2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season 2019
Dates14 February – 15 September
Matches played182
Goals scored614 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerLiam Boland
(22 goals)
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The 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the sixth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. Heidelberg United were the defending champions, having won their first championship title the previous season.

Contents

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 City from the Eastern conference and Altona Magic from the Western conference. They replaced Northcote City and Bulleen Lions.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamSuburbStadiumCapacity
Altona Magic Altona North Paisley Park Soccer Complex 5,000
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 2617455328+2555Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals series
2 Oakleigh Cannons 2613674532+1345Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria Finals series
3 Green Gully 2612865540+1544
4 Bentleigh Greens (C)2613494745+243
5 Hume City 2612594137+441
6 Avondale 2616556329+3435 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Dandenong City 26105114247−535
8 South Melbourne 26104122742−1534
9 Port Melbourne 2687114137+431
10 Melbourne Knights 26104123542−731 [lower-alpha 2]
11 Altona Magic 2692154351−829
12 Dandenong Thunder 2666144470−2624Qualification for the 2019 Relegation play-offs
13 Kingston City (R)2665153551−1623Relegation to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
14 Pascoe Vale (R)2663173353−2021
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Avondale were penalised 18 competition points.
  2. ↑ Melbourne Knights were penalised three competition points.

Results

Home \ Away ALT AVO BEN DCY DTH GRE HEI HUM KIN MBK OAK PAS PMS SOU
Altona Magic —0–23–01–23–20–10–12–23–11–22–11–22–11–2
Avondale 3–0—1–20–06–21–22–33–02–12–13–13–11–04–0
Bentleigh Greens 2–10–3—1–01–33–10–32–02–24–03–23–13–23–1
Dandenong City 1–41–43–2—3–42–22–31–02–00–21–10–11–13–0
Dandenong Thunder 1–31–12–21–1—2–42–51–00–24–13–52–10–32–2
Green Gully 2–42–51–12–36–2—4–21–05–21–11–14–03–30–0
Heidelberg United 4–11–12–05–22–01–1—1–23–22–00–01–12–01–3
Hume City 2–01–10–25–13–01–31–2—1–53–11–02–11–03–1
Kingston City 1–21–33–41–31–30–41–01–1—2–01–10–21–21–0
Melbourne Knights 4–32–02–00–23–32–10–11–21–1—0–12–13–20–1
Oakleigh Cannons 1–04–33–03–11–33–02–11–13–21–2—1–01–14–1
Pascoe Vale 5–22–52–41–41–10–11–32–24–11–31–2—0–12–0
Port Melbourne 4–41–11–12–33–10–20–15–10–02–11–04–0—1–2
South Melbourne 2–00–33–21–03–01–10–30–20–21–10–21–02–1—
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 Liam BolandAvondale22
2 Flag of England.svg Alex Salmon Green Gully21
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon BarnesDandenong Thunder19
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew ThurtellBentleigh Greens15
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James BrownHume City14
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stefan Zinni Avondale12
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry WhiteOakleigh Cannons11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe GuestOakleigh Cannons
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean EllisHeidelberg United
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamish Watson Melbourne Knights9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Fletcher Green Gully

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 10 [2]
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Reid (Avondale)
  • Most red cards: 2 [3]
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Kelly (Dandenong City)
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Petrie (Heidelberg United)

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References

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