This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.
Name | Founded | Ended | Reason | Previous Names | Known clubs |
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Band of Hope Football Association | 1920 | 1926 | |||
Berwick Football Assocication [1] | 1910 | 1932 | Most clubs moved to the Dandenong District FL | ||
Bourke-Evelyn Football League | 1906 | 1931 | |||
Caulfield Oakleigh Football League [2] | 1932 | 1962 | Formed as a feeder competition for players to progress to the Oakleigh (VFA) side. Merged with the Eastern Suburban Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League. | ||
Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League | 1950 | 1961 | Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League | ||
CYMS Football League [3] | 1902 | 1974 | |||
Dandenong Districts Football League [4] | 1933 | 1953 | |||
East Suburban Football League [5] | 1932 | 1962 | Merged with the Caulfield Oakleigh Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League. | ||
Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association [6] | 1925 | 1992 | Absorbed by the Southern Football League | ||
Federal Football League | 1909 | 1981 | Absorbed by the South East Suburban FL | ||
Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League | 1926 | 1931 | |||
Melbourne District Football Association | 1906 | 1924 | Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts | ||
Melbourne North Football League | 1989 | 1994 | |||
Methodist Football League | 1946 | 1955 | |||
Metropolitan Football League | 1950 | 1974 | Sub District Football League (1925–49) | Altona, Deer Park, East Brunswick, East Hawthorn, Fairfield, Hawthorn City, Northcote Park, Reservoir, Richmond District, St Albans, St Kilda City, South Melbourne District, Sunshine | |
Metropolitan Protestant Churches Football League | 1957 | 1971 | |||
Mountain District Football Association | 1911 | 1965 | Existed 1911–1924, reformed 1931–1935, known as Belgrave Football League in 1936, 1945–1965. Merged with Yarra Valley Football League in 1966 to form Yarra Valley & Mountain District Football League | Monbulk, Belgrave, Ferny Creek (1911-1932), Olinda (1911-1914 + 1933–1938), Olinda-Ferny Creek (1946-1964), Macclesfield, Emerald, Gembrook, Silvan, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Upwey-Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, South Belgrave, South Wantirna, Mt. Evelyn, Lilydale Imperial (1931–32), Kilsyth (1936) | |
Northern Metropolitan Football League | 1975 | 1979 | Batman (now Coburg Districts), Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Collingwood Districts, Dallas Blues, East Brunswick, Fitzroy Stars, Jacana, Merlynston, Preston Wanderers, Princes Hill, RMIT, St Andrews, West Brunswick | ||
Panton Hill Football League [7] | 1931 | 1987 | |||
Protestant Football Association | 1921 | 1940 | |||
Reporter Football Association [8] | 1903 | 1926 | Disbanded early 1927 after inner clubs joined the V.F.L. Sub-Districts and the outer clubs formed the Ringwood District Football League | Box Hill, Mitcