2011 NSW Premier League season

NSW Premier League 2011
League NSW Premier League
Sport Association football
Duration Autumn/Winter 2011
Number of teams 12
2011
2011 Waratah Cup

The 2011 NSW Premier League season was the 11th season of the revamped NSW Premier League.

Teams

West Sydney Berries were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing at the bottom of the table. They were replaced by Super League champions Parramatta Eagles.

Club Ground Capacity
APIA Tigers Lambert Park 7,000
Bankstown City Lions FC Jensen Oval 5,000
Blacktown City Demons FC Lily Homes Stadium 7,500
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg Sports Club 5,000
Manly United FC Cromer Park 5,000
Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stadium 11,500
Rockdale City Suns FC Bicentennial Park South 5,000
South Coast Wolves FC WIN Stadium
John Crehan Park*		 20,000
7,500
Sutherland Sharks FC Seymour Shaw Park 5,000
Sydney Olympic FC Belmore Sports Ground
Lambert Park**		 25,000
7,000
Sydney United FC Sydney United Sports Centre 12,000
Parramatta Eagles Melita Stadium 10,000


League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Olympic 22 13 4 5 40 26+14 43 2011 NSW Premier League season finals series
2 Sydney United 58 22 11 6 5 38 23+15 39
3 Sutherland Sharks 22 11 5 6 31 28+3 38
4 Blacktown City 22 11 4 7 35 22+13 37
5 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 8 9 5 33 24+9 33
6 Manly United 22 8 7 7 33 37−4 31
7 South Coast Wolves 22 9 3 10 35 36−1 30
8 Rockdale City Suns 22 8 4 10 23 29−6 28
9 Marconi Stallions 22 6 8 8 28 25+3 26
10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 6 5 11 24 36−12 23
11 Bankstown City 22 6 3 13 30 47−17 21
12 Parramatta Eagles 22 4 4 14 19 36−17 16 Relegation to NSW Super League

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Source:NSW Premier League[1]

Fixtures

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

† Bonnyrigg v Sydney United (originally scheduled for Saturday, 16 April) was washed out due to heavy rain and postponed to a later date.[2]

† Rockdale v Marconi (originally scheduled for Saturday, 16 April) was washed out due to heavy rain[3] and postponed to Wednesday 4 May.[4]

Week 5

Week 6

† Parramatta v Manly (originally scheduled for Sunday, 1 May) was washed out due to heavy rain.[5] and postponed to Wednesday 18 May[6]

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

† Due to South Coast's home ground John Crehan Park being washed out due to inclement weather, an agreement between South Coast and Sutherland Sharks allowed the game to be played at Sutherland's home ground of Seymour Shaw Park, with South Coast being allotted the home team.[7]

Week 12

† APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Rockdale City Suns, along with Manly United v Sydney United matches, both scheduled for Sunday, 12 June 2011 were postponed due to inclement weather.[8] The APIA v Rockdale game, was rescheduled for 9 July 2011.[9] The Manly v Sydney United game was played on Wednesday, 27 July 2011.

Week 13

†Parramatta Eagles v South Coast, scheduled for Saturday, 18 June, was postponed due to inclement weather.[10] The game was rescheduled for Wednesday, 3 August.[11]

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

† Round 17 was originally scheduled to be played on the weekend of 23/24 July 2011, but all matches were washed out due to the extreme weather conditions and rescheduled for 4 September 2011

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Finals

At the end of the regular season, the top 5 teams play off in a finals series to determine the champion for the season. The finals format used is the Final Five system used in other sports throughout Australia. This system gives the 1st place getter the first week off and allows the top 3 teams a "2nd chance" to make the grand final.

RoundMatchNameTeam 1Team 2Score
1AElimination FinalBlacktownvBonnyrigg1(7) – 1(6)
BQualifying FinalSydney UnitedvSutherland2 – 1
2C1st Semi FinalSutherlandvBlacktown1 – 2
D2nd Semi FinalSydney OlympicvSydney United2 – 0
3EPreliminary FinalSydney UnitedvBlacktown4 - 2
4FGrand FinalSydney OlympicvSydney United2 - 0
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1  Sydney Olympic 2  
     Sydney United 0          Sydney Olympic 2
2  Sydney United 1(7)      Sydney United 4    Sydney United 0
3  Sutherland 1(6)        Blacktown 2  
 Sutherland 1
4  Blacktown 2    Blacktown 2  
5  Bonnyrigg 1

Leading Goal Scorers

Correct as of Round 16

Player Team Goals
Australia Luka Glavas Sydney United 13
Australia Matt Bailey Sutherland Sharks 10
United States Alex Smith† Sydney Olympic 8
Australia Mark Picciolini South Coast 8
Australia Travis Major Blacktown City Demons 7

† Alex Smith left Sydney Olympic, and the NSW Premier League to join Gold Coast United in the A-League.

References

  1. ↑ Home - IGA National Premier League
  2. ↑ "Bonnyirgg White Eagles v Sydney United washed out". NSW Premier League. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rockdale City Suns v Marconi Stallions washed out". NSW Premier League. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rockdale City Suns v Marconi Stallions rescheduled fixture". NSW Premier League. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Parramatta FC v Manly United washed out". NSW Premier League. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Parramatta FC v Manly United rescheduled fixture". Football NSW. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "South Coast Wolves v Sutherland Sharks venue and date change". NSW Premier League. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "NSW Premier League Wet Weather Update – 2 Games called off". NSW Premier League. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Rockdale City Suns Fixture Alteration". NSW Premier League. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Parramatta FC v South Coast Wolves washed out". NSW Premier League. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Parramatta FC v South Coast Wolves Fixture Alteration". NSW Premier League. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

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