2012 Victorian Premier League

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Victorian Premier League
Season2012
Champions Dandenong Thunder
Premiers Dandenong Thunder
Relegated Moreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
2011
2013

The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundredth season of the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012. Green Gully were the defending champions. Dandenong Thunder defeated Oakleigh Cannons in the Grand Final, becoming the first side in thirty one years to secure a Victorian football treble, having won the State Knockout Cup, VPL League Title and their first VPL Grand Final this year.

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Teams

TeamHome cityHome ground
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Dandenong Thunder Dandenong, Melbourne George Andrews Reserve
Green Gully Keilor, Melbourne Green Gully Reserve
Heidelberg United Heidelberg, Melbourne Olympic Park
Hume City City of Hume, Melbourne John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
Melbourne Knights Sunshine, Melbourne Knights Stadium
Northcote City Thornbury, Melbourne John Cain Memorial Reserve
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh, Melbourne Jack Edwards Reserve
Richmond SC Richmond, Melbourne Kevin Bartlett Reserve
South Melbourne FC South Melbourne, Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Southern Stars FC Dingley, MelbourneKingston Heath Soccer Complex
Moreland Zebras City of Moreland, Melbourne Epping Stadium

On 16 December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season. [1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Regular season

The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 23 March and concluding on 16 September 2012, followed by the final series.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dandenong Thunder (C)2214624714+3348 VPL 2012 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 2212463626+1040
3 Green Gully 2211473125+637
4 Bentleigh Greens 2210573727+1035
5 Northcote City 229672831333
6 South Melbourne 229583431+332
7 Richmond 227963229+330
8 Melbourne Knights 2292112530529
9 Hume City 2284102727028
10 Southern Stars FC 2276926381227
11 Moreland Zebras FC 22531430421218Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Heidelberg United 22241623563310
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

 
 Qualifying/Elimination FinalsSemi FinalPreliminary FinalGrand Final
                   
1 Dandenong Thunder 1 (4) 
  A Oakleigh Cannons 1 (5)    F Oakleigh Cannons 1
2 Oakleigh Cannons 2  D Dandenong Thunder 4 G Dandenong Thunder 2
3 Green Gully Cavaliers 0   E Green Gully Cavaliers 1 
B Green Gully Cavaliers 3
4 Bentleigh Greens 0 C Northcote City 1 
5 Northcote City 1

Finals Week 1

Finals Week 2

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Oakleigh Cannons 1–2 Dandenong Thunder
Diaco Soccerball shade.svg 73' Report Sherbon Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Foster Soccerball shade.svg 81'

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals [3]
1Luke Flynn Dandenong Thunder 17
2Nathaniel Foster Bowen Dandenong Thunder 11
3Nicholas Hegarty Hume City 11
4Ricky Diaco Oakleigh Cannons 10
5Thomas Cahill Richmond SC 9

See also

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References

  1. "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" – ITS OFFICIAL Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  2. "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. "Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.