2016 Football West season#2016 National Premier League WA
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = Football West Season 2016
| league = {{flagicon|Western Australia}} National Premier Leagues Western Australia
| sport = Association football
| logo =
| pixels =
| duration = 2016
| no_of_teams =
| attendance =
| TV =
| season = NPL WA League Season
| league_champs = Perth
| league_champ_name = Premiers
| season_champs = Perth
| season_champ_name = Champions
| relegated =
| top_scorer =
| season2 = Cool Ridge Cup
| season_champs2 = Floreat Athena
| season_champ2_name = {{nowrap|Cup Winners}}
| seasonslist = List of Football West seasons
| seasonslistnames = Football West
| prevseason_link = 2015
| prevseason_year = 2015
| nextseason_link = 2017
| nextseason_year = 2017
}}
The 2016 Football West season was the 116th season of competitive association football in Western Australia and the third season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues WA (NPL).{{cite web |title=NPL Western Australia launches from a high |url=https://www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au/news/npl-western-australia-launches-a-high |access-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203105314/https://www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au/news/npl-western-australia-launches-a-high |archive-date=3 December 2024 |date=17 June 2024}}
The overall premier for the new structure – Perth – qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other Federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.
Pre-season changes
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| 2015 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
|---|---|---|
| NPL WA | – | – |
| State League 1 | Forrestfield United Rockingham City | Morley-Windmills Swan United |
| State League 2 | – | – |
| Women's State League | Fremantle City | UWA-Nedlands |
League tables
=2016 National Premier Leagues WA=
The 2016 National Premier Leagues WA season was played over 22 rounds commencing 19 March 2016, followed by the return of a Top 4 Finals series. Despite the flagged return of a promotion/relegation system for the bottom team,{{cite web|title=Annexe 1 State League|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/2016_Competition_Rules/Annexe_1_-_State_League.pdf|publisher=footballwest.com.au|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104225020/http://www.footballwest.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/2016_Competition_Rules/Annexe_1_-_State_League.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} it was determined after the season ended that no State League Division One club met all the criteria for promotion, and that the teams in the 2017 season would remain unchanged.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2186&cHash=b593b76eea688a7797c2bcf2f064ba10|title=NPLWA unchanged in 2017 season|publisher=www.footballwest.com.au|date=12 November 2016|access-date=14 November 2016}} This decision was changed 3 weeks later, with Football West stating that both Joondalup United and Mandurah City would be promoted, and their overall promotion criteria would be reviewed.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2204&cHash=59ea955b00f96a1ffa56a31b559582a2|title=NPLWA expansion for 2017|publisher=www.footballwest.com.au|date=1 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=PSC|name_PSC=Perth SC
|team2=IU|name_IU=Inglewood United
|team3=EJ|name_EJ=ECU Joondalup
|team4=FA|name_FA=Floreat Athena
|team5=BC|name_BC=Bayswater City
|team6=SOR|name_SOR=Sorrento
|team7=SL|name_SL=Stirling Lions
|team8=BAL|name_BAL=Balcatta
|team9=CC|name_CC=Cockburn City
|team10=PGY|name_PGY=Perth Glory Youth
|team11=ARM|name_ARM=Armadale
|team12=SA|name_SA=Subiaco AFC
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|win_IU=13|draw_IU=3|loss_IU=6|gf_IU=44|ga_IU=32
|win_EJ=13|draw_EJ=2|loss_EJ=7|gf_EJ=38|ga_EJ=29
|win_FA=11|draw_FA=5|loss_FA=6|gf_FA=50|ga_FA=32
|win_BC=12|draw_BC=2|loss_BC=8|gf_BC=43|ga_BC=31
|win_SOR=11|draw_SOR=5|loss_SOR=6|gf_SOR=30|ga_SOR=28
