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 17 | |
| 12 | Western NSW Mariners | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 7 | |
* ↑ Promotion system based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18 teams.

### 2016 NSW State League

The 2016 NSW State League was the fourth edition of the newly renamed State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St George FA (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 15 | +61 | 53 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL NSW 3 |
| 2 | Hurstville FC | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for the 2016 NSW State League Finals |
| 3 | SD Raiders (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 28 | +54 | 48 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL NSW 3 |
| 4 | Bankstown United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the 2016 NSW State League Finals |
| 5 | Camden Tigers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 38 | Qualification for the 2016 NSW State League Finals |
| 6 | Nepean FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Western Condors | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25 | |
| 9 | Prospect United | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Wagga City Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 21 | |
| 11 | University of NSW | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 14 | |
| 12 | FC Gazy Auburn | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 74 | −48 | 12 | |
* 1 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 | St George FA | 2 (8) | | | | 1 | St George FA | 2 (5) |
| | | | 2 | Hurstville FC | 2 (7) | | | | 2 | Hurstville FC | 2 (4) |
| 2 | Hurstville FC | 2 | | | | 1 | St George FA | 1 (6) | | | |
| 3 | SD Raiders | 0 | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 3 | SD Raiders | 1 (5) | | | |
| | | | 3 | SD Raiders | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bankstown United | 2 | 5 | Camden Tigers | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Camden Tigers | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2016 National Premier League NSW Women's 1

The 2016 National Premier League NSW Women's 1 was the third edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney University (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 39 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 2 | North West Sydney Koalas | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 38 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 3 | Manly United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 31 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 4 | Macarthur Rams | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 30 | Qualification for the 2016 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 5 | Illawarra Stingrays | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Marconi Stallions (R) | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 | Relegation to 2017 NPL NSW Women's 2 competition |
| 7 | North Shore Mariners | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Blacktown Spartans | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 18 | |
| 9 | Emerging Jets | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 12 | |
| 10 | Football NSW Institute | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 6 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Sydney University | 3 | | | | Sydney University | Sydney University | 2 |
| 2 | North West Sydney Koalas | 2 | | | | North West Sydney Koalas | North West Sydney Koalas | 1 |
| | | | North West Sydney Koalas | North West Sydney Koalas | 3 | | | |
| | | | Manly United | Manly United | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Manly United | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Macarthur Rams | 0 | | | | | | |

## 2016 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2016 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Blacktown City FC). 130 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The competition was won by defending champions Sydney United 58, their 6th title, defeating Manly United.
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the six qualifiers (Blacktown City, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Manly United, Marconi Stallions, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong Wolves) competed in the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup. Of these qualifying clubs, Blacktown City progressed to the quarter-finals stage.

## Awards

The end of year awards were presented on 9 September 2016 at Rosehill Gardens

### National Premier Leagues NSW

| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Player of the Year | Adam Parkhouse (Manly United) | Remy Siemsen (Manly United) & Tara Andrews (NWS Koalas) |
| Golden Boot | Chris Payne (Sydney United – 22 goals) | Tara Andrews (NWS Koalas – 26 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Dee (Manly United) | Ashley Wilson (Emerging Jets) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Henderson (Sydney Olympic) | Jada Whyman (FNSW Institute) |
| Goal of the Year | Richard Cardozo (Manly United) | — |
| Referee of the Year | Kris Griffith-Jones | Kelly Jones |
| U-20's Golden Boot | Duncan Stewart (APIA Leichhardt – 21 goals) | Samantha Nagy (Blacktown Spartans – 8 goals) |
| U-20's Player of the Year | Duncan Stewart (APIA Leichhardt) | Ariane Demetriou (Sydney University) |

### National Premier Leagues NSW 2

| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Player of the Year | Matthew West (Mounties Wanderers) | Kirilee Cook (Inter Lions) |
| Golden Boot | Charles Lokolingoy (Sydney FC – 25 goals) | Sarah Mandile (Inter Lions – 13 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Robert Stanton (Sydney FC) | Michael McGovern (Sutherland Shire) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Dion Shaw (Bankstown City) | Amanda Seskin (Sydney Olympic) |
| U-20's Golden Boot | Emmanuel Gonzalez (Sydney FC – 27 goals) | Ciara O'Sullivan (Northern Tigers – 10 goals) |
| U-20's Player of the Year | Yasser Al-Taay (Marconi Stallions) | Hannah McNutty (Northern Tigers) |

### National Premier Leagues NSW 3

| Award | Men's |
| Player of the Year | Peter Cejka (Hills Brumbies) |
| Golden Boot | Peter Cejka (Hills Brumbies – 32 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Tony Panteli (Stanmore Hawks) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | James Webb (Stanmore Hawks) |
| U-20's Golden Boot | Nikolas Dimitriadis (Hills Brumbies – 14 goals) & Mortaza Safdari (Rydalmere Lions – 14 goals) |
| U-20's Player of the Year | Yasser Al-Taay (Marconi Stallions) |

### Other awards

| Media Award | Chris Boulos – Fairfield Champion |
| Charles Valentine Award | Dane Sim – Blacktown Spartans |