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Victoria Premier League 1997

Fixtures/Results

Regular Season

1. Round

  Friday, 07/02/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Heidelberg United 2:0    
  Friday, 07/02/1997       Fawkner Blues - Preston Lions 5:3    
  Saturday, 08/02/1997       Melton Reds - Port Melbourne Sharks 0:5    
  Saturday, 08/02/1997       Thomastown Zebras - North Geelong Warriors 4:2    
  Saturday, 08/02/1997       Altona Magic - Springvale White Eagles 1:0    
  Saturday, 08/02/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Sunshine Georgies 4:1    
  Monday, 10/02/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - St Albans Saints 0:0    

2. Round

  Friday, 14/02/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Bulleen Inter Kings 2:1    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Altona Magic 3:0    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Thomastown Zebras 1:3    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       Preston Lions - North Geelong Warriors 3:0    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       Heidelberg United - Fawkner Blues 4:2    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       Melton Reds - Green Gully Cavaliers 0:4    
  Saturday, 15/02/1997       St Albans Saints - Sunshine Georgies 3:3    

3. Round

  Friday, 21/02/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - St Albans Saints 4:2    
  Friday, 21/02/1997       Fawkner Blues - Melton Reds 0:1    
  Saturday, 22/02/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Heidelberg United 0:2    
  Saturday, 22/02/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Preston Lions 1:0    
  Saturday, 22/02/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Thomastown Zebras 0:2    
  Saturday, 22/02/1997       Altona Magic - Sunshine Georgies 3:0    
  Monday, 24/02/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Bulleen Inter Kings 1:2    

4. Round

  Saturday, 01/03/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Altona Magic 2:2    
  Saturday, 01/03/1997       Preston Lions - Bentleigh Greens 1:1    
  Saturday, 01/03/1997       Heidelberg United - Springvale White Eagles 1:2    
  Saturday, 01/03/1997       Melton Reds - North Geelong Warriors 4:1    
  Saturday, 01/03/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Port Melbourne Sharks 2:3    
  Saturday, 01/03/1997       St Albans Saints - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:2    
  Monday, 03/03/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Fawkner Blues 2:1    

5. Round

  Friday, 07/03/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Port Melbourne Sharks 1:0    
  Friday, 07/03/1997       Fawkner Blues - St Albans Saints 0:2    
  Friday, 07/03/1997       Altona Magic - Preston Lions 0:1    
  Saturday, 08/03/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Bulleen Inter Kings 0:1    
  Saturday, 08/03/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Melton Reds 8:2    
  Saturday, 08/03/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Heidelberg United 2:4    
  Saturday, 08/03/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Sunshine Georgies 3:3    

6. Round

  Friday, 14/03/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Fawkner Blues 2:2    
  Saturday, 15/03/1997       Preston Lions - Thomastown Zebras 1:0    
  Saturday, 15/03/1997       Heidelberg United - Altona Magic 2:2    
  Saturday, 15/03/1997       Melton Reds - Bentleigh Greens 3:3    
  Saturday, 15/03/1997       St Albans Saints - North Geelong Warriors 2:0    
  Monday, 17/03/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Sunshine Georgies 4:1    
  Monday, 17/03/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Springvale White Eagles 4:3    

7. Round

  Friday, 21/03/1997       Fawkner Blues - Green Gully Cavaliers 2:2    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Port Melbourne Sharks 0:5    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       Springvale White Eagles - St Albans Saints 3:1    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Bulleen Inter Kings 3:3    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       Altona Magic - Melton Reds 4:0    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Heidelberg United 2:3    
  Saturday, 22/03/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Preston Lions 6:0    

8. Round

  Thursday, 06/03/1997       Fawkner Blues - Sunshine Georgies 1:1    
  Thursday, 06/03/1997       Heidelberg United - Preston Lions 1:1    
  Thursday, 06/03/1997       Melton Reds - Thomastown Zebras 0:2    
  Thursday, 06/03/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Altona Magic 0:1    
  Friday, 04/04/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Springvale White Eagles 1:2    
  Friday, 04/04/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - North Geelong Warriors 3:0    
  Saturday, 05/04/1997       St Albans Saints - Bentleigh Greens 0:6    

9. Round

  Saturday, 12/04/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Fawkner Blues 3:2    
  Saturday, 12/04/1997       Heidelberg United - Sunshine Georgies 2:3    
  Sunday, 13/04/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:1    
  Sunday, 13/04/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Port Melbourne Sharks 0:1    
  Sunday, 13/04/1997       Altona Magic - St Albans Saints 2:2    
  Sunday, 13/04/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Bulleen Inter Kings 1:3    
  Sunday, 13/04/1997       Preston Lions - Melton Reds 7:0    

10. Round

  Friday, 18/04/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Altona Magic 0:1    
  Saturday, 19/04/1997       St Albans Saints - Thomastown Zebras 3:2    
  Sunday, 20/04/1997       Melton Reds - Heidelberg United 2:3    
  Sunday, 20/04/1997       Sunshine Georgies - North Geelong Warriors 4:0    
  Sunday, 20/04/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Preston Lions 2:0    
  Sunday, 20/04/1997       Fawkner Blues - Springvale White Eagles 2:0    
  Monday, 21/04/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Bentleigh Greens 4:1    

11. Round

  Friday, 25/04/1997       Altona Magic - Green Gully Cavaliers 0:0    
  Saturday, 26/04/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Fawkner Blues 2:2    
  Sunday, 27/04/1997       Springvale White Eagles - North Geelong Warriors 2:1    
  Sunday, 27/04/1997       Preston Lions - St Albans Saints 1:1    
  Sunday, 27/04/1997       Melton Reds - Sunshine Georgies 1:4    
  Monday, 28/04/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Port Melbourne Sharks 0:2    
  Monday, 28/04/1997       Heidelberg United - Bulleen Inter Kings 2:2    

12. Round

  Friday, 02/05/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Preston Lions 1:3    
  Saturday, 03/05/1997       St Albans Saints - Heidelberg United 1:0    
  Sunday, 04/05/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Springvale White Eagles 1:1    
  Sunday, 04/05/1997       Fawkner Blues - Altona Magic 2:7    
  Sunday, 04/05/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Bentleigh Greens 1:8    
  Monday, 05/05/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Thomastown Zebras 1:0    
  Monday, 05/05/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Melton Reds 2:0    

13. Round

  Saturday, 10/05/1997       Altona Magic - North Geelong Warriors 1:0    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Springvale White Eagles 2:2    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Fawkner Blues 1:3    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Preston Lions - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:1    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Heidelberg United - Port Melbourne Sharks 4:1    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Melton Reds - St Albans Saints 3:3    
  Sunday, 11/05/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Sunshine Georgies 3:0    

14. Round

  Saturday, 17/05/1997       St Albans Saints - Bulleen Inter Kings 1:0    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       Heidelberg United - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:0    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       Preston Lions - Fawkner Blues 1:0    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Melton Reds 3:1    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Thomastown Zebras 1:1    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Altona Magic 1:1    
  Sunday, 18/05/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Bentleigh Greens 1:9    

15. Round

  Friday, 23/05/1997       Fawkner Blues - Heidelberg United 0:0    
  Saturday, 24/05/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Port Melbourne Sharks 1:0    
  Saturday, 24/05/1997       Altona Magic - Bentleigh Greens 0:0    
  Saturday, 24/05/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Springvale White Eagles 1:2    
  Saturday, 24/05/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Preston Lions 0:1    
  Saturday, 24/05/1997       Sunshine Georgies - St Albans Saints 1:3    
  Monday, 26/05/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Melton Reds 2:0    

16. Round

  Saturday, 31/05/1997       St Albans Saints - Port Melbourne Sharks 4:1    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Melton Reds - Fawkner Blues 1:2    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Heidelberg United - North Geelong Warriors 2:3    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Preston Lions - Springvale White Eagles 1:0    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Bentleigh Greens 1:2    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Altona Magic 1:3    
  Sunday, 01/06/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:3    

17. Round

  Sunday, 08/06/1997       Altona Magic - Thomastown Zebras 1:0    
  Sunday, 08/06/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Preston Lions 1:0    
  Sunday, 08/06/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Heidelberg United 1:0    
  Sunday, 08/06/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Melton Reds 2:2    
  Sunday, 08/06/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Sunshine Georgies 1:3    
  Sunday, 08/06/1997       Fawkner Blues - Bulleen Inter Kings 4:2    
  Monday, 09/06/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - St Albans Saints 1:0    

18. Round

  Saturday, 14/06/1997       St Albans Saints - Fawkner Blues 3:0    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Green Gully Cavaliers 2:2    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Preston Lions - Altona Magic 0:0    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - North Geelong Warriors 2:2    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Melton Reds - Springvale White Eagles 1:3    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Heidelberg United - Bentleigh Greens 1:3    
  Sunday, 15/06/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Thomastown Zebras 4:1    

19. Round

  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Fawkner Blues - Port Melbourne Sharks 0:2    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Preston Lions 2:1    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Altona Magic - Heidelberg United 3:0    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Melton Reds 4:1    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       North Geelong Warriors - St Albans Saints 2:0    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Green Gully Cavaliers 0:0    
  Sunday, 22/06/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Bulleen Inter Kings 2:2    

20. Round

  Saturday, 28/06/1997       St Albans Saints - Springvale White Eagles 4:0    
  Sunday, 29/06/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - North Geelong Warriors 0:1    
  Sunday, 29/06/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Bentleigh Greens 4:2    
  Sunday, 29/06/1997       Melton Reds - Altona Magic 1:6    
  Sunday, 29/06/1997       Heidelberg United - Thomastown Zebras 1:0    
  Sunday, 29/06/1997       Preston Lions - Sunshine Georgies 3:2    
  Monday, 30/06/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Fawkner Blues 1:1    

21. Round

  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Port Melbourne Sharks 2:2    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:1    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Bentleigh Greens - St Albans Saints 2:1    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Fawkner Blues 3:1    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Preston Lions - Heidelberg United 3:1    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Melton Reds 3:2    
  Sunday, 06/07/1997       Altona Magic - Bulleen Inter Kings 0:1    

22. Round

  Saturday, 12/07/1997       St Albans Saints - Altona Magic 0:0    
  Sunday, 13/07/1997       Fawkner Blues - North Geelong Warriors 2:0    
  Sunday, 13/07/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Bentleigh Greens 1:3    
  Sunday, 13/07/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Thomastown Zebras 0:0    
  Sunday, 13/07/1997       Melton Reds - Preston Lions 1:7    
  Sunday, 13/07/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Heidelberg United 0:1    
  Monday, 14/07/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Springvale White Eagles 1:1    

23. Round

  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Altona Magic - Port Melbourne Sharks 2:0    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:0    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Thomastown Zebras - St Albans Saints 3:0    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Heidelberg United - Melton Reds 7:0    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Sunshine Georgies 1:2    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Preston Lions - Bulleen Inter Kings 3:1    
  Sunday, 20/07/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Fawkner Blues 1:0    

24. Round

  Saturday, 26/07/1997       St Albans Saints - Preston Lions 1:1    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Springvale White Eagles 1:2    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       Fawkner Blues - Bentleigh Greens 1:1    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Altona Magic 0:1    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Thomastown Zebras 1:2    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       Bulleen Inter Kings - Heidelberg United 2:0    
  Sunday, 27/07/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Melton Reds 2:1    

25. Round

  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Preston Lions - Port Melbourne Sharks 2:1    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Thomastown Zebras - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:2    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Heidelberg United - St Albans Saints 0:3    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Sunshine Georgies 1:1    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Melton Reds - Bulleen Inter Kings 1:4    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Altona Magic - Fawkner Blues 1:1    
  Sunday, 03/08/1997       Bentleigh Greens - North Geelong Warriors 10:0    

26. Round

  Sunday, 10/08/1997       Springvale White Eagles - Bentleigh Greens 1:2    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       North Geelong Warriors - Altona Magic 0:11    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       Fawkner Blues - Thomastown Zebras 1:1    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Preston Lions 1:0    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       Port Melbourne Sharks - Heidelberg United 7:2    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       St Albans Saints - Melton Reds 7:1    
  Sunday, 10/08/1997       Sunshine Georgies - Bulleen Inter Kings 5:0    
P Team P W D L Diff. Goals Pts. Home Away
1. Altona Magic 26 14 9 3 36 53 : 17 51 13 7 4 2 18 : 5 25 13 7 5 1 35 : 12 26
2. Bentleigh Greens 26 14 7 5 39 75 : 36 49 13 7 3 3 34 : 17 24 13 7 4 2 41 : 19 25
3. Green Gully Cavaliers 26 13 9 4 21 40 : 19 48 13 9 2 2 22 : 7 29 13 4 7 2 18 : 12 19
4. Preston Lions 26 13 6 7 15 45 : 30 45 13 9 4 0 27 : 8 31 13 4 2 7 18 : 22 14
5. Bulleen Inter Kings 26 13 6 7 8 45 : 37 45 13 8 3 2 23 : 12 27 13 5 3 5 22 : 25 18
6. Springvale White Eagles 26 11 8 7 6 43 : 37 41 13 6 5 2 25 : 16 23 13 5 3 5 18 : 21 18
7. St Albans Saints 26 11 7 8 10 48 : 38 40 13 8 3 2 30 : 16 27 13 3 4 6 18 : 22 13
8. Sunshine Georgies 26 10 6 10 1 54 : 53 36 13 6 2 5 30 : 23 20 13 4 4 5 24 : 30 16
9. Heidelberg United 26 10 4 12 -3 44 : 47 34 13 5 3 5 28 : 22 18 13 5 1 7 16 : 25 16
10. Port Melbourne Sharks 26 10 3 13 5 48 : 43 33 13 4 2 7 25 : 25 14 13 6 1 6 23 : 18 19
11. Thomastown Zebras 26 8 5 13 -4 38 : 42 29 13 4 2 7 24 : 27 14 13 4 3 6 14 : 15 15
12. Fawkner Blues 26 6 9 11 -10 37 : 47 27 13 4 5 4 20 : 22 17 13 2 4 7 17 : 25 10
13. North Geelong Warriors 26 4 4 18 -55 22 : 77 16 13 2 3 8 12 : 38 9 13 2 1 10 10 : 39 7
14. Melton Reds 26 2 3 21 -69 29 : 98 9 13 1 2 10 18 : 47 5 13 1 1 11 11 : 51 4

Top five qualify for Finals Series

North Geelong Warriors and Melton Reds are relegated to State League Division One

Finals Series

Elimination Final

1 Sunday, 17/08/1997       Preston Lions - Bulleen Inter Kings 0:2      

Qualifying Final

2 Sunday, 17/08/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Green Gully Cavaliers 1:4      

Minor Semi Final

3 Sunday, 24/08/1997       Bentleigh Greens - Bulleen Inter Kings 1:2      

Major Semi Final

4 Sunday, 24/08/1997       Altona Magic - Green Gully Cavaliers 2:1      

Preliminary Final

5 Sunday, 31/08/1997       Green Gully Cavaliers - Bulleen Inter Kings 0:1      

Grand Final

6 Sunday, 07/09/1997       Altona Magic - Bulleen Inter Kings 4:2 (1:1, 2:2) a.e.t.    
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