Victorian Premier League

This article is about the league founded in 2023 after the breakaway of the NPL Victoria second and third divisions. For the league formerly known as Victorian Premier League from 1991 to 2013, see National Premier Leagues Victoria.

The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria) second and third divisions, which had run in the NPL Victoria system from 2014 until 2023.^[1]

Victorian Premier League

Founded	4 October 2023; 18 months ago (2023-10-04)[a]
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	28 Division 1: 14 Division 2: 14
Level on pyramid	3 and 4
Promotion to	National Premier Leagues Victoria
Relegation to	Victorian State League
Domestic cup(s)	National Australia Cup State Dockerty Cup
Current champions	Melbourne Victory Youth (VPL 1) (2024) Melbourne Srbija (VPL 2) (2024)

History

In October 2023, Football Victoria renamed the NPL Victoria second and third divisions to form the Victorian Premier League (VPL) as a prominent name to the previously named Victorian Premier League; a former name of the NPL Victoria first division. NPL 2 became VPL 1, and NPL 3 became VPL 2.^[1] Melbourne Victory Youth were the inaugural champions of the VPL securing promotion to the NPL Victoria, whilst Melbourne Srbija became second division champions securing promotion to the leagues first division.^[2]

Format

As of the 2025 season, the Victorian Premier League first and second divisions are contested by 14 teams each. Each team plays home and away against teams against all other teams in the league for a total of 26 fixtures each season. The top two finishing clubs the first division gain automatic promotion to National Premier Leagues Victoria, while those clubs finishing in positions 3rd through 6th play off for a promotion berth. The VPL first division's bottom three teams at the conclusion of the season are relegated to the VPL's second division, and the VPL second division's bottom three are relegated to the Victorian State League first division.^[3]

Current members

These are the clubs who will take part in the 2025 Victorian Premier League.

Division 1

Bulleen

Langwarrin

Melbourne City

Northcote

Eastern Lions

Brunswick

Kingston

Western United

Bentleigh

George Cross

Manningham

Moreland

Nth Sunshine

Srbija

Locations of 2025 VPL 1 clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bentleigh Greens	Cheltenham	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex	3,300
Brunswick City	Brunswick West	Dunstan Reserve	1,000
Bulleen Lions	Bulleen	David Barro Stadium	3,000
Caroline Springs George Cross	Fraser Rise	City Vista Recreation Reserve	3,000
Eastern Lions	Burwood	Gardiners Reserve	1,500
Kingston City	Clayton South	The Grange Reserve	2,000
Langwarrin	Langwarrin South	Lawton Park Reserve	5,000
Manningham United Blues	Templestowe	Pettys Reserve	1,000[4]
Melbourne City Youth	Cranbourne East	City Football Academy	1,500
Melbourne Srbija	Burnley	Kevin Bartlett Reserve	2,500
Moreland City	Coburg	Campbell Reserve	1,000[5]
Northcote City	Thornbury	John Cain Memorial Park	5,000
North Sunshine Eagles	St Albans	Larisa Reserve	500
Western United Youth	Tarneit	Wyndham Regional Football Facility	5,000

Division 2

Goulburn Valley
(not on map)

Eagles

Box Hill

Essendon

Nunawading City

Juventus

Pascoe Vale

Altona City

North Geelong

Werribee

Whittlesea

Geelong

Springvale

Eltham

Locations of 2025 VPL 2 clubs within metropolitan Melbourne.

Club	Location	Grounds	Capacity
Altona City	Altona	HC Kim Reserve	1,000
Boroondara-Carey Eagles	Bulleen	Carey Bulleen Sports Complex	100
Box Hill United	Box Hill	Wembley Park	1,000
Brunswick Juventus	Fawkner	CB Smith Reserve	2,000
Eltham Redbacks	Eltham North	Eltham North Reserve	1,000
Essendon Royals	Essendon	Cross Keys Reserve	500
Geelong SC	Corio	Stead Park	5,000
Goulburn Valley Suns	Shepparton	John McEwan Reserve	3,200
North Geelong Warriors	Lara	Elcho Park	5,000
Nunawading City	Forest Hill	Mahoney's Reserve	1,000
Pascoe Vale	Coburg North	Hosken Reserve South	1,000
Springvale White Eagles	Keysborough	Serbian Sports Centre	5,000
Werribee City	Werribee	Galvin Park Reserve	1,000
Whittlesea United	Epping	Epping Stadium	10,000

Champions

Season	Division 1	Division 2
2024	Melbourne Victory Youth	Melbourne Srbija

See also

• National Premier Leagues Victoria
• Victorian State League

Notes

1. The first division was founded in 2014 as National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, and the second division was founded in 2020 as National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, as part of the NPL Victoria system before they formed the Victorian Premier League in 2023.