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Football South Australia
Season2023
Dates10 February–15 September
2022
2024

The 2023 Football South Australia season was the 117th season of soccer in South Australia. It was the 18th to be run by Football South Australia and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.

Changes from 2022

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2022 League Promoted to league Relegated from league
National Premier Leagues SA Modbury Jets
West Adelaide
Cumberland United
West Torrens Birkalla
SA State League 1 Adelaide Cobras
Vipers FC
Adelaide University
Adelaide Hills Hawks
SA State League 2
Women's National Premier Leagues SA Flinders United Modbury Vista
SA Women's State League Croydon FC
Sturt Lions

Men's Competitions

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2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia

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NPL South Australia
Season2023
Dates17 February–8 September[1]
ChampionsAdelaide United Youth (1st title)
PremiersNorth Eastern MetroStars (10th title)
RelegatedSturt Lions
West Adelaide
Matches played132
Goals scored455 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Temelkovski (North Eastern MetroStars)
(25 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers
(18 February)
Biggest away winAdelaide Olympic 0–6 Campbelltown City
(6 May)
Highest scoringAdelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers
(18 February)
Longest winning run8 games
Campbelltown City
Longest unbeaten run15 games
North Eastern MetroStars
Longest winless run14 games
South Adelaide Panthers
West Adelaide
Longest losing run5 games
Adelaide United Youth
FK Beograd
South Adelaide Panthers
2022
2024

The 2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 117th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.[2] The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 17 February and concluded on 8 September.[3][2]

Adelaide United Youth were champions for the first time, defeating Modbury Jets 7–2 in the Grand Final. North Eastern MetroStars were premiers for the 10th time. Sturt Lions and West Adelaide were relegated.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Eastern MetroStars 22 18 2 2 65 17 +48 56 Qualification for Finals
2 Campbelltown City 22 17 2 3 56 18 +38 53
3 Adelaide United Youth (C) 22 10 4 8 40 36 +4 34
4 Adelaide City 22 8 7 7 38 32 +6 31
5 Modbury Jets 22 9 3 10 46 50 −4 30
6 Adelaide Comets 22 7 8 7 30 33 −3 29
7 Croydon FC 22 7 7 8 39 39 0 28
8 FK Beograd 22 8 4 10 33 42 −9 28
9 Adelaide Olympic 22 6 7 9 29 45 −16 25
10 South Adelaide Panthers 22 4 7 11 35 53 −18 19
11 Sturt Lions (R) 22 3 7 12 24 47 −23 16 Relegation to SA State League 1
12 West Adelaide (R) 22 3 6 13 20 43 −23 15
Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ACI COM OLY ADL CAM CDN FKB MOD MET SAP STL WES
Adelaide City 4–3 5–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 4–0
Adelaide Comets 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–1
Adelaide Olympic 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–6 3–2 2–2 3–2 1–5 0–3 3–0 4–0
Adelaide United Youth 1–3 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 6–2 1–4 3–1
Campbelltown City 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 4–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 1–1
Croydon FC 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–6 3–1 5–2 3–1
FK Beograd 3–1 1–5 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–4 0–4 4–1 3–1 3–1
Modbury Jets 2–2 2–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 4–3 3–0 4–1
North Eastern MetroStars 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 5–1 5–1 4–1 2–0
South Adelaide Panthers 3–1 1–2 3–3 0–1 0–4 3–3 3–1 2–4 1–2 1–1 1–1
Sturt Lions 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–5 2–2 1–0
West Adelaide 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–1
Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 James Temelkovski North Eastern MetroStars 25
2 Jonathon Rideout South Adelaide Panthers 17
3 Hamish McCabe Modbury Jets 16
4 Alexander Mullen Campbelltown City 15
5 Gonzalo Rodriguez Sturt Lions 12
6 Andre Carle Croydon FC 11
7 Nicholas Bucco Adelaide City 10
Michael Cittadini North Eastern MetroStars
9 Aladin Irabona Adelaide City 9
Christos Pounendis Adelaide Olympic

Finals

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Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
4 Adelaide City 1
5 Modbury Jets 2 5 Modbury Jets 2 3 5
1 North Eastern MetroStars 3 0 3
5 Modbury Jets 2
3 Adelaide United Youth (a.e.t.) 4 3 Adelaide United Youth 7
6 Adelaide Comets 3 3 Adelaide United Youth 2 3 5
2 Campbelltown City 1 1 2
Grand Final
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Modbury Jets2–7Adelaide United Youth
  • H. McCabe 81'
  • L. McCabe 88'
Report
Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Daniel Cook[6]

