The 2011 Victorian Premier League (known as the Alanic Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-ninth season of the Victorian Premier League since the first season in 1909. The home and away season began 15 February 2011 and concluded 7 August 2011. Green Gully were the defending champions.

The concept of a youth development squad was reintroduced in 2010 with the National Training Centre team playing in midweek fixtures throughout the season but not for competition points. In 2011 the team, mostly comprising players from the Melbourne Victory youth squad, was renamed Victorian Training Centre Football and was eligible to score competition points for its matches but ineligible to qualify for the finals series or be relegated.

Green Gully won the double, winning both the premiership and the Grand Final, defeating Oakleigh Cannons. Green Gully surpassed South Melbourne FC and Brunswick Juventus as the club with the most Victorian championships with nine in total.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1: (After the end of the 2010 season.)

Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1: (After the end of the 2010 season.)

Regular season

The Victorian Premier League 2011 season was played over 22 rounds, concluding on 7 August 2011, followed by the final series.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Green Gully (C)2413475123+2843VPL 2011 Victorian Premier League Finals
2Oakleigh Cannons2413474129+1243
3Hume City2412664832+1642
4South Melbourne2412573933+641
5Heidelberg United2412755326+2740
6Northcote City2411676137+2439
7Richmond2411493438−437
8Bentleigh Greens2410683434036
9Dandenong Thunder2412574329+1435
10Melbourne Knights248793933+631
11Springvale White Eagles2436152462−3815Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1
12St Albans Saints2434172758−3113
13VTC Football2440202585−6012

Finals

Qualifying FinalsSemi FinalPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1Green Gully Cavaliers3Green Gully Cavaliers3
Hume City FC0Oakleigh Cannons2
2Oakleigh Cannons3Hume City FC0 (3)
3Hume City FC4Oakleigh Cannons0 (4)
Oakleigh Cannons1
South Melbourne FC0
4South Melbourne FC1
5Heidelberg United0

Finals Week 1

14 Aug 2011 Elimination FinalSouth Melbourne FC1–0Heidelberg UnitedSS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne
3:00PMKrnčević 66' (pen.) Petrovic 39'Armenian 16'
14 Aug 2011 Qualifying FinalOakleigh Cannons3–4Hume City FCJack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh
6:45PMDiaco 34', ?' (pen.) Lagana 40'Cardozo 47' Own goal 52' Ofli 88', 89' VlahosReferee: Shaun Evans

Finals Week 2

20 Aug 2011 Major Semi FinalGreen Gully Cavaliers3–0Hume City FCGreen Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs
3:00PMNikolić 10' Međedević 80' Sanders 92' RoganovicVlahos
21 Aug 2011 Minor Semi FinalOakleigh Cannons1–0South Melbourne FCJack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh
6:00PMGoodwin 89' Tavsancioglu Robinson LaganaVasilevski

Finals Week 3

27 Aug 2011 Preliminary FinalHume City FC0–0(a.e.t.) (2–4 p)Oakleigh CannonsSS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne
7:00PMRiccobene Bozinovski 35' Cardozo 107' GurkanDrakos 45' Groenewald 51'
Penalties
CardozoPaceNakicBozinovskiDiacoTavsanciogluRobinsonGoodwin

Grand Final

Green Gully Cavaliers3–2 (a.e.t.)Oakleigh Cannons
Fleming 23' Basma 52', 95'[permanent dead link]Doyle 25' Diaco 30'

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoalsPenalties
1Richard CardozzoHume City191
2Saso AleksovskiHeidelberg United160
3Trent RixonNorthcote City152
4Luke SherbonDandenong Thunder142
5Jason HayneGreen Gully131
6Osagie EderaroHeidelberg United121
7James KalifatidisNorthcote City110
8Jacob ColosimoMelbourne Knights101
Jesse KrncevicSouth Melbourne100
Mathew J SandersGreen Gully100
9Michael FerranteRichmond82
Goran ZoricSpringvale White Eagles80

See also