2024 Victoria Premier League 2

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Victoria Premier League 2
Season 2024
Dates8 March – 17 August 2024
Champions Melbourne Srbija
Promoted Melbourne Srbija
North Sunshine Eagles
Relegated Doveton SC
Beaumaris SC
Matches played132
Goals scored424 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerPrince Jordan Adeyemi (15)
Callum Schorah
Biggest home win Pascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC
(15 March 2024)
Biggest away win Brunswick Juventus 1-6 Altona City
(9 August 2024)
Doveton SC 0-5 North Sunshine Eagles
(9 march 2024)
Highest scoring Pascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC
(15 March 2024)
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 August 2024.

The 2024 Victoria Premier League 2 was the inaugural season of the Victoria Premier League 2 (VPL 2), the third-tier competition of association football in Victoria. The VPL 2, like Victoria Premier League 1 (VPL 1), was established at the end of the 2023 season to replace National Premier Leagues Victoria 3. [1] [2]

Contents

The season was won by Melbourne Srbija, who along with North Sunshine Eagles, were promoted to VPL 1. [3] Doveton SC and Beaumaris SC were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1.

Teams

12 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2.

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Locations of 2024 Victoria Premier League clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.
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Locations of 2024 Victoria Premier League clubs within Victoria.
ClubLocationGroundsCapacity
Altona City Altona HC Kim Reserve500
Beaumaris Beaumaris Beaumaris Reserve250
Boroondara-Carey Eagles Bulleen Carey Bulleen Sports Complex100
Box Hill United Box Hill Wembley Park1,000
Brunswick Juventus Fawkner CB Smith Reserve 2,000
Doveton Eumemmerring Waratah Reserve400
Essendon Royals Essendon Cross Keys Reserve500
Goulburn Valley Suns Shepparton John McEwan Reserve3,200
Melbourne Srbija Burnley Kevin Bartlett Reserve2,500
North Sunshine Eagles St Albans Larissa Reserve500
Nunawading City Forest Hill Mahoney's Reserve1,000
Pascoe Vale Fawkner CB Smith Reserve 2,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Srbija 2214354022+1845Promotion to the VPL 1
2 North Sunshine Eagles 22111015227+2543
3 Altona City 2211743724+1340
4 Essendon Royals 2211564431+1338
5 Pascoe Vale 2211294229+1335
6 Brunswick Juventus 2210483435−134
7 Boroondara-Carey Eagles 227783439−528
8 Box Hill United 2266102331−824
9 Nunawading City 2273123746−924
10 Goulburn Valley Suns 2265114044−423
11 Doveton SC 2263132243−2121Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12Beaumaris SC2233161953−3412
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Statistics

Top scorers

There was two top goal scorers in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2. [5] The two top scorers were Prince Jordan Adeyemi (20 games), and Callum Schorah (22 games). [6] [7]

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesGPG
1Prince Jordan Adeyemi Essendon Royals 15200.75
Callum Schorah Goulburn Valley Suns 220.68
3Redouane Sarakh North Sunshine Eagles 14190.73
4Luka Ninkovic Melbourne Srbija 13190.68
5Ndue Mujeci North Sunshine Eagles 12210.57

Discipline

Yellow Cards

Two players got the most amount of yellow cards in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2. [8] The two players with the most yellow cards were Felix Dimitrakis (18 games), and Andelo Svalina (19 games). [9] [10]

RankPlayerClubYCGamesYCPG
1Felix Dimitrakis Nunawading City 11180.61
Andelo Svalina Altona City 190.58
3Hayden Tennant Pascoe Vale 10170.59
Alex Meaney Boroondara-Carey Eagles 200.5
5Michael Romas Box Hill United 9160.56

Red Cards

There were three players who got the most red cards in the 2024 Victoria Premier league 2. [11] The three players with the most red cards were Riade Mouyette (17 games), Felix Dimitrakis (18 games), and Sonny Klarica (18 games). [9] [12] [13]

RankPlayerClubRCGamesRCPG
1Riade Mouyette North Sunshine Eagles 2170.12
Felix Dimitrakis Nunawading City 180.11
Sonny Klarica Doveton

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