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 10 March and will end on 13 August.

Background

Team Changes

National Premier Leagues South Australia (12 teams)

West Adelaide (Champions) and Modbury Jets (Premiers) promoted from State League 1.

State League 1 South Australia (12 teams)

Cumberland United (11th) and West Torrens Birkalla (12th) relegated from National Premier Leagues South Australia.

Vipers FC (Champions) and Adelaide Cobras (Premiers) promoted from State League 2.

State League 2 South Australia (12 teams)

Adelaide University (11th) and Adelaide Hills Hawks (12th) relegated from State League 1.

Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia (10 teams)

Flinders United (Champions) promoted from Women's State League

Women's State League South Australia (8 → 10 teams)

Modbury Vista (10th) relegated from Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia.

Croydon FC and Sturt Lions join.

Men's Competitions

2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia

Football league season

NPL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	17 February–8 September
Matches played	113
Goals scored	392 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Temelkovski (North Eastern MetroStars) (18 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	6 games North Eastern MetroStars
Longest unbeaten run	11 games North Eastern MetroStars*
Longest winless run	14 games South Adelaide Panthers
Longest losing run	5 games FK Beograd South Adelaide Panthers
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 1 July 2023.

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.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Eastern MetroStars (A)	18	14	2	2	51	15	+36	44	2023 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Campbelltown City (A)	19	14	2	3	49	15	+34	44	2023 NPL SA Finals
3	Adelaide City	18	7	7	4	36	25	+11	28
4	Adelaide United Youth	19	8	4	7	34	31	+3	28
5	Modbury Jets	19	8	3	8	43	46	−3	27
6	FK Beograd	19	7	3	9	28	38	−10	24
7	Croydon FC	19	6	6	7	34	34	0	24
8	Adelaide Olympic	19	6	6	7	25	36	−11	24
9	Adelaide Comets	19	5	7	7	25	30	−5	22
10	Sturt Lions	19	3	7	9	20	37	−17	16
11	South Adelaide Panthers	19	3	6	10	30	48	−18	15	Relegation to SA State League 1
12	West Adelaide	19	3	5	11	17	37	−20	14	Relegation to SA State League 1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023 (4 out of 5 matches complete). Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:

Adelaide United Youth cannot 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	5 Aug	1–1	15 Jul	4–0	0–0	2–2	2–0	4–0
Adelaide Comets	2–2		0–0	2–0	0–1	0–3	3–0	5 Aug	0–3	1–1	0–0	1–1
Adelaide Olympic	1–1	0–1		2–2	0–6	3–2	5 Aug	3–2	15 Jul	0–3	3–0	4–0
Adelaide United Youth	1–3	1–1	3–0		15 Jul	1–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	6–2	1–4	12 Aug
Campbelltown City	2–1	5–1	12 Aug	1–2		3–1	3–0	4–0	0–1	3–0	3–1	1–1
Croydon FC	12 Aug	2–2	0–1	5 Aug	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	12 Aug	3–1
Modbury Jets	2–2	2–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2		12 Aug	4–3	3–0	4–1
North Eastern MetroStars	8 Jul	2–0	4–0	1–2	3–2	2–2	1–2	5–1		5–1	5 Aug	2–0
South Adelaide Panthers	3–1	12 Aug	3–3	0–1	0–4	15 Jul	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	15 Jul	0–5	2–2		1–0
West Adelaide	0–1	15 Jul	2–0	2–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	3–2	2–3	5 Aug	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023 (4 out of 5 matches complete). 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
Campbelltown City	5	1	6	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Adelaide City	2	5	9	6	5	5	5	4	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	3
Adelaide United Youth	1	4	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	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
Adelaide Comets	10	7	2	5	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	7	7	4	4	6	6	6
Croydon FC	8	3	8	11	10	10	10	12	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	7	8	7
FK Beograd	6	2	7	10	9	7	6	7	5	6	4	5	5	7	7	8	7	8
Adelaide Olympic	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	9	10	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	9	9
South Adelaide Panthers	11	9	4	4	6	8	8	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	10
West Adelaide	12	10	11	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	11
Sturt Lions	9	12	10	9	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12

