2018 Football NSW season
The Football NSW 2018 season was the sixth 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. The Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1 qualified for the national finals, playing-off to decide the champion of the 2018 National Premier Leagues.
Competitions
2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
League table
Finals
2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
The 2018 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the sixth edition of the NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 14 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 26 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition.2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1
The 2018 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the fifth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. The league increased from 10 to 12 teams, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.2018 Waratah Cup
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2018 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A record 169 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.The Cup was won by APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
In addition to the three A-League clubs, the five qualifiers competed in the final rounds of the 2018 FFA Cup.
Honours and awards
The End of Year awards were held at Dolton House and presented on 14 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's and on 21 September 2018 for National Premier Leagues NSW Men's and Women's 2, as well as Men's 3 and State League competitions.National Premier Leagues NSW
; Club honours and awards; Individual awards
| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Referee of the Year | Kurt Ams | Kelly Jones |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Henderson | Jada Whyman |
| Golden Boot | Hamish Lamberton | Vesna Milivojevic |
| Player of the Year | Lachlan Campbell | Maddison Zahra |
| Golden Boot | Jordan Murray | Georgia Yeoman-Dale |
| Coach of the Year | Abbas Saad | Chris Williams |
| Goal of the Year | Thomas Whiteside | — |
| Player of the Year | Tasuku Sekiya | Courtney Nevin Kylie Ledbrook |
National Premier Leagues NSW 2
; Club honours and awards| Award | Men's | Women's |
| First Grade Premiers | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | Sydney Olympic |
| First Grade Champions | St George FC | Sydney Olympic |
| Club Championship | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | Sydney Olympic |
| Fair Play Award | Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth | Western NSW Mariners |
; Individual awards
| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Referee of the Year | Ben Abraham | Yosemite Guilmeer |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Carlos Saliadarre | Amanda Horafios |
| Golden Boot | Anthony Haddad | Erin Connell |
| Player of the Year | Zach Forsyth | Emily Smith |
| Golden Boot | Emmanuel Gonzalez | Candice Phelan |
| Coach of the Year | Aiden Desmond | Dan Barrett |
| Goal of the Year | Thomas Whiteside | — |
| Player of the Year | Raul Beneit Romero | Lieke de Bever |
Other Leagues
; Individual awards| Award | Men's NPL 3 | Men's State League |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Kiriakos Tohorouglou Christopher Marques | David Hamilton |
| Golden Boot | Riley Thomas-King | Johnny Vicoroski |
| Player of the Year | Emanuel Koumis | Futo Ihara |
| Golden Boot | Michael Gaitatzis | Mitchell Cross |
| Coach of the Year | Dean Bertenshaw | Scott Belgre |
| Player of the Year | Michael Gaitatzis | Toshihisa Saikawa Daniel McFarlane |