The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundredth season of the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012. Green Gully were the defending champions. Dandenong Thunder defeated Oakleigh Cannons in the Grand Final, becoming the first side in thirty-one years to secure a Victorian football treble, having won the State Knockout Cup, VPL League Title and their first VPL Grand Final this year.
Teams
Team Home city Home ground Bentleigh Greens Cheltenham, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Dandenong Thunder Dandenong, Melbourne George Andrews Reserve Green Gully Keilor, Melbourne Green Gully Reserve Heidelberg United Heidelberg, Melbourne Olympic Park Hume City City of Hume, Melbourne John Ilhan Memorial Reserve Melbourne Knights Sunshine, Melbourne Knights Stadium Northcote City Thornbury, Melbourne John Cain Memorial Park Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh, Melbourne Jack Edwards Reserve Richmond SC Richmond, Melbourne Kevin Bartlett Reserve South Melbourne FC South Melbourne, Melbourne Lakeside Stadium Southern Stars FC Dingley, Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Moreland Zebras City of Moreland, Melbourne Epping Stadium
On 16 December 2011, Whittlesea Zebras announced it would change its name to Moreland Zebras effective this season."MORELAND ZEBRAS FC" – ITS OFFICIAL , Moreland Zebras official website, 16 December 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1: (After the end of the 2011 season.)
Whittlesea Zebras (champions) Southern Stars FC (runners-up)
Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1: (After the end of the 2011 season.)
Springvale White Eagles (11th) St Albans Saints (12th)
Regular season The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 23 March and concluding on 16 September 2012, followed by the final series.
Finals
Finals Week 1
Finals Week 2
Finals Week 3
Grand Final
Top goalscorers Player Club Goals 1 Luke Flynn Dandenong Thunder 17 2 Nathaniel Foster Bowen Dandenong Thunder 11 3 Nicholas Hegarty Hume City 11 4 Ricky Diaco Oakleigh Cannons 10 5 Thomas Cahill Richmond SC 9
See also Victorian Premier League Football Federation Victoria National Premier Leagues Victoria
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