Victorian State League Division 1

Victorian State League Division 1

Country	Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
First season	1991 (As State League Division 1)
Number of teams	12
Levels on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Victorian Premier League
Relegation to	Victorian State League Division 2
Domestic cup(s)	State Knockout Cup
Current champions	Pascoe Vale (2012)

The Victorian State League Division 1 is the second tier association football (soccer) competition (behind the Victorian Premier League) in Victoria, Australia, and the third nationally, including the A-League. It is conducted by the Football Federation Victoria, the states football governing body.

In the 2012 season, Pascoe Vale and Port Melbourne Sharks were promoted to the Victorian Premier League, while Whittlesea Ranges, Dandenong City and Springvale White Eagles were relegated.

Format

The champions and runners-up of State League Division 1 are promoted to the highest footballing competition in Victoria, the Victorian Premier League, while the two teams that finish on the bottom of the Premier League will be relegated to Division 1. The champions of the Victorian State League Division 2 South-East and North-West, the third tier in Victoria and the fourth nationally, are promoted to Victorian State League Division 1 the next season, whilst the two teams finishing on the bottom of the ladder are relegated to Division 2 in their respective zones. The two teams finishing tenth in Division 2 South-East and North-West enter a playoff at the end of the season, the winner of which goes on to face the tenth placed team in Division 1. The winner of this playoff plays in Division 1 next season, whilst the loser is either relegated to or remains in (depending on which league they were in for the previous season) Division 2.

Clubs

The following 12 clubs are competing in the Victorian State League Division 1 during the 2013 season.

Club	Position in 2012	SLD1 titles	Last division title
Altona Magic	3rd	0	n/a
Box Hill United	2nd in SLD2 SE	0	n/a
Eastern Lions SC	1st in SLD2 SE	0	n/a
Fawkner Blues	1st in SLD2 NW	0	n/a
FC Bulleen Lions	6th	1	1963
Heidelberg United	11th in VPL	0	n/a
North Geelong Warriors	4th	1	1991
Sunshine George Cross	8th	1	2008
St Albans Saints	9th	0	n/a
Werribee City	5th	0	n/a
Western Suburbs	7th	1	2006
Moreland Zebras	12th in VPL	0	n/a

2011 League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Whittlesea Zebras	22	13	5	4	44	23	21	44	Promotion to the Victorian Premier League
2	Southern Stars FC	22	13	5	4	44	26	18	44	Promotion to the Victorian Premier League
3	Port Melbourne Sharks	22	13	5	4	32	19	13	44
4	Pascoe Vale SC	22	10	3	9	40	28	12	33
5	Altona Magic	22	10	5	7	34	29	5	32
6	North Geelong Warriors	22	9	2	11	32	37	-5	29
7	Sunshine George Cross	22	8	4	10	31	33	-2	28
8	Bulleen Lions	22	8	4	10	27	31	-4	28
9	Western Suburbs SC	22	8	2	12	24	39	-15	26
10	Langwarrin SC	22	6	7	9	34	39	-5	25	Qualification to the Relegation Playoff
11	Fawkner Blues	22	6	3	13	21	27	-6	21	Relegation to the SLD2
12	Preston Lions	22	4	3	15	24	56	-32	9	Relegation to the SLD2

• Altona Magic were given a 3 point deduction for fielding an ineligible player in Round 8 vs Pascoe Vale SC
• Preston Lions had six points deducted for misconduct

Last updated: Dec 27, 2011 4:30PM (local time)

2012 Playoffs

The second placed teams of the North-West and South-East conferences of Division 2 played off, with the winner facing the tenth placed club of Division 1.

State League 2 Playoff 30 Sep 2012	Box Hill United	1 - 1 (5-4 p)	Moreland City	Green Gully Reserve, Melbourne
12:00PM		Report
		Penalties

Promotion/Relegation Playoff 06 Oct 2012	Box Hill United	2 - 1	Whittlesea Ranges	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne
12:00PM	Daniel Giogha  26'	Report	Own Goal  61' Petr Kratky  80' (pen)

External links

• Football Federation Victoria Official website