Season | 2023 |
---|---|
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 All statistics correct as of 10 August 2024. |
The 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 was the third season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Caroline Springs George Cross, who along with Melbourne Victory Youth, were promoted to Victoria Premier League 1. Geelong SC and Ballarat City were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1. [1]
12 Teams competed in the 2023 National premier leagues Victoria 3.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ballarat City | Ballarat (Redan) | Morshead Park | 8,500 |
Beaumaris SC | Beaumaris | Beaumaris Reserve | 1,000 |
Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Melbourne (Bulleen) | carey bulleen sports complex | 1,000 |
Box Hill United | Melbourne (Box Hill) | Wembley Park | 2,500 |
Caroline Springs George Cross | Melbourne (Fraser Rise) | City Vista Recreation Reserve | 3,000 |
Doveton | Melbourne (Eumemmerring) | Waratah Reserve | 1,000 |
Essendon Royals | Melbourne (Essendon) | Ormond Park | 1,000 |
Geelong | Geelong (Norlane) | Stead Park | 1,000 |
Goulburn Valley Suns | Shepparton | John McEwen Reserve | 3,200 |
Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne (Epping) | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
North Sunshine Eagles | Melbourne (St Albans) | Larissa Reserve | 1,000 |
Nunwading City | Melbourne (Forest Hill) | Mahoneys Reserve | 1,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
There were 3 top goal scorers in the 2023 NPL Victoria 3. [2] The three top scorers got 16 goals throughout the season and were Redouane Sarakh (20 games), [3] Russell Currie (21 games), [4] and Joshua Whiteley (22 games) [5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Redouane Sarakh | North Sunshine Eagles | 16 | 20 | 0.8 |
Russell Currie | Goulburn Valley Suns | 21 | 0.76 | ||
Joshua Whiteley | Caroline Springs George Cross | 22 | 0.73 | ||
4 | Nicholas Epifano | North Sunshine Eagles | 15 | 21 | 0.71 |
5 | Michael Romas [6] | Box Hill United & Nunwading City | 13 | 20 | 0.65 |
6 | Kenta Futami | Ballarat City | 12 | 22 | 0.54 |
7 | Dean Clarke | Essendon Royals | 10 | 19 | 0.52 |
Jake Brocklebank got the most amount of yellow cards in the 2023 season. [7] [8]
Rank | Player | Club | YC | Games | YCPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jake Brocklebank | Goulburn Valley Suns | 14 | 16 | 0.87 |
2 | Levi Tarbotton | Caroline Springs George Cross | 10 | 19 | 0.53 |
Miguel Restrepo | Nunwading City | ||||
4 | Joseph Adoo-Peters | Goulburn Valley Suns | 9 | 19 | 0.47 |
Matthew Lelliott | Goulburn Valley Suns | ||||
Jye Spiteri | Geelong | 17 | 0.53 |
Jye Spiteri got the most amount of red cards in the 2023 season. [9] [10]
Rank | Player | Club | RC | Games | RCPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jye Spiteri | Geelong | 3 | 17 | 0.18 |
2 | Lunorphare Folly | Ballarat City | 2 | 18 | 0.11 |
Morgan Filer | Caroline Springs George Cross | ||||
Xagai Douhadji | Ballarat City | ||||
Tyler James | Caroline Springs George Cross | 19 | 0.10 | ||
Sam O'Regan | Beaumaris SC |
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