2004–05 NSW Premier League season
| NSW Premier League 2004–05 | |
|---|---|
| League | NSW Premier League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| 2004–05 | |
| Champions | Bankstown City Lions |
| Premiers | Bankstown City Lions |
| Statewide Cup | |
| Champions | Sydney United |
The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Statewide Cup in which the Sydney United were crowned champions after defeating Belconnen Blue Devils in 3–1 at Parramatta Stadium.[1]
Changes from Previous Season
The number of teams increased from 12 to 16, with the inclusion of former National Soccer League teams following the abolishment of that league in favour of the restructured A-League. These teams included Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves. Manly United were also promoted from the NSW Super League. There was also a significant change to the format. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of fifteen rounds with each of the sixteen teams playing each other once. The top eight sides would enter the Champions League and the bottom sides the Challengers League. All eight teams in each league would play a further seven matches against those from their league. All points accrued from the first stage would be retained for the second stage to determine the final table positions. Positions one to four from the Champions League and the highest ranked from the Challengers League would compete in the finals series. The bottom three teams in the Challengers League were relegated for the 2006 NSW Super League season.[2]
Teams
Teams relegated from National Soccer League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season)
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2004 season.)
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2003–04 season.)
Teams and locations
Regular season
League table
Champions League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 42 | |
| 3 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 41 | |
| 4 | Sydney United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | St George Saints | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Challengers League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 34 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
| 3 | Wollongong Wolves | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 | |
| 4 | Manly United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Central Coast United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Penrith Nepean United (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 23 | |
| 7 | Parramatta Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sydney Crescent Star (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Finals series
| Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bankstown City (p) | 1(5) | 1 | Bankstown City | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1(4) | 2 | Bonnyrigg | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg | 5 | 2 | Bonnyrigg (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | Belconnen | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belconnen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sydney United | 2(6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Belconnen (p) | 2(7) | |||||||||||||||||
Week 1 Finals
| 4 June 2005 Qualifying Final | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 5–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Friday | M. Simonovic File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' T. Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' V. Tomasevic File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) T. Devrimol File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' B. Conde File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Report | L. Roodenburg File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club |
| 5 June 2005 Elimination final | Sydney United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | P. Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Glavas File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
Report | D. Macor File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' D. Wells File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Stadium: Edensor Park |
Semi-finals
| 11 June 2005 Minor semi-final | Blacktown City Demons | 1–2 | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | J. Maguire File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' | Report | D. Wells File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' P. Ivanic File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Stadium: Fairfax Community Stadium |
| 12 June 2005 Major semi-final | Bankstown City Lions | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | M. Hoenselaars File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Report | V. Tomasevic File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Stadium: Jensen Park |
Preliminary final
| 18 June 2005 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | W. Heath File:Soccerball shade.svg 100' T. Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 103' |
Report | M. Katz File:Soccerball shade.svg 117' | Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Club |
Grand final
| 26 June 2005 | Bankstown City Lions | 3–1 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | P. Tsekenis File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Severino File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' S. Babic File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
Report | J. Bruni File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium |
See also
References
- ↑ "2005 Cup Fixtures". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "2004/5 NSW Premier League". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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