Teams
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season. [4]
Stadiums and Locations
Locations of 2025 NPL Victoria clubs within metropolitan Melbourne
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 February – 20 September 2025 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Goals | 66 (2.36 per match) |
← 2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026. | |
The 2026 National Premier Leagues Victoria season is the 118th season of top-flight Victorian football, and the 13th since the competition was re-badged to National Premier Leagues Victoria. The season begins on the 13th of February, [1] and ends on the 20th September. [2]
Avondale are the defending premiers after finishing four points ahead of eventual champions Heidelberg United FC; who defeated sixth-placed Dandenong City 2–1 at the Grand Final. [3]
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season. [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne [a] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualification to Australian Championship and Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Caroline Springs George Cross | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Hume City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | Avondale FC [a] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Melbourne City Youth [b] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | St Albans Saints | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Preston Lions [a] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 [c] | |
| 11 | Altona Magic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Dandenong City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 [d] | Relegation to Victorian Premier League 1 |
| 13 | Dandenong Thunder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Green Gully | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |