2013 Victorian Premier League
The 2013 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundred first season of the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 6 April 2013. Dandenong Thunder were the defending champions.
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Northcote City |
| Premiers | Northcote City |
| Relegated | Richmond Southern Stars |
← 2012 | |
On 15 September 2013 Victoria Police arrested up to ten people, including Southern Stars players David Obaze, Nick McKoy and Joe Woolley and coach, Zaya Younan. Later in September criminal charges were laid via the Victoria Police and the FFA handed Noel, Woolley, David Obaze, Nicholas McKoy and coach Zia Younan initial suspensions which prevented them from being involved in any football-related activity in Australia while the investigation was ongoing. Those bans were also extended worldwide by FIFA. Two British footballers, Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley received life-time bans from FIFA due to the incident.[1]
Gerry Subramaniam, a Malaysian national and the Australian ring-leader of the betting syndicate behind the match fixing, was sentenced to three years jail in Australia, to be followed by deportation to Malaysia.[2]
Southern Stars were suspended from the competition. All of their matches were declared No Result and were recorded as 0-0 draws with no points awarded. Bentleigh Greens forfeited their Round 22 match against Southern Stars who were awarded 1 point.
Teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Bentleigh Greens | Cheltenham, Melbourne | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
| Dandenong Thunder | Dandenong, Melbourne | George Andrews Reserve |
| Green Gully | Keilor, Melbourne | Green Gully Reserve |
| Southern Stars FC | Dingley, Melbourne | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
| Hume City | City of Hume, Melbourne | John Ilhan Memorial Reserve |
| Melbourne Knights | Sunshine North, Melbourne | Knights Stadium |
| Northcote City | Thornbury, Melbourne | John Cain Memorial Reserve |
| Oakleigh Cannons | Oakleigh, Melbourne | Jack Edwards Reserve |
| Richmond SC | Richmond, Melbourne | Kevin Bartlett Reserve |
| South Melbourne FC | Albert Park, Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium |
| Pascoe Vale | Coburg North, Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve |
| Port Melbourne | Port Melbourne, Melbourne | SS Anderson Reserve |
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2012 season.)
- Pascoe Vale (Champions)
- Port Melbourne (Runners-Up)
Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2012 season.)
- Moreland Zebras (11th)
- Heidelberg United (12th)
Regular season
The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 23 March and concluding on 16 September 2012, followed by the final series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northcote City | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 46 | VPL 2012 Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Melbourne Knights | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 39 | |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 36 | |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Port Melbourne Sharks | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Oakleigh Cannons | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hume City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Pascoe Vale | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 20 | |
| 11 | Richmond | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 13 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Southern Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Finals
| Qualifying/Elimination Finals | Semi Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northcote City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A | Bentleigh Greens | 2 | F | Bentleigh Greens | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | D | Northcote City | 5 | G | Northcote City | 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | E | South Melbourne | 0 | |||||||||||||
| B | Melbourne Knights | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Melbourne | 1 | C | South Melbourne | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Finals Week 1
| 29 September 2013 Elimination Final | South Melbourne | 1 - 0 | Green Gully Cavaliers | Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park |
| 5:00PM | Holmes  |
Referee: Perry Mur |
| 29 September 2013 Qualifying Final | Melbourne Knights | 2 - 4 | Bentleigh Greens | Knights Stadium, Sunshine North |
| 3:00PM | Barisic Talajic |
Sherbon Stirton |
Finals Week 2
| 4 October 2013 Major Semi Final | Northcote City | 1 - 2 (a.e.t.) | Bentleigh Greens | SS Anderson Reserve, City of Port Phillip |
| 6:00PM | Kalifatidis |
De Vries |
| 4 October 2013 Minor Semi Final | Melbourne Knights | 0 - 1 | South Melbourne | Knights Stadium, Sunshine North |
| 7:30PM | Rixon |
Referee: Lewis Guiseffi |
Finals Week 3
| 13 October 2014 Preliminary Final | Northcote City | 5 - 0 | South Melbourne | SS Anderson Reserve, City of Port Phillip |
| 3:00PM | Kalifatidis Gavalas Lujic Kounavelis |
Referee: Shaun Evans |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milos Lujic | Northcote City | 19 |
| 2 | Luke Flynn | Bentleigh Greens | 15 |
| 3 | Dusan Bosnjak | Oakleigh Cannons | 13 |
| 4 | Luke Hopper | South Melbourne | 10 |
| 5 | Thomas Cahill | Richmond SC | 9 |
See also
- Victorian Premier League
- Football Federation Victoria
References
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-18/fifa-extends-british-footballers-australia-wide-bans-globally/5327842
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-24/match-fixing-ringleader-sentenced/5408756?WT.ac=localnews
- "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse.
- "Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse.