# 2016 Football Federation Victoria season

The 2016 Football Federation Victoria season was the third season under the new competition format for state-level football (soccer) in Victoria. The competition consisted of seven divisions across the state of Victoria.

## League Tables
### 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria season was played over 26 rounds. The overall premier of this division qualified for the 2016 National Premier Leagues finals series, and competed with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues champion for 2016.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 59 | 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 53 | 2016 Victoria Finals |
| 3 | South Melbourne (C) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 53 | 2016 Victoria Finals |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47 | 2016 Victoria Finals |
| 5 | Green Gully | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 44 | 2016 Victoria Finals |
| 6 | Hume City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 43 | 2016 Victoria Finals |
| 7 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Avondale FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 35 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 31 | |
| 10 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 | |
| 11 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Richmond (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 23 | 2016 relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Northcote City (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to the 2017 NPL Victoria 2 |
| 14 | Melbourne Victory Youth (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 4 | Relegation to the 2017 NPL Victoria 2 |
* ↑ Heidelberg United had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2015 season.
* ↑ South Melbourne had three points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.
* ↑ Melbourne Victory Youth had six points deducted for misconduct in the 2016 season.

#### Finals

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Bentleigh Greens | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Green Gully | 2 | | | | 3 | South Melbourne | 3 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Heidelberg United | 1 | | | |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 3 | 3 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Hume City | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Promotion/relegation play-off

| West vs East | West vs East | West vs East | Promotion/relegation play-off | Promotion/relegation play-off | Promotion/relegation play-off |
| | | | 12 | Richmond SC | 0 |
| W2 | North Geelong Warriors | 4 | W2 | North Geelong Warriors | 4 |
| E2 | Dandenong Thunder | 1 | | | |

### 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
#### West

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 West 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, and the second placed team entered the promotion play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St Albans Saints (P) | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 56 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL Victoria |
| 2 | North Geelong Warriors (P) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 53 | 2016 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 46 | |
| 4 | Whittlesea Ranges | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Moreland Zebras | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 44 | |
| 6 | Ballarat Red Devils | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Moreland City | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Werribee City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 33 | |
| 9 | Sunshine George Cross | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 23 | |
| 10 | Bendigo City | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 93 | −65 | 15 | |
* ↑ 2

#### East

The 2015 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 East 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, and the second placed team entered the promotion play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kingston City (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 66 | Promotion to the 2017 NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Dandenong Thunder | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 89 | 28 | +61 | 65 | 2016 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Brunswick City | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 46 | |
| 4 | Dandenong City | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 44 | |
| 5 | Box Hill United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 44 | |
| 6 | Springvale White Eagles | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Eastern Lions | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 39 | |
| 8 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Murray United | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 14 | |
| 10 | Nunawading City | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 112 | −92 | 3 | |
* ↑ 3

#### Grand Final

The NPL2 Season concluded with a single match between the winners of the leagues in the West and East sections, to determine the NPL2 Champion.

### 2016 Victoria State League 1
#### North-West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Altona Magic (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 53 | |
| 2 | Preston Lions | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 47 | |
| 3 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 39 | |
| 4 | Banyule City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Sydenham Park | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 32 | |
| 6 | Westgate FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Yarraville | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 26 | |
| 9 | Keilor Park | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Altona East Phoenix | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 21 | |
| 11 | Cairnlea FC (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 15 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 12 | Diamond Valley United (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 11 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 2 |
* ↑ 4

#### South-East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mornington (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 49 | |
| 2 | Malvern City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 47 | |
| 3 | Clifton Hill | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 46 | |
| 4 | Casey Comets | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Manningham United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 39 | |
| 6 | Langwarrin | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 33 | |
| 7 | Warragul United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 32 | |
| 8 | South Springvale | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 21 | |
| 9 | Morwell Pegasus | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 18 | |
| 10 | Mooroolbark | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 17 | |
| 11 | Berwick City (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 16 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 12 | Frankston Pines (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 13 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 2 |

