2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season 2024
Dates8 February – 7 September 2024
Champions Oakleigh Cannons
Premiers South Melbourne
Relegated Manningham United
Moreland City
Matches played187
Goals scored627 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Salmon (18 goals)
Biggest home win Heidelberg United 6–0 St Albans Saints
(5 April)
Melbourne Knights 6–0 Moreland City
(21 June)
Dandenong City 7–1 Moreland City
(28 June)
Biggest away win Dandenong Thunder 0–8 Avondale FC
(20 April)
Highest scoring Altona Magic 6–3 Moreland City
(27 July)
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The 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the 116th season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL), a regional Australian soccer competition based in Victoria, and the 11th season since the competition was renamed. [1] The season began on 8 February and concluded on 7 September 2024. [2] [3]

Contents

South Melbourne were premiers after finishing six points clear at the top of the league. [4] They would later lose 1-0 to Oakleigh Cannons in the NPL Victoria Grand Final, making Oakleigh the 2024 NPL Victoria champions. [5]

Due to the scheduled commencement of the Australian Championship in 2025, relegation in the 2024 season was to be suspended, with provision for two relegation spots resuming at the end of the 2025 season. [6]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Altona Magic Melbourne (Altona North) Paisley Park 5,000
Avondale FC Melbourne (Parkville)Avenger Park1,000
Dandenong City Melbourne (Dandenong) Frank Holohan Soccer Complex 4,000
Dandenong Thunder Melbourne (Dandenong) George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully Melbourne (Keilor Downs) Green Gully Reserve 10,000
Heidelberg United Melbourne (Heidelberg West) Olympic Village 12,000
Hume City Melbourne (Broadmeadows) Hume City Stadium 3,000
Manningham United Blues Melbourne (Templestowe)Pettys Reserve1,000
Melbourne Knights Melbourne (Sunshine North) Knights Stadium 4,000
Moreland City Melbourne (Coburg) CB Smith Reserve 2,000
Oakleigh Cannons Melbourne (Oakleigh) Jack Edwards Reserve 4,000
Port Melbourne Melbourne (Port Melbourne) JL Murphy Reserve 1,000
South Melbourne Melbourne (Albert Park) Lakeside Stadium 12,000
St Albans Saints Melbourne (St Albans)Churchill Reserve3,500

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne 2619345320+3360 2024 NPL Victoria Finals
2 Avondale FC 2616646529+3654
3 Oakleigh Cannons 2616555328+2553
4 Heidelberg United 2614934621+2551
5 Hume City 2615565029+2150
6 Dandenong City 26114115051−137
7 Melbourne Knights 26105114337+635
8 Altona Magic 26103134350−733
9 Port Melbourne 2696114152−1133
10 Dandenong Thunder 2684142951−2228
11 St Albans Saints 2681173054−2425
12 Green Gully 2666143453−1924
13 Manningham United Blues 2653184272−3018
14 Moreland City 2642203668−3214
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALT AVO DCI DTH GRE HEI HUM MAN MEL MOR OAK POR SOU SAS
Altona Magic —1–00–22–30–00–10–26–21–06–30–21–01–41–0
Avondale FC 4–0—4–32–10–10–05–05–11–10–33–35–11–12–1
Dandenong City 3–20–1—1–21–11–32–42–42–57–11–15–30–42–0
Dandenong Thunder 0–40–81–0—1–10–21–22–10–33–53–13–11–23–0
Green Gully 2–41–62–31–1—2–01–24–10–31–04–21–20–14–0
Heidelberg United 1–11–13–02–03–0—1–15–02–03–21–10–01–06–0
Hume City 2–01–20–00–02–02–2—5–11–13–20–24–00–12–1
Manningham United Blues 4–53–02–32–11–11–21–3—1–23–31–42–22–54–0
Melbourne Knights 2–13–32–21–23–30–12–51–0—6–00–11–30–13–0
Moreland City 2–30–11–24–02–12–30–21–40–1—0–21–10–10–1
Oakleigh Cannons 3–11–20–21–14–13–03–13–03–13–1—3–00–03–2
Port Melbourne 1–10–43–13–03–22–20–33–02–03–11–2—2–30–0
South Melbourne 4–01–31–21–03–01–11–02–01–04–21–24–0—2–1
St Albans Saints 3–21–21–31–05–01–00–32–11–24–01–03–51–4—
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Bracket

Elimination finals Preliminary finals Grand final
1 South Melbourne (a.e.t.)1
4 Heidelberg United 1 (4) 5 Hume City 0
5 Hume City (p) 1 (5)1 South Melbourne 0
3 Oakleigh Cannons 1
2 Avondale FC 0
3 Oakleigh Cannons 43 Oakleigh Cannons 3
6 Dandenong City 1

Elimination-finals

Heidelberg United 1–1 (a.e.t.) Hume City
  • Ngor Soccerball shade.svg41'
 Report
Penalties
4–5
Olympic Village , Melbourne
Referee: Ross Clark
Oakleigh Cannons 4–1 Dandenong City
Report
  • Iaconis Soccerball shade.svg53'
Jack Edwards Reserve , Melbourne
Referee: Ioannis Zisis

Preliminary finals

South Melbourne 1–0 (a.e.t.) Hume City
  • Mikkola Soccerball shade.svg96'
 Report
Lakeside Stadium , Melbourne
Referee: Astro Sakalis
Avondale FC 0–3 Oakleigh Cannons
Report
  • Guest Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg47'
  • Salmon Soccerball shade.svg75'
Avenger Park, Melbourne
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Grand final

South Melbourne 0–1 Oakleigh Cannons
Report
  • Wellsmore Soccerball shade.svg72'
The Home of the Matildas , Melbourne
Referee: Michael Mammis

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [9]
1 Alex Salmon Oakleigh Cannons18
2 Harry Sawyer South Melbourne16
3 Lloyd Isgrove Hume City15
4Aamir AbdallahHume City14
Ben Everson Manningham United Blues
Bul Juach Altona Magic
7 Ciaran Bramwell Melbourne Knights13
Joe GuestOakleigh Cannons
Stefan Zinni Avondale FC
10Christos TheodorakopoulosManningham United Blues
Moreland City		12
Nahuel BonadaSouth Melbourne

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 10 [10]
    • James Tountas (Manningham United Blues)
    • Jack Webster (Dandenong City)
  • Most red cards: 2 [11]
    • Jacob Eliopoulos (Oakleigh Cannons)
    • Luke Jurcic (Moreland City)
    • Adolph Koudakpo (Green Gully)
    • Michael Tzoutzidis (Moreland City)
    • Jack Webster (Dandeong City)

References

  1. ↑ Gorman, Joe (9 December 2013). "Why the NPL matters for Australian football". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 NPL Victoria Fixtures Released". Football Victoria. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Reid, Harrison (10 March 2024). "National Premier Leagues Victoria match between Oakleigh and Dandenong abandoned amid fan brawl". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Roumeliotis, Bill (19 August 2024). "South Melbourne FC crowned Premiers of the NPL Victoria season". The Greek Herald. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Avil, Lachlan (7 September 2024). "Oakleigh Cannons complete Dockerty Cup revenge to claim NPL Victoria Championship over South Melbourne". Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Rules of Competition Summary of Changes.pdf". Google Docs. Football Victoria. 8 February 2024. p. 65. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ladder for 2024 NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Results for 2024 NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 NPL VIC Men Scoring Summary". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024 NPL VIC Men Yellow Cards". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "2024 NPL VIC Men Red Cards". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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