# 2018 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2018 season was the sixth 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 2018 National Premier Leagues.

## Competitions
### 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney Olympic (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 48 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 45 | 2018 NSW Finals |
| 3 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 38 | 2018 NSW Finals |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 34 | 2018 NSW Finals |
| 5 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 31 | 2018 NSW Finals |
| 6 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 27 | |
| 10 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 23 | |
| 11 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to the 2019 NPL NSW 2 |
| 12 | Sydney FC Youth | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 16 | |
* ↑ Relegation 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 Olympic | 4 | | | | 1 | Sydney Olympic | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Sydney United 58 | 0 | | | | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0 (3) | | | | 3 | Sydney United 58 | 1 (3) | | | |
| 3 | Sydney United 58 | 0 (5) | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 (5) | | | |
| | | | 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 8 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 0 | 5 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2

The 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the sixth 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 (based on the Club Championship) promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 62 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 1 |
| 2 | St George (C) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 46 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 3 | North Shore Mariners | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 45 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 5 | Northern Tigers | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 6 | Mounties Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 38 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 2 Finals |
| 7 | Spirit FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 38 | |
| 8 | Hills United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Rydalmere Lions | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Canterbury Bankstown | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 29 | |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 26 | |
| 12 | Macarthur Rams | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 24 | |
| 13 | Parramatta FC (R) | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 22 | Relegation to the 2019 NPL NSW 3 |
| 14 | Blacktown Spartans | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 19 | |
* ↑ Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.
* ↑ Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

#### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 2 | St George | 2 (5) | | | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | 5 | Northern Tigers | 2 (3) | | | |
| 5 | Northern Tigers | 2 | | | | 2 | St George | 3 (4) |
| | | | | | | 6 | Mounties Wanderers | 3 (3) |
| | | | 1 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 1 | | | |
| 3 | North Shore Mariners | 0 | 6 | Mounties Wanderers | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Mounties Wanderers | 1 | | | | | | |

### 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 3
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St George FA (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 59 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 2 |
| 2 | Hawkesbury City | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 54 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 52 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 4 | SD Raiders | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 47 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 5 | Bankstown City | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 46 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 6 | Dunbar Rovers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 44 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Men's 3 Finals |
| 7 | Sydney University | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 42 | |
| 8 | Camden Tigers | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 36 | |
| 9 | Dulwich Hill | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 31 | |
| 10 | Granville Rage | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 30 | |
| 11 | Inter Lions | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 25 | |
| 12 | Stanmore Hawks | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 25 | |
| 13 | Western NSW Mariners | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 93 | −63 | 14 | |
| 14 | Fraser Park (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 8 | Relegation to the 2019 NSW State League$^1$ |
* ↑ Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.
* ↑ Relegation based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

#### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | St George FA | 4 | | | |
| 4 | SD Raiders | 1 (6) | 6 | Dunbar Rovers | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Bankstown City | 1 (5) | | | | 1 | St George FA | 2 |
| | | | | | | 4 | SD Raiders | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Hawkesbury City | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 1 | 4 | SD Raiders | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Dunbar Rovers | 4 | | | | | | |

### 2018 NSW State League
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bankstown United | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 58 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL NSW 3 |
| 2 | Central Coast United | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 17 | +68 | 57 | Qualification for the 2018 NSW State League Finals |
| 3 | University of NSW | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 43 | Qualification for the 2018 NSW State League Finals |
| 4 | Prospect United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for the 2018 NSW State League Finals |
| 5 | Nepean FC | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 35 | Qualification for the 2018 NSW State League Finals |
| 6 | Hurstville FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Western Condors | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | South Coast Flame FC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Gazy Auburn | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 19 | |
| 11 | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | |
| 12 | Wagga City Wanderers | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 77 | −62 | 8 | Transferred to ACT NPL2 for 2019 season |
* ↑ Promotion based on Club Championship and including points from U20 and U18.

#### 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 | Bankstown United | 3 (4) | | | | 1 | Bankstown United | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Central Coast United | 3 (2) | | | | 2 | Central Coast United | 2 |
| 2 | Central Coast United | 4 | | | | 2 | Central Coast United | 3 | | | |
| 3 | University of NSW | 1 | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 5 | Nepean FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | University of NSW | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Prospect United | 0 | 5 | Nepean FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nepean FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1

The 2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the fifth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. The league increased from 10 to 12 teams, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney University | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 50 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 2 | Illawarra Stingrays | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 48 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 3 | Macarthur Rams (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 27 | +49 | 46 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 4 | Manly United | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 45 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 5 | Football NSW Institute | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 43 | Qualification for the 2018 NPL NSW Women's Finals |
| 6 | North West Sydney Koalas | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | |
| 7 | North Shore Mariners | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 27 | |
| 9 | Northern Tigers | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bankstown City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 71 | −55 | 10 | |
| 11 | Emerging Jets | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 82 | −62 | 10 | |
| 12 | Sutherland Shire (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 93 | −81 | 5 | Relegation to 2019 NPL NSW Women’s 2 |

## 2018 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2018 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A record 169 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the five qualifiers (APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Hakoah Sydney City East, Marconi Stallions and Rockdale City Suns) competed in the final rounds of the 2018 FFA Cup.

