Australia Victoria NPL
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Established
2013 (12 years old)
First Recorded Event
2021-02-26
Current Season
2025
Current Round
Level Above
Australian A-League
Level Below
Sport
SoccerLocation
Australia
Gender
Male
TV Rights
14 Sep 
Description
The National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria or NPL VIC) is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer league system, serving jointly as the second tier within the overall Australian pyramid.
Administered by Football Victoria, NPL Victoria is the latest iteration of first division competitions in the state. Historically known as the Victorian State League and later as the Victorian Premier League, the league was first founded in 1908 as the Victorian Amateur League and would soon become the Victorian First Division. It adopted its current branding in 2014, following Football Federation Australia's 2012 National Competition Review.
NPL Victoria is contested by 14 clubs. Running from February to September each year, the league sees teams play 26 regular season fixtures, once at home and once away against each other club. The first-placed team at the conclusion of the regular season is termed the "premier". The top six-placed clubs then play a knock-out finals series, with the winner becoming the "champion". As of the 2025 season, the three bottom-placed teams at the conclusion of the season are relegated to the division below, Victoria Premier League 1.
In the 2024 season, Football Victoria included a provision that relegation in the 2024 season would be suspended if a National Second Division commences in 2025; instead assigning two relegation spots in the 2025 season.
The league premier qualifies as Victoria's representative in the national finals series, whilst the champion plays against the Dockerty Cup winner in the FV Community Shield.
Seasons
 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Teams
  Altona Magic  |  Avondale |  Dandenong City |  Dandenong Thund | ||||
 Green Gully |  Heidelberg Unit |  Hume City |  Melbourne Knigh | ||||
 Melbourne Victo |  Oakleigh Cannon |  Port Melbourne |  Preston Lions | ||||
 South Melbourne |  St Albans Saint |
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