2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Season2024
Dates15 March 2024 – 7 September 2024
ChampionsHeidelberg United
PremiersBulleen Lions
Matches132
Goals516 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorerMaja Markovski (20)
Biggest home winBulleen Lions 8–0 Calder United
(24 August 2024)
Biggest away winCalder United 0–8 Preston Lions
(5 May 2024)
Highest scoringBoroondara-Carey Eagles 4–4 Heidelberg United
(20 April 2024)
Calder United 0–8 Preston Lions
(5 May 2024)
Bulleen Lions 6-2 Boroondara-Carey Eagles
(22 June 2024)
Bentleigh Greens 1-7 Preston Lions
(13 July 2024)
Preston Lions 7-1 Alamein
(26 July 2024)
Heidelberg United 6-2 Brunswick Juventus
(10 August 2024)
Bulleen Lions 8–0 Calder United
(24 August 2024)
Longest winning run10 matches
Bulleen Lions
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
South Melbourne
Longest winless run12 matches
Brunswick Juventus
Longest losing run10 matches
Calder United
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2024.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

The 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women, known commonly as the NPL Victoria Women's or NPLV Women's, was the seventh season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women under the NPL format, and the 24th season of top-flight Victorian Women's football overall.

Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the VPL Women's. The promoted teams were Essendon Royals and Brunswick Juventus. They replaced Southern United who were relegated to the VPL Women's after just one season.[1]

Bayside United would compete as Bentleigh Greens from the 2024 season following the merger between the two clubs.[2][3]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of 2024 NPL VIC Women clubs.
Team Location Stadium
Alamein Glen Iris Dorothy Laver West Reserve
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Boroondara-Carey Eagles Bulleen David Barro Stadium
Box Hill United Box Hill Wembley Park
Brunswick Juventus Fawkner CB Smith Reserve
Bulleen Lions Bulleen David Barro Stadium
Calder United Keilor Park Keilor Park Recreation Reserve
Essendon Royals Essendon Cross Keys Reserve
FV Emerging Bundoora Home of the Matildas
Heidelberg United Heidelberg West Olympic Park
Preston Lions FC Reservoir B.T. Connor Reserve
South Melbourne Albert Park Lakeside Stadium

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bulleen Lions 22 17 1 4 67 22 +45 52 Qualification for finals series
2 Preston Lions FC 22 14 3 5 67 34 +33 45
3 Essendon Royals 22 14 3 5 40 32 +8 45
4 Heidelberg United (C) 22 13 3 6 52 36 +16 42
5 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 48 35 +13 35
6 Boroondara-Carey Eagles 22 10 3 9 44 43 +1 33
7 Box Hill United 22 9 3 10 40 34 +6 30
8 Alamein 22 9 3 10 42 54 −12 30
9 FV Emerging 22 7 5 10 37 46 −9 26
10 Benleigh Greens 22 4 2 16 21 57 −36 14
11 Brunswick Juventus (R) 22 3 4 15 30 52 −22 13 Relegation to VPL Women's
12 Calder United (R) 22 3 3 16 28 71 −43 12
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: NPL VIC Women
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALA BEN BOR BOX BRU BUL CAL ESS FVE HEI PRE SOM
Alamein — 1–1 4–3 0–4 2–1 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–5
Bentleigh Greens 1–6 — 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–7 1–4
Boroondara-Carey Eagles 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 4–1 2–4 2–1 5–0 1–0 4–4 2–3 1–0
Box Hill United 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 6–0 3–0 0–1 3–3
Brunswick Juventus 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–4 — 0–3 5–0 2–3 2–2 0–4 2–4 2–3
Bulleen Lions 4–3 7–0 6–2 3–2 1–0 — 8–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–0
Calder United 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 — 4–2 1–2 1–3 0–8 0–4
Essendon Royals 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 5–2 — 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
FV Emerging 2–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–2 3–1 — 1–3 4–2 3–2
Heidelberg United 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 6–2 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–2 — 2–2 1–2
Preston Lions FC 7–1 3–0 4–3 2–0 4–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–3 — 2–1
South Melbourne 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–3 1–2 4–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2023. Source: NPL VIC Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

The finals series ran over two weeks, and involved the top four teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the four teams would play semi-finals with first playing fourth and second playing third. The two winners of those matches would meet in the Grand Final.[4]

Bracket

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Bulleen Lions 2
4 Heidelberg United 4
2 Preston Lions 2
4 Heidelberg United 3
2 Preston Lions 1
3 Essendon Royals 0

Semi-finals

Preston Lions1-0Essendon Royals
  • Johnson 45+2'
 Report
Referee: Jock Quartermain
Bulleen Lions2-4Heidelberg United
  • Lockhart 81' (o.g.)
  • Salleh 90+1'
 Report
  • Galea 25', 76'
  • O'Donoghue 33'
  • Hudson 73' (o.g.)
David Barro Stadium, Bulleen
Referee: Angelique Mangion

Grand Final

Preston Lions2-3Heidelberg United
  • Phonsongkham 28'
  • Johnson 36'
 Report
Referee: Courtney Van Diesen

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Maja Markovski Bulleen Lions 20
2 Haley Johnson Preston Lions 19
3 Gabrielle Hollar Boroondara-Carey Eagles 18
Rebecca Saber Alamein
5 Audrey Oastler Essendon Royals 13
Nicole Cooper Brunswick Juventus
7 Ellie La Monte Preston Lions 12
8 Keely Lockhart Heidelberg United 11
Alana Jancevski Heidelberg United
10 Mebae Tanaka Preston Lions 10
Danielle Wise South Melbourne
Olivia Bomford Bentleigh Greens
Emily Roach South Melbourne
Anais Josefski Boroondara-Carey Eagles
Sidney Allen Alamein

