2025 National Premier Leagues

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The 2025 National Premier Leagues was the thirteenth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played by eight separate state and territory member federations. These divisions were ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Along with a further eight 'Foundation' clubs (NPL teams from Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong), the Premiers of each member federation's competition qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship.[1]

League tables

Australian Capital Territory

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Croatia (Q) 21 17 0 4 82 26 +56 51 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Tigers FC (C) 21 13 4 4 50 33 +17 43 Qualification to Finals series
3 Monaro Panthers 21 13 3 5 64 24 +40 42
4 Tuggeranong United 21 7 6 8 31 50 −19 27
5 Gungahlin United (W) 21 7 4 10 36 60 −24 25 Withdrawn Licence for 2026 NPL season
6 Queanbeyan City 21 6 6 9 20 35 −15 24
7 Yoogali SC (W) 21 4 3 14 31 49 −18 15 Withdrawn at the end of the season
8 O'Connor Knights 21 3 2 16 33 70 −37 11
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Away head-to-head goals scored; 7) Least red cards; 8) Least yellow cards[2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn

Finals series

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1Canberra Croatia2Tigers FC3
2Tigers FC3Monaro Panthers0
Canberra Croatia1
Monaro Panthers2
3Monaro Panthers5
4Tuggeranong United1

New South Wales

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NWS Spirit (Q) 30 20 6 4 67 30 +37 66 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 APIA Leichhardt[a] (C) 30 20 4 6 75 35 +40 64 Qualification to Finals series
3 Marconi Stallions[a] 30 19 5 6 48 29 +19 62
4 Rockdale Ilinden 30 15 10 5 68 41 +27 55
5 Blacktown City 30 15 5 10 50 50 0 50
6 Sydney United 58[a] 30 14 7 9 41 39 +2 49
7 Sydney Olympic[a] 30 12 7 11 50 38 +12 40[b]
8 Wollongong Wolves[a] 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
9 St George City 30 10 7 13 37 42 −5 37
10 Sydney FC Youth 30 9 7 14 43 46 −3 34
11 Manly United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
12 St George FC 30 8 8 14 44 55 −11 32
13 Sutherland Sharks 30 7 5 18 28 53 −25 26
14 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 30 7 7 16 29 51 −22 25[b]
15 Central Coast Mariners Academy (R) 30 5 8 17 29 62 −33 23 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
16 Mount Druitt Town Rangers (R) 30 5 7 18 24 60 −36 22 Relegation to 2026 NSW League One
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) play-off.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
  2. ^ a b Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team and Sydney Olympic were deducted three points for breaches of administrative procedures.[3]
Elimination semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
3 Marconi Stallions (p) 1 (3)
6 Sydney United 1 (2) 2 APIA Leichhardt 2
3 Marconi Stallions 0
2 APIA Leichhardt 2
4 Rockdale Ilinden 1 4 Rockdale Ilinden 1
5 Blacktown City 0 1 NWS Spirit 1
4 Rockdale Ilinden (a.e.t.) 2

Northern New South Wales

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Broadmeadow Magic (C, Q) 22 19 2 1 50 18 +32 59 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Edgeworth FC 22 17 2 3 50 15 +35 53 Qualification to Finals series
3 Weston Bears 22 16 2 4 61 25 +36 50
4 Lambton Jaffas 22 9 6 7 37 29 +8 33
5 Maitland FC 22 9 5 8 42 41 +1 32
6 Newcastle Olympic 22 8 7 7 46 38 +8 31
7 Charlestown Azzurri 22 6 6 10 32 34 −2 24
8 Adamstown Rosebud 22 7 2 13 33 47 −14 23
9 Cooks Hill United 22 7 2 13 26 47 −21 23
10 Belmont Swansea 22 4 8 10 34 45 −11 20
11 Valentine FC (O) 22 4 4 14 28 60 −32 16 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 New Lambton (R) 22 1 4 17 21 61 −40 7 Relegation to 2026 NNSW Northern League 1
Source: Squadi
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Finals

Queensland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Moreton City Excelsior (Q) 22 14 5 3 48 23 +25 47 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Lions FC (C) 22 13 3 6 48 29 +19 42 Qualification to Finals series
3 Peninsula Power 22 11 6 5 45 21 +24 39
4 Eastern Suburbs 22 12 5 5 51 37 +14 38[a]
5 Gold Coast Knights 22 11 4 7 29 26 +3 37
6 Olympic FC 22 9 3 10 29 26 +3 30
7 Brisbane City 22 9 3 10 43 42 +1 30
8 Wynnum Wolves 22 7 6 9 41 40 +1 27
9 Gold Coast United 22 8 3 11 25 44 −19 27
10 Brisbane Roar Youth 22 6 4 12 29 35 −6 22
11 St George Willawong (R) 22 4 7 11 27 48 −21 19 Relegation to 2026 FQPL 1
12 Sunshine Coast Wanderers (R) 22 2 3 17 20 64 −44 9
Source: Squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs were deducted three points for breaches of administrative procedures.[4]
Semi-finals Grand final
      