Top Scorers

As of 1 July 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	James Temelkovski	North Eastern MetroStars	18
2	Hamish McCabe	Modbury Jets	14
2	Jonathon Rideout	South Adelaide Panthers	14
4	Alexander Mullen	Campbelltown City	11
5	Nicholas Bucco	Adelaide City	10
6	Michael Cittadini	North Eastern MetroStars	9
7	Andre Carle	Croydon FC	8
8	6 players		7

Finals

Elimination Finals	Semi-finals	Grand Final

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6

2023 State League 1 South Australia

Football league season

State League 1 South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	18 February–9 September
Matches played	113
Goals scored	388 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Riley Stam (Para Hills Knights) (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide Croatia Raiders 6–1 Port Adelaide Pirates (17 June)
Biggest away win	West Torrens Birkalla 0–4 Adelaide Victory (18 February) Cumberland United 0–4 Fulham United (6 May) Vipers FC 0–4 Adelaide Cobras (1 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 1 July 2023.

The 2023 State League 1 South Australia season is the 100th season of second 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.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	19	11	2	6	44	30	+14	35	Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA and qualification for Finals
2	Para Hills Knights	19	11	1	7	43	36	+7	34	Qualification for Finals
3	Adelaide Cobras	18	10	2	6	30	20	+10	32
4	West Torrens Birkalla	19	9	3	7	30	31	−1	30
5	Playford City Patriots	18	8	5	5	37	26	+11	29
6	Adelaide Blue Eagles	19	8	4	7	34	32	+2	28
7	Cumberland United	19	8	4	7	27	26	+1	28
8	Adelaide Victory	19	7	6	6	32	28	+4	27
9	Fulham United	19	8	2	9	26	26	0	26
10	Vipers FC	19	5	5	9	34	44	−10	20
11	Eastern United	19	5	4	10	28	43	−15	19	Relegation to SA State League 2
12	Port Adelaide Pirates	19	4	0	15	23	46	−23	12	Relegation to SA State League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023. Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.

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		3–2
Adelaide Cobras	1–2		1–1	1–0	1–3	2–0		3–0		1–0	2–1	0–1
Adelaide Croatia Raiders	3–1			2–3	2–1	2–2	4–2	1–2	2–1	6–1	5–0	1–2
Adelaide Victory		2–1	0–1		1–0	3–3	2–1	0–3	2–2		1–1	5–0
Cumberland United	2–1		3–1	0–0		0–0	0–4	4–2	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–0
Eastern United		2–2		3–2	2–0		2–1	1–2	1–2	3–5	0–2	2–1
Fulham United	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–0		4–0		0–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–3
Para Hills Knights	2–3	3–1	5–3		2–0		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		1–2		2–0	4–1
Port Adelaide Pirates	0–2	0–3	1–2	3–2	2–3	0–1	1–2	0–3			3–2
Vipers FC	1–1	0–4		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		0–1	3–2	3–1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023. Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

As of 1 July 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Riley Stam	Para Hills Knights	18
2	Donatien Niyonkuru	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	14
3	Dante Isla Cacciavillani	Adelaide Blue Eagles	13
4	Nicholas Harpas	West Torrens Birkalla	12
5	Marko Bogdanovic	Adelaide Victory	11
6	Ricardo Da Silva	Adelaide Croatia Raiders	10
6	Craig Shearer	Vipers FC	10
8	Daniel Ryan	Playford City Patriots	9
9	Thomas Briscoe	Cumberland United	8
10	4 players		7

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

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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)
Matches played	112
Goals scored	372 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	2 players (15 goals)
Biggest home win	Western Strikers 6–0 Adelaide Hills Hawks (4 March)
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	5 games Modbury Vista Salisbury United* Seaford Rangers
Longest unbeaten run	8 games 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 1 July 2021.

The 2023 State League 2 South Australia season is the 56th season of third division soccer in South Australia, and the eighth under the National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series.

