2024 National Premier Leagues NSW

NPL NSW Men's
Season2024
Dates16 February – 25 August
ChampionsMarconi Stallions
PremiersRockdale Ilinden
RelegatedHills United
Matches played231
Goals scored778 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerAlec Urosevski (Rockdale Ilinden) 31
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 National Premier Leagues NSW was the 12th season of the National Premier Leagues in New South Wales and the second season under the revised competition format. The season began on 16 February 2024 and concluded on 25 August. APIA Leichhardt are the defending champions.

The 2024 season was a double round-robin format with each team playing 30 games for the regular season. The top-six teams qualified to the finals series.[1][2] The competition's matches were broadcast free and live on YouTube with the addition of the 2024 Waratah Cup.[3]

Rockdale Ilinden were Premiers, receiving the club's first major title in over four decades.[4]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from
2023 NSW League One 		Relegated from
2023 National Premier Leagues NSW
St George
Hills United 		Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Bulls FC Academy

Stadiums and locations

Team Head Coach Location Stadium Capacity
APIA Leichhardt Franco Parisi[5] Leichhardt Lambert Park 7,000
Leichhardt Oval[5] 20,000
Blacktown City Mark Crittenden Blacktown Blacktown City Sports Centre 7,500
Central Coast Mariners Academy Lucas Vilela[6] Gosford Pluim Park 2,000
Hills United Luke Casserly Hills District Blacktown City Sports Centre 7,500
Marconi Stallions Peter Tsekenis Fairfield Marconi Stadium 9,000
Manly United Patrick Zwaanswijk Dee Why Cromer Park 5,000
NWS Spirit David Perkovic North Sydney Christie Park 1,000
Rockdale Ilinden Paul Dee Rockdale Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre 5,000
St George Steve Karavatakis St George Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre 5,000
St George City Mirko Jurilj Penshurst Park 1,000
Sutherland Sharks Steven Zoric Sutherland Seymour Shaw Park 5,000
Sydney FC Youth Jimmy Van Weeren Moore Park Valentine Sports Park 4,000
Sydney Olympic Labinot Haliti Belmore Belmore Sports Ground 20,000
Sydney United Zeljko Kalac Edensor Park Sydney United Sports Centre 12,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Andrew Christiansen Blacktown Wanderers Football Park 4,500
Wollongong Wolves David Carney Wollongong WIN Stadium 22,000

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sutherland Sharks Panny Nikas Mutual consent September 2023 Pre-season Steven Zoric[7] 8 September 2023
Sydney United Miro Vlastelica November 2023 Zeljko Kalac[8] 15 November 2023
Central Coast Mariners Abbas Saad N/A 2024 Lucas Vilela[6] 2024
St George Jané Talcevski Mutual consent July 2024 11th Steve Karavatakis[9] 2 July 2024

Foreign players

Team Visa 1 Visa 2 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former players
APIA Leichhardt Seiya Kambayashi
Blacktown City Danny Choi1
Mitchell Mallia2
Jacob Maniti2
Central Coast Mariners Lucas Scicluna2
Hills United Nicolai Müller Yu Okubo
Manly United Miguel Bauzà
Marconi Franco Maya Hiroaki Aoyama
NWS Spirit Gianni Bouzoukis Luiz Lobo1:[10]
Rockdale Ilinden So Kataoka Moudi Najjar2
St George FC
St George City Fumoto Kamada Jason Romero
Sutherland Sharks Takahide Umebachi Kotaro Katsuta Chris Lindsay1
Sydney FC Youth
Sydney Olympic Ziggy Gordon Roy O'Donovan1
Abraham Majok1
Zac Zoricich2
Sydney United Luiz Lobo1
Stephan De Robillard2 		Shunta Nakamura
Western Sydney Wanderers Joseph Banza Ryan Devine2
Wollongong Wolves Banri Kanaizumi Takumi Ofuka Yagoub Mustafa1
Chris McStay2

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rockdale Ilinden 30 23 3 4 76 40 +36 72 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Marconi Stallions (C) 30 21 2 7 70 35 +35 65
3 APIA Leichhardt 30 18 3 9 78 48 +30 57
4 Blacktown City 30 17 6 7 66 37 +29 57
5 St George City 30 16 3 11 46 40 +6 51
6 Sydney United 30 15 5 10 45 40 +5 50
7 Wollongong Wolves 30 13 5 12 55 41 +14 44
8 Sydney Olympic 30 13 3 14 51 42 +9 42
9 Manly United 30 10 5 15 33 50 −17 35
10 NWS Spirit 30 10 4 16 39 53 −14 34
11 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 30 12 2 16 62 68 −6 32[a]
12 St George FC 30 8 8 14 37 58 −21 32
13 Sutherland Sharks 30 7 8 15 32 49 −17 29
14 Sydney FC Youth 30 8 5 17 39 67 −28 29
15 Central Coast Mariners Academy (O) 30 8 4 18 42 67 −25 28 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
16 Hills United (R) 30 8 0 22 35 71 −36 24 Relegation to 2025 NSW League One
Source: Football NSW
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[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Western Sydney Wanderers were deducted six points for breaches of the grievance and disciplinary regulations.[11] In addition, they were fined $33,500 and given 'restricted access' for away supporters.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away API BCT CCM HIL MAN MAR NWS ROC SGC STG SUT SFC SOL SUN WSW WOL
APIA Leichhardt — 3–1 3–1 4–1 4–0 1–4 1–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 3–2 1–5 2–0 1–5 5–3 1–1
Blacktown City 6–3 — 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 8–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–1
CCM Academy 3–2 1–1 — 5–3 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–5 3–2
Hills United 1–2 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 1–3 4–1 0–3 2–0 2–3 2–3 4–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–2
Manly United 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–1
Marconi Stallions 1–2 6–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 — 2–1 9–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 3–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–1
NWS Spirit 0–2 4–2 1–2 3–1 4–2 1–0 — 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Rockdale Ilinden 2–1 2–3 4–1 5–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 — 2–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–1
St George City 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–4 1–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 5–0 0–2
St George FC 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–2 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–2
Sutherland Sharks 0–7 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 — 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–4
Sydney FC Youth 1–7 1–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 — 1–3 0–2 2–5 1–5
Sydney Olympic 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 — 6–0 4–1 4–3
Sydney United 2–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 3–2 1–2
WSW Youth 0–6 3–0 3–5 2–0 0–1 2–5 4–1 2–3 6–1 4–2 3–1 0–3 3–2 0–2 — 0–2
Wollongong Wolves 1–2 2–2 5–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 3–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: footballnsw.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Finals series

