2024 Victoria Premier League 2

1st season of the Victoria Premier League 2 Football league season

Victoria Premier League 2
Season	2024
Dates	8 March – 17 August 2024
Champions	Melbourne Srbija
Promoted	Melbourne Srbija North Sunshine Eagles
Relegated	Doveton SC Beaumaris SC
Matches played	132
Goals scored	424 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Prince Jordan Adeyemi (15) Callum Schorah
Biggest home win	Pascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC (15 March 2024)
Biggest away win	Brunswick Juventus 1-6 Altona City (9 August 2024) Doveton SC 0-5 North Sunshine Eagles (9 march 2024)
Highest scoring	Pascoe Vale 8-1 Beaumaris SC (15 March 2024)
← 2023 (NPL Victoria 3) 2025 → All statistics correct as of 21 August 2024.

The 2024 Victoria Premier League 2 was the inaugural season of the Victoria Premier League 2 (VPL 2), the third-tier competition of association football in Victoria. The VPL 2, like Victoria Premier League 1 (VPL 1), was established at the end of the 2023 season to replace National Premier Leagues Victoria 3.

The season was won by Melbourne Srbija, who along with North Sunshine Eagles, were promoted to VPL 1. Doveton SC and Beaumaris SC were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1.

Teams

12 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2.

Goulburn Valley
(not on map)

Beaumaris

North Sunshine Eagles

Srbija class=notpageimage| Locations of 2024 Victoria Premier League clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

Goulburn Valley

Melbourne class=notpageimage| Locations of 2024 Victoria Premier League clubs within Victoria.

Club	Location	Grounds	Capacity
Altona City	Altona	HC Kim Reserve	500
Beaumaris	Beaumaris	Beaumaris Reserve	250
Boroondara-Carey Eagles	Bulleen	Carey Bulleen Sports Complex	100
Box Hill United	Box Hill	Wembley Park	1,000
Brunswick Juventus	Fawkner	CB Smith Reserve	2,000
Doveton	Eumemmerring	Waratah Reserve	400
Essendon Royals	Essendon	Cross Keys Reserve	500
Goulburn Valley Suns	Shepparton	John McEwan Reserve	3,200
Melbourne Srbija	Burnley	Kevin Bartlett Reserve	2,500
North Sunshine Eagles	St Albans	Larissa Reserve	500
Nunawading City	Forest Hill	Mahoney's Reserve	1,000
Pascoe Vale	Fawkner	CB Smith Reserve	2,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Srbija	22	14	3	5	40	22	+18	45	Promotion to the VPL 1
2	North Sunshine Eagles	22	11	10	1	52	27	+25	43	Promotion to the VPL 1
3	Altona City	22	11	7	4	37	24	+13	40
4	Essendon Royals	22	11	5	6	44	31	+13	38
5	Pascoe Vale	22	11	2	9	42	29	+13	35
6	Brunswick Juventus	22	10	4	8	34	35	−1	34
7	Boroondara-Carey Eagles	22	7	7	8	34	39	−5	28
8	Box Hill United	22	6	6	10	23	31	−8	24
9	Nunawading City	22	7	3	12	37	46	−9	24
10	Goulburn Valley Suns	22	6	5	11	40	44	−4	23
11	Doveton SC	22	6	3	13	22	43	−21	21	Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12	Beaumaris SC	22	3	3	16	19	53	−34	12	Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Statistics

Top scorers

There was two top goal scorers in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2. The two top scorers were Prince Jordan Adeyemi (20 games), and Callum Schorah (22 games).

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Games	GPG
1	Prince Jordan Adeyemi	Essendon Royals	15	20	0.75
1	Callum Schorah	Goulburn Valley Suns	15	22	0.68
3	Redouane Sarakh	North Sunshine Eagles	14	19	0.73
4	Luka Ninkovic	Melbourne Srbija	13	19	0.68
5	Ndue Mujeci	North Sunshine Eagles	12	21	0.57

Discipline

Yellow Cards

Two players got the most amount of yellow cards in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 2. The two players with the most yellow cards were Felix Dimitrakis (18 games), and Andelo Svalina (19 games).

Rank	Player	Club	YC	Games	YCPG
1	Felix Dimitrakis	Nunawading City	11	18	0.61
1	Andelo Svalina	Altona City	11	19	0.58
3	Hayden Tennant	Pascoe Vale	10	17	0.59
3	Alex Meaney	Boroondara-Carey Eagles	10	20	0.5
5	Michael Romas	Box Hill United	9	16	0.56

Red Cards

There were three players who got the most red cards in the 2024 Victoria Premier league 2. The three players with the most red cards were Riade Mouyette (17 games), Felix Dimitrakis (18 games), and Sonny Klarica (18 games).