2023 State League 1 South Australia

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State League 1 South Australia
Season2023
Dates18 February–9 September[1]
ChampionsAdelaide Croatia Raiders (5th title)
PremiersAdelaide Croatia Raiders (1st title)
PromotedAdelaide Croatia Raiders
Para Hills Knights
RelegatedEastern United
Port Adelaide Pirates
Matches played132
Goals scored475 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerRiley Stam (Para Hills Knights)
(21 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide Croatia Raiders 6–1 Port Adelaide Pirates
(17 June)
Para Hills Knights 6–1 Eastern United
(12 August)
Biggest away winEastern United 1–5 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
(15 July)
Highest scoringEastern United 3–5 Port Adelaide Pirates
(18 February)
Para Hills Knights 5–3 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
(10 June)
Longest winning run4 games
Adelaide Croatia Raiders
Adelaide Victory
Para Hills Knights
Longest unbeaten run6 games
West Torrens Birkalla
Longest winless run8 games
Port Adelaide Pirates
Longest losing run8 games
Port Adelaide Pirates
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 15 July 2023.

The 2023 State League 1 South Australia season was the 100th season of second division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.[2]

Adelaide Croatia Raiders were champions for the fifth time, defeating Para Hills Knights 3–2 in the Grand Final. Adelaide Croatia Raiders were also premiers for the first time, and were promoted with Para Hills Knights. Eastern United and Port Adelaide Pirates were relegated.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (C, P) 22 13 2 7 56 34 +22 41 Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA and qualification for Finals
2 Para Hills Knights (P) 22 13 1 8 53 42 +11 40 Qualification for Finals
3 Playford City Patriots 22 10 6 6 50 31 +19 36
4 Adelaide Cobras 22 11 3 8 36 29 +7 36
5 Cumberland United 22 10 4 8 32 31 +1 34
6 West Torrens Birkalla 22 10 4 8 37 37 0 34
7 Adelaide Blue Eagles 22 9 5 8 39 37 +2 32
8 Adelaide Victory 22 8 7 7 39 36 +3 31
9 Fulham United 22 9 2 11 32 36 −4 29
10 Vipers FC 22 7 5 10 42 49 −7 26
11 Eastern United (R) 22 6 4 12 33 56 −23 22 Relegation to SA State League 2
12 Port Adelaide Pirates (R) 22 4 1 17 26 57 −31 13
Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ABE COB ACR VIC CMB ESU FUL PHK PCP PAP VIP WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles 2–3 2–4 1–2 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–2
Adelaide Cobras 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 3–1 4–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–2 1–2 2–1 6–1 5–0 1–2
Adelaide Victory 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–0
Cumberland United 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–4 4–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0
Eastern United 3–2 2–2 1–5 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–5 0–2 2–1
Fulham United 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–0[a] 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–3
Para Hills Knights 2–3 3–1 5–3 2–4 2–0 6–1 1–2 2–4 1–3 5–2 2–4
Playford City Patriots 3–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 5–0 6–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–2
Port Adelaide Pirates 0–2 0–3 0–3[b] 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–4 3–2 2–4
Vipers FC 1–1 0–4 3–2 4–1 4–1 4–3 2–0 2–2 3–3 4–1 2–2
West Torrens Birkalla 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–1
Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Fulham United and Adelaide Victory drew 0–0, the match was awarded 3–0 to Fulham United.
  2. ^ Adelaide Croatia Raiders won 2–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Croatia Raiders.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Riley Stam Para Hills Knights 21
2 Donatien Niyonkuru Adelaide Croatia Raiders 16
3 Dante Isla Cacciavillani Adelaide Blue Eagles 15
4 Nicholas Harpas West Torrens Birkalla 13
5 Daniel Ryan Playford City Patriots 12
Craig Shearer Vipers FC
7 Marko Bogdanovic Adelaide Victory 11
8 Alex Demasi Adelaide Victory 9
Rhys Townsend Playford City Patriots
10 3 players 8

Finals

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The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.

Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
3 Playford City Patriots 2
6 West Torrens Birkalla (a.e.t.) 4 6 West Torrens Birkalla 0 0 0
1 Adelaide Croatia Raiders 1 0 1
1 Adelaide Croatia Raiders 3
4 Adelaide Cobras 1 2 Para Hills Knights 2
5 Cumberland United 2 5 Cumberland United 1 1 1
2 Para Hills Knights 3 3 6
Grand Final
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Adelaide Croatia Raiders3–2Para Hills Knights
Report Stam 14', 30'
Referee: Christian Verdicchio[6]

2023 State League 2 South Australia

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State League 2 South Australia
Season2023
Dates18 February–9 September[1]
ChampionsSalisbury United (4th title)
PremiersSalisbury United (2nd title)
PromotedSalisbury United
Western Strikers
Matches played132
Goals scored449 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerBrian Elewaut (Seaford Rangers)
(17 goals)
Biggest home winModbury Vista 7–0 Mount Barker United
(5 August)
Biggest away winModbury Vista 0–5 Western Strikers
(18 February)
Mount Barker United 0–5 Adelaide University
(22 April)
Mount Barker United 0–5 Modbury Vista
(30 April)
Highest scoringNorthern Demons 7–3 The Cove
(1 April)
Longest winning run7 games
Salisbury United
Longest unbeaten run8 games
Seaford Rangers*
Western Strikers
Longest winless run7 games
Adelaide Hills Hawks
The Cove
Longest losing run7 games
Adelaide Hills Hawks
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 15 July 2021.

The 2023 State League 2 South Australia season was the 56th season of third division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.[2]

Salisbury United were champions for the fourth time, defeating Western Strikers 2–1 after extra time in the Grand Final. Salisbury United were also premiers for the second time, and were promoted with Western Strikers.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Salisbury United (C, P) 22 18 1 3 56 15 +41 55 Promotion to SA State League 1 and qualification for Finals
2 Seaford Rangers 22 12 4 6 40 32 +8 40 Qualification for Finals
3 Western Strikers (P) 22 11 3 8 46 29 +17 36
4 Modbury Vista 22 10 5 7 44 34 +10 35
5 Adelaide University 22 10 5 7 38 28 +10 35
6 Gawler Eagles 22 9 5 8 37 33 +4 32
7 Noarlunga United 22 9 3 10 39 43 −4 30
8 Northern Demons 22 8 4 10 35 43 −8 28
9 Pontian Eagles 22 7 4 11 28 35 −7 25
10 The Cove 22 6 5 11 41 51 −10 23
11 Mount Barker United 22 5 4 13 20 53 −33 19
12 Adelaide Hills Hawks 22 4 3 15 25 53 −28 15
Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away ADH UNI GAW MVI MBU NOA NDE PON SAL SEA COV STR
Adelaide Hills Hawks 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–6 0–1 1–2 2–5 0–1 4–4 0–3
Adelaide University 3–0 3–0[a] 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–2
Gawler Eagles 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 5–2 5–2 0–0
Modbury Vista 1–0 2–0 2–3 7–0 3–2 4–2 3–2 1–5 0–1 2–2 0–5
Mount Barker United 1–0 0–5 1–5 0–5 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–0
Noarlunga United 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–0
Northern Demons 0–3[b] 2–5 0–1 0–0 5–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 7–3 2–2
Pontian Eagles 4–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2
Salisbury United 4–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–2
Seaford Rangers 5–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–4 3–1 1–3
The Cove 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–3 0–1 3–1 4–3 1–3 4–0
Western Strikers 6–0 4–1 1–2 0–3[c] 1–2 6–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0
Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Adelaide University and Gawler Eagles drew 1–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide University.
  2. ^ Northern Demons won 5–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Hills Hawks.
  3. ^ Western Strikers won 3–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Modbury Vista.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Brian Elewaut Seaford Rangers 17
2 Andreas Wiens Western Strikers 16
3 Thomas Foglia Noarlunga United 14
Benjamin Trotta Modbury Vista
5 Yiannis Nestoras Northern Demons 13
6 Joshua Kaye Salisbury United 11
7 Anthony Dimas Western Strikers 9
Thiago Novis Adelaide University
9 5 players 8

Finals

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The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.

Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
4 Modbury Vista (p) 1 (4)
5 Adelaide University 1 (3) 4 Modbury Vista 2 0 2
1 Salisbury United 3 1 4
1 Salisbury United 2
3 Western Strikers 3 3 Western Strikers 1
6 Gawler Eagles 1 3 Western Strikers 5 2 7
2 Seaford Rangers 1 1 2
Grand Final
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Salisbury United2–1 (a.e.t.)Western Strikers
Taylor 44' (pen.), 117' (pen.) Report Violi 18'
Referee: Liam Miller[6]

Women's Competitions

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2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia

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WNPL South Australia
Season2023
Dates10 March–15 September[1]
ChampionsSalisbury Inter (2nd title)
PremiersAdelaide Comets (1st title)
RelegatedFulham United
Matches played90
Goals scored309 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorerChrissy Panagaris (Adelaide Comets)
(14 goals)
Biggest home winWest Adelaide 10–0 Fulham United
(16 June)
Biggest away winFlinders United 1–9 Adelaide Comets
(26 May)
Highest scoringFlinders United 1–9 Adelaide Comets
(26 May)
West Adelaide 10–0 Fulham United
(16 June)
2022
2024

The 2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the first division of women's soccer in South Australia for 2023, and the eighth under the Women's National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 11 August.

