2023 National Premier Leagues NSW#Regular season

Teams promoted from the 2022 NSW League One

• Central Coast Mariners Academy
• St George City
• Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
• NWS Spirit FC

The 2023 season is a double round-robin format, with each team playing 30 games. The season started on 3 February, and is scheduled to conclude on 27 August.{{cite web |last1=Stavroulakis |first1=Mark |title=OFFICIAL: FOOTBALL NSW 2023 MATCH SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED |url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2022/12/20/official-footballl-nsw-2023-match-schedules-announced/ |publisher=Football NSW |date=20 December 2022}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/results/ footballnsw.com.au]

| update = 3 February 2023

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team_order = APT, BCT, BUL, CCM, MAN, MAR, MTR, NWS, ROC, SOL, STC, SUD, SUT, SYD, WSW, WOL

|name_APT = APIA Leichhardt

|name_BCT = Blacktown City

|name_BUL = Bull FC

|name_CCM = CCM Academy

|name_MAN = Manly United

|name_MAR = Marconi Stallions

|name_MTR = Mt Druitt Town Rangers

|name_NWS = NWS Spirit

|name_ROC = Rockdale Ilinden

|name_SOL = Sydney Olympic

|name_STC = St George City

|name_SUD = Sydney United

|name_SUT = Sutherland Sharks

|name_SYD = Sydney FC Youth

|name_WSW = WSW Youth

|name_WOL = Wollongong Wolves

| match_APT_BCT =

| match_APT_BUL = 2-2

| match_APT_CCM = 1-0

| match_APT_MAN = 3-1

| match_APT_MAR = 0-0

| match_APT_MTR = 2-0

| match_APT_NWS = 5-0

| match_APT_ROC = 6-0

| match_APT_SOL = 3-0

| match_APT_STC =

| match_APT_SUD = 1-2

| match_APT_SUT = 1-0

| match_APT_SYD =

| match_APT_WSW = 2-1

| match_APT_WOL = 3-0

| match_BCT_APT = 2-4

| match_BCT_BUL = 4-1

| match_BCT_CCM = 4-1

| match_BCT_MAN =

| match_BCT_MAR = 3-1

| match_BCT_MTR = 4-1

| match_BCT_NWS = 1-2

| match_BCT_ROC = 1-2

| match_BCT_SOL = 5-1

| match_BCT_STC =

| match_BCT_SUD =

| match_BCT_SUT = 2-0

| match_BCT_SYD = 3-0

| match_BCT_WSW = 0-0

| match_BCT_WOL =

| match_BUL_APT = 1-2

| match_BUL_BLT =

| match_BUL_CCM = 1-1

| match_BUL_MAN =

| match_BUL_MAR = 1-4

| match_BUL_MTR = 1-3

| match_BUL_NWS = 1-2

| match_BUL_ROC = 2-1

| match_BUL_SOL = 1-3

| match_BUL_STC = 0-0

| match_BUL_SUD = 0-1

| match_BUL_SUT = 1-2

| match_BUL_SYD = 1-1

| match_BUL_WSW =

| match_BUL_WOL = 1-1

| match_CCM_APT = 1-2

| match_CCM_BCT = 0-1

| match_CCM_BUL = 4-2

| match_CCM_MAN =

| match_CCM_MAR = 2-0

| match_CCM_MTR = 1-4

| match_CCM_NWS = 4-2

| match_CCM_ROC =

| match_CCM_SOL = 2-2

| match_CCM_STC =

| match_CCM_SUD = 2-1

| match_CCM_SUT = 2-2

| match_CCM_SYD = 2-1

| match_CCM_WSW = 1-3

| match_CCM_WOL = 2-2

| match_MAN_APT =

| match_MAN_BCT = 0-2

| match_MAN_BUL = 3-2

| match_MAN_CCM = 2-0

| match_MAN_MAR = 1-1

| match_MAN_MTR = 2-0

| match_MAN_NWS = 0-2

| match_MAN_ROC = 2-2

| match_MAN_SOL = 1-3

| match_MAN_STC = 2-0

| match_MAN_SUD = 2-1

| match_MAN_SUT =

| match_MAN_SYD = 2-1

| match_MAN_WSW =

| match_MAN_WOL = 0-3

| match_MAR_APT = 1-1

| match_MAR_BCT = 2-0

| match_MAR_BUL =

| match_MAR_CCM =

| match_MAR_MAN = 3-1

| match_MAR_MTR =

| match_MAR_NWS =

| match_MAR_ROC = 3-1

| match_MAR_SOL =

| match_MAR_STC = 2-3

| match_MAR_SUD = 2-1

| match_MAR_SUT = 0-2

| match_MAR_SYD = 5-0

| match_MAR_WSW = 3-3

| match_MAR_WOL = 1-0

| match_MTR_APT = 1-2

| match_MTR_BCT = 0-2

| match_MTR_BUL = 2-1

| match_MTR_CCM = 1-2

| match_MTR_MAN = 1-2

| match_MTR_MAR =

| match_MTR_NWS = 0-0

| match_MTR_ROC = 0-3

| match_MTR_SOL = 1-1

| match_MTR_STC = 0-3

| match_MTR_SUD = 1-0

| match_MTR_SUT = 1-2

| match_MTR_SYD = 1-2

| match_MTR_WSW = 2-1

| match_MTR_WOL =

| match_NWS_APT =

| match_NWS_BCT = 3-2

| match_NWS_BUL = 2-0

| match_NWS_CCM = 0-1

| match_NWS_MAN = 1-3

| match_NWS_MAR = 0-2

| match_NWS_MTR = 3-1

| match_NWS_ROC = 0-1

| match_NWS_SOL = 0-0

| match_NWS_STC = 2-2

| match_NWS_SUD =

| match_NWS_SUT = 2-2

| match_NWS_SYD = 1-0

| match_NWS_WSW = 1-0

| match_NWS_WOL = 5-4

| match_ROC_APT = 1-2

| match_ROC_BCT =

| match_ROC_BUL =

| match_ROC_CCM =

| match_ROC_MAN = 2-0

| match_ROC_MAR =

| match_ROC_MTR = 1-0

| match_ROC_NWS =

| match_ROC_SOL = 3-1

| match_ROC_STC = 2-2

| match_ROC_SUD = 3-1

| match_ROC_SUT = 2-0

| match_ROC_SYD = 4-2

| match_ROC_WSW = 5-1

| match_ROC_WOL = 0-4

| match_SOL_APT =

| match_SOL_BCT = 1-3

| match_SOL_BUL = 1-0

| match_SOL_CCM = 1-3

| match_SOL_MAN = 2-2

| match_SOL_MAR = 2-4

| match_SOL_MTR =

| match_SOL_NWS = 1-1

| match_SOL_ROC = 0-2

| match_SOL_STC = 0-0

| match_SOL_SUD =

| match_SOL_SUT = 3-0

| match_SOL_SYD = 1-2

| match_SOL_WSW = 3-1

| match_SOL_WOL = 2-2

| match_STC_APT = 1-2

| match_STC_BCT = 2-2

| match_STC_BUL = 4-1

| match_STC_CCM = 1-1

| match_STC_MAN = 1-1

| match_STC_MAR = 0-2

| match_STC_MTR =

| match_STC_NWS = 3-0

| match_STC_ROC = 3-4

| match_STC_SOL = 1-0

| match_STC_SUD = 0-1

| match_STC_SUT =

| match_STC_SYD = 3-4

| match_STC_WSW = 4-2

| match_STC_WOL = 5-3

| match_SUD_APT = 1-3

| match_SUD_BCT = 1-0

| match_SUD_BUL = 0-0

| match_SUD_CCM =

| match_SUD_MAN = 2-0

| match_SUD_MAR = 3-1

| match_SUD_MTR =

| match_SUD_NWS = 2-2

| match_SUD_ROC = 3-3

| match_SUD_SOL = 0-1

| match_SUD_STC =

| match_SUD_SUT = 2-1

| match_SUD_SYD = 0-1

| match_SUD_WSW = 3-6

| match_SUD_WOL =

| match_SUT_APT = 0-1

| match_SUT_BCT = 0-1

| match_SUT_BUL =

| match_SUT_CCM = 0-0

| match_SUT_MAN = 1-0

| match_SUT_MAR = 0-0

| match_SUT_MTR =

| match_SUT_NWS = 1-0

| match_SUT_ROC = 0-1

| match_SUT_SOL = 1-0

| match_SUT_STC = 0-2

| match_SUT_SUD = 0-0

| match_SUT_SYD = 0-0

| match_SUT_WSW =

| match_SUT_WOL = 0-3

| match_SYD_APT = 4-0

| match_SYD_BCT = 1-0

| match_SYD_BUL = 4-1

| match_SYD_CCM = 3-1

| match_SYD_MAN = 2-1

| match_SYD_MAR = 1-2

| match_SYD_MTR = 4-2

| match_SYD_NWS =

| match_SYD_ROC =

| match_SYD_SOL = 2-3

| match_SYD_STC = 2-2

| match_SYD_SUD = 1-0

| match_SYD_WSW = 0-1

| match_SYD_WOL = 2-1

| match_WSW_APT = 2-2

| match_WSW_BCT = 2-3

| match_WSW_BUL = 0-1

| match_WSW_CCM = 1-2

| match_WSW_MAN = 2-1

| match_WSW_MAR = 0-4

| match_WSW_MTR =

| match_WSW_NWS =

| match_WSW_ROC = 3-3

| match_WSW_SOL = 3-2

| match_WSW_STC = 1-2

| match_WSW_SUD = 3-4

| match_WSW_SUT = 0-1

| match_WSW_SYD =

| match_WSW_WOL = 2-2

| match_WOL_APT = 2–2

| match_WOL_BCT = 0-0

| match_WOL_BUL = 2-0

| match_WOL_CCM =

| match_WOL_MAN =

| match_WOL_MAR = 0-4

| match_WOL_MTR = 0-0

