2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria

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.

National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season2025
Dates6 February – 14 September 2025
Matches played70
Goals scored216 (3.09 per match)
Longest winning run6 - Avondale (Feb 7 – Mar 22)
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 2025-05-19.

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

Locations of the 2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria teams

Changes

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

Relegated into 2025 Victoria Premier League 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 John Markovski 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 Maxim Gaydovskiy Melbourne (Port Melbourne) JL Murphy Reserve 1,000
Preston Lions Louie Acevski Melbourne (Reservoir) B.T. Connor Reserve 6,500[4]
South Melbourne Sinisa Cohadzic Melbourne (Albert Park) Lakeside Stadium 12,000
St Albans Saints Cameron Watson Melbourne (St Albans) Churchill Reserve 3,500

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
South Melbourne Esteban Quintas Sacked 14 April 2025 11th Sinisa Cohadzic 5 May 2025
Melbourne Knights Ivan Franjic Resigned 5 May 2025 13th John Markovski 18 May 2025
Port Melbourne Sharks John Markovski Mutual Agreement 7 May 2025 14th Maxim Gaydovskiy 15 May 2025

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heidelberg United 21 16 3 2 47 19 +28 51 Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series
2 Avondale[a] 21 15 3 3 55 24 +31 48 Qualification to Finals series
3 Dandenong Thunder 21 12 5 4 45 28 +17 41
4 Oakleigh Cannons 20 12 2 6 46 28 +18 38
5 Preston Lions[a] 21 9 5 7 30 28 +2 32
6 Hume City 21 9 4 8 32 32 0 31
7 Dandenong City 21 7 8 6 38 35 +3 29
8 Green Gully 21 8 5 8 35 33 +2 29
9 St Albans Saints 21 6 5 10 38 40 −2 23
10 South Melbourne[a] 21 6 5 10 25 36 −11 23
11 Altona Magic 21 5 6 10 19 33 −14 21
12 Melbourne Victory Youth 21 4 3 14 32 48 −16 15 Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1
13 Port Melbourne 21 4 3 14 20 51 −31 15
14 Melbourne Knights 20 4 1 15 22 49 −27 13
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Team pre-qualifies to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.

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 0–2 14 Jun 4–0 1–0 1–2 16 Aug 0–2 0–0 2–1
Avondale 4–0 — 19 Jul 28 Jun 23 Aug 2 Aug 2–0 5–1 4–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 14 Jun
Dandenong City 2–1 0–3 — 1–2 13 Jun 0–2 1–3 15 Aug 3–1 25 Jul 5–2 2–2 3–3 3–3
Dandenong Thunder 6–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–1 3–2 1–1 26 Jul 4 Aug 3–3 5–1 3–0 1–0 2–2
Green Gully 27 Jun 5–2 0–5 3–1 — 18 Jul 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 15 Aug 1–0 25 Jul
Heidelberg United 3–1 3–1 27 Jun 13 Jun 4–1 — 5–1 2–1 1–0 15 Aug 2–1 1–1 25 Jul 2–2
Hume City 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 — 2–1 15 Aug 0–3 25 Jul 0–1 1–1 3–2
Melbourne Knights 23 Aug 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–4 3–2 1 Aug — 1–2 11 Jul[a] 3–0 0–1 0–2 3–1
Melbourne Victory Youth 1–1 2–3 23 Aug 3–4 1–2 0–3 2–3 30 Jun — 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–3 3–2
Oakleigh Cannons 1 Aug 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 18 Jul 3–0 13 Jun — 4–1 27 Jun 23 Aug 1–2
Port Melbourne 3–3 0–1 18 Jul 1 Aug 1–0 23 Aug 1–3 13 Jun 0–3 0–2 — 3–2 0–1 27 Jun
Preston Lions 1–0 1–1 1–1 23 Aug 3–2 0–1 2–1 18 Jul 25 Jul 2–3 5–0 — 2–0 2–1
South Melbourne 20 Jul 17 Aug 1–3 0–1 3 Aug 13 Apr 27 Jun 3–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 — 0–3
St Albans Saints 0–1 1–4 1–3 16 Aug 1–2 1–2 23 Aug 4–2 21 Jul 3–2 3–0 3 Aug 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2025. Source: Football Victoria
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Originally scheduled on 8 June, postponed to 11 July due to a washout.

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of 7 July 2025[5]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Bul Juach Heidelberg United 17
2 Joe Guest Oakleigh Cannons 13
Manyluak Aguek Avondale
4 Hassan Jalloh Dandenong Thunder 10
5 Aamir Abdallah Green Gully 9

Discipline

Yellow cards

Correct as of 7 July 2025[6]

Rank Player Team Cards
1 Birkan Kirdar Hume City 9
Gideon Arok St Albans Saints
Joseph Colina St Albans Saints
3 Stefan Valentini Avondale 8

Red cards

As of 7 July 2025, there are twenty-seven players with 1 red card.[7]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Asahi Yokokawa Heidelberg United Hume City 5-1 (H) 14 March 2025
Kenny Athiu St Albans Saints Port Melbourne Sharks 5-2 (H) 25 April 2025
Aamir Abdallah Green Gully Avondale 5-2 (H) 9 May 2025
Notes
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

References

  1. ^ "Results for NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  2. ^ "Oakleigh Cannons defeat South Melbourne to win NPL Victoria championship". 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.
  7. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
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