| Season: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The Football NSW 2016 season was the fourth season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales. The Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1 qualified for the national finals, playing-off to decide the champion of the 2016 National Premier Leagues.
| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| Sydney University | |||
| Nepean FC | |||
| - |
| Competition: | NPL NSW Men's 1 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Blacktown City |
| Premiers: | Sydney United 58 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The National Premier League New South Wales 2016 season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2016.
| Competition: | NPL NSW Men's 2 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Sydney FC Youth |
| Promoted: | Sydney FC Youth |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the fourth edition of the NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition. The league began on March 6 with the regular season concluding on August 28. The top 6 teams competed in the finals series.
| Competition: | NPL NSW Men's 3 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Hills United |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 National Premier League NSW Men's 3 was the fourth edition of the newly renamed NPL NSW Men's 3 to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
| Competition: | NSW State League |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | St George FA |
| Promoted: | St George FA SD Raiders |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 NSW State League was the fourth edition of the newly renamed State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.
| Competition: | National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Sydney University |
| Premiers: | Sydney University |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 National Premier League NSW Women's 1 was the third edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
See main article: 2016 Waratah Cup.
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2016 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Blacktown City FC).[1] 130 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The competition was won by defending champions Sydney United 58, their 6th title, defeating Manly United.
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the six qualifiers (Blacktown City, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Manly United, Marconi Stallions, Sydney United 58 and Wollongong Wolves) competed in the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup. Of these qualifying clubs, Blacktown City progressed to the quarter-finals stage.
The end of year awards were presented on 9 September 2016 at Rosehill Gardens[2]
| Award | width=350 | Men's ! | width=350 | Women's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Adam Parkhouse (Manly United) | Remy Siemsen (Manly United) & Tara Andrews (NWS Koalas) | ||
| Golden Boot | Chris Payne (Sydney United – 22 goals) | Tara Andrews (NWS Koalas – 26 goals) | ||
| Coach of the Year | Paul Dee (Manly United) | Ashley Wilson (Emerging Jets) | ||
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Henderson (Sydney Olympic) | Jada Whyman (FNSW Institute) | ||
| Goal of the Year | Richard Cardozo (Manly United) | — | ||
| Referee of the Year | Kris Griffith-Jones | Kelly Jones | ||
| Golden Boot | Duncan Stewart (APIA Leichhardt – 21 goals) | Samantha Nagy (Blacktown Spartans – 8 goals) | ||
| Player of the Year | Duncan Stewart (APIA Leichhardt) | Ariane Demetriou (Sydney University) |
| Award | width=350 | Men's ! | width=350 | Women's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Matthew West (Mounties Wanderers) | Kirilee Cook (Inter Lions) | ||
| Golden Boot | Charles Lokolingoy (Sydney FC – 25 goals) | Sarah Mandile (Inter Lions – 13 goals) | ||
| Coach of the Year | Robert Stanton (Sydney FC) | Michael McGovern (Sutherland Shire) | ||
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Dion Shaw (Bankstown City) | Amanda Seskin (Sydney Olympic) | ||
| Golden Boot | Emmanuel Gonzalez (Sydney FC – 27 goals) | Ciara O'Sullivan (Northern Tigers – 10 goals) | ||
| Player of the Year | Yasser Al-Taay (Marconi Stallions) | Hannah McNutty (Northern Tigers) |
| Award | width=350 | Men's |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Peter Cejka (Hills Brumbies) | |
| Golden Boot | Peter Cejka (Hills Brumbies – 32 goals) | |
| Coach of the Year | Tony Panteli (Stanmore Hawks) | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | James Webb (Stanmore Hawks) | |
| Golden Boot | Nikolas Dimitriadis (Hills Brumbies – 14 goals) & Mortaza Safdari (Rydalmere Lions – 14 goals) | |
| Player of the Year | Yasser Al-Taay (Marconi Stallions) |
| Media Award | Chris Boulos – Fairfield Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Valentine Award | Dane Sim – Blacktown Spartans |