2024 Football South Australia season explained

Season:2024
Dates:16 February–13 September
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Football South Australia season was the 118th season of soccer in South Australia. It is the 19th to be run by Football South Australia and the 12th under the National Premier Leagues banner.

Changes from 2023

2023 League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Sturt Lions
West Adelaide
Eastern United
Port Adelaide Pirates
Fulham United
Adelaide Hills Hawks

Men's competitions

2024 National Premier Leagues South Australia

See also: 2024 National Premier Leagues.

Competition:National Premier Leagues SA
Season:2024
Dates:23 February–6 September
Winners:Campbelltown City
(7th title)
Premiers:North Eastern MetroStars
(11th title)
Relegated:Adelaide Olympic
South Adelaide Panthers
Matches:132
Total Goals:486
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Extra Information:Statistics do not include finals matches.

The 2024 National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2024 RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 118th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 12th under the National Premier Leagues banner.[1] [2]

Campbelltown City were champions for the seventh time, defeating North Eastern MetroStars 3–1 in the Grand Final. North Eastern MetroStars were premiers for the 11th time. Adelaide Olympic and South Adelaide Panthers were relegated.

League table

Finals

2024 State League 1 South Australia

Competition:SA State League 1
Season:2024
Dates:24 February–7 September
Winners:Playford City
(5th title)
Premiers:West Torrens Birkalla
(5th title)
Promoted:Playford City
West Torrens Birkalla
Relegated:Adelaide Victory
Western Strikers
Matches:132
Total Goals:449
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 State League 1 South Australia season was the 101st season of second division soccer in South Australia.[3] [4]

Playford City were champions for the fifth time, defeating West Torrens Birkalla 2–1 in the Grand Final. West Torrens Birkalla were premiers for the fifth time, and were promoted with Playford City. Adelaide Victory and Western Strikers were relegated.

League table

Finals

2024 State League 2 South Australia

Competition:SA State League 2
Season:2024
Dates:24 February–7 September
Matches:89
Total Goals:342
Biggest Home Win:Pontian 9–1 Mt Barker
(11 May)
Biggest Away Win:Eastern 0–5 Noarlunga
(5 April)
Highest Scoring:Pontian 9–1 Mt Barker
(11 May)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 State League 2 South Australia season is the 57th season of third division soccer in South Australia. The format is a double round-robin over 22 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 24 February and will end with the Grand Final on 7 September.[5] [6]

League table

Results

Women's competitions

2024 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia

Season:2024
Dates:15 March–13 September
Matches:35
Total Goals:119
Biggest Home Win:Adelaide Comets 6–2 Salisbury Inter
(23 March)
Biggest Away Win:Flinders United 0–5 West Adelaide
(15 March)
Highest Scoring:Adelaide Comets 6–2 Salisbury Inter
(23 March)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2024 Go Sunny Solar Women's National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the first division of women's soccer in South Australia for 2024, and the ninth under the Women's National Premier Leagues banner. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds, followed by a finals series. The season began on 15 March and will end with the Grand Final on 13 September.[7] [8]

Results

2024 Women's State League South Australia

Competition:SA Women's State League
Season:2024
Dates:15 March–18 August
Matches:35
Total Goals:276
Biggest Home Win:Campbelltown City 25–0 Croydon FC
(5 April)
Biggest Away Win:Croydon FC 0–32 Elizabeth Grove
(12 May)
Highest Scoring:Croydon FC 0–32 Elizabeth Grove
(12 May)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Women's State League South Australia season, known as the 2024 Go Sunny Solar Women's State League League for sponsorship reasons, is the second division of women's soccer in South Australia for 2024. The format is a double round-robin over 18 rounds. The season began on 15 March and will end on 18 August.[9] [10]

Results

Cup competitions

2024 Federation Cup

See main article: 2024 FSA Federation Cup.

FSA Federation Cup
Year:2024
Dates:16 February–6 July
Num Teams:52
Prev Season:2023
Next Season:2025

The 2024 Football South Australia Federation Cup is the 111th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia. Teams from the National Premier Leagues SA, SA State League 1, SA State League 2, Regional Leagues and Amateur Leagues are participating.[11]

Bracket

Prize money

Prize money is based on results from the finals series, with the exception of Premiers prize money and the Women's State League, which does not have a finals series. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for prize money.[12] [13]

Prize money for the Federation Cup has been halved, and the Women's National Premier Leagues SA champions will receive double from last season. The overall prize pool has been reduced from $119,000 to $113,500.

League CompetitionsResultTotalChange
width=85pxChampionswidth=85pxPremierswidth=85pxRunners-upwidth=50px3rdwidth=50px4thwidth=50px5thwidth=50px6th
National Premier Leagues SA$18,000$16,000$8,000$5,000$2,000$53,000
SA State League 1$8,000$7,000$3,500$2,500$1,500$22,500
SA State League 2$3,500$2,500$1,000$500$8,000
Women's National Premier Leagues SA$10,000$4,000$2,500$1,000$17,500 $5,000 (40%)
Women's SA State League$1,000$1,000
Cup CompetitionsResultTotalChange
ChampionsRunners-upSemi-finalists
Federation Cup$5,500$2,500$1,000$10,000 $10,500 (51%)
WNPL and WSL Cup$1,000$500$1,500
Grand Total$113,500 $5,500 (5%)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 RAA NPL Fixtures. Dribl. Football South Australia.
  2. Web site: 2024 RAA NPL Fixtures. Football South Australia. 23 November 2023.
  3. Web site: 2024 State League 1 Fixtures. Dribl. Football South Australia.
  4. Web site: 2024 State League 1 Fixtures. Football South Australia. 23 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124080812/https://www.footballsa.com.au/sites/ffsa/files/2023-11/2024%20State%20League%201%20Fixtures%20-%20FINAL.pdf. 24 November 2023. dead.
  5. Web site: 2024 State League 2 Fixtures. Dribl. Football South Australia.
  6. Web site: 2024 State League 2 Fixtures. Football South Australia. 23 November 2023.
  7. Web site: 2024 Go Sunny Solar Women's National Premier League Fixtures. Dribl. Football South Australia.
  8. Web site: 2024 WNPL Fixtures. Football South Australia. 15 December 2023.
  9. Web site: 2024 Go Sunny Solar Women's State League. Dribl. Football South Australia.
  10. Web site: 2024 WSL Fixtures. Football South Australia. 15 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Last chance to enter the 2024 Australia Cup South Australian Preliminary Rounds. Football South Australia. 15 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115090353/https://www.footballsa.com.au/news/last-chance-enter-2024-australia-cup-south-australian-preliminary-rounds. 15 January 2024. live.
  12. Web site: 2024 Competition Rules and Regulations. Football South Australia. 72.
  13. Web site: 2024 Senior Womens and Junior Girls Competition Rules and Regulations. Football South Australia. 52.