2022 Football Victoria season

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Football Victoria
Season2022
Dates20 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]

Contents

League Tables

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria

National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season2021
Champions Oakleigh Cannons
Premiers South Melbourne
Relegated Dandenong City
Eastern Lions
Matches played182
Goals scored544 (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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne 2620245920+3962 2022 NPL Victoria Finals
2 Port Melbourne 2617544523+2256
3 Oakleigh Cannons 2616375829+2951
4 Green Gully 2614394330+1345
5 Bentleigh Greens 2612684733+1442
6 Heidelberg United 26133105043+742
7 Avondale 26124104938+1140
8 Dandenong Thunder 26115103734+338
9 Melbourne Knights 2693143640−430
10 St Albans Saints 2686122538−1330
11 Altona Magic 2683152138−1727
12 Hume City 2675143348−1526
13 Dandenong City (R)2655162460−3620Relegation to the 2023 NPL Victoria 2
14 Eastern Lions (R)2615201770−538
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 24 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
Season2022
Champions Moreland City
Promoted Moreland City
North Geelong Warriors
Relegated Goulburn Valley Suns
Matches played132
Goals scored445 (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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Moreland City (C, P)2215434827+2149Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2 North Geelong Warriors (P)2215345123+2848
3 Pascoe Vale 2214265122+2944
4 Brunswick Juventus 2213544725+2244
5 Bulleen Lions 229674226+1633
6 Northcote City 2210394046−633
7 Langwarrin SC 226973335−227
8 Manningham United Blues 2266102934−524
9 Brunswick City 2257103147−1622
10 Werribee City 2270152444−2021
11 Kingston City 2255123048−1820Relegation to NPL Victoria 3 play-offs
12 Goulburn Valley Suns (R)2204181968−494

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

NPL Victoria 3
Season2022
Dates19 March – 20 August 2022
Champions Preston Lions
Promoted Preston Lions
Melbourne City Youth
Western United Youth
Relegated Whittlesesa Ranges
Springvale White Eagles
Matches played132
Goals scored441 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorerArchibald 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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Preston Lions (C, P)2216424313+3052Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2
2 Melbourne City Youth (P)2215435722+3549
3 Western United Youth (O, P)2212374432+1239Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 2211563827+1138
5 Nunawading City 2211383427+736
6 North Sunshine Eagles 2293103937+230
7 Doveton SC 227873230+229
8 Geelong SC 2283112838−1027
9 Box Hill United 226793436−225
10 Ballarat City 2254133161−3019
11 Springvale White Eagles (R)2261153560−2519Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Whittlesea Ranges (R)2215162658−328
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]

27 August 2022Play-Off Goulburn Valley Suns 1-6 Western United Youth Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST Balaburov Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Ross Clark
28 August 2022Play-Off Kingston City 1-0 Melbourne Victory Youth Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST Sakhizada Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Michael Mammis

Women's football

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

Regular Season

National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season2022
ChampionsCalder United
PremiersCalder United
Matches played84
Goals scored294 (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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Calder United211632527+4551Quallification to the NPL Victoria Women's Finals Series
2 Heidelberg United 2116055122+2948
3 Bulleen Lions 219574230+1232
4 FV Emerging 2110293639−332
5Alamein FC218583226+629
6 South Melbourne 2164113851−1322
7 Box Hill United 2155112838−1020
8Bayside United2112181581−665

Finals Series

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

SemifinalsFinal
3 September - David Barro Stadium
1Calder United1
11 September - Olympic Park
4 FV Emerging 0
1Calder United2
3 September - Olympic Park
3 Bulleen Lions 0
2 Heidelberg United 0
3 Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.)1

Cup Competitions

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

6 August 2022 Oakleigh Cannons 1–2 Bentleigh Greens Lakeside Stadium
16:00
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