2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria

The 2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria was the eighth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. The season was cancelled on 3 September, due to on-going lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with promotion and relegation suspended until the following season.[1]

National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season2021
Dates26 February – 29 August
Matches played126
Goals scored566 (4.49 per match)
Top goalscorerStefan Valentini
(14 goals)
Biggest home winHume City 6–0 St Albans Saints
(24 April 2021)
Biggest away winEastern Lions 0–4 Avondale
(11 July 2021)
Highest scoringDandenong Thunder 4–3 Hume City
(17 April 2021)
Dandenong City 4–3 Heidelberg United
(25 June 2021)
Oakleigh Cannons 6–1 Dandenong City
(2 July 2021)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 20 September 2021.


Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from 2019, plus the two teams promoted from the NPL Victoria 2.

Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Suburb Stadium Capacity
Altona Magic Altona North Paisley Park Soccer Complex 5,000
Avondale Avondale Heights City Vista Recreation Reserve 4,000
Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 3,300
Dandenong City Endeavour Hills Frank Holohan Soccer Complex 4,000
Dandenong Thunder Danedenong George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Eastern Lions Burwood George Andrews Reserve 5,000
Green Gully St Albans Green Gully Reserve 10,000
Heidelberg United Heidelberg West Olympic Park 12,000
Hume City Broadmeadows ABD Stadium 5,000
Melbourne Knights Sunshine North Knights Stadium 15,000
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Jack Edwards Reserve 5,000
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne SS Anderson Reserve 1,000
South Melbourne Albert Park Lakeside Stadium 12,000
St Albans Saints St Albans Churchill Reserve 3,500

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Avondale 18 12 5 1 39 15 +24 41
2 Oakleigh Cannons 18 10 4 4 36 21 +15 34
3 Bentleigh Greens 18 10 3 5 31 22 +9 33
4 Hume City 18 9 4 5 37 21 +16 31
5 Dandenong Thunder 18 8 4 6 30 25 +5 28
6 Heidelberg United 18 7 6 5 23 22 +1 27
7 Port Melbourne 18 7 5 6 28 21 +7 26
8 Melbourne Knights 18 7 5 6 24 26 −2 26
9 South Melbourne 18 6 7 5 19 18 +1 25
10 Green Gully 18 5 5 8 23 25 −2 20
11 Eastern Lions 18 4 3 11 18 34 −16 15
12 Altona Magic 18 2 8 8 19 32 −13 14
13 Dandenong City 18 3 5 10 20 36 −16 14
14 St Albans Saints 18 2 4 12 10 39 −29 10
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results
Home \ Away ALT AVO BEN DCY DTH EAS GRE HEI HUM MBK OAK PMS SOU SAS
Altona Magic — 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–1
Avondale — 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1
Bentleigh Greens 0–2 — 3–2 1–1 0–3 5–1 1–0 2–3 0–0
Dandenong City 1–1 1–4 1–2 — 1–1 4–3 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Dandenong Thunder 3–1 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–2 4–3 1–1 4–1 1–0
Eastern Lions 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–1 1–2 — 0–1 2–0 2–1
Green Gully 4–0 0–2 2–2 3–2 — 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1
Heidelberg United 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1
Hume City 0–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 — 2–3 2–1 1–1 6–0
Melbourne Knights 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–0
Oakleigh Cannons 3–2 6–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 — 1–0 1–1
Port Melbourne 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–2 — 0–0 5–0
South Melbourne 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–0
St Albans Saints 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2021 (season suspended). Source: SportsTG
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Stefan Valentini Avondale 14
2 Josh Bingham Hume City 13
3 Alex Salmon Green Gully 12
Nahuel Bonada Dandenong Thunder
5 Matthew Thurtell Oakleigh Cannons 9
6 Braedyn Crowley Bentleigh Greens 8
Joe Knowles Oakleigh Cannons
8 Chris Duggan Port Melbourne Sharks 7
Gian Albano Melbourne Knights
Pierce Waring Bentleigh Greens

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 8[3]
    • Anthony Duzel (Melbourne Knights)
    • Harley Orr (Dandenong Thunder)
  • Most red cards: 2[4]
    • Caio De Godoy (Green Gully)
    • Corey Sewell (Bentleigh Greens)

References
  1. "Metro Melbourne 2021 season status". Football Victoria. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. "Season Stats – Yellow Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "Season Stats – Red Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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