2025 Football Victoria season
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 February – 14 September 2025 |
| Champions | Avondale FC |
| Premiers | Heidelberg United |
| Dockety Cup Champion | South Melbourne |
| FV Community Shield champion | South Melbourne |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Football Victoria season was the 114th season of competitive soccer in Victoria.[1]
The premier of the top tier of Victorian football was Avondale FC and Heidelberg United would win the NPL Victoria Grand Final, making Heidelberg the 2025 NPL Victoria champions.[2][3] South Melbourne also beat Heidelberg United to win the 2025 Dockerty Cup.[4]
League competitions
| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
|---|---|---|
| NPL | Preston Lions | Manningham United Blues |
| VPL 1 | Melbourne Srbija | Werribee City |
| VPL 2 | Eltham Redbacks | Doveton SC
Beaumaris SC |
2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 February – 14 September 2025 |
| Champions | Heidelberg United |
| Premiers | Avondale FC |
| Relegated | Melbourne Victory Youth Port Melbourne Melbourne Knights |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 601 (3.3 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Dandenong City 7–1 Melbourne Knights (16 Aug 2025) Dandenong Thunder 6–0 Altona Magic (7 Jun 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Green Gully 0–5 Dandenong City (7 Mar 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 6 – Avondale (7 Feb – 22 Mar) |
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 2025-08-24. | |
South Melbourne were crowned premiers of NPL Victoria.[2] Heidelberg United also beat Dandenong City 2-1 in the NPL Victoria Grand Final.[3]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avondale FC[a] | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 61 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United (C, Q) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 57 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series[b] |
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 49 | |
| 5 | Preston Lions[a] | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Dandenong City | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hume City | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Green Gully | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | South Melbourne[a] | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 28 | |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
| 11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 27 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory Youth (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 18 | Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1 |
| 13 | Port Melbourne (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 17 | |
| 14 | Melbourne Knights (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 15 |
Source: MyGameday
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.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
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.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Team pre-qualified to the Australian Championship as a Foundation club.
- ^ The second-placed team qualified to the Australian Championship since the Premier is one of the three NPL Victoria teams that have already qualified as "Foundation Clubs".
Finals series
| Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Avondale FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 0 | 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | 5 | Preston Lions | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Preston Lions | 2 | ||||||||||||
2025 Victoria Premier League 1
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 February – 14 September 2025 |
| Champions | Bentleigh Greens |
| Promoted | Bentleigh Greens Caroline Springs George Cross Melbourne City Youth |
| Relegated | Eastern Lions Kingston City Moreland City |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 656 (3.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luke Jonathan Lofts (16) |
| Biggest home win | Melbourne City Youth 8–1 Moreland City (2 March 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Western United Youth 0–4 Melbourne City Youth (30 March 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Melbourne City Youth 8–1 Moreland City (2 March 2025) |
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 27 August 2025. | |
Bentleigh Greens was crowned VPL 1 Champion, gained promotion alongside Caroline Springs George Cross and promotion play-off winner Melbourne City Youth.[5][6] Eastern Lions, Kingston City and Moreland City were relegated to VPL 2.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentleigh Greens (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 58 | Promotion to NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Caroline Springs George Cross (P) | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 57 | |
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 54 | Advance to promotional play-offs |
| 4 | Western United Youth | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 46 | Withdrawn from promotional play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Brunswick City | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 42 | Advance to promotional play-offs |
| 6 | North Sunshine Eagles | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 39 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Srbija | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Northcote City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Langwarrin SC | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | Manningham United Blues | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 25 | |
| 12 | Eastern Lions (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 22 | Relegation to Victoria Premier League 2 |
| 13 | Kingston City (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 21 | |
| 14 | Moreland City (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 20 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotional play-offs
Due to the removal of Western United Youth, teams placed third, fifth, sixth and seventh in the regular season compete in the play-offs.[8] Melbourne City Youth would be promoted to the National Premier Leagues Victoria in 2026 by beating Brunswick City on penalties in the promotion play-off final.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Melbourne Srbija | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||
| 5 | Brunswick City | 2 (1) | |||||||
| 5 | Brunswick City (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | North Sunshine Eagles | 1 | |||||||
