NPLW WA 2021 Season
| Football West Season 2021 | |
|---|---|
| League |  National Premier Leagues Women WA |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | 2021 |
| NPL WA Season | |
| Premiers | Murdoch University Melville |
| Top scorer | Larissa Walsh (Northern Redbacks) / Tia Stonehill (Murdoch University Melville) |
| Top 4 Cup | |
| Top 4 Champion | Murdoch University Melville |
| NPLW Night Series | |
| Night Series Winner | Balcatta SC |
| State Cup | |
| Cup Winner | Melville University Melville |
The 2021 Football West season was the second season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues in Western Australia.
Pre-season changes[edit]
After the COVID interrupted (shortened) 2020 season, Football West re-instated a full season for the NPLW WA 2021 Season. This included a full home and away season (teams play each other three times), a pre-season Night Series, a Top 4 Cup competition and the re-instatement of the Women's State Cup competition.
Due to the disruptions to the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[1] Football West did not implement a system of promotion and relegation at the end of the 2020 season.
League Tables[edit]
2021 NPL Women[edit]
The 2021 NPL WA Women was the second season in the National Premier Leagues WA Women format.
NPLW Night Series Finals[edit]
The NPLW season proper is preceded by a pre-season Night Series competition for NPLW clubs only. The initial stages of the Night Series competition sees the NPLW teams split into two groups of four teams, that play each other once. The top two teams from each group after the round games then enter the Semi Final stage of the Night Series.
| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Balcatta FC | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Fremantle City FC | 1 | |||||||
| Balcatta FC | 2 | ||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Murdoch University Melville | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Perth SC | 1 | |||||||
NPLW League Season[edit]
The league season was played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, the winner of the league season is crown as the Premiers of the 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) Champion.
NPLW Top 4 Finals[edit]
The Top 4 teams at the conclusion of the NPLW regular season entered into the Top 4 finals competition.
| Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Murdoch University Melville | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Redbacks | 2 | Murdoch University Melville | 2 | |||||||||
| Northern Redbacks | 1 | Perth SC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Perth SC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fremantle City | 0 | |||||||||||
2021 State Cup[edit]
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West Women's State Cup competition, this competition involves teams from both the NPLW WA and State League Women's competitions.
| NPL Teams | State League Teams |
|---|---|
| Murdoch University Melville | Gwelup Croatia SC |
| Northern Redbacks SC | Sorrento SC |
| Perth SC | Balga SC |
| Fremantle City FC | UWA Nedlands FC |
| Curtin University SC | ECU Joondalup SC |
| Balcatta FC | Stirling Macedonia FC |
| Hyundai NTC | Port Kennedy SC |
| Subiaco AFC | Armadale SC |
| Perth AFC | |
| South West Phoenix FC | |
| Mandurah City FC |
This knockout competition was won by Murdoch University Melville, their 1st title.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 2 | ||||||||||
| South West Phoenix FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville (a.e.t.) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Northern Redbacks SC | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sorrento FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Northern Redbacks SC | 2 | ||||||||||
| Murdoch University Melville | 2 | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| Perth SC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| Balcatta FC | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fremantle City FC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fremantle City FC | 3 | ||||||||||
| Hyundai NTC | 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. Unknown parameter
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