2020 Capital Football season

Football league season

Capital FootballSeason| 2020

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Champions| Canberra Croatia

← 2019

2021 →

The 2020 Capital Football season is the 67th season in Capital Football. All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The season resumed on 18 July.[1]

## 2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football

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The 2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football season, is the eighth season of the National Premier Leagues Capital Football in Australia. The regular season commenced on 18 July 2020, delayed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Promotion/relegation has been suspended for the 2020 season. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[2]

Football league season

National Premier LeaguesSeason| 2020

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Dates| 18 July – 30 August
Champions| Canberra Croatia
Matches played| 32

← 2019

2021 →

### League tables

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After the first 7 rounds of the season, the teams were split into a Top and Bottom four, with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero.[3] The two highest placed teams from the upper group qualify for the season's Grand Final, and two highest placed teams from the lower group qualify for a Playoff game.[4]

#### Stage 1

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a]

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1  | Canberra Croatia (C) | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 17  | 9  | +8  | 17  | Qualification to Upper Table
2  | Belconnen United | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 7  | +5  | 13
3  | Gungahlin United | 7  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 12
4  | Tigers FC | 7  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 9
5  | Tuggeranong United | 7  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 9  |
6  | Canberra Olympic | 7  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 15  | 16  | −1  | 7
7  | Woden Weston | 7  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 16  | −11  | 6
8  | Monaro Panthers | 7  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 5

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Teams were split into two groups (Top Four and Bottom Four) after the first 7 matches.

#### Stage 2

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a]

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1  | Canberra Croatia (C) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 0  | +9  | 9  | 2020 ACT Grand Final
2  | Gungahlin United | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 4
3  | Tigers FC | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 3  |
4  | Belconnen United | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 1
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5  | Woden Weston | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 7  |
6  | Monaro Panthers | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 6
7  | Canberra Olympic | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 4
8  | Tuggeranong United | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 8  | −7  | 0

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Teams were split into two groups (Top Four and Bottom Four) after the first 7 matches in the first Stage.

### Finals

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| Grand Final |

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| 1 | Canberra Croatia | 3 |
| 2 | Gungahlin United | 1 |

26 September 2020

18:00

Canberra Croatia| 3–1| Gungahlin United

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* Barac  10'
* Keir  16'
* Aimillo  74'

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* Bernabo-Madrid  65'

Deakin Stadium

Referee: Alex Twomey

## 2020 National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2

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Football league season

NPL Capital Football 2Season| 2020

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Champions| Wagga City Wanderers

← 2019

2021 →

### League table

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Each team played each other once for a total of 10 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.[3] Promotion/relegation was suspended for the 2020 season due to the disruptions to the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Yoogali | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 30  | 9  | +21  | 21  | Qualification for the NPL2 Finals
2  | Queanbeyan City | 8  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 11  | +7  | 18
3  | Wagga City Wanderers (C) | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 23  | 13  | +10  | 14
4  | Canberra White Eagles | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 19  | 12  | +7  | 14
5  | ANU | 8  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 16  | 12  | +4  | 12  |
6  | O'Connor Knights | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 20  | 19  | +1  | 10
7  | Weston Molonglo | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 14  | −6  | 8
8  | Brindabella Blues | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 11  | 22  | −11  | 7
9  | Narrabundah FC | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 4  | 37  | −33  | 0
10  | Riverina Rhinos | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew
11  | Southern Tablelands United | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

### Finals

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| Semi-finals | | | Grand Final |

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| 2 | Queanbeyan City | 1 | |
| 3 | Wagga City Wanderers | 2 |
| | Wagga City Wanderers | 2 (5) |
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| | | Yoogali SC | 2 (4) |
| 1 | Yoogali SC | 3 |

| 4 | Canberra White Eagles | 2 |

## 2020 Women's National Premier Leagues ACT

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Football league season

NPLW Capital FootballSeason| 2020

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Champions| Canberra Croatia
Premiers| Canberra Croatia

← 2019

2021 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the ACT Women's National Premier Leagues (WNPL). Each team played each other once for a total of 8 rounds, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.[3] Promotion/relegation was suspended for the 2020 season.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Canberra Croatia (C) | 8  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 31  | 8  | +23  | 24  | WNPL Finals
2  | Belconnen United | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 36  | 5  | +31  | 16
3  | Gungahlin United | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 16  | 8  | +8  | 16
4  | Canberra Olympic | 8  | 5  | 0  | 3  | 36  | 15  | +21  | 15
5  | Canberra United Academy | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 13  |
6  | Woden-Weston FC | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 7  | 20  | −13  | 8
7  | Wagga City Wanderers | 8  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 16  | 25  | −9  | 6
8  | Tuggeranong United | 8  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 25  | −20  | 5
9  | Monaro Panthers | 8  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 4  | 51  | −47  | 1

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
(C) Champions

### Finals

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| Semi-finals | | | Grand Final |

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| 2 | Belconnen United | 4 | |
| 3 | Gungahlin United | 1 |
| | Canberra Croatia | 2 |
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| | | Belconnen United | 0 |
| 1 | Canberra Croatia | 4 |

| 4 | Canberra Olympic | 1 |

## 2020 Men's Federation Cup

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2020 was planned to be the 58th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup, however it was suspended and ultimately cancelled before any games were played. The preliminary rounds would have doubled as the Capital Football qualifiers for the 2020 FFA Cup, but that competition was also cancelled.

## See also

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* Australia portal
* Association football portal

* Soccer in the Australian Capital Territory
* Sport in the Australian Capital Territory

## References

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1. ^ "CAPITAL FOOTBALL REVEALS TWO STAGE PROCESS FOR RETURN OF COMPETITIONS". Capital Football. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. ^ a b c "COMPETITION STRUCTURES IN 2020". Capital Football. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. ^ "All You Need to Know about 2020 NPL1 Championship Series". Capital Football. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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