2012 Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League
Season 2012
Champions Dandenong Thunder
Premiers Dandenong Thunder
Relegated Moreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
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The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012. Green Gully were the defending champions. Dandenong Thunder defeated Oakleigh Cannons in the Grand Final, becoming the first side in thirty one years to secure a Victorian football treble, having won the State Knockout Cup, VPL League Title and their first VPL Grand Final this year.

Teams

Team Home city Home ground
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Dandenong Thunder Dandenong, Melbourne George Andrews Reserve
Green Gully Keilor, Melbourne Green Gully Reserve
Heidelberg United Heidelberg, Melbourne Olympic Park
Hume City City of Hume, Melbourne John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
Melbourne Knights Sunshine, Melbourne Knights Stadium
Northcote City Thornbury, Melbourne John Cain Memorial Reserve
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh, Melbourne Jack Edwards Reserve
Richmond SC Richmond, Melbourne Kevin Bartlett Reserve
South Melbourne FC South Melbourne, Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Southern Stars FC Dingley, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Moreland Zebras City of Moreland, Melbourne Epping Stadium

On 16 December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2011 season.)

Regular season

The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was be played over 22 rounds, beginning on 23 March and concluding on 16 September 2012, followed by the final series.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dandenong Thunder 22 14 6 2 47 14+33 48 2012 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 22 12 4 6 36 26+10 40
3 Green Gully 22 11 4 7 31 25+6 37
4 Bentleigh Greens 22 10 5 7 37 27+10 35
5 Northcote City 22 9 6 7 28 31−3 33
6 South Melbourne 22 9 5 8 34 31+3 32
7 Richmond 22 7 9 6 32 29+3 30
8 Melbourne Knights 22 9 2 11 25 30−5 29
9 Hume City 22 8 4 10 27 270 28
10 Southern Stars FC 22 7 6 9 26 38−12 27
11 Moreland Zebras FC 22 5 3 14 30 42−12 18 Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12 Heidelberg United 22 2 4 16 23 56−33 10

Updated to games played on 16 September 2012.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Finals

[3]

  Qualifying/Elimination Finals Semi Final Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1  Dandenong Thunder 1 (4)  
    A  Oakleigh Cannons 1 (5)         F  Oakleigh Cannons 1
2  Oakleigh Cannons 2     D  Dandenong Thunder 4   G  Dandenong Thunder 2
3  Green Gully Cavaliers 0       E  Green Gully Cavaliers 1  
B  Green Gully Cavaliers 3
4  Bentleigh Greens 0   C  Northcote City 1  
5  Northcote City 1

Finals Week 1

Finals Week 2

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

14 October 2012
5:30 PM
Oakleigh Cannons 1 - 2 Dandenong Thunder
Diaco  73' Report Sherbon  69'
Foster  81'

Top Goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals[4]
1 Luke Flynn Dandenong Thunder 17
2 Nathaniel Foster Bowen Dandenong Thunder 11
3 Nicholas Hegarty Hume City 11
4 Ricky Diaco Oakleigh Cannons 10
5 Thomas Cahill Richmond SC 9

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" - ITS OFFICIAL, Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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