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Alfredton United Dominates Junior Soccer, Crushes Vikings 9-5
The Ballarat club tops the standings with 9 points in a league campaign marked by emphatic scoring.
How we reported this
Alfredton United is the team to beat in Junior Soccer Winter 2025 Division 6. The Ballarat club leads the ladder with 9 points from nine matches, including a standout 9-5 victory over Vikings [1]. That result, posted earlier this season, underscores the firepower that has carried United to the top of the standings.
The junior soccer competition is one of several amateur leagues running through the winter in Ballarat, a city where community sport thrives year-round. With the Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) still mid-season, Sebastopol holds first place in both senior football and netball with 40 points, the junior codes offer a glimpse into the pipeline of local talent [2][7].
Sebastopol still leads in BFNL football and netball
In the BFNL senior football ladder, Sebastopol sits on 40 points after 12 games, followed by Darley, Ballarat, and North Ballarat, all locked on 36 points [7]. The netball table mirrors that gap: Sebastopol tops the senior netball ladder with 40 points, with Darley, Ballarat, and North Ballarat tied at 36 points [4][5]. North Ballarat is the reigning premier in both codes, having won the 2023 grand final in netball (40-38 against Darley) and the senior football premiership that same year [6].
The BFNL features 11 senior teams and 9 junior teams, making it the region's largest amateur football-netball competition [6].
Goalkicking leader and other league notes
In the senior football competition, Ballarat's Biggie Nyuon leads the goalkicking tally with 46 goals. Braedan Kight (Melton) and Will Johnson (Darley) are next with 28 each [5]. In the R-League Division 1, an inflatable sports league, North Geelong tops the standings with 75 points from 13 games, while the Ballarat team sits fifth with 35 points from 11 matches [3]. The junior soccer ladder also features MLIS Ballarat, another local side, in the chase behind Alfredton United [1].
What comes next for Alfredton United? With nine matches played and the lead in hand, the club will look to maintain its form through the back half of the winter season. For the BFNL sides, the race to September is heating up, Sebastopol's four-point buffer over the chasing pack leaves little room for error as the finals approach.