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)	19	15	1	3	48	15	+33	46	Promotion to SA State League 1 and qualification for Finals
2	Modbury Vista	18	9	4	5	37	32	+5	31	Qualification for Finals
3	Western Strikers	19	9	3	7	36	25	+11	30
4	Seaford Rangers	18	9	3	6	34	30	+4	30
5	Gawler Eagles	19	8	5	6	32	26	+6	29
6	Adelaide University	19	7	6	6	28	24	+4	27
7	Northern Demons	19	8	3	8	36	35	+1	27
8	Noarlunga United	19	7	3	9	35	37	−2	24
9	The Cove	19	6	4	9	36	41	−5	22
10	Pontian Eagles	19	6	4	9	25	31	−6	22
11	Mount Barker United	19	5	4	10	19	40	−21	19
12	Adelaide Hills Hawks	19	3	2	14	19	49	−30	11

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023 (5 out of 6 matches complete). 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			0–3
Adelaide University	3–0		1–1	1–1	0–0	5–2	1–2	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–2
Gawler Eagles	4–0	1–2		2–2	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2		5–2	5–2	0–0
Modbury Vista	1–0	2–0	2–3			3–2	4–2	3–2	1–5		2–2	0–5
Mount Barker United	1–0	0–5		0–5		2–3	1–2		1–0	2–3	1–2	0–0
Noarlunga United	0–2		0–1	1–3	3–0		2–1	3–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	1–0
Northern Demons	5–1		0–1		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			0–1	2–2	2–2
Salisbury United		1–0	3–0		4–1	3–1	3–0	2–0		3–0	2–0	4–2
Seaford Rangers	5–3	1–1		1–2	3–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	0–4			1–3
The Cove	0–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–3		0–1	3–1	4–3	1–3		4–0
Western Strikers	6–0	4–1	1–2	0–3	1–2		5–2	1–0	1–0	0–3	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2023 (5 out of 6 matches complete). Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Western Strikers won 3–1, match was awarded 3–0 to Modbury Vista

Top Scorers

As of 1 July 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Brian Elewaut	Seaford Rangers	15
1	Yiannis Nestoras	Northern Demons	15
3	Benjamin Trotta	Modbury Vista	13
4	Thomas Foglia	Noarlunga United	12
4	Andreas Wiens	Western Strikers	12
6	Joshua Kaye	Salisbury United	10
7	Thiago Novis	Adelaide University	9
8	Ben Sciancalepore	Northern Demons	8
9	6 players		7

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

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Women's Competitions

2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia

Football league season

WNPL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	10 March–15 September
Matches played	70
Goals scored	231 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Chrissy Panagaris (Adelaide Comets) (12 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.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Comets (Q)	14	12	1	1	49	14	+35	37	Qualification for Finals
2	Football SA NTC	14	9	2	3	27	14	+13	29
3	Salisbury Inter	14	8	1	5	25	15	+10	25
4	Adelaide City	14	7	1	6	21	17	+4	22
5	West Adelaide	14	6	2	6	34	21	+13	20
6	West Torrens Birkalla	14	6	1	7	24	26	−2	19
7	Metro United	14	5	4	5	14	20	−6	19
8	Fulham United	14	4	0	10	9	41	−32	12
9	Adelaide University	14	3	1	10	15	28	−13	10	Qualification for Relegation play-off
10	Flinders United	14	2	3	9	13	35	−22	9	Relegation to SA Women's State League

