National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Number of teams | 20 (2 conferences) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | NPL |
| Relegation to | State League 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
FFA Cup Dockerty Cup |
The National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from Victoria. The league sits at Level 2 on the Victorian league system, behind the National Premier Leagues Victoria, (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football Federation Victoria, the governing body of the sport in the state.
Format
In 2014, the competition was a 14 team league.
As of the 2015 season, the league will be divided into 2 conferences, East and West, of 10 teams each. Each team plays home and away against teams in their conference and then plays just one game against each team in the opposite conference. The winner of each conference gains automatic promotion to the NPL Victoria while 2nd in both conferences will play off in a final; the winner to play the third last team in the NPL Victoria for entry into the top flight.
Clubs
The following 20 clubs will be competing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 during the 2016 season:[1]
West
| Club | Location | Grounds | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Red Devils | Ballarat, Victoria | Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility | 6,000 |
| Bendigo City FC | Bendigo, Victoria | Tom Flood Sports Centre | N/A |
| Melbourne City FC NPL | Melbourne, Victoria | N/A | N/A |
| Moreland City FC | Coburg, Victoria | Campbell Reserve | 2,000 |
| Moreland Zebras FC | Coburg, Victoria | CB Smith Reserve | 2,000 |
| North Geelong Warriors FC | Lara, Victoria | Elcho Park | 4,000 |
| St Albans Saints SC | St Albans, Victoria | Churchill Reserve | 13,500 |
| Sunshine George Cross SC | Sunshine, Victoria | Chaplin Reserve | 5,000 |
| Werribee City FC | Werribee, Victoria | Galvin Park Reserve | 1,000 |
| Whittlesea Ranges FC | Epping, Victoria | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
East
| Club | Location | Grounds | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill United SC | Box Hill, Victoria | Wembley Park | 1,000 |
| Brunswick City SC | Brunswick, Victoria | Dunstan Reserve | 1,000 |
| Dandenong City SC | Dandenong, Victoria | Frank Holohan Soccer Complex | 1,000 |
| Dandenong Thunder SC | Dandenong, Victoria | George Andrews Reserve | 5,000 |
| Eastern Lions SC | Burwood, Victoria | Gardiners Creek Reserve | 1,500 |
| Goulburn Valley Suns FC | Shepparton, Victoria | John McEwen Reserve | 1,000 |
| Kingston City FC | Clayton South, Victoria | The Grange Reserve | 2,000 |
| Murray United FC | Wodonga, Victoria | La Trobe University Soccer Ground | N/A |
| Nunawading City FC | Nunawading, Victoria | Mahoney's Reserve | N/A |
| Springvale White Eagles FC | Springvale, Victoria | Serbian Sports Centre | 5,000 |
History
Avondale FC were the inaugural champions of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 division, while North Geelong finished the season as runners up with both sides earning promotion to the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
On November 6 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 NPL1 West runner up Moreland Zebras FC in the NPL1 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 NPL1 for 2016.
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