2022 Football Victoria season

Football Victoria

Season	2022
Dates	20 February - 18 September 2022
Champions	Oakleigh Cannons
Premiers	South Melbourne
Dockety Cup Champion	Bentleigh Greens
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 season is the 111th season of competitive association football in Victoria. The Premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne and the Champions being Oakleigh Cannons. ^[1]

League Tables

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria

National Premier Leagues Victoria

Season	2022
Champions	Oakleigh Cannons
Premiers	South Melbourne
Relegated	Dandenong City Eastern Lions
Matches played	182
Goals scored	544 (2.99 per match)
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024.

South Melbourne were premiers and Oakleigh Cannons became champions after beating South Melbourne 5-0. ^{[1] [2]}

Regular Season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Melbourne	26	20	2	4	59	20	+39	62	2022 NPL Victoria Finals
2	Port Melbourne	26	17	5	4	45	23	+22	56
3	Oakleigh Cannons	26	16	3	7	58	29	+29	51
4	Green Gully	26	14	3	9	43	30	+13	45
5	Bentleigh Greens	26	12	6	8	47	33	+14	42
6	Heidelberg United	26	13	3	10	50	43	+7	42
7	Avondale	26	12	4	10	49	38	+11	40
8	Dandenong Thunder	26	11	5	10	37	34	+3	38
9	Melbourne Knights	26	9	3	14	36	40	−4	30
10	St Albans Saints	26	8	6	12	25	38	−13	30
11	Altona Magic	26	8	3	15	21	38	−17	27
12	Hume City	26	7	5	14	33	48	−15	26
13	Dandenong City (R)	26	5	5	16	24	60	−36	20	Relegation to the 2023 NPL Victoria 2
14	Eastern Lions (R)	26	1	5	20	17	70	−53	8

Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Finals Series

Oakleigh Cannons would beat South Melbourne 5-0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West.

	Elimination finals					Preliminary finals					Grand final
						1	South Melbourne	1
	4	Green Gully	2			4	Green Gully	0
	5	Bentleigh Greens	0								1	South Melbourne	0
											3	Oakleigh Cannons	5
						2	Port Melbourne	1
	3	Oakleigh Cannons	3 (3)			3	Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.)	2
	6	Heidelberg United	3 (1)

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2

NPL Victoria 2

Season	2022
Champions	Moreland City
Promoted	Moreland City North Geelong Warriors
Relegated	Goulburn Valley Suns
Matches played	132
Goals scored	445 (3.37 per match)
← 2021 2023 →

Moreland City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside North Geelong Warriors. ^[3] Kingston city and Goulburn Valley Suns would play in the pro/rel play-offs. ^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Moreland City (C, P)	22	15	4	3	48	27	+21	49	Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2	North Geelong Warriors (P)	22	15	3	4	51	23	+28	48
3	Pascoe Vale	22	14	2	6	51	22	+29	44
4	Brunswick Juventus	22	13	5	4	47	25	+22	44
5	Bulleen Lions	22	9	6	7	42	26	+16	33
6	Northcote City	22	10	3	9	40	46	−6	33
7	Langwarrin SC	22	6	9	7	33	35	−2	27
8	Manningham United Blues	22	6	6	10	29	34	−5	24
9	Brunswick City	22	5	7	10	31	47	−16	22
10	Werribee City	22	7	0	15	24	44	−20	21
11	Kingston City	22	5	5	12	30	48	−18	20	Relegation to NPL Victoria 3 play-offs
12	Goulburn Valley Suns (R)	22	0	4	18	19	68	−49	4

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

Main article: 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

NPL Victoria 3

Season	2022
Dates	19 March – 20 August 2022
Champions	Preston Lions
Promoted	Preston Lions Melbourne City Youth Western United Youth
Relegated	Whittlesesa Ranges Springvale White Eagles
Matches played	132
Goals scored	441 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Archibald Macphee (14) Connor Bell
Biggest home win	Melbourne Victory Youth 6-0 Ballarat City (7 May 2022)
Biggest away win	Ballarat City 0-5 Melbourne City Youth (25 June 2022)
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024.

