The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.
Changes from Previous Season The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once. The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.
Teams Teams relegated from National Soccer League: (After the end of the 2003–04 season) Marconi Stallions Sydney Olympic Sydney United Wollongong Wolves
Teams promoted from Super League: (After the end of the 2004 season.) Manly United FC
Teams relegated to Super League: (After the end of the 2003–04 season.) Canterbury-Marrickville
Teams and locations Club Ground Capacity A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Lambert Park 7,000 Bankstown City Lions FC Jensen Park 8,000 Belconnen Blue Devils Belconnen Soccer Centre 2,000 Blacktown City Demons FC Fairfax Community Stadium 7,500 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg Sports Club 10,000 Central Coast United Manly United FC Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stadium Parramatta Eagles Melita Stadium 10,000 Penrith Nepean United FC CUA Stadium 21,000 Rockdale City Suns Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre 5,000 St George FC St George Stadium 15,000 Sydney Crescent Star Lidcombe Oval Sydney Olympic FC Belmore Sports Ground Sydney United FC Edensor Park Wollongong Wolves WIN Stadium
Regular season
League table
Champions League
Challengers League
Finals series
Week 1 Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand final
See also NSW Premier League Football NSW
References
External links NSW Premier League Official website