2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

NPL Victoria 3
Season2022
Dates19 March – 20 August 2022
ChampionsPreston Lions
PromotedPreston Lions
Melbourne City Youth
Western United Youth
RelegatedWhittlesesa Ranges
Springvale White Eagles
Matches played132
Goals scored441 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorerArchibald Macphee (14)
Connor Bell
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory Youth 6-0
Ballarat City
(7 May 2022)
Biggest away winBallarat City 0-5
Melbourne City Youth
(25 June 2022)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024.

The 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 was the second season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Preston Lions, who along with Melbourne City Youth and Western United Youth, were promoted to NPL Victoria 2. Whittlesesa Ranges and Springvale White Eagles were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league; eight teams who were relegated from the NPL 2 in 2019 and four teams who were promoted from the State League 1 in the same season.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ballarat City Ballarat (Redan) Morshead Park 8,500
Box Hill United Melbourne (Box Hill) Wembley Park 2,500
Doveton Melbourne (Eumemmerring) Waratah Reserve 1,000
Geelong Geelong (Norlane) Stead Park 1,000
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne (Bundoora) Parade College 2,000
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne (Epping) Epping Stadium 10,000
North Sunshine Eagles Melbourne (St Albans) Larissa Reserve 1,000
Nunwading City Melbourne (Forest Hill) Mahoneys Reserve 1,000
Preston Lions Melbourne (Reservoir) B.T. Connor Reserve 8,000
Springvale White Eagles Melbourne (Keysborough) Serbian Sports Centre 5,000
Western United Youth Melbourne (Fraser Rise) City Vista Recreation Reserve 5,000
Whittlesesa Ranges Melbourne (Epping) Epping Stadium 10,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Preston Lions (C, P) 22 16 4 2 43 13 +30 52 Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2
2 Melbourne City Youth (P) 22 15 4 3 57 22 +35 49
3 Western United Youth (O, P) 22 12 3 7 44 32 +12 39 Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 22 11 5 6 38 27 +11 38
5 Nunawading City 22 11 3 8 34 27 +7 36
6 North Sunshine Eagles 22 9 3 10 39 37 +2 30
7 Doveton SC 22 7 8 7 32 30 +2 29
8 Geelong SC 22 8 3 11 28 38 −10 27
9 Box Hill United 22 6 7 9 34 36 −2 25
10 Ballarat City 22 5 4 13 31 61 −30 19
11 Springvale White Eagles (R) 22 6 1 15 35 60 −25 19 Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Whittlesea Ranges (R) 22 1 5 16 26 58 −32 8
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

The fixtures for the season were released on 21 December 2021.[2]

Home \ Away BAL BOX DOV GEE MCY MVC NOR NUN PRE SPR WES WHI
Ballarat City —
Box Hill United —
Doveton SC —
Geelong SC —
Melbourne City Youth —
Melbourne Victory Youth —
North Sunshine Eagles —
Nunawading City —
Preston Lions —
Springvale White Eagles —
Western United Youth —
Whittlesea Ranges —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: GameDay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

ref:[3]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Archibald Macphee Nunawading City 14
Connor Bell Preston Lions
3 Michael Trigger Ballarat City 13
4 Arion Sulemani Melbourne City 12
Nashir Hussainy Springvale White Eagles

Ref:[4]

Discipline

Yellow cards

Rank Player Club Yellow cards
1 Andrija Kecojevic Springvale White Eagles 10
2 Benjamin Lyvidikos Preston Lions 9
Felix Dimitrakis Nunwading City
Jakub Mlcak North Sunshine Eagles
James Haran Preston Lions
Ryan Stewart North Sunshine Eagles

Ref:[5]

Red cards

Rank Player Club Red cards
1 Ibrahima Soumah Whittlesesa Ranges 2
Marko Bulic Melbourne Victory Youth
Peter Koskos Whittlesesa Ranges
Ryan Stewart North Sunshine Eagles

Ref:[6]

promotion play-offs

In the 2022 season the bottem two teams in the NPL Victoria 2 and the 3rd to 4th placed teams in NPL Victoria 3 played in a play-off competition where 2 games would be played and the winners would play in NPL Victoria 2 in the 2023 Season, while the looser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season.[7] the games were played between 27 August 2022 and 28 august 2022 at Hume City Stadium. Western United Youth beat Goulburn Valley Suns 6-1 to gain promotion.[8] Melbourne Victory Youth were not so lucky losing 1-0 to Kingston city.[9]

27 August 2022 Play-Off Goulburn Valley Suns 1-6 Western United Youth Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST Balaburov [1]
Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Ross Clark
28 August 2022 Play-Off Kingston City 1-0 Melbourne Victory Youth Broadmeadows, Victoria
2:00pm AEST Sakhizada [2] Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Michael Mammis

References

  1. ^ "Ladder for NPL 3 VIC Men".
  2. ^ "NPL Victoria 2022 fixtures released". Football Victoria. 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL 3 VIC Men". GameDay. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL 3 VIC Men - Top Goal Scorers". Gameday.
  5. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL 3 VIC Men - Yellow Cards". Gameday.
  6. ^ "Competition Stats for NPL 3 VIC Men - Red Cards". Game Day.
  7. ^ "Results for 2022 Play-Off Fixture". GameDay. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "FV - NPL Match Centre". GameDay. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. ^ "FV - NPL Match Centre". GameDay. Retrieved 11 August 2024.