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away	ACI	COM	UNI	FLI	NTC	FUL	MET	SAL	WES	WTB
Adelaide City		1–3	2–1	5–0	14 Jul	5–1	0–1	1–0	1–3	1–0
Adelaide Comets	6–0		1–0	3–0	11 Aug	14 Jul	4–0	2–4	3–1	4–0
Adelaide University	0–3	1–3		11 Aug	1–2	0–1	14 Jul	1–0	2–2	1–4
Flinders United	4 Aug	1–9	2–3		0–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	7 Jul	2–1
Football SA NTC	1–0	0–2	4 Aug	1–1		2–0	5–0	3–2	2–1	8 Jul
Fulham United	1–0	1–3	8 Jul	0–1	0–5		0–2	0–4	1–0	0–3
Metro United	8 Jul	5 Aug	1–0	2–2	1–1	11 Aug		1–0	0–0	2–3
Salisbury Inter	1–0	8 Jul	3–1	2–1	1–3	4 Aug	2–1		2–0	3–0
West Adelaide	11 Aug	4–5	3–1	3–0	3–0	10–0	2–0	15 Jul		5 Aug
West Torrens Birkalla	0–2	1–1	1–3	14 Jul	2–1	5–2	0–2	11 Aug	4–2

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

As of 1 July 2023

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

Finals


Qualifying/Elimination Final	Semi-finals	Preliminary Final	Grand Final



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2023 Women's State League South Australia

Football league season

WSL South Australia
Season	2023
Dates	10 March–13 August
Matches played	70
Goals scored	336 (4.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Florence Russell (Sturt Lions) (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Sturt Lions 9–0 Elizabeth Grove (14 April)
Biggest away win	Elizabeth Grove 0–11 Modbury Vista (7 May)
Highest scoring	Croydon FC 10–2 Elizabeth Grove (21 May)
← 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 for 2023, and the third under the Women's National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Modbury Vista	14	11	2	1	70	14	+56	35	Promotion to Women's National Premier Leagues SA
2	South Adelaide Panthers	14	11	1	2	57	19	+38	34	Qualification for Promotion play-off
3	Sturt Lions	14	11	0	3	49	10	+39	33
4	Modbury Jets	14	7	4	3	37	20	+17	25
5	Campbelltown City	14	7	1	6	29	30	−1	22
6	Adelaide Jaguars	14	7	0	7	26	32	−6	21
7	Adelaide Hills Hawks	14	4	3	7	21	29	−8	15
8	Croydon FC	14	3	0	11	26	55	−29	9
9	The Cove	14	2	2	10	13	55	−42	8
10	Elizabeth Grove	14	0	1	13	8	72	−64	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2023. Source: dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head to head record; 5) playoff match.

Results

Home \ Away	ADH	JAG	CAM	CRO	ELI	MOD	VIS	SAP	STU	COV
Adelaide Hills Hawks		2–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1		2–1
Adelaide Jaguars	0–3			3–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–8		1–0
Campbelltown City		0–5		1–0	8–0	2–2	2–3	2–6	0–1	2–1
Croydon FC		2–3			10–2	2–7	0–10	1–3	0–7	0–1
Elizabeth Grove	0–4		1–3			0–4	0–11	1–4	0–4	0–0
Modbury Jets	4–2		1–2	4–3			1–0	1–2	0–1	7–1
Modbury Vista	6–0	4–3		6–1		2–2			2–1	7–0
South Adelaide Panthers	3–0	5–1	5–0		6–1	1–1	2–7		3–1
Sturt Lions	3–0	3–1	4–0	5–1	9–0			2–0		7–1
The Cove	1–1	1–2	0–5	3–4	4–1		0–9	0–9

Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2023. Source: dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Scorers

As of 2 July 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Florence Russell	Sturt Lions	21
2	Caitlyn Williams	Modbury Vista	16
3	Nikki Henkens	South Adelaide Panthers	14
4	Ellena Vega	Modbury Vista	13
	Kaylee Wakeling	Adelaide Jaguars
	Pirrie Weeks	Modbury Vista
7	Kendall Kalaba	Campbelltown City	11
7	Ailin Marshall	Modbury Vista	11
9	Mia Perkins	South Adelaide Panthers	10
10	Madeleine Lipscombe	Adelaide Hills Hawks	9

Promotion Play-off

2nd placed WSL team	v	9th placed WNPL team

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

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

""Original Adelaide Derby" to kick off the 2023 Season. RD1 Fixtures Revealed". Football South Australia. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "Football South Australia Fixtures". dribl.com.
^ "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 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

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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

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