The 2013
Capital Football
Capital Football is the trading name for the ACT Football Federation Incorporated, the state governing body for association football, soccer in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but also has affili ...
season was the first season under the new competition format in the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
. The competition consisted of two divisions across the ACT, created from the teams in the previous structure. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the
National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the
National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013.
League Tables
2013 National Premier League ACT
The 2013 National Premier League ACT season was played over 25 rounds, from March to August 2013.
Finals
2013 ACT Capital League
The 2013 ACT Capital League was the first edition of the new
Capital League as the second level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in the
ACT. 12 teams competed, all playing each team in their pool twice and the other pool once for a total of 16 rounds.
Canberra FC B withdrew during the season, leaving Pool B with only five teams.
Pool A
Pool B
Finals
2013 Capital Football Division 2
The 2013 ACT Capital Football Division 2 was the first edition of the new
Capital League Division 2 as the third level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in the
ACT. 12 teams competed, all playing each team in their pool twice and the other pool once for a total of 16 rounds.
Pool A
Pool B
Finals
2013 Women's Premier League
Finals
Cup Competitions
2013 Federation Cup
2013 was the 51st edition of the
Capital Football Federation Cup
The Federation Cup is a soccer competition established in 1962 that is held between clubs who are affiliated with Capital Football in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding areas of New South Wales. It is the premier cup competiti ...
. In 2013, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of three rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the third round. The Cup ran from 6 April 2013 (first round) till 28 August 2013 (final).
Tuggeranong United
Tuggeranong United FC are an association football club based in the southern Canberra region of Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia. The club competes in the highest level of football in the ACT, NPL Capital Football.
Tuggeranong United is one of the ...
clinched the 2013 Cup with a 3–2 victory in extra time over
Cooma Tigers. Although not originally intended, the 2013 Federation Cup became the
qualifying tournament
Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to:
* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
to determine the
FFA Cup ACT representative for the inaugural
2014 FFA Cup
The 2014 FFA Cup was the inaugural season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 631 teams in total from around Australia entered the competition. Only 32 teams competed in the competition proper (Round o ...
after holders Tuggeranong lodged a successful official appeal, supported by the other NPL clubs, to
Capital Football
Capital Football is the trading name for the ACT Football Federation Incorporated, the state governing body for association football, soccer in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but also has affili ...
in early 2014.
See also
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Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory
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Sport in the Australian Capital Territory
Sport in the Australian Capital Territory refers to the various sports played in the Australian Capital Territory. Teams represent the ACT in the national leagues of several sports, although the rugby league and rugby union teams receive far more ...
References
{{2013–14 in Australian soccer
2013 in Australian soccer