| Founded | 2020 as National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| State |  Victoria |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | Victoria Premier League 1 |
| Relegation to | State League 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Australia Cup Dockerty Cup |
| Current champions | Melbourne Srbija (2024) |
| Most championships | Preston Lions Caroline Springs George Cross Melbourne Srbija (1 title each) |
The Victoria Premier League 2 (formerly National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, 2020-2024), commonly referred to as VPL 2, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is the third-highest in the Victorian league system, behind NPL Victoria and Victoria Premier League 1, and forms part of the fourth tier of the overall Australian pyramid.
The league was created from the bottom halves of NPL Victoria 2 East and West, when the league was reorganised from two geographic conferences to two separate vertical NPL divisions.[1]
The competition is administered by Football Victoria, the governing body of the sport in the state. Due to start 2020 season NPL Victoria 3 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beginning in the 2024 season, the third-tier competition has been renamed the Victoria Premier Leagues 2,[2] the name of the state-tier competition prior to the formation of NPL Victoria.
- ^ "Victoria restructures its NPL competition". footballtoday.news. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "NPLM/W 2024 Update | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.