2018 Football Federation Victoria season
# 2018 Football Federation Victoria season

The 2018 Football Federation Victoria season was the fifth season under the new competition format for state-level soccer in Victoria. The competition consists of seven divisions across the state of Victoria.

## League Tables

### 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria

The 2018 season was played over 26 rounds. As Premiers, Heidelberg United qualified for the 2018 National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues 2018 Champion.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heidelberg United (C) | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 59 | 2018 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 58 | 2018 Victoria Finals |
| 3 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 45 | 2018 Victoria Finals |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 38 | 2018 Victoria Finals |
| 5 | Avondale FC | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 37 | 2018 Victoria Finals |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | 2018 Victoria Finals |
| 7 | Kingston City | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 34 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 28 | |
| 12 | Green Gully | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26 | 2018 relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Northcote City (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to the 2019 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 14 | Bulleen Lions (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to the 2019 NPL Victoria 2 |

* ↑ Avondale FC had eighteen points deducted for licence breaches in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

**Finals**

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Heidelberg United | 1 (5) | | | |
| 3 | Avondale FC | 3 | 5 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 (3) | | | |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 1 | | | | 1 | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Avondale FC | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Pascoe Vale | 1 | 3 | Avondale FC (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | | | | | |

**Promotion/relegation play-off**

| East vs West | East vs West | East vs West | Promotion/relegation play-off | Promotion/relegation play-off | Promotion/relegation play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 12 | Green Gully (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| E2 | Moreland City | 4 | E2 | Moreland City | 2 |
| W2 | St Albans Saints | 1 | | | |

### 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2

The 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 season was played over 28 rounds with each team playing the teams in their conference twice and the other conference once. The top team at the end of the season was promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria, while the second placed team entered the promotion play-off.

**NPL 2 West**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Altona Magic (P) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 62 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL Victoria |
| 2 | St Albans Saints | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 51 | 2018 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | North Geelong Warriors | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 49 | |
| 4 | Moreland Zebras | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 45 | |
| 5 | Werribee City | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Whittlesea Ranges | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 38 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 34 | |
| 8 | Brunswick City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 33 | |
| 9 | Ballarat City | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sunshine George Cross (R) | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 1 |

* ↑ North Geelong Warriors had three points deducted as a result of a melee after a game in June 2018.
* ↑ Melbourne Victory Youth had three points deducted as a result of a melee after a game in June 2018.

**NPL 2 East**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dandenong City (P) | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 61 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Moreland City | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 53 | 2018 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Eastern Lions | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 42 | |
| 4 | Springvale White Eagles | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 38 | |
| 6 | Melbourne City Youth | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Box Hill United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 30 | |
| 8 | Langwarrin | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 29 | |
| 9 | Murray United | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 28 | |
| 10 | Nunawading City (R) | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 16 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 1 |

### 2018 State League 1

**North-West**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 46 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 2 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Preston Lions | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 41 | |
| 4 | Keilor Park | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sydenham Park | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Clifton Hill | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Banyule City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Yarraville | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Altona City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 22 | |
| 11 | Hoppers Crossing (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 2 |
| 12 | Western Suburbs (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 13 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 2 |

**South-East**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manningham United (P) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 52 | Promotion to the 2019 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 2 | Richmond | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 48 | |
| 3 | Mornington | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 34 | |
| 4 | Caulfield United Cobras | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Warragul United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 6 | Beaumaris | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | Casey Comets | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 24 | |
| 8 | St Kilda SC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Eltham Redbacks | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | Malvern City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | South Springvale (R) | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 19 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 2 |
| 12 | Morwell Pegasus (R) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 9 | Withdrew from the league after eleven rounds |

### 2018 State League 2

**North-West**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Whittlesea United (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 49 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 2 | Brimbank Stallions (P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 47 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 3 | Corio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 42 | |
| 4 | Cairnlea FC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 41 | |
| 5 | Westgate FC | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 40 | |
| 6 | Fitzroy City | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 34 | |
| 7 | Hume United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Altona East Phoenix | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Geelong Rangers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 23 | |
| 10 | Mill Park | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 20 | |
| 11 | Westvale (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 17 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 3 |
| 12 | Diamond Valley United (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 63 | −51 | 6 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 3 |

**South-East**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Doveton (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 52 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 2 | Mazenod Victory (P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 45 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 3 | Brandon Park | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 45 | |
| 4 | Berwick City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 39 | |
| 5 | Knox City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 37 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 29 | |
| 7 | Mooroolbark | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 25 | |
| 8 | Old Scotch | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Peninsula Strikers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 21 | |
| 10 | North Caulfield | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 20 | |
| 11 | Heatherton United (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 19 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 3 |
| 12 | Frankston Pines (R) | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 16 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 3 |

### 2018 State League 3

**North-West**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Epping City (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 48 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 2 | Moreland United (P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 42 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 3 | FC Strathmore | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 41 | |
| 4 | Sebastopol Vikings | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sunbury United | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Williamstown | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Point Cook SC | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Upfield | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Fawkner SC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 26 | |
| 10 | Essendon United (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 24 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |
| 11 | Heidelberg Stars (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 17 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |
| 12 | La Trobe University (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 12 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |

**South-East**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles (P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 56 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 2 | Monbulk Rangers (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | Promotion to the 2019 State League 1 |
| 3 | Skye United | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Brighton | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | South Yarra | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | |
| 6 | Collingwood City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Bayside Argonauts | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Whitehorse United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Middle Park | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 25 | |
| 10 | Noble Park United (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |
| 11 | Seaford United (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 17 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |
| 12 | Dingley Stars FC (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to the 2019 State League 4 |

**Promotion/relegation play-offs**

| North vs West | North vs West | North vs West | North-West play-off | North-West play-off | North-West play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 10 | Essendon United | 1 |
| N2 | Craigieburn City | 2 | N2 | Craigieburn City | 4 |
| W2 | Altona North | 1 | | | |
| South vs East | South vs East | South vs East | South-East play-off | South-East play-off | South-East play-off |
| | | | 10 | Noble Park United | 0 |
| S2 | Springvale City | 0 | E2 | Elwood City | 1 |
| E2 | Elwood City | 1 | | | |

### 2018 Women's National Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in Victoria for women is known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the third season of the NPL Women's format. The 10 teams played each other 3 times for a total of 27 games.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 112 | 35 | +77 | 63 | Finals series |
| 2 | Calder United | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 101 | 29 | +72 | 62 | Finals series |
| 3 | Bulleen Lions (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 27 | +59 | 52 | Finals series |
| 4 | Alamein FC | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 48 | Finals series |
| 5 | Greater Geelong Galaxy | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bayside United | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Box Hill United | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Heidelberg United | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 24 | |
| 9 | Victorian Women's NTC | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 24 | |
| 10 | Southern United | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 188 | −183 | 1 | |

**Finals**

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Alamein FC | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Alamein FC | 0 | 1 | South Melbourne | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Bulleen Lions | 3 |
| 2 | Calder United | 0 | 3 | Bulleen Lions | 3 |
| 3 | Bulleen Lions | 4 | | | |

## Cup Competitions

### 2018 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2018 FFA Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 216 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.

The Cup was won by Bentleigh Greens.

In addition to the two A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City), Heidelberg United (as the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion), the four semi-finalists (Avondale, Bentleigh Greens, Northcote City and Port Melbourne) competed in the final rounds of the 2018 FFA Cup.

