2010 Victorian Premier League

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Victorian Premier League
Season2010
Champions Green Gully
Premiers Richmond SC
Relegated Altona Magic
Sunshine George Cross
2009
2011

The 2010 Victorian Premier League season is the 99th season of the Victorian Premier League, and will be contested by 12 clubs. [1]

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Teams

Victorian Premier League teams for the 2010 season:

ClubStadiumCapacity
Altona Magic SC Paisley Park Soccer Complex 5,000
Bentleigh Greens SC Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 5,000
Dandenong Thunder SC George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully SC Green Gully Reserve 10,000
Heidelberg United FC Olympic Village 10,000
Hume City FC John Ilhan Memorial Reserve 5,000
Melbourne Knights FC Mansion Stadium 15,000
Northcote City SC John Cain Memorial Reserve 5,000
Oakleigh Cannons FC Jack Edwards Reserve 5,000
Richmond SC Kevin Bartlett Reserve 5,000
South Melbourne FC Bob Jane Stadium 14,000
Sunshine George Cross FC Mansion Stadium 15,000

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Division 1:
(After the end of the 2009 season.)

Teams relegated to Division 1:
(After the end of the 2009 season.)

League table

The regular season concluded on 6 September.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Richmond 2212463326+740 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Hume City 2212644129+1239 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Green Gully (C)2211383723+1436
4 Heidelberg United 2210663433+133 [lower-alpha 1]
5 Northcote City 229494735+1231
6 South Melbourne 2210664128+1330 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Oakleigh Cannons 2293103031130
8 Dandenong Thunder 229492430628 [lower-alpha 1]
9 Melbourne Knights 2275103037723 [lower-alpha 1]
10 Bentleigh Greens 22561119361721
11 Altona Magic 2255123946720Relegation to Vic State League Div 1
12 Sunshine George Cross 22541320412119
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hume City, Heidelberg Utd & Melbourne Knights were given a situation pending 3 point deduction as a result of failure to adhere to Rules of Competition 2009 – Section 1.6. South Melbourne lost 6 points because of an incident during the Round 6 home fixture against Heidelberg United.

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