# 2014 FFSA season

The 2014 Football Federation South Australia season was the 108th season of soccer in South Australia, and the second under the National Premier Leagues format.

## League tables
### 2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia

The National Premier League South Australia 2014 season was the second season under the new competition format in South Australia. It was played over 26 rounds, beginning on 21 February with the regular season concluding on 16 August 2014. The league consisted of 14 teams across the State of South Australia, all playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the final series winners qualifying for the 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals and the bottom two at the end of the year being relegated to the 2015 FFSA State League.
West Adelaide and South Adelaide joined from the 2013 FFSA State League.

#### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | North Eastern MetroStars | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 61 | Qualified for the 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 53 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 3 | Croydon Kings (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 52 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 44 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | Qualified for the 2014 South Australia Finals |
| 7 | Campbelltown City | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | White City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 32 | |
| 9 | Para Hills Knights | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Raiders | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | West Torrens Birkalla | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 26 | |
| 12 | South Adelaide | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 25 | |
| 13 | Cumberland United (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 21 | Relegated to 2015 NPL State League |
| 14 | Western Strikers (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 16 | Relegated to 2015 NPL State League |

#### Finals

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | West Adelaide | 0 | | | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 |
| | | | 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | | | Croydon Kings | Croydon Kings | 2 |
| | | | | | | West Adelaide | 1 (4) | | |
| 3 | Croydon Kings | 4 | | | | West Adelaide | 1 (4) | | |
| 3 | Croydon Kings | 4 | | | | Croydon Kings | Croydon Kings | 1 (5) | | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 0 | | | | Croydon Kings | Croydon Kings | 1 (5) | | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 0 | Croydon Kings | Croydon Kings | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Adelaide Blue Eagles | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 3 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### 2014 NPL State League

The 2014 NPL State League was the second edition of the new NPL State League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 15 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 28 rounds, with the league and playoff winners at the end of the year being promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Port Adelaide Pirates (P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 67 | Promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia |
| 2 | Salisbury United | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 63 | Qualified for the 2014 NPL State League Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Modbury Jets (P) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 55 | Promoted to the 2015 NPL South Australia |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 54 | Qualified for the 2014 NPL State League Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | Playford City | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 53 | Qualified for the 2014 NPL State League Promotion Playoff |
| 6 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 49 | |
| 7 | Western Toros | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 43 | |
| 8 | The Cove | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 39 | |
| 9 | Seaford Rangers | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | Eastern United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Sturt Lions | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Adelaide Cobras | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | |
| 13 | Northern Demons | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 24 | |
| 14 | Gawler Eagles | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 108 | −75 | 19 | |
| 15 | Noarlunga United | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 92 | −76 | 9 | |

#### Promotion Playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Salisbury United | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 2 | 3 | Modbury Jets | 1 |
| | | | 5 | Playford City Patriots | 0 |
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 7 | 5 | Playford City Patriots | 0 |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 2 | | | |

### 2014 Women's Premier League

The 9 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 16 games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Adelaide City (C) | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 13 | +40 | 43 |
| 2 | Metro United | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 38 |
| 3 | West Adelaide | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 37 |
| 4 | Sturt Marion | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 29 |
| 5 | Cumberland United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 18 |
| 6 | Para Hills Knights | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 15 |
| 7 | FFSA U15s | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 13 |
| 8 | Adelaide University | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 12 |
| 9 | Fulham United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 2 |

## Cup Competitions
### 2014 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the Federation Cup, known as the 2014 Coca-Cola Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons. Clubs entered from the NPL SA and the State League 1.
This knockout competition was won by Adelaide City.
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2014 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide City, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.