2020 Football Victoria season

Football Victoria

Season	2020
← 2019

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

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, and further extended. The NPL and other senior competitions are scheduled to resume from 25 July.

League Tables

2020 National Premier Leagues Victoria

2020 Football Victoria season

Season	2020
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer	3 players (2 goals)
Biggest home win	Oakleigh Cannons 3–1 Avondale (13 February 2020) Hume City 2–0 Altona Magic (15 February 2020)
Biggest away win	South Melbourne 0–3 Heidelberg United (14 February 2020)
Highest scoring	Dandenong 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.

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
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:

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

Season	2020
Matches played	0
← 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).

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: 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. 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: unknown. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

2020 NPL Victoria Women

NPL Victoria Women

Season	2020
← 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: unknown. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.