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This article is about the league founded in 2023 after the breakaway of the NPL Victoria second and third divisions. For the league formerly known as Victorian Premier League from 1991 to 2013, see National Premier Leagues Victoria. Football league

Victorian Premier League

Founded	4 October 2023; 14 months ago (2023-10-04)
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	28 Division 1: 14 Division 2: 14
Level on pyramid	3 and 4
Promotion to	National Premier Leagues Victoria
Relegation to	Victorian State League
Domestic cup(s)	National Australia Cup State Dockerty Cup
Current champions	Melbourne Victory Youth (VPL 1) (2024) Melbourne Srbija (VPL 2) (2024)

The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria) second and third divisions, which had run in the NPL Victoria system from 2014 until 2023.

History

In October 2023, Football Victoria renamed the NPL Victoria second and third divisions to form the Victorian Premier League (VPL) as a prominent name to the previously named Victorian Premier League; a former name of the NPL Victoria first division. NPL 2 became VPL 1, and NPL 3 became VPL 2. Melbourne Victory Youth were the inaugural champions of the VPL securing promotion to the NPL Victoria, whilst Melbourne Srbija became second division champions securing promotion to the leagues first division.

Format

As of the 2025 season, the Victorian Premier League first and second divisions are contested by 14 teams each. Each team plays home and away against teams against all other teams in the league for a total of 26 fixtures each season. The top two finishing clubs the first division gain automatic promotion to National Premier Leagues Victoria, while those clubs finishing in positions 3rd through 6th play off for a promotion berth. The VPL first division's bottom three teams at the conclusion of the season are relegated to the VPL's second division, and the VPL second division's bottom three are relegated to the Victorian State League first division.

Current members

These are the clubs who will take part in the 2025 Victorian Premier League.

Division 1

Srbija class=notpageimage| Locations of 2025 VPL 1 clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Club Heritage
Bentleigh Greens	Cheltenham	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex	3,300	Cypriot (Greek)
Brunswick City	Brunswick West	Dunstan Reserve	1,000	Greek
Bulleen Lions	Bulleen	David Barro Stadium	3,000	Italian (Venetian)
Caroline Springs George Cross	Fraser Rise	City Vista Recreation Reserve	3,000	Maltese
Eastern Lions	Burwood	Gardiners Reserve	1,500	British
Kingston City	Clayton South	The Grange Reserve	2,000	Greek
Langwarrin	Langwarrin South	Lawton Park Reserve	5,000	Dutch
Manningham United Blues	Templestowe	Pettys Reserve	1,000	Italian
Melbourne City Youth	Cranbourne East	City Football Academy	1,500	N/A
Melbourne Srbija	Burnley	Kevin Bartlett Reserve	2,500	Serbian
Moreland City	Coburg	Campbell Reserve	1,000	British
Northcote City	Thornbury	John Cain Memorial Park	5,000	Greek
North Sunshine Eagles	St Albans	Larisa Reserve	500	Albanian
Western United Youth	Tarneit	Wyndham Regional Football Facility	5,000	N/A

Division 2

Goulburn Valley
(not on map)

Whittlesea

Elthamclass=notpageimage| Locations of 2025 VPL 2 clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

Club	Location	Grounds	Capacity	Club Heritage
Altona City	Altona	HC Kim Reserve	1,000	Maltese and British
Boroondara-Carey Eagles	Bulleen	Carey Bulleen Sports Complex	100	Italian
Box Hill United	Box Hill	Wembley Park	1,000	Greek
Brunswick Juventus	Fawkner	CB Smith Reserve	2,000	Italian
Eltham Redbacks	Eltham North	Eltham North Reserve	1,000	Australian
Essendon Royals	Essendon	Cross Keys Reserve	500	Italian (Triestine)
Geelong SC	Corio	Stead Park	1,500	Macedonian
Goulburn Valley Suns	Shepparton	John McEwan Reserve	3,200	Australian
North Geelong Warriors	Lara	Elcho Park	5,000	Croatian
Nunawading City	Forest Hill	Mahoney's Reserve	1,000	Australian and Greek
Pascoe Vale	Fawkner	CB Smith Reserve	2,000	Macedonian (Vlach)
Springvale White Eagles	Keysborough	Serbian Sports Centre	5,000	Serbian
Werribee City	Werribee	Galvin Park Reserve	1,000	Italian
Whittlesea United	Lalor	Mosaic Reserve	1,000	Turkish

Champions

Season	Division 1	Division 2
2024	Melbourne Victory Youth	Melbourne Srbija

Notes

The first division was founded in 2014 as National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, and the second division was founded in 2020 as National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, as part of the NPL Victoria system before they formed the Victorian Premier League in 2023.