### 2016 Victoria State League 2
#### North-West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Geelong (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 51 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 1 |
| 2 | Essendon Royals (P) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 47 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 1 |
| 3 | Altona City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 42 | |
| 4 | Hoppers Crossing | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | Moreland United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sporting Whittlesea | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Fitzroy City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Corio | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hume United | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Essendon United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 21 | |
| 11 | Heidelberg Stars (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 17 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 3 |
| 12 | Sunbury United (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 17 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 3 |

#### South-East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St Kilda SC (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 58 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 1 |
| 2 | Caulfield United Cobras (P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 51 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 1 |
| 3 | Old Scotch | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 48 | |
| 4 | Beaumaris | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 47 | |
| 5 | North Caulfield | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Doveton | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | Seaford United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Peninsula Strikers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 | |
| 10 | Heatherton United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 20 | |
| 11 | Sandringham (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 64 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 3 |
| 12 | Noble Park United (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 61 | −49 | 5 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 3 |

### 2016 Victoria State League 3
#### North-West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Geelong Rangers (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 50 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 2 | Westvale SC (P) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 44 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 3 | Williamstown SC | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 41 | |
| 4 | Upfield SC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Whittlesea United | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 36 | |
| 6 | La Trobe University | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 33 | |
| 7 | Melbourne City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 27 | |
| 8 | Fawkner SC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | Melbourne University | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Western Eagles (R) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 23 | Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Darebin United (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 16 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 4 |
| 12 | Lalor United (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 14 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 4 |

#### South-East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mazenod United (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 52 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 2 | Eltham Redbacks (P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 51 | Promotion to the 2017 State League 2 |
| 3 | Brighton SC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 39 | |
| 4 | Monbulk Rangers | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 38 | |
| 5 | South Yarra | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | |
| 6 | Dingley Stars FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Knox City | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Middle Park | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Riversdale | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ashburton United (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 25 | Qualification to the 2016 relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Old Melburnians (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 72 | −49 | 8 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 4 |
| 12 | Croydon City (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 95 | −86 | 1 | Relegation to the 2017 State League 4 |

#### Promotion/relegation play-off

| North vs West | North vs West | North vs West | North-West play-off | North-West play-off | North-West play-off |
| | | | 10 | Western Eagles | 0 |
| N2 | Strathmore Split | 2 | N2 | Strathmore Split | 1 |
| W2 | Point Cook | 1 | | | |
| South vs East | South vs East | South vs East | South-East play-off | South-East play-off | South-East play-off |
| | | | 10 | Ashburton United | 1 |
| S2 | Springvale City | 0 | E2 | Collingwood City | 2 |
| E2 | Collingwood City | 3 | | | |

### 2016 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 inaugural season of the NPL Women's format, replacing the previous Women's Premier League format. Only 8 of the 22 applicants were granted licences for the 2016 season, plus the Victorian women's team of the NTC. The 9 teams played a 24-round league competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Calder United (C) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 50 | Finals series |
| 2 | Alamein FC | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 47 | Finals series |
| 3 | Bulleen Lions | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 44 | Finals series |
| 4 | Greater Geelong Galaxy | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 40 | Finals series |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Box Hill United | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 33 | |
| 7 | Victorian Women's NTC | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 22 | |
| 8 | Bayside United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 19 | |
| 9 | Southern United | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 18 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Calder United | 2 | | | | 1 | Calder United | 2 |
| 2 | Alamein FC | 1 | | | | 4 | Greater Geelong Galaxy | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Alamein FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Greater Geelong Galaxy(p) | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Bulleen Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Greater Geelong Galaxy | 6 | | | | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### 2016 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2016 FFA Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 202 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), the four semi-finalists (Bentleigh Greens, Green Gully, Hume City and Melbourne Knights) competed in the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup.