# 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

The 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 was the second season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Preston Lions, who along with Melbourne City Youth and Western United Youth, were promoted to NPL Victoria 2. Whittlesesa Ranges and Springvale White Eagles were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1.

## Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league; eight teams who were relegated from the NPL 2 in 2019 and four teams who were promoted from the State League 1 in the same season.

### Stadiums and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ballarat City | Ballarat (Redan) | Morshead Park | 8,500 |
| Box Hill United | Melbourne (Box Hill) | Wembley Park | 2,500 |
| Doveton | Melbourne (Eumemmerring) | Waratah Reserve | 1,000 |
| Geelong | Geelong (Norlane) | Stead Park | 1,000 |
| Melbourne City Youth | Melbourne (Bundoora) | Parade College | 2,000 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne (Epping) | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
| North Sunshine Eagles | Melbourne (St Albans) | Larissa Reserve | 1,000 |
| Nunwading City | Melbourne (Forest Hill) | Mahoneys Reserve | 1,000 |
| Preston Lions | Melbourne (Reservoir) | B.T. Connor Reserve | 8,000 |
| Springvale White Eagles | Melbourne (Keysborough) | Serbian Sports Centre | 5,000 |
| Western United Youth | Melbourne (Fraser Rise) | City Vista Recreation Reserve | 5,000 |
| Whittlesesa Ranges | Melbourne (Epping) | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Preston Lions (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 52 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2 |
| 2 | Melbourne City Youth (P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 49 | Promotion to the NPL Victoria 2 |
| 3 | Western United Youth (O, P) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 38 | Qualification for NPL Victoria 2 play-offs |
| 5 | Nunawading City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Doveton SC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Geelong SC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Box Hill United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ballarat City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 19 | |
| 11 | Springvale White Eagles (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 19 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Whittlesea Ranges (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 8 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |

## Results

The fixtures for the season were released on 21 December 2021.
| Home \ Away | BAL | BOX | DOV | GEE | MCY | MVC | NOR | NUN | PRE | SPR | WES | WHI |
| Ballarat City | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Box Hill United | | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doveton SC | | | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Geelong SC | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
| Melbourne City Youth | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| North Sunshine Eagles | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| Nunawading City | | | | | | | | — | | | | |
| Preston Lions | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| Springvale White Eagles | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| Western United Youth | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
| Whittlesea Ranges | | | | | | | | | | | | — |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

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#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Archibald Macphee | Nunawading City | 14 |
| 1 | Connor Bell | Preston Lions | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Trigger | Ballarat City | 13 |
| 4 | Arion Sulemani | Melbourne City | 12 |
| 4 | Nashir Hussainy | Springvale White Eagles | 12 |
Ref:

### Discipline
#### Yellow cards

| Rank | Player | Club | Yellow cards |
| 1 | Andrija Kecojevic | Springvale White Eagles | 10 |
| 2 | Benjamin Lyvidikos | Preston Lions | 9 |
| 2 | Felix Dimitrakis | Nunwading City | 9 |
| 2 | Jakub Mlcak | North Sunshine Eagles | 9 |
| 2 | James Haran | Preston Lions | 9 |
| 2 | Ryan Stewart | North Sunshine Eagles | 9 |
Ref:

#### Red cards

| Rank | Player | Club | Red cards |
| 1 | Ibrahima Soumah | Whittlesesa Ranges | 2 |
| 1 | Marko Bulic | Melbourne Victory Youth | 2 |
| 1 | Peter Koskos | Whittlesesa Ranges | 2 |
| 1 | Ryan Stewart | North Sunshine Eagles | 2 |
Ref:

## promotion play-offs

In the 2022 season the bottem two teams in the NPL Victoria 2 and the 3rd to 4th placed teams in NPL Victoria 3 played in a play-off competition where 2 games would be played and the winners would play in NPL Victoria 2 in the 2023 Season, while the looser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season. the games were played between 27 August 2022 and 28 august 2022 at Hume City Stadium. Western United Youth beat Goulburn Valley Suns 6-1 to gain promotion. Melbourne Victory Youth were not so lucky losing 1-0 to Kingston city.