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Victorian State League
Australian soccer league based in Victoria
Australian soccer league based in Victoria
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| logo | Victorian State League.jpg | |
| organiser | Football Victoria | |
| country | Australia | |
| state | Victoria | |
| confed | AFC | |
| founded | ||
| teams | 167{{plainlist | |
| promotion | VPL 2 | |
| levels | 5–11 | |
| domest_cup | National | |
| Australia Cup | ||
| State | ||
| Dockerty Cup | ||
| champions | VSL 1 NW: Lalor United Sloga | |
| VSL 1 SE: Malvern City | ||
| (2025) |
- Division 1: 23
- Division 2: 24
- Division 3: 24
- Division 4: 24
- Division 5: 24
- Division 6: 24
- Division 7: 24
Australia Cup State Dockerty Cup VSL 1 SE: Malvern City (2025) The Victorian State League (VSL), known as the VETO Sports State League for sponsorship reasons, is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria. It is administered by Football Victoria, covering the fourth-to-eighth-highest tiers in the Victorian soccer league system (and the fifth-to-ninth-highest nationally).
As of 2026, it consists of seven divisions (separated by two zones, North/West and South/East). Each division would have 24 teams, with 12 in each division. Mazenod FC would withdraw from the VETO State League 1 South/East on the 23rd of January 2026 leaving the State League 1 with only 23 teams. Clubs promoted from VSL 1 enter the Victorian Premier League (VPL). There is no relegation from the State League 7.
History
The league was formed in 1958 as the Victorian Metropolitan League (VML), becoming the second-highest league in Victoria. It was renamed to the Victorian League in 1985, before adopting the VSL name in 1991.
In 2014, the first-tier Victorian Premier League was rebranded as the National Premier Leagues (NPL). The introduction of the NPL 1 (later renamed to NPL 2) competition resulted in the VSL becoming the third-highest Victorian competition. A further change to the pyramid structure occurred in 2020 with the establishment of NPL 3, making the VSL the fourth-highest Victorian competition.
Format
In the 2014 season, the VSL 1 champions and runners-up (Eastern Lions and Moreland City respectively) were promoted to NPL 1, although no relegation to the VSL took place. This system was removed for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, but promotion and relegation was reintroduced in 2017, with the VSL 1 champions promoted and the bottom two placed clubs in NPL 2 relegated.
Beginning from the 2026 season, VSL 4 and VSL 5 will move from having to four zones to two, resulting in the creation of sixth and seventh VSL divisions. This will result in all VSL divisions having North-West and South-East zones.
Current members
These are all clubs who are competing in the Victorian State League in the 2025 season.
Locations
Division 1
; North-West
- Ballarat City
- Banyule City
- Brimbank Stallions
- Clifton Hill
- Corio SC
- Keilor Park
- Sydenham Park
- Upfield
- Western Suburbs
- Westgate
- Westvale Olympic
- Yarraville Glory ; South-East
- Bayside Argonauts
- Beaumaris SC
- Brandon Park
- Doveton SC
- Collingwood City
- Gippsland United
- Hampton East Brighton
- Malvern City
- Mazenod
- Mornington
- Old Scotch
- South Springvale
Division 2
; North-West
- Albion Rovers
- Altona East Phoenix
- Craigieburn City
- Geelong Rangers
- Hume United
- Lalor United Sloga
- Mill Park
- Uni Hill Eagles
- Strathmore Split
- Western Eagles
- Whittlesea Ranges
- Williamstown ; South-East
- Bentleigh United Cobras
- Berwick City
- Casey Comets
- Chisholm United
- Doncaster Rovers
- Knox City
- Mooroolbark
- Noble Park United
- North Caulfield
- Peninsula Strikers
- Skye United
- St Kilda
Division 3
; North-West
- Altona North
- Brunswick Zebras
- Bundoora United
- Diamond Valley United
- Epping City
- Heidelberg Eagles
- Laverton
- Plenty Valley Lions
- Point Cook
- Sebastopol VIkings
- Sunbury United
- Surf Coast ; South-East
- Ashburton United SC
- Croydon City Arrows
- Dandenong South
- Elwood City
- Greater Dandenong
- Hampton Park United Sparrows
- Heatherton United
- Rowville Eagles
- Sandringham
- South Yarra
- Waverley Wanderers
- White Star Dandenong
Division 4
; North
- Darebin United
- Fawkner
- Glenroy Lions
- Greenvale United
- Heidelberg Stars
- Keon Park
- Melbourne University
- Moonee Valley Knights
- Moreland United
- Thornbury Athletic
- Watsonia Heights ; West
- Balmoral
- Barnestoneworth United
- Barwon
- Deakin Ducks