Salisbury Inter were champions for the second time, defeating Football SA NTC 7–6 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw in the Grand Final. Adelaide Comets were premiers for the first time. Fulham United were relegated, and Adelaide University avoided relegation, defeating Modbury Vista 8–0 in the promotion/relegation playoff.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Comets 18 15 1 2 64 17 +47 46 Qualification for Finals
2 Football SA NTC 18 11 3 4 36 18 +18 36
3 Salisbury Inter 18 10 2 6 35 19 +16 32
4 Adelaide City 18 9 2 7 31 22 +9 29
5 West Adelaide 18 8 3 7 43 24 +19 27
6 Metro United 18 6 4 8 21 33 −12 22
7 West Torrens Birkalla 18 6 1 11 25 40 −15 19
8 Flinders United 18 5 3 10 18 39 −21 18
9 Adelaide University (O) 18 5 1 12 22 37 −15 16 Qualification for Relegation play-off
10 Fulham United (R) 18 5 0 13 14 60 −46 15 Relegation to SA Women's State League
Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ACI COM UNI FLI NTC FUL MET SAL WES WTB
Adelaide City 1–3 2–1 5–0 1–1 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0
Adelaide Comets 6–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 7–0 4–0 2–4 3–1 4–0
Adelaide University 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–4
Flinders United 1–3 1–9 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1
Football SA NTC 1–0 0–2 6–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 3–2 2–1 2–0
Fulham United 1–0 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–5 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–3
Metro United 0–4 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–4 1–0 0–0 2–3
Salisbury Inter 1–0 0–4 3–1 2–1 1–3 6–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
West Adelaide 3–2 4–5 3–1 3–0 3–0 10–0 2–0 0–0 6–0
West Torrens Birkalla 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 5–2 0–2 0–4 4–2
Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Chrissy Panagaris Adelaide Comets 14
2 Georgie Nicola Adelaide Comets 12
3 Isabel Hodgson Adelaide City 11
4 Roxanne Dodd Salisbury Inter 10
Victoria Mansueto West Torrens Birkalla
6 Khal Adam Khan Adelaide Comets 9
7 Joanna Katsabis Adelaide Comets 8
Racheal Quigley West Adelaide
Haruna Sugihara Salisbury Inter
10 3 players 7

Finals

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Qualifying/Elimination FinalSemi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1Adelaide Comets03Salisbury Inter2 (7)
3Salisbury Inter22Football SA NTC2 (6)
2Football SA NTC01Adelaide Comets2 (4)
3Salisbury Inter12Football SA NTC (p)2 (5)
2Football SA NTC (p)1 (7)
4Adelaide City1 (6)
4Adelaide City3
5West Adelaide0

2023 Women's State League South Australia

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WSL South Australia
Season2023
Dates10 March–13 August[1]
ChampionsSturt Lions
PromotedSturt Lions
Matches played80
Goals scored370 (4.63 per match)
Top goalscorerFlorence Russell (Sturt Lions)
(29 goals)
Biggest home winSouth Adelaide Panthers 13–0 The Cove
(13 August)
Biggest away winElizabeth Grove 0–11 Modbury Vista
(7 May)
Highest scoringSouth Adelaide Panthers 13–0 The Cove
(13 August)
2022
2024

The 2023 Women's State League South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's State League for sponsorship reasons, was the second division of women's soccer in South Australia. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 13 August.[2]

Sturt Lions were premiers for the first time.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Sturt Lions (C, P) 18 15 0 3 68 12 +56 45 Promotion to Women's National Premier Leagues SA
2 Modbury Vista 18 14 2 2 80 17 +63 44 Qualification for Promotion play-off
3 South Adelaide Panthers 18 14 1 3 75 21 +54 43
4 Modbury Jets 18 9 4 5 46 25 +21 31
5 Campbelltown City 18 8 3 7 34 36 −2 27
6 Adelaide Jaguars 18 8 1 9 30 41 −11 25
7 Adelaide Hills Hawks 18 6 3 9 26 34 −8 21 Withdrew at end of season[a]
8 Croydon FC 18 4 1 13 31 62 −31 13
9 The Cove 18 3 2 13 16 80 −64 11
10 Elizabeth Grove 18 0 1 17 9 87 −78 1
Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Adelaide Hills Hawks withdrawal was announced on 11 November 2023, along with the announcement of Western Strikers' entry into the competition.[7]

