2020 Football Victoria season

The 2020 season in Football Victoria refers to the competitions contested under the organisation of Football Victoria in 2020.

Football Victoria
Season2020
← 2019
2021 →

All NPL and grassroots competitions were suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March to 14 April,[1] and further extended.[2] A decision on the resumption of competitions is yet to be finalised.[3]

League Tables

2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria
2020 Football Victoria season
Season2020
Matches played3
Goals scored9 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer3 players
(2 goals)
Biggest home winOakleigh Cannons 3–1 Avondale
(13 February 2020)
Hume City 2–0 Altona Magic
(15 February 2020)
Biggest away winSouth Melbourne 0–3 Heidelberg United
(14 February 2020)
Highest scoringDandenong Thunder 3–2 Dandenong City
(15 February 2020)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2020.

The 2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria is the seventh season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top tier of Victorian soccer, since its establishment in 2014. Bentleigh Greens are the defending champions from the 2019 season. Fourteen teams compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2. The promoted teams are Eastern Lions and St Albans Saints. The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hume City 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 15 2020 NPL Victoria Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10
3 Dandenong Thunder 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10
4 Avondale 5 4 0 1 14 4 +10 9[lower-alpha 1]
5 Heidelberg United 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9
6 Port Melbourne 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9
7 St Albans Saints 5 2 3 0 7 3 +4 9
8 South Melbourne 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
9 Green Gully 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6
10 Bentleigh Greens 5 1 2 2 4 3 +1 5
11 Melbourne Knights 5 0 2 3 7 16 −9 2
12 Dandenong City 5 0 1 4 4 10 −6 1
13 Eastern Lions 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1 Relegation to the 2021 NPL Victoria 2
14 Altona Magic 5 0 1 4 2 13 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Avondale were deducted 3 points for breach of regulations.[5]

Results
Home \ Away ALT AVO BEN DCY DTR EAS GGY HEI HCY MKN OAK PMS SOU STA
Altona Magic — 0–2
Avondale —
Bentleigh Greens —
Dandenong City — 1–1
Dandenong Thunder 3–2 —
Eastern Lions 0–3 —
Green Gully — 0–2
Heidelberg United —
Hume City 2–0 —
Melbourne Knights 3–3 —
Oakleigh Cannons 3–1 3–2 —
Port Melbourne 1–1 1–1 —
South Melbourne 5–2 0–3 —
St Albans Saints 4–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Socceraust.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
2020 Football Victoria season
Season2020
Matches played0
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 NPL Victoria 2 season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin. The competition structure was changed from the previous year (which had been two conferences with 10 teams each).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the National Premier Leagues Victoria
2 Bulleen Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Goulburn Valley Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Langwarrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kingston City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Manningham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Moreland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Moreland Zebras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 North Geelong Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Northcote City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pascoe Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3
12 Werribee City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: Socceraust.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

The 2020 NPL Victoria 3 is the first season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier of Victorian soccer. NPL Victoria 3 was created from the bottom halves of the East and West divisions of NPL Victoria 2 when the league was reorganised at the end of the 2019 season.[6] The season was originally scheduled to be played over 22 rounds as a double round-robin.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ballarat City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
2 Box Hill United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Doveton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Geelong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City Youth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory Youth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Murray United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Preston Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 North Sunshine Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nunawading City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Springvale White Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Victorian State League 1
12 Whittlesea Ranges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

2020 NPL Victoria Women
NPL Victoria Women
Season2020
← 2019
2021 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in Victoria for women is the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women. This is the fifth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams were initially scheduled to play each other 3 times for a total of 21 games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alamein FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finals Series
2 Bayside United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Box Hill United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bulleen Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Calder United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Heidelberg United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 South Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Victorian Women's NTC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2021 VPL
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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References
  1. "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Extension of the suspension of grassroots football in Australia". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Football in parts of VIC on hold as Stage 3 restrictions reimposed". Football Victoria. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. Lynch, Joey (12 February 2020). "NPL Victoria club Avondale FC sanctioned for licence agreement violations". FTBL.com.au.
  6. "Victoria restructures its NPL competition". footballtoday.news. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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