References

^ "NPLM/W 2024 Update". Football Victoria. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
Deliyannis, James (12 October 2023). "Changes continue in Australian football". Neos Kosmos. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
"NPLM and VPLM competition structures in 2025 & 2026". Football Victoria. 26 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
"Pettys Reserve Pitch 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
"Well Money Park Campbell Reserve Pitch 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

v t e 2025 Victorian Premier League
Division 1	Bentleigh Greens Brunswick City Bulleen Lions Caroline Springs George Cross Eastern Lions Kingston City Langwarrin Manningham United Blues Melbourne City Youth Melbourne Srbija Moreland City Northcote City North Sunshine Eagles Western United Youth
Division 2	Altona City Boroondara-Carey Eagles Box Hill United Eltham Redbacks Essendon Royals Geelong SC Goulburn Valley Suns North Geelong Warriors Nunawading City Pascoe Vale Springvale White Eagles Weerribee City Whittlesea United

Soccer in Australia

National teams

Men's	Senior B U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach Paralympic
Women's	Senior B U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men
Level 2	National Second Division
Level 3	National Premier Leagues Capital Football NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Levels 4–10	Capital Football Premier League State League NSW NSW League Northern NSW League One Zone League One Northern Territory NorZone Premier League Southern Zone Premier League Queensland Premier League South Australia State League Tasmania Northern Championship Northern Social League Southern Championship Southern League One Southern League Two Southern League Three Southern League Four Victoria Premier League State League Western Australia State League

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's Capital Football NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia
Levels 3–8	Capital Football State League NSW League One Queensland Premier League South Australia State League Community Leagues Victoria Premier League State League Western Australia Women's League

Cup competitions

National	Australia Cup
State	Capital Football Federation Cup Waratah Cup Sapphire Cup NNSWF State Cup Football SA Federation Cup Milan Lakoseljac Cup Dockerty Cup Football West State Cup

Others

Lists

North-West	Ballarat City Beaumaris Brimbank Stallions Corio SC FC Clifton Hill FC Strathmore Keilor Park Sydenham Park Upfield Westgate Whittlesea Ranges Yarraville Glory
South-East	Banyule City Bentleigh United Cobras Brandon Park Casey Comets Collingwood City Doveton Gippsland United Malvern City Mazenod Mornington Old Scotch South Springvale

State League 2

North-West	Albion Rovers Altona East Phoenix Geelong Rangers Hoppers Crossing Hume United Lalor United Mill Park Uni Hill Eagles Western Suburbs Westvale Olympic
South-East	Bayside Argonauts Bentleigh United Cobras Berwick City Chisholm United Doncaster Rovers Frankston Pines Greater Dandenong Hampton East Brighton Knox City Mooroolbark North Caulfield Peninsula Strikers Skye United

State League 3

North-West	Altona North Brunswick Zebras Bundoora United Craigieburn City Diamond Valley United Epping City Fawkner Heidelberg Eagles Laverton FC Point Cook Jets Sebastopol Vikings Sunbury United Western Eagles Westside Strikers Williamstown
South-East	Ashburton United Dandenong South Elwood City Heatherton United Middle Park Monbulk Rangers Noble Park United Rowville Eagles Sandringham St Kilda South Yarra White Star Dandenong

State League 4

North	Darebin United Greenvale United La Trobe University Melbourne University Moreland United North Melbourne Athletic Northern Falcons Plenty Valley Lions Thornbury Athletic Watsonia Heights West Preston Yarra Jets
West	Barnstoneworth United Barwon Bell Park Gisborne Keilor Wolves Melbourne City Moonee Ponds United Moonee Valley Knights Spring Hills Surf Coast Truganina
South	Baxter Brighton Chelsea Endeavour United Hampton Park United Sparrows Keysborough Lyndale United Monash University Sandown Lions Somerville Eagles Springvale City
East	Albert Park Boronia Croydon City East Bentleigh Kings Domain Knox United Manningham Juventus Monash City Villarreal Ringwood City Riversdale Waverley Wanderers Whitehorse United

State League 5

North	Doreen United Glenroy Lions Heidelberg Stars Keon Park Maidstone United Meadow Park Mitchell Rangers Roxburgh Park United FC Tullamarine University of Melbourne
West	Ballarat Balmoral Bendigo City Deakin Ducks ETA Buffalo Lara United Melton Phoenix Surfside Waves Tarneit United West Point Wyndham
South	Aspendale Barton United Bunyip District Casey Panthers Cleeland United FC Noble Hurricanes Mentone Mount Eliza Mount Martha Pakenham United Rosebud Seaford United
East	Alphington East Kew Glen Waverley Lilydale Montrose United Mount Waverley City Noble Park Old Ivanhoe Old Melburnians Old Trinity Grammarians St Kevins Old Boys Templestowe Wolves

Regional Leagues
& Associations

Seasons

Dockerty Cup

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