2015 Football West season#2015 WA State League Division 2

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = Football West Season 2015

| league = {{flagicon|Western Australia}} National Premier Leagues Western Australia

| sport = Association football

| logo =

| pixels =

| duration = 2015

| no_of_teams =

| attendance =

| TV =

| season = NPL WA League Season

| league_champs = Bayswater City

| league_champ_name = Premiers

| relegated =

| top_scorer =

| season2 = 2015 State Cup

| season_champs2 = Sorrento

| season_champ2_name = {{nowrap|Cup Winners}}

| seasonslist = List of Football West seasons

| seasonslistnames = Football West

| prevseason_link = 2014

| prevseason_year = 2014

| nextseason_link = 2016

| nextseason_year = 2016

}}

The 2015 Football West season was the second season under the new competition format in Western Australia. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2015.

Pre-season changes

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
2014 LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
NPL WA
State League 1Joondalup UnitedWanneroo City
State League 2
Women's State LeagueQuinnsCockburn City

League tables

=2015 National Premier Leagues WA=

The 2015 National Premier Leagues WA season was played over 22 rounds. This year there was no Finals series, instead with Bayswater City – as the Premiers – competing in the 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/NPL/NPL_Structure_Final.pdf|title=Football West 2015 Calendar|publisher=www.footballwest.com.au|date=21 February 2015|access-date=17 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104025104/http://www.footballwest.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/NPL/NPL_Structure_Final.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Bayswater City completed the league season undefeated, the first occurrence since Floreat Athena achieved the feat in 2007.

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|res_col_header=QR

|team1=BC|name_BC=Bayswater City

|team2=PSC|name_PSC=Perth SC

|team3=FA|name_FA=Floreat Athena

|team4=SOR|name_SOR=Sorrento

|team5=CC|name_CC=Cockburn City

|team6=BAL|name_BAL=Balcatta

|team7=IU|name_IU=Inglewood United

|team8=SL|name_SL=Stirling Lions

|team9=SA|name_SA=Subiaco AFC

|team10=EJ|name_EJ=ECU Joondalup

|team11=PGY|name_PGY=Perth Glory Youth

|team12=ARM|name_ARM=Armadale

|win_BC=19|draw_BC=3|loss_BC=0|gf_BC=64|ga_BC=21|status_BC=C

|win_PSC=16|draw_PSC=2|loss_PSC=4|gf_PSC=50|ga_PSC=23

|win_FA=15|draw_FA=3|loss_FA=4|gf_FA=61|ga_FA=34

|win_SOR=12|draw_SOR=3|loss_SOR=7|gf_SOR=41|ga_SOR=31

|win_CC=9|draw_CC=3|loss_CC=10|gf_CC=41|ga_CC=50

|win_BAL=8|draw_BAL=3|loss_BAL=11|gf_BAL=44|ga_BAL=44

|win_IU=8|draw_IU=3|loss_IU=11|gf_IU=28|ga_IU=46

|win_SL=8|draw_SL=2|loss_SL=12|gf_SL=42|ga_SL=55

|win_SA=6|draw_SA=2|loss_SA=14|gf_SA=27|ga_SA=36

|win_EJ=5|draw_EJ=4|loss_EJ=13|gf_EJ=37|ga_EJ=55

|win_PGY=5|draw_PGY=3|loss_PGY=14|gf_PGY=33|ga_PGY=48

|win_ARM=4|draw_ARM=3|loss_ARM=15|gf_ARM=29|ga_ARM=54

|col_NPLF=#ACE1AF|text_NPLF={{nowrap|2015 National Premier Leagues Finals}}

|result1=NPLF|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source= [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-10183-0-345419-0&pool=1&a=LADDER foxsportspulse.com]

}}

==Top Scorers==

class=wikitable style=text-align:center
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=1-10183-0-345419-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals |title=PS4 NPL WA Scoring Summary |work=Fox Sports Pulse |access-date=26 September 2015|language=en}}

