2022 Football Victoria season


The 2022 season is the 111th season of competitive [Soccer in Victoria|association Association football|football in Victoria]. The Premier of the top tier of Victorian football was South Melbourne and the Champions being Oakleigh Cannons.

League Tables

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria

South Melbourne were premiers and Oakleigh Cannons became champions after beating South Melbourne 5-0.

Finals Series

Oakleigh Cannons would beat South Melbourne 5-0 at Olympic Park in Heidelberg West.

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2

Moreland City Was crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champion and gained promotion alongside North Geelong Warriors. Kingston city and Goulburn Valley Suns would play in the pro/rel play-offs.

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3

Preston Lions Was crowned NPL Victoria 3 Champion and gained promotion alongside Melbourne City Youth. Western United Youth and Melbourne Victory Youth would qualify for the NPL Victoria 2 promotion play-offs.

NPL Victoria 2/3 Play-offs

In the 2022 season the bottem two teams in the NPL Victoria 2 and the 3rd to 4th placed teams in NPL Victoria 3 played in a play-off competition where 2 games would be played and the winners would play in NPL Victoria 2 in the 2023 Season, while the looser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season.

Women's football

2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria Women

Regular season

Calder United Would be crowned NPL Victoria Women's Premier's.

Finals Series

Calder United would beat Bulleen Lions 2-0 in the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final.

Cup Competitions

2022 Dockerty Cup

Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2022 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2022 Australia Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 211 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.
The Cup was won by Bentleigh Greens, their third title.
In addition to the three A-League clubs, the five NPL Victoria teams competed in the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup.