The 2012 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundredth season of the top tier of club football in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

. The home and away season commenced on 23 March 2012.

Green Gully Green Gully Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Green Gully is one of the largest clubs in Melbourne, having participated in the now defunct National Soccer League between 1984 and 1986. The club ...

were the defending champions.

Dandenong Thunder Dandenong Thunder FC is a soccer club from Dandenong, a suburb in the South-East region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They are an Albanian Australian-backed club. Thunder compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. In 2012, Danden ...

defeated

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soccer Club was establ ...

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

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 The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...

:
(After the end of the 2011 season.) *

Whittlesea Zebras Brunswick Juventus FC is an Australian soccer club based in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner. The club currently competes in the Victoria Premier League 2 (VPL 2). The earliest traces of the club date back to 1948 with the founding of Brunsw ...

(champions) *

Southern Stars FC Dingley Stars Football Club was an association football club from the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 1974, the club was formerly known as Dingley City Soccer Club which was changed in 2004 to Southern Stars FC, and then ...

(runners-up) Teams relegated to

:
(After the end of the 2011 season.) *

Springvale White Eagles Springvale White Eagles Football Club is a semi-professional Australian association football, soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria currently playing in the Victorian Premier League, Victorian Premier League 2. Founded by Serbian Australians, ...

(11th) *

St Albans Saints St Albans Dinamo Soccer Club, formerly known as St Albans Saints Soccer Club between 1993 and 2023, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in St Albans, Victoria. Established by local Croatian Australians as Dinamo, the club is ...

(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.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Regular season

Finals

Finals Week 1

Finals Week 2

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Top goalscorers

See also

References