The 2013 National Premier Leagues was the inaugural season of the Australian

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competition. It began on 22 February 2013 and concluded on 13 October 2013. The National Premier Leagues was contested by clubs from five divisions. The divisions were ACT,

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and

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. The winners of each respective divisional league then competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, culminating in a grand final.

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were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions.

League tables

ACT

Finals

NSW

Finals

Queensland

Finals

South Australia

Finals

Tasmania

Finals

Results

ACT

NSW

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Final Series

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL (with the exception of South Australia, where their entrant was the winner of the Finals series) played each other in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013. The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity, as if the three Federations not participating that season (

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and

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) were doing so. Where a team would have played a non-participating Federation that team received a bye to the next round. The series was played over three rounds using a single match home or away knock-out format.

Quarter-finals

;Notes: * Byes to Campbelltown City,

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and

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Semi-finals

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Grand final

Individual honours

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of Sydney United 58 received the John Kosmina Medal for best player in the NPL grand final.

References

External links

Official website
{{2013–14 in Australian football National Premier Leagues seasons 2013 domestic association football leagues 2013 in Australian soccer