Football Victoria
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Victoria, Australia |
| Abbreviation | FV |
| Founded | 20 March 1884 |
| Affiliation | Football Australia |
| Headquarters | The Home of the Matildas |
| Location | Bundoora, Victoria, Australia |
| President | Angela Williams |
| CEO | Dan Birrell |
| Official website | |
| footballvictoria.com.au | |
Football Victoria is the state governing body for soccer in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Australia, the sport's national governing body.
History
[edit]A meeting was held at the Young and Jackson Hotel by the Anglo-Australian Football Club on 28 February 1884[1] where twenty-five gentlemen were present to dissolve the club in place of the creation of a Victorian association after the formation of six or eight new clubs[a] in various suburbs. A cup competition valued at £25 was also proposed.[2][4] Clubs from Carlton, Richmond, South Melbourne, South Yarra, and Williamstown met at the Young and Jackson Hotel and all unanimously agreed to form the association as the Anglo-Australian Football Association on 20 March 1884.[5] One week later, the rules were finalized and entries began for their inaugural cup competition; the Challenge Cup.[6][7]
In 2009, player registrations for soccer in Victoria passed 50,000, the highest number in the federation's history.[8]
In 2018, the federation was renamed from "Football Federation Victoria" to "Football Victoria".[9]
In 2025, Football Victoria had subsumed the Victorian Regional Leagues structure into its purview, abolishing the regional associations.[10][11]
Competitions
[edit]Current
[edit]- National Premier Leagues Victoria Men's
- National Premier Leagues Victoria Women's
- Victorian Premier League Men's
- Victorian Premier League Women's
- Victorian State League Men's
- Victorian State League Women's
- Dockerty Cup
- Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup
Defunct
[edit]- Victorian Soccer League (1909–1957)
- Victorian State League (1958–1990)
- Victorian Premier League (1991–2013)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 9058. Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1884. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 9059. Victoria, Australia. 29 February 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 11, 760. Victoria, Australia. 29 February 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "FOOTBALL". Leader. No. 1471. Victoria, Australia. 1 March 1884. p. 19. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 9078. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1884. p. 10. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 11, 785. Victoria, Australia. 29 March 1884. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL GOSSIP". The Australasian. Vol. XXXVI, no. 943. Victoria, Australia. 26 April 1884. p. 14. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "FFV rebrands as Football Victoria, unveils visual identity". Football Victoria. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "A new era of unity for Victorian Football". Football Victoria. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Metropolitan League, Metropolitan Masters and Women's State League Finals, proudly supported by VRGF | Football Victoria". 2 September 2022.