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{{ infobox football league season
{{more citations needed|date=January 2012}}
| competition = Victorian Premier League
{{infobox football league season
| season = 2012
| logo =
| competition = Victorian Premier League
| pixels = 175px
| season = 2012
| teams = 12
| logo =
| Level on Pyramid = 2
| pixels = 175px
| winners = TBD
| teams = 12
| Level on Pyramid = 2
| premiers = TBD
| relegated = TBD
| winners = [[Dandenong Thunder]]
| prevseason = [[2011 Victorian Premier League|2011]]
| premiers = [[Dandenong Thunder]]
| relegated = [[Brunswick Juventus FC|Moreland Zebras]]<br>[[Heidelberg United]]
| nextseason = [[Victorian Premier League|2013]]
| prevseason = [[2011 Victorian Premier League|2011]]
| nextseason = [[2013 Victorian Premier League|2013]]
}}
}}
The '''2012 [[Victorian Premier League]]''' is the top tier of club football in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. The home and away season will commence on the 23 March 2012. [[Green Gully]] are the defending champions.
The '''2012 Victorian Premier League''' was the one-hundredth season of the top tier of club football in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012. [[Green Gully]] were the defending champions. [[Dandenong Thunder]] defeated [[Oakleigh Cannons]] in the Grand Final, becoming the first side in thirty one years to secure a Victorian football treble, having won the State Knockout Cup, VPL League Title and their first VPL Grand Final this year.


==Teams==
==Teams==
{{Location map+ | Victoria Melbourne inset |caption=Locations of the 2012 Victorian Premier League clubs
{{Location map+ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne |caption=Locations of the 2012 Victorian Premier League clubs
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| width = 500
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| places =
{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
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| label = [[Bentleigh Greens]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|58|7|S|145|5|27|E}} }}
{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Dandenong Thunder]]
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| background = white
| label = [[Dandenong Thunder]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Green Gully]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Heidelberg United]]
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| label = [[Heidelberg United]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Hume City FC|Hume City]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Oakleigh Cannons]]
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| label = [[Oakleigh Cannons]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Richmond SC|Richmond]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
| label = [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Southern Stars FC|Southern Stars]]
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{{Location map~ | Victoria Melbourne inset
{{Location map~ | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| label = [[Moreland Zebras]]
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| [[Hume City FC|Hume City]] || [[City of Hume]], Melbourne || [[John Ilhan Memorial Reserve]]
| [[Hume City FC|Hume City]] || [[City of Hume]], Melbourne || [[John Ilhan Memorial Reserve]]
|-
|-
| [[Melbourne Knights]] || [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]], Melbourne || [[Knights Stadium (Australia)|Knights Stadium]]
| [[Melbourne Knights]] || [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]], Melbourne || [[Knights Stadium (Melbourne)|Knights Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [[Northcote City]] || [[Thornbury, Victoria|Thornbury]], Melbourne || [[John Cain Memorial Reserve]]
| [[Northcote City]] || [[Thornbury, Victoria|Thornbury]], Melbourne || [[John Cain Memorial Park]]
|-
|-
| [[Oakleigh Cannons]] || [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]], Melbourne || [[Jack Edwards Reserve]]
| [[Oakleigh Cannons]] || [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]], Melbourne || [[Jack Edwards Reserve]]
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| [[Southern Stars FC]] || [[Dingley Village, Victoria|Dingley]], Melbourne || Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
| [[Southern Stars FC]] || [[Dingley Village, Victoria|Dingley]], Melbourne || Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
|-
|-
| [[Moreland Zebras]] || [[City of Moreland]], Melbourne || [[Epping Stadium]]
| [[Brunswick Juventus FC|Moreland Zebras]] || [[City of Moreland]], Melbourne || [[Epping Stadium]]
|}
|}


On 16th December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season.<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whittleseazebrasfc/news/moreland-zebras-fc--its-off-457069.html "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" - ITS OFFICIAL], Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.</ref>
On 16 December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season.<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whittleseazebrasfc/news/moreland-zebras-fc--its-off-457069.html "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" – ITS OFFICIAL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226164104/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whittleseazebrasfc/news/moreland-zebras-fc--its-off-457069.html |date=26 February 2015 }}, Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.</ref>


== Promotion and relegation ==
== Promotion and relegation ==
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<br><small>(After the end of the 2011 season.)</small>
<br><small>(After the end of the 2011 season.)</small>


* [[Whittlesea Zebras]] (Champions)
* [[Whittlesea Zebras]] (champions)
* [[Southern Stars FC]] (Runners-Up)
* [[Southern Stars FC]] (runners-up)


'''Teams relegated to [[Victorian State League Division 1]]:'''
'''Teams relegated to [[Victorian State League Division 1]]:'''
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==Regular season==
==Regular season==
The Victorian Premier League 2012 season will be played over 22 rounds, beginning on the 23rd of March and concluding on the 16th of September 2012, followed by the final series.
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.
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}}


==Finals==
==Finals==
Assuming the same format is retained from last season, the top five placed clubs will play off culminating in a Grand Final:

{{5McIntyre | RD1= Qualifying/Elimination Finals
{{5McIntyre | RD1= Qualifying/Elimination Finals
| RD2= Semi Final
| RD2= Semi Final
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| RD4= Grand Final
| RD4= Grand Final


