# 2023 Football Victoria season

The 2023 season is the 112th season of competitive association football in Victoria. The Premier and champion of the top tier of Victorian football was Avondale FC. Oakleigh Cannons would beat Heidelberg United 3-0 to win the 2023 Dockerty Cup.

## League Tables
### 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria

Avondale FC were crowned premiers and champions of the 2023 NPL Victoria.

#### Regular Season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Avondale FC (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 67 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 62 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 58 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 47 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 45 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 6 | Altona Magic | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 | 2023 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 7 | Green Gully | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 40 | |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 28 | |
| 11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 22 | |
| 12 | Moreland City | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 15 | Relegation to the 2024 VPL 1 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 14 | Relegation to the 2024 VPL 1 |

#### Finals Series

Avondale FC would beat South Melbourne 4-0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West on 10 September 2023.
| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Avondale FC | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | 4 | Melbourne Knights | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 0 | | | | 1 | Avondale FC | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | South Melbourne | 0 |
| | | | 2 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Altona Magic | 0 | | | | | | |

### 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2

Dandenong City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside Manningham United Blues. Brunswick Juventus and Pascoe Vale were relegated to VPL 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dandenong City (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Manningham United Blues (P) | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 44 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 3 | Western United Youth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | |
| 4 | Kingston City | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 41 | |
| 5 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Northcote City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Preston Lions | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Melbourne City Youth | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Langwarrin SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Werribee City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 31 | |
| 12 | Brunswick City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
| 13 | Brunswick Juventus (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | Relegation to VPL 2 |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to VPL 2 |

### 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

Caroline Springs George Cross Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne Victory Youth. Geelong SC and Ballarat City were relegated to the Victorian State League 1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caroline Springs George Cross (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 52 | Promotion to the VPL 1 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory Youth (P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 42 | Promotion to the VPL 1 |
| 3 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 38 | |
| 5 | Nunawading City | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Doveton SC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 27 | |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 | |
| 9 | Beaumaris SC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 24 | |
| 10 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | Geelong SC (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Ballarat City (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 17 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |

## State Leagues

The 2023 Victorian state leagues were made up of 14 leagues taking up 5 levels of the australian football league system. It covers tier 5 to tier 9 of the australian football league system. the 2 premiers of the Victorian State League 1 are promoted to VPL 2
| Competition | Premiers | Champions | Score | Runner Up |
| State League 1 | North-West: Altona City South-East: Melbourne Srbija | Altona City | 3-2 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Srbija |
| State League 2 | North-West: FC Clifton Hill South-East: Mazenod FC | Mazenod FC | 6-0 | FC Clifton Hill |
| State League 3 | North-West: Uni Hill Eagles South-East: Chisholm United | Chisholm United | 1-0 | Uni Hill Eagles |
| State League 4 | North: Bundoora United West: Laverton FC South: White Star Dandenong East: St Kilda SC | St Kilda SC | 3-2 | Bundoora United |
| State League 5 | North: Yarra Jets West: Balmoral FC South: Hampton Park United East: Knox United | Balmoral FC | 4-1 | Hampton Park United |

## Women's Football
### 2023 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

Bulleen Lions Would be crowned NPL Victoria Women's Premier's and South Melbourne also were crowned NPL Victoria Women's Champions.

#### Regular Season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | Qualification for finals series |
| 2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 38 | Qualification for finals series |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for finals series |
| 4 | Calder United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 35 | Qualification for finals series |
| 5 | Alamein | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Preston Lions FC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Box Hill United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Bayside United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | |
| 10 | FV Emerging | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 17 | Relegation to VPL Women's |
| 11 | Southern United | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 56 | −40 | 4 | Relegation to VPL Women's |

#### Finals Series

South Melbourne would beat Bulleen Lions 4-2 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | | | |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 1 | Bulleen Lions (a.e.t.) | 2 | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas |
| 4 | Calder United | 1 | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas | 9 September - Home of the Matildas |
| 4 | Calder United | 1 | 1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 1 | Bulleen Lions | 2 |
| 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 2 September - David Barro Stadium | 3 | South Melbourne | 4 |
| 2 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 1 | 3 | South Melbourne | 4 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### 2023 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2023 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2023 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 218 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by Oakleigh Cannons, their first title.
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United), three NPL Victoria teams (Heidelberg United, Melbourne Knights, and Oakleigh Cannons), one team from NPL Victoria 2 team (Northcote City), and one NPL Victoria 3 team (Goulburn Valley Suns) competed in the final rounds of the 2023 Australia Cup.