2011 NSW Premier League season
# 2011 NSW Premier League season

The 2011 NSW Premier League season was the 11th season of the revamped NSW Premier League.

## Teams

West Sydney Berries were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing at the bottom of the table. They were replaced by Super League champions Parramatta Eagles.

| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| APIA Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions FC | Jensen Oval | 5,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons FC | Lily Homes Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 5,000 |
| Manly United FC | Cromer Park | 5,000 |
| Marconi Stallions FC | Marconi Stadium | 11,500 |
| Rockdale City Suns FC | Bicentennial Park South | 5,000 |
| South Coast Wolves FC | WIN Stadium John Crehan Park* | 20,000 7,500 |
| Sutherland Sharks FC | Seymour Shaw Park | 5,000 |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Belmore Sports Ground Lambert Park** | 25,000 7,000 |
| Sydney United FC | Sydney United Sports Centre | 12,000 |
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |

* South Coast Wolves home ground of WIN Stadium is under renovation, and will use John Crehan Park until it is finished.
   * Sydney Olympics home ground of Belmore Oval is under renovation, and will use Lambert Park until it is finished.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney Olympic (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2011 NSW Premier League Champions |
| 2 | Sydney United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 39 | Qualified for the 2011 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 38 | Qualified for the 2011 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 37 | Qualified for the 2011 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 | Qualified for the 2011 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 6 | Manly United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | South Coast Wolves | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26 | |
| 10 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Bankstown City (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 21 | Relegated to the 2012 NSW Super League |
| 12 | Parramatta FC | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 16 | |

## Fixtures

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

† Bonnyrigg v Sydney United (originally scheduled for Saturday, 16 April) was washed out due to heavy rain and postponed to a later date.

† Rockdale v Marconi (originally scheduled for Saturday, 16 April) was washed out due to heavy rain and postponed to Wednesday 4 May.

Week 5

Week 6

† Parramatta v Manly (originally scheduled for Sunday, 1 May) was washed out due to heavy rain. and postponed to Wednesday 18 May

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

† Due to South Coast's home ground John Crehan Park being washed out due to inclement weather, an agreement between South Coast and Sutherland Sharks allowed the game to be played at Sutherland's home ground of Seymour Shaw Park, with South Coast being allotted the home team.

Week 12

† APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Rockdale City Suns, along with Manly United v Sydney United matches, both scheduled for Sunday, 12 June 2011 were postponed due to inclement weather. The APIA v Rockdale game, was rescheduled for 9 July 2011. The Manly v Sydney United game was played on Wednesday, 27 July 2011.

Week 13

†Parramatta Eagles v South Coast, scheduled for Saturday, 18 June, was postponed due to inclement weather. The game was rescheduled for Wednesday, 3 August.

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

† Round 17 was originally scheduled to be played on the weekend of 23/24 July 2011, but all matches were washed out due to the extreme weather conditions and rescheduled for 4 September 2011

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

## Finals

At the end of the regular season, the top 5 teams play off in a finals series to determine the champion for the season. The finals format used is the final five system used in other sports throughout Australia. This system gives the 1st place getter the first week off and allows the top 3 teams a "2nd chance" to make the grand final.

| Round | Match | Name | Team 1 | | Team 2 | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | Elimination Final | Blacktown | v | Bonnyrigg | 1(7) – 1(6) |
| | B | Qualifying Final | Sydney United | v | Sutherland | 2–1 |
| 2 | C | 1st semi-final | Sutherland | v | Blacktown | 1–2 |
| | D | 2nd semi-final | Sydney Olympic | v | Sydney United | 2–0 |
| 3 | E | Preliminary Final | Sydney United | v | Blacktown | 4–2 |
| 4 | F | Grand Final | Sydney Olympic | v | Sydney United | 2–0 |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | | | | Sydney Olympic | 2 |
| | | | | Sydney United | 0 | | | | Sydney United | Sydney United | 0 |
| 2 | Sydney United | 1(7) | | | | Sydney United | Sydney United | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Sutherland | 1(6) | | | | Blacktown | Blacktown | 2 | | | |
| | | | Sutherland | Sutherland | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Blacktown | Blacktown | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Blacktown | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Leading Goal Scorers

Correct as of Round 16

| Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| Luka Glavas | Sydney United | 13 |
| Matt Bailey | Sutherland Sharks | 10 |
| Alex Smith† | Sydney Olympic | 8 |
| Mark Picciolini | South Coast | 8 |
| Travis Major | Blacktown City Demons | 7 |

† Alex Smith left Sydney Olympic, and the NSW Premier League to join Gold Coast United in the A-League.