1 Moreton City Excelsior 4
4 Eastern Suburbs 1
Moreton City Excelsior    1
Lions FC 2
2 Lions FC 3
3 Peninsula Power 0

South Australia

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Eastern MetroStars (Q) 22 16 4 2 55 20 +35 52 Qualification to Australian Championship and finals
2 Adelaide City 22 12 3 7 43 30 +13 39 Qualification to Finals series
3 Croydon FC (C) 22 12 2 8 43 34 +9 38
4 FK Beograd 22 12 1 9 43 32 +11 37
5 Adelaide United Youth 22 9 5 8 40 44 −4 32
6 West Torrens Birkalla 22 9 4 9 33 35 −2 31
7 Campbelltown City 22 9 3 10 36 46 −10 30
8 Playford City 22 9 2 11 45 41 +4 29
9 Adelaide Comets 22 9 2 11 26 34 −8 29
10 Para Hills Knights 22 6 5 11 37 56 −19 23
11 Modbury Jets (R) 22 6 4 12 27 32 −5 22 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (R) 22 4 3 15 24 48 −24 15
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
4 FK Beograd 1
5 Adelaide United Youth 2 5 Adelaide United Youth 0 1 1
1 North Eastern MetroStars 1 2 3
1 North Eastern MetroStars 1
3 Croydon FC (p) 4 3 Croydon FC 2
6 West Torrens Birkalla 1 3 Croydon FC (p) 1 0 1 (3)
2 Adelaide City 1 0 1 (2)

Tasmania

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Hobart (C, Q) 21 17 3 1 84 20 +64 54 Qualification to Australian Championship
2 Launceston City 21 16 2 3 82 22 +60 50
3 Kingborough Lions United 21 13 2 6 45 33 +12 41
4 Devonport City 21 10 5 6 57 32 +25 35
5 Glenorchy Knights 21 10 3 8 50 43 +7 33
6 Riverside Olympic 21 5 1 15 25 54 −29 16
7 Launceston United 21 3 1 17 25 100 −75 10
8 Clarence Zebras 21 1 1 19 19 83 −64 4
Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[6]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Victoria

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Avondale FC[a] 26 19 4 3 66 27 +39 61 Qualification to Finals series
2 Heidelberg United (C, Q) 26 17 6 3 55 25 +30 57 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series[b]
3 Dandenong Thunder 26 16 5 5 60 32 +28 53 Qualification to Finals series
4 Oakleigh Cannons 26 15 4 7 58 33 +25 49
5 Preston Lions[a] 26 14 5 7 40 28 +12 47
6 Dandenong City 26 10 10 6 51 38 +13 40
7 Hume City 26 11 5 10 42 40 +2 38
8 Green Gully 26 8 7 11 39 42 −3 31
9 South Melbourne[a] 26 7 7 12 29 46 −17 28
10 Altona Magic 26 7 6 13 28 38 −10 27
11 St Albans Saints 26 7 6 13 45 56 −11 27
12 Melbourne Victory Youth (R) 26 5 3 18 36 60 −24 18 Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1
13 Port Melbourne (R) 26 4 5 17 24 64 −40 17
14 Melbourne Knights (R) 26 4 3 19 28 72 −44 15
Source: MyGameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
  2. ^ The second-placed team qualified to the Australian Championship since the Premier is one of the three NPL Victoria teams that have already qualified as "Foundation Clubs".

Finals series

Elimination finals Preliminary finals Grand final
1 Avondale FC 0
3 Dandenong Thunder 0 6 Dandenong City 1
6 Dandenong City 1 6 Dandenong City 1
2 Heidelberg United 2
2 Heidelberg United 2
4 Oakleigh Cannons 1 5 Preston Lions 1
5 Preston Lions 2

Western Australia

The competition was held as a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Finals competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayswater City (C, Q) 22 16 4 2 53 16 +37 52 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Olympic Kingsway 22 16 3 3 53 22 +31 51 Qualification to Finals series
3 Perth RedStar 22 13 5 4 33 23 +10 44
4 Perth Glory Youth 22 12 4 6 52 30 +22 40
5 Stirling Macedonia 22 10 5 7 50 38 +12 35
6 Perth SC 22 8 6 8 41 43 −2 30
7 Western Knights 22 7 5 10 34 43 −9 26
8 Armadale SC 22 6 5 11 34 51 −17 23
9 Sorrento FC 22 6 4 12 27 38 −11 22
10 Balcatta FC 22 5 5 12 22 45 −23 20
11 Fremantle City (O) 22 5 4 13 26 48 −22 19 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 Floreat Athena (R) 22 0 6 16 23 51 −28 6 Relegation to the 2026 State League 1
Source: squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Finals

Qualified teams for the Australian Championship

In addition to the Foundation Clubs, the following teams qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship:

Competition Club
2025 NPL Capital Football Canberra Croatia
2025 NPL NSW NWS Spirit
2025 NPL Northern NSW Broadmeadow Magic
2025 NPL Queensland Moreton City Excelsior
2025 NPL South Australia North Eastern MetroStars
2025 NPL Tasmania South Hobart
2025 NPL Victoria Heidelberg United[a]
2025 NPL Western Australia Bayswater City

Notes

  1. ^ Heidelberg qualified as the second-placed team, since the Premiers (Avondale FC) already qualified as a "Foundation Club".

References

  1. ^ Rugari, Vince (31 October 2024). "Football Australia will launch a national second division in 2025. Here's what you need to know". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Competition Regulations: 2024 NPL and CPL" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Clubs Sanctioned for Compliance Breaches of the 2025 Application Process". Football NSW. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ^ https://footballqueensland.com.au/nplqld/
  5. ^ "2025 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 28.
  6. ^ "2025 Competition and Disciplinary Regulations" (PDF). Football Tasmania.
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