2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria
Appearance
Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 22 February – 23 September |
Matches played | 187 |
Goals scored | 576 (3.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Brandon Barnes (22 goals) |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the fifth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. Bentleigh Greens were the defending champions, having won their second championship title the previous season.
Teams
[edit]Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from previous season and the two teams promoted from the NPL Victoria 2. The promoted teams were Dandenong Thunder from the Eastern conference and Northcote City from the Western conference. They replaced North Geelong Warriors and St Albans Saints.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Suburb | Stadium | Capacity |
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Avondale | Avondale Heights | City Vista Recreation Reserve | 4,000 |
Bentleigh Greens | Cheltenham | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex | 3,300 |
Dandenong City | Endeavour Hills | Frank Holohan Soccer Complex | 4,000 |
Dandenong Thunder | Danedenong | George Andrews Reserve | 5,000 |
Green Gully | St Albans | Green Gully Reserve | 10,000 |
Heidelberg United | Heidelberg West | Olympic Village | 12,000 |
Hume City | Broadmeadows | ABD Stadium | 5,000 |
Kingston City | Clayton South | The Grange Reserve | 1,000 |
Melbourne Knights | North Sunshine | Knights Stadium | 1,000 |
Oakleigh Cannons | Oakleigh | Jack Edwards Reserve | 5,000 |
Pascoe Vale | Coburg North | Hosken Reserve | 1,325 |
Port Melbourne | Altona | SS Anderson Reserve | 1,000 |
South Melbourne | Albert Park | Lakeside Stadium | 15,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Heidelberg United (C) | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 59 | Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Finals series |
2 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for the 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria Finals series |
3 | Avondale | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 55 | |
4 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 45 | |
5 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 38 | |
6 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | |
7 | Kingston City | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 34 | |
9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 32 | |
10 | South Melbourne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 28 | |
11 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 28 | |
12 | Green Gully | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26 | Qualification for the 2019 Relegation play-offs |
13 | Northcote City (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 |
14 | Bulleen Lions (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 21 |
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Finals series
[edit]Elimination-finals
[edit]7 September 2018 | Pascoe Vale | 1–2 | Oakleigh Cannons | Fawkner |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Michael Mammis |
8 September 2018 | Avondale | 3–1 | Oakleigh Cannons | Parkville |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Avenger Park Referee: Michael Mammis |
Semi-finals
[edit]14 September 2018 | Bentleigh Greens | 3–4 | Avondale | Cheltenham |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Jack Morgan |
14 September 2018 | Heidelberg United | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Oakleigh Cannons | Heidelberg West |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Village Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
Grand Final
[edit]Heidelberg United | 2–1 | Avondale |
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Report |
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Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | |
2 | Avondale | 16 | |
3 | Pascoe Vale | 15 | |
4 | Bentleigh Greens | 14 | |
Avondale | 14 | ||
6 | Avondale | 11 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 8[2]
Blair Govan (Hume City)
Joey Katebian (Avondale)
Tomislav Uskok (Melbourne Knights)
Reuben Way (Heidelberg United)
- Most red cards: 2[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Season Stats – Yellow Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Season Stats – Red Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 March 2021.