# 2024 Victoria Premier League 1

The 2024 Victoria Premier League 1 was the first season of the newly renamed Victoria Premier League 1, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Melbourne Victory Youth, who along with Preston Lions, were promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria. North Geelong Warriors and Werribee City were relegated to the Victoria Premier League 2.

## Teams

14 teams competed in the 2024 Victoria Premier League 1.
| 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 |
| Melbourne City Youth | Cranbourne East | CFA Melbourne | 1,500 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Epping | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
| Northcote City | Thornbury | John Cain Memorial Park | 5,000 |
| North Geelong Warriors | Lara | Elcho Park | 5,000 |
| Preston Lions | Reservoir | B.T. Connor Reserve | 5,000 |
| Werribee City | Werribee | Galvin Park Reserve | 1,000 |
| Western United Youth | Tarniet | Wyndham Regional Football Facility | 5,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory Youth (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Preston Lions (P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria |
| 3 | Western United Youth | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 49 | |
| 4 | Northcote City | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 46 | |
| 5 | Melbourne City Youth | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 41 | |
| 6 | Bulleen Lions | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Caroline Springs George Cross | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 35 | |
| 9 | Langwarrin SC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 30 | |
| 11 | Brunswick City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 29 | |
| 12 | Kingston City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 28 | |
| 13 | Werribee City (R) | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 18 | Relegation to VPL 2 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 16 | Relegation to VPL 2 |

## Statistics
### Top Scorers

There were two top goal scorers in the 2024 VPL1. the two top goal scorers were Archibald Macphee and Michael Domfeh.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | GPG |
| 1 | Archibald Macphee | Langwarrin | 16 | 26 | 0.62 |
| 1 | Michael Domfeh | Northcote City | 16 | 26 | 0.62 |
| 3 | Adem Duratovic | Melbourne Victory Youth | 14 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 4 | Jake Najdovski | Western United Youth | 13 | 13 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Nicolas Koek | Western United Youth | 13 | 24 | 0.54 |
| 4 | Dylan Allshorn | Brunswick City | 13 | 25 | 0.52 |
| 7 | Tommaso Minutoli | Melbourne Victory Youth | 12 | 18 | 0.66 |
| 7 | Cooper Legrand | Kingston City | 12 | 25 | 0.48 |

### Discipline
#### Yellow Cards

There were three people who got the most yellow cards. The three player all got 10 yellow cards each, they were James Wilson (20 games), Triantafilos Skapetis (23 games), and Gregory Zacharias (23 games).
| Rank | Player | Club | YC | Games | YCPG |
| 1 | James Wilson | Bulleen Lions | 10 | 20 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Triantafilos Skapetis | Northcote City | 10 | 23 | 0.43 |
| 1 | Gregory Zacharias | Eastern Lions | 10 | 23 | 0.43 |

#### Red Card

Joseph Adoo-Peters was the player with the Highest amount of red cards in the 2024 VPL1 season.
| Rank | Player | Club | RC | Games | RCPG |
| 1 | Joseph Adoo-Peters | Caroline Springs George Cross | 3 | 19 | 0.16 |
| 2 | Matthew Stosic | North Geelong Warriors | 2 | 19 | 0.11 |
| 2 | James Wilson | Bulleen Lions | 2 | 20 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Zachary Bates | Northcote City | 2 | 21 | 0.09 |