2021 Football West season

The 2021 Football West season was the eighth season since the establishment of the National Premier Leagues in Western Australia.

Football West Season 2021
LeagueWestern Australia National Premier Leagues Western Australia
SportSoccer
Duration2021
NPL WA Season
ChampionsPerth SC
PremiersPerth SC
State Cup
Cup WinnersFloreat Athena
Football West seasons
← 2020
2022 →

Pre-season changes

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Due to the disruptions to the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[1] there was no promotion and relegation at the end of the 2020 season.

League Tables

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2021 National Premier Leagues WA

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The competition was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perth SC (C) 22 14 6 2 37 18 +19 48 2021 NPL WA Finals
2 Floreat Athena 22 13 5 4 48 27 +21 44
3 Sorrento 22 12 6 4 41 27 +14 42
4 Perth Glory Youth 22 10 7 5 42 25 +17 37
5 Inglewood United 22 10 4 8 48 41 +7 34
6 ECU Joondalup 22 10 2 10 37 34 +3 32
7 Armadale 22 7 6 9 36 44 −8 27
8 Bayswater City 22 8 3 11 39 49 −10 27
9 Cockburn City 22 6 5 11 27 36 −9 23
10 Gwelup Croatia 22 3 10 9 34 43 −9 19
11 Balcatta 22 4 7 11 28 44 −16 19
12 Rockingham City (R) 22 4 1 17 19 48 −29 13 Relegation to the 2022 WA State League 1
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top Four Cup

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2021 WA State League 1

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The 2021 WA State League 1 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stirling Macedonia (P) 22 17 4 1 69 31 +38 55 Promotion to the 2022 National Premier Leagues WA, and Top Four Cup
2 Western Knights 22 11 7 4 56 33 +23 40 State League Top Four Cup
3 Quinns FC 22 12 4 6 50 38 +12 40
4 Joondalup United (C) 22 11 6 5 41 35 +6 39
5 Fremantle City 22 8 8 6 37 31 +6 32
6 Forrestfield United 22 8 7 7 35 26 +9 31
7 Olympic Kingsway 22 8 4 10 29 29 0 28
8 Mandurah City 22 8 4 10 40 46 −6 28
9 UWA-Nedlands 22 7 4 11 31 36 −5 25
10 Subiaco AFC 22 6 3 13 26 45 −19 21
11 Swan United (R) 22 4 4 14 25 55 −30 16 2021 Relegation play-offs
12 Ashfield (R) 22 4 1 17 22 56 −34 13 Relegation to the 2022 State League 2
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

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Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Stirling Macedonia 1
4 Joondalup United 2
Quinns 1
Joondalup United 3
2 Western Knights 2
3 Quinns 3

Inter-divisional promotion/relegation play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
          
SL1 11 Swan United 3 1 4
SL2 4 Kingsley Westside 2 1 3
Swan United 1 0 1
Murdoch University Melville 1 3 4
SL2 2 Gosnells City 0 4 4
SL2 3 Murdoch University Melville 2 3 5

2021 WA State League 2

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The 2021 WA State League 2 season was a double round-robin played over 22 rounds, followed by a promotion/relegation competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dianella White Eagles (C, P) 22 20 1 1 68 20 +48 61 Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1
2 Gosnells City 22 13 4 5 52 23 +29 43 2021 Promotion play-offs
3 Murdoch University Melville (P) 22 13 2 7 32 24 +8 41 Promotion to the 2022 WA State League 1
4 Kingsley Westside 22 12 4 6 49 28 +21 40 2021 Promotion play-offs
5 Wanneroo City 22 11 6 5 33 29 +4 39
6 Carramar Shamrock Rovers 22 8 5 9 40 36 +4 29
7 Balga SC 22 8 5 9 29 29 0 29
8 Curtin University 22 6 7 9 22 34 −12 25
9 Joondalup City 22 6 6 10 41 45 −4 24
10 Morley-Windmills 22 6 4 12 30 45 −15 22
11 Canning City 22 5 0 17 30 53 −23 15
12 Kelmscott Roos (R) 22 1 2 19 19 79 −60 5 Relegation to the 2022 Amateur Premier Division
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2021 NPL Women

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Women's National Premier League
Season2021
ChampionsMurdoch University Melville
2020
2022

The 2021 NPL WA Women was the second season in the National Premier Leagues WA Women format. It was played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Murdoch University Melville (C) 21 17 2 2 81 15 +66 53 NPLWA-W Top Four Cup
2 Northern Redbacks 21 16 3 2 51 19 +32 51
3 Perth SC 21 10 2 9 43 27 +16 32
4 Fremantle City 21 9 3 9 33 34 −1 30
5 Football West NTC U-19 21 8 5 8 39 41 −2 29
6 Balcatta 21 8 1 12 28 35 −7 25
7 Curtin University 21 2 5 14 21 80 −59 11
8 Subiaco AFC 21 2 3 16 13 58 −45 9
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

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Semi-finals
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
1Murdoch University Melville3Murdoch University Melville2
2Northern Redbacks2Perth SC0
Northern Redbacks1
Perth SC (a.e.t.)2
3Perth SC2
4Fremantle City0

2021 Men's State Cup

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Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West State Cup competition (known as the Belt Up State Cup for sponsorship reasons), initially involving teams from various divisions of the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions.[2] In later rounds, teams from the two divisions of the State League and the National Premier Leagues WA entered.

This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena,[3] their 8th title.

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The two finalists – ECU Joondalup and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

2021 Women's State Cup

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Western Australian soccer clubs competed in the Football West Women's State Cup competition, which involved teams from both the NPLW WA and State League Women's competitions.

This knockout competition was won by Murdoch University Melville, their 1st title.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Murdoch University Melville 2
South West Phoenix 0
Murdoch University Melville (a.e.t.) 5
Northern Redbacks 2
Sorrento FC 0
Northern Redbacks 2
Murdoch University Melville 2
Balcatta FC 0
Balcatta FC 1 (4)
Perth SC 1 (3)
Balcatta FC 2
Fremantle City 0
Fremantle City 3
Football West NTC U-19 1

References

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  1. ^ "Football West competition return date". Football West. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2021 FFA Cup draw". Football West. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Kyle lands killer blow as Floreat beat ECU in Men's State Cup final". Football West. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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