| Season: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 Football South Australia season was the 114th season of soccer in South Australia, and the eighth under the National Premier Leagues format.
All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[1] and subsequently extended.[2] Competitions were able to be resumed effective 25 June, subject to conditions.[3] The South Australian season was temporarily suspended in mid-November for a minimum of two weeks, with the NPLSA in the middle of its finals series.[4]
| Competition: | NPL South Australia |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Dates: | 21 February–11 December |
| Winners: | Campbelltown City |
| Premiers: | Adelaide Comets |
| Relegated: | Modbury Jets Para Hills Knights |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 387 |
| League Topscorer: | Allan Welsh (18 Goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2019 FFSA |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia was the eighth season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the first tier of South Australian soccer and the second tier of Australian soccer. Each team plays each other twice, resulting in 22 rounds. The season began on 21 February and was suspended from 14 March to 27 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with the regular season resuming on 3 July,[5] and further suspended on 17 November. The Premier was planned to compete in the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series, however the competition was cancelled in July.[6]
| Competition: | State League 1 |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Winners: | Sturt Lions |
| Premiers: | South Adelaide Panthers |
| Promoted: | South Adelaide Panthers Sturt Lions |
| Prevseason: | 2019 FFSA |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 NPL is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.
| Competition: | State League 2 |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Winners: | Eastern United |
| Premiers: | Adelaide Cobras |
| Promoted: | Adelaide Cobras |
| Prevseason: | 2019 FFSA |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
Similar to the previous year, promotion to the 2021 SL1 is awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final). The finals series was suspended on 17 November.
| Competition: | PS4 WNPL South Australia |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Winners: | Metro United |
| Premiers: | Adelaide City |
| Prevseason: | 2019 FFSA |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
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 fifth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 14 games. After three months off due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the season resumed on 26 June.[7]
| FSA Federation Cup | |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Dates: | 20 March–20 June (Scheduled) Suspended 18 March |
| Num Teams: | 54; 44 were drawn in the first round |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 Football South Australia Federation Cup, also known as the 2020 FFA Cup South Australian preliminary rounds until the semi-finals,[8] [9] was scheduled to be the 108th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia. The competition was set to function as part of the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, with the two finalists qualifying for the main knockout competition, prior to its cancellation.[1] [6]
The competition was suspended on 18 March, two days before its commencement, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.