The 2016
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 fourth season under the new competition format in the
Australian Capital Territory
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. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the
National Premier Leagues
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state-based ...
finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the
National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.
League Tables
2016 National Premier League ACT
The 2016 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds, from April to August 2016.
Finals
Top Scorers
Reference:
2016 ACT Capital League
The 2016 ACT Capital League was the fourth 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.
Finals
2016 Capital Football Division 1
The 2016 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the second edition of the new
Capital League Division 1 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. 10 teams competed, all playing each team twice for a total of 18 rounds.
Finals
2016 Women's Premier League
The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the Women's Premier League. The 6 teams played each other three times, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.
Finals
Cup Competitions
2016 Federation Cup
2016 was the 54th 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 ...
. The Federation cup acts as the
preliminary rounds for the
FFA Cup
The Australia Cup, formerly known as the FFA Cup until the 2021 season, is the national football knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia, formerly known as Football Federation Australia ...
in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2016, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 26 April 2016 (first round) till 18 June 2016 (final). Olympic defeated Tigers FC in the final 3–1 at
Deakin Stadium
Deakin Stadium is an association football ground located in the south-central Canberra suburb of Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Deakin, ACT. It is the home ground of Canberra Croatia FC in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football, NP ...
to clinch the Federation Cup and qualify for the
2016 FFA Cup
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Films
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.
2016 Charity Shield
2016 was the first edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2016 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated
charity
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Giving
* Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons
* Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing
* Ch ...
, which in 2016 was
The House with No Steps
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In 1956, Watt ...
.
Canberra FC
Canberra Croatia Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Deakin in the south of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 1958 the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capi ...
and
Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2016. Canberra FC claimed the inaugural Charity Shield title with a 4–1 victory.
See also
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Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory
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*
Sport in the Australian Capital Territory
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References
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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 ...