2023 Football South Australia season

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Football South Australia
Season	2023
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Football South Australia season is the 117th season of soccer in South Australia and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.

The National Premier Leagues South Australia began on 17 February and will end on 8 September. State League 1 South Australia and State League 2 South Australia began on 18 February and will end on 9 September. The Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia began on 10 March and will end on 15 September. The Women's State League South Australia began on 25 March and concluded on 13 August.

Changes from 2022

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	–	–
Womens National Premier Leagues SA	Flinders United	Modbury Vista
SA Women's State League	Croydon FC Sturt Lions	–

Men's Competitions

2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia

Football league season

NPL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	17 February–8 September
Premiers	North Eastern MetroStars (10th title)
Relegated	Sturt Lions West Adelaide
Matches played	132
Goals scored	455 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Temelkovski (North Eastern MetroStars) (25 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers (18 February)
Biggest away win	Adelaide Olympic 0–6 Campbelltown City (6 May)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United Youth 6–2 South Adelaide Panthers (18 February)
Longest winning run	8 games Campbelltown City
Longest unbeaten run	15 games North Eastern MetroStars
Longest winless run	14 games South Adelaide Panthers West Adelaide
Longest losing run	5 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, is the 117th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 17 February and is scheduled to be completed on 8 September.

North Eastern MetroStars were premiers for the 10th time.

League Table

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	2023 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Campbelltown City	22	17	2	3	56	18	+38	53	2023 NPL SA Finals
3	Adelaide United Youth	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	Relegation to SA State League 1

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Adelaide United Youth could not qualify for the National Premier Leagues finals series.

Results

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.

Positions

Team	Positions per Round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
North Eastern MetroStars	3	6	3	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Campbelltown City	5	1	6	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Adelaide United Youth	1	4	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	3
Adelaide City	2	5	9	6	5	5	5	4	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	4
Modbury Jets	7	11	5	8	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	4	4	6	6	5	4	5	5	4	5	5
Adelaide Comets	10	7	2	5	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	7	7	4	4	6	6	6	9	9	6	6
Croydon FC	8	3	8	11	10	10	10	12	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	7	8	7	6	6	7	7
FK Beograd	6	2	7	10	9	7	6	7	5	6	4	5	5	7	7	8	7	8	7	7	8	8
Adelaide Olympic	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	9	10	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9
South Adelaide Panthers	11	9	4	4	6	8	8	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	10	11	10	10	10
Sturt Lions	9	12	10	9	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	10	11	11	11
West Adelaide	12	10	11	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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
7	Michael Cittadini	North Eastern MetroStars	10
9	Aladin Irabona	Adelaide City	9
9	Christos Pounendis	Adelaide Olympic	9

Finals

Elimination Finals			Semi-finals			Grand Final

			5	Modbury Jets	2
4	Adelaide City	1	1	North Eastern MetroStars	3
5	Modbury Jets	2

			3	Adelaide United Youth	2
3	Adelaide United Youth (a.e.t.)	4	2	Campbelltown City	1
6	Adelaide Comets	3

2023 State League 1 South Australia

Football league season

State League 1 South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	18 February–9 September
Premiers	Adelaide Croatia Raiders (1st title)
Promoted	Adelaide Croatia Raiders
Relegated	Eastern United Port Adelaide Pirates
Matches played	132
Goals scored	475 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Riley Stam (Para Hills Knights) (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide Croatia Raiders 6–1 Port Adelaide Pirates (17 June) Para Hills Knights 6–1 Eastern United (12 August)
Biggest away win	Eastern United 1–5 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (15 July)
Highest scoring	Eastern United 3–5 Port Adelaide Pirates (18 February) Para Hills Knights 5–3 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (10 June)
Longest winning run	4 games Adelaide Croatia Raiders Adelaide Victory Para Hills Knights
Longest unbeaten run	6 games West Torrens Birkalla
Longest winless run	8 games Port Adelaide Pirates
Longest losing run	8 games Port Adelaide Pirates
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 15 July 2023.

The 2023 State League 1 South Australia season is the 100th season of second division soccer in South Australia. The format is a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and is scheduled to be completed on 9 September.

