Following the introduction of the
National Premier Leagues (NPL) for the
2014 season,
Football Federation Victoria (FFV) introduced a second-tier
NPL 1 competition. It was renamed to
NPL 2 in
2016 and split into two zones (east and west). A further change occurred in
2020, with the establishment of
NPL 3 as the third-tier competition in the Victorian soccer pyramid. In October 2023,
Football Victoria renamed NPL 2 and NPL 3 to
VPL 1 and
VPL 2 respectively, using the name "Victorian Premier League" name previously used by the first division in Victoria. ==Format==