@southmelb, personally I think its likely to be Hume going to the playoff as they have the toughest match and are likely to lose, in which case Gully just needs a draw and GD will see them through.

Pascoe vale are guaranteed to finish 4th. They will surely be resting players for the following weeks elimination final.

Kingston City can still make the finals and are the form team of the comp wont be easy for gully.

Port will massacre South.

Either way, it is a massive weekend and cant wait to see what happens

Dandenong City promoted to the NPL top flight tonight for next year and they will become at least the sixth or possibly the seventh club in the top flight in Victoria next year that usually plays its home games on Friday Nights joining Bentleigh Greens, Green Gully Cavaliers (if they stay up), Melbourne Knights, Oakleigh Cannons, Pascoe Vale, and Port Melbourne Sharks that regularly play its home games in that Friday Night slot.

Geelong SC promotoed to NPL 2 west after beating Preston 2-0

Bulleen and Northcote Relegated 

NPL VIC elimination finals:
Friday September 7th 7.30pm Pascoe Vale v Oakleigh Cannons at CB Smith Reserve
Saturday September 8th 3.00pm Avondale FC v Port Melbourne Sharks at Reggio Calabria Club

NPL VIC semi finals:
Friday September 14th Heidelberg United v Pascoe Vale/Oakleigh Cannons/Port Melbourne Sharks at Olympic Village
Bentleigh Greens v Avondale FC/Pascoe Vale/Oakleigh Cannons at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 

dates to be confirmed by Football Federation Victoria this week except for Heidelberg United's semi final which will be played on Friday September 14th.

NPL VIC rel/pro playoff #1:
Moreland City v North Geelong Warriors/St Albans Saints at venue To Be Confirmed

NPL VIC rel/pro playoff #2:
Green Gully Cavaliers v winner of (Moreland City v North Geelong Warriors/St Albans Saints) at AAMI Park

I thought playing finals and ffa cup games was nerve wracking...absolutely nothing compares to avoiding potential relegation when it goes down to the last game. First time i slept well in about 3 months.

promotion to NPL VIC:
Altona Magic
Dandenong City

relegated to NPL 2:
Bulleen Lions
Northcote City

promoted to NPL 2:
Geelong (West)
Manningham United Blues (East)

relegated to State League 1:
Sunshine George Cross (North/West)
Nunawading City (South/East)

NPL VIC pro/rel playoff #1 (Saturday September 15th/Sunday September 16th):
Moreland City v St Albans Saints at venue To Be Announced

NPL VIC pro/rel playoff #2 (Sunday September 23rd):
Green Gully Cavaliers v Moreland City/St Albans Saints at AAMI Park

Anyone shed some light on Gerrie Sylaidos, currently trialling with the jets. Think his skill set can translate to a-league football? 

Quality player, technically superb was always the 2nd standout attacker at City youth after Arzani. Takes players on with ease, good with both feet and has a lethal strike on him. 

Still a teenager though wont be picked up by the Jets this time.

Why is he not with city youth anymore?

Wanted to play against men was one of many that left.

Why can't the jets sign him because he is a teenager? Am I missing something

Wanted more experience and players in the mid 20s age bracket.

What's going on at SGC truly a club on the decline.

NPL VIC official schedule,
Round 1: February 15-16-17-18
Round 2: February 22-23-24-25
Round 3: March 1-2-3-4
Round 4: March 8-9-10-11
Round 5: March 15-16-17-18
Round 6: March 22-23-24-25
Round 7: March 29-30-31, April 1
Round 8: April 5-6-7-8
Round 9: April 12-13-14-15
Catch Up Round: April 19-20-21-22
Round 10: April 26-27-28-29
Round 11: May 3-4-5-6
Round 12: May 10-11-12-13
Round 13: May 17-18-19-20
Round 14: May 24-25-26-26
Round 15: May 31, June 1-2-3
Round 16: June 7-8-9-10
Round 17: June 14-15-16-17
Round 18: June 21-22-23-24
Round 19: June 28-29-30, July 1
Round 20: July 5-6-7-8
Round 21: July 12-13-14-15
Round 22: July 19-20-21-22
Round 23: July 26-27-28-29
Round 24: August 2-3-4-5
Catch Up Round: August 9-10-11-12
Round 25: August 16-17-18-19
Round 26: August 25
Elimination Final: August 30-31, September 1
Semi Finals: September 6-7-8
Grand Final: September 15

*Note: South Melbourne will play its first 7 games on the road due to F1 GP period.