Adelaide Croatia Raiders were premiers for the first time.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders (P)	22	13	2	7	56	34	+22	41	Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA and qualification for Finals
2	Para Hills Knights	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	Relegation to SA State League 2

Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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	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	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.

Fulham United and Adelaide Victory drew 0–0, the match was awarded 3–0 to Fulham United.
Adelaide Croatia Raiders won 2–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Croatia Raiders.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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
5	Craig Shearer	Vipers FC	12
7	Marko Bogdanovic	Adelaide Victory	11
8	Alex Demasi	Adelaide Victory	9
8	Rhys Townsend	Playford City Patriots	9
10	3 players		8

Finals

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

			6	West Torrens Birkalla	0
3	Playford City Patriots	2	1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	1
6	West Torrens Birkalla (a.e.t.)	4

			5	Cumberland United	1
4	Adelaide Cobras	1	2	Para Hills Knights	3
5	Cumberland United	2

2023 State League 2 South Australia

Football league season

State League 2 South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	18 February–9 September
Premiers	Salisbury United (2nd title)
Promoted	Salisbury United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	449 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian Elewaut (Seaford Rangers) (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Modbury Vista 7–0 Mount Barker United (5 August)
Biggest away win	Modbury 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 scoring	Northern Demons 7–3 The Cove (1 April)
Longest winning run	7 games Salisbury United
Longest unbeaten run	8 games Seaford Rangers* Western Strikers
Longest winless run	7 games Adelaide Hills Hawks The Cove
Longest losing run	7 games Adelaide Hills Hawks
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 15 July 2021.

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

Salisbury United were premiers for the second time.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Salisbury United (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	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.
(P) Promoted

Results

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	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	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	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.

Adelaide University and Gawler Eagles drew 1–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide University.
Northern Demons won 5–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Adelaide Hills Hawks.
Western Strikers won 3–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Modbury Vista.

Top Scorers

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

Finals

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	2
4	Modbury Vista (p)	1 (4)	1	Salisbury United	3
5	Adelaide University	1 (3)

			3	Western Strikers	5
3	Western Strikers	3	2	Seaford Rangers	1
6	Gawler Eagles	1

Women's Competitions

2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia

Football league season

WNPL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	10 March–15 September
Premiers	Adelaide Comets (1st title)
Relegated	Fulham United
Matches played	90
Goals scored	309 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Chrissy Panagaris (Adelaide Comets) (14 goals)
Biggest home win	West Adelaide 10–0 Fulham United (16 June)
Biggest away win	Flinders United 1–9 Adelaide Comets (26 May)
Highest scoring	Flinders 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, is 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 is scheduled to be completed on 11 August.

Adelaide Comets were premiers for the first time.

League Table

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

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

Updated to match(es) played on compelte. Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Chrissy Panagaris	Adelaide Comets	14
2	Georgie Nicola	Adelaide Comets	12
3	Isabel Hodgson	Adelaide City	11
4	Roxanne Dodd	Salisbury Inter	10
4	Victoria Mansueto	West Torrens Birkalla	10
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


Qualifying/Elimination Final			Semi-finals		Preliminary Final	Grand Final



			1	Adelaide Comets

			3	Salisbury Inter

2	Football SA NTC	0

3	Salisbury Inter	1

			2	Football SA NTC

			4	Adelaide City

4	Adelaide City	3

5	West Adelaide	0

2023 Women's State League South Australia

Football league season

WSL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	10 March–13 August
Premiers	Sturt Lions
Promoted	Sturt Lions
Matches played	80
Goals scored	370 (4.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Florence Russell (Sturt Lions) (29 goals)
Biggest home win	South Adelaide Panthers 13–0 The Cove (13 August)
Biggest away win	Elizabeth Grove 0–11 Modbury Vista (7 May)
Highest scoring	South 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) is 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 is scheduled to be completed on 13 August.

