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

2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria

South Melbourne were crowned premiers of NPL Victoria.[2][6]

Regular season

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

Finals series

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

Main article: 2024 Victoria Premier League 1

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

2024 Victoria Premier League 2

Main article: 2024 Victoria Premier League 2

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

Cup Competitions

2024 Dockerty Cup

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

References

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  2. ^ a b Roumeliotis, Bill (19 August 2024). "South Melbourne FC crowned Premiers of the NPL Victoria season". The Greek Herald. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ Avil, Lachlan (7 September 2024). "Oakleigh Cannons complete Dockerty Cup revenge to claim NPL Victoria Championship over South Melbourne". Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Avil, Lachlan (3 August 2024). "South Melbourne prevail in feisty and historical Dockerty Cup Final". Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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  8. ^ "VPL Report: Western Take The Points As Victory Officially Crowned VPL1 Champions". Melbourne Victory. 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Ladder for 2024 VPL 1 Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  10. ^ Higgins, Ben (18 August 2024). "FC Melbourne claims VPL2 premiership amid final day drama". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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  12. ^ "2024 Dockerty Cup Results". Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Oakleigh Cannons FC 4 - 5 South Melbourne FC". GameDay. Football Victoria. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Football_Victoria_season
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