2020 Football West season


The 2020 Football West season is the seventh season since the National Premier Leagues was established in Western Australia.
All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April, and further extended until early July. The NPL, NPL Women's and Men's State League competitions resumed from 3 July, with grassroots football having recommenced from 21 June.

Pre-season changes

2019 LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
NPL WAGwelup CroatiaStirling Lions
State League 1Quinns
Swan United		Morley-Windmills
South West Phoenix
State League 2Kingsley Westside–
Women's Premier LeagueCurtin University
Murdoch University Melville
Perth SC
Subiaco AFC		Queen's Park FC
Stirling Panthers

League Tables

2020 National Premier Leagues WA

Only the first round of the double round-robin season was played before the competition was suspended due to restrictions relating to the coronavirus pandemic. The season resumed on 3 July, with results from the matches played in March no longer counting, and promotion/relegation being suspended. After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams will be split into an Upper Table and a Lower Table, with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Champion will be declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. There will also be a separate Finals Series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.

2020 WA State League 1

The 2020 WA State League 1 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. The season commenced on 4 July, with promotion/relegation being suspended. After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams will be split into an Upper Table and a Lower Table, with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Champion will be declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. There will also be a separate Finals Series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table.

2020 WA State League 2

The 2020 WA State League 2 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. The season started on 4 July, with promotion/relegation being suspended. After the first 11 rounds of the season, the teams will be split into an Upper Table and a Lower Table, with teams in each section playing each other once, with all points and goals reset to zero. The Champion will be declared as the Upper Table leader at the end of round 16. There will also be a separate Finals Series, between the top three teams of the Upper table, and the top team of the Lower Table.

2020 NPL Women

The 2020 NPL WA Women is the first season in the new National Premier Leagues WA Women format. It was initially meant to be played over 21 rounds as a triple round-robin, but later rescheduled as a double round-robin, with promotion/relegation being suspended.

2020 State Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs commenced the Football West State Cup competition in February, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic. At the time of suspension, only the first two rounds had been played, involving teams from various divisions of the Amateur League and Metropolitan League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions. With the return to competitions in June, there was a decision by Football West not to proceed with cup competitions in general.