2025 National Premier Leagues

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

The eight separate competitions have different durations, with the 2025 NPL Victoria season beginning on 6 February,[1] and the conclusion scheduled for 14 September.[2] Along with a further eight 'Foundation' clubs (NPL teams from Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong), the Premiers of each member federation's competition will qualify for the 2025 Australian Championship.[3]

League tables

Australian Capital Territory

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Croatia (A) 18 14 0 4 67 21 +46 42 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Tigers FC (A) 19 12 4 3 46 30 +16 40 Qualification to Finals series
3 Monaro Panthers (A) 19 11 3 5 57 23 +34 36
4 Queanbeyan City 19 6 6 7 19 30 −11 24
5 Tuggeranong United 19 6 6 7 26 42 −16 24
6 Gungahlin United 17 5 4 8 28 46 −18 19
7 Yoogali SC (W) 19 3 3 13 23 46 −23 12 To be withdrawn from the competition at the end of the season
8 O'Connor Knights 18 3 2 13 29 57 −28 11
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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[4]
(A) Advance to a further round; (W) To be withdrawn at the end of the season

Finals series

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
12
2
3
4

New South Wales

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NWS Spirit (A) 26 18 4 4 59 27 +32 58 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series[a]
2 APIA Leichhardt[b] (A) 27 17 4 6 68 35 +33 55 Qualification to Finals series
3 Marconi Stallions[b] (A) 27 17 4 6 40 26 +14 55
4 Rockdale Ilinden (A) 27 15 7 5 64 37 +27 52
5 Blacktown City 27 13 4 10 45 47 −2 43
6 Sydney United 58[b] 27 11 7 9 35 38 −3 40
7 Sydney Olympic[b] 27 12 6 9 47 33 +14 39[c]
8 Wollongong Wolves[b] 27 10 8 9 40 35 +5 38
9 St George City 27 10 6 11 37 39 −2 36
10 Sydney FC Youth 27 9 4 14 37 40 −3 31
11 St George FC 26 8 7 11 42 46 −4 31
12 Manly United 27 8 6 13 36 41 −5 30
13 Sutherland Sharks 27 6 5 16 26 45 −19 23
14 Central Coast Mariners Academy 27 5 7 15 28 56 −28 22
15 Mount Druitt Town Rangers 27 5 6 16 23 55 −32 21 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
16 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 27 5 7 15 23 50 −27 19[c] Relegation to 2026 NSW League One
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ^ The second-placed team will qualify to the Australian Championship if the Premier is one of the five NSW teams that have already qualified as "Foundation Clubs".
  2. ^ a b c d e Team pre-qualifies to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
  3. ^ a b Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team and Sydney Olympic were deducted three points for breaches of administrative procedures.[5]
Elimination semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
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6   1  
 
 
4    
5   2  
 

Northern New South Wales

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Broadmeadow Magic (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 47 38 +9 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 (A) 22 4 4 14 28 60 −32 16 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 New Lambton (R) 22 1 4 17 21 62 −41 7 Relegation to 2026 NNSW Northern League 1
Source: Squadi
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Finals

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1Broadmeadow Magic
3Weston Bears
2Edgeworth FC1
3Weston Bears2Minor semi-final
2Edgeworth FC
4Lambton Jaffas34Lambton Jaffas
5Maitland FC1

Queensland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Moreton City Excelsior (A) 21 13 5 3 46 23 +23 44 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Lions FC (A) 21 13 3 5 48 28 +20 42 Qualification to Finals series
3 Peninsula Power (Q) 21 11 5 5 44 20 +24 38
4 Gold Coast Knights 21 10 4 7 27 25 +2 34
5 Eastern Suburbs 20 10 5 5 44 36 +8 32[a]
6 Olympic FC 21 8 3 10 26 24 +2 27
7 Brisbane City 20 8 3 9 39 38 +1 27
8 Gold Coast United 21 8 3 10 25 42 −17 27
9 Wynnum Wolves 21 6 6 9 39 39 0 24
10 Brisbane Roar Youth 20 6 4 10 27 31 −4 22
11 St George Willawong (R) 21 4 6 11 26 47 −21 18 Relegation to 2026 FQPL 1
12 Sunshine Coast Wanderers (R) 20 2 3 15 19 57 −38 9
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record.
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs were deducted three points for breaches of administrative procedures.[6]
Semifinals Grand final
      