Results

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Home \ Away ADH JAG CAM CRO ELI MOD MVI SAP STU COV
Adelaide Hills Hawks 2–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0
Adelaide Jaguars 0–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–8 0–5 1–0
Campbelltown City 1–0 0–5 1–0 8–0 2–2 2–3 2–6 0–1 2–1
Croydon FC 1–3 2–3 2–2 10–2 2–7 0–10 1–3 0–7 0–1
Elizabeth Grove 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–11 1–4 0–4 0–0
Modbury Jets 4–2 2–1 1–2 4–3 6–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 7–1
Modbury Vista 6–0 4–3 2–0 6–1 6–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 7–0
South Adelaide Panthers 3–0 5–1 5–0 2–0 6–1 1–1 2–7 3–1 13–0
Sturt Lions 3–0 3–1 4–0 5–1 9–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 7–1
The Cove 1–1 1–2 0–5 3–4 4–1 2–1 0–9 0–9 1–10
Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Florence Russell Sturt Lions 29
2 Caitlyn Williams Modbury Vista 19
3 Mia Perkins South Adelaide Panthers 17
4 Ailin Marshall Modbury Vista 15
Kaylee Wakeling Adelaide Jaguars
6 Nikki Henkens South Adelaide Panthers 14
Kendall Kalaba Campbelltown City
8 Ellena Vega Modbury Vista 13
Pirrie Weeks Modbury Vista
10 2 players 10

Promotion Play-off

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Modbury Vista0–8Adelaide University
Report
  • Bjorneboe Holgersen 14', 61', 62', 68', 87'
  • Sparrow 30'
  • Todino 46'
  • Trimboli 73'
Referee: Curtis Wordsworth

Cup Competitions

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2023 Federation Cup

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2023 FSA Federation Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 February–24 June
Teams46
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Eastern MetroStars (6th title)
Runner-upCampbelltown City
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Football South Australia Federation Cup was the 110th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. Teams from the National Premier Leagues SA, SA State League 1, SA State League 2, Regional Leagues and Amateur Leagues participated.[8]

North Eastern MetroStars were champions for the sixth time, defeating Campbelltown City 3–2 after extra time in the final.

Bracket

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First round
Third preliminary round
Second round
Fourth preliminary round
Third round
Fifth preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Sixth preliminary round
Semi-finals
Seventh preliminary round
Final
                      
Campbelltown City6
Adelaide Uni Grads Blue0
Adelaide Uni Grads Blue2
Pembroke Old Scholars0
Campbelltown City3
Playford City Patriots2
Playford City Patriots1
Adelaide Victory0
Playford City Patriots3
South Adelaide Panthers1
Campbelltown City1
Adelaide City0
Adelaide City7
Pontian Eagles0
Adelaide City6
Adelaide Olympic0
The Cove2
Northern Demons3
Northern Demons2
Adelaide Olympic3
Campbelltown City1
Croydon FC0
Pitbulls FC0
Modbury Vista4
Modbury Vista2
Ghan Kilburn City6
Ghan Kilburn City5
Para Hills Knights3
Ghan Kilburn City2
Adelaide University3
Port Adelaide Pirates1
Vipers FC2
Vipers FC0
Adelaide University1
Mount Barker United1
Adelaide University2
Adelaide University0
Croydon FC3
Croydon FC7
Tea Tree Gully City1
Croydon FC3
Sturt Lions1
Sturt Lions6
Salisbury United1
Campbelltown City2
North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.)3
West Adelaide4
West Torrens Birkalla5
Gawler Eagles0
West Torrens Birkalla4
West Torrens Birkalla (p)1 (5)
Noarlunga United1 (4)
Seaford Rangers (p)1 (5)
Fulham United1 (4)
Seaford Rangers1
Noarlunga United (a.e.t.)2
West Torrens Birkalla2
Eastern United0
Para Hills East0
Eastern United3
Eastern United2
Elizabeth Grove1
Eastern United (a.e.t.)1
Modbury Jets0
Adelaide Blue Eagles2
Adelaide Hills Hawks1
Adelaide Blue Eagles1
Modbury Jets3
West Torrens Birkalla0
North Eastern MetroStars5
Adelaide Croatia Raiders0
Adelaide Comets3
Adelaide Comets1
North Eastern MetroStars4
Cumberland United7
Para Hills West0
Cumberland United0
North Eastern MetroStars4
North Eastern MetroStars4
Adelaide Cobras2
Rostrevor Old Collegians1
Western Strikers2
Western Strikers0
FK Beograd7
FK Beograd1
Adelaide Cobras3
Elizabeth Downs4
Adelaide Cobras (a.e.t.)5
Naracoorte United0
Adelaide Cobras5

