2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season 2020
Dates13 February – 15 March 2020
Matches played35
Goals scored103 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerBrandon Barnes & Hamish Watson
(5 goals)
Biggest home win Oakleigh Cannons 5–0 Oakleigh Cannons
(6 March 2020)
Avondale 6–1 Melbourne Knights
(14 March 2020)
Highest scoring South Melbourne 5–2 Eastern Lions
(23 February 2020)
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The 2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the seventh season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. Bentleigh Greens are the defending champions, having won their third championship title the previous season. The season started on 13 February and was cancelled on 18 March, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [1]

Contents

Teams

Fourteen teams compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the two teams promoted from the NPL Victoria 2. The promoted teams were Eastern Lions from the Eastern conference and St Albans Saints from the Western conference. They replaced Kingston City and Pascoe Vale.

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
Eastern Lions Burwood George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully St Albans Green Gully Reserve 10,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Hume City 5500113+815
2 Oakleigh Cannons 5311116+510
3 Dandenong Thunder 531197+210
4 Avondale 5401144+109
5 Heidelberg United 5302106+49
6 Port Melbourne 523084+49
7 St Albans Saints 523073+49
8 South Melbourne 51317706
9 Green Gully 520379−26
10 Bentleigh Greens 512243+15
11 Melbourne Knights 5023716−92
12 Dandenong City 5014410−61
13 Eastern Lions 5014212−101
14 Altona Magic 5014213−111
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ALT AVO BEN DCY DTH EAS GRE HEI HUM MBK OAK PMS SAS SOU
Altona Magic —0–21–1
Avondale —6–1
Bentleigh Greens —0–0
Dandenong City 0–3—0–11–1
Dandenong Thunder 1–03–2—1–2
Eastern Lions 0–30–1—
Green Gully 0–2—2–10–1
Heidelberg United 3–1—
Hume City 2–01–02–1—
Melbourne Knights 3–32–4—
Oakleigh Cannons 5–03–10–33–2—0–0
Port Melbourne 3–01–1—1–1
St Albans Saints 0–04–22–0—
South Melbourne 5–20–3—
Source: SportsTG
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [2]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon BarnesDandenong Thunder5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamish Watson Melbourne Knights
3 Flag of England.svg Alex Salmon Green Gully4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stefan Valentini Avondale
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe GuestOakleigh Cannons3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Knowles Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven HewittHume City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yuta KonagayaPort Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Sawyer South Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Francesco Stella Port Melbourne

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Sawyer South MelbourneEastern Lions5–2 (H) [3] 23 February 2020

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References

  1. ↑ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "South Melbourne 5–2 Eastern Lions". SportsTG. 23 February 2020.
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