Elimination semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
3 APIA Leichhardt 1
6 Sydney United 2 1 Rockdale Ilinden 3
6 Sydney United 1
1 Rockdale Ilinden 0
4 Blacktown City 4 2 Marconi Stallions 3
5 St George City 2 2 Marconi Stallions 6
4 Blacktown City 2

Relegation play-off

The relegation play-offs took place on 31 August and 6 September 2024.

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Coast Mariners Academy 5–2 Bulls FC Academy 1–2 4–0

Matches

Bulls FC Academy2–1Central Coast Mariners Academy
  • Madden 10'
  • Debono 67'
 Report
  • Hedley 47'
Referee: Kelly Jones
Central Coast Mariners Academy4–0Bulls FC Academy
 Report
Pluim Park, Gosford
Referee: Kurt Ams

Central Coast Mariners Academy won 5–2 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

[13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alec Urosevski Rockdale Ilinden 31
2 Marko Jesic Marconi Stallions 20
Roy O'Donovan Sydney Olympic
4 Ben Gibson APIA Leichhardt 19
Jak O'Brien Blacktown City
6 James Temelkovski Marconi Stallions 18
7 Nathanael Blair Western Sydney Wanderers 13
Yu Okubo Hills United
9 Takumi Ofuka Wollongong Wolves 12
Jack Stewart APIA Leichhardt

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Jak O'Brien4 Blacktown City APIA Leichhardt 6–3 (H) 17 February 2024 [14]
Takumi Ofuka Wollongong Wolves Hills United 4–0 (H) 15 March 2024 [15]
Alec Urosevski Rockdale Ilinden Wollongong Wolves 3-1 (H) 28 April 2024
Ben Gibson APIA Leichardt Western Sydney Youth 6–0 (A) 28 April 2024
Rory Jordan APIA Leichardt Sydney FC Youth 7-1 (A) 5 May 2024
Taye Ashton Hedley Central Coast Mariners Youth St George FC 3–3 (H) 29 May 2024
Dom Costanzo Marconi Stallions Rockdale Ilinden 9-0 (H) 19 June 2024
Alec Urosevski Rockdale Ilinden Hills United 5-0 (H) 30 June 2024
Jack Armson APIA Leichardt Sutherland 3-2 (H) 7 July 2024
Yu Okubo Hills United NWS Spirit 4-1 (H) 20 July 2024
Takeru Sugita NWS Spirit Blacktown City 4-2 (H) 10 August 2024
Arthur De Lima Central Coast Mariners Youth Wollongong Wolves 3-2 (H) 11 August 2024
James Temelkovski Marconi Stallions Blacktown City 6–2 (H) 1 September 2024
Notes
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

See also

References

  1. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (12 December 2023). "Official: Football NSW 2024 Match Schedules Announced". Football NSW. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ May, Katrina (6 February 2024). "'We need it': 2024 champion to be crowned as NPL NSW bring back finals series for upcoming season". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (6 February 2024). "Football NSW announces streaming details for 2024 season". Football NSW. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Rockdale Ilinden crowned 2024 NPL Men's NSW Premiers following 40-year wait". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b Stavroulakis, Mark (13 December 2023). "High expectations set as APIA chase more glory in 2024". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Stavroulakis, Mark (8 February 2024). "New look Mariners ready to roll in 2024". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Steven Zoric appointed Sutherland Sharks Head Coach". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (15 November 2023). "Zeljko Kalac appointed Sydney United 58 Head Coach". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Karavatakis appointed St George FC Head Coach". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ^ Campo, Jose (8 August 2024). "Luiz Lobo: How the Sao Paulo native made his mark on NSW football". Front Page Football. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Football NSW statement regarding Western Sydney Wanderers FC". Football NSW. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Competition Regulations 2024" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 NPL Mens 1st Grade - Top Goal Scorers". Football NSW. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Blacktown City Punish Hapless Apia in Statement Win". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. 17 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Fabulous Ofuka Fires Wollongong to First Home Win". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. 15 March 2024.
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