NPL 2 East & NPL 2 West:
Round 1: February 15-16-17-18
Round 2: February 22-23-24-25
Round 3: March 1-2-3-4
Round 4: March 8-9-10-11
Round 5: March 15-16-17-18
Round 6: March 22-23-24-25
Round 7: March 29-30-31, April 1
Round 8: April 5-6-7-8
Round 9: April 12-13-14-15
Catch Up Round: April 19-20-21-22
Round 10: April 26-27-28-29
Round 11: May 3-4-5-6
Round 12: May 10-11-12-13
Round 13: May 17-18-19-20
Round 14: May 24-25-26-26
Round 15: May 31, June 1-2-3
Round 16: June 7-8-9-10
Round 17: June 14-15-16-17
Round 18: June 21-22-23-24
Round 19: June 28-29-30, July 1
Round 20: July 5-6-7-8
Round 21: July 12-13-14-15
Round 22: July 19-20-21-22
Round 23: July 26-27-28-29
Round 24: August 2-3-4-5
Catch Up Round: August 9-10-11-12
Round 25: August 16-17-18-19
Round 26: August 23-24-25-26
Round 27: August 30-31, September 1-2
Round 28: September 8-9
Pro Rel playoff #1: September 15-16
Pro Rel playoff #2: September 22-23

Restructure of Victorian Leagues for 2020 has been confirmed.
https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/sites/ffv/files/2019-02/2020%20MSL%20Structure%20V2.pdf

NPL 14 teams
VPL1 12 Teams
VPL2 12 Teams
MSL1 NW & SE 12 teams each.
MSL2 NW & SE 12 teams each.
MSL3 NW & SE 12 teams each.
MSL4 N, S, E & W 12 teams each.
MSL5 N, S, E & W 11 teams each + new entries.


No relegation from MSL1 this year so the pressure is off for my club.

NPL VIC season preview - part 1.

Altona Magic | The Magic are back in the big time and will be looking to secure a finals birth after some solid summer recruitment.

Venue: Paisley Park Soccer Complex

Manager: Goran Lozanovski

In:
Ross Archibald (Avondale)
Dušan Bošnjak (Oakleigh Cannons)
Daniel Collison (Geelong SC)
Michiel Hemmen (FC Lienden)
Sebastian Kis (Melbourne City Youth)
Sam Mitchinson (Green Gully)
Sami Nour (Kingston City)
Yasin Nur (Melbourne City Youth)
Callum Richardson (Green Gully)
Shane Viitakangas (Bulleen Lions)

Out:
Melvin Becket
Ben Clarke
Rani Dowisha
Daniel Mitwali
Mark Pistininzi
Michael Stark
Jordan Wilkes
Darcy Zerefa

Note: Litfin and McShane are both expected to miss the first half of the campaign due to long-term injuries.

Avondale FC | Last year’s runners-up and FFA Cup Quarter Finalists might have lost some firepower up front and at the back, but the Avengers should be well placed to have another strong campaign.

Venue: Avenger Park

Manager: Zoran Markovski

In:
Yusuf Ahmed (Melbourne City Youth)
Brandon Lundy (APIA Leichhardt Tigers)
Matthew Reid (Moreland City)
Tasuku Sekiya (APIA Leichhardt Tigers)
Jye Spiteri (Green Gully)
Stefan Valentini (TuS Erndtebrück - 🇩🇪)

Out:
Ross Archibald
Evan Christodoulou
Jeff Fleming
Elvis Kamsoba
Kaine Sheppard
Anthony Strano
Rama Tavsancioglu

Note: TCF understands that the Avengers sealed the late window signings of two players whom the club is expected to unveil later this week.

Bentleigh Greens | The most successful club of the NPL era, the reigning-Dockerty Cup Champions are expected to challenge for honours once more despite the pending mid-season coaching change.

Venue: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

Manager: John Anastasiadis

In:
Josh Barresi (Green Gully)
Matt Crooks (Adelaide United Youth)
Ethan Docherty (Bulleen Lions)
Stefanos Gerondaras (Oakleigh Cannons 20s)
George Lambadaridis (Green Gully)
Valentino Yuel (Adelaide City)

Out:
Dimitri Hatzimouratis
James Kelly
Ethan Gage
Chris Lucas
Blake Thompson

Note: TCF understands that Bentleigh Greens have signed a visa signing who could be announced by the club later this week, as well another player from interstate.

Dandenong City | Twelve in, twelve out as the club formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk look to establish themselves in their maiden top-flight campaign.

