2026 National Premier Leagues Victoria
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 February – 19/20 September 2025 |
← 2025 2027 →
All statistics correct as of 26 October 2025. | |
The 2026 National Premier Leagues Victoria season will be the 118th season of top-flight Victorian football, and the 13th since the competition was re-badged to National Premier Leagues Victoria. The season begins on the 13th of February,[1] and ends on the 20th September.[2]
Avondale are the defending premiers after finishing four points ahead of eventual champions Heidelberg United FC; who defeated sixth-placed Dandenong City 2–1 at the Grand Final.[3]
Teams
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.[4]
To NPL VictoriaPromoted from VPL 1
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From NPL VictoriaRelegated to VPL 1
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Stadiums and Locations
Locations of 2025 NPL Victoria clubs within metropolitan Melbourne
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altona Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Avondale FC[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Caroline Springs George Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Dandenong Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Green Gully | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Heidelberg United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hume City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Melbourne City Youth[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Oakleigh Cannons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | South Melbourne[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | St Albans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4[c] | |
| 14 | Preston Lions[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6[d] |
First match(es) will be played: 13 Feb 2026. Source: Dribl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) aggregate head-to-head results; 5) away goals; 6) alphabetical order/coin toss at the end of the season.
Notes:
- ^ a b c Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
- ^ Melbourne City Youth is ineligible to qualify for the 2026 Australian Championship as the academy of an A-League club.
- ^ Dandenong City were deducted four points due to conduct during the 2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria final.[6]
- ^ Preston Lions were deducted six points, with three suspended, due to conduct in a previous fixture during the 2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria preliminary final.[7]
Matches
References
- ^ "Fixtures - Dribl Match Centre".
- ^ "Football Victoria 2026 Season Calendar | Football Victoria". footballvictoria.com.au. 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "Heidelberg triumph in epic Lakeside finale | Football Victoria". footballvictoria.com.au. 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "2026 Football Victoria Provisional Declaration of Leagues | Football Victoria". footballvictoria.com.au. 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "BT Connor Reserve | Austadiums". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Football Victoria
- ^ Football Victoria