Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 20 Febuary - 18 September 2023 |
Champions | Avondale FC |
Premiers | Avondale FC |
Dockety Cup Champion | Oakleigh Cannons |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 season is the 112th season of competitive association football in Victoria. The Premier and champion of the top tier of Victorian football was Avondale FC. [1] [2] Oakleigh Cannons would beat Heidelberg United 3-0 to win the 2023 Dockerty Cup. [3]
Season | 2023 |
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Champions | Avondale FC |
Premiers | Avondale FC |
Relegated | Bentleigh Greens North Geelong Warriors |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 612 (3.36 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024. |
Avondale FC were crowned premiers and champions of the 2023 NPL Victoria. [1] [4] [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Avondale FC (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 67 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 62 | |
3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 58 | |
4 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 47 | |
5 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 45 | |
6 | Altona Magic | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 | |
7 | Green Gully | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 40 | |
8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 33 | |
9 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
10 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 28 | |
11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 22 | |
12 | Moreland City | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | |
13 | Bentleigh Greens (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 15 | Relegation to the 2024 VPL 1 |
14 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 14 |
Avondale FC would beat South Melbourne 4-0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West on 10 September 2023. [6]
Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
1 | Avondale FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | 4 | Melbourne Knights | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Port Melbourne | 0 | 1 | Avondale FC | 4 | |||||||||
2 | South Melbourne | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | South Melbourne | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Altona Magic | 0 |
Season | 2023 |
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Champions | Dandenong City |
Promoted | Dandenong City Manningham United Blues |
Relegated | Brunswick Juventus Pascoe Vale |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 601 (3.3 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → |
Dandenong City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside Manningham United Blues. [7] Brunswick Juventus and Pascoe Vale were relegated to VPL 2. [7] [8] [9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dandenong City (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
2 | Manningham United Blues (P) | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 44 | |
3 | Western United Youth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | |
4 | Kingston City | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 41 | |
5 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 39 | |
6 | Northcote City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
7 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 36 | |
8 | Preston Lions | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 36 | |
9 | Melbourne City Youth | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 | |
10 | Langwarrin SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 36 | |
11 | Werribee City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 31 | |
12 | Brunswick City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
13 | Brunswick Juventus (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | Relegation to VPL 2 |
14 | Pascoe Vale (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 26 |
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 18 March – 19 August 2023 |
Champions | Caroline Springs George Cross |
Promoted | Caroline Springs George Cross Melbourne Victory Youth |
Relegated | Geelong SC Ballarat City |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 466 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Joshua Whiteley (16) Redouane Sarakh Russell Currie |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 10 August 2024. |
Caroline Springs George Cross Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne Victory Youth. [10] Geelong SC and Ballarat City were relegated to the Victorian State League 1.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Caroline Springs George Cross (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 52 | Promotion to the VPL 1 |
2 | Melbourne Victory Youth (P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 42 | |
3 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 38 | |
4 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 38 | |
5 | Nunawading City | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 35 | |
6 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
7 | Doveton SC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 27 | |
8 | Box Hill United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 | |
9 | Beaumaris SC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 24 | |
10 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
11 | Geelong SC (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
12 | Ballarat City (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 17 |
The 2023 Victorian state leagues were made up of 14 leagues taking up 5 levels of the australian football league system. It covers tier 5 to tier 9 of the australian football league system. the 2 premiers of the Victorian State League 1 are promoted to VPL 2
Competition | Premiers | Champions | Score | Runner Up | ref |
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State League 1 | North-West: Altona City [11] South-East: Melbourne Srbija [12] | Altona City | 3-2 ( a.e.t. ) | Melbourne Srbija | [13] |
State League 2 | North-West: FC Clifton Hill [14] South-East: Mazenod FC [15] | Mazenod FC | 6-0 | FC Clifton Hill | [16] |
State League 3 | North-West: Uni Hill Eagles [17] South-East: Chisholm United [18] | Chisholm United | 1-0 | Uni Hill Eagles | [19] |
State League 4 | North: Bundoora United [20] West: Laverton FC [21] South: White Star Dandenong [22] East: St Kilda SC [23] | St Kilda SC | 3-2 | Bundoora United | [24] |
State League 5 | North: Yarra Jets [25] West: Balmoral FC [26] South: Hampton Park United [27] East: Knox United [28] | Balmoral FC | 4-1 | Hampton Park United | [29] |
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 17 March 2023 – 10 September 2023 |
Champions | South Melbourne |
Premiers | Bulleen Lions |
Matches played | 110 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kurea Okino (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Boroondara-Carey Eagles 7–0 Box Hill United (17 June 2023) |
Biggest away win | Heidelberg United 0–6 Calder United (16 July 2023) |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Southern United |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024. |
Bulleen Lions Would be crowned NPL Victoria Women's Premier's and South Melbourne also were crowned NPL Victoria Women's Champions. [30]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bulleen Lions | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | Qualification for finals series |
2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 38 | |
3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 36 | |
4 | Calder United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 35 | |
5 | Alamein | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 31 | |
6 | Preston Lions FC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | |
7 | Box Hill United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 29 | |
8 | Bayside United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
9 | Heidelberg United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | |
10 | FV Emerging | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 17 | Relegation to VPL Women's |
11 | Southern United | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 56 | −40 | 4 |
South Melbourne would beat Bulleen Lions 4-2 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final. [31]
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
2 September - David Barro Stadium | ||||||||
1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||
9 September - Home of the Matildas | ||||||||
4 | Calder United | 1 | ||||||
1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 | ||||||
2 September - David Barro Stadium | ||||||||
3 | South Melbourne | 4 | ||||||
2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 1 | ||||||
3 | South Melbourne | 2 | ||||||
Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2023 for the Dockerty Cup . The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2023 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 218 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
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In addition to the three A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United), three NPL Victoria teams (Heidelberg United, Melbourne Knights, and Oakleigh Cannons), one team from NPL Victoria 2 team (Northcote City), and one NPL Victoria 3 team (Goulburn Valley Suns) competed in the final rounds of the 2023 Australia Cup.
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7:30 pm |
| Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
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