2022 Football Victoria season
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| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 February - 18 September 2022 |
| Champions | Oakleigh Cannons |
| Premiers | South Melbourne |
| Dockety Cup Champion | Bentleigh Greens |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 season is the 111th season of competitive association football in Victoria. The Premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne and the Champions being Oakleigh Cannons.[1]
2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oakleigh Cannons |
| Premiers | South Melbourne |
| Relegated | Dandenong City Eastern Lions |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 544 (2.99 per match) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024. | |
South Melbourne were premiers and Oakleigh Cannons became champions after beating South Melbourne 5-0.[1][2]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 62 | 2022 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 56 | |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 51 | |
| 4 | Green Gully | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 45 | |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Avondale | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 40 | |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 38 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 30 | |
| 11 | Altona Magic | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 26 | |
| 13 | Dandenong City (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 20 | Relegation to the 2023 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 70 | −53 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Finals Series
Oakleigh Cannons would beat South Melbourne 5-0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West.
| Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Melbourne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Gully | 2 | 4 | Green Gully | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 0 | 1 | South Melbourne | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 (3) | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||
2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Moreland City |
| Promoted | Moreland City North Geelong Warriors |
| Relegated | Goulburn Valley Suns |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 445 (3.37 per match) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Moreland City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside North Geelong Warriors.[3] Kingston city and Goulburn Valley Suns would play in the pro/rel play-offs.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moreland City (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 49 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 2 | North Geelong Warriors (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 48 | |
| 3 | Pascoe Vale | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 44 | |
| 4 | Brunswick Juventus | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bulleen Lions | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 33 | |
| 6 | Northcote City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Langwarrin SC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 27 | |
| 8 | Manningham United Blues | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 24 | |
| 9 | Brunswick City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 22 | |
| 10 | Werribee City | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 21 | |
| 11 | Kingston City | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 20 | Relegation to NPL Victoria 3 play-offs |
| 12 | Goulburn Valley Suns (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 20 August 2022 |
| Champions | Preston Lions |
| Promoted | Preston Lions Melbourne City Youth Western United Youth |
| Relegated | Whittlesesa Ranges Springvale White Eagles |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 441 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Archibald Macphee (14) Connor Bell |
| Biggest home win | Melbourne Victory Youth 6-0 Ballarat City (7 May 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Ballarat City 0-5 Melbourne City Youth (25 June 2022) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024. | |
Preston Lions Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne City Youth.[5] Western United Youth and Melbourne Victory Youth would qualify for the NPL Victoria 2 promotion play-offs.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston Lions (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 52 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2 |
| 2 | Melbourne City Youth (P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 49 | |
| 3 | Western United Youth (O, P) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Nunawading City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Doveton SC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Geelong SC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Box Hill United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ballarat City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 19 | |
| 11 | Springvale White Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 19 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Whittlesea Ranges (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
NPL Victoria 2/3 Play-offs
In the 2022 season the bottem two teams in the NPL Victoria 2 and the 3rd to 4th placed teams in NPL Victoria 3 played in a play-off competition where 2 games would be played and the winners would play in NPL Victoria 2 in the 2023 Season, while the looser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season.[7]
| 27 August 2022 Play-Off | Goulburn Valley Suns | 1-6 | Western United Youth | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| 2:00pm AEST | Balaburov  |
Stadium: Hume City Stadium Referee: Ross Clark |
| 28 August 2022 Play-Off | Kingston City | 1-0 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| 2:00pm AEST | Sakhizada |
Stadium: Hume City Stadium Referee: Michael Mammis |
