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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season2024
Dates8 February – 7 September 2024
ChampionsOakleigh Cannons
PremiersSouth Melbourne
RelegatedManningham United
Moreland City
Matches played187
Goals scored627 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Salmon (18 goals)
Biggest home winHeidelberg 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 winDandenong Thunder 0–8 Avondale FC
(20 April)
Highest scoringAltona Magic 6–3 Moreland City
(27 July)
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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]

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

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 26 5 3 18 42 72 −30 18
14 Moreland City 26 4 2 20 36 68 −32 14
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ALT AVO DCI DTH GRE HEI HUM MAN MEL MOR OAK POR SOU SAS
Altona Magic — 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 6–2 1–0 6–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 1–0
Avondale FC 4–0 — 4–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 5–0 5–1 1–1 0–3 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–1
Dandenong City 3–2 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–5 7–1 1–1 5–3 0–4 2–0
Dandenong Thunder 0–4 0–8 1–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–5 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–0
Green Gully 2–4 1–6 2–3 1–1 — 2–0 1–2 4–1 0–3 1–0 4–2 1–2 0–1 4–0
Heidelberg United 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 — 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 6–0
Hume City 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 — 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–1
Manningham United Blues 4–5 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 — 1–2 3–3 1–4 2–2 2–5 4–0
Melbourne Knights 2–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 3–3 0–1 2–5 1–0 — 6–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 3–0
Moreland City 2–3 0–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–4 0–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1
Oakleigh Cannons 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 — 3–0 0–0 3–2
Port Melbourne 1–1 0–4 3–1 3–0 3–2 2–2 0–3 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 — 2–3 0–0
South Melbourne 4–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 4–0 — 2–1
St Albans Saints 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 5–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 3–5 1–4 —
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

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Bracket

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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

Elimination-finals

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Heidelberg United1–1 (a.e.t.)Hume City
  • Ngor 41'
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Ross Clark
Oakleigh Cannons4–1Dandenong City
 Report
  • Iaconis 53'
Referee: Ioannis Zisis

Preliminary finals

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South Melbourne1–0 (a.e.t.)Hume City
  • Mikkola 96'
 Report
Referee: Astro Sakalis
Avondale FC0–3Oakleigh Cannons
Report
  • Guest 41'
  • Sinclair 47'
  • Salmon 75'
Avenger Park, Melbourne
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Grand final

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South Melbourne0–1Oakleigh Cannons
Report
  • Wellsmore 72'
Referee: Michael Mammis

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[9]
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

Discipline

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Player

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  • 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

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  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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