2006 NSW Premier League season
The 2006 NSW Premier League season was the sixth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. The 2006 regular season began on Friday, 17 February 2006 in a match between Manly United and APIA Leichhardt Tigers. It concluded with Round 18 being played out on Sunday, 25 June 2006. The finals began on 1 July 2006, culminating with the Grand Final on 16 July 2006. The match was played at Marconi Stadium at 3pm with Sydney United FC being crowned premiers after defeating regular season champions Blacktown City Demons FC 4–0. During the course  of the season, all Premier League, Super League and Division teams were involved in the Statewide Cup, an equivalent to the English FA Cup with teams competing in a series of elimination games. Blacktown City Demons FC also won this competition defeating APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2–1 in the cup final. Clubs. Teams promoted from Super League: Teams relegated to Super League: Finals series. After the home and away season, the finals series began with the top four teams competing for the champions trophy. The finals series used a Page playoff system. The winner of the finals series, Sydney United FC  was crowned as the NSW Premier League champions. Standard cup rules – such as extra time and penalty shootouts were used to decide drawn games.