2025 National Premier Leagues NSW and League One Play-Off Results
Researched and written by Greg Stock and Jim Jones

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Two legged play-offs between the team finishing 15th (second last) in the New South Wales Premier League competition and the team finishing 2nd in League One.

Matches conducted over two legs home and away at seasons end. The team with the aggregate win is 'promoted' to a spot in the 2026 New South Wales Premier League while the losing team is 'relegated' to the 2026 New South Wales League One.

Source: Football New South Wales DRIBL.

First Leg

Saturday September 6 2025
Ernie Smith Reserve, Moorebank
Referee: Matt Staples
Assistant Referees: Lucy Hungerford and Isaac Riggs
Fourth Official: Ethan Zvargulis
SD Raiders FC
Michael Figueira, Cooper Hanagan, Michael Marcic, James Letta (c) (Sebastian Malfara 65), Lachlan McGrath (Ham Donghwa 90+5), Matthew Lee (Yonatan Sebhatu 65), Charlie Ragg, Riley Cox-Barlow, Lachlan Everett, Ethan Beaven, Luka Knezevic (Yuto Sugiura 77)
Coach: Goran Ljuboja
Cautions: Hanagan 59, 63, Knezevic 76, Cox-Barlow 82; Red Card: Hanagan 63
Goals: Cox-Barlow 21, Malfara 72

2 - 2 Central Coast Mariners FC
Joel Wade, Michael Paragalli, Haine Eames (Jordan Small 69), Arthur De Lima, Jai Rose (Logan Sambrook 69), Shumba Mutokoyi, Laurence Taylor, Max Miller (Angus Reid 79), Bailey Brandtman (Ahmad Elhelou 88), Harrison Jablonski, Harper Ryles (Noah Peacock 79)
Coach: Lucas Vilela
Cautions: Paragalli 26, Wade 59, Small 78
Goals: De Lima 45, Brandtman 48

Second Leg

Friday September 12 2025
Pluim Park, Lisarow
Referee: Craig Fisher
Assistant Referees: Aaron Bloch and Matthew Harris
Fourth Official: Joel Crawford
Central Coast Mariners FC
Joel Wade, Michael Paragalli (c), Jordan Small (Ahmad Elhelou 82), Haine Eames, Arthur De Lima, Jai Rose (Noah Peacock 72), Shumba Mutokoyi, Laurence Taylor (Kye Schumacher 82), Bailey Brandtman, Harrison Jablonski, Harper Ryles
Coach: Lucas Vilela
Cautions: De Lima 14, Wade 90+2


0 - 1 SD Raiders FC
Michael Figueira, Mihael Marcic (Jett McCue-Shore 85), James Letta (c), Lachlan McGrath, Matthew Lee (Sebastian Malfara 62), Charlie Ragg, Riley Cox-Barlow, Yonatan Sebhatu, Lachlan Everett, Ethan Beaven, Luka Knezevic (Bradley Marszal 68)
Coach: Goran Ljuboja
Cautions: Cox-Barlow 7, Marcic 38, Knezevic 40; Red Card: Cox-Barlow 46
Goal: Marcic 44


SD Raiders FC won 3-2 over the two legs. SD Raiders FC are promoted to the 2026 NSW National Premier Leagues 1 competition and Central Coast Mariners FC are relegated to the 2026 NSW League One competition.

Last updated: 17 September 2025.