Bayswater, who are coached by former Perth Glory player, Chris Coyne, will take heart from Adelaide City’s achievements last night and will be looking to carve out a bit of history of their own. Just 24 hours later reigning WA Champions, Bayswater City will take on the might of Melbourne Victory at the same venue. With just four more ties to be contested before the Round of 16 draw on 22 August, West Australian and Perth Glory fans will be hoping for more upsets as two local National Premier League sides take on A-League teams next week.įirst up on Tuesday night at the WA Athletics Stadium, will be Stirling Lions, who will be looking to take the roar out of a Brisbane team that ended last season as Hyundai A-League Champions. There were also wins for Victorian National Premier League team, Bentleigh Greens, and Sydney United 58 FC from the New South Wales National Premier League. In another of last night’s ties, Sydney FC joined Perth Glory in the round of 16 draw by beating newly rebranded Melbourne City 3-1 after extra time in the all A-League clash. Given Western Sydney Wanderers record of success in the A-League, Adelaide City’s victory last night stands out as one of the major footballing surprises of the Westfield FFA Cup to date. The Adelaide team, coached by former Perth Glory legend, Damian Mori, achieved history by becoming the first ever State League club to defeat an Hyundai A-League team in the new nationwide cup competition, winning 1-0.

Sejak musim perdana liga hingga dibubarkan pada tahun 2004, total 13 klub menjadi juara liga ( Champions) baik sebagai pemuncak klasemen maupun pemenang seri final yang berakhir pada pertandingan grand final.The magic of the FFA Cup rang true last night with the first real upset of the Round of 32 matches as South Australian National Premier League side, Adelaide City, knocked out last season’s Hyundai A-League runners up, Western Sydney Wanderers in a thriller at a packed Marden Sports Complex. Kompetisi ini dikenal dengan berbagai nama menurut hak sponsor, yakni Philips Soccer League, Olympic Airways Soccer League, Coca-Cola Soccer League, Piala Ericsson dan A-League. Pada tahun 1984, liga dibagi menjadi dua konferensi (Utara dan Selatan) agar lebih banyak tim yang dapat bergabung ke dalam kompetisi sebelum kembali menjadi hanya satu divisi pada tahun 1987. Pada awalnya, musim pertandingan berjalan selama musim dingin, hingga pada tahun 1989 diubah menjadi pada musim panas.

Selama sejarah NSL, liga ini diikuti oleh total 42 tim 41 berbasis di Australia dan satu berbasis di Selandia Baru. NSL, pendahulu A-League, berjalan selama 28 musim dari awal pada 1977 hingga dibubarkan pada 2004, ketika digantikan oleh kompetisi A-League yang dijalankan oleh Federasi Sepak Bola Australia, penerus Asosiasi Sepak Bola Australia.

National Soccer League (NSL) adalah liga sepak bola tingkat teratas di Australia yang dijalankan oleh Soccer Australia dan kemudian dilanjutkan oleh Asosiasi Sepak Bola Australia.

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