2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

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National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season 2024
Dates15 March 2024 – 7 September 2024
Champions Heidelberg United
Premiers Bulleen Lions
Matches played132
Goals scored516 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Maja Markovski (20)
Biggest home winBulleen Lions 8–0 Calder United
(24 August 2024)
Biggest away winCalder United 0–8 Preston Lions
(5 May 2024)
Highest scoring Boroondara-Carey Eagles 4–4 Heidelberg United
(20 April 2024)
Calder United 0–8 Preston Lions
(5 May 2024)
Bulleen Lions 6-2 Boroondara-Carey Eagles
(22 June 2024)
Bentleigh Greens 1-7 Preston Lions
(13 July 2024)
Preston Lions 7-1 Alamein
(26 July 2024)
Heidelberg United 6-2 Brunswick Juventus
(10 August 2024)
Bulleen Lions 8–0 Calder United
(24 August 2024)
Longest winning run10 matches
Bulleen Lions
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
South Melbourne
Longest winless run12 matches
Brunswick Juventus
Longest losing run10 matches
Calder United
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2024.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

The 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women, known commonly as the NPL Victoria Women's or NPLV Women's, was the seventh season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women under the NPL format, and the 24th season of top-flight Victorian Women's football overall.

Contents

Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the VPL Women's. The promoted teams were Essendon Royals and Brunswick Juventus. They replaced Southern United who were relegated to the VPL Women's after just one season. [1]

Bayside United would compete as Bentleigh Greens from the 2024 season following the merger between the two clubs. [2] [3]

Stadiums and locations

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Alamein
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Calder United
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Locations of 2024 NPL VIC Women clubs.
TeamLocationStadium
Alamein Glen Iris Dorothy Laver West Reserve
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Boroondara-Carey Eagles Bulleen David Barro Stadium
Box Hill United Box Hill Wembley Park
Brunswick Juventus Fawkner CB Smith Reserve
Bulleen Lions Bulleen David Barro Stadium
Calder United Keilor Park Keilor Park Recreation Reserve
Essendon Royals Essendon Cross Keys Reserve
FV Emerging Bundoora Home of the Matildas
Heidelberg United Heidelberg West Olympic Park
Preston Lions FC Reservoir B.T. Connor Reserve
South Melbourne Albert Park Lakeside Stadium

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bulleen Lions 2217146722+4552Qualification for finals series
2 Preston Lions FC 2214356734+3345
3 Essendon Royals 2214354032+845
4 Heidelberg United (C)2213365236+1642
5 South Melbourne 2210574835+1335
6 Boroondara-Carey Eagles 2210394443+133
7 Box Hill United 2293104034+630
8Alamein2293104254−1230
9 FV Emerging 2275103746−926
10 Benleigh Greens 2242162157−3614
11 Brunswick Juventus (R)2234153052−2213Relegation to VPL Women's
12Calder United (R)2233162871−4312
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: NPL VIC Women
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayALA BEN BOR BOX BRU BUL CAL ESS FVE HEI PRE SOM
Alamein—1–14–30–42–11–43–22–11–02–31–31–5
Bentleigh Greens 1–6—2–31–01–01–41–10–13–02–11–71–4
Boroondara-Carey Eagles 1–03–0—1–14–12–42–15–01–04–42–31–0
Box Hill United 2–12–12–1—1–20–32–11–26–03–00–13–3
Brunswick Juventus 2–32–10–13–4—0–35–02–32–20–42–42–3
Bulleen Lions 4–37–06–23–21–0—8–01–22–03–11–23–0
Calder United2–32–12–11–12–20–3—4–21–21–30–80–4
Essendon Royals 2–23–11–22–11–01–05–2—1–02–02–11–1
FV Emerging 2–32–12–23–11–11–34–23–1—1–34–23–2
Heidelberg United 2–01–05–02–16–23–13–21–32–2—2–21–2
Preston Lions FC 7–13–04–32–04–00–25–12–22–22–3—2–1
South Melbourne 2–24–11–01–31–11–13–11–24–31–24–1—
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

The finals series ran over two weeks, and involved the top four teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the four teams would play semi-finals with first playing fourth and second playing third. The two winners of those matches would meet in the Grand Final. [4]

Bracket

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Bulleen Lions 2
4 Heidelberg United 4
2 Preston Lions 2
4 Heidelberg United 3
2 Preston Lions 1
3 Essendon Royals 0

Semi-finals

Preston Lions 1-0 Essendon Royals
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 Report
B.T. Connor Reserve, Reservoir
Referee: Jock Quartermain
Bulleen Lions 2-4 Heidelberg United
Report
David Barro Stadium, Bulleen
Referee: Angelique Mangion