## Honours and awards

The End of Year awards were held at Dolton House and presented on 14 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's and on 21 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's 2, as well as Men's 3 and State League competitions.

### National Premier Leagues NSW
#### Club honours and awards

| Award | Award | Men's | Women's |
| First Grade | Premiers | Sydney Olympic | Sydney University SFC |
| First Grade | Champions | Sydney Olympic | Macarthur Rams |
| U-20's / Reserves | Premiers | Blacktown City | Sydney University SFC |
| U-20's / Reserves | Champions | Sutherland Sharks | Blacktown Spartans |
| Club Championship | Club Championship | Blacktown City | Sydney University SFC |
| Fair Play award | Fair Play award | Manly United | North West Sydney Women's Koalas |

#### Individual awards

| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Referee of the Year | Kurt Ams | Kelly Jones |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Henderson (Sydney Olympic) | Jada Whyman (FNSW Institute) |
| Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves) | Hamish Lamberton (Sydney FC Youth – 18 goals) | Vesna Milivojevic (FNSW Institute – 24 goals) |
| Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves) | Lachlan Campbell (Blacktown City FC) | Maddison Zahra (Manly United) |
| Golden Boot | Jordan Murray (APIA Leichhardt – 23 goals) | Georgia Yeoman-Dale (Macarthur Rams – 30 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Abbas Saad (Sydney Olympic) | Chris Williams (Manly United) |
| Goal of the Year | Thomas Whiteside (Manly United) | — |
| Player of the Year | Tasuku Sekiya (APIA Leichhardt) | Courtney Nevin (FNSW Institute)Kylie Ledbrook (Macarthur Rams) |

### National Premier Leagues NSW 2
#### Club honours and awards

| Award | Men's | Women's |
| First Grade Premiers | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | Sydney Olympic |
| First Grade Champions | St George FC | Sydney Olympic |
| Club Championship | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | Sydney Olympic |
| Fair Play Award | Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth | Western NSW Mariners |

#### Individual awards

| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Referee of the Year | Ben Abraham | Yosemite Guilmeer |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Carlos Saliadarre (Mount Druitt Town Rangers) | Amanda Horafios (Sydney Olympic) |
| Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves) | Anthony Haddad (Macarthur Rams – 30 goals) | Erin Connell (Nepean FC – 20 goals) |
| Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves) | Zach Forsyth (Central Coast Mariners Academy) | Emily Smith (APIA Leichhardt) |
| Golden Boot | Emmanuel Gonzalez (Mount Druitt Town Rangers – 25 goals) | Candice Phelan (Central Coast Mariners – 44 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Aiden Desmond (Mount Druitt Town Rangers) | Dan Barrett (Central Coast Mariners) |
| Goal of the Year | Thomas Whiteside (Manly United) | — |
| Player of the Year | Raul Beneit Romero (Mounties Wanderers) | Lieke de Bever (Sydney Olympic) |

### Other Leagues

| Award | Men's NPL 3 | Men's State League |
| First Grade Premiers | St George FA | Bankstown United |
| First Grade Champions | St George FA | Central Coast United |
| Club Championship | St George FA | Bankstown United |
| Fair Play Award | Camden Tigers & Stanmore Hawks | Central Coast United |

#### Individual awards

| Award | Men's NPL 3 | Men's State League |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Kiriakos Tohorouglou (Gladesville Ryde Magic)Christopher Marques (St George FA) | David Hamilton (Bankstown United) |
| Golden Boot (U-20's/Reserves) | Riley Thomas-King (St George FA – 18 goals) | Johnny Vicoroski (South Coast Flame – 19 goals) |
| Player of the Year (U-20's/Reserves) | Emanuel Koumis (St George FA) | Futo Ihara (Bankstown United) |
| Golden Boot | Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic – 35 goals) | Mitchell Cross (Bankstown United – 25 goals) |
| Coach of the Year | Dean Bertenshaw (Hawkesbury City FC) | Scott Belgre (Bankstown United) |
| Player of the Year | Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic) | Toshihisa Saikawa (Bankstown United) Daniel McFarlane (Central Coast United) |