2024 Victoria Premier League 1

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Victoria Premier League 1
Season2024
Dates9 February – 18 August 2024
ChampionsMelbourne Victory Youth
PromotedMelbourne Victory Youth
Preston Lions
RelegatedNorth Geelong Warriors
Werribee City
Matches played182
Goals scored645 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerArchibald Macphee (16)
Michael Domfeh
Biggest home winWestern United Youth 7-0 Langwarrin
(28 April 2024)
Biggest away winBentleigh Greens 1-7 Western United Youth
(1 March 2024)
Highest scoringBulleen Lions 5-5 Melbourne Victory Youth
(29 July 2024)
2025
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024.

Teams

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14 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 1.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 3,300
Brunswick City Brunswick West Dunstan Reserve 1,000
Bulleen Lions Bulleen David Barro Stadium 3,000
Caroline Springs George Cross Fraser Rise City Vista Recreation Reserve 3,000
Eastern Lions Burwood Gardiners Reserve 1,500
Kingston City Clayton South The Grange Reserve 2,000
Langwarrin Langwarrin South Lawton Park Reserve 5,000
Melbourne City Youth Cranbourne East CFA Melbourne 1,500
Melbourne Victory Youth Epping Epping Stadium 10,000
Northcote City Thornbury John Cain Memorial Park 5,000
North Geelong Warriors Lara Elcho Park 5,000
Preston Lions Reservoir B.T. Connor Reserve 5,000
Werribee City Werribee Galvin Park Reserve 1,000
Western United Youth Tarniet Wyndham Regional Football Facility 5,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory Youth (C, P) 26 15 7 4 66 39 +27 52 Promotion to the NPL Victoria
2 Preston Lions (P) 26 15 5 6 53 39 +14 50
3 Western United Youth 26 15 4 7 78 41 +37 49
4 Northcote City 26 13 7 6 51 37 +14 46
5 Melbourne City Youth 26 11 8 7 55 41 +14 41
6 Bulleen Lions 26 9 10 7 42 43 −1 37
7 Caroline Springs George Cross 26 10 6 10 39 39 0 36
8 Bentleigh Greens 26 10 5 11 42 45 −3 35
9 Langwarrin SC 26 9 7 10 46 53 −7 34
10 Eastern Lions 26 8 6 12 32 47 −15 30
11 Brunswick City 26 8 5 13 43 46 −3 29
12 Kingston City 26 7 7 12 39 54 −15 28
13 Werribee City (R) 26 3 9 14 30 64 −34 18 Relegation to VPL 2
14 North Geelong Warriors (R) 26 4 4 18 29 57 −28 16
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Statistics

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Top Scorers

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There were two top goal scorers in the 2024 VPL1. the two top goal scorers were Archibald Macphee and Michael Domfeh.[4][5][6]

Rank Player Club Goals Games GPG
1 Archibald Macphee Langwarrin 16 26 0.62
Michael Domfeh Northcote City
3 Adem Duratovic Melbourne Victory Youth 14 25 0.56
4 Jake Najdovski Western United Youth 13 13 1.0
Nicolas Koek Western United Youth 24 0.54
Dylan Allshorn Brunswick City 25 0.52
7 Tommaso Minutoli Melbourne Victory Youth 12 18 0.66
Cooper Legrand Kingston City 25 0.48

Discipline

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Yellow Cards

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There were three people who got the most yellow cards.[7] The three player all got 10 yellow cards each, they were James Wilson (20 games), Triantafilos Skapetis (23 games), and Gregory Zacharias (23 games).[8][9][10]

Rank Player Club YC Games YCPG
1 James Wilson Bulleen Lions 10 20 0.5
Triantafilos Skapetis Northcote City 23 0.43
Gregory Zacharias Eastern Lions

Red Card

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Joseph Adoo-Peters was the player with the Highest amount of red cards in the 2024 VPL1 season.[11][12]

Rank Player Club RC Games RCPG
1 Joseph Adoo-Peters Caroline Springs George Cross 3 19 0.16
2 Matthew Stosic North Geelong Warriors 2 19 0.11
James Wilson Bulleen Lions 20 0.1
Zachary Bates Northcote City 21 0.09

References

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  1. ^ Deliyannis, James (2023-10-12). "Changes continue in Australian football". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. ^ "Ladder for VPL 1 Men". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ tlusk (2024-08-10). "VPL Report: VPL1 Title and Promotion to NPL Vic Secured". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ "Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Top Goal Scorers". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  5. ^ "Archibald Joseph Macphee - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  6. ^ "Michael Domfeh - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  7. ^ "Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Yellow Cards". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  8. ^ "James Wilson - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. ^ "Triantafilos Skapetis - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  10. ^ "Gregory Zacharias - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  11. ^ "Competition Stats for VPL 1 Men - Red Cards". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  12. ^ "Joseph Adoo-Peters - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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