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
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium CapacityBallarat CityBallarat Morshead ParkBox Hill UnitedMelbourne Wembley ParkDovetonMelbourne Waratah ReserveGeelongGeelong Stead ParkMelbourne City YouthMelbourne Parade CollegeMelbourne Victory YouthMelbourne Epping StadiumNorth Sunshine EaglesMelbourne Larissa ReserveNunwading CityMelbourne Mahoneys ReservePreston LionsMelbourne B.T. Connor ReserveSpringvale White EaglesMelbourne Serbian Sports CentreWestern United YouthMelbourne City Vista Recreation ReserveWhittlesesa 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.
Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Archibald Macphee Nunawading City 14 Connor Bell Preston Lions 3 Michael Trigger Ballarat City 13 4 Arion Sulemani Melbourne City 12 Nashir Hussainy Springvale White Eagles Reference:
Discipline Yellow cards Rank Player Club Yellow cards1Andrija KecojevicSpringvale White Eagles102Benjamin LyvidikosPreston Lions9Felix DimitrakisNunwading CityJakub MlcakNorth Sunshine EaglesJames HaranPreston LionsRyan StewartNorth Sunshine Eagles Reference:
Red cards Rank Player Club Red cards1Ibrahima SoumahWhittlesesa Ranges2Marko BulicMelbourne Victory YouthPeter KoskosWhittlesesa RangesRyan StewartNorth Sunshine Eagles Reference:
References
External links Football Victoria official website