2016 Football Federation Victoria season

Football Federation Victoria
Season2016
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The 2016 Football Federation Victoria season was the third season under the new competition format for state-level football (soccer) in Victoria. The competition consisted of seven divisions across the state of Victoria.

League Tables

2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria

NPL Victoria
Season2016
ChampionsSouth Melbourne
PremiersBentleigh Greens
RelegatedRichmond
Northcote City
Melbourne Victory Youth
Top goalscorerMilos Lujic (27 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria season was played over 26 rounds. The overall premier of this division qualified for the 2016 National Premier Leagues finals series, and competed with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues champion for 2016.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bentleigh Greens 26 18 5 3 61 22 +39 59 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Heidelberg United 26 17 5 4 59 26 +33 53[a] 2016 Victoria Finals
3 South Melbourne (C) 26 18 2 6 64 39 +25 53[b]
4 Oakleigh Cannons 26 14 5 7 48 36 +12 47
5 Green Gully 26 13 5 8 42 30 +12 44
6 Hume City 26 13 4 9 47 25 +22 43
7 Pascoe Vale 26 11 4 11 38 36 +2 37
8 Avondale FC 26 10 5 11 37 42 −5 35
9 Melbourne Knights 26 9 4 13 30 51 −21 31
10 Port Melbourne 26 7 5 14 26 38 −12 26
11 Bulleen Lions 26 5 10 11 21 32 −11 25
12 Richmond (R) 26 5 8 13 37 58 −21 23 2016 relegation play-offs
13 Northcote City (R) 26 5 5 16 27 58 −31 20 Relegation to the 2017 NPL Victoria 2
14 Melbourne Victory Youth (R) 26 3 1 22 24 68 −44 4[c]
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Heidelberg United had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2015 season.
  2. ^ South Melbourne had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.
  3. ^ Melbourne Victory Youth had six points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.

Finals

Elimination Finals Semi-finals Final
1 Bentleigh Greens 1
4 Oakleigh Cannons 5 4 Oakleigh Cannons 3
5 Green Gully 2 3 South Melbourne 3
4 Oakleigh Cannons 2
2 Heidelberg United 1
3 South Melbourne 3 3 South Melbourne 2
6 Hume City 0

Promotion/relegation play-off

West vs East Promotion/relegation play-off
12 Richmond SC 0
W2 North Geelong Warriors 4 W2 North Geelong Warriors 4
E2 Dandenong Thunder 1

2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2

West

NPL Victoria 2 West
Season2016
PromotedSt Albans Saints
North Geelong Warriors
Top goalscorerAtilla Ofli (32 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 West was played over 28 rounds, with each team playing the teams in their conference twice and the other conference once. The top team at the end of the season was promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria, and the second placed team entered the promotion play-off.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Albans Saints (P) 28 17 5 6 55 33 +22 56 Promotion to the 2017 NPL Victoria
2 North Geelong Warriors (P) 28 15 8 5 53 27 +26 53 2016 promotion play-offs
3 Melbourne City Youth 28 14 4 10 70 45 +25 46
4 Whittlesea Ranges 28 13 7 8 60 54 +6 46
5 Moreland Zebras 28 14 2 12 44 35 +9 44
6 Ballarat Red Devils 28 12 4 12 57 51 +6 40
7 Moreland City 28 10 4 14 44 52 −8 34
8 Werribee City 28 9 6 13 47 55 −8 33
9 Sunshine George Cross 28 7 6 15 38 57 −19 23[a]
10 Bendigo City 28 4 3 21 28 93 −65 15
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ 2

East

NPL Victoria 2 East
Season2016
ChampionsKingston City
PromotedKingston City
Top goalscorerBrandon Barnes (41 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2015 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 East was played over 28 rounds, with each team playing the teams in their conference twice and the other conference once. The top team at the end of the season was promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria, and the second placed team entered the promotion play-off.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kingston City (C, P) 28 21 3 4 65 32 +33 66 Promotion to the 2017 NPL Victoria
2 Dandenong Thunder 28 22 2 4 89 28 +61 65[a] 2016 promotion play-offs
3 Brunswick City 28 12 10 6 47 31 +16 46
4 Dandenong City 28 13 5 10 61 41 +20 44
5 Box Hill United 28 13 5 10 49 42 +7 44
6 Springvale White Eagles 28 12 4 12 52 43 +9 40
7 Eastern Lions 28 12 3 13 43 49 −6 39
8 Goulburn Valley Suns 28 11 4 13 44 46 −2 37
9 Murray United 28 3 5 20 28 68 −40 14
10 Nunawading City 28 1 0 27 20 112 −92 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ 3

Grand Final

The NPL2 Season concluded with a single match between the winners of the leagues in the West and East sections, to determine the NPL2 Champion.