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| RD1-team1= [[Oakleigh Cannons]]
| RD1-score1=
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| RD1-team2=
| RD1-team2= [[Green Gully Cavaliers]]
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-score2= 0


| RD1-team3=
| RD1-team3= [[Bentleigh Greens]]
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| RD1-team4= [[Northcote City]]
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==Top Goalscorers==
===Finals Week 1===
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|date = 21 September 2012
|time = 7:30PM
|round = Elimination Final
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|time = 5:00PM
|round = Qualifying Final
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|score = 2–0
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===Finals Week 2===
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|date = 28 September 2012
|time = 8:15PM
|round = Major Semi Final
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|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
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{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 September 2012
|time = 3:00PM
|round = Minor Semi Final
|team1 = [[Green Gully Cavaliers]]
|score = 3–1
|report =
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===Finals Week 3===
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|time = 3:00PM
|round = Preliminary Final
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|score = 4–1
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===Grand Final===
{{football box
|date = 14 October 2012
|time = 5:30 PM
|round =
|team1 = [[Oakleigh Cannons]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2012&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=860&cHash=1c715ec235c2f01f66e0ffed056619d9 Report]
|team2 = [[Dandenong Thunder]]
|goals1 = Diaco {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = Sherbon {{goal|69}}<br>Foster {{goal|81}}
|stadium = [[AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]
|attendance =
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}}

==Top goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!width="28"| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!width="28"| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Player
! Player
! Club
! Club
! Goals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8746-0-200918-0&pool=1001&round=-1&a=STATS |title=Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League |publisher=SportingPulse |access-date=2013-04-22}}</ref>
! Goals<ref>http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2012/VIC/Premier/players2.html</ref>
! Penalties
|-
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1
| Luke Flynn
| -
| [[Dandenong Thunder]]
| -
|align=center| -
|align=center| 17
|align=center| -
|-
|align=center| 2
| Nathaniel Foster Bowen
| [[Dandenong Thunder]]
|align=center| 11
|-
|align=center| 3
| Nicholas Hegarty
| [[Hume City]]
|align=center| 11
|-
|align=center| 4
| Ricky Diaco
| [[Oakleigh Cannons]]
|align=center| 10
|-
|align=center| 5
| Thomas Cahill
| [[Richmond SC]]
|align=center| 9
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Victorian Premier League]]
*[[NPL Victoria|Victorian Premier League]]
*[[Football Federation Victoria]]
*[[Football Federation Victoria]]


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[[Category:Victorian Premier League]]
[[Category:Victorian Premier League seasons]]
[[Category:2012 in Australian soccer|Victorian Premier League, 2012]]
[[Category:2012 in Australian soccer leagues|2]]
[[Category:2012 domestic association football leagues]]

Latest revision as of 09:14, 11 November 2024

Victorian Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsDandenong Thunder
PremiersDandenong Thunder
RelegatedMoreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundredth season of the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012. Green Gully were the defending champions. Dandenong Thunder defeated Oakleigh Cannons in the Grand Final, becoming the first side in thirty one years to secure a Victorian football treble, having won the State Knockout Cup, VPL League Title and their first VPL Grand Final this year.

Teams

[edit]
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Locations of the 2012 Victorian Premier League clubs
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
Heidelberg United Heidelberg, Melbourne Olympic Park
Hume City City of Hume, Melbourne John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
Melbourne Knights Sunshine, Melbourne Knights Stadium
Northcote City Thornbury, Melbourne John Cain Memorial Park
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh, Melbourne Jack Edwards Reserve
Richmond SC Richmond, Melbourne Kevin Bartlett Reserve
South Melbourne FC South Melbourne, Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Southern Stars FC Dingley, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Moreland Zebras City of Moreland, Melbourne Epping Stadium

On 16 December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season.[1]

Promotion and relegation

[edit]

Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Regular season

[edit]

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 Dandenong Thunder (C) 22 14 6 2 47 14 +33 48 VPL 2012 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 22 12 4 6 36 26 +10 40
3 Green Gully 22 11 4 7 31 25 +6 37
4 Bentleigh Greens 22 10 5 7 37 27 +10 35
5 Northcote City 22 9 6 7 28 31 −3 33
6 South Melbourne 22 9 5 8 34 31 +3 32
7 Richmond 22 7 9 6 32 29 +3 30
8 Melbourne Knights 22 9 2 11 25 30 −5 29
9 Hume City 22 8 4 10 27 27 0 28
10 Southern Stars FC 22 7 6 9 26 38 −12 27
11 Moreland Zebras 22 5 3 14 30 42 −12 18 Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Heidelberg United 22 2 4 16 23 56 −33 10
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

[edit]

Finals Week 1

[edit]
21 September 2012 Elimination Final Bentleigh Greens 0–1 Northcote City Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Cheltenham
7:30PM
23 September 2012 Qualifying Final Oakleigh Cannons 2–0 Green Gully Cavaliers Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Cheltenham
5:00PM

Finals Week 2

[edit]
28 September 2012 Major Semi Final Dandenong Thunder 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Oakleigh Cannons George Andrews Reserve, Dandenong
8:15PM
30 September 2012 Minor Semi Final Green Gully Cavaliers 3–1 Northcote City Green Gully Reserve, Keilor
3:00PM

Finals Week 3

[edit]
6 October 2012 Preliminary Final Dandenong Thunder 4–1 Green Gully Cavaliers Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Cheltenham
3:00PM

Grand Final

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Oakleigh Cannons1–2Dandenong Thunder
Diaco 73' Report Sherbon 69'
Foster 81'

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Club Goals[3]
1 Luke Flynn Dandenong Thunder 17
2 Nathaniel Foster Bowen Dandenong Thunder 11
3 Nicholas Hegarty Hume City 11
4 Ricky Diaco Oakleigh Cannons 10
5 Thomas Cahill Richmond SC 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" – ITS OFFICIAL Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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