2023 Football Victoria season
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 February - 18 September 2023 |
| Champions | Avondale FC |
| Premiers | Avondale FC |
| Dockety Cup Champion | Oakleigh Cannons |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Football Victoria season was the 112th season of competitive soccer in Victoria.
The premier and champion was Avondale FC.[1][2] Oakleigh Cannons would beat Heidelberg United 3–0 to win the 2023 Dockerty Cup.[3]
2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Avondale FC |
| Premiers | Avondale FC |
| Relegated | Bentleigh Greens North Geelong Warriors |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 612 (3.36 per match) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024. | |
Avondale FC were crowned premiers and champions of the 2023 NPL Victoria.[1][4][5]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avondale FC (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 67 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 62 | |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 58 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 45 | |
| 6 | Altona Magic | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Green Gully | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 40 | |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 28 | |
| 11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 22 | |
| 12 | Moreland City | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 15 | Relegation to the 2024 VPL 1 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals Series
Avondale FC would beat South Melbourne 4–0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West on 10 September 2023.[6]
| Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Avondale FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | 4 | Melbourne Knights | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 0 | 1 | Avondale FC | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | South Melbourne | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Melbourne | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Altona Magic | 0 | ||||||||||||
2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dandenong City |
| Promoted | Dandenong City Manningham United Blues |
| Relegated | Brunswick Juventus Pascoe Vale |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 601 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luke Jonathan Lofts |
| Biggest home win | Western United Youth 5–0 Werribee City (24 June 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Kingston City 0–5 Manningham United Blues (11 August 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Melbourne City Youth 6–3 Eastern Lions (5 March 2023) |
← 2022 | |
Dandenong City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside Manningham United Blues.[7] Brunswick Juventus and Pascoe Vale were relegated to VPL 2.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandenong City (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Manningham United Blues (P) | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 44 | |
| 3 | Western United Youth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | |
| 4 | Kingston City | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 41 | |
| 5 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Northcote City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Preston Lions | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Melbourne City Youth | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Langwarrin SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Werribee City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 31 | |
| 12 | Brunswick City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
| 13 | Brunswick Juventus (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | Relegation to VPL 2 |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 19 August 2023 |
| Champions | Caroline Springs George Cross |
| Promoted | Caroline Springs George Cross Melbourne Victory Youth |
| Relegated | Geelong SC Ballarat City |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 466 (3.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joshua Whiteley (16) Redouane Sarakh Russell Currie |
← 2022
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2024. | |
Caroline Springs George Cross Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne Victory Youth.[10] Geelong SC and Ballarat City were relegated to the Victorian State League 1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Springs George Cross (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 52 | Promotion to the VPL 1 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory Youth (P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 42 | |
| 3 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 38 | |
| 5 | Nunawading City | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Doveton SC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 27 | |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 | |
| 9 | Beaumaris SC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 24 | |
| 10 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | Geelong SC (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Ballarat City (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 17 |
State Leagues
The 2023 Victorian state leagues were made up of 14 leagues taking up 5 levels of the Australian football league system. It covers tier 5 to tier 9 Australian football league system. The 2 premiers of the Victorian State League 1 are promoted to VPL 2
| Competition | Premiers | Champions | Score | Runner up | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State League 1 | North-West: Altona City[11]
South-East: Melbourne Srbija[12] |
Altona City | 3-2
(a.e.t.) |
Melbourne Srbija | [13] |
| State League 2 | North-West: FC Clifton Hill[14]
South-East: Mazenod FC[15] |
Mazenod FC | 6-0 | FC Clifton Hill | [16] |
| State League 3 | North-West: Uni Hill Eagles[17]
South-East: Chisholm United[18] |
Chisholm United | 1-0 | Uni Hill Eagles | [19] |
| State League 4 | North: Bundoora United[20]
West: Laverton FC[21] South: White Star Dandenong[22] East: St Kilda SC[23] |
St Kilda SC | 3-2 | Bundoora United | [24] |
| State League 5 | North: Yarra Jets[25]
West: Balmoral FC[26] South: Hampton Park United[27] East: Knox United[28] |
Balmoral FC | 4-1 | Hampton Park United | [29] |
