The 2014 National Premier Leagues was the second season of the Australian National Premier Leagues

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competition. This season was notable for the fact that it expanded the league to include three new divisions:

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, Victoria and

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. These new divisions, combined with the divisions of prior years (being ACT,

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and

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), totalled to eight divisional leagues that Australian players then competed in. The winners of each divisional league went on to compete in a finals playoff tournament at the end of the season. This culminated in a grand final in which

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were crowned as National Premier Leagues Champions, and were thus qualified for the

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Round of 32.

League tables

ACT

Finals

NSW

Finals

Northern NSW

Finals

Queensland

Finals

South Australia

Finals

Tasmania

Finals

The top 4 teams play a knock-out finals series called the Victory Cup, where the semi-final match-ups were randomly drawn.

Victoria

Western Australia

Finals

Results

ACT

NSW

Northern NSW

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Final Series

The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014. The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards.

won the grand final, and also qualified for the

Round of 32.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand final

Individual honours

David Vranković from Bonnyrigg White Eagles won the

John Kosmina Medal The John Kosmina Medal is a National Premier Leagues award given to the player of the match in the NPL Grand Final each year. Introduced in the first season of the NPL in 2013, the medal is named after John Kosmina, who played for the Australia nati ...

for the best player in the NPL grand final.

References

External links

Official website
{{2014–15 in Australian soccer National Premier Leagues seasons 2014 domestic association football leagues 2014 in Australian soccer