2022 Football NSW season

The Football NSW 2022 season is the tenth season of soccer in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.

Football New South Wales

Season	2022
← 2021 2023 →

A restructuring of Football NSW competitions is taking place where the top 4 teams of League One are promoted to the NPL, the top 8 of League Two are promoted to the League One and all 11 of the League Three teams will be promoted to League Two, creating two 16-team leagues and one 15-team league.^[1][2]

Competitions

2022 National Premier League NSW Men's

NPL NSW Men's

Season	2022
Champions	Blacktown City
Premiers	Sydney Olympic
Relegated	none
Top goalscorer	Roy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic) (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Sydney Olympic 4–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (7 May 2022)
Biggest away win	Sydney United 58 1–6 Sydney FC Youth (1 May 2022) Manly United 1–6 Blacktown City (9 July 2022)
Highest scoring	Northbridge 2–6 Sydney FC Youth (21 May 2022) Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3–5 APIA Leichhardt (16 March 2022) Marconi Stallions 5–3 Sydney FC Youth (28 May 2022)
← 2021 2023 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney Olympic	22	12	5	5	40	27	+13	41	2022 NPL NSW Finals
2	Manly United	22	12	5	5	36	24	+12	41
3	Blacktown City (C)	22	12	4	6	43	25	+18	40
4	Marconi Stallions	22	11	7	4	43	31	+12	40
5	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	10	5	7	41	33	+8	35
6	Rockdale Ilinden	22	10	5	7	39	36	+3	35
7	Sydney FC Youth	22	8	8	6	53	45	+8	32
8	Sydney United 58	22	8	5	9	32	42	−10	29
9	Wollongong Wolves	22	4	8	10	37	42	−5	20
10	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	22	4	7	11	37	52	−15	19
11	Northbridge Bulls	22	5	3	14	32	57	−25	18
12	Sutherland Sharks	22	3	4	15	28	47	−19	13

Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	ALT	BLC	MUT	MST	MDT	NBB	RCS	SFY	SYO	SYU	SUT	WOL
APIA Leichhardt Tigers	—	1–0	1–0	2–0	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–3	3–0	2–0
Blacktown City	0–1	—	3–1	2–2	4–2	3–0	1–0	4–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	4–1
Manly United	4–1	1–6	—	0–1	2–0	3–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0
Marconi Stallions	4–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	5–3	1–2	4–2	2–1	2–0
Mt Druitt Town Rangers	3–5	1–1	2–4	2–4	—	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–3	4–3
Northbridge Bulls	3–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–0	—	2–1	2–6	2–4	4–2	1–2	0–4
Rockdale Ilinden	2–1	0–3	0–1	3–1	2–2	4–2	—	2–1	1–3	3–3	3–2	2–1
Sydney FC Youth	4–3	2–2	2–2	1–0	0–3	3–2	3–4	—	3–1	0–1	3–3	3–3
Sydney Olympic	0–4	2–0	0–1	2–3	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–3	—	0–0	4–1	1–1
Sydney United 58	2–2	0–1	2–4	0–1	2–2	1–0	0–2	1–6	0–3	—	1–0	1–0
Sutherland Sharks	1–1	0–1	2–0	2–3	0–2	2–2	0–3	3–4	0–2	2–3	—	0–1
Wollongong Wolves	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–3	1–2	2–2	3–3	3–4	3–3	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Finals

	Qualifying Final					Major Semi-Final					Preliminary final					Grand Final
						1	Sydney Olympic	1 (3)								2	Manly United	0
						2	Manly United	1 (4)								3	Blacktown City	2
	2	Manly United (a.e.t.)	2								1	Sydney Olympic	1 (4)
	3	Blacktown City	1			Minor Semi-Final					3	Blacktown City	1 (5)
						3	Blacktown City	2
	4	Marconi Stallions	0			5	APIA Leichhardt	0
	5	APIA Leichhardt	1

2022 NSW League One

NSW League One

Season	2022
Champions	St George City
Premiers	Central Coast Mariners Academy
Promoted	Central Coast Mariners Academy, NWS Spirit, St George City, Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Relegated	none
Top goalscorer	Lachlan Bayliss (Central Coast Mariners Academy), Emmanuel Gonzalez (Blacktown Spartans) (13 goals)
Biggest home win	(6 goal margin) 4 games
Biggest away win	Hakoah Sydney City East 0–6 St George FC (28 May 2022)
Highest scoring	Northern Tigers 8–2 Blacktown Spartans (12 March 2022)
← 2021 2023 →

