2012 Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsDandenong Thunder
PremiersDandenong Thunder
RelegatedMoreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
2011
2013

The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundredth season of 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

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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 Park
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

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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

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The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was 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 (C) 22 14 6 2 47 14 +33 48 VPL 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 27 0 28
10 Southern Stars FC 22 7 6 9 26 38 −12 27
11 Moreland Zebras 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
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

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Finals Week 1

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Finals Week 2

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Finals Week 3

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Grand Final

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Oakleigh Cannons1–2Dandenong Thunder
Diaco 73' Report Sherbon 69'
Foster 81'

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Club Goals[3]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" – ITS OFFICIAL Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Ladder for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Competition Statistics for Men's Victorian Premier League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 April 2013.