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4  
   
 
2  
3 Peninsula Power

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 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.[7]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
4 FK Beograd
5 Adelaide United Youth  
1 North Eastern MetroStars
 
3 Croydon FC  
6 West Torrens Birkalla  
2 Adelaide City

Tasmania

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Hobart 17 13 3 1 62 17 +45 42 Qualification to Australian Championship
2 Launceston City 16 12 1 3 61 18 +43 37
3 Kingborough Lions United 17 11 0 6 38 30 +8 33
4 Devonport City 16 8 4 4 40 20 +20 28
5 Glenorchy Knights 16 7 2 7 34 32 +2 23
6 Riverside Olympic 16 4 1 11 20 37 −17 13
7 Launceston United 16 3 1 12 20 68 −48 10
8 Clarence Zebras 16 1 0 15 13 66 −53 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. 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[8]

Victoria

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Avondale[a] (A) 25 18 4 3 64 26 +38 58 Qualification to Finals series
2 Heidelberg United (A) 25 17 5 3 53 23 +30 56 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series[b]
3 Dandenong Thunder (Q) 25 16 5 4 60 30 +30 53 Qualification to Finals series
4 Oakleigh Cannons (Q) 25 14 4 7 55 33 +22 46
5 Preston Lions[a] (Q) 25 13 5 7 38 28 +10 44
6 Dandenong City 25 9 10 6 48 38 +10 37
7 Hume City 25 10 5 10 38 40 −2 35
8 Green Gully 25 8 7 10 38 40 −2 31
9 South Melbourne[a] 25 7 7 11 29 43 −14 28
10 St Albans Saints 25 7 6 12 45 52 −7 27
11 Altona Magic 25 6 6 13 23 37 −14 24
12 Melbourne Victory Youth (R) 25 5 3 17 36 57 −21 18 Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1
13 Port Melbourne (R) 25 4 4 17 22 62 −40 16
14 Melbourne Knights (R) 25 4 3 18 27 67 −40 15
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Team pre-qualifies to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
  2. ^ The second-placed team will qualify to the Australian Championship if 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  
4    
5    
 
2  
3 Dandenong Thunder  
6  

Western Australia

The competition is being 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 (A) 20 16 3 1 50 12 +38 51 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Olympic Kingsway (A) 21 15 3 3 50 20 +30 48 Qualification to Finals series
3 Perth Glory Youth (Q) 21 12 4 5 50 27 +23 40
4 Perth RedStar (Q) 20 12 4 4 31 22 +9 40
5 Stirling Macedonia 20 9 4 7 47 36 +11 31
6 Perth SC 21 7 6 8 38 41 −3 27
7 Western Knights 21 7 5 9 33 41 −8 26
8 Armadale SC 21 6 5 10 33 49 −16 23
9 Sorrento FC 21 6 4 11 27 37 −10 22
10 Fremantle City 21 4 4 13 24 47 −23 16
11 Balcatta FC 20 4 4 12 20 44 −24 16 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 Floreat Athena (R) 21 0 6 15 23 50 −27 6 Relegation to the 2026 State League 1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: squadi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1
2
2
4
3
4

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the 2025 Australian Championship:

Competition Club
2025 NPL Capital Football
2025 NPL NSW
2025 NPL Northern NSW Broadmeadow Magic
2025 NPL Queensland
2025 NPL South Australia North Eastern MetroStars
2025 NPL Tasmania
2025 NPL Victoria
2025 NPL Western Australia

References

  1. ^ "National Premier Leagues return for 2025". 6 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Football Australia Domestic Match Calendar 2024/25" (PDF).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Competition Regulations: 2024 NPL and CPL" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Clubs Sanctioned for Compliance Breaches of the 2025 Application Process". Football NSW. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. ^ https://footballqueensland.com.au/nplqld/
  7. ^ "2025 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 28.
  8. ^ "2025 Competition and Disciplinary Regulations" (PDF). Football Tasmania.
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