THC Science

National Premier Leagues Victoria
Season	2021
Dates	26 February – 29 August
Matches played	66
Goals scored	194 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nahuel Bonada; (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Hume City 6–0 St Albans Saints; (24 April 2021)
Biggest away win	Dandenong City 1–4 Avondale; (19 March 2021); Altona Magic 1–4 South Melbourne; (27 March 2021); St Albans Saints 0–3 Avondale; (2 May 2021)
Highest scoring	Dandenong Thunder 4–3 Hume City; (17 April 2021)
	← 2020 2022 → All statistics correct as of 9 May 2021.

The 2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria is the eighth season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the top league in Victorian football. Bentleigh Greens are the defending champions, having won their third championship title in the 2019 season, before the previous season was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

Teams

Fourteen teams compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the two teams promoted from the NPL Victoria 2. The promoted teams were Eastern Lions from the Eastern conference and St Albans Saints from the Western conference. They replaced Kingston City and Pascoe Vale.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Suburb	Stadium	Capacity
Altona Magic	Altona North	Paisley Park Soccer Complex	5,000
Avondale	Avondale Heights	City Vista Recreation Reserve	4,000
Bentleigh Greens	Cheltenham	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex	3,300
Dandenong City	Endeavour Hills	Frank Holohan Soccer Complex	4,000
Dandenong Thunder	Danedenong	George Andrews Reserve	5,000
Eastern Lions	Burwood	George Andrews Reserve	5,000
Green Gully	St Albans	Green Gully Reserve	10,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Avondale	11	6	4	1	22	12	+10	22	2021 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	South Melbourne	11	6	4	1	14	6	+8	22	2021 NPL Victoria Finals
3	Heidelberg United	11	6	4	1	16	10	+6	22
4	Melbourne Knights	11	6	3	2	16	10	+6	21
5	Bentleigh Greens	11	6	2	3	16	13	+3	20
6	Oakleigh Cannons	11	5	3	3	19	14	+5	18
7	Hume City	11	4	3	4	21	17	+4	15
8	Green Gully	11	4	3	4	15	14	+1	15
9	Port Melbourne	11	3	4	4	17	15	+2	13
10	Dandenong Thunder	11	3	2	6	15	18	−3	11
11	Eastern Lions	11	2	3	6	12	19	−7	9
12	St Albans Saints	11	2	3	6	6	23	−17	9
13	Altona Magic	11	0	6	5	10	18	−8	6	Relegation to the 2022 NPL Victoria 2
14	Dandenong City	11	0	4	7	11	21	−10	4	Relegation to the 2022 NPL Victoria 2

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Home \ Away	ALT	AVO	BEN	DCY	DTH	EAS	GRE	HEI	HUM	MBK	OAK	PMS	SAS	SOU
Altona Magic	—	2–2		2–2			0–1	2–2			0–1			1–4
Avondale		—	0–2		2–1	2–0	0–2			1–1	2–1
Bentleigh Greens		0–2	—				3–2				1–0	2–3	0–0
Dandenong City		1–4	1–2	—			1–1				1–2		1–2	1–1
Dandenong Thunder			1–2	1–1	—			1–2				1–1	1–0
Eastern Lions	1–1		1–3		1–2	—			2–0
Green Gully						3–2	—	1–2	1–1	2–2				0–1
Heidelberg United				2–1				—				3–1	1–1	0–1
Hume City	0–0	3–3	2–0	3–1					—			2–1	6–0
Melbourne Knights	2–1			1–0	2–1			0–1	3–0	—				1–0
Oakleigh Cannons					3–2	4–1	2–0	1–1		2–2	—			1–1
Port Melbourne	1–1	1–1				1–2				0–1	3–2	—	5–0	0–0
St Albans Saints		0–3				1–1	0–2			2–1			—
South Melbourne					1–0				2–1					—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: SportsTG
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[1]
2	Alun Webb	Melbourne Knights	2
2	Harry Sawyer	South Melbourne	2

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 2^[2]
- Harry Ascroft (Dandenong Thunder)
- Shaun Kenny (Eastern Lions)
- Jack Marth (Melbourne Knights)
- Bradley Norton (South Melbourne)
- Christopher Droutas (Eastern Lions)
- Harley Orr (Dandenong Thunder)
- Joshua Wallen (South Melbourne)

Most red cards: 1^[3]
- Nikola Jurkovic (Melbourne Knights)
- Thomas Matthews (Oakleigh Cannons)

References

^ "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "Season Stats – Yellow Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Season Stats – Red Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Season Stats – Scoring Summary". SportsTG. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[2] "Season Stats – Yellow Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[3] "Season Stats – Red Cards". SportsTG. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

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