losing 2-1 to South Melbourne in the finals series semi-final. On 1 August 2017, Heidelberg United defeated A-League side Perth Glory FC 1–0 at Olympic Village in the Round of 32 at the 2017 FFA Cup. Heidelberg took out the 2017 NPL Victoria premiership, but lost out to Bentleigh Greens in the Grand Final. Heidelberg became national champions of the NPL for the first time after defeating Bayswater City SC, APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC and Brisbane Strikers FC. On 19 August 2018, Heidelberg secured back-to-back NPL Victoria Premierships with two rounds remaining after defeating South Melbourne at Olympic Village 4–2. The premiership was secured in the Bergers' 60th year of existence. Heidelberg went on to claim the championship, defeating Avondale FC 2–1 at AAMI Park. It was Heidelberg's first Premier League title since 2001. In June 2019, Heidelberg began demolition of their home ground Olympic Village in preparation of a staged refurbishment of the precinct. The total cost of the project is $11m. To date, the club has secured $2m in state government funding, $3.1m from the City of Banyule and $0.5m from Soltilo Soccer School. On the last round of the 2019 NPL Victoria season, the Bergers secured a third consecutive Premiers Plate with a 3–0 victory over South Melbourne. Stadium Heidelberg's home ground is Olympic Village in Heidelberg West. Olympic Park (Village) was built for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. The venue was used as the official warm-up venue for the Olympics. The ground has a main grandstand with seating for 1,000 as well as undercover standing room. Opposite the main stadium is smaller grandstand with more undercover standing room. Both stands have grass hills on either side but there is no spectator room behind each of the goals. One end contains player facilities while the other has a fence with advertising and the scoreboard. The original athletics track was removed in late 2019. The total capacity of the ground is 12,000. The stadium has been Heidelberg's home for most of their history and has seen many large crowds against rivals such as South Melbourne FC and Melbourne Knights FC. A crowd of 11,372 people turned up to watch the 2015 FFA Cup quarter final match between Heidelberg United and Melbourne City. This was the second highest crowd in FFA Cup history. Crest and colours Heidelberg's crest features Greek icon Alexander the Great holding a shield,