# 2015 Capital Football season

The 2015 Capital Football season was the third season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2015.

## League Tables
### 2015 National Premier League ACT

The 2015 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds, from April to August 2015.
| Pos | Team | 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 | | | | | | |

#### Top Scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alex Oloriegbe | Tigers FC | 19 |
| 1 | Thomas James | Canberra FC | 19 |
| 3 | Julian Borgna | Tigers FC | 11 |
| 4 | Philippe Bernabo-Madrid | Canberra Olympic | 10 |
| 5 | Robert Cattanach | Canberra Olympic | 9 |
| 6 | Aisosa Ihegie | Belconnen United | 8 |
| 6 | Callum Smith | Canberra Olympic | 8 |
| 6 | Jason Ugrinic | Belconnen United | 8 |
| 6 | Nicholas Panetta | FFA Centre of Excellence | 8 |

### 2015 ACT Capital League

The 2015 ACT Capital League was the third edition of the new Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT. 9 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monaro Panthers B | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 38 | 2015 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 2 | ANU FC (C) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 34 | 2015 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 3 | Tuggeranong United B | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 27 | 2015 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 4 | White Eagles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 25 | 2015 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 5 | Narrabundah | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | Queanbeyan City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 17 | |
| 7 | Canberra Olympic B | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 17 | |
| 8 | O'Connor Knights | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 13 | |
| 9 | ADFA Vikings | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 7 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Monaro Panthers B | 1 | | | | ANU FC | ANU FC | 1(4) |
| 2 | ANU FC | 3 | | | | White Eagles | White Eagles | 1(3) |
| | | | Monaro Panthers B | Monaro Panthers B | 0 | | | |
| | | | White Eagles | White Eagles | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Tuggeranong B | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | White Eagles | 4 | | | | | | |

### 2015 Capital Football Division 1

The 2015 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the first edition of the new Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. 10 teams competed, all playing each team twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Weston Molonglo B | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 41 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 2 | Belconnen United B (C) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 39 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 3 | Lanyon United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 38 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 4 | UC Pumas | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 35 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 5 | Canberra City | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | ANU FC C | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Goulburn Stags | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 18 | |
| 8 | Canberra Olympic C | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 16 | |
| 9 | Burns FC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 10 | |
| 10 | Goulburn Strikers | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 71 | −58 | 2 | |
$^{NB}$One match was postponed and subsequently could not be played.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Weston Molonglo B | 0 | | | | Belconnen Utd B | Belconnen Utd B | 4 |
| 2 | Belconnen Utd B | 4 | | | | UC Pumas | UC Pumas | 0 |
| | | | Weston Molonglo B | Weston Molonglo B | 2 | | | |
| | | | UC Pumas | UC Pumas | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Lanyon United | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | UC Pumas | 1 | | | | | | |

### 2015 Women's Capital League and Division 1

2015 saw a combined Capital (CL) and Division One (Div1) league for the women with the two divisions splitting into separate finals post the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Weston Molonglo | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 16 | +53 | 47 | 2015 CL Finals |
| 2 | Olympic Blue | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 17 | +50 | 45 | 2015 CL Finals |
| 3 | UC Pumas | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 38 | 2015 Div1 Finals |
| 4 | Belwest | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 25 | 2015 Div1 Finals |
| 5 | Belconnen United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 22 | 2015 CL Finals |
| 6 | Gungahlin United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 20 | 2015 CL Finals |
| 7 | ANU (Div1) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 18 | 2015 Div1 Finals |
| 8 | ANU (CL) | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | |
| 9 | Goulburn Strikers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 44 | −34 | 14 | 2015 Div1 Finals |
| 10 | Tuggeranong United | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 62 | −47 | 8 | |

#### CL Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Weston Molonglo | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Gungahlin United | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Gungahlin United | 0 | 1 | Weston Molonglo | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Olympic Blue | 0 |
| 2 | Olympic Blue | 2 | 2 | Olympic Blue | 0 |
| 3 | Belconnen United | 0 | | | |

#### Div 1 Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | UC Pumas | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Goulburn Strikers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Goulburn Strikers | 1 | 1 | UC Pumas | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Belwest | 1 |
| 2 | Belwest | 2 | 2 | Belwest | 1 |
| 3 | ANU (Div1) | 0 | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### 2015 Federation Cup

2015 was the 53rd edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2015, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 14 April 2015 (first round) till 20 June 2015 (final). Gungahlin clinched the 2015 Cup with a 1–0 victory in extra time over Belconnen, with Daniel Barac scoring the winning goal.
2015 Capital Football Federation Cup :
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Round 1 ||||
| 1 | Brindabella Blues (6) | 2–1 | Goulburn Strikers (4) |
| 2 | Canberra City (4) | 2–9 | ANU FC (3) |
| 3 | Narrabundah FC (3) | 5–2 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| Round 2 ||||
| 1 | Narrabundah FC (3) | 0–5 | Gungahlin United (2) |
| 2 | Lanyon United (4) | 0–5 | Monaro Panthers (2) |
| 3 | Brindabella Blues (6) | 0–6 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 4 | Woden Weston (2) | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| 5 | ANU FC (3) | 1–0 | Queanbeyan City (3) |
| 6 | Tigers FC (2) | 4–3 | Canberra FC (2) |
| 7 | White Eagles (3) | 3–0 | Weston-Molonglo (4) |
| Quarter-finals ||||
| 1 | Gungahlin United (2) | 2–1 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 4–1 | White Eagles (3) |
| 3 | Monaro Panthers (2) | 2–3 | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| 4 | ANU FC (3) | 1–5 | Belconnen United (2) |
| Semi-finals ||||
| 1 | Tuggeranong United (2) | 1–2 | Belconnen United (2) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 0–3 | Gungahlin United (2) |
| Final ||||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Gungahlin United (2) |