2011 Victorian Premier League
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St Albans Saints |
← 2010 → | |
The 2011
Green Gully
were the defending champions.
The concept of a youth development squad was reintroduced in
Melbourne Victory
youth squad, was renamed Victorian Training Centre Football and was eligible to score competition points for its matches but ineligible to qualify for the finals series or be relegated.
Green Gully won
Brunswick Juventus
as the club with the most Victorian championships with nine in total.
Teams
- Bentleigh Greens
- Dandenong Thunder SC
- Green Gully
- Heidelberg United
- Hume City FC
- Melbourne Knights
- Northcote City
- Oakleigh Cannons
- Richmond SC
- South Melbourne FC
- Springvale White Eagles
- St Albans Saints
- VTC Football
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)
- St Albans Saints(champions)
- Springvale White Eagles(runners-up)
Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)
- Altona Magic(11th)
- Sunshine George Cross(12th)
Regular season
The Victorian Premier League 2011 season was played over 22 rounds, concluding on 7 August 2011, followed by the final series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Gully (C) | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 43 | VPL 2011 Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 43 | |
| 3 | Hume City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 42 | |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 40[a] | |
| 6 | Northcote City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 39 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 35[b] | |
| 10 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Springvale White Eagles | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 15 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
|
| 12 | St Albans Saints | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 13 | |
| 13 | VTC Football | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 12 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Finals
| Qualifying Finals | Semi Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Heidelberg United | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Finals Week 1
| 14 Aug 2011 Elimination Final | Heidelberg United | SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne | ||
| 3:00PM | Krnčević  66' (pen.)Petrovic  39'  |
Report | Armenian 16' |
| 14 Aug 2011 Qualifying Final | Oakleigh Cannons | 3–4 | Hume City FC | Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh |
| 6:45PM | Diaco 34', ?' (pen.) Lagana 40' |
Report | Vlahos |
Referee: Shaun Evans |
Finals Week 2
| 20 Aug 2011 Major Semi Final | Keilor Downs | |||
| 3:00PM | Nikolić 10' Međedević 80'Sanders 92'Roganovic |
Report | Vlahos |
| 21 Aug 2011 Minor Semi Final | Oakleigh Cannons | 1–0 | South Melbourne FC | Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh |
| 6:00PM | |
Report | Vasilevski |
Finals Week 3
| 27 Aug 2011 Preliminary Final | Oakleigh Cannons | SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne | ||
| 7:00PM | Riccobene Bozinovski 35'Cardozo 107'Gurkan |
Report | Drakos 45' Groenewald 51' |
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| Penalties | ||||
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Grand Final
Oakleigh Cannons | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Report[permanent dead link] |
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals[2] | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Cardozzo | Hume City | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Saso Aleksovski | Heidelberg United | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Trent Rixon | Northcote City | 15 | 2 |
| 4 | Luke Sherbon | Dandenong Thunder | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Jason Hayne | Green Gully | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | Osagie Ederaro | Heidelberg United | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | James Kalifatidis | Northcote City | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacob Colosimo | Melbourne Knights | 10 | 1 |
| Jesse Krncevic | South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | |
| Mathew J Sanders | Green Gully | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | Michael Ferrante | Richmond | 8 | 2 |
| Goran Zoric | Springvale White Eagles | 8 | 0 |
See also
- Victorian Premier League
- Football Federation Victoria
References
- ^ "ResultsVault Football: Ladders". Football.resultsvault.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ "Victoria Premier League 2011 – Kinds of goals". Socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-04.