The 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria season was played over 26 rounds.
The NPL2 Season concluded with a single match between the winners of the leagues in the West and East sections, to determine the NPL2 Champion.
Only 8 of the 22 applicants were granted licences for the 2016 season,[2] plus the Victorian women's team of the NTC.
Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Dockerty Cup.
The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2016 FFA Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32.