The 2023 Football South Australia season was the 117th season of soccer in South Australia. It was the 18th to be run by Football South Australia and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner.
Changes from 2022 2022 League Promoted to league Relegated from league National Premier Leagues SA Modbury JetsWest Adelaide Cumberland UnitedWest Torrens Birkalla SA State League 1 Adelaide CobrasVipers FC Adelaide UniversityAdelaide Hills Hawks SA State League 2 – – Women's National Premier Leagues SA Flinders United Modbury Vista SA Women's State League Croydon FCSturt Lions –
Men's Competitions 2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia
The 2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 117th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 11th under the National Premier Leagues banner. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 17 February and concluded on 8 September.
Adelaide United Youth were champions for the first time, defeating Modbury Jets 7–2 in the Grand Final. North Eastern MetroStars were premiers for the 10th time. Sturt Lions and West Adelaide were relegated.
League Table
Results
Top Scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1James TemelkovskiNorth Eastern MetroStars 25 2Jonathon RideoutSouth Adelaide Panthers 17 3Hamish McCabeModbury Jets 16 4Alexander MullenCampbelltown City 15 5Gonzalo RodriguezSturt Lions 12 6Andre CarleCroydon FC 117Nicholas BuccoAdelaide City10Michael CittadiniNorth Eastern MetroStars9Aladin IrabonaAdelaide City9Christos PounendisAdelaide Olympic
Finals
Grand Final
2023 State League 1 South Australia
The 2023 State League 1 South Australia season was the 100th season of second division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.
Adelaide Croatia Raiders were champions for the fifth time, defeating Para Hills Knights 3–2 in the Grand Final. Adelaide Croatia Raiders were also premiers for the first time, and were promoted with Para Hills Knights. Eastern United and Port Adelaide Pirates were relegated.
League Table
Results
Top Scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1Riley StamPara Hills Knights 21 2Donatien NiyonkuruAdelaide Croatia Raiders 16 3Dante Isla CacciavillaniAdelaide Blue Eagles 15 4Nicholas HarpasWest Torrens Birkalla 135Daniel RyanPlayford City Patriots12Craig ShearerVipers FC 7Marko BogdanovicAdelaide Victory 118Alex DemasiAdelaide Victory9Rhys TownsendPlayford City Patriots 103 players 8
Finals The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.
Grand Final
2023 State League 2 South Australia
The 2023 State League 2 South Australia season was the 56th season of third division soccer in South Australia. The format was a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 18 February and concluded on 9 September.
Salisbury United were champions for the fourth time, defeating Western Strikers 2–1 after extra time in the Grand Final. Salisbury United were also premiers for the second time, and were promoted with Western Strikers.
League Table
Results
Top Scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1Brian ElewautSeaford Rangers 17 2Andreas WiensWestern Strikers 163Thomas FogliaNoarlunga United14Benjamin TrottaModbury Vista 5Yiannis NestorasNorthern Demons 13 6Joshua KayeSalisbury United 117Anthony DimasWestern Strikers9Thiago NovisAdelaide University 95 players 8
Finals The winner of the Finals are crowned the champions and are promoted, unless they have already earned promotion as premiers, in which case the runner-up is promoted.
Grand Final
Women's Competitions 2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia
The 2023 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the first division of women's soccer in South Australia for 2023, and the eighth under the Women's National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 11 August.
Salisbury Inter were champions for the second time, defeating Football SA NTC 7–6 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw in the Grand Final. Adelaide Comets were premiers for the first time. Fulham United were relegated, and Adelaide University avoided relegation, defeating Modbury Vista 8–0 in the promotion/relegation playoff.
League Table
Results
Top Scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1Chrissy PanagarisAdelaide Comets 14 2Georgie NicolaAdelaide Comets 12 3Isabel HodgsonAdelaide City 114Roxanne DoddSalisbury Inter10Victoria MansuetoWest Torrens Birkalla 6Khal Adam KhanAdelaide Comets 97Joanna KatsabisAdelaide Comets8Racheal QuigleyWest AdelaideHaruna SugiharaSalisbury Inter 103 players 7
Finals
2023 Women's State League South Australia
The 2023 Women's State League South Australia season, known as the 2023 Go Sunny Solar Women's State League for sponsorship reasons, was the second division of women's soccer in South Australia. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds. The season began on 10 March and concluded on 13 August.
Sturt Lions were premiers for the first time.
League Table
Results
Top Scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1Florence RussellSturt Lions 29 2Caitlyn WilliamsModbury Vista 19 3Mia PerkinsSouth Adelaide Panthers 174Ailin MarshallModbury Vista15Kaylee WakelingAdelaide Jaguars6Nikki HenkensSouth Adelaide Panthers14Kendall KalabaCampbelltown City8Ellena VegaModbury Vista13Pirrie WeeksModbury Vista 102 players 10
Promotion Play-off
Cup Competitions 2023 Federation Cup
The 2023 Football South Australia Federation Cup was the 110th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. Teams from the National Premier Leagues SA, SA State League 1, SA State League 2, Regional Leagues and Amateur Leagues participated.
North Eastern MetroStars were champions for the sixth time, defeating Campbelltown City 3–2 after extra time in the final.
Bracket
2023 WNPL and WSL Cup
The 2023 WNPL and WSL Cup is the main women's soccer knockout competition in South Australia for 2023. Senior and reserve teams from the Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia and senior teams from the Women's State League South Australia participated.
Adelaide Comets were champions for the first time, deferating Salisbury Inter 1–0 after extra time in the final.
Bracket
Prize money Prize money is based on results from the finals series, with the exception of Premiers prize money and the Women's State League, which does not have a finals series. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for prize money.
League CompetitionsResultTotalChangeChampionsPremiersRunners-up3rd4th5th6thNational Premier Leagues SA$18,000$16,000$8,000$5,000$2,000$53,000 $6,500 (14%)SA State League 1$8,000$7,000$3,500$2,500$1,500—$22,500 $3,000 (15%)SA State League 2$3,500$2,500$1,000$500—$8,000 $2,000 (33%)Women's National Premier Leagues SA$5,000$4,000$2,500$1,000—$12,500Women's SA State League$1,000—$1,000Cup CompetitionsResultTotalChangeChampionsRunners-upSemi-finalistsFederation Cup$10,000$5,500$2,500$20,500 $10,500 (105%)WNPL and WSL Cup$1,000$500—$1,500 Grand Total$119,000 $22,000 (27%)
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