The 2019
Capital Football
Capital Football is the trading name for the ACT Football Federation Incorporated, the state governing body for soccer in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but also has affiliated clubs based in surrounding areas of New South Wales. It i ...
season saw a new competition format for the top two men’s divisions in the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
. The Capital League (former second division) became linked to the National Premier League (first division) with the introduction of a two-step plan to establish
promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...
between the two divisions, as well as a re-branding of both divisions to National Premier League 1 (NPL1) and National Premier League 2 (NPL2). The NPL1 Premier qualified for the
2019 National Premier Leagues final series and the
Federation Cup winner qualified for the
2019 FFA Cup
The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United n ...
.
2019 National Premier Leagues Capital Football
Re-branded NPL1 in 2019, this was the ACT’s highest senior men’s division. Nine teams competed, with the team finishing last in NPL1 relegated to NPL2 for the following season.
Finals
Season statistics
Top scorers
Reference:
2019 National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2
Replacing the ''Capital League'', 2019 was the first season of NPL2 as the ACT’s second senior men’s division. The competition was a double round-robin played over 18 rounds, with no promotion to the NPL1, followed by an end of season finals competition.
Finals
2019 Capital Football State League 1
The 2019 ACT Capital Football Division 1 (also known as State League 1) is the fifth edition of the
Capital League Division 1 as
ACT's third senior men’s division. The 2019 season consists of 18 rounds with four matches played per round.
Finals
2019 Women's National Premier Leagues ACT
The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier Leagues (WNPL). Each team played each other twice for a total of 16 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.
Finals
2019 Federation Cup
2019 was the 57th edition of the
Capital Football Federation Cup
The Federation Cup is a association football, soccer competition established in 1962 that is held between clubs who are affiliated with Capital Football in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding areas of New South Wales. It is the ...
. The Federation cup acted as the
preliminary rounds for the
FFA Cup
The Australia Cup (currently known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia (known as Football Federation Austra ...
in the ACT, with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. Although open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, entry to the competition was staggered, with NPL1 clubs entering the tournament in the second round. The competition ran from 5 March until 15 June.
Tigers FC secured its first Federation Cup title and qualification to the
2019 FFA Cup
The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United n ...
with a penalty shootout victory over Canberra FC at
Deakin Stadium
Deakin Stadium is an association football ground located in the south-central Canberra suburb of Deakin, ACT. It is the home ground of Canberra Croatia FC in the NPL ACT.
Primary Use
Canberra FC are the primary tenants of Deakin Stadium. ...
.
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* † = After Extra Time
2019 Charity Shield
2019 is the fourth edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2019 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2019 was
Salvation Army Canberra.
Canberra FC
Canberra Croatia Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Deakin in the south of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, founded in 1958. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Ca ...
and
Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2019. The matchup was a replay of the 2018 Federation Cup final. Canberra FC claimed its second Charity Shield title with a 2–1 victory thanks to an unfortunate own goal winner in the fifty-second minute.
See also
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Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory
Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory is predominantly amateur with a local, interstate, national and international history. Soccer in the ACT is organised and administered by Capital Football and involves teams from within the ACT and surrou ...
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Sport in the Australian Capital Territory
References
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Capital Football
Capital Football is the trading name for the ACT Football Federation Incorporated, the state governing body for soccer in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but also has affiliated clubs based in surrounding areas of New South Wales. It i ...