| match_WOL_NWS = 2-1

| match_WOL_ROC = 1-3

| match_WOL_SOL =

| match_WOL_STC = 1-2

| match_WOL_SUD = 0-0

| match_WOL_SUT = 2-0

| match_WOL_SYD =

| match_WOL_WSW =

}}

The third edition of the Festival of Football was played on 23 April, featuring Inner West rivals and former NSL clubs APIA Leichhardt and Sydney Olympic with their playing against each other.{{cite web |title=Festival of Football an example to follow according to Raciti |url=https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2023/04/17/festival-of-football-an-example-to-follow-according-to-raciti/ |website=NPL NSW Men's |publisher=Football NSW |language=en-AU |date=16 April 2023}} This featured youth, women's and men's matches. Additionally, a legends match was also included, which featured former players such as Ernie Campbell, Marshall Soper, Jean-Paul de Marigny, Milan Blagojevic, John Buonavoglia, Nick Rizzo, Mark Byrnes, Robert Younis, Peter Katholos, Pablo Cardozo, Robbie Hooker, Zlatko Nastevski and Paul Henderson.{{cite web |last1=Stavroulakis |first1=Mark |title=Legends game set to ignite Festival of Football this Sunday |url=https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2023/04/20/legends-game-set-to-ignite-festival-of-football-this-sunday/ |website=NPL NSW Men's |language=en-AU |date=20 April 2023}}

The feature match was the Men's NPL match, part of Round 12 of the National Premier Leagues NSW.{{cite web |title=APIA Leichhardt regain top spot after solid win over Olympic |url=https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2023/04/23/apia-leichhardt-regain-top-spot-after-solid-win-over-olympic/ |website=NPL NSW Men's |publisher=Football NSW|date=23 April 2023}} Coming into the match APIA had won all eleven previous league matches.

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|04|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 AEST

|team1 = APIA Leichhardt

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/match/?hash_id=xNxnj8xYzd Report]

|team2 = Sydney Olympic

|goals1 =

• Armson {{goal|58}}
• S.Symons {{goal|72||84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lambert Park

|location = Leichhardt

|attendance = 4,123

|referee = Craig Fisher

}}

All times are AEST (UTC+10).

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|3|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = St George FC

|score = 1–1

|report = https://footballnsw.com.au/2023/09/03/all-to-play-for-as-st-george-fc-and-mt-druitt-settle-for-draw/

|team2 = Mt Druitt Town

|goals1 =

• Jones {{goal|23}}

|goals2 =

• Djordjevic {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, Rockdale

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|9|9|df=y}}

|time = 14:30

|team1 = Mt Druitt Town

|score = 0–1

|report = https://footballnsw.com.au/2023/09/09/st-george-fc-back-in-the-top-flight/

|team2 = St George FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Spang {{goal|8}}

|stadium = Popondetta Park, Emerton

}}

St George FC won 2–1 on aggregate. Therefore, St George are promoted to the NSW NPL, while Mt Druitt Town are relegated to the FNSW League One.

;Notes

• ⁴ Player scored 4 goals
• (H) – Home team
• (A) – Away team

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