The 2017 Football Federation South Australia season was the 111th season of soccer in South Australia, and the fifth under the National Premier Leagues format.

Football Federation South Australia
Season2017
2016
2018

League tables

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2017 National Premier Leagues SA

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NPL South Australia
Season2017
ChampionsCroydon Kings
PremiersAdelaide City
RelegatedCumberland United,
Adelaide Blue Eagles
Matches played42
Goals scored144 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorerAnthony Costa (22 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 3−0 Para Hills, MetroStars 4−1 Olympic
Biggest away winAdelaide United 1−7 Adelaide City, Blue Eagles 0−6 Comets
Highest scoringAdelaide United 1−7 Adelaide City
2016
2018

The National Premier League South Australia 2017 season was the fifth edition of the NPL SA as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Eastern MetroStars 22 14 5 3 48 26 +22 47 2017 South Australia Finals
2 Adelaide Comets 22 12 3 7 50 30 +20 39
3 Croydon Kings (C) 22 11 3 8 24 24 0 36
4 West Adelaide 22 10 4 8 44 39 +5 34
5 Para Hills Knights 22 11 0 11 28 36 −8 33
6 Adelaide City[a] 22 16 2 4 60 19 +41 32 2017 National Premier Leagues Finals
7 Adelaide Olympic 22 9 3 10 33 42 −9 30
8 West Torrens Birkalla 22 7 6 9 32 34 −2 27
9 Campbelltown City 22 7 4 11 33 36 −3 25
10 Adelaide United Youth 22 7 3 12 31 54 −23 24
11 Adelaide Blue Eagles (R) 22 5 5 12 33 49 −16 20 Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 1
12 Cumberland United (R) 22 3 2 17 16 43 −27 11
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.[1]

Finals

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Results

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Home \ Away ABE ACI ACM AOL AUN CAM CRO CUM NOR PAR WEA WTB
Adelaide Blue Eagles 0–5 0–6 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–2 6–1
Adelaide City 3–1 2–1 2–1 6–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 6–0 1–3
Adelaide Comets 1–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 6–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–3 2–1
Adelaide Olympic 1–2 0–4 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–4 3–2
Adelaide United Youth 3–3 1–7 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–1 0–6
Campbelltown City 3–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–0
Croydon Kings 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–5 0–2
Cumberland United 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–3
North Eastern MetroStars 4–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 0–0
Para Hills Knights 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–0
West Adelaide 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–5 0–1 1–1
West Torrens Birkalla 2–2 0–5 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 09 September 2017. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Andreas Wiens Adelaide Comets 12
2 Anthony Costa Adelaide City 11
3 Thomas Strain Campbelltown City 8
4 Thomas Briscoe West Adelaide 7
Allan Welsh Adelaide Comets

2017 SA State League 1

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SA State League 1
Season2017
PromotedSouth Adelaide, Sturt Lions
RelegatedAdelaide Hills
Matches played42
Goals scored157 (3.74 per match)
Top goalscorerAdam Thurston (15 goals)
Biggest home winSouth Adelaide 10-0 Salisbury United
Biggest away winWestern Strikers 0-5 Adelaide Hills
Highest scoringSouth Adelaide 10-0 Salisbury United
2016
2018

The 2017 SA State League 1 was the fifth edition of the NPL State League 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Adelaide (P) 22 15 5 2 53 21 +32 50 Promotion to the 2018 NPL South Australia
2 Western Strikers 22 15 3 4 44 27 +17 48 Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
3 Modbury Jets 22 10 5 7 40 30 +10 35
4 Sturt Lions (P) 22 11 2 9 36 30 +6 35 Promotion to the 2018 NPL South Australia
5 White City 22 9 6 7 40 35 +5 33 Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 1 Finals
6 Adelaide Raiders 22 7 7 8 38 32 +6 28
7 The Cove 22 7 7 8 38 43 −5 28
8 Noarlunga United 22 7 5 10 35 42 −7 26
9 Port Adelaide Pirates 22 7 5 10 32 42 −10 26
10 Salisbury United 22 5 6 11 37 55 −18 21
11 Adelaide Hills Hawks (R) 22 5 4 13 36 51 −15 19 Relegation to the 2018 SA State League 2
12 Adelaide Victory (R) 22 5 3 14 34 55 −21 18
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

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2017 SA State League 2

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SA State League 2
Season2017
PromotedSeaford Rangers, Fulham United
Top goalscorerSanjin Julardzija (24 goals)
Biggest home winVipers 11-2 UniSA FC
Biggest away winUniSA 2-8 Adelaide Cobras
Highest scoringVipers 11-2 UniSA FC
2016
2018

The 2017 SA State League 2 was the second edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seaford Rangers (P) 22 17 1 4 60 22 +38 52 Promotion to the 2018 SA State League 1
2 Northern Demons 22 16 2 4 61 19 +42 50 Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 2 Finals
3 Fulham United (P) 22 15 3 4 77 27 +50 48 Promotion to the 2018 SA State League 1
4 Adelaide Cobras 22 13 4 5 51 24 +27 43 Qualification to the 2017 SA State League 2 Finals
5 Adelaide Vipers 22 12 3 7 52 29 +23 39
6 Eastern United 22 12 3 7 34 22 +12 39
7 Adelaide University 22 11 2 9 53 45 +8 35
8 Gawler Eagles 22 9 3 10 47 49 −2 30
9 Playford City 22 4 4 14 38 62 −24 16
10 Modbury Vista 22 3 3 16 29 92 −63 12
11 Mount Barker United 22 2 4 16 22 59 −37 10
12 University of South Australia 22 1 2 19 20 94 −74 5
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Finals

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2017 SA Regional Leagues

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Association Champions
Collegiate Soccer League Rostrevor Old Collegians
Limestone Coast Football Association International Mount Gambier
Port Lincoln Soccer Association Lincoln Knights
Riverland Soccer Association Renmark Olympic

2017 Women's NPL

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PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2017
ChampionsAdelaide City
PremiersWest Adelaide
2016
2018

The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the second season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 West Adelaide 21 14 4 3 65 15 +50 46 2017 Women's NPL Finals
2 Metro United 21 14 4 3 66 23 +43 46
3 Adelaide City (C) 21 14 3 4 91 17 +74 45
4 Adelaide University 21 14 3 4 82 36 +46 45
5 Fulham United 21 9 2 10 52 58 −6 29
6 Salisbury Inter 21 4 4 13 23 65 −42 16
7 Cumberland United 21 4 2 15 32 47 −15 14
8 Campbelltown City 21 0 0 21 6 156 −150 0
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Semi-finalsElimination FinalGrand Final
9 September
1West Adelaide (a.e.t.)41West Adelaide1
2Metro United33Adelaide City4
2Metro United1
3Adelaide City2
3Adelaide City3
4Adelaide University2

Cup Competitions

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2017 Federation Cup

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South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2017 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.

This knockout competition was won by North Eastern MetroStars.

The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2017 FFA Cup. In addition to the MetroStars, the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

References

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  1. ^ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ "South Australia PS4 National Premier League 2017 - Result matrix".
  3. ^ "NPL SA Leading Scorers". SoccerAust. Retrieved 3 April 2017.