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Central Coast Mariners Academy (P)	22	14	5	3	48	17	+31	47	Promotion to the 2023 NPL NSW and 2022 League One Finals
2	St George City (C, P)	22	14	5	3	46	24	+22	47
3	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth (P)	22	15	3	4	68	31	+37	45[a]
4	NWS Spirit (P)	22	13	6	3	41	19	+22	45
5	Northern Tigers	22	10	3	9	40	35	+5	33	2022 League One Finals
6	Hakoah Sydney City East	22	8	6	8	32	41	−9	30
7	Blacktown Spartans	21	6	7	8	29	38	−9	25
8	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	20	6	5	9	28	29	−1	23
9	St George FC	21	6	3	12	31	39	−8	21
10	Mounties Wanderers	22	6	2	14	25	51	−26	20
11	SD Raiders	22	5	2	15	25	50	−25	17
12	Hills United	22	3	1	18	23	62	−39	10

Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth had 3 points deducted due to spectator incidents

Finals

	Qualifying Final					Major Semi-Final					Preliminary final					Grand Final
						1	Central Coast Mariners Academy	1								St George City (a.e.t.)		2
						2	St George City (a.e.t.)	2								Central Coast Mariners Academy		1
	2	St George City	2								Central Coast Mariners Academy		2
	3	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	1			Minor Semi-Final					Northern Tigers		0
						3	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	0
	4	NWS Spirit	1				Northern Tigers	5
	5	Northern Tigers	2

2022 NSW League Two

NSW League Two

Season	2022
Premiers	Inter Lions
Promoted	Bankstown City Lions, Canterbury Bankstown, Central Coast United, Dulwich Hill, Dunbar Rovers, Inter Lions, Macarthur Rams, Rydalmere Lions
Relegated	none
Top goalscorer	Ahmad Taleb (Rydalmere Lions), Bonmyeong Koo (Canterbury Bankstown) (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Dulwich Hill 5–0 Inner West Hawks (9 April 2022) Bankstown City Lions 5–0 Macarthur Rams (9 April 2022)
Biggest away win	Bankstown United 0–5 Bankstown City Lions (14 May 2022)
Highest scoring	(8 goals) 4 games
← 2021 2023 →

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Inter Lions (P)	22	15	3	4	63	38	+25	48	Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One and 2022 League Two Finals
2	Central Coast United (P)	22	13	4	5	49	34	+15	43
3	Rydalmere Lions (P)	22	12	5	5	52	36	+16	41
4	Canterbury Bankstown (P)	22	12	2	8	48	37	+11	38
5	Macarthur Rams (P, C)	22	11	5	6	38	33	+5	38
6	Bankstown City Lions (P)	22	12	1	9	44	38	+6	37	Promotion to the 2023 NSW League One
7	Dulwich Hill (P)	22	9	6	7	42	35	+7	33
8	Dunbar Rovers (P)	22	8	4	10	32	33	−1	28
9	Gladesville Ryde Magic	22	5	8	9	35	46	−11	23
10	Sydney University	22	5	4	13	30	40	−10	19
11	Bankstown United	22	3	5	14	16	42	−26	14
12	Inner West Hawks	22	3	1	18	24	61	−37	10

Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

	Qualifying Final					Major Semi-Final					Preliminary final					Grand Final
						1	Inter Lions	3								Inter Lions		1
						3	Rydalmere Lions	0								Macarthur Rams		2
	2	Central Coast United	2								Rydalmere Lions		2
	3	Rydalmere Lions (a.e.t.)	3			Minor Semi-Final					Macarthur Rams		3
						2	Central Coast United	1
	4	Canterbury Bankstown	2 (2)				Macarthur Rams	4
	5	Macarthur Rams (p)	2 (4)

2022 NSW League Three

NSW League Three

Season	2022
Promoted	All teams
Top goalscorer	Kevin Lopes (UNSW FC) (15 goals)
Biggest home win	(4 goal margin) 4 games
Biggest away win	Fraser Park 0–8 Newcastle Jets Youth (19 March 2022)
Highest scoring	Fraser Park 0–8 Newcastle Jets Youth (19 March 2022) Western Rage 2–6 UNSW FC (30 April 2022)
← 2021 2023 →

