| Season: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The Football NSW 2015 season was the third season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales, excluding those regions affiliated with the Northern NSW Football federation.
Blacktown City were Premiers of the 1st Division, and qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series. Blacktown City won this competition, becoming the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion, and additionally received a spot in the 2016 FFA Cup (entering at the Round of 32).
| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George FC | |||
| Hills Brumbies FC | |||
| Camden Tigers | |||
| Enfield Rovers Southern Branch |
The National Premier League New South Wales 2015 season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2015.
| Competition: | NPL NSW Men's 1 |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | Bonnyrigg White Eagles |
| Premiers: | Blacktown City |
| Relegated: | Marconi Stallions |
| Matches: | 96 |
| Total Goals: | 344 |
| League Topscorer: | Blake Powell (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 4-0 (Bonnyrigg v Marconi R.2) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 0-4 (Parramatta v Sydney Olympic R.2) |
| Highest Scoring: | 2-5 (Marconi Stallions v APIA Leichhardt R.3) |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit partner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Billy McColl |  Michael West | Givova | Wests Ashfield Leagues Club | |
| Blacktown City | Mark Crittenden | Zach Cairncross | UniPro Sports | Nissan | |
| Blacktown Spartans | Ben de Haan | Carlos Saliadarre | Elite Sportswear | H&M Civil | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Brian Brown | Legea | NSW Compensation Lawyers | ||
| Manly United | Paul Dee | Graeme Forbes | TeamRhino Sports | ||
| Marconi Stallions | Darren Locca | James Chronopoulos | Erreà | Club Marconi | |
| Parramatta FC | Franco Cosentino | TBA | Legea | TBA | |
| Rockdale City Suns | Branko Culina |  Askin Oygur | Stobi Sports | Gregory Jewelers | |
| South Coast Wolves | Jacob Timpano | TBA | Dixon Sportswear | GPT Group | |
| Sutherland Sharks | Robbie Stanton | TBA | Macron | Pipe King | |
| Sydney Olympic | Grant Lee | Petar Markovic | Adidas | Bank of Sydney | |
| Sydney United 58 | Mark Rudan | TBA | Legea | BOKA Aluminium Windows |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Powell | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 21 |
| 2 | Joey Gibbs | Blacktown City | 16 |
| 3 | Robert Younis | Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | 13 |
| 4 | Brendan Cholakian | Manly United | 11 |
| Harris Gaitatzis | Sydney Olympic | ||
| Marko Ješić | Rockdale City Suns | ||
| 7 | Patrick Antelmi | Blacktown City | 10 |
 Shu Sasaki | Blacktown Spartans | ||
| Competition: | NPL NSW Men's 2 |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | Northern Tigers |
| Promoted: | Hakoah Sydney City East |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the third edition of the new NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition. Hakoah Sydney City East FC were promoted into the division after finishing 1st in the 2014 State League Division 1, and St George FC were relegated from the 2014 National Premier League's Men's 1.
| Competition: | NSW State League Division 1 |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | North Shore Mariners |
| Promoted: | North Shore Mariners |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 NSW State League Division 1 was the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.[2]
| Competition: | NSW State League Division 2 |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | Southern Bulls |
| Promoted: | Dunbar Rovers |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 NSW State League Division 2 was the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Competition: | National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | Sydney University |
| Premiers: | Macarthur Rams |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 National Premier League NSW Women's 1 was the second edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
See main article: 2015 Waratah Cup.
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2015 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. 104 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format (with NPL and NPL 2 clubs seeded to a later round). The five winners then were randomly drawn in order to create a preliminary fixture, before the semi-finals of the competition.
The competition was won by Sydney United 58, their 5th title, defeating Blacktown City.
In addition to the A-League clubs Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers, the five qualifiers (Balmain Tigers, Blacktown City, Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic and Sydney United 58 competed in the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup. Of these qualifying clubs, only Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic and Sydney United 58 progressed to the Round of 16.
The NPL Gala Dinner was held on 11 September at Rosehill Gardens, acknowledging achievements from across all NPL teams from Men's 1, Men's 2, Women's 1, Women's 2 and their respective youth teams.[3]
| Award | National Premier Leagues NSW | National Premier Leagues NSW 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Women's | Men's | Women's | ||
| Club Championship | Blacktown City | Manly United | Hakoah Sydney City East | Marconi Stallions | |
| Player of the Year | Franco Parisi (APIA Leichhardt) | Tara Pender (Blacktown Spartans) | Gosue Sama (Spirit FC) | Danni Wise (Southern Branch) | |
| Golden Boot | Blake Powell (APIA Leichhardt – 21 goals) | Michelle Carney (Illawarra Stingrays – 19 goals) | Hussein Akil (Fraser Park FC – 13 goals) | Danielle Calvi (Sydney Olympic – 20 goals) | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Nenad Vekic (Blacktown City) | Jada Whyman (Macarthur Rams) | David Lowery (Spirit FC) | Renee Krstanovska (Marconi Stallions) | |
| Coach of the Year | Mark Crittenden (Blacktown City) | Jason Harrison (Emerging Jets) | Mark Robertson (Hakoah FC) | Michael McGovern (Sutherland Shire) | |
| Referee of the Year | Katie-Louise Patterson | n/a | |||
| Goal of the Year | Blake Powell (APIA Leichhardt) | — | n/a | ||
| Golden Boot | Jonathan Grozdanovski (Blacktown City – 26 goals) | Amelia Vitek (North Shore Mariners – 19 goals) | Garang Awac (Mt Druitt Town Rangers – 15 goals) | Sarah Mandile (Inter Lions – 17 goals) | |
| Player of the Year | Jonathan Grozdanovski (Blacktown City) | Natalie Penman (NWS Koalas) | Harry McAllister (Northern Tigers) | Marissa Saverino (Sutherland Shire) | |
| Media Award | Nick Houghton | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Valentine Award | Charles Abdilla (Mounties Wanderers) |