2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season 2018
Dates22 February – 23 September
Matches played187
Goals scored576 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerBrandon Barnes
(22 goals)
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The 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the fifth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. Bentleigh Greens were the defending champions, having won their second championship title the previous season.

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Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from previous season and the two teams promoted from the NPL Victoria 2. The promoted teams were Dandenong Thunder from the Eastern conference and Northcote City from the Western conference. They replaced North Geelong Warriors and St Albans Saints.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamSuburbStadiumCapacity
Avondale Avondale Heights City Vista Recreation Reserve4,000
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 3,300
Dandenong City Endeavour Hills Frank Holohan Soccer Complex4,000
Dandenong Thunder Danedenong George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully St Albans Green Gully Reserve 10,000
Heidelberg United Heidelberg West Olympic Village12,000
Hume City Broadmeadows ABD Stadium 5,000
Kingston City Clayton South The Grange Reserve1,000
Melbourne Knights North Sunshine Knights Stadium 1,000
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Jack Edwards Reserve 5,000
Pascoe Vale Coburg North Hosken Reserve1,325
Port Melbourne Altona SS Anderson Reserve 1,000
South Melbourne Albert Park Lakeside Stadium 15,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Heidelberg United (C)2619256029+3159Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals series
2 Bentleigh Greens 2618445328+2558Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria Finals series
3 Avondale 2617455732+2555
4 Pascoe Vale 2613674231+1145
5 Oakleigh Cannons 26122124139+238
6 Port Melbourne 26106103741−436
7 Kingston City 26104123945−634
8 Dandenong Thunder 26111144555−1034
9 Melbourne Knights 2695124553−832
10 South Melbourne 2684144853−528
11 Hume City 2677122943−1428
12 Green Gully 2675144149−826Qualification for the 2019 Relegation play-offs
13 Northcote City (R)2657143253−2122Relegation to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
14 Bulleen Lions (R)2663173351−1821
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away AVO BEN BUL DTH GRE HEI HUM KIN NOR MBK OAK PAS PMS SOU
Avondale —1–22–01–03–01–13–03–01–04–32–01–10–16–2
Bentleigh Greens 1–0—6–23–12–01–01–02–03–12–13–02–03–40–1
Bulleen Lions 5–11–3—1–41–10–12–01–21–11–00–30–11–51–1
Dandenong Thunder 0–13–42–1—1–20–13–04–14–22–02–43–20–10–9
Green Gully 3–41–22–02–3—1–31–21–30–10–12–10–22–22–3
Heidelberg United 2–33–01–05–24–1—0–26–13–11–03–00–26–14–2
Hume City 2–50–32–01–12–21–2—1–11–03–30–22–11–00–1
Kingston City 2–04–40–40–11–14–14–2—2–01–01–20–10–10–2
Northcote City 1–30–02–43–22–40–11–13–1—1–12–10–11–13–2
Melbourne Knights 2–22–23–21–21–52–22–31–24–1—3–21–33–23–2
Oakleigh Cannons 2–20–12–12–10–11–31–02–05–23–4—2–11–14–1
Pascoe Vale 1–22–13–23–12–22–31–11–14–10–11–0—0–02–2
Port Melbourne 1–30–12–01–33–20–11–10–42–20–22–01–2—4–2
South Melbourne 0–31–11–24–00–31–32–11–41–15–10–12–30–1—
Source: SportsTG
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon BarnesDandenong Thunder22
2 Flag of England.svg Liam BolandAvondale16
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Davey van 't SchipPascoe Vale15
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas CahillBentleigh Greens14
Flag of England.svg Kaine Sheppard Avondale14
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Katebian Avondale11

Discipline

Player

  • Most red cards: 2 [3]
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darby Dexter (Hume City)
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lewis Hall (Heidelberg United)
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Timmins (Melbourne Knights)

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References

  1. ↑ "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Season Stats – Yellow Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Season Stats – Red Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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