# 2022 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2022 season is the tenth season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.
A restructuring of Football NSW competitions is taking place where the top 4 teams of League One are promoted to the NPL, the top 8 of League Two are promoted to the League One and all 11 of the League Three teams will be promoted to League Two, creating two 16-team leagues and one 15-team league.

## Competitions
### 2022 National Premier League NSW Men's
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 41 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
| 2 | Manly United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 41 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
| 3 | Blacktown City (C) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 40 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 40 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
| 5 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 35 | 2022 NPL NSW Finals |
| 6 | Rockdale Ilinden | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sydney FC Youth | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 32 | |
| 8 | Sydney United 58 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 20 | |
| 10 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 19 | |
| 11 | Northbridge Bulls | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 13 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ALT | BLC | MUT | MST | MDT | NBB | RCS | SFY | SYO | SYU | SUT | WOL |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Blacktown City | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Manly United | 4–1 | 1–6 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Marconi Stallions | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
| Northbridge Bulls | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Rockdale Ilinden | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Sydney FC Youth | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Sydney Olympic | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Sydney United 58 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sutherland Sharks | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 |
| Wollongong Wolves | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — |

#### 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 | 1 (3) | | | | 2 | Manly United | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Manly United | 1 (4) | | | | 3 | Blacktown City | 2 |
| 2 | Manly United (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 1 | Sydney Olympic | 1 (4) | | | |
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | 3 | Blacktown City | 1 (5) | | | |
| | | | 3 | Blacktown City | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | 5 | APIA Leichhardt | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | APIA Leichhardt | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2022 NSW League One
#### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 47 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals |
| 2 | St George City (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 45 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals |
| 4 | NWS Spirit (P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 45 | Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals |
| 5 | Northern Tigers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | 2022 League One Finals |
| 6 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 30 | |
| 7 | Blacktown Spartans | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 25 | |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | St George FC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 21 | |
| 10 | Mounties Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 20 | |
| 11 | SD Raiders | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 17 | |
| 12 | Hills United | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 10 | |
* ↑ Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth had 3 points deducted due to spectator incidents

#### 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 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | | | | St George City (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | 2 | St George City (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 |
| 2 | St George City | 2 | | | | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 1 | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Northern Tigers | Northern Tigers | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | NWS Spirit | 1 | | Northern Tigers | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northern Tigers | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 2022 NSW League Two
#### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter Lions (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 48 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
| 2 | Central Coast United (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 43 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
| 3 | Rydalmere Lions (P) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 41 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
| 4 | Canterbury Bankstown (P) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 38 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
| 5 | Macarthur Rams (P, C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 38 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals |
| 6 | Bankstown City Lions (P) | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 37 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One |
| 7 | Dulwich Hill (P) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 33 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One |
| 8 | Dunbar Rovers (P) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One |
| 9 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 23 | |
| 10 | Sydney University | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 19 | |
| 11 | Bankstown United | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 14 | |
| 12 | Inner West Hawks | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 10 | |

#### 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 | Inter Lions | 3 | | | | Inter Lions | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Rydalmere Lions | 0 | | | | Macarthur Rams | Macarthur Rams | 2 |
| 2 | Central Coast United | 2 | | | | Rydalmere Lions | Rydalmere Lions | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Rydalmere Lions (a.e.t.) | 3 | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Macarthur Rams | Macarthur Rams | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Central Coast United | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canterbury Bankstown | 2 (2) | | Macarthur Rams | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Macarthur Rams (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |

### 2022 NSW League Three
#### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle Jets Youth (P, C) | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 41 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
| 2 | Nepean FC (P) | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 36 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
| 3 | Hawkesbury City (P) | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
| 4 | UNSW (P) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 35 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
| 5 | Prospect United (P) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 31 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals |
| 6 | Hurstville FC (P) | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 31 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
| 7 | Camden Tigers (P) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
| 8 | Fraser Park (P) | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 20 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
| 9 | South Coast Flame (P) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 19 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
| 10 | Parramatta FC (P) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |
| 11 | Western Rage (P) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 14 | Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two |

#### 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 |
| | | | 1 | Newcastle Jets Youth (p) | 0 (5) | | | | Newcastle Jets Youth | |
| | | | 2 | Nepean FC | 0 (3) | | | | Nepean FC | Nepean FC |
| 2 | Nepean FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Nepean FC | Nepean FC | 1 | | |
| 3 | Hawkesbury City | 2 | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Minor Semi-Final | Prospect United | Prospect United | 0 | | |
| | | | 3 | Hawkesbury City | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | UNSW | 0 | 5 | Prospect United | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Prospect United | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's

The 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's was the ninth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. The top five teams played-off in a finals series.

#### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sydney University | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 51 | 2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 40 | 2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
| 3 | Macarthur Rams (C) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 40 | 2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
| 4 | Northern Tigers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 38 | 2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 36 | |
| 6 | Bankstown City | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 31 | |
| 8 | Illawarra Stingrays | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 29 | |
| 9 | North West Sydney Koalas | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Blacktown Spartans | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 24 | |
| 11 | Football NSW Institute | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 | |
| 12 | Emerging Jets | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 78 | −62 | 4 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Sydney University | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Northern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Northern Tigers | 3 | Northern Tigers | Northern Tigers | 0 (5) |
| | | | Macarthur Rams (p) | Macarthur Rams (p) | 0 (6) |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | Macarthur Rams (p) | Macarthur Rams (p) | 0 (6) |
| 3 | Macarthur Rams | 2 | | | |

## 2022 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 162 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by NWS Spirit, their first title.
In addition to four of the five NSW-based A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Macarthur FC), the four qualifiers (Bonnyrigg White Eagles, NWS Spirit, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong United) entered into the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.

## End of Year awards

The End of Year awards took place on 16 September 2022.
| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Goal of the Year | Bruno Mendes (Manly United) | — |
| Fair Play Award | Sydney FC Youth | FNSW Institute |
| Club Championship | Blacktown City FC | Sydney University SFC |
| Referee of the Year | Hassan Jomaa | Mikayla Ryan |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Jack Greenwood (Manly United) | Courtney Newborn (Sydney University SFC) |
| Coach of the Year | Adam Griffiths (Manly United) | Emily Husband (Sydney University SFC) |
| Golden Boot Awards | Men's: Roy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic; 21 goals)20's: Mabior Garang (Mt Druitt Town Rangers; 18 goals) | Women's: Shea Connors (APIA Leichhardt; 15 goals)Reserves: Stephanie Augoustis (Sydney University SFC; 21 goals) |
| Player of the Year | Men's: Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC Youth)20's: Luka Smyth (Sydney FC Youth) | Women's: Rola Badawiya (Sydney University SFC)Reserves: Siena Arrate (FNSW Institute) |