Football Victoria

History

Football Victoria began operation in 1884 under the name Anglo Australian Football Association of Victoria and is one of the oldest sporting associations in Victoria. It has had several name changes over the years, but has survived as the governing body of soccer in Victoria since this time.

In 2009, player registrations for soccer in Victoria passed 50,000, the highest number in the federation's history.

In 2018, the federation was renamed from "Football Federation Victoria" to "Football Victoria".

Formation

Football Federation Victoria oversees all aspects of the sport within the state, however there are twelve regional associations that manage local leagues and competitions in their areas.

• Albury Wodonga Football Association
• Ballarat & District Soccer Association
• Bendigo Amateur Soccer League
• Cobram Junior Soccer Association
• Football Federation Victoria Geelong Region
• Gippsland Soccer League
• Latrobe Valley Soccer League
• Moama-Echuca Soccer Association
• Shepparton Junior Soccer Association
• Football Federation Victoria Sunraysia
• Swan Hill Soccer League
• South West Victorian Football Association

Soccer pyramid in Victoria

Main article: Australian soccer league system

The soccer pyramid in Victoria comprises the seven levels of soccer in Victoria below the A-League. It has a hierarchical format that features promotion and relegation between all levels (aside from the A-League and regional leagues). All clubs in the system are eligible for entry to the FFA Cup, and are seeded in accordance to tier standing.

For the 2013 season, Football Federation Victoria announced a restructure of the league. Tiers 5, 6 and 7, which were previously known as Provisional League 1, 2 and 3 respectively were removed, as was the Metropolitan League (tier 8). They were replaced by State League 4 and 5, divided geographically into North, East, South and West divisions, thus making State League 5 the lowest division in which are club can theoretically be promoted into the VPL. The Victorian Premier League and State League 1 to 3 remained the same.

2013 will also see the inaugural State League Champions series take place in Victoria. The champion of each league from State League 1 and below will play a finals series against the champions of other regions in their division as follows:

• State League 1 North-West v South-East
• State League 2 North-West vs South-East
• State League 3 North-West vs South-East
• State League 4 North vs West & South vs East, with winners meeting in a final
• State League 5 North vs West & South vs East, with winners meeting in a final

Various regional leagues that are affiliated with the FFV, although they are not connected to the Victorian soccer pyramid and thus there is no promotion or relegation between them. These leagues include Bayside FA Premier, Gippsland Soccer League, North Eastern Soccer League, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League, Ballarat & District Soccer Association, Geelong Regional Football Association and South West Victorian Football Association, as well as various junior leagues.

Men's pyramid

Women's pyramid

https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/sites/ffv/files/2019-12/Women%E2%80%99s%20State%20League%20Structures%202020.pdf

|- 2 Victorian Women's Premier League (12 clubs)

|- 3 Women's State League Div 1 North-West

10 clubs Ballarat City FC
Caroline Springs George Cross FC Craigieburn City FC Elwood City SC FC Clifton Hill
La Trobe Uni Lara United FC Melbourne Knights FC North Geelong Warriors FC
Glen Waverley SC Women's State League Div 1 South-East

10 clubs Brighton
FC Noble Hurricanes Knox United WSC Mazenod FC Mill Park SC Monbulk Rangers SC Mooroolbark South Springvale Skye Utd FC Whitehorse United |- 4 Women's State League Div 2 North-West

10 clubs Altona City SC Ballarat SC Brunswick City Fawkner SC Geelong Rangers SC Maribyrnong Utd St Albans Saints West Preston
Western Eagles
Western Suburbs

Women's State League Div 2 South-East

10 clubs Ashburton Utd
Casey Comets FC (WVPL Champions 1998, 1999 & 2002) Beaumaris Brunswick Zebras (WVPL Champions 1996 & 1997) Doveton SC Endeavour Utd Kings Domain FC Knox City
Yarra Jets

|- 5

10 clubs Epping City SC
FC Strathmore
Greenvale United SC
Melbourne University Moreland Eagles FC North City Lions Pascoe Vale FC Port Melbourne Watsonia Heights FC

10 clubs Altona East Phoenix SC
Diamond Valley United Gisborne SC Maribyrnong Greens
Melbourne University North Melbourne Athletic FC Port Melbourne Point Cook FC

10 clubs Bayswater Striker
Berwick City (WVPL Champions 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1995)
Dandenong City SC Langwarrin Latrobe United FC Monash City Villarreal FC Mornington Flames Noble Park Utd
Richmond

10 clubs Ashburton
FC Clifton Hill FC Melbourne Srbija Lilydale Montrose United Malvern City Manningham United Blues Mooroolbark SC Old Xaverians SC
Sandringham Swinburne University WSC

|}

References

5. https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-8746-0-0-0

6. https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/metropolitan-masters-metropolitan-league-and-womens-state-league-finals-proudly-supported-vrgf

References

1. [http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/corporate/aboutus/] {{webarchive. link. (17 June 2009)
2. link. (28 September 2011)
3. (19 October 2018). "FFV rebrands as Football Victoria, unveils visual identity". Football Victoria.
4. "Football Federation Victoria : Restructure of 2013 men's leagues". Footballfedvic.com.au.