| Season: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 18 February–23 September |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2022 Football South Australia season was the 116th season of soccer in South Australia. It was the 17th to be run by Football South Australia and the 10th under the National Premier Leagues banner.
| 2021 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Blue Eagles Adelaide Croatia Raiders | |||
| Adelaide University Adelaide Hills Hawks | |||
| – | – | ||
| – | |||
| Adelaide Hills Hawks Campbelltown City Elizabeth Grove | FK Beograd |
| Competition: | NPL South Australia |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 18 February–9 September |
| Winners: | Adelaide City (19th title) |
| Premiers: | Adelaide City (3rd title) |
| Relegated: | Cumberland United West Torrens Birkalla |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 449 |
| League Topscorer: | Joshua Mori (18 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Adelaide United Youth 8–0 South Adelaide Panthers (4 June 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Cumberland United 0–7 South Adelaide Panthers (30 July 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | Adelaide United Youth 8–0 South Adelaide Panthers (4 June 2022) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 National Premier Leagues South Australia season, known as the 2022 RAA National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 116th season of first division soccer in South Australia, and the 10th under the National Premier Leagues banner.[3]
Adelaide City were champions for the 19th time, defeating Adelaide Comets 2–1 in the Grand Final. Adelaide City were also premiers for the third time. Cumberland United and West Torrens Birkalla were relegated.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Mori | 18 | ||
| 2 | Jonathon Rideout | 14 | ||
| 3 | Aladin Irabona | 13 | ||
| Campbelltown City | ||||
| 5 | Luka Jovanovic | 12 | ||
| Campbelltown City | ||||
| 7 | 11 | |||
| Thomas Briscoe | Adelaide Comets | |||
| 9 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 3 players | 8 | ||
| Competition: | State League 1 South Australia |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 19 February–10 September |
| Winners: | West Adelaide |
| Premiers: | Modbury Jets |
| Promoted: | Modbury Jets West Adelaide |
| Relegated: | Adelaide Hills Hawks Adelaide University |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 433 |
| League Topscorer: | Hamish McCabe (20 Goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Adelaide Croatia Raiders 6–0 Playford City Patriots (30 April 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Port Adelaide Pirates 1–10 Modbury Jets (25 July 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | Port Adelaide Pirates 1–10 Modbury Jets (25 July 2022) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 State League 1 South Australia season was the 99th season of second division soccer in South Australia, and the 10th under the National Premier Leagues banner.[5]
West Adelaide were champions for the third time, defeating Para Hills Knights 4–3 in the Grand Final, and were promoted with Modbury Jets, who were premiers for the fourth time. Adelaide University and Adelaide Hills Hawks were relgated.
| Competition: | State League 2 South Australia |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 19 February–10 September |
| Winners: | Vipers FC |
| Premiers: | Adelaide Cobras |
| Promoted: | Adelaide Cobras Vipers FC |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 476 |
| League Topscorer: | Anthony Dimas (30 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Salisbury United 7–0 Gawler Eagles (21 May 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Gawler Eagles 1–6 Pontian Eagles (2 April 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | Salisbury United 6–3 Pontian Eagles (12 March 2022) Modbury Vista 3–6 Adelaide Cobras (13 August 2022) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 State League 2 South Australia season is the 55th season of third division soccer in South Australia, and the seventh under the National Premier Leagues banner.[6]
Vipers FC were champions for the first time, defeating Western Strikers 4–3 after extra time in the Grand Final, and were promoted with Adelaide Cobras, who were premiers for the second time.
| Competition: | WNPL South Australia |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Winners: | West Adelaide |
| Premiers: | West Adelaide |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia was the seventh season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the first tier of women's football in South Australia and the second tier of women's football in Australia. Each team plays each other twice, resulting in 18 rounds.
| Competition: | WSL South Australia |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Winners: | Flinders United |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 Women's State League South Australia was the second season of soccer under the competition format in South Australia. It is the second tier of women's football in South Australia and the third tier of women's football in Australia. Each team plays each other three times, resulting in 14 rounds.
See main article: 2022 FSA Federation Cup.
| Federation Cup | |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 18 March–16 July |
| Num Teams: | 51 |
| Winners: | Adelaide City |
| Second: | Modbury Jets |
| Prev Season: | 2021 |
| Next Season: | 2023 |
The 2022 Football South Australia Federation Cup was the 109th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. The competition ran alongside the 2022 Australia Cup, with the two finalists qualifying for the competition. Teams from the National Premier Leagues South Australia, State League 1 South Australia, State League 2 South Australia. South Australian Collegiate Soccer League and South Australian Amateur Soccer League participated.[7]
Adelaide City were champions.
| WNPL and WSL Cup | |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 22 April–14 August |
| Num Teams: | 29 |
| Winners: | West Adelaide |
| Second: | Adelaide City |
| Prev Season: | 2021 |
| Next Season: | 2023 |
The 2022 WNPL and WSL Cup was the main women's soccer knockout competition in South Australia for 2022.[8]
West Adelaide were champions.
The end of year awards were presented at Adelaide Convention Centre on 8 October 2022.[9]
| Award | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Alex Mullen (Campbelltown City) | Racheal Quigley (West Adelaide) | |
| Golden Boot | Joshua Mori (FK Beograd) | Racheal Quigley (West Adelaide) | |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Pezos (Adelaide City) | Michele Lastella (Football SA NTC) | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Dakota Ochsenham (Adelaide City) | Annalee Grove (West Adelaide) | |
| Rising Star | Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) | Grace Wilson (Football SA NTC) |