- Keilor Wolves
- Melbourne City
- Melton Phoenix
- Moonee Ponds United
- Truganina Hornets
- West Point
- Westside Strikers ; South
- Baxter
- Chelsea
- Endeavour United
- Frankston Pines
- Hampton Park United Sparrows
- Keysborough
- Lyndale United
- Mentone
- Monash University
- Sandown Lions
- Somerville Eagles
- Springvale City ; East
- Albert Park
- Boronia
- Docklands Athletic
- Kings Domain
- Knox United
- Manningham Juventus
- Monash City FC
- Monbulk Rangers
- Ringwood City
- Riversdale
- Yarra Jets
Division 5
; North
- Alphington
- Birrarung
- Doreen United
- La Trobe University
- Meadow Park
- Mitchell Rangers
- Moreland Eagles
- Roxburgh Park United
- Tullamarine
- University of Melbourne ; West
- Bendigo City
- ETA Buffalo
- Footscray Rangers
- Gisborne
- Truganina Hornets
- Maidstone United
- Newport Storm
- Spring Hills
- Ocean Grove (formerly Surfside Waves)
- Tarneit United
- Wyndham ; South
- Aspendale
- Barton United
- Brighton
- Bunyip District
- Casey Panthers
- Cleeland United
- Endeavour Hills Fire
- Fortuna 60
- Mount Eliza
- Mount Martha
- Noble Hurricanes
- Pakenham United
- Rosebud
- Seaford United ; East
- East Bentleigh
- East Kew
- Glen Waverley
- Lilydale Montrose United
- Mount Waverley City
- Noble Park
- Old Ivanhoe
- Old Melburnians
- Old Trinity Grammarians
- St Kevin's Old Boys
- Templestowe Wolves
- Whitehorse United
Champions
1958–1963
| Season | Division 1 North | Division 1 South | Division 2 North | Division 2 South |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Footscray Capri | Yarra Park | Corio | West Melbourne Sicilia |
| 1959 | Preston Croatia | Melbourne Hungaria | Moonee Ponds | Sandringham City |
| 1960 | South Melbourne Hellas | Richmond | Lions | Ferntree Gully |
| 1961 | Lions | Preston Croatia | Alexander | Preston Makedonia |
| 1962 | Croatia | Richmond | Coburg United | Triestina |
| 1963 | Alexander | Triestina | Libertas | Park Rangers |
1964–1999
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Croatia | Moonee Ponds | Ringwood United | Waverley City |
| 1965 | Alexander | St Albans | Frankston City | Princes Park Hercules |
| 1966 | Preston Makedonia | Sunshine City | Albion Rovers | Keilor City |
| 1967 | Ringwood City | Altona City | Keilor City | Yallourn |
| 1968 | Box Hill | Keilor City | Yallourn | Ballarat |
| 1969 | Alexander | Prahran City | Princes Park Hercules | Mooroolbark United |
| 1970 | Box Hill | Yallourn | Mooroolbark United | North Carlton Olympic |
| 1971 | Elwood Austria | Green Gully | Heidelberg | Newport |
| 1972 | Prahran Slavia | Western Suburbs | Ferntree Gully | Eltham |
| 1973 | Mooroolbark United | Preston Makedonia | North Carlton Olympic | Essendon City |
| 1974 | Sunshine City | Waverley City | Brighton | East Melbourne Helvetic |
| 1975 | Preston Makedonia | Box Hill | Heidelberg | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1976 | Green Gully | Dandenong City | Bell Park | Broadmeadows City |
| 1977 | Albion Rovers | Doveton | Knox City | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1978 | Croydon City | Melbourne Hungaria | South Melbourne Hellas | Fawkner Blues |
| 1979 | Western Suburbs | Keilor | Park Rangers | Frankston Pines |
| 1980 | Doveton | Park Rangers | Frankston Pines | Werribee City |
| 1981 | Maribyrnong Polonia | Fawkner Blues | Bell Park | Mornington |
| 1982 | Fawkner Blues | Melbourne Hungaria | Thomastown Devils | Caulfield City |
| 1983 | Western Suburbs | St Albans Saints | Caulfield City | Hamlyn Rangers |
| 1984 | Springvale City | Mornington | Hamlyn Rangers | Yarraville |
| 1985 | Melbourne | South Oakleigh | Prahran City | Rosanna |
| 1986 | Oakleigh | Bulleen | Mooroolbark | Clarinda |
| 1987 | Bulleen Lions | Westgate | West Brunswick | Lalor United |
| 1988 | Frankston Pines | Sandringham City | Geelong | Holland Park |
| 1989 | Mooroolbark | North Geelong | Bell Park | Clayton Inter |
| 1990 | Doveton | Bell Park | Altona City | East Brunswick-Ivanhoe |
| 1991 | North Geelong | Richmond | Oakleigh Suburbs | Regent |
| 1992 | Springvale City | Broadmeadows City | Springvale United | Pascoe Vale |
| 1993 | Werribee City | Box Hill Inter | Lalor United | Altona East |
| 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | Clarinda | Altona East | Westvale |
| 1995 | Bentleigh Greens | Springvale White Eagles | Westvale | South Springvale |
| 1996 | Springvale White Eagles | Westvale | Frankston | Geelong |
| 1997 | South Dandenong | Ringwood City | Cranbourne | Malvern City |
