# 2024 Football Victoria season

The 2024 Football Victoria season was the 113th season of competitive association football in Victoria.
The premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne, which would later lose 1-0 to Oakleigh Cannons in the NPL Victoria Grand Final, making Oakleigh the 2024 NPL Victoria champions. South Melbourne also beat Oakleigh 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 score line to win the 2024 Dockerty Cup.

## League tables
### 2024 National Premier Leagues Victoria

South Melbourne were crowned premiers of NPL Victoria.

#### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 60 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 2 | Avondale FC | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 54 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 53 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 51 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 5 | Hume City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 6 | Dandenong City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 37 | 2024 NPL Victoria Finals |
| 7 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 | |
| 10 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 28 | |
| 11 | St Albans Saints | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 25 | |
| 12 | Green Gully | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 24 | |
| 13 | Manningham United Blues (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to 2025 VPL 1 |
| 14 | Moreland City (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 14 | Relegation to 2025 VPL 1 |

#### Finals series

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | South Melbourne (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 1 (4) | 5 | Hume City | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Hume City (p) | 1 (5) | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Avondale FC | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 4 | 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Dandenong City | 1 | | | | | | |

### 2024 Victoria Premier League 1

Melbourne Victory Youth was crowned VPL 1 Champion, gained promotion alongside Preston Lions. Werribee City and North Geelong Warriors were relegated to VPL 2.
| 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 NPL Victoria |
| 2 | Preston Lions (P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | Promotion to 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 |

### 2024 Victoria Premier League 2

Melbourne Srbija were crowned 2024 VPL 2 champions and gained Promotion alongside North Sunshine Eagles. Doverton SC and Beamaris SC were relegated to VPL 1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Melbourne Srbija | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 45 | Promotion to VPL 1 |
| 2 | North Sunshine Eagles | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 43 | Promotion to VPL 1 |
| 3 | Altona City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 40 | |
| 4 | Essendon Royals | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 38 | |
| 5 | Pascoe Vale | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Brunswick Juventus | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Nunawading City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | Doveton SC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 21 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | Beaumaris SC | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 12 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |

## Cup Competitions
### 2024 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria clubs competed in 2024 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2024 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 219 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by South Melbourne for the ninth time.
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United), four NPL Victoria teams (Heidelberg United, Hume City, South Melbourne, and Oakleigh Cannons), and one VPL 2 team (Melbourne Serbija) competed in the final rounds of the 2024 Australia Cup.