Rank	Player	Club	RC	Games	RCPG
1	Riade Mouyette	North Sunshine Eagles	2	17	0.12
	Felix Dimitrakis	Nunawading City		18	0.11
	Sonny Klarica	Doveton		18	0.11

References

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Deliyannis, James (12 October 2023). "Changes continue in Australian football". Neos Kosmos. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
Higgins, Ben (18 August 2024). "FC Melbourne claims VPL2 premiership amid final day drama". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
"Ladder for 2024 VPL 2 Men". GameDay. Football Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
"Competition Stats for VPL 2 Men - Top Goalscores". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
"Prince Jordan Adeyemi - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
"Callum Schorah - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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"Andelo Svalina - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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"Riade Mouyette - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
"Sonny Klarica - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Soccer in Victoria

Football Victoria

Clubs (List of)

A-League Men
(tier 1)

1	Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Western United

Non-League
(tiers 2–9)

2	Altona Magic Avondale Dandenong City Dandenong Thunder Green Gully Heidelberg United Hume City Melbourne Knights Melbourne Victory Youth Oakleigh Cannons Port Melbourne Preston Lions South Melbourne St Albans Saints
3	Bentleigh Greens Brunswick City Bulleen Lions Caroline Springs George Cross Eastern Lions Kingston City Langwarrin Manningham United Blues Melbourne City Youth Melbourne Srbija Moreland City Northcote City North Sunshine Eagles Western United Youth
4	Altona City Boroondara-Carey Eagles Box Hill United Eltham Redbacks Essendon Royals Geelong SC Goulburn Valley Suns North Geelong Warriors Nunawading City Pascoe Vale Springvale White Eagles Weerribee City Whittlesea United
5	North-West Ballarat City Brimbank Stallions Clifton Hill Corio SC Geelong Strathmore Split Sydenmark Park Upfield Western Suburbs Westgate Whittlesea United Yarraville Glory South-East Banyule City Brandon Park Casey Comets Collingwood City Eltham Redbacks Gippsland United Malvern City Mazenod Mornington Old Scotch South Springvale Springvale White Eagles
6	North-West Albion Rovers Altona East Phoenix Craigieburn City Geelong Rangers Hoppers Crossing Hume United Keilor Park Lalor United Sloga Mill Park Uni Hill Eagles Westvale Olympic Whittlesea Ranges South-East Bayside Argonauts Bentleigh United Cobras Berwick City Chisholm United Doncaster Rovers Greater Dandenong Hampton East Brighton Knox City Mooroolbark North Caulfield Peninsula Strikers Skye United
7	North-West Altona North Brunswick Zebras Bundoora United Diamond Valley United Epping City Heidelberg Eagles Laverton Point Cook Sebastopol VIkings Sunbury United Western Eagles Williamstown South-East Ashburton United Dandenong South Elwood City Frankston Pines Heatherton United Noble Park United Rowville Eagles Sandringham South Yarra St Kilda White Star Dandenong
8	North Darebin United Docklands Athletic Fawkner Glenroy Lions Greenvale United Melbourne University Moonee Valley Knights Moreland United Plenty Valley Lions Thornbury Athletic Watsonia Heights West Balmoral Barnestoneworth United Barwon Keilor Wolves Melbourne City Melton Phoenix Moonee Ponds United Surf Coast Truganina Lions West Point Westside Strikers South Baxter Brighton Chelsea Endeavour United Hampton Park United Sparrows Keysborough Lyndale United Mentone Monash University Sandown Lions Somerville Eagles Springvale City East Albert Park Boronia Croydon City Arrows Kings Domain Knox United Manningham Juventus Monash City VIllarreal Monbulk Rangers Ringwood City Riversdale Waverley Wanderers Yarra Jets
9	North Alphington Birrarung Doreen United Heidelberg Stars Keon Park La Trobe University Meadow Park Mitchell Rangers Moreland Eagles Roxburgh Park United Tullamarine University of Melbourne West Ballarat Bendigo City Deakin Ducks ETA Buffalo Gisborne Lara United Maidstone United Spring Hills Surfside Waves Tarneit United Wyndham South Aspendale Barton United Bunyip District Casey Panthers Cleeland United Endeavour Hills Fire Fortuna 60 Mount Eliza Mount Martha Noble Hurricanes Pakenham United Rosebud Seaford United East East Bentleigh East Kew Glen Waverley Lilydale Montrose United Mount Waverley City Noble Park Old Ivanhoe Old Melburnians Old Trinity Grammarians St Kevin's Old Boys Templestowe Wolves Whitehorse United

Regional Leagues
& Associations

Seasons

Dockerty Cup

2023–24 in Australian soccer

« 2022–23 2024–25 »

National teams

Men's	Senior Men's (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior Women's (2023 FIFA World Cup) U23 U20 U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (Finals series, Grand final) AFC Champions League AFC Cup
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2023, 2024)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (Finals series, Grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2023 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) 2024 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

2024–25 in Australian soccer

« 2023–24 2025–26 »

National teams

Men's	Senior Men's (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior Women's (2024 Paris Olympic Games) U23 U20 U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (Finals series, Grand final) AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2024, 2025) National Second Division (2025)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (Grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2024 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) 2025 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Auckland FC Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

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