Nepean FC
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| Full name | Nepean Football Club Inc |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Ground | Cook Park |
| League | NSW League One |
| 2024 | 15th of 16 (Relegated) NSW League Two (2025) |
| Website | https://nepeanfc.com.au/ |
Nepean FC are a semi-professional football (soccer) club, from the Penrith and St Marys suburbs in Western Sydney. The club was founded in 2011. The Men's team currently plays in the NSW State League, the fourth tier of football in New South Wales and the fifth tier in Australia when including the national competition, the A-League.
History
[edit]The area has been previously represented by a number of clubs, most recently Penrith Nepean United who folded in 2009 whilst competing in the NSW Premier League.[1]
In the absence of representative football in the Penrith area, the Nepean District Soccer Football Association, (now Nepean Football Association) set out to create a club and a pathway for local footballers to play at a representative level.
Nepean FC were the hosts and opponents of new A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers first ever match. The match took place at Cook Park in front of more than 3500 spectators. Nepean FC lost the match 5–0 with Joey Gibbs grabbing four goals.[2]
Despite finishing last in State League Division 2 in 2012, Nepean FC were placed in State League Division 1 for 2013 when Football NSW undertook a significant restructure of the league system to meet the criteria of the nationally implemented National Premier Leagues.
In 2014 the Women's team recorded Nepean FC's best result to date by winning the Women's State League and securing promotion to the 2015 National Premier Leagues Division 2.
Teams
[edit]Nepean FC as a club comprises:
- 2 men’s teams (1st Grade and U20s) in NSW National Premier League Four
- 5 female teams entered in the National Premier League's NSW Women's Division 2 [3] (1st Grade & Reserve Grade)
- 10 boy's teams (FNSW Boys Youth League Division 2 Youth U13 ~ U18; Association Youth League U13 ~ U18)
- 3 female teams (National Premier Leagues Division 2 Girls Youth U13 ~ U16)
- 8 teams in Association Youth League Skills Acquisition Program: SAP (Boys - U9 ~ U12) & GSAP (Girls - U10 ~ U13).
Club Colours, Logo and Kit
[edit]The club's shirt is predominantly red with a large white stripe running vertically on the left. The shorts and socks are red. Nepean FC is administered by the Nepean Football Association, which has clubs from four council areas, City of Penrith, City of Blue Mountains, City of Hawkesbury and Wollondilly Shire. Hence the logo represents the three significant geographical symbols of these regions, the mountains and the 2 rivers of the Nepean and Hawkesbury.
Seasons
[edit]Men's League
[edit]| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | State League Division 2 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 55 | 22 | 12 / 14 | – |
| 2012 | State League Division 2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 12 / 12 | – |
| 2013 | State League Division 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 26 | 9 / 12 | – |
| 2014 | State League Division 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 9 / 12 | – |
| 2015 | State League Division 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 15 | 12 / 12 | – |
| 2016 | NSW State League | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 48 | 28 | 6 / 12 | – |
| 2017 | NSW State League | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 3 / 10 | 3rd |
| 2018 | NSW State League | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 5 / 12 | 3rd |
| 2019 | NSW State League | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 6 / 11 | – |
| 2020 | NPL4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 3 / 11 | Champions |
| 2021 | NPL4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 6 / 12 | – [a] |
Men's Cup
[edit]| Season | Cup | Round | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Waratah Cup | Preliminary Round | Nepean FC (5) | 0–2 | Pacific Hills (-) |
| 2012 | Waratah Cup | R1 | Doonside Hawks (6) | 1–3 | Nepean FC (5) |
| R2 | Nepean FC (5) | 3–1 | West City FC (5) | ||
| R3 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers (2) | 2–0 | Nepean FC (5) | ||
| 2013 | Waratah Cup | R3 | Southern Bulls (5) | 2–3 | Nepean FC (4) |
| R4 | Parramatta FC (3) | 3–1 | Nepean FC (4) | ||
| 2014 | Waratah Cup / FFA Cup | R3 / Preliminary R3 | Nepean FC (4) | 2–5 | Hawkesbury City (4) |
| 2015 | Waratah Cup and FFA Cup Qualifiers |
Preliminary R3 | Nepean FC (4) | 1–0 | Forest Rangers (7) |
| Preliminary R4 | Nepean FC (4) | 2–0 | Hurlstone Park Wanderers (-) | ||
| Preliminary R5 | Nepean FC (4) | 1–0 | Leichhardt Saints FC (-) | ||
| Preliminary R6 | Blacktown City (2) | 12–1 | Nepean FC (4) | ||
| 2016 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | Preliminary R3 | Rydalmere Lions (4) | 2–1 | Nepean FC (5) |
| 2017 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | Preliminary R3 | Nepean FC (5) | 11–2 | Padstow United (6) |
| Preliminary R4 | Hawkesbury City (4) | 1–2 | Nepean FC (5) | ||
| Preliminary R5 | North Shore Mariners (3) | 1–6 | Nepean FC (5) | ||
| Preliminary R6 | Nepean FC (5) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Bulli FC (6) | ||
| 2018 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | Preliminary R3 | East Gosford (-) | 1–4 | Nepean FC (5) |
| Preliminary R4 | Nepean FC (5) | 1–2 | Kirrawee Kangaroos (-) | ||
| 2019 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | Preliminary R3 | Kellyville Kolts (-) | 1–2 | Nepean FC (5) |
| Preliminary R4 | Hawkesbury City (4) | 0–4 | Nepean FC (5) | ||
| Preliminary R5 | Nepean FC (5) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | UNSW (5) | ||
| Preliminary R6 | Nepean FC (5) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sydney Olympic (2) | ||
| 2020 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | did not enter | |||
| 2021 | FFA Cup Qualifiers | Preliminary R3 | Marayong FC (6) | 1–0 | Nepean FC (5) |
Women's League
[edit]| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Finals position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Football NSW Women's Super League | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 6 / 10 | – |
| 2012 | Football NSW Women's Super League | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 6 / 7 | – |
| 2013 | Football NSW Women's State League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 84 | 3 | 12 / 12 | – |
| 2014 | Football NSW Women's State League | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 50 | 1 / 8 | 1st |
| 2015 | Football NSW Women's NPL2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 25 | 6 / 8 | – |
| 2016 | Football NSW Women's NPL2 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 5 / 8 | – |
| 2017 | Football NSW Women's NPL2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 4 / 9 | 4th |
| 2018 | Football NSW Women's NPL2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 5 / 12 | 5th |
| 2019 | Football NSW Women's NPL2 | - |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.freewebs.com/penrithnepeanunited/ [dead link]
- ^ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived 12 February 2015)