Kingston City3–2St Albans Saints
Source

2016 Victoria State League 1

North-West

Victorian State League 1 North-West
Season2016
ChampionsAltona Magic
RelegatedCairnlea
Diamond Valley United
Top goalscorerDiellon Memishi (19 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Altona Magic (C) 22 16 5 1 57 21 +36 53
2 Preston Lions 22 15 2 5 41 16 +25 47
3 North Sunshine Eagles 22 16 3 3 47 24 +23 39[a]
4 Banyule City 22 10 3 9 41 31 +10 33
5 Sydenham Park 22 9 5 8 46 36 +10 32
6 Westgate FC 22 8 6 8 51 51 0 30
7 Yarraville 22 7 5 10 32 36 −4 26
8 Western Suburbs 22 8 2 12 30 44 −14 26
9 Keilor Park 22 6 7 9 34 38 −4 25
10 Altona East Phoenix 22 5 6 11 27 44 −17 21
11 Cairnlea FC (R) 22 3 6 13 26 52 −26 15 Relegation to the 2017 State League 2
12 Diamond Valley United (R) 22 3 2 17 24 63 −39 11
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 4

South-East

Victorian State League 1 South-East
Season2016
ChampionsMornington
RelegatedBerwick City
Frankston Pines
Top goalscorerCaleb Nicholes (19 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mornington (C) 22 15 4 3 46 24 +22 49
2 Malvern City 22 15 2 5 45 15 +30 47
3 Clifton Hill 22 15 1 6 55 28 +27 46
4 Casey Comets 22 12 7 3 37 23 +14 43
5 Manningham United 22 12 3 7 43 35 +8 39
6 Langwarrin 22 9 6 7 46 38 +8 33
7 Warragul United 22 9 5 8 29 21 +8 32
8 South Springvale 22 6 3 13 31 44 −13 21
9 Morwell Pegasus 22 5 3 14 30 49 −19 18
10 Mooroolbark 22 5 2 15 27 57 −30 17
11 Berwick City (R) 22 4 4 14 31 54 −23 16 Relegation to the 2017 State League 2
12 Frankston Pines (R) 22 3 4 15 34 66 −32 13
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2016 Victoria State League 2

North-West

Victorian State League 2 North-West
Season2016
ChampionsGeelong
PromotedGeelong
Essendon Royals
RelegatedHeidelberg Stars
Sunbury United FC
Top goalscorerVerdan Stojanovic (29 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Geelong (C, P) 22 16 3 3 46 21 +25 51 Promotion to the 2017 State League 1
2 Essendon Royals (P) 22 15 2 5 57 26 +31 47
3 Altona City 22 13 3 6 43 22 +21 42
4 Hoppers Crossing 22 11 3 8 39 23 +16 36
5 Moreland United 22 11 3 8 46 40 +6 36
6 Sporting Whittlesea 22 8 5 9 45 39 +6 29
7 Fitzroy City 22 7 7 8 31 36 −5 28
8 Corio 22 7 4 11 48 60 −12 25
9 Hume United 22 8 1 13 40 60 −20 25
10 Essendon United 22 5 6 11 31 47 −16 21
11 Heidelberg Stars (R) 22 4 5 13 31 57 −26 17 Relegation to the 2017 State League 3
12 Sunbury United (R) 22 5 2 15 30 56 −26 17
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South-East

Victorian State League 2 South-East
Season2016
ChampionsSt Kilda SC
PromotedSt Kilda SC
Caulfield United Cobras
RelegatedSandringham
Noble Park United
Top goalscorerAntun Vulic (25 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Kilda SC (C, P) 22 19 1 2 66 23 +43 58 Promotion to the 2017 State League 1
2 Caulfield United Cobras (P) 22 16 3 3 58 22 +36 51
3 Old Scotch 22 15 3 4 53 28 +25 48
4 Beaumaris 22 15 2 5 65 22 +43 47
5 North Caulfield 22 11 4 7 51 37 +14 37
6 Doveton 22 11 1 10 41 35 +6 34
7 Seaford United 22 8 4 10 45 52 −7 28
8 Doncaster Rovers 22 8 1 13 49 52 −3 25
9 Peninsula Strikers 22 7 2 13 35 57 −22 23
10 Heatherton United 22 5 5 12 22 58 −36 20
11 Sandringham (R) 22 2 0 20 14 64 −50 6 Relegation to the 2017 State League 3
12 Noble Park United (R) 22 1 2 19 12 61 −49 5
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2016 Victoria State League 3