2025 Victoria Premier League 2
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 February – 14 September 2025 |
| Champions | North Geelong Warriors |
| Promoted | North Geelong Warriors Eltham Redbacks Brunswick Juventus |
| Relegated | Boroondara-Carey Eagles Geelong Pascoe Vale |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 594 (4.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sonny Brimmer (16) |
| Biggest home win | Goulburn Valley Suns 5-0 Geelong (5 April 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Boroondara-Carey Eagles 0-5 Essendon Royals (10 May 2025) Whittlesea United 0-5 Essendon Royals (15 August 2025) |
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 28 September 2025. | |
North Geelong Warriors were crowned 2025 VPL 2 champions and gained Promotion alongside Eltham Redbacks and promotion play-off winner Brunswick Juventus.[9] Boroondara-Carey Eagles, Geelong SC and Pascoe Vale were relegated to Victorian State League 1.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Geelong Warriors (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 58 | Promotion to the Victoria Premier League 1 |
| 2 | Eltham Redbacks (P) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 53 | |
| 3 | Brunswick Juventus (O, P) | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 44 | Qualified for the VPL1 Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Altona City | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Springvale White Eagles | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | |
| 6 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 39 | |
| 7 | Essendon Royals | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 38 | |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 33 | |
| 9 | Werribee City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Whittlesea United | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | Nunawading City | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 27 | |
| 12 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles (R) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | Relegation to Victorian State League 1 |
| 13 | Geelong SC (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 26 | |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 23 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotional play-offs
Brunswick Juventus would be promoted to the National Premier Leagues Victoria in 2026 by beating Springvale White Eagles on penalties in the promotion play-off final.
| Semi-finals | Promotion Grand Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Brunswick Juventus | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Brunswick Juventus | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Springvale White Eagles | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Altona City | 0(4) | |||||||
| 5 | Springvale White Eagles | 0(5) | |||||||
Women's Football
2025 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 March 2025 – 13 September 2025 |
| Champions | Box Hill United |
| Premiers | Heidelberg United |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 457 (3.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sawa Matsuda (18) |
| Biggest home win | Bulleen Lions 8–0 Brunswick Juventus (30 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Boroondara-Carey Eagles 0–5 South Melbourne (30 August 2025) |
| Highest scoring | South Melbourne 7–2 FV Academy (22 March 2025) Box Hill United 7–2 Preston Lions (30 August 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Box Hill United Heidelberg United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Heidelberg United |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Bentleigh Greens |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Bentleigh Greens |
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 13 September 2025.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) | |
Heidleberg United Would be crowned NPL Victoria Women's Premier's and Box Hill United also were crowned NPL Victoria Women's Champions.[10]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for finals series |
| 2 | Bulleen Lions | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 45 | |
| 3 | Box Hill United (C) | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 40 | |
| 4 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 38 | |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 37 | |
| 6 | Alamein | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Spring Hills | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Preston Lions FC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | FV Academy | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 20 | |
| 11 | Benleigh Greens (R) | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 14 | Relegation to VPLW |
| 12 | Brunswick Juventus (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 59 | −39 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2025. Source: NPL VIC Women
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals Series
Box Hill United would beat Heidleberg United 2–1 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.[11]
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Heidelberg United | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Essendon Royals | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Heidelberg United | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Box Hill United | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Bulleen Lions | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Box Hill United | 3 | |||||||
Cup Competitions
2025 Dockerty Cup
South Melbourne won the Dockerty Cup for the tenth time, defeating Heidelberg United 2–1 in the final held on 9 August 2025.[12]
| 9 August 2025 | Heidelberg United | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Home of the Matildas |
Notes
References
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- ^ a b "Ladder for 2025 NPL VIC Men". GameDay. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Competitions Match Centre - NPL Grand Final". GameDay. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "South Melbourne claim back-to-back Dockerty Cups in historic win | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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- ^ "Ladder for 2025 VPL Men 1". GameDay. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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- ^ "Statement regarding Western United FC | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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- ^ "South Melbourne claim back-to-back Dockerty Cups in historic win | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.