2024 Football Victoria season
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 February – 22 September 2024 |
| Champions | Oakleigh Cannons |
| Premiers | South Melbourne |
| Dockety Cup Champion | South Melbourne |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Football Victoria season was the 113th season of competitive association football in Victoria.[1]
The premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne, which would later lose 1-0 to Oakleigh Cannons in the NPL Victoria Grand Final, making Oakleigh the 2024 NPL Victoria champions.[2][3] South Melbourne also beat Oakleigh 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 score line to win the 2024 Dockerty Cup.[4][5]
League tables
[edit]2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria
[edit]| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oakleigh Cannons |
| Premiers | South Melbourne |
| Relegated | Manningham United Blues Moreland City |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 615 (3.38 per match) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2024. | |
South Melbourne were crowned premiers of NPL Victoria.[2][6]
Regular season
[edit]| 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 2025 VPL 1 |
| 14 | Moreland City (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 14 |
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Finals series
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 February – 18 August 2024 |
| Champions | Melbourne Victory Youth |
| Promoted | Melbourne Victory Youth Preston Lions |
| Relegated | North Geelong Warriors Werribee City |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 645 (3.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Archibald 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) |
← 2023 (NPL Victoria 2) 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024. | |
Melbourne Victory Youth was crowned VPL 1 Champion, gained promotion alongside Preston Lions.[8] 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 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: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2024 Victoria Premier League 2
[edit]| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March – 17 August 2024 |
| Champions | Melbourne Srbija |
| Promoted | Melbourne Srbija North Sunshine Eagles |
| Relegated | Doveton SC Beaumaris SC |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 424 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Prince 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) |
← 2023 (NPL Victoria 3) 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 August 2024. | |
Melbourne Srbija were crowned 2024 VPL 2 champions and gained Promotion alongside North Sunshine Eagles.[10] Doverton SC and Beamaris SC were relegated to VPL 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 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: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Cup Competitions
[edit]2024 Dockerty Cup
[edit]Football Victoria 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.[12]
The Cup was won by South Melbourne for the ninth time.[4]
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
[edit]Grand Final
| Oakleigh Cannons | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| [13] | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
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