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DateRHEIM v AUSWÄRTS-
04/30 05:00 - Werribee City v North Geelong 1-3
04/30 05:00 - Brunswick City v Moreland City SC 0-5
04/29 10:45 - Pascoe Vale v Kingston City View
04/25 10:30 - Kingston City v Moreland Zebras 0-3
04/25 10:15 - Bulleen Lions v Brunswick City 2-1
04/25 07:30 - Northcote City v Langwarrin 1-1
04/23 05:00 - North Geelong v Manningham United Blues 2-0
04/23 05:00 - Moreland City SC v Goulburn Valley Suns FC 3-2
04/22 10:15 - Pascoe Vale v Werribee City 4-3
04/16 05:00 - Manningham United Blues v Pascoe Vale 1-4
04/16 05:00 - Langwarrin v Moreland City SC 1-3
04/16 05:00 - Goulburn Valley Suns FC v Bulleen Lions 1-4
04/16 05:00 - Werribee City v Kingston City 2-3
04/16 05:00 - Brunswick City v North Geelong 0-5
04/15 08:00 - Moreland Zebras v Northcote City 4-1
04/11 10:30 - Kingston City v Northcote City 2-3
04/11 10:15 - Bulleen Lions v Langwarrin 1-1
04/09 05:00 - Werribee City v Manningham United Blues 0-2
04/09 05:00 - North Geelong v Goulburn Valley Suns FC 7-1
04/09 05:00 - Moreland City SC v Moreland Zebras 2-2
04/08 10:15 - Pascoe Vale v Brunswick City 2-2
04/02 04:00 - Manningham United Blues v Kingston City 1-2
04/02 04:00 - Langwarrin v North Geelong 2-2
04/02 04:00 - Goulburn Valley Suns FC v Pascoe Vale 0-2
04/02 04:00 - Northcote City v Moreland City SC 1-2
04/02 04:00 - Brunswick City v Werribee City 0-3
04/01 09:30 - Moreland Zebras v Bulleen Lions 2-0
03/28 09:30 - Kingston City v Moreland City SC 0-5
03/28 09:15 - Bulleen Lions v Northcote City 7-1
03/26 06:00 - North Geelong v Moreland Zebras 3-1

The Victoria Premier League 1 (formerly National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, 2014-2024), commonly referred to as VPL 1, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is the second-highest in the Victorian league system, behind the National Premier Leagues Victoria, and forms the third tier of the overall Australian league system.

Originally founded as NPL 1 in 2014, it has undergone several changes in competition structure since its inception. Comprising 14 teams in its first season, the league then featured 20 teams divided into two geographic East and West conferences from 2015–19. With the creation of NPL Victoria 3 in 2020, a state-wide second division was re-founded, comprising 12 clubs. Beginning from the 2024 season, NPL Victoria 2 and NPL Victoria 3 have reverted to Victoria Premier League, the name prior to the formation of the National Premier Leagues.

In the 2024 season, Football Victoria has included a provision where relegation of the bottom two teams is suspended for that season, under the condition that a National Second Division commences in 2025. Under this provision, the bottom placed team may be relegated in the 2025 season.

The competition is administered by Football Victoria, the governing body of the sport in the state.

History

Avondale FC were the inaugural champions of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 division in 2014, while North Geelong finished the season as runners up with both sides earning promotion to the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

On 6 November 2014, Football Federation Victoria announced Melbourne City FC NPL and Melbourne Victory FC Youth would join the league in 2015. Eastern Lions SC, Murray United FC, Nunawading City FC and Moreland City FC all also joined the expanded competition for the 2015 season. FC Bulleen Lions and Richmond SC were the two clubs to achieve automatic promotion in the revamped league in 2015 by winning their respective conferences. Melbourne Victory joined them by beating NPL2 West runner up Moreland Zebras FC in the NPL2 preliminary promotion playoff, and then North Geelong in the promotion playoff, with North Geelong joining automatically relegated sides Werribee City FC and Dandenong Thunder SC in NPL2 for 2016.

In 2016, St Albans Saints SC and Kingston City FC won automatic promotion by winning their respective West and East conferences, while North Geelong immediately bounced back into the top-flight, beating Dandenong Thunder in the NPL2 playoff and Richmond in the NPL promotion-relegation playoff. Richmond, Melbourne Victory and Northcote City FC were the relegated sides from NPL, joining the NPL2 for 2017.

**Australien - Victoria Premier League**

Die Victoria Premier League (VPL) ist eine semiprofessionelle Fußballliga im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Sie ist die höchste Fußballliga in Victoria und Teil des australischen Fußball-Ligasystems.

**Geschichte**

Die VPL wurde 1958 als Victorian State League gegründet. 1992 wurde sie in National Soccer League (NSL) umbenannt. 2004 wurde die NSL aufgelöst und durch die A-League ersetzt. Die VPL wurde daraufhin zur höchsten Fußballliga in Victoria.

**Vereine**

Die VPL umfasst derzeit 14 Vereine:

* Avondale FC
* Bentleigh Greens
* Eastern Lions FC
* Heidelberg United FC
* Hume City FC
* Melbourne Knights FC
* Moreland City FC
* Northcote City FC
* Port Melbourne Sharks FC
* South Melbourne FC
* St Albans Saints FC
* Western United FC
* White City FC

**Meister**

Die erfolgreichsten Vereine der VPL sind South Melbourne FC und Melbourne Knights FC, die jeweils 15 Mal die Meisterschaft gewonnen haben.

**Pokal**

Neben der Meisterschaft wird auch der Dockerty Cup, ein Pokalwettbewerb, in der VPL ausgetragen. Der erfolgreichste Verein im Dockerty Cup ist South Melbourne FC, der das Turnier 28 Mal gewonnen hat.

**Bedeutung**

Die VPL ist eine wichtige Ausbildungsstätte für junge australische Fußballspieler. Viele Spieler haben aus der VPL den Weg in die A-League und sogar in die europäischen Top-Ligen gefunden.

**Zuschauerzahlen**

Die durchschnittliche Zuschauerzahl in der VPL liegt bei etwa 1.000 Zuschauern pro Spiel. Die höchsten Zuschauerzahlen werden in den Spielen zwischen den großen Vereinen wie South Melbourne FC und Melbourne Knights FC erreicht.