|win_SL=11|draw_SL=1|loss_SL=10|gf_SL=51|ga_SL=32
|win_BAL=8|draw_BAL=1|loss_BAL=13|gf_BAL=37|ga_BAL=50
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|win_ARM=6|draw_ARM=1|loss_ARM=15|gf_ARM=26|ga_ARM=41
|win_SA=5|draw_SA=2|loss_SA=15|gf_SA=20|ga_SA=53
|col_NPLF=#ACE1AF|text_NPLF={{nowrap|2016 National Premier Leagues Finals}}
|result1=NPLF
|col_WAF=#D0F0C0|text_WAF=2016 Western Australia Finals
|result2=WAF|result3=WAF|result4=WAF
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source= [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-10183-0-391772-0&pool=1&a=LADDER foxsportspulse.com]
}}
==Finals==
{{PagePlayoffBracket
| RD1= Semi-finals
| RD2= Preliminary Final
| RD3= Grand Final
| RD1-seed1= 1
| RD1-team1= Perth
| RD1-score1= {{nowrap|1 (5)}}
| RD1-seed2= 2
| RD1-team2= Inglewood United
| RD1-score2= {{nowrap|1 (4)}}
| RD1-seed3= 3
| RD1-team3= ECU Joondalup
| RD1-score3= 5
| RD1-seed4= 4
| RD1-team4= Floreat Athena
| RD1-score4= 4
| RD2-seed1= 2
| RD2-team1= Inglewood United
| RD2-score1= {{nowrap|3 (6)}}
| RD2-seed2= 3
| RD2-team2= ECU Joondalup
| RD2-score2= {{nowrap|3 (5)}}
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= Perth
| RD3-score1= 1
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2= Inglewood United
| RD3-score2= 0
}}
=2016 WA State League Division 1=
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = {{nowrap|Football West State League Division 1}}
| season = 2016
| winners = Joondalup United
| promoted =
| relegated =
| league topscorer = –
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2016 WA State League Division 1 Season was the second tier domestic football competition in Western Australia. It was decided after the season ended that no club met all the criteria for promotion to the NPL for the following season, but that decision was reversed three weeks later.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=JU|name_JU=Joondalup United
|team2=MC|name_MC=Mandurah City
|team3=FOR|name_FOR=Forrestfield United
|team4=WK|name_WK=Western Knights
|team5=ASH|name_ASH=Ashfield
|team6=CC|name_CC=Canning City
|team7=RC|name_RC=Rockingham City
|team8=UN|name_UN=UWA-Nedlands
|team9=SWP|name_SWP=South West Phoenix
|team10=GC|name_GC=Gosnells City
|team11=DWE|name_DWE=Dianella White Eagles
|team12=SR|name_SR=Shamrock Rovers
|win_JU=16|draw_JU=2|loss_JU=4|gf_JU=63|ga_JU=27|status_JU=C,P
|win_MC=14|draw_MC=6|loss_MC=2|gf_MC=51|ga_MC=24|status_MC=P
|win_FOR=13|draw_FOR=0|loss_FOR=9|gf_FOR=64|ga_FOR=39
|win_WK=11|draw_WK=4|loss_WK=7|gf_WK=47|ga_WK=35
|win_ASH=10|draw_ASH=2|loss_ASH=10|gf_ASH=39|ga_ASH=31
|win_CC=9|draw_CC=5|loss_CC=8|gf_CC=33|ga_CC=30
|win_RC=9|draw_RC=5|loss_RC=8|gf_RC=32|ga_RC=31
|win_UN=9|draw_UN=5|loss_UN=8|gf_UN=46|ga_UN=57
|win_SWP=5|draw_SWP=9|loss_SWP=8|gf_SWP=31|ga_SWP=44
|win_GC=6|draw_GC=4|loss_GC=12|gf_GC=28|ga_GC=51
|win_DWE=4|draw_DWE=2|loss_DWE=16|gf_DWE=37|ga_DWE=65
|win_SR=3|draw_SR=2|loss_SR=17|gf_SR=27|ga_SR=64|status_SR=R
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to the 2017 NPL Western Australia
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_Q=#FFE6E6|text_Q=Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs
|result11=Q
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R={{nowrap|Relegation to the 2017 State League Division 2}}
|result12=R|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2016/WA/Div1/fixtures.html socceraust.co.uk]
}}
==Promotion/relegation play-off==
{{football box
|date = 20 September 2016
|time =
|team1 = Dianella White Eagles
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = Joondalup City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dianella Reserve
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 24 September 2016
|time =
|team1 = Joondalup City
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Dianella White Eagles
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Iluka Sports Complex
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Dianella wins 4–2 on aggregate, and stays in Division 1 in 2017.