2023 WNPL and WSL Cup

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2023 WNPL and WSL Cup
Tournament details
Dates5 April–18 August
Teams30
Final positions
ChampionsAdelaide Comets (1st title)
Runner-upSalisbury Inter
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 WNPL and WSL Cup is the main women's soccer knockout competition in South Australia for 2023. Senior and reserve teams from the Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia and senior teams from the Women's State League South Australia participated.

Adelaide Comets were champions for the first time, deferating Salisbury Inter 1–0 after extra time in the final.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
West Torrens Birkalla Reserves 1
Croydon FC 0 West Torrens Birkalla Reserves 0
Adelaide University Reserves Metro United 3
Metro United w/o Metro United 0
West Torrens Birkalla 1
West Torrens Birkalla w/o
Adelaide Hills Hawks 1 Adelaide City Reserves
Adelaide City Reserves 2 West Torrens Birkalla 0
Adelaide Jaguars 0 Adelaide Comets 2
Football SA NTC 7 Football SA NTC 6
Fulham United 4 Fulham United 0
Campbelltown City 0 Football SA NTC 0
Fulham United Reserves Adelaide Comets 4
Sturt Lions w/o Sturt Lions 1
Adelaide Comets 14 Adelaide Comets 7
The Cove 0 Adelaide Comets (a.e.t.) 1
Flinders United w/o Salisbury Inter 0
South Adelaide Panthers Flinders United 5
Football SA NTC Reserves 2 Football SA NTC Reserves 1
Metro United Reserves 1 Flinders United 2
Salisbury Inter 8 Salisbury Inter 4
Elizabeth Grove 0 Salisbury Inter 6
Modbury Vista 5 Modbury Vista 0
Flinders United Reserves 0 Salisbury Inter 4
West Adelaide Reserves Adelaide City 3
West Adelaide w/o West Adelaide 3
Adelaide City 5
Adelaide City (a.e.t.) 1
Salisbury Inter Reserves 1 Adelaide University 0
Adelaide Comets Reserves 2 Adelaide Comets Reserves 1
Adelaide University 6 Adelaide University 5
Modbury Jets 0

Prize money

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Prize money is based on results from the finals series, with the exception of Premiers prize money and the Women's State League, which does not have a finals series. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for prize money.[9]

League Competitions Result Total Change
Champions Premiers Runners-up 3rd 4th 5th 6th
National Premier Leagues SA $18,000 $16,000 $8,000 $5,000 $2,000 $53,000 $6,500 (14%)
SA State League 1 $8,000 $7,000 $3,500 $2,500 $1,500 $22,500 $3,000 (15%)
SA State League 2 $3,500 $2,500 $1,000 $500 $8,000 $2,000 (33%)
Women's National Premier Leagues SA $5,000 $4,000 $2,500 $1,000 $12,500
Women's SA State League $1,000 $1,000
Cup Competitions Result Total Change
Champions Runners-up Semi-finalists
Federation Cup $10,000 $5,500 $2,500 $20,500 $10,500 (105%)
WNPL and WSL Cup $1,000 $500 $1,500
Grand Total $119,000 $22,000[a] (27%)
  1. ^ Only includes men's competitions.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Senior Men's and Women's 2023 Fixtures revealed on new Competition Management system: DRIBL". Football South Australia. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Football South Australia Fixtures". dribl.com.
  3. ^ ""Original Adelaide Derby" to kick off the 2023 Season. RD1 Fixtures Revealed". Football South Australia. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Football SA – 2023 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Football South Australia Moments". dribl.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Match Official Appointments – Senior Men's Grand Finals". Football South Australia. 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Western Strikers SC joins Go Sunny Solar State League". Football South Australia. 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Nominations Open For 2023 Australia Cup SA Preliminary Rounds". 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Football SA – 2023 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 71. Retrieved 28 February 2023.