2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3


The 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 was the second season of the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, the third-tier competition in Victorian football. The season was won by Preston Lions, who along with Melbourne City Youth and Western United Youth, were promoted to NPL Victoria 2. Whittlesesa Ranges and Springvale White Eagles were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league; eight teams who were relegated from the NPL 2 in 2019 and four teams who were promoted from the State League 1 in the same season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ballarat CityBallarat Morshead Park
Box Hill UnitedMelbourne Wembley Park
DovetonMelbourne Waratah Reserve
GeelongGeelong Stead Park
Melbourne City YouthMelbourne Parade College
Melbourne Victory YouthMelbourne Epping Stadium
North Sunshine EaglesMelbourne Larissa Reserve
Nunwading CityMelbourne Mahoneys Reserve
Preston LionsMelbourne B.T. Connor Reserve
Springvale White EaglesMelbourne Serbian Sports Centre
Western United YouthMelbourne City Vista Recreation Reserve
Whittlesesa RangesMelbourne Epping Stadium

League table


Results

Regular season

The fixtures for the season were released on 21 December 2021.

Promotional play-offs

In the 2022 season, the bottom 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 loser would play in the NPL Victoria 3 for the 2023 season. The matches were played between 27th & 28th August at Hume City Stadium. Western United Youth defeated Goulburn Valley Suns 6−1 to gain promotion. Melbourne Victory Youth were not so lucky after losing 1−0 to Kingston City.
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