Venue: Frank Holohan Soccer Complex

Manager: Zeljko Kuzman

In:
Alex Connell (unattached)
Diogo Ferreira (Tochigi - 🇯🇵)
Petar Franjić (Preston Lions)
Iqi Jawadi (South Melbourne)
James Kelly (Bentleigh Greens)
Kile Kennedy (Kingston City)
Brayden Mann (Devonport Strikers)
Mark Ochieng (Adelaide Comets)
Dean Piemonte (Oakleigh Cannons)
Anthony Poljak (Rochedale Rovers)
Anthony Theodoropoulos (Northcote City)
Zac Thompson (Altona City)

Out:
Ben Everson
Tomislav Fadljević
Daniel Jurina
Nick Kalmar
Alan Kearney
Josh Knight
Brandon Osipov
Damir Salčin
Peter Sawan
David Stirton
Daniel Višević
Matthew Whatley

Dandenong Thunder | After surviving relegation last term, a youthful Thunder side will be looking to soar even higher in 2019 with finals football on the agenda.

Venue: George Andrews Reserve

Manager: Veton Korcari

In:
Omar Ammache (UCAM Murcia - 🇪🇸)
Blake Carpenter (Adelaide United Youth)
Christian Cavallo (Green Gully)
Pierce Clark (Cairns FC)
Kieran Dover (Green Gully)
Ioannis Georgopoulos (Ionikos Nikea - 🇬🇷)
Keagan Sheridan (SWQ Thunder)
Peter Skapetis (Central Coast Mariners)

Out:
Samuel Catherine
Veton Korcari
Fraser Maclaren
Theo Markelis
Geoffrey Okello
George Stavridis

Cheers Brenton!! Lovely stuff!

NPL VIC season preview part 2.

Green Gully Cavaliers | A season of change for the nine-time state Champions awaits as they look to recover from a near-tumultuous 2018 and push for a finals charge.

Venue: Green Gully Reserve

Manager: Stephen Downes

In:
Will Abbott (Bulleen Lions)
Andy Brennan (Oakleigh Cannons)
Matthew Fletcher (Manly United)
Nick Kalmar (Dandenong City)
Teeboy Kamara (Melbourne Knights)
Jordon Lampard (Moreland City)
Timmy Purcell (Melbourne Knights)
Alex Salmon (Inglewood United)
Jerrad Tyson (Chennai City)

Out:
Josh Barresi
Christian Cavallo
Mitch Cooper
Kieran Dover
Joseph Franjić
Nick Krousoratis
George Lambadaridis
Sam Mitchinson
Callum Richardson
Jye Spiteri

Heidelberg United | 2018’s standout side will be looking to get their hands on more silverware this year, with little squad turnover suggesting more of the same for he Bergers.

Venue: Olympic Village

Manager: George Katsakis

In:
Peter Deng (Moreland Zebras)
Lucas Derrick (Northcote City)
John Lazaridis (St Albans Saints)
Alex Pavlidis (Pascoe Vale)
Reuben Way (Wellington Phoenix)

Out:
Atilla Ofli
Christian Pavlidis
Harvey Read
George Tsalikidis

Note: TCF understands that Bergers favourite Kosta Kanakaris could be added to the roster mid-season as he recovers from a serious knee injury sustained early last year.

Hume City | Two seasons without finals football has prompted the 2015 FFA Cup to up the ante this transfer window, with more goals and improved results the expectation.

venue: ABD Stadium

Manager: Nick Hegarty

In:
Ben Bowler (Cardiff MU )
Mitch Cooper (Green Gully Cavaliers)
Marko Delić (Melbourne City Youth)
Danny Dixon (Club Eagles)
Steven Hewitt (Bangor City)
Matthew Lazarides (Pascoe Vale)
Theo Markelis (Dandenong Thunder)
Paul Wilson (Adelaide United Youth)

Out:
Tom Barforosh
John Cofie
Darby Dexter
Blair Govan
Nick Hegarty
Joseph Konyit
Oliver Kubilay
Ben Lyvidikos
Jackson Morgan
Aryn Williams

Kingston City | One of them most exciting sides to watch in recent years, the 2016 NPL2 Champions might be this season’s surprise packets.

Venue: The Grange Reserve

Manager: Nick Tolios

In:
Max Etheridge (Mornington)
Jung-Ho Kim (Sunshine George Cross)
Mouad Zwed (returning)

Out:
Adrian Chiappetta
Dominic D’Angelo
Chris Lambiris
Sami Nour
Joao Varudo
Oliver White

Melbourne Knights | An improved showing in 2018 for the two-time NSL Champions who will look to continue making strides forward this campaign.

Venue: Knights Stadium

Manager: Micky Čolina

In:
Gian Albano (Bayswater City)
Joseph Franjić (Green Gully Cavaliers)
Ivan Grgić (North Geelong Warriors)
Atilla Ofli (Hume City)
Tom Podaridis (Oakleigh Cannons)
Corey Sewell (Bulleen Lions)
Yutaro Shin (Savan United)
Daniel Višević (Dandenong City)
Hamish Watson (Team Wellington)

Out:
Milan Batur
Anthony Dezić
Nate Foster
Kym Harris
Nicholas Jurčić
Teeboy Kamara
Timmy Purcell
Angelo Svalina
Ben Surey
Shaun Timmins
Mitchell Walsh

NPL VIC season preview part 3.

Oakleigh Cannons | The nearly team of Victorian football has yet to taste Championship success, but that could change for the Cannons in 2019 after some shrewd summer recruitment.

Venue: Jack Edwards Reserve

Manager: Chris Taylor

In:
Rory Brian (South Melbourne)
Nick Epifano (North Sunshine Eagles)
Marcus Dimanche (Springvale White Eagles)
Matthew Foschini (South Melbourne)
Blair Govan (Hume City)
Matt Green (Gold Coast United)
Joe Guest (Curzon Ashton)
Miloš Lujić (South Melbourne)
Rama Tavsancioglu (Avondale)
Harry White (Hereford FC)

Out:
Dušan Bošnjak
Andy Brennan
Keegan Coulter
Abdalla Okud
Steve Pantelidis
Dean Piemonte
Tom Podaridis
Miloš Ridesić
Kostas Stratomitros
Wayne Wallace

Pascoe Vale FC | With attention now turning towards matters on the field, the close-knit Rams will be hoping to take inspiration from the challenging circumstances of the off-season and secure another finals birth.

Venue: CB Smith Reserve

Manager: Vitale Ferrante

In:
Josh Calabria (Canberra Olympic)
Nick Feely (Perth Glory)
Dimitri Hatzimouratis (Bentleigh Greens)
Josh Kelić (Melbourne Victory Youth)
Mohammad Rahimi (Sydney United)

Out:
Matthew Lazarides
Samuel Logozzo
Alex Pavlidis
Luka Prelević
Carl Recchia

Port Melbourne Sharks | Having secures their first finals appearance since 2001, the Sharks will be looking to continue their gradual progress this term.

Venue: JL Murphy Reserve

Manager: Adam Piddick

New Signings:
Kristian Bombaci (Melbourne City Youth)
Nicholas Eres (Heidelberg United 20s)
Sam Ford (Felixstowe & Walton United)
Alan Kearney (Dandenong City)
Michael Lee (Brisbane Strikers)
Maker Maker (Melbourne Victory Youth)

Out:
Feston Azizi
Perry Lambropoulos
Mathiang Mathiang
Sam Smith

South Melbourne | Overlooked for the A-League, a more youthful Hellas will be looking to prove the doubters wrong in 2019 as they look to surge up the ladder after a difficult 2018 campaign.

Venue: Lakeside Stadium

Manager: Con Tangalakis

In:
Zac Bates (Melbourne City Youth)
Dean Bereveskos (Bonnyrigg White Eagles)
Ethan Gage (Bentleigh Greens)
George Gerondaras (Melbourne City Youth)
Billy Konstantinidis (PASA Irodotos)
Nick Krousoratis (Green Gully Cavaliers)
Perry Lambropoulos (Port Melbourne Sharks)
Kostas Stratomitros (Oakleigh Cannons)
Gertie Sylaidos (Northcote City)

Out:
Matthew Foschini
Christos Intzidis
Iqi Jawadi
Miloš Lujić
Ndumba Makeche
Tim Mala
Matthew Millar
Oliver Minatel

NPL 2 East current standings:
1 Eastern Lions 10 6 2 2 20 12 +8 20
2 Bulleen Lions 10 6 2 2 20 19 +1 20
3 Northcote City 10 6 1 3 13 11 +2 19
4 Langwarrin 10 5 1 4 18 12 +6 16
5 Melbourne City Youth 10 4 2 4 19 19 +0 14
6 Box Hill United 10 3 3 4 11 11 +0 12
7 Manningham United 10 3 2 5 14 17 -3 11
8 Goulburn Valley Suns 10 2 2 6 18 27 -9 8
9 Springvale White Eagles 10 2 2 6 11 22 -11 8
10 Murray United 10 3 1 6 13 25 -12 7*
*Murray United docked 3 points

Round 11:
Saturday May 4th 3.00pm Eastern Lions v Langwarrin 
Saturday May 4th 3.00pm Northcote City  v Melbourne City
Saturday May 4th 4.00pm Manningham United Blues v Murray United
Saturday May 4th 7.00pm Goulburn Valley Suns v FC Bulleen Lions
Sunday May 5th 3.15pm Box Hill United v Springvale White Eagles

NPL 2 West current standings:
1 Werribee City 10 7 2 1 25 8 +17 23 
2 St Albans Saints 10 7 2 1 26 10 +16 23
3 North Geelong Warriors 10 5 4 1 19 9 +10 19
4 Moreland Zebras 10 6 1 3 21 12 +9 19
5 Brunswick City 10 5 2 3 29 20 +9 17
6 Melbourne Victory Youth 10 4 1 5 20 17 +3 13
7 Geelong SC 10 4 1 5 16 21 - 5 13
8 Moreland City 10 3 2 5 14 19 -5 11
9 Ballarat City 10 1 0 9 14 31 -17 3 
10 Whittlesea Ranges 10 0 3 7 8 27 -19 3

Round 11:
Saturday May 4th 3.00pm North Geelong Warriors v Moreland City 
Saturday May 4th 3.00pm Whittlesea Ranges v Moreland Zebras
Saturday May 4th 3.15pm Brunswick City v Geelong 
Saturday May 4th 4.00pm Ballarat City v Werribee City 
Sunday May 5th 3.00pm Melbourne Victory v St Albans Saints

NPL VIC standings after round 10:
1 Avondale 10 9 1 0 31 10 +21 28
2 Heidelberg United 10 7 1 2 2413 +11 22
3 Melbourne Knights 10 7 0 3 19 13 +6 21
4 Altona Magic 10 6 1 3 22 16 +6 19
5 Bentleigh Greens 10 6 1 3 21 18 +3 19
6 Hume City 10 5 2 3 19 14 +5 17
7 Green Gully Cavaliers 10 5 1 4 22 16 +6 16
8 Port Melbourne Sharks 10 4 1 5 14 11 +3 13
9 South Melbourne 10 3 2 5 8 16 -8 11
10 Dandenong Thunder 10 3 2 5 17 27 -10 11
11 Pascoe Vale 10 3 1 6 13 19 -6 10
12 Oakleigh Cannons 10 1 2 7 10 18 -8 5
13 Kingston City 10 1 2 7 11 23 -12 5
14 Dandenong City 10 1 1 8 12 29 -17 4

Round 11:
Friday May 3rd 7.45pm Melbourne Knights v Kingston City
Friday May 3rd 8.15pm Pascoe Vale v Dandenong Thunder
Friday May 3rd 8.15pm Bentleigh Greens v Dandenong City
Friday May 3rd 8.15pm Heidelberg United v Port Melbourne Sharks*
Friday May 3rd 8.30pm Green Gully Cavaliers v Hume City**
Saturday May 4th 3.15pm Avondale FC v Altona Magic
Sunday May 5th 4.00pm South Melbourne v Oakleigh Cannons

*rescheduled from Saturday May 4th 6.00pm to Friday May 3rd 8.15pm due to Heidelberg United's involvement in FFA CUP round 5 on Tuesday May 7
**rescheduled from Saturday May 4th 3.00pm to Friday May 3rd 8.30pm due to Hume City's involvement in FFA CUP round 5 on Tuesday May 7

big fight in the altona dandy game lmaoo

lmaoo? seriously?

yep except it was north sunshine and dandy supporters fighting between themselves

Altona scored the winner and bottles were thrown and players spat at, Also apparently Elmazi was coping it from the dandy/nth supporters and his family got envolved

Thats absolutely disgusting. I saw it on the replay. The Altona players gave it to the NSE and Dandy fans (assuming payback for giving shit to Elmazi the whole game) and they retaliated in the only way they knew clearly, by spitting and thinking they are next level gangsters.

I don't know how the Elmazi family left Dandenong Thunder when they (Lirim) moved to Altona, but seemingly they (Albanians) weren't too happy about it.

I think this gives the FFA reason to keep and modify the NCIP. And not totally erase it.

Why were north sunshine supporters there?