Summary
The 2021 Football West season was the eighth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues in Western Australia.
| Football West Season 2021 | |
|---|---|
| League |  National Premier Leagues Western Australia |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | 2021 |
| NPL WA Season | |
| Champions | Perth SC |
| Premiers | Perth SC |
| State Cup | |
| Cup Winners | Floreat Athena |
Pre-season changes edit
Due to the disruptions to the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[1] there was no promotion and relegation at the end of the 2020 season.
League Tables edit
2021 National Premier Leagues WA edit
The competition was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth SC (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 48 | 2021 NPL WA Finals |
| 2 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 44 | |
| 3 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 42 | |
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 37 | |
| 5 | Inglewood United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Armadale | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Bayswater City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Cockburn City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Gwelup Croatia | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Balcatta | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 19 | |
| 12 | Rockingham City (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Top Four Cup edit
| Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Perth SC | 4 | Perth SC | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Floreat Athena | 0 | Floreat Athena | 3 | |||||||||
| Floreat Athena | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Glory Youth | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sorrento | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Perth Glory Youth (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||
2021 WA State League 1 edit
The 2021 WA State League 1 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Macedonia (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 55 | Promotion to the 2022 National Premier Leagues WA, and Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Western Knights | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 40 | State League Top Four Cup |
| 3 | Quinns FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Joondalup United (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Fremantle City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Forrestfield United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Olympic Kingsway | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | Mandurah City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | UWA-Nedlands | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Subiaco AFC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 21 | |
| 11 | Swan United (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 16 | 2021 Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Ashfield (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022 State League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Finals edit
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Stirling Macedonia | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Joondalup United | 2 | |||||||
| Quinns | 1 | ||||||||
| Joondalup United | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Western Knights | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Quinns | 3 | |||||||
Inter-divisional promotion/relegation play-offs edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| SL1 11 | Swan United | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| SL2 4 | Kingsley Westside | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Swan United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| SL2 2 | Gosnells City | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| SL2 3 | Murdoch University Melville | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
2021 WA State League 2 edit
The 2021 WA State League 2 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by a promotion/relegation competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dianella White Eagles (C, P) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 61 | Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
| 2 | Gosnells City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 43 | 2021 Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Murdoch University Melville (P) | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 41 | Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1 |
| 4 | Kingsley Westside | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 40 | 2021 Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Wanneroo City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Carramar Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Balga SC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Curtin University | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Joondalup City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Morley-Windmills | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Canning City | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 15 | |
| 12 | Kelmscott Roos (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 79 | −60 | 5 | Relegation to the 2022 Amateur Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2021 NPL Women edit
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Murdoch University Melville |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 NPL WA Women was the second season in the National Premier Leagues WA Women format. It was played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murdoch University Melville (C) | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 15 | +66 | 53 | NPLWA-W Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Northern Redbacks | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 51 | |
| 3 | Perth SC | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 32 | |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 30 | |
| 5 | Football West NTC U-19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Balcatta | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Curtin University | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 80 | −59 | 11 | |
| 8 | Subiaco AFC | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals edit
2021 Men's State Cup edit
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West State Cup competition (known as the Belt Up State Cup for sponsorship reasons), initially involving teams from various divisions of the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions.[2] In later rounds, teams from the two divisions of the State League and the National Premier Leagues WA entered.
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena,[3] their 8th title.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The two finalists – ECU Joondalup and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
2021 Women's State Cup edit
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West Women's State Cup competition, which involved teams from both the NPLW WA and State League Women's competitions.
This knockout competition was won by Murdoch University Melville, their 1st title.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 2 | ||||||||||
| South West Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville (a.e.t.) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Northern Redbacks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sorrento FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Northern Redbacks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 2 | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| Perth SC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fremantle City | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fremantle City | 3 | ||||||||||
| Football West NTC U-19 | 1 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Football West competition return date". Football West. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 FFA Cup draw". Football West. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Kyle lands killer blow as Floreat beat ECU in Men's State Cup final". Football West. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links edit
- Football West Official website