Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 8 February – 7 September 2024 |
Champions | Oakleigh Cannons |
Premiers | South Melbourne |
Relegated | Manningham United Moreland City |
Matches played | 187 |
Goals scored | 627 (3.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alex 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) |
← 2023 2025 → |
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]
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]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Altona Magic | Melbourne (Altona North) | Paisley Park | 5,000 |
Avondale FC | Melbourne (Parkville) | Avenger Park | 1,000 |
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 Reserve | 1,000 |
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 Reserve | 3,500 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | South Melbourne | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 60 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
2 | Avondale FC | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 54 | |
3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 53 | |
4 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 51 | |
5 | Hume City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50 | |
6 | Dandenong City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 37 | |
7 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 35 | |
8 | Altona Magic | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 33 | |
9 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 | |
10 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 28 | |
11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 25 | |
12 | Green Gully | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 24 | |
13 | Manningham United Blues (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 |
14 | Moreland City (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 14 |
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 | 4 | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Dandenong City | 1 |
Oakleigh Cannons | 4–1 | Dandenong City |
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South Melbourne | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Hume City |
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Avondale FC | 0–3 | Oakleigh Cannons |
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South Melbourne | 0–1 | Oakleigh Cannons |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals [8] |
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1 | Alex Salmon | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 |
2 | Harry Sawyer | South Melbourne | 16 |
3 | Lloyd Isgrove | Hume City | 15 |
4 | Aamir Abdallah | Hume City | 14 |
Ben Everson | Manningham United Blues | ||
Bul Juach | Altona Magic | ||
7 | Ciaran Bramwell | Melbourne Knights | 13 |
Joe Guest | Oakleigh Cannons | ||
Stefan Zinni | Avondale FC | ||
10 | Christos Theodorakopoulos | Manningham United Blues Moreland City | 12 |
Nahuel Bonada | South Melbourne |