# 2009 Victorian Premier League

The 2009 Victorian Premier League season was held between February and September 2009.

## Teams

Victorian Premier League teams for the 2009 season:
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Altona Magic SC | Paisley Park Soccer Complex | 5,000 |
| Dandenong Thunder SC | George Andrews Reserve | 5,000 |
| Green Gully SC | Green Gully Reserve | 10,000 |
| Heidelberg United FC | Olympic Village | 10,000 |
| Hume City FC | John Ilhan Memorial Reserve | 5,000 |
| Melbourne Knights FC | Knights Stadium (Melbourne) | 15,000 |
| Oakleigh Cannons FC | Jack Edwards Reserve | 5,000 |
| Preston Lions FC | B.T. Connor Reserve | 8,000 |
| Richmond SC | Kevin Bartlett Reserve | 5,000 |
| South Melbourne FC | Bob Jane Stadium | 14,000 |
| Sunshine George Cross FC | Chaplin Reserve | 5,000 |
| Whittlesea Zebras FC | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |

### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Division 1: (After the end of the 2008 season.)
* Dandenong Thunder SC
* Sunshine George Cross FC
Teams relegated to Division 1: (After the end of the 2008 season.)
* Fawkner Blues SC
* Frankston Pines FC
* Western Suburbs SC
Teams ceasing competition (After the end of the 2008 season.)
* Australian Institute of Sport

## League table

The regular season concluded on 15 August.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 50 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Altona Magic (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 3 | Green Gully | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 4 | Hume City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 37 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 37 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 32 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Whittlesea Zebras | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 10 | Relegation to Vic State League Div 1 |
| 12 | Preston Lions | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 80 | −66 | 7 | Relegation to Vic State League Div 1 |

## Victoria Men's Team 2009

A Victoria Men's Team consisting of Victorian Premier League players formed to compete against Melbourne Victory for two Victorian bushfire charity appeals matches. The games were scheduled for 12 May and 20 May. Victoria coach Chris Taylor stated that the players were selected "on the basis that some...may go on to play in the national competition in the future."
The players selected to represent Victoria were:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Peter Zoïs (Richmond SC) |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Jack Hingert (Dandenong Thunder SC) |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Erhan Karahan (Richmond SC) |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Steven O'Dor (South Melbourne FC) |
| 5 | FW | AUS | Ryan Davidson (Dandenong Thunder SC) |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Dimitri Tsiaras (Richmond SC) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Mate Dugandžić (Melbourne Knights FC) |
| 8 | DF | AUS | Matthew Grbesa (Melbourne Knights FC) |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Hamlet Armenian (Dandenong Thunder SC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Osagie Ederaro (Heidelberg United FC) |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Joseph Youssef (South Melbourne FC) |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Shane Nunes (South Melbourne FC) |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Scott Webster (Oakleigh Cannons FC) |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu (South Melbourne FC) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Graham Hockless (Heidelberg United FC) |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Frankie Lagana (Melbourne Knights FC) |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Joel Nikolic (Green Gully SC) |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Peter Gavalas (Heidelberg United FC) |
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