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Giron Marulanda

|align=left|Bayswater City

|22

2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Rory Patterson

|align=left|Cockburn City

|20

3

|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis McMahon

|align=left|Floreat Athena

|14

rowspan=3|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Heagney

|align=left|Bayswater City

|rowspan=3|13

align=left|{{flagicon|MUS}} Ludovic Boi

|align=left|Floreat Athena

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Amphlett

|align=left|ECU Joondalup

7

|align=left|{{flagicon|Wales}} Mark Pritchard

|align=left|Perth SC

|rowspan=1|11

=2015 WA State League Division 1=

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = {{nowrap|Football West State League Division 1}}

| season = 2015

| winners = Mandurah City

| promoted =

| relegated = Morley-Windmills
Swan United

| league topscorer = –

| prevseason = 2014

| nextseason = 2016

}}

The 2015 WA State League Division 1 Season is the second tier domestic football competition in Western Australia. The 12 teams play each other twice, for a total of 22 rounds. Mandurah City were Champions, but didn't meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted to the 2016 NPL competition.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=MC|name_MC=Mandurah City

|team2=ASH|name_ASH=Ashfield

|team3=JU|name_JU=Joondalup United

|team4=SR|name_SR=Shamrock Rovers

|team5=WK|name_WK=Western Knights

|team6=DWE|name_DWE=Dianella White Eagles

|team7=SWP|name_SWP=South West Phoenix

|team8=GC|name_GC=Gosnells City

|team9=UN|name_UN=UWA-Nedlands

|team10=CC|name_CC=Canning City

|team11=MW|name_MW=Morley-Windmills

|team12=SU|name_SU=Swan United

|win_MC=16|draw_MC=4|loss_MC=2|gf_MC=68|ga_MC=27|status_MC=C

|win_ASH=16|draw_ASH=1|loss_ASH=5|gf_ASH=59|ga_ASH=24

|win_JU=13|draw_JU=4|loss_JU=5|gf_JU=49|ga_JU=28

|win_SR=12|draw_SR=6|loss_SR=4|gf_SR=59|ga_SR=28

|win_WK=10|draw_WK=4|loss_WK=8|gf_WK=42|ga_WK=35

|win_DWE=12|draw_DWE=3|loss_DWE=7|gf_DWE=49|ga_DWE=38

|win_SWP=7|draw_SWP=8|loss_SWP=7|gf_SWP=36|ga_SWP=40

|win_GC=8|draw_GC=1|loss_GC=13|gf_GC=43|ga_GC=46

|win_UN=8|draw_UN=1|loss_UN=13|gf_UN=43|ga_UN=67

|win_CC=5|draw_CC=2|loss_CC=15|gf_CC=36|ga_CC=57

|win_MW=2|draw_MW=5|loss_MW=15|gf_MW=20|ga_MW=61|status_MW=R

|win_SU=2|draw_SU=3|loss_SU=17|gf_SU=24|ga_SU=77|status_SU=R

|col_Q=#FFE6E6|text_Q=Qualification to the 2015 relegation play-off

|result11=Q

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R={{nowrap|Relegation to the 2016 State League Division 2}}

|result12=R|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

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}}

==Promotion/relegation play-off==

{{football box

|date = 29 September 2015

|time =

|team1 = Rockingham City

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1772&cHash=27c4c0a2465c2bcea838d812a7934a4c Report]

|team2 = Morley-Windmills SC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|attendance =

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}}

{{football box

|date = 2 October 2015

|time =

|team1 = Morley-Windmills SC

|score = 2–2

|aet =

|report =

|team2 = Rockingham City (Promoted)

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|attendance =

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}}

=2015 WA State League Division 2=

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = {{nowrap|Football West State League Division 2}}

| season = 2015

| winners = Forrestfield United

| promoted = Forrestfield United
Rockingham City

| league topscorer = –

| prevseason = 2014

| nextseason = 2016

}}

The 2015 WA State League Division 2 Season is the third tier domestic football competition in Western Australia. The 12 teams play each other twice, for a total of 22 rounds. The top team at the end of the year is promoted to the 2016 WA State League Division 1.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=FOR|name_FOR=Forrestfield United

