The 2014 National Premier Leagues was the second season of the Australian National Premier Leagues soccer competition.
This season was notable for the fact that it expanded the league to include three new divisions: Northern NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. These new divisions, combined with the divisions of prior years (being ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania), totalled to eight divisional leagues that Australian players then competed in. The winners of each divisional league went on to compete in a finals playoff tournament at the end of the season. This culminated in a grand final in which North Eastern MetroStars were crowned as National Premier Leagues Champions, and were thus qualified for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.
League tables
ACT
Finals
NSW
Finals
Northern NSW
Finals
Queensland
Finals
South Australia
Finals
Tasmania
Finals
The top 4 teams play a knock-out finals series called the Victory Cup, where the semi-final match-ups were randomly drawn.
Victoria
Western Australia
Finals
Results
ACT
NSW
Northern NSW
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Final Series The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014. The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards. North Eastern MetroStars won the grand final, and also qualified for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.
Club Qualified From Participation Cooma ACT 1st Bonnyrigg White Eagles NSW 1st Northern NSW 1st Palm Beach Queensland 1st South Australia 1st South Hobart Tasmania 2nd South Melbourne Victoria 1st Bayswater City Western Australia 1st
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Grand final
Individual honours David Vranković from Bonnyrigg White Eagles won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL grand final.
References
External links Official website