Preston Lions Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne City Youth. ^[5] Western United Youth and Melbourne Victory Youth would qualify for the NPL Victoria 2 promotion play-offs. ^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Preston Lions (C, P)	22	16	4	2	43	13	+30	52	Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2
2	Melbourne City Youth (P)	22	15	4	3	57	22	+35	49
3	Western United Youth (O, P)	22	12	3	7	44	32	+12	39	Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs
4	Melbourne Victory Youth	22	11	5	6	38	27	+11	38
5	Nunawading City	22	11	3	8	34	27	+7	36
6	North Sunshine Eagles	22	9	3	10	39	37	+2	30
7	Doveton SC	22	7	8	7	32	30	+2	29
8	Geelong SC	22	8	3	11	28	38	−10	27
9	Box Hill United	22	6	7	9	34	36	−2	25
10	Ballarat City	22	5	4	13	31	61	−30	19
11	Springvale White Eagles (R)	22	6	1	15	35	60	−25	19	Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12	Whittlesea Ranges (R)	22	1	5	16	26	58	−32	8

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

NPL Victoria 2/3 Play-offs

In the 2022 season the bottem two teams in the NPL Victoria 2 and the 3rd to 4th placed teams in NPL Victoria 3 played in a play-off competition where 2 games would be played and the winners would play in NPL Victoria 2 in the 2023 Season, while the looser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season. ^[7]

Goulburn Valley Suns v Western United Youth

27 August 2022Play-Off	Goulburn Valley Suns	1-6	Western United Youth	Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST	Balaburov		Holmes Najdovski Botic Theoharous Duzel	Stadium: Hume City Stadium Referee: Ross Clark

Kingston City v Melbourne Victory Youth

28 August 2022Play-Off	Kingston City	1-0	Melbourne Victory Youth	Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST	Sakhizada			Stadium: Hume City Stadium Referee: Michael Mammis

Women's football

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

Regular Season

National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

Season	2022
Champions	Calder United
Premiers	Calder United
Matches played	84
Goals scored	294 (3.5 per match)
← 2022 2023 → All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024.

Calder United Would be crowned NPL Victoria Women's Premier's. ^[8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Calder United	21	16	3	2	52	7	+45	51	Quallification to the NPL Victoria Women's Finals Series
2	Heidelberg United	21	16	0	5	51	22	+29	48
3	Bulleen Lions	21	9	5	7	42	30	+12	32
4	FV Emerging	21	10	2	9	36	39	−3	32
5	Alamein FC	21	8	5	8	32	26	+6	29
6	South Melbourne	21	6	4	11	38	51	−13	22
7	Box Hill United	21	5	5	11	28	38	−10	20
8	Bayside United	21	1	2	18	15	81	−66	5

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Finals Series

Calder United would beat Bulleen Lions 2-0 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final. ^[9]

	Semifinals					Final
	3 September - David Barro Stadium
	1	Calder United	1
						11 September - Olympic Park
	4	FV Emerging	0
						1	Calder United	2
	3 September - Olympic Park
						3	Bulleen Lions	0
	2	Heidelberg United	0
	3	Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.)	1

Cup Competitions

2022 Dockerty Cup

Main article: 2022 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Dockerty Cup . The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. ^[10] A total of 211 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by Bentleigh Greens, their third title.

In addition to the three A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United), the five NPL Victoria teams (Bentleigh Greens, Green Gully, Heidelberg United, Avondale FC, and Oakleigh Cannons) competed in the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.

Grand Final

Oakleigh Cannons v Bentleigh Greens

6 August 2022	Oakleigh Cannons	1–2	Bentleigh Greens	Lakeside Stadium
16:00	Guest 48'	Source	Strickland 80' Mustafa 89'

References

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