2024 Victoria Premier League 1

{{Short description|2nd season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Victoria Premier League 1

| season = 2024

| dates = {{nowrap|9 February – 18 August 2024}}

| winners = Melbourne Victory Youth

| promoted = Melbourne Victory Youth
Preston Lions

| relegated = North Geelong Warriors
Werribee City

| matches = 182

| total goals = 645

| league topscorer = Archibald Macphee (16)
Michael Domfeh

| best goalkeeper =

| biggest home win = Western United Youth 7-0 Langwarrin
(28 April 2024)

| biggest away win = Bentleigh Greens 1-7 Western United Youth
(1 March 2024)

| highest scoring = Bulleen Lions 5-5 Melbourne Victory Youth
(29 July 2024)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2023 (NPL Victoria 2)

| nextseason = 2025

| updated = 18 August 2024

}}The 2024 Victoria Premier League 1 was the first season of the newly renamed Victoria Premier League 1, the third-tier competition in Victorian football.{{Cite web |last=Deliyannis |first=James |date=2023-10-12 |title=Changes continue in Australian football |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/10/12/sport/football/changes-continue-in-australian-football/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}} The season was won by Melbourne Victory Youth, who along with Preston Lions, were promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria. North Geelong Warriors and Werribee City were relegated to the Victoria Premier League 2.{{Cite web |title=Ladder for VPL 1 Men |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-10178-0-633998-0&pool=1&a=LADDER |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=tlusk |date=2024-08-10 |title=VPL Report: VPL1 Title and Promotion to NPL Vic Secured |url=https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/vpl-report-vpl1-title-and-promotion-to-npl-vic-secured/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Melbourne Victory |language=en-AU}}

Teams

14 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 1.

{{Location map+|Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne|caption=Locations of 2024 VPL1 Victoria clubs.|width=380|places={{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = Bulleen

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.7919|S|145.0737|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = Langwarrin

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|38.1836|S|145.1753|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Preston}}

| label_size = 70

| position = top

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.7055|S|144.9807|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Melbourne City}}

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|38.1247065|S|145.3084193|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{center|Northcote}}

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.7628|S|145.0214|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Eastern Lions}}

| label_size = 70

| position = bottom

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.8585318|S|145.0983669|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = Brunswick

| label_size = 70

| position = left

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.7562|S|144.9377|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = Werribee

| label_size = 70

| position = top

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.8862|S|144.6507|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Kingston}}

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.9461479|S|145.1299319|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Western United}}

| label_size = 70

| position = bottom

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.9086252|S|144.7563461|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = Bentleigh

| label_size = 70

| position = bottom

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37|58|7|S|145|5|27|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|North Geelong}}

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{Coord|38.029943|S|144.429434|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|George Cross}}

| label_size = 70

| position = top

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.716779|S|144.729998|E}} }}

{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| label = {{nowrap|Melbourne Victory}}

| label_size = 70

| position = right

| background = pink

| coordinates = {{coord|37.6248|S|145.0227|E}} }}}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Team

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

Bentleigh Greens

|Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

|3,300

|Brunswick West

|Dunstan Reserve

|1,000

|David Barro Stadium

|3,000

Caroline Springs George Cross

|City Vista Recreation Reserve

|3,000

|Gardiners Reserve

|1,500

|The Grange Reserve

|2,000

|Langwarrin South

|Lawton Park Reserve

|5,000

Melbourne City Youth

|Cranbourne East

|1,500

Melbourne Victory Youth

|Epping Stadium

|10,000

|John Cain Memorial Park

|5,000

North Geelong Warriors

|5,000

|B.T. Connor Reserve

|5,000

|Galvin Park Reserve

|1,000

Western United Youth

|Wyndham Regional Football Facility

|5,000

League table

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|team_order=MVC, PRE, WUN, NOR, MCY, BUL, CSG, BEN, LAN, ESL, BCY, KIN, WER, NGW|update=complete

|win_CSG=10

|draw_CSG=6

|loss_CSG=10

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|ga_CSG=39

|win_NGW=4

|draw_NGW=4

|loss_NGW=18

|gf_NGW=29

|ga_NGW=57

|win_LAN=9

|draw_LAN=7

|loss_LAN=10

|gf_LAN=46

|ga_LAN=53

|win_KIN=7

|draw_KIN=7

|loss_KIN=12

|gf_KIN=39

|ga_KIN=54

|win_BCY=8

|draw_BCY=5

|loss_BCY=13

|gf_BCY=43

|ga_BCY=46

|win_ESL=8

|draw_ESL=6

|loss_ESL=12

|gf_ESL=32

|ga_ESL=47

|win_MVC=15

|draw_MVC=7

|loss_MVC=4

|gf_MVC=66

|ga_MVC=39

|win_BUL=9

|draw_BUL=10

|loss_BUL=7

|gf_BUL=42

|ga_BUL=43

|win_NOR=13

|draw_NOR=7

|loss_NOR=6

|gf_NOR=51

|ga_NOR=37

|win_BEN=10

|draw_BEN=5

|loss_BEN=11

|gf_BEN=42

|ga_BEN=45

|win_WER=3

|draw_WER=9

|loss_WER=14

|gf_WER=30

|ga_WER=64

|win_WUN=15

|draw_WUN=4

|loss_WUN=7

|gf_WUN=78

|ga_WUN=41

|win_MCY=11

|draw_MCY=8

|loss_MCY=7

|gf_MCY=55

|ga_MCY=41

|win_PRE=15

|draw_PRE=5

|loss_PRE=6

|gf_PRE=53

|ga_PRE=39

|status_MVC=CP|status_PRE=P|status_WER=R|status_NGW=R

|name_CSG=Caroline Springs George Cross

|name_BCY=Brunswick City

|name_NOR=Northcote City

|name_NGW=North Geelong Warriors

|name_BEN=Bentleigh Greens

|name_LAN=Langwarrin SC

|name_KIN=Kingston City

|name_ESL=Eastern Lions

|name_MVC=Melbourne Victory Youth

|name_BUL=Bulleen Lions

|name_WER=Werribee City

|name_WUN=Western United Youth

|name_MCY=Melbourne City Youth

|name_PRE=Preston Lions

|status_DAN=CP|status_MAN=P|status_PSV=R|status_BRU=R

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored|res_col_header=PQR|col_PRO=green1|text_PRO=Promotion to the NPL Victoria|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to VPL 2}}

Statistics

= Top Scorers =

There were two top goal scorers in the 2024 VPL1. the two top goal scorers were Archibald Macphee and Michael Domfeh.{{Cite web |title=Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Top Goal Scorers |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-10178-0-633998-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Archibald Joseph Macphee - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=208633316&client=0-10178-187106-633998-26837514 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Michael Domfeh - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=210348349&client=0-10178-151209-633998-20439432 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

!Games

!{{Tooltip|GPG|Goals Per Game}}

rowspan="2" |1

|Archibald Macphee

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |26

| rowspan="2" |0.62

Michael Domfeh

|Northcote City

3

|Adem Duratovic

|Melbourne Victory Youth

|14

|25

|0.56

rowspan="3" |4

|Jake Najdovski

|Western United Youth

| rowspan="3" |13

|13

|1.0

Nicolas Koek

|Western United Youth

|24

|0.54

Dylan Allshorn

|Brunswick City

|25

|0.52

rowspan="2" |7

|Tommaso Minutoli

|Melbourne Victory Youth

| rowspan="2" |12

|18

|0.66

Cooper Legrand

|25

|0.48

= Discipline =

== Yellow Cards ==

There were three people who got the most yellow cards.{{Cite web |title=Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Yellow Cards |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-10178-0-633998-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Yellow |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}} The three player all got 10 yellow cards each, they were James Wilson (20 games), Triantafilos Skapetis (23 games), and Gregory Zacharias (23 games).{{Cite web |title=James Wilson - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=209611310&client=0-10178-151184-633998-20439441 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Triantafilos Skapetis - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=208049556&client=0-10178-151209-633998-20439432 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gregory Zacharias - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=207423921&client=0-10178-160750-633998-26837515 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!{{Tooltip|YC|Yellow Cards}}

!Games

!{{Tooltip|YCPG|Yellow Cards Per Game}}

rowspan="3" |1

|James Wilson

| rowspan="3" |10

|20

|0.5

Triantafilos Skapetis

|Northcote City

| rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="2" |0.43

Gregory Zacharias

== Red Card ==

Joseph Adoo-Peters was the player with the Highest amount of red cards in the 2024 VPL1 season.{{Cite web |title=Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Red Cards |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-10178-0-633998-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Red |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Joseph Adoo-Peters - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=209585664&client=0-10178-201994-633998-26852811 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=GameDay |language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!{{Tooltip|RC|Red Cards}}

!Games

!{{Tooltip|RCPG|Red Cards Per Game}}

1

|Joseph Adoo-Peters

|Caroline Springs George Cross

|3

|19

|0.16

rowspan="3" |2

|Matthew Stosic

|North Geelong Warriors

| rowspan="3" |2

|19

|0.11

James Wilson

|20

|0.1

Zachary Bates

|Northcote City

|21

|0.09

References

External links

[https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-10178-0-298166-0&sID=317728 Football Victoria official website]

{{Football Federation Victoria}}

{{2023–24 in Australian soccer}}{{2024–25 in Australian soccer}}

Category:Soccer in Victoria (state)

Category:Football in Australia

Victoria Premier League 1

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