2011 Victorian Premier League
The 2011 Victorian Premier League (known as the Alanic Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-ninth season of the Victorian Premier League since the first season in 1909. The home and away season began 15 February 2011 and concluded 7 August 2011. Green Gully were the defending champions.
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Green Gully |
| Premiers | Green Gully |
| Relegated | Springvale White Eagles St Albans Saints |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The concept of a youth development squad was reintroduced in 2010 with the National Training Centre team playing in midweek fixtures throughout the season but not for competition points. In 2011 the team, mostly comprising players from the Melbourne Victory youth squad, was renamed Victorian Training Centre Football and was eligible to score competition points for its matches but ineligible to qualify for the finals series or be relegated.
Green Gully won the double, winning both the premiership and the Grand Final, defeating Oakleigh Cannons. Green Gully surpassed South Melbourne FC and Brunswick Juventus as the club with the most Victorian championships with nine in total.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)
- St Albans Saints (champions)
- Springvale White Eagles (runners-up)
Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:
(After the end of the 2010 season.)
- Altona Magic (11th)
- Sunshine George Cross (12th)
Regular season
The Victorian Premier League 2011 season was played over 22 rounds, concluding on 7 August 2011, followed by the final series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Gully (C) | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 43 | VPL 2011 Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 43 | |
| 3 | Hume City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 42 | |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 40[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Northcote City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 39 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 10 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Springvale White Eagles | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 15 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 12 | St Albans Saints | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 13 | |
| 13 | VTC Football | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Heidelberg Utd was given a 3-point deduction arising from their Round 3 match against Hume City.
- South Melbourne lost 6 points as a result their Round 9 fixture against Bentleigh Greens.
Finals
| Qualifying Finals | Semi Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 3 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Hume City FC | 0 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | Hume City FC | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hume City FC | 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Melbourne FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Melbourne FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Finals Week 1
| 14 Aug 2011 Elimination Final | South Melbourne FC | 1–0 | Heidelberg United | SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne |
| 3:00PM | Krnčević  66' (pen.)Petrovic  39' |
Report | Armenian 16' |
| 14 Aug 2011 Qualifying Final | Oakleigh Cannons | 3–4 | Hume City FC | Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh |
| 6:45PM | Diaco 34', ?' (pen.) Lagana 40' |
Report | Cardozo 47' Own Goal 52'Ofli 88', 89'Vlahos |
Referee: Shaun Evans |
Finals Week 2
| 20 Aug 2011 Major Semi Final | Green Gully Cavaliers | 3–0 | Hume City FC | Green Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs |
| 3:00PM | Nikolić 10' Međedević 80'Sanders 92'Roganovic |
Report | Vlahos |
| 21 Aug 2011 Minor Semi Final | Oakleigh Cannons | 1–0 | South Melbourne FC | Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh |
| 6:00PM | Goodwin 89' Tavsancioglu Robinson Lagana |
Report | Vasilevski |
Finals Week 3
| 27 Aug 2011 Preliminary Final | Hume City FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Oakleigh Cannons | SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne |
| 7:00PM | Riccobene Bozinovski 35'Cardozo 107'Gurkan |
Report | Drakos 45' Groenewald 51' |
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| Penalties | ||||
Grand Final
| Green Gully Cavaliers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Oakleigh Cannons |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals[2] | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Cardozzo | Hume City | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Saso Aleksovski | Heidelberg United | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Trent Rixon | Northcote City | 15 | 2 |
| 4 | Luke Sherbon | Dandenong Thunder | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Jason Hayne | Green Gully | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | Osagie Ederaro | Heidelberg United | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | James Kalifatidis | Northcote City | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacob Colosimo | Melbourne Knights | 10 | 1 |
| Jesse Krncevic | South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | |
| Mathew J Sanders | Green Gully | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | Michael Ferrante | Richmond | 8 | 2 |
| Goran Zoric | Springvale White Eagles | 8 | 0 |
References
- "ResultsVault Football: Ladders". Football.resultsvault.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- "Victoria Premier League 2011 – Kinds of goals". Socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-04.