=2016 WA State League Division 2=
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = {{nowrap|Football West State League Division 2}}
| season = 2016
| winners =
| promoted =
| league topscorer =
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2016 WA State League Division 2 Season was the third tier domestic football competition in Western Australia. The top team at the end of the year is promoted to the 2017 WA State League Division 1, with the second team qualifying to a promotion/relegation playoff.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=FC|name_FC=Fremantle City
|team2=JC|name_JC=Joondalup City
|team3=BAL|name_BAL=Balga
|team4=QUI|name_QUI=Quinns
|team5=MC|name_MC=Melville City
|team6=SU|name_SU=Swan United
|team7=MW|name_MW=Morley-Windmills
|team8=OK|name_OK=Olympic Kingsway
|team9=KR|name_KR=Kelmscott Roos
|team10=CU|name_CU=Curtin University
|team11=WC|name_WC=Wanneroo City
|team12=EU|name_EU=Ellenbrook United
|win_FC=17|draw_FC=4|loss_FC=1|gf_FC=59|ga_FC=19|status_FC=C,P
|win_JC=15|draw_JC=2|loss_JC=5|gf_JC=51|ga_JC=33
|win_BAL=14|draw_BAL=3|loss_BAL=5|gf_BAL=49|ga_BAL=28
|win_QUI=11|draw_QUI=2|loss_QUI=9|gf_QUI=45|ga_QUI=37
|win_MC=8|draw_MC=6|loss_MC=8|gf_MC=38|ga_MC=38
|win_SU=8|draw_SU=6|loss_SU=8|gf_SU=33|ga_SU=41
|win_MW=9|draw_MW=1|loss_MW=12|gf_MW=44|ga_MW=43
|win_OK=8|draw_OK=3|loss_OK=11|gf_OK=35|ga_OK=37
|win_KR=8|draw_KR=2|loss_KR=12|gf_KR=34|ga_KR=36
|win_CU=7|draw_CU=5|loss_CU=10|gf_CU=30|ga_CU=41
|win_WC=7|draw_WC=3|loss_WC=12|gf_WC=31|ga_WC=37
|win_EU=1|draw_EU=1|loss_EU=20|gf_EU=11|ga_EU=70|status_EU=R
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to the 2017 State League Division 1
|result1=P
|col_Q=#D0F0C0|text_Q=Qualification to the 2016 promotion play-offs
|result2=Q
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R={{nowrap|Relegation to the 2017 Amateur League Premier Division}}
|result12=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2016/WA/Div2/table122.html socceraust.co.uk]
}}
=2016 Women's State League Premier Division=
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Western Australia}} Football West Women's State League}}
| season = 2016
| winners = Northern Redbacks
| promoted =
| relegated = Quinns
| league topscorer =
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
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.
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|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=BAL|name_BAL=Balcatta
|team7=EF|name_EF=East Fremantle
|team8=QUI|name_QUI=Quinns
|win_NR=17|draw_NR=2|loss_NR=2|gf_NR=85|ga_NR=22|status_NR=C
|win_BA=15|draw_BA=0|loss_BA=6|gf_BA=80|ga_BA=39
|win_QP=14|draw_QP=2|loss_QP=5|gf_QP=62|ga_QP=18
|win_NTCU=12|draw_NTCU=2|loss_NTCU=7|gf_NTCU=52|ga_NTCU=41
|win_MC=10|draw_MC=2|loss_MC=9|gf_MC=40|ga_MC=32
|win_BAL=5|draw_BAL=5|loss_BAL=11|gf_BAL=28|ga_BAL=50
|win_EF=2|draw_EF=3|loss_EF=16|gf_EF=17|ga_EF=71
|win_QUI=1|draw_QUI=0|loss_QUI=20|gf_QUI=20|ga_QUI=111|status_QUI=R
|col_1ST=#ACE1AF|text_1ST=
|result1=1ST
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R={{nowrap|Relegation to the 2017 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=1-8273-0-389245-0&pool=1&a=LADDER foxsportspulse.com]
}}
2016 Cool Ridge Cup
{{main article|2016 WA State Challenge Cup}}
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2016 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 2016 Sunday League competition, and from regional teams invited from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions.{{cite web|title=Westfield FFA Cup entries for 2016|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=02&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1842&cHash=a23abc9cc4282250c3a3e26fe9afe281|publisher=footballwest.com.au|date=2 February 2016|access-date=3 February 2016}}
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their 6th title.{{cite web | url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2045&cHash=c42f9d2a7106baa882d8d9ba5426ff9e| title=Stynes strikes late for last-gasp Athena| publisher=www.footballwest.com.au | date=23 July 2016| access-date=23 July 2016}}
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Cockburn City and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.
References
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