# 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

The 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the seventh National Premier Leagues Grand Final, the championship deciding match of the National Premier Leagues in Australia. It was played on 5 October 2019 at Albert Butler Park in Wollongong between Wollongong Wolves and Lions FC. Wollongong won the match 4–3 to secure their first championship in the National Premier Leagues.

## Route to the final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 5 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | | | |
| | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 4 |
| | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 3 | | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 0 | | | |
| | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | 1 | | | | | | |

## Match
### Details

| GK | 1 | Justin Pasfield | 54' |
| RB | 2 | Taylor McDonald |
| CB | 15 | Nicholas Littler |
| CB | 4 | Nikola Djorjevic | 118' |
| LB | 3 | Darcy Madden |
| DM | 16 | Guy Knight | 91', 94' |
| DM | 17 | James Stojcevski | 40' |
| AM | 14 | Harry Callahan | 112', 120' |
| AM | 9 | Thomas James |
| AM | 11 | Takeru Okada | 108' |
| CF | 24 | Lachlan Scott | 96' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Luke Kairies |
| MF | 10 | Brendan Griffin | 94' |
| FW | 8 | Bul Juach | 96' |
| FW | 13 | Stefan Dimoski | 120' |
| FW | 23 | Jordan Nikolovski | 108' |
| Manager: Luke Wilkshire ||
| GK | 90 | Luke Borean |
| RB | 2 | Andrew Thompson | 73' |
| CB | 5 | Tommy Jarrad |
| CB | 4 | Matija Simic |
| LB | 16 | Joshua Brindell-South | 103', 105' |
| CM | 8 | Mitchell Hore | 54' 90+2' |
| CM | 15 | Danny Kim | 32' |
| CM | 12 | Shaun Carlos | 73' |
| RW | 13 | Henry Hore |
| CF | 10 | Joe Duckworth |
| LW | 11 | Nathan Shepherd | 62' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Jackson Riley |
| DF | 6 | Nathan Reardon | 73' |
| MF | 3 | Leum Walpole | 105' |
| MF | 9 | Keegan Jelacic | 62' |
| FW | 17 | Marek Mádle | 73' |
| Manager: Warren Moon ||
| Assistant referees: Brad Wright Emma Kocbek Fourth official: Tim Danaskos | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions (four included in the case of extra time). |

### Statistics

| | Wollongong Wolves | Lions FC |
| Goals scored | 4 | 3 |
| Total shots | 29 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 15 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls Conceded | 21 | 17 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
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## Broadcasting

The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Facebook Live and YouTube.