The 2014
Football Federation South Australia
Football South Australia (FSA) is the governing body of soccer in the state of South Australia. It was established in 2006 under the name Football Federation South Australia (FFSA), which succeeded the former organisation, the South Australian ...
season was the 108th season of
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
, and the second under the
National Premier Leagues
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a men's national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state- ...
format.
League tables
2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia
The National Premier League South Australia 2014 season was the second season under the new competition format in South Australia. It was played over 26 rounds, beginning on 21 February with the regular season concluding on 16 August 2014.
[.] The league consisted of 14 teams across the State of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
, all playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the final series winners qualifying for the
2014 National Premier Leagues Finals and the bottom two at the end of the year being relegated to the
2015 FFSA State League
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Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
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.
West Adelaide and
South Adelaide joined from the
2013 FFSA State League.
League Table
Finals
2014 NPL State League
The 2014 NPL State League was the second edition of the new
NPL State League
State League South Australia is a series of soccer leagues based in South Australia which consists of two divisions; SA State League 1 (SL1) and SA State League 2 (SL2). It runs as the second and third tiers of soccer in South Australia ( third ...
as the second level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
competition in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
(and third level within
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
overall). 15 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 28 rounds, with the league and playoff winners at the end of the year being promoted to the
2015 NPL South Australia.
Promotion Playoff
2014 Women's Premier League
The 9 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 16 games.
Cup Competitions
2014 Federation Cup
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the
Federation Cup, known as the 2014 Coca-Cola Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons. Clubs entered from the
NPL SA
The National Premier Leagues South Australia, officially abbreviated to NPL SA and known for sponsorship reasons as the RAA National Premier League, is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the Australian state of South Australia. The leag ...
and the
State League 1.
This knockout competition was won by
Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Oakden, a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide. The club was a founding member of the now-defunct National Soccer League (NSL) and currently competes in the National Premier ...
.
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the
2014 FFA Cup
The 2014 FFA Cup was the inaugural season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 631 teams in total from around Australia entered the competition. Only 32 teams competed in the competition proper (round ...
. In addition to Adelaide City, the
A-League
A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
club
Adelaide United
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qualified for the final rounds, entering at the
Round of 32
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, w ...
.
References
{{2014-15 in Australian soccer
2014 in Australian soccer
Football South Australia seasons