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2024 Football Victoria season

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Football Victoria
Season2024
Dates11 February – 22 September 2024
ChampionsOakleigh Cannons
PremiersSouth Melbourne
Dockety Cup ChampionSouth Melbourne
2023
2025

The 2024 season is the 113th season of competitive association football in Victoria. The premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne and would loose 1-0 to Oakleigh Cannons in the NPL Victoria Grand final making Oakleigh Cannons NPL Victoria champions.[1][2] South Melbourne would beat Oakleigh Cannons 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 score line, to win the 2023 Dockerty Cup.[3]

League tables

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2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season2024
ChampionsOakleigh Cannons
PremiersSouth Melbourne
RelegatedManningham United Blues
Moreland City
Matches played182
Goals scored615 (3.38 per match)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2024.

South Melbourne were crowned premiers of NPL Victoria.[1]

Regular Season

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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 (R) 26 5 3 18 42 72 −30 18 Relegation to the 2025 Victoria Premier League 1
14 Moreland City (R) 26 4 2 20 36 68 −32 14
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Finals Series

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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

2024 Victoria Premier League 1

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Victoria Premier League 1
Season2024
Dates9 February – 18 August 2024
ChampionsMelbourne Victory Youth
PromotedMelbourne Victory Youth
Preston Lions
RelegatedNorth Geelong Warriors
Werribee City
Matches played182
Goals scored645 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerArchibald Macphee (16)
Michael Domfeh
Biggest home winWestern United Youth 7-0 Langwarrin
(28 April 2024)
Biggest away winBentleigh Greens 1-7 Western United Youth
(1 March 2024)
Highest scoringBulleen Lions 5-5 Melbourne Victory Youth
(29 July 2024)
2025
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024.

Melbourne Victory Youth Was crowned VPL 1 Champion and gained promotion alongside Preston Lions.[4][5] Werribee City and North Geelong Warriors were relegated to VPL 2.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory Youth (C, P) 26 15 7 4 66 39 +27 52 Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2 Preston Lions (P) 26 15 5 6 53 39 +14 50
3 Western United Youth 26 15 4 7 78 41 +37 49
4 Northcote City 26 13 7 6 51 37 +14 46
5 Melbourne City Youth 26 11 8 7 55 41 +14 41
6 Bulleen Lions 26 9 10 7 42 43 −1 37
7 Caroline Springs George Cross 26 10 6 10 39 39 0 36
8 Bentleigh Greens 26 10 5 11 42 45 −3 35
9 Langwarrin SC 26 9 7 10 46 53 −7 34
10 Eastern Lions 26 8 6 12 32 47 −15 30
11 Brunswick City 26 8 5 13 43 46 −3 29
12 Kingston City 26 7 7 12 39 54 −15 28
13 Werribee City (R) 26 3 9 14 30 64 −34 18 Relegation to VPL 2
14 North Geelong Warriors (R) 26 4 4 18 29 57 −28 16
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2024 Victoria Premier League 2

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Victoria Premier League 2
Season2024
Dates8 March – 17 August 2024
ChampionsMelbourne Srbija
PromotedMelbourne Srbija
North Sunshine Eagles
RelegatedDoveton SC
Beaumaris SC
Matches played132
Goals scored424 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerPrince Jordan Adeyemi (15)
Callum Schorah
Biggest home winPascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC
(15 March 2024)
Biggest away winBrunswick Juventus 1-6 Altona City
(9 August 2024)
Doveton SC 0-5 North Sunshine Eagles
(9 March 2024)
Highest scoringPascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC
(15 March 2024)
2025
All statistics correct as of 21 August 2024.

Melbourne Srbija were crowned 2024 VPL 2 champions and gained Promotion alongside North Sunshine Eagles.[6][7] Doverton SC and Beamaris SC were relegated to the Victorian state League 1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Srbija 22 14 3 5 40 22 +18 45 Promotion to the VPL 1
2 North Sunshine Eagles 22 11 10 1 52 27 +25 43
3 Altona City 22 11 7 4 37 24 +13 40
4 Essendon Royals 22 11 5 6 44 31 +13 38
5 Pascoe Vale 22 11 2 9 42 29 +13 35
6 Brunswick Juventus 22 10 4 8 34 35 −1 34
7 Boroondara-Carey Eagles 22 7 7 8 34 39 −5 28
8 Box Hill United 22 6 6 10 23 31 −8 24
9 Nunawading City 22 7 3 12 37 46 −9 24
10 Goulburn Valley Suns 22 6 5 11 40 44 −4 23
11 Doveton SC 22 6 3 13 22 43 −21 21 Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Beaumaris SC 22 3 3 16 19 53 −34 12
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Cup Competitions

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2024 Dockerty Cup

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Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2024 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2024 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 219 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by South Melbourne, their Ninth title.[3]

In addition to the three A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United), four NPL Victoria teams (Heidelberg United, Hume City, South Melbourne, and Oakleigh Cannons), and one VPL 2 team (Melbourne Serbija) competed in the final rounds of the 2024 Australia Cup.

Grand Final

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References

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  1. ^ a b "South Melbourne FC crowned Premiers of the NPL Victoria season". The Greek Herald. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  2. ^ Avil, Lachlan (7 September 2024). "Oakleigh Cannons complete Dockerty Cup revenge to claim NPL Victoria Championship over South Melbourne | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "South Melbourne prevail in feisty and historical Dockerty Cup Final | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. ^ tlusk (2024-08-17). "VPL Report: Western Take The Points As Victory Officially Crowned VPL1 Champions". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ "Ladder for VPL 1 Men". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  6. ^ "Ladder for VPL 2 Men". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  7. ^ "Srbija back-to-back premiers in final day drama". Herald Sun. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.