Grand Final

Preston Lions 2-3 Heidelberg United
Report
Referee: Courtney Van Diesen

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [5]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maja Markovski Bulleen Lions20
2 Flag of the United States.svg Haley Johnson Preston Lions19
3 Flag of the United States.svg Gabrielle Hollar Boroondara-Carey Eagles18
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Saber Alamein
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Audrey Oastler Essendon Royals13
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Cooper Brunswick Juventus
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie La Monte Preston Lions12
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keely Lockhart Heidelberg United11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Jancevski Heidelberg United
10 Flag of Japan.svg Mebae Tanaka Preston Lions10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Wise South Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Bomford Bentleigh Greens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Roach South Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anais Josefski Boroondara-Carey Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sidney Allen Alamein

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erin Hudson Bulleen Lions9
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlotee Hrehoresin Preston Lions5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bethany Mason-Jones Essendon Royals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mia Mossman Boroondara-Carey Eagles
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natasha Stathopoulos Box Hill United4

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carina Rossi FV EmergingCalder United4–2 (H) [6] 16 March 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sidney Allen AlameinBentleigh Greens1–6 (A) [7] 4 May 2024
Flag of New Zealand.svg Deven Jackson Box Hill UnitedSouth Melbourne3–3 (H) [8] 17 May 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Audrey Oastler 5Essendon RoyalsCalder United5–2 (H) [9] 15 June 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maja Markovski 4Bulleen LionsBoroondara-Carey Eagles6–2 (H) [10] 22 June 2024
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Cooper Brunswick JuventusCalder United5–0 (H) [11] 22 June 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Roach South MelbourneAlamein1–5 (A) [12] 22 June 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey EaglesEssendon Royals5–0 (H) [13] 29 June 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Mebae Tanaka Preston LionsBentleigh Greens1–7 (A) [14] 13 July 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie La Monte Preston LionsAlamein7–1 (H) [15] 26 July 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Jancevski Heidelberg UnitedBrunswick Juventus6–2 (H) [16] 10 August 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maja Markovski 4Bulleen LionsCalder United8–0 (H) [17] 24 August 2024
Note:
4 – player scored 4 goals
5 – player scored 5 goals

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 24
    • Heidelberg United
  • Fewest yellow cards: 12
    • Bentleigh Greens
    • Bulleen Lions
  • Most red cards: 2
    • FV Emerging
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Six teams

End-of-season awards

The following awards were announced at the inaugural Victorian Football Gala night that took place on 13 September 2024. [20] [21]

Team of the Seasons [22]
Goalkeeper Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bethany Mason-Jones
(Essendon Royals)
Defenders Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julia Sardo
(Essendon Royals)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anna Liacopoulos
(Boroondara-Carey Eagles)		 Flag of Colombia.svg Isabel Dehakiz
(Bulleen Lions)		 Flag of Serbia.svg Tyla Vlajnic
(Essendon Royals)
Midfielders Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah O'Donoghue
(Heidelberg United)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sidney Allen
(Alamein)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Meisha Westland
(South Melbourne)
Forwards Flag of the United States.svg Haley Johnson
(Preston Lions)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maja Markovski
(Bulleen Lions)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie La Monte
(Preston Lions)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "NPLW Decleration of Provisional League Structures" (PDF). www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  2. ↑ "FV proud to support merger between Bentleigh Greens SC and Bayside United FC". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Bentleigh Greens and Bayside United Announce Formal Affiliation". www.bentleighgreens.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Advanced Competitions - Rules of Competition 2024" (PDF). www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  5. ↑ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
  6. ↑ Petrik-Bruce, Kieran (20 March 2024). "NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown". Impetus Football.
  7. ↑ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 7". www.ozfootball.net.
  8. ↑ Xu, Ziyi (Antonia) (21 May 2024). "NPL Women Match Report: Deven Jackson stars in dramatic 3-3 draw with South Melbourne". Box Hill United FC.
  9. ↑ "Women's Match Report: Oastler's Five-Star Performance Powers Royals Past Calder United". Essendon Royals.
  10. ↑ Yap, Kieran (26 June 2024). "NPLW Vic: Markovski magic keeps Bulleen top". Impetus Football.
  11. ↑ Rosedon, Joe (25 June 2024). "NPLW Vic: Cooper hatrick sinks Calder United". Impetus Football.
  12. ↑ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 14". www.ozfootball.net.
  13. ↑ Yap, Kieran (2 July 2024). "NPLW Vic Round 15: It's the Okino show as Boroondara belt The Royals". Impetus Football.
  14. ↑ Rosedon, Joe (15 July 2024). "NPLW Vic: Preston score seven". Impetus Football.
  15. ↑ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 19". www.ozfootball.net.
  16. ↑ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 20". www.ozfootball.net.
  17. ↑ Rosedon, Joe (26 August 2024). "Bulleen complete victory lap to celebrate top spot". Impetus Football.
  18. ↑ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app.
  19. ↑ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app.
  20. ↑ Higgins, Ben (16 September 2024). "Aamir Abdullah and Maja Markovski and Rebecca Saber win NPL Victoria Gold Medals". Herald Sun .
  21. ↑ "Victoria's best honoured at the inaugural Victorian Football Gala". Football Victoria . 17 September 2024.
  22. ↑ @football_victoria; (7 October 2024). "Presenting your #NPLWVIC and #NPLMVIC Team of the Season! 🏆" – via Instagram.
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