|team2=RC|name_RC=Rockingham City

|team3=FC|name_FC=Fremantle City

|team4=WC|name_WC=Wanneroo City

|team5=BAL|name_BAL=Balga

|team6=OK|name_OK=Olympic Kingsway

|team7=JC|name_JC=Joondalup City

|team8=QUI|name_QUI=Quinns

|team9=MC|name_MC=Melville City

|team10=CU|name_CU=Curtin University

|team11=EU|name_EU=Ellenbrook United

|team12=KR|name_KR=Kelmscott Roos

|win_FOR=19|draw_FOR=1|loss_FOR=2|gf_FOR=89|ga_FOR=16|status_FOR=C,P

|win_RC=17|draw_RC=3|loss_RC=2|gf_RC=61|ga_RC=15|status_RC=P

|win_FC=13|draw_FC=2|loss_FC=7|gf_FC=67|ga_FC=25

|win_WC=10|draw_WC=5|loss_WC=7|gf_WC=55|ga_WC=38

|win_BAL=11|draw_BAL=2|loss_BAL=9|gf_BAL=46|ga_BAL=58

|win_OK=9|draw_OK=7|loss_OK=6|gf_OK=47|ga_OK=42

|win_JC=9|draw_JC=4|loss_JC=9|gf_JC=44|ga_JC=33

|win_QUI=8|draw_QUI=3|loss_QUI=11|gf_QUI=40|ga_QUI=59

|win_MC=8|draw_MC=2|loss_MC=12|gf_MC=40|ga_MC=47

|win_CU=6|draw_CU=5|loss_CU=11|gf_CU=31|ga_CU=46

|win_EU=4|draw_EU=1|loss_EU=17|gf_EU=25|ga_EU=62

|win_KR=0|draw_KR=1|loss_KR=21|gf_KR=18|ga_KR=122

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P={{nowrap|Promotion to the 2016 State League Division 1}}

|result1=P

|col_Q=#d0f0c0|text_Q=Qualification to the 2015 promotion play-off

|result2=Q|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source= [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8273-0-333551-0&pool=1&a=LADDER foxsportspulse.com]

}}

=2015 Women's State League Premier Division=

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Western Australia}} Football West Women's State League}}

| season = 2015

| winners = {{nowrap|Northern Redbacks (13th title)}}

| promoted =

| relegated = UWA-Nedlands

| league topscorer = –

| prevseason = 2014

| nextseason = 2016

}}

The highest tier domestic football competition in Western Australia is known as the BankWest Women's State League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons. The 8 teams play each other three times, for a total of 21 rounds, and with a promotion/relegation system for the bottom team with the State League Division 1. Beckenham Angels won the Women's State Cup.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=NR|name_NR=Northern Redbacks

|team2=BA|name_BA=Beckenham Angels

|team3=QP|name_QP=Queen's Park

|team4=NTCU|name_NTCU=Football West NTC U-19

|team5=MC|name_MC=Melville City

|team6=QUI|name_QUI=Quinns

|team7=BAL|name_BAL=Balcatta

|team8=UN|name_UN=UWA-Nedlands

|win_NR=17|draw_NR=2|loss_NR=2|gf_NR=100|ga_NR=21|status_NR=C

|win_BA=17|draw_BA=1|loss_BA=3|gf_BA=100|ga_BA=18

|win_QP=14|draw_QP=2|loss_QP=5|gf_QP=53|ga_QP=24

|win_NTCU=10|draw_NTCU=4|loss_NTCU=7|gf_NTCU=48|ga_NTCU=38

|win_MC=8|draw_MC=4|loss_MC=9|gf_MC=43|ga_MC=36

|win_QUI=5|draw_QUI=1|loss_QUI=15|gf_QUI=32|ga_QUI=98

|win_BAL=2|draw_BAL=5|loss_BAL=14|gf_BAL=29|ga_BAL=74

|win_UN=1|draw_UN=1|loss_UN=19|gf_UN=7|ga_UN=103|status_UN=R

|col_1ST=#ACE1AF

|result1=1ST

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R={{nowrap|Relegation to the 2016 State League Division 1}}

|result8=R|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source= [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8273-0-333557-0&pool=1&a=LADDER foxsportspulse.com]

}}

2015 Cool Ridge Cup

{{main article|2015 WA State Challenge Cup}}

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the Football West State Cup, known that year as the Cool Ridge Cup for sponsorship reasons. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2015 Sunday League competition, and from regional teams invited from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions.{{cite web|title=FFA Cup – Football West|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=186|publisher=footballwest.com.au|access-date=4 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=FFA Cup romance reaching out to regions|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=02&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1421&cHash=ae21195cb217d76f4e62a22ad5d732a1|publisher=footballwest.com.au|access-date=5 February 2015}}

This knockout competition was won by Sorrento, their 3rd title.{{cite web | url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=09&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1745&cHash=194e60fa425aaafab119de939df82c74| title=Report: Harnwell signs off in Gulls Cup win| publisher=www.footballwest.com.au | date=12 September 2015| access-date=13 September 2015}}

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Perth SC and Sorrento FC – qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32, where they were both eliminated.

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