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Erin Hudson Bulleen Lions 9
2 Charlotee Hrehoresin Preston Lions 5
Bethany Mason-Jones Essendon Royals
Mia Mossman Boroondara-Carey Eagles
5 Natasha Stathopoulos Box Hill United 4

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Carina Rossi FV Emerging Calder United 4–2 (H)[6] 16 March 2024
Sidney Allen Alamein Bentleigh Greens 1–6 (A)[7] 4 May 2024
Deven Jackson Box Hill United South Melbourne 3–3 (H)[8] 17 May 2024
Audrey Oastler5 Essendon Royals Calder United 5–2 (H)[9] 15 June 2024
Maja Markovski4 Bulleen Lions Boroondara-Carey Eagles 6–2 (H)[10] 22 June 2024
Nicole Cooper Brunswick Juventus Calder United 5–0 (H)[11] 22 June 2024
Emily Roach South Melbourne Alamein 1–5 (A)[12] 22 June 2024
Kurea Okino Boroondara-Carey Eagles Essendon Royals 5–0 (H)[13] 29 June 2024
Mebae Tanaka Preston Lions Bentleigh Greens 1–7 (A)[14] 13 July 2024
Ellie La Monte Preston Lions Alamein 7–1 (H)[15] 26 July 2024
Alana Jancevski Heidelberg United Brunswick Juventus 6–2 (H)[16] 10 August 2024
Maja Markovski4 Bulleen Lions Calder United 8–0 (H)[17] 24 August 2024
Note:
4 – player scored 4 goals
5 – player scored 5 goals

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 6[18]
    • Anna Liacopoulos (Boroondara-Carey Eagles)
  • Most red cards: 1[19]
    • Danella Butrus (FV Emerging)
    • Bryannen Gurr (Preston Lions)
    • Katrina Nikpour (Bulleen Lions)
    • Sophie Dehne (FV Emerging)
    • Elly Torre (Brunswick Juventus)
    • Olivia Edwards (Heidelberg United)
    • Azhia Claridge (South Melbourne)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 24
    • Heidelberg United
  • Fewest yellow cards: 12
    • Bentleigh Greens
    • Bulleen Lions
  • Most red cards: 2
    • FV Emerging
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Six teams

End-of-season awards

The following awards were announced at the inaugural Victorian Football Gala night that took place on 13 September 2024.[20][21]

Team of the Seasons[22]
Goalkeeper Bethany Mason-Jones
(Essendon Royals)
Defenders Julia Sardo
(Essendon Royals) 		Anna Liacopoulos
(Boroondara-Carey Eagles) 		Isabel Dehakiz
(Bulleen Lions) 		Tyla Vlajnic
(Essendon Royals)
Midfielders Sarah O'Donoghue
(Heidelberg United) 		Sidney Allen
(Alamein) 		Meisha Westland
(South Melbourne)
Forwards Haley Johnson
(Preston Lions) 		Maja Markovski
(Bulleen Lions) 		Ellie La Monte
(Preston Lions)

Notes and references

  1. ^ "NPLW Decleration of Provisional League Structures" (PDF). www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  2. ^ "FV proud to support merger between Bentleigh Greens SC and Bayside United FC". www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  3. ^ "Bentleigh Greens and Bayside United Announce Formal Affiliation". www.bentleighgreens.com.au.
  4. ^ "Advanced Competitions - Rules of Competition 2024" (PDF). www.footballvictoria.com.au.
  5. ^ "NPL VIC Women Scoring Summary". mygameday.app.
  6. ^ Petrik-Bruce, Kieran (20 March 2024). "NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown". Impetus Football.
  7. ^ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 7". www.ozfootball.net.
  8. ^ Xu, Ziyi (Antonia) (21 May 2024). "NPL Women Match Report: Deven Jackson stars in dramatic 3-3 draw with South Melbourne". Box Hill United FC.
  9. ^ "Women's Match Report: Oastler's Five-Star Performance Powers Royals Past Calder United". Essendon Royals.
  10. ^ Yap, Kieran (26 June 2024). "NPLW Vic: Markovski magic keeps Bulleen top". Impetus Football.
  11. ^ Rosedon, Joe (25 June 2024). "NPLW Vic: Cooper hatrick sinks Calder United". Impetus Football.
  12. ^ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 14". www.ozfootball.net.
  13. ^ Yap, Kieran (2 July 2024). "NPLW Vic Round 15: It's the Okino show as Boroondara belt The Royals". Impetus Football.
  14. ^ Rosedon, Joe (15 July 2024). "NPLW Vic: Preston score seven". Impetus Football.
  15. ^ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 19". www.ozfootball.net.
  16. ^ "2024 Women's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results: Round 20". www.ozfootball.net.
  17. ^ Rosedon, Joe (26 August 2024). "Bulleen complete victory lap to celebrate top spot". Impetus Football.
  18. ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app.
  19. ^ "Competition Statistics for NPL VIC Women - GameDay". mygameday.app.
  20. ^ Higgins, Ben (16 September 2024). "Aamir Abdullah and Maja Markovski and Rebecca Saber win NPL Victoria Gold Medals". Herald Sun.
  21. ^ "Victoria's best honoured at the inaugural Victorian Football Gala". Football Victoria. 17 September 2024.
  22. ^ @football_victoria; (7 October 2024). "Presenting your #NPLWVIC and #NPLMVIC Team of the Season! 🏆" – via Instagram.
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