North-West

Victorian State League 3 North-West
Season2016
ChampionsGeelong Rangers
PromotedGeelong Rangers
Westvale SC
RelegatedWestern Eagles
Darebin United
Lalor United
Top goalscorerAleksandar Dimitrijevic (20 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Geelong Rangers (C, P) 22 16 2 4 49 24 +25 50 Promotion to the 2017 State League 2
2 Westvale SC (P) 22 13 5 4 52 21 +31 44
3 Williamstown SC 22 12 5 5 49 26 +23 41
4 Upfield SC 22 10 6 6 46 34 +12 36
5 Whittlesea United 22 9 9 4 43 34 +9 36
6 La Trobe University 22 10 3 9 45 33 +12 33
7 Melbourne City 22 8 3 11 38 57 −19 27
8 Fawkner SC 22 8 2 12 36 49 −13 26
9 Melbourne University 22 7 3 12 46 51 −5 24
10 Western Eagles (R) 22 7 2 13 32 44 −12 23 Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs
11 Darebin United (R) 22 3 7 12 18 41 −23 16 Relegation to the 2017 State League 4
12 Lalor United (R) 22 3 5 14 30 69 −39 14
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South-East

Victorian State League 3 South-East
Season2016
ChampionsMazenod United
PromotedMazenod United
Eltham Redbacks
RelegatedAshburton United
Old Melburnians
Croydon City Arrows
Top goalscorerAndrew Mclean (18 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mazenod United (C, P) 22 16 4 2 58 18 +40 52 Promotion to the 2017 State League 2
2 Eltham Redbacks (P) 22 16 3 3 76 25 +51 51
3 Brighton SC 22 12 3 7 56 32 +24 39
4 Monbulk Rangers 22 12 2 8 53 26 +27 38
5 South Yarra 22 10 4 8 42 34 +8 34
6 Dingley Stars FC 22 10 4 8 43 44 −1 34
7 Knox City 22 10 4 8 33 34 −1 34
8 Middle Park 22 9 5 8 33 35 −2 32
9 Riversdale 22 8 3 11 41 40 +1 27
10 Ashburton United (R) 22 6 7 9 29 41 −12 25 Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs
11 Old Melburnians (R) 22 2 2 18 23 72 −49 8 Relegation to the 2017 State League 4
12 Croydon City (R) 22 0 1 21 9 95 −86 1
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation play-off

North vs West North-West play-off
10 Western Eagles 0
N2 Strathmore Split 2 N2 Strathmore Split 1
W2 Point Cook 1
South vs East South-East play-off
10 Ashburton United 1
S2 Springvale City 0 E2 Collingwood City 2
E2 Collingwood City 3

2016 Women's National Premier League

Victoria (state) PS4 Women's National Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsCalder United
PremiersCalder United
Top goalscorerMelina Ayres (22 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in Victoria for women is known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the inaugural season of the NPL Women's format, replacing the previous Women's Premier League format. Only 8 of the 22 applicants were granted licences for the 2016 season,[2] plus the Victorian women's team of the NTC. The 9 teams played a 24-round league competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Calder United (C) 24 15 5 4 56 24 +32 50 Finals series
2 Alamein FC 24 15 2 7 64 30 +34 47
3 Bulleen Lions 24 13 5 6 48 33 +15 44
4 Greater Geelong Galaxy 24 12 4 8 38 27 +11 40
5 Heidelberg United 24 10 4 10 39 48 −9 34
6 Box Hill United 24 10 3 11 32 39 −7 33
7 Victorian Women's NTC 24 7 1 16 34 66 −32 22
8 Bayside United 24 5 4 15 27 46 −19 19
9 Southern United 24 4 6 14 32 57 −25 18
Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Cup Competitions

2016 Dockerty Cup

Main article: 2016 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2016 FFA Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 202 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by Bentleigh Greens.

In addition to the two A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City), the four semi-finalists (Bentleigh Greens, Green Gully, Hume City and Melbourne Knights) competed in the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures/results". Soccer Aust. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  2. ^ "Women's NPL Q & A" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.