2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

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NPL Victoria 3
Season 2022
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.

The 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 was the second season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Preston Lions, who along with Melbourne City Youth and Western United Youth, were promoted to NPL Victoria 2. Whittlesesa Ranges and Springvale White Eagles were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1. [1]

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Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league; eight teams who were relegated from the NPL 2 in 2019 and four teams who were promoted from the State League 1 in the same season.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ballarat City Ballarat (Redan) Morshead Park 8,500
Box Hill United Melbourne (Box Hill)Wembley Park2,500
Doveton Melbourne (Eumemmerring)Waratah Reserve1,000
Geelong Geelong (Norlane)Stead Park1,000
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne (Bundoora) Parade College 2,000
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne (Epping) Epping Stadium 10,000
North Sunshine Eagles Melbourne (St Albans)Larissa Reserve1,000
Nunwading City Melbourne (Forest Hill)Mahoneys Reserve1,000
Preston Lions Melbourne (Reservoir) B.T. Connor Reserve 8,000
Springvale White Eagles Melbourne (Keysborough) Serbian Sports Centre 5,000
Western United Youth Melbourne (Fraser Rise)City Vista Recreation Reserve5,000
Whittlesesa Ranges Melbourne (Epping) Epping Stadium 10,000

League table

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 22831128381027
9 Box Hill United 226793436225
10 Ballarat City 22541331613019
11 Springvale White Eagles (R)22611535602519Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Whittlesea Ranges (R)2215162658328
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

The fixtures for the season were released on 21 December 2021. [2]

Home \ Away BAL BOX DOV GEE MCY MVC NOR NUN PRE SPR WES WHI
Ballarat City
Box Hill United
Doveton SC
Geelong SC
Melbourne City Youth
Melbourne Victory Youth
North Sunshine Eagles
Nunawading City
Preston Lions
Springvale White Eagles
Western United Youth
Whittlesea Ranges
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: GameDay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

ref: [3]

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Archibald MacpheeNunawading City14
Connor BellPreston Lions
3Michael TriggerBallarat City13
4Arion SulemaniMelbourne City12
Nashir HussainySpringvale White Eagles

Ref: [4]

Discipline

Yellow cards

RankPlayerClubYellow cards
1Andrija KecojevicSpringvale White Eagles10
2Benjamin LyvidikosPreston Lions9
Felix DimitrakisNunwading City
Jakub MlcakNorth Sunshine Eagles
James HaranPreston Lions
Ryan StewartNorth Sunshine Eagles

Ref: [5]

Red cards

RankPlayerClubRed cards
1Ibrahima SoumahWhittlesesa Ranges2
Marko Bulic Melbourne Victory Youth
Peter KoskosWhittlesesa Ranges
Ryan StewartNorth Sunshine Eagles

Ref: [6]

promotion 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] the games were played between 27 August 2022 and 28 august 2022 at Hume City Stadium. Western United Youth beat Goulburn Valley Suns 6-1 to gain promotion. [8] Melbourne Victory Youth were not so lucky losing 1-0 to Kingston city. [9]

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

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