Clubs set for Season Two
Football West News
Season Two of the PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues WA competition will kick-off on March 28 with Bayswater City starting the defence of their title at home to Subiaco.
Perth SC, who pushed Bayswater to the wire last season, begin their 2015 challenge at home to ECU Joondalup.
Pictured: Bayswater celebrate 2014 success. Photo: Amac Images
In other round one matches, Stirling Lions host Balcatta, Armadale meet Sorrento and Inglewood United are up against Cockburn City.
Floreat Athena and Perth Glory will not play on the opening weekend, instead opting to shift their Round One clash to April 25 when they will again contest an Anzac Day fixture at E&D Litis Stadium.
After the success of 2014, Football West has again encouraged clubs to embrace the concept of Rivalry Rounds on the weekends of April 19 and July 19.
Sorrento and ECU Joondalup will put northern pride on the line in the only Friday night fixture of the year when they clash in a Rivalry Round match at Percy Doyle Reserve on April 17.
While the majority of fixtures will take place at the traditional 3pm, Saturday kick-off, seven matches will be played on Sunday afternoons.
After consultation with clubs, there will be no finals series this season with the team finishing top of the table after 22 rounds to represent WA in the PS4 NPL National Finals Series.
Under competition rules, the team finishing last in the PS4 NPLWA can be relegated if the team in position to be promoted meets all competition criteria.
PS4 NPLWA manager Chris Beech said the fixtures had been finalised after months of direct consultation with clubs.
“All clubs have been fantastic to deal with over the past few months while we were going through the planning process,” Beech said.
“We have been working with all clubs since December to bring together a fixture format that tries to cater for the sometimes conflicting hopes of each club. Season Two of the PS4 NPLWA promises to be an exciting one with some fantastic clashes already occurring in the NPL Night Series.”
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