Sturt Lions were premiers.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Sturt Lions (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
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.
(P) Promoted

Results

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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
4	Kaylee Wakeling	Adelaide Jaguars	15
6	Nikki Henkens	South Adelaide Panthers	14
6	Kendall Kalaba	Campbelltown City	14
8	Ellena Vega	Modbury Vista	13
8	Pirrie Weeks	Modbury Vista	13
10	2 players		10

Promotion Play-off

27 August12:00

Modbury Vista	0–8	Adelaide University
	Report	Bjorneboe Holgersen 14', 61', 62', 68', 87' Sparrow 30' Todino 46' Trimboli 73'

ServiceFM Stadium, Gepps CrossReferee: Curtis Wordsworth

Cup Competitions

2023 Federation Cup

Main article: 2023 FSA Federation Cup Football tournament season

2023 FSA Federation Cup
Tournament details
Dates	10 February–24 June
Teams	46
Final positions
Champions	North Eastern MetroStars (6th title)
Runner-up	Campbelltown 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.

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

Bracket

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 City	6

		Adelaide Uni Grads Blue	0
Adelaide Uni Grads Blue	2

Pembroke Old Scholars	0
				Campbelltown City	3

				Playford City Patriots	2
Playford City Patriots	1

Adelaide Victory	0
		Playford City Patriots	3

		South Adelaide Panthers	1



						Campbelltown City	1

						Adelaide City	0



		Adelaide City	7

		Pontian Eagles	0



				Adelaide City	6

				Adelaide Olympic	0
The Cove	2

Northern Demons	3
		Northern Demons	2

		Adelaide Olympic	3



									Campbelltown City	1

									Croydon FC	0
Pitbulls FC	0

Modbury Vista	4
		Modbury Vista	2

		Ghan Kilburn City	6
Ghan Kilburn City	5

Para Hills Knights	3
				Ghan Kilburn City	2

				Adelaide University	3
Port Adelaide Pirates	1

Vipers FC	2
		Vipers FC	0

		Adelaide University	1
Mount Barker United	1

Adelaide University	2
						Adelaide University	0

						Croydon FC	3



		Croydon FC	7

		Tea Tree Gully City	1



				Croydon FC	3

				Sturt Lions	1



		Sturt Lions	6

		Salisbury United	1



											Campbelltown City	2

												North Eastern MetroStars (a.e.t.)	3



		West Adelaide	4

		West Torrens Birkalla	5
Gawler Eagles	0

West Torrens Birkalla	4
				West Torrens Birkalla (p)	1 (5)

				Noarlunga United	1 (4)
Seaford Rangers (p)	1 (5)

Fulham United	1 (4)
		Seaford Rangers	1

		Noarlunga United (a.e.t.)	2



						West Torrens Birkalla	2

						Eastern United	0
Para Hills East	0

Eastern United	3
		Eastern United	2

		Elizabeth Grove	1



				Eastern United (a.e.t.)	1

				Modbury Jets	0
Adelaide Blue Eagles	2

Adelaide Hills Hawks	1
		Adelaide Blue Eagles	1

		Modbury Jets	3



								West Torrens Birkalla	0

									North Eastern MetroStars	5



		Adelaide Croatia Raiders	0

		Adelaide Comets	3



				Adelaide Comets	1

				North Eastern MetroStars	4
Cumberland United	7

Para Hills West	0
		Cumberland United	0

		North Eastern MetroStars	4



						North Eastern MetroStars	4

						Adelaide Cobras	2
Rostrevor Old Collegians	1

Western Strikers	2
		Western Strikers	0

		FK Beograd	7



				FK Beograd	1

				Adelaide Cobras	3



		Elizabeth Downs	4

		Adelaide Cobras (a.e.t.)	5
Naracoorte United	0

Adelaide Cobras	5

2023 WNPL and WSL Cup

Football tournament season

2023 WNPL and WSL Cup
Tournament details
Dates	5 April–18 August
Teams	30
Final positions
Champions	Adelaide Comets (1st title)
Runner-up	Salisbury 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

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

Prize money is based on results from the finals series, with the exception of the Women's State League. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for prize money.