| 1998 | Westvale | Oakleigh | Geelong | Moreland City |
| 1999 | Oakleigh | Frankston Pines | South Wantirna | Langwarrin |
2000–2012
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 North-West | Division 2 South-East | Division 3 North-West | Division 3 South-East |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | South Dandenong | Fitzroy City | Frankston Strikers | Croxton Park | Langwarrin |
| 2001 | Whittlesea Stallions | Albion Rovers | Knox City | Keilor Park | Monbulk Rangers |
| 2002 | Frankston Pines | Northcote City | Kingston City | North Sunshine Eagles | Brunswick City |
| 2003 | Oakleigh Cannons | Sunshine Georgies | Richmond | Keilor Park | Clayton |
| 2004 | Heidelberg United | Brunswick City | Langwarrin | Yarraville Glory | Chelsea |
| 2005 | Kingston City | North Geelong Warriors | Springvale White Eagles | Maribyrnong Greens | Waverley Wanderers |
| 2006 | Western Suburbs | Westgate | Cranbourne Comets | Werribee City | Heatherton United |
| 2007 | Frankston Pines | Keilor Park | Clifton Hill | Ballarat Red Devils | Frankston Strikers |
| 2008 | Sunshine Georgies | Pascoe Vale | Northcote City | Geelong Rangers | Morwell Pegasus |
| 2009 | Northcote City | North Geelong Warriors | Malvern City | Banyule City | Berwick City |
| 2010 | St Albans Saints | Port Melbourne | Southern Stars | Westgate | Noble Park United |
| 2011 | Whittlesea Zebras | Werribee City | Dandenong City | Keilor Park | Kingston City |
| 2012 | Pascoe Vale | Fawkner Blues | Eastern Lions | Avondale Heights | Doveton |
2013–present
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | North-West | South-East | North-West | South-East | North-West | South-East | East | North | South | West | East | North | South | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Heidelberg United | Moreland City | Springvale White Eagles | Cairnlea | Doncaster Rovers | Mooroolbark | Heidelberg Stars | Seaford United | Corio | Ringwood City | Bundoora United | St Kilda | Melton Phoenix | ||||||
| 2014 | Moreland City | Eastern Lions | North Sunshine Eagles | Frankston Pines | Essendon Royals | Sandringham City | Croydon City Arrows | Upfield | St Kilda | Hoppers Crossing | Eltham Redbacks | Greenvale United | Dandenong South | Keilor Wolves | |||||
| 2015 | Western Suburubs | Mornington | Banyule City | Berwick City | Hoppers Crossing | St Kilda | Eltham Redbacks | Fawkner | Brighton | Melbourne City | Kings Domain | Mill Park | Springvale City | Spring Hills | |||||
| 2016 | Altona Magic | Mornington | Geelong | St Kilda | Geelong Rangers | Mazenod United | Brandon Park | Epping City | Skye United | Brimbank Stallions | Healesville | RMIT | Rosebud Heart | Notrh Melbourne Athletic | |||||
| 2017 | Altona Magic | Langwarrin | Altona City | Eltham Redbacks | Brimbank Stallions | Knox City | Whitlehorse United | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Bayside Argonauts | Point Cook | East Brighton United | Craigieburn City | Sandown Lions | Laverton Park | |||||
| 2018 | Geelong | Manningham United Blues | Whittlesea United | Doveton | Epping City | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Ashburton United | Lalor United | Monash University | Western Eagles | Monash City | Heidelberg Eagles | Chelsea | Westside Strikers Caroline Springs | |||||
| 2019 | Preston Lions | Nunawading Ciity | Fitzroy City | Boroondara-Carey Eagles | Lalor United | Collingwood City | Hampton East Brighton | Heidelberg Eagles | Rowville Eagles | Altona North | Waverley Wanderers | Uni Hill Eagles | Somerville Eagles | Barnstoneworth United | |||||
| 2020 | No competition played due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Caroline Springs George Cross | Beaumaris | Upfield | Collingwood City | Westvale Olympic | Hampton East Brighton | Chisholm United | Uni Hill Eagles | Dandenong South | Westside Strikers | St Kilda | Moonee Valley Knights | White Star Dandenong | Barwon | |||||
| 2023 | Altona City | Melbourne Srbija | Clifton Hill | Mazenod | Uni Hill Eagles | Chisholm United | St Kilda | Bundoora United | White Star Dandenong | Laverton | Knox United | Yarra Jets | Hampton Park United Sparrows | Balmoral | |||||
| 2024 | Whittlesea United | Eltham Redbacks | Keilor Park | Bayside Argonauts | Western Eagles | St Kilda | Croydon City Arrows | Plenty Valley Lions | Hampton Park United Sparrows | Surf Coast | Mount Waverley City | Heidelberg Stars | Rosebud | Lara United | |||||
| 2025 |
References
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