2026 Victoria Premier League 1

2nd season of the Victoria Premier League 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2026 Victoria Premier League 1 is the fourth season of the Victoria Premier League 1, the third-tier competition in Australian football and the second-tier in Victorian football.

Season2026
Dates13 February – 30 August 2026
ChampionsMelbourne Knights
PromotedMelbourne Knights
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Victoria Premier League 1
Season2026
Dates13 February – 30 August 2026
ChampionsMelbourne Knights
PromotedMelbourne Knights
RelegatedNorth Sunshine Eagles
Port Melbourne
Western United Youth (folded)
Matches48
Goals165 (3.44 per match)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 29 March 2026.
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Teams

Locations of 2026 VPL 1 clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

14 teams competed in the 2026 Victoria Premier League 1 in 2026.

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brunswick City Brunswick West Dunstan Reserve 1,000
Brunswick Juventus Fawkner CB Smith Reserve 2,000
Bulleen Lions Bulleen David Barro Stadium 3,000
Eltham Redbacks Eltham North Eltham North Reserve 1,000
Langwarrin Langwarrin South Lawton Park Reserve 5,000
Manningham United Blues Templestowe Pettys Reserve 1,000[1]
Melbourne Knights Sunshine North Knights Stadium 15,000[2]
Melbourne Srbija Burnley Kevin Bartlett Reserve 2,500
Melbourne Victory Bundoora The Home of the Matildas 3,000[3]
Northcote City Thornbury John Cain Memorial Park 5,000
North Geelong Warriors Lara Elcho Park 5,000
North Sunshine Eagles St Albans Larisa Reserve 1,000
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne SS Anderson Reserve 1,000[4]
Western United[5] Tarneit Wyndham Regional Football Facility 5,000
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Regular season

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Knights (C, P) 23 15 3 5 41 17 +24 48 Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2 Brunswick Juventus 23 14 2 7 39 26 +13 44
3 Northcote City 23 13 4 6 37 24 +13 43 Qualification for the promotional play-offs
4 Melbourne Victory Youth (Q) 23 12 4 7 51 32 +19 40
5 Bulleen Lions (Q) 23 11 6 6 41 29 +12 39
6 Eltham Redbacks 23 10 5 8 51 35 +16 35
7 Melbourne Srbija 23 10 3 10 25 25 0 33
8 Manningham United Blues 23 9 3 11 32 45 −13 30
9 North Geelong Warriors 23 9 1 13 31 48 −17 28
10 Brunswick City 23 8 3 12 40 47 −7 27
11 Langwarrin SC 23 6 5 12 39 51 −12 23
12 North Sunshine Eagles (R) 24 5 5 14 29 38 −9 20 Relegation to the Victoria Premier League 2
13 Port Melbourne (R) 23 4 4 15 12 51 −39 16
14 Western United Youth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded; results expunged
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Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2026. Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Teams play each other twice (once at home and once away).

More information Home \ Away, BCY ...
Home \ Away BCY BJV BUL ERB LAN MUB MEK MSB MVC NGW NSE NOR PTM
Brunswick City 0–3 0–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–3 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–4 5–0
Brunswick Juventus 7–2 1–5 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–0
Bulleen Lions 1–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 1–0
Eltham Redbacks 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 3–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 8–0
Langwarrin SC 3–4 0–1 2–2 1–6 4–1 1–4 3–1 3–3 1–2 1–3 5–0
Manningham United Blues 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–5 1–2 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–1
Melbourne Knights 2–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Melbourne Srbija 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–1
Melbourne Victory Youth 4–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 3–3 4–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1
North Geelong Warriors 1–0 3–4 0–4 3–2 2–4 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1
North Sunshine Eagles 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–4 3–4 0–2 1–0
Northcote City 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Port Melbourne 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–5 1–3
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Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2026. Source: Dribl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotional play-offs

Teams placed third, fourth, fifth, and sixth in the regular season compete in the play-offs. The winner will be promoted to the National Premier Leagues Victoria in 2026.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
3 3rd Placed Team
6 6th Placed Team
Winner of Semi-Final 1
Winner of Semi-Final 2
4 4th Placed Team
5 6th Placed Team

Semi-finals

More information 3rd Placed Team, v ...
3rd Placed Teamv6th Placed Team
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TBD, TBD
More information 4th Placed Team, v ...
4th Placed Teamv5th Placed Team
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TBD, TBD

Final

More information Winner of Semi-Final 1, v ...
Winner of Semi-Final 1vWinner of Semi-Final 2
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TBD, TBD

Statistics

As of 29 March 2026

Top goal scorers

Thierry Swaby scored the most goals.[6]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thierry Swaby Northcote City 7
2 Triantafilos Skapetis Brunswick City 6
Yianni Panakos Manningham United Blues
4 Robert Harding Manningham United Blues 5
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Discipline

Yellow Cards

James Xydias, George Tsalikidis, and Josh Dennett all have the most yellow cards with 4.[7]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club YC
1 James Xydias Brunswick Juventus 4
George Tsalikidis Manningham United Blues
Josh Dennett Eltham Redbacks
4 Five Different Players Various Clubs 3
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Red Cards

Eight different players have the most Red cards. they all have only 1 red card.[7]

References

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