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle Jets Youth (P, C)	19	12	5	2	55	23	+32	41	Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two and 2022 League Three Finals
2	Nepean FC (P)	20	10	6	4	36	23	+13	36
3	Hawkesbury City (P)	19	11	3	5	38	26	+12	36
4	UNSW (P)	20	10	5	5	56	30	+26	35
5	Prospect United (P)	20	9	4	7	36	35	+1	31
6	Hurstville FC (P)	20	8	7	5	30	29	+1	31	Promotion to the 2023 NSW League Two
7	Camden Tigers (P)	20	6	5	9	34	44	−10	23
8	Fraser Park (P)	20	6	2	12	22	56	−34	20
9	South Coast Flame (P)	20	5	4	11	35	45	−10	19
10	Parramatta FC (P)	20	5	3	12	23	35	−12	18
11	Western Rage (P)	20	4	2	14	35	54	−19	14

Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

	Qualifying Final					Major Semi-Final					Preliminary final					Grand Final
						1	Newcastle Jets Youth (p)	0 (5)								Newcastle Jets Youth
						2	Nepean FC	0 (3)								Nepean FC
	2	Nepean FC (a.e.t.)	3								Nepean FC		1
	3	Hawkesbury City	2			Minor Semi-Final					Prospect United		0
						3	Hawkesbury City	1
	4	UNSW	0			5	Prospect United	5
	5	Prospect United	1

2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's

National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s

Season	2022
Champions	Macarthur Rams
Premiers	Sydney University
← 2020 2023 →

The 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's was the ninth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. The top four teams played-off in a finals series.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sydney University	22	16	3	3	37	14	+23	51	2022 NPL NSW Women’s Finals
2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	12	4	6	48	25	+23	40
3	Macarthur Rams (C)	22	12	4	6	41	25	+16	40
4	Northern Tigers	22	10	8	4	47	28	+19	38
5	Sydney Olympic	22	11	3	8	42	28	+14	36
6	Bankstown City	22	10	4	8	34	33	+1	34
7	Manly United	22	7	10	5	40	33	+7	31
8	Illawarra Stingrays	22	8	5	9	35	37	−2	29
9	North West Sydney Koalas	22	7	4	11	31	42	−11	25
10	Blacktown Spartans	22	7	3	12	25	36	−11	24
11	Football NSW Institute	22	4	5	13	19	36	−17	17
12	Emerging Jets	22	1	1	20	16	78	−62	4

Source: Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

	Semi-Final					Grand Final
	1	Sydney University	0
	4	Northern Tigers	3
						Northern Tigers		0 (5)
						Macarthur Rams (p)		0 (6)
	2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
	3	Macarthur Rams	2

2022 Waratah Cup

Main article: 2022 Waratah Cup

Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 162 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by NWS Spirit, their first title.

In addition to four of the five NSW-based A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Macarthur FC), the four qualifiers (Bonnyrigg White Eagles, NWS Spirit, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong United) entered into the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.

End of Year awards

The End of Year awards took place on 16 September 2022.^[3]

Award	Men's	Women's
Goal of the Year	Bruno Mendes (Manly United)	—
Fair Play Award	Sydney FC Youth	FNSW Institute
Club Championship	Blacktown City FC	Sydney University SFC
Referee of the Year	Hassan Jomaa	Mikayla Ryan
Goalkeeper of the Year	Jack Greenwood (Manly United)	Courtney Newborn (Sydney University SFC)
Coach of the Year	Adam Griffiths (Manly United)	Emily Husband (Sydney University SFC)
Golden Boot Awards	Men's: Roy O'Donovan (Sydney Olympic; 21 goals) 20's: Mabior Garang (Mt Druitt Town Rangers; 18 goals)	Women's: Shea Connors (APIA Leichhardt; 15 goals) Reserves: Stephanie Augoustis (Sydney University SFC; 21 goals)
Player of the Year	Men's: Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC Youth) 20's: Luka Smyth (Sydney FC Youth)	Women's: Rola Badawiya (Sydney University SFC) Reserves: Siena Arrate (FNSW Institute)