2011 Victorian Premier League

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Victorian Premier League
Season2011
Champions Green Gully
Premiers Green Gully
Relegated Springvale White Eagles
St Albans Saints
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The 2011 Victorian Premier League (known as the Alanic Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-ninth season of the Victorian Premier League since the first season in 1909. The home and away season began 15 February 2011 and concluded 7 August 2011. Green Gully were the defending champions.

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The concept of a youth development squad was reintroduced in 2010 with the National Training Centre team playing in midweek fixtures throughout the season but not for competition points. In 2011 the team, mostly comprising players from the Melbourne Victory youth squad, was renamed Victorian Training Centre Football and was eligible to score competition points for its matches but ineligible to qualify for the finals series or be relegated.

Green Gully won the double, winning both the premiership and the Grand Final, defeating Oakleigh Cannons. Green Gully surpassed South Melbourne FC and Brunswick Juventus as the club with the most Victorian championships with nine in total.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)

Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)

Regular season

The Victorian Premier League 2011 season was played over 22 rounds, concluding on 7 August 2011, followed by the final series.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Green Gully (C)2413475123+2843 VPL 2011 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 2413474129+1243
3 Hume City 2412664832+1642
4 South Melbourne 2412573933+641
5 Heidelberg United 2412755326+2740 [lower-alpha 1]
6 Northcote City 2411676137+2439
7 Richmond 2411493438−437
8 Bentleigh Greens 2410683434036
9 Dandenong Thunder 2412574329+1435 [lower-alpha 2]
10 Melbourne Knights 248793933+631
11 Springvale White Eagles 2436152462−3815Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 St Albans Saints 2434172758−3113
13 VTC Football 2440202585−6012
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Heidelberg Utd was given a 3-point deduction arising from their Round 3 match against Hume City.
  2. ↑ South Melbourne lost 6 points as a result their Round 9 fixture against Bentleigh Greens.

Finals

 
 Qualifying FinalsSemi FinalPreliminary FinalGrand Final
                   
1 Green Gully Cavaliers 3 
  A Hume City FC 0    F Green Gully Cavaliers 3
2 Oakleigh Cannons 3  D Hume City FC 0 (3) G Oakleigh Cannons 2
3 Hume City FC 4   E Oakleigh Cannons 0 (4) 
B Oakleigh Cannons 1
4 South Melbourne FC 1 C South Melbourne FC 0 
5 Heidelberg United 0

Finals Week 1

14 Aug 2011Qualifying Final Oakleigh Cannons 3–4 Hume City FC Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh
6:45PM Diaco Soccerball shade.svg 34', ?' (pen.)
Lagana Soccerball shade.svg 40'		 Report Cardozo Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Ofli Soccerball shade.svg 88', 89'
Vlahos Yellow card.svg		Referee: Shaun Evans

Finals Week 2

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Green Gully Cavaliers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Oakleigh Cannons
Report [ permanent dead link ]
AAMI Park, Melbourne

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals [2] Penalties
1Richard CardozzoHume City191
2Saso AleksovskiHeidelberg United160
3Trent RixonNorthcote City152
4Luke SherbonDandenong Thunder142
5Jason HayneGreen Gully131
6Osagie EderaroHeidelberg United121
7James KalifatidisNorthcote City110
8Jacob ColosimoMelbourne Knights101
Jesse KrncevicSouth Melbourne100
Mathew J SandersGreen Gully100
9Michael FerranteRichmond82
Goran ZoricSpringvale White Eagles80

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