The 2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria season is the 117th season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL) season, the highest level of football in the state of Victoria, and the 12th since the competition was rebadged. The season began on the 6th of February[1], and will end on the 14th September.

The defending champions are Oakleigh Cannons, who had defeated the reigning premiers South Melbourne in the 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria grand final.[2]

Teams

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Locations of the 2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria teams

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024 NPL Victoria season.[3]

Promoted into NPL Victoria

Relegated into Victoria Premier Leagues 1

Stadiums and locations

Team Head Coach Location Stadium Capacity
Altona Magic Goran Lozanovski Melbourne (Altona North) Paisley Park 5,000
Avondale FC Zoran Markovski Melbourne (Parkville) Avenger Park 1,000
Dandenong City Nick Tolios Melbourne (Dandenong) Frank Holohan Soccer Complex 4,000
Dandenong Thunder Adam Piddick Melbourne (Dandenong) George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully David Chick Melbourne (Keilor Downs) Green Gully Reserve 10,000
Heidelberg United John Anastasiadis Melbourne (Heidelberg West) Olympic Village 12,000
Hume City Riccardo Marchioli Melbourne (Broadmeadows) Hume City Stadium 3,000
Melbourne Knights Ivan Franjic Melbourne (Sunshine North) Knights Stadium 4,000
Melbourne Victory (Youth) Boris Seroshtan Melbourne (Bundoora) The Home of the Matildas 3,000
Oakleigh Cannons Chris Taylor Melbourne (Oakleigh) Jack Edwards Reserve 4,000
Port Melbourne John Markovski Melbourne (Port Melbourne) JL Murphy Reserve 1,000
Preston Lions Louie Acevski Melbourne (Reservoir) B.T. Connor Reserve 6,500[4]
South Melbourne Esteban Quintas Melbourne (Albert Park) Lakeside Stadium 12,000
St Albans Saints Cameron Watson Melbourne (St Albans) Churchill Reserve 3,500

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Avondale 8 7 0 1 23 8 +15 21 Promotion to Australian Championship & Qualification for NPL Victoria Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 8 5 1 2 17 8 +9 16 Qualification for NPL Victoria Finals
3 Heidelberg United 8 5 1 2 18 10 +8 16
4 Dandenong Thunder 8 5 1 2 13 11 +2 16
5 Preston Lions 8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11
6 Hume City 8 3 2 3 11 13 −2 11
7 Dandenong City 8 2 4 2 16 13 +3 10
8 St Albans Saints 8 3 1 4 15 15 0 10
9 Green Gully 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 9
10 Melbourne Knights 8 3 0 5 12 17 −5 9
11 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 2 2 4 11 15 −4 8
12 South Melbourne 8 2 2 4 9 14 −5 8
13 Altona Magic 8 1 3 4 4 9 −5 6 Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1
14 Port Melbourne 8 2 0 6 5 18 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025. Source: Football Victoria
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.

Matches

Home \ Away ALT AVO DCI DTH GGL HEI HUM KNI MVC OAK POR PRL SMB SAL
Altona Magic — 26 Jul 0–0 0–1 0–0 5 Jul 14 Jun 10 May 17 May 25 Apr 16 Aug 31 May 5 Apr 2–1
Avondale 5 Apr — 19 Jul 28 Jun 23 Aug 2 Aug 2–0 31 May 4–1 17 May 4–1 3–1 3 May 14 Jun
Dandenong City 20 Jun 4 Apr — 30 May 13 Jun 0–2 1–3 15 Aug 9 May 25 Jul 25 Apr 2–2 4 Jul 3–3
Dandenong Thunder 7 Jun 2–1 2–2 — 2–1 3–2 24 May 26 Jul 26 Apr 5 Jul 5 Apr 10 May 1–0 16 Aug
Green Gully 27 Jun 9 May 0–5 16 May — 18 Jul 1–1 3–0 4 Jul 1–1 6 Jun 15 Aug 25 Apr 25 Jul
Heidelberg United 3–1 25 Apr 27 Jun 13 Jun 4 Apr — 5–1 16 May 1–0 15 Aug 9 May 1–1 25 Jul 30 May
Hume City 2–0 4 Jul 6 Jun 2–1 30 May 20 Jun — 25 Apr 15 Aug 4 Apr 25 Jul 16 May 1–1 10 May
Melbourne Knights 23 Aug 1–3 4 May 11 Apr 20 Jun 3–2 1 Aug — 1–2 8 Jun 3–0 4 Apr 23 May 3–1
Melbourne Victory Youth 1–1 9 Jun 23 Aug 4 Aug 1–2 26 May 5 May 30 Jun — 0–3 22 Jun 14 Apr 3–3 21 Jul
Oakleigh Cannons 1 Aug 1–2 11 Apr 3–1 23 May 2 May 18 Jul 3–0 13 Jun — 30 May 27 Jun 23 Aug 1–2
Port Melbourne 2 May 23 May 18 Jul 1 Aug 1–0 23 Aug 11 Apr 13 Jun 0–3 0–2 — 3–2 0–1 27 Jun
Preston Lions 1–0 22 Jun 23 May 23 Aug 2 May 6 Jun 2–1 18 Jul 25 Jul 2–3 6 Jul — 2–0 25 Apr
South Melbourne 20 Jul 17 Aug 1–3 22 Jun 3 Aug 13 Apr 27 Jun 3–1 1 Jun 11 May 18 May 15 Jun — 0–3
St Albans Saints 25 May 1–4 18 May 4 May 13 Apr 1–2 23 Aug 6 Jul 4 Apr 20 Jun 3–0 3 Aug 6 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025. Source: Football Victoria
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of 31 March 2025 [5]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Joe Guest Oakleigh Cannons 7
2 Manyluak Aguek Avondale 6
Bul Juach Heidelberg United
3 Will Bower Dandenong City 4
Lleyton Brooks Preston Lions
Hassan Jalloh Dandenong Thunder
Asahi Yokokawa Heidelberg United

Yellow cards

Note: incomplete as many players have the same rank[6]

Rank Player Team Cards
1 Anthony Lesiotis Heidelberg United 3
Joseph Katebian Avondale
Maurice Nugent Green Gully
Taofiq Olomowewe Altona Magic

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Asahi Yokokawa Heidelberg United Hume City 5-1 (H) 14 March 2025
Notes
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team


References

  1. ^ "Results for NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Retrieved 2025-02-15 – via GameDay.
  2. ^ "Oakleigh Cannons defeat South Melbourne to win NPL Victoria championship". The Greek Herald. The Greek Herald. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  3. ^ "NPL & VPL1&2 Men Declaration of Provisional League Structures 2025" (PDF). footballvictoria.com.au. Football Victoria. 2024-10-15 [2024-10-15].
  4. ^ "BT Connor Reserve | Austadiums". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  5. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL VIC Men". Football Victoria. Retrieved 2025-02-23 – via GameDay.
  6. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL VIC Men". Football Victoria. Retrieved 2025-02-17 – via GameDay.

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