Football NSW Competitions Update
Football NSW have announced a preliminary update on competitions given the current COVID-19 restrictions that are in place across various areas of the State.
The competitions team are working through the calendar for the remainder of the season taking into consideration a range of factors including but not limited to; the integrity of competitions, residual fitness and current training conditions for players as well as facility access constraints across the different levels of Competition.
The guidelines for Competitions continue to remain as follows:
- 2021 Premiership season is completed in its entirety for all Competitions.
- Promotion and Relegation principles are applied.
- Utilising the remainder of the season to schedule catch up rounds, finals and or cup fixtures
With the current Public Health Order in place until 11:59pm Friday 9 July 2021, the proposed return to competitions fixture is as follows:
NPL Competitions:
| Proposed Return to Competition Matches | Weekend of |
| All NPL Competitions: (NPL, NPLW, NPL Youth, AYL, GCL) | Friday 16, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 July 2021* |
| All Skill Acquisition Programs Fixtures (SAP, Girls SAP) | Friday 16, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 July 2021* |
Please Note: The scheduled fixtures for that weekend will remain in place.
For clarity, if the season is to recommence on the outlined weekend and it is scheduled to be round 21, the round 21 fixture will be played.
Regardless of the public health order update scheduled for Friday, 9 July, Competitions administered by the Football NSW Competitions Department will not proceed this coming weekend. This will include no trial matches if the suspension on Football activities is lifted. The firm focus will be on returning to the football pitch in the safest possible manner and to afford Clubs sufficient time to plan accordingly.
Cup Competitions:
| Proposed Return to Cup Matches | Weekend of |
| Waratah Cup | TBA |
| State Cup | TBA |
Cup dates are currently being reviewed; a further update will be provided once we have confirmed the football calendar.
*Dates are proposed dates only and are subject to further government advice. The suspension of football activities communication that was issued by Football NSW on Saturday, 26 June 2021 remains in place. Once further advice is received from the Government regarding a return to training/matches we will let you know.
Information on Postponed Fixtures/Rounds and impact on the football calendar
It is Football NSW’s aim to reschedule all fixtures that have been postponed where possible. This may include an extension to the premiership season, adjustment to the finals series and some mid-week fixtures. We are mindful of the overall impact of mid-week fixtures and do not intend to heavily load the match schedule with mid-week catch up fixtures to finish as per the current football calendar.
Please Note: the information is provided based on current circumstances and may change at Football NSW’s sole and absolute discretion at any point in time.
Football NSW would like to thank every one in the Football Family for their patience, cooperation and assistance, in the meantime, please continue to adhere to the current NSW Government and NSW Health guidelines to beat the spread so that we can return to our football fields as soon as we possibly can.
