# 2015 Northern NSW Football season

The 2015 Northern NSW Football season was the second season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. 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 Northern NSW

The 2015 National Premier League Northern NSW season was played over 18 rounds. The bottom team was relegated to the 2016 Northern NSW State League Division 1. Promoted for 2015 are Maitland FC, who were previously in the top tier of Northern NSW football in 2002. In a change for 2015, the top four teams in the league will contest the semi-finals, which will be conducted over two legs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Edgeworth Eagles (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 40 | 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Lambton Jaffas | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 37 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 36 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 32 | 2015 Northern NSW Finals |
| 5 | Weston Workers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Adamstown Rosebud | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 17 | |
| 8 | Maitland | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 15 | |
| 9 | Charlestown City Blues | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 13 | |
| 10 | South Cardiff (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 9 | Relegated to the 2016 NNSW State League 1 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Edgeworth (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Edgeworth | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 0 |
| 2 | Lambton Jaffas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 0 |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |

#### Top Scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kale Bradbery | Broadmeadow Magic | 16 |
| 2 | Peter Haynes | Broadmeadow Magic | 12 |
| 3 | Dino Fajkovic | Broadmeadow Magic | 11 |
| 3 | Kane Goodchild | Hamilton Olympic | 11 |
| 5 | John Majurovski | Lambton Jaffas | 10 |
| 6 | Simon Mooney | Hamilton Olympic | 9 |

### 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1

The 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 season is the second season of the new Northern NSW State League Division 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 11 teams will compete, all playing each other twice, for a total of 20 rounds. The top team at the end of the year is promoted to the 2016 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, subject to meeting criteria.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Valentine FC (P) | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 50 | Promotion to the 2016 National Premier League Northern NSW |
| 2 | Lake Macquarie City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 42 | 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 3 | Wallsend (C) | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 4 | Kahibah | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 33 | 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 5 | Singleton Strikers | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 32 | |
| 6 | Belmont Swansea | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Cooks Hill United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Thornton Redbacks | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | |
| 9 | Toronto Awaba | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 15 | |
| 10 | Cessnock City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 14 | |
| 11 | West Wallsend | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 14 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Valentine | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Kahibah | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Kahibah | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Valentine | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | Wallsend | 1 |
| 2 | Lake Macquarie City | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Wallsend | 1 |
| 3 | Wallsend | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | |

### 2015 Zone Premier League

The 2015 Zone Premier League season is the second edition of the Newcastle Zone Premier League as the third level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beresfield United (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 45 | 2015 Zone Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Newcastle Suns | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 31 | 2015 Zone Premier League Finals |
| 3 | Swansea FC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 31 | 2015 Zone Premier League Finals |
| 4 | Cardiff City FC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 29 | 2015 Zone Premier League Finals |
| 5 | New Lambton Eagles | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Uni FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 25 | |
| 7 | Mayfield United | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 25 | |
| 8 | Dudley Redhead | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Garden Suburb | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 15 | |
| 10 | Barnsley FC (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 70 | −55 | 2 | Relegation to 2016 Zone League 1 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Beresfield | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Beresfield | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | 3 | Swansea | 0 (3) |
| 2 | Newcastle Suns | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Swansea | 0 (3) |
| 3 | Swansea | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | |

### 2015 Zone League 1

The 2015 Zone League 1 season is the second edition of the Zone League 1 as the fourth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Morriset United (P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 42 | Promotion to the 2016 Zone Premier League |
| 2 | Cooks Hill United B | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 35 | 2015 Zone League 1 Finals |
| 3 | Warners Bay (C) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 35 | 2015 Zone League 1 Finals |
| 4 | Stockton Sharks | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 32 | 2015 Zone League 1 Finals |
| 5 | Kotara South | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Charlestown City Blues B | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Jesmond FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | |
| 8 | Beresfield FC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Nelson Bay | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 10 | |
| 10 | Westlakes Wildcats (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 5 | Relegation to 2016 Zone League 2 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Morisset | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Stockton | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Stockton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Morisset | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | Warners Bay | 6 |
| 2 | Cooks Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Warners Bay | 6 |
| 3 | Warners Bay | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |

### 2015 Zone League 2

The 2015 Zone League 2 season is the second edition of the Zone League 2 as the fifth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raymond Terrace (P, C) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 14 | +74 | 52 | Promotion to the 2016 Zone League 1 |
| 2 | Newcastle Uni B | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 41 | 2015 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic B | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 39 | 2015 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 4 | Hunter Simba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 28 | 2015 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 5 | Kurri Kurri | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 18 | |
| 6 | Medowie FC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 18 | |
| 7 | Merewether Advance | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 18 | |
| 8 | Maryland Fletcher | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Muswellbrook FC | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 13 | |
| 10 | Tenambit Sharks (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to 2016 Zone League 3 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Raymond Terrace | 5 | 7 | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Hunter Simba | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Hunter Simba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Raymond Terrace | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | University of Newcastle | 2 |
| 2 | University of Newcastle | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | University of Newcastle | 2 |
| 3 | Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |

### 2015 Zone League 3

The 2015 Zone League 3 season is the second edition of the Zone League 3 as the sixth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wallsend FC B (P) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 41 | Promotion to the 2016 Zone League 2 |
| 2 | Dudley Redhead B | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 37 | 2015 Zone League 3 Finals |
| 3 | New Lambton B (C) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 36 | 2015 Zone League 3 Finals |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 28 | 2015 Zone League 3 Finals |
| 5 | Kahibah FC B | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 24 | |
| 6 | Edgeworth Eagles B | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 12 | |
| 7 | Abermain FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 12 | |
| 8 | Mayfield United B | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 11 | |
| 9 | Jesmond FC B | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 84 | −66 | 4 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Wallsend | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | New Lambton | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 0 |
| 2 | Dudley Redhead | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 0 |
| 3 | New Lambton | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | |

### 2015 Women's Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in Northern NSW for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Herald Women's Premier League. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 18 games, followed by a finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Merewether United (C) | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 52 | 2016 Finals series |
| 2 | Adamstown Rosebud | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 19 | +46 | 45 | 2016 Finals series |
| 3 | Valentine FC | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 41 | 2016 Finals series |
| 4 | Football Mid North Coast | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 27 | 2016 Finals series |
| 5 | Thornton Redbacks | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 23 | |
| 6 | South Wallsend | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 20 | |
| 7 | Wallsend | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 16 | |
| 8 | Warners Bay | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 13 | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Merewether United | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Football Mid North Coast | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Football Mid North Coast | 0 | Merewether United | Merewether United | 3 |
| | | | Valentine FC | Valentine FC | 2 |
| 2 | Adamstown Rosebud | 0 | Valentine FC | Valentine FC | 2 |
| 3 | Valentine FC | 8 | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### FFA Cup Preliminary rounds

Northern NSW soccer clubs competed in 2015 within the Northern NSW Preliminary rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Newcastle Jets, the two Round 7 winners - Broadmeadow Magic and Edgeworth FC - qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32, where they were both eliminated.