League Competitions	Result							Total
League Competitions	Champions	Premiers	Runners-up	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
National Premier Leagues SA	$18,000	$16,000	$8,000	$5,000	$2,000			$53,000
SA State League 1	$8,000	$7,000	$3,500	$2,500	$1,500	—		$22,500
SA State League 2	$3,500	$2,500	$1,000	$500		—		$8,000
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
Cup Competitions	Champions		Runners-up		Semi-finalists			Total
Federation Cup	$10,000		$5,500		$2,500			$20,500
WNPL and WSL Cup	$1,000		$500		—			$1,500
Grand Total								$119,000

References

^ "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.
^ "Football South Australia Fixtures". dribl.com.
""Original Adelaide Derby" to kick off the 2023 Season. RD1 Fixtures Revealed". Football South Australia. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
"Football SA – 2023 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 47. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
"Football SA – 2023 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Football South Australia Moments". dribl.com.
"Nominations Open For 2023 Australia Cup SA Preliminary Rounds". 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
"Football SA – 2023 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 71. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

Soccer in South Australia

Football South Australia

Teams

A-League Men	Adelaide United
NPL	Adelaide City Adelaide Croatia Raiders Adelaide Comets Adelaide Olympic Adelaide United Youth Campbelltown City Croydon FC FK Beograd Modbury Jets North Eastern MetroStars Para Hills Knights South Adelaide Panthers
State League 1	Adelaide Blue Eagles Adelaide Cobras Adelaide Victory Cumberland United Fulham United Playford City Patriots Vipers FC Salisbury United Sturt Lions West Adelaide West Torrens Birkalla Western Strikers
State League 2	Adelaide Hills Hawks University of Adelaide The Cove Eastern United Gawler Eagles Modbury Vista Noarlunga United Northern Demons Pontian Eagles Port Adelaide Pirates Seaford Rangers
Other Teams	Adelaide Jaguars Elizabeth Grove Football South Australia National Training Centre Metro United Salisbury Inter
Defunct Teams	Enfield City N.A.B.

Other Competitions

Active	Federation Cup Amateur League
Defunct	FFSA Super League

Regional

Collegiate Soccer League
Limestone Coast Football Association
Port Lincoln Soccer Association
Riverland Soccer Association
Roxby Downs Soccer Association
Whyalla Soccer Association
Yorke Peninsula Soccer Association

Seasons

National Premier Leagues South Australia

Football South Australia

Seasons

Clubs

Current	Adelaide City Adelaide Comets Adelaide Croatia Raiders Adelaide Olympic Adelaide United Youth Campbelltown City Croydon FC FK Beograd Modbury Jets North Eastern MetroStars Para Hills Knights South Adelaide Panthers
Former	Adelaide Blue Eagles Adelaide Cobras Cumberland United Enfield City Port Adelaide Pirates Sturt Lions West Adelaide Western Strikers West Torrens Birkalla

Associated competitions

2025 State League South Australia

Division 1

Division 2

North	Adelaide Atletico Elizabeth Grove Gawler Eagles Ghan Kilburn City Modbury Vista Northern Demons Port Adelaide Salisbury Inter
South	Adelaide Hills Hawks Adelaide Titans Adelaide University Eastern United Mount Barker United Noarlunga United Seaford Rangers Western Strikers

2025 State League South Australia

Division 1

Division 2

North	Adelaide Atletico Elizabeth Grove Gawler Eagles Ghan Kilburn City Modbury Vista Northern Demons Port Adelaide Salisbury Inter
South	Adelaide Hills Hawks Adelaide Titans Adelaide University Eastern United Mount Barker United Noarlunga United Seaford Rangers Western Strikers

v t e FSA Federation Cup
Football South Australia
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Australia Cup	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e National Premier Leagues
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Grand Finals	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Member Federations	ACT NSW Northern NSW Queensland SA Tasmania Victoria WA
Women's NPL competitions	NPL Women's ACT NSW Women's Northern NSW Queensland SA Victoria Women WA Women
Associated competitions	A-League Men A-League Women Y-League Australia Cup
Awards	John Kosmina Medal

2022–23 in Australian soccer

« 2021–22 2023–24 »

National teams

Men's	Senior men's (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior women's U23 U20 (2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup) U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (finals series, Grand Final) Asian Champions League (2022)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2022, 2023)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's (WA 2022)

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2022 Australia Cup (qualifying rounds, final) 2023 Australia Cup (qualifying rounds, final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

2023–24 in Australian soccer

« 2022–23 2024–25 »

National teams

Men's	Senior Men's (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior Women's (2023 FIFA World Cup) U23 U20 U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (Finals series, Grand final) AFC Champions League AFC Cup
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2023, 2024)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (Finals series, Grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2023 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) 2024 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

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