2020 Capital Football season

Australian Capital Territory Capital Football
Season2020
ChampionsCanberra Croatia
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Capital Football season is the 67th season in Capital Football. All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The season resumed on 18 July.[1]

2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football

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The 2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football season, is the eighth season of the National Premier Leagues Capital Football in Australia. The regular season commenced on 18 July 2020, delayed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Promotion/relegation has been suspended for the 2020 season. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[2]

Australian Capital Territory National Premier Leagues
Season2020
Dates18 July – 30 August
ChampionsCanberra Croatia
Matches played32
← 2019
2021 →

League tables

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After the first 7 rounds of the season, the teams were split into a Top and Bottom four, with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero.[3] The two highest placed teams from the upper group qualify for the season's Grand Final, and two highest placed teams from the lower group qualify for a Playoff game.[4]

Stage 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Canberra Croatia (C) 7 5 2 0 17 9 +8 17 Qualification to Upper Table
2 Belconnen United 7 4 1 2 12 7 +5 13
3 Gungahlin United 7 3 3 1 14 7 +7 12
4 Tigers FC 7 3 0 4 12 10 +2 9
5 Tuggeranong United 7 2 3 2 7 12 −5 9
6 Canberra Olympic 7 2 1 4 15 16 −1 7
7 Woden Weston 7 2 0 5 5 16 −11 6
8 Monaro Panthers 7 1 2 4 7 12 −5 5
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams were split into two groups (Top Four and Bottom Four) after the first 7 matches.

Stage 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Canberra Croatia (C) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 2020 ACT Grand Final
2 Gungahlin United 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
3 Tigers FC 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 Belconnen United 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
5 Woden Weston 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
6 Monaro Panthers 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
7 Canberra Olympic 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
8 Tuggeranong United 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams were split into two groups (Top Four and Bottom Four) after the first 7 matches in the first Stage.

Finals

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Grand Final
   
1 Canberra Croatia 3
2 Gungahlin United 1
Canberra Croatia3–1Gungahlin United
  • Barac 10'
  • Keir 16'
  • Aimillo 74'
  • Bernabo-Madrid 65'
Deakin Stadium
Referee: Alex Twomey

2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2

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Australian Capital Territory NPL Capital Football 2
Season2020
ChampionsWagga City Wanderers
← 2019
2021 →

League table

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Each team played each other once for a total of 10 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.[3] Promotion/relegation was suspended for the 2020 season due to the disruptions to the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yoogali 8 7 0 1 30 9 +21 21 Qualification for the NPL2 Finals
2 Queanbeyan City 8 6 0 2 18 11 +7 18
3 Wagga City Wanderers (C) 8 4 2 2 23 13 +10 14
4 Canberra White Eagles 8 4 2 2 19 12 +7 14
5 ANU 8 4 0 4 16 12 +4 12
6 O'Connor Knights 8 3 1 4 20 19 +1 10
7 Weston Molonglo 8 2 2 4 8 14 −6 8
8 Brindabella Blues 8 2 1 5 11 22 −11 7
9 Narrabundah FC 8 0 0 8 4 37 −33 0
10 Riverina Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
11 Southern Tablelands United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

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Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Queanbeyan City 1
3 Wagga City Wanderers 2
Wagga City Wanderers 2 (5)
Yoogali SC 2 (4)
1 Yoogali SC 3
4 Canberra White Eagles 2

2020 Women's National Premier Leagues ACT

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Australian Capital Territory NPLW Capital Football
Season2020
ChampionsCanberra Croatia
PremiersCanberra Croatia
← 2019
2021 →

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 once for a total of 8 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.[3] Promotion/relegation was suspended for the 2020 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Croatia (C) 8 8 0 0 31 8 +23 24 WNPL Finals
2 Belconnen United 8 5 1 2 36 5 +31 16
3 Gungahlin United 8 5 1 2 16 8 +8 16
4 Canberra Olympic 8 5 0 3 36 15 +21 15
5 Canberra United Academy 8 4 1 3 21 15 +6 13
6 Woden-Weston FC 8 2 2 4 7 20 −13 8
7 Wagga City Wanderers 8 2 0 6 16 25 −9 6
8 Tuggeranong United 8 1 2 5 5 25 −20 5
9 Monaro Panthers 8 0 1 7 4 51 −47 1
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
(C) Champions

Finals

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Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Belconnen United 4
3 Gungahlin United 1
Canberra Croatia 2
Belconnen United 0
1 Canberra Croatia 4
4 Canberra Olympic 1

2020 Men's Federation Cup

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2020 was planned to be the 58th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup, however it was suspended and ultimately cancelled before any games were played. The preliminary rounds would have doubled as the Capital Football qualifiers for the 2020 FFA Cup, but that competition was also cancelled.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAPITAL FOOTBALL REVEALS TWO STAGE PROCESS FOR RETURN OF COMPETITIONS". Capital Football. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "COMPETITION STRUCTURES IN 2020". Capital Football. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "All You Need to Know about 2020 NPL1 Championship Series". Capital Football. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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