The 2016 National Premier Leagues was the fourth season of the Australian

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 ...

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competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT,

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Northern NSW Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ...

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South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

and

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, with

Sydney United 58 Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but ...

crowned as Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.

League tables

ACT

Finals

NSW

Finals

Northern NSW

Finals

Queensland

Finals

South Australia

Finals

Tasmania

Finals

Victoria

Finals

Western Australia

Finals

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 2016. Unlike previous years, the participants were not matched up based on geographical proximity, instead an open draw was used to determine the match ups and hosting of quarter finals. Hosting of 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. The winner also qualified for the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final

Individual honours

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won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.

References

External links

Official website
{{2016–17 in Australian soccer

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