2024 Victoria Premier League 1

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Victoria Premier League 1
Season 2024
Dates9 February – 18 August 2024
Champions Melbourne Victory Youth
Promoted Melbourne Victory Youth
Preston Lions
Relegated North Geelong Warriors
Werribee City
Matches played182
Goals scored645 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerArchibald Macphee (16)
Michael Domfeh
Biggest home win Western United Youth 7-0 Langwarrin
(28 April 2024)
Biggest away win Bentleigh Greens 1-7 Western United Youth
(1 March 2024)
Highest scoring Bulleen Lions 5-5 Melbourne Victory Youth
(29 July 2024)
2025
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024.

The 2024 Victoria Premier League 1 was the first season of the newly renamed Victoria Premier League 1, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. [1] The season was won by Melbourne Victory Youth, who along with Preston Lions, were promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria. North Geelong Warriors and Werribee City were relegated to the Victoria Premier League 2. [2] [3]

Contents

Teams

14 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 1.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 3,300
Brunswick City Brunswick West Dunstan Reserve1,000
Bulleen Lions Bulleen David Barro Stadium3,000
Caroline Springs George Cross Fraser Rise City Vista Recreation Reserve 3,000
Eastern Lions Burwood Gardiners Reserve1,500
Kingston City Clayton South The Grange Reserve2,000
Langwarrin Langwarrin South Lawton Park Reserve5,000
Melbourne City Youth Cranbourne East CFA Melbourne 1,500
Melbourne Victory Youth Epping Epping Stadium 10,000
Northcote City Thornbury John Cain Memorial Park 5,000
North Geelong Warriors Lara Elcho Park 5,000
Preston Lions Reservoir B.T. Connor Reserve 5,000
Werribee City Werribee Galvin Park Reserve 1,000
Western United Youth Tarniet Wyndham Regional Football Facility 5,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory Youth (C, P)2615746639+2752Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2 Preston Lions (P)2615565339+1450
3 Western United Youth 2615477841+3749
4 Northcote City 2613765137+1446
5 Melbourne City Youth 2611875541+1441
6 Bulleen Lions 2691074243137
7 Caroline Springs George Cross 26106103939036
8 Bentleigh Greens 26105114245335
9 Langwarrin SC 2697104653734
10 Eastern Lions 26861232471530
11 Brunswick City 2685134346329
12 Kingston City 26771239541528
13 Werribee City (R)26391430643418Relegation to VPL 2
14 North Geelong Warriors (R)26441829572816
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Statistics

Top Scorers

There were two top goal scorers in the 2024 VPL1. the two top goal scorers were Archibald Macphee and Michael Domfeh. [4] [5] [6]

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesGPG
1Archibald Macphee Langwarrin 16260.62
Michael Domfeh Northcote City
3Adem Duratovic Melbourne Victory Youth 14250.56
4Jake Najdovski Western United Youth 13131.0
Nicolas Koek Western United Youth 240.54
Dylan Allshorn Brunswick City 250.52
7Tommaso Minutoli Melbourne Victory Youth 12180.66
Cooper Legrand Kingston City 250.48

Discipline

Yellow Cards

There were three people who got the most yellow cards. [7] The three player all got 10 yellow cards each, they were James Wilson (20 games), Triantafilos Skapetis (23 games), and Gregory Zacharias (23 games). [8] [9] [10]

RankPlayerClubYCGamesYCPG
1James Wilson Bulleen Lions 10200.5
Triantafilos Skapetis Northcote City 230.43
Gregory Zacharias Eastern Lions

Red Card

Joseph Adoo-Peters was the player with the Highest amount of red cards in the 2024 VPL1 season. [11] [12]

RankPlayerClubRCGamesRCPG
1Joseph Adoo-Peters Caroline Springs George Cross 3190.16
2Matthew Stosic North Geelong Warriors 2190.11
James Wilson Bulleen Lions 200.1
Zachary Bates Northcote City 210.09

References

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  6. "Michael Domfeh - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  9. "Triantafilos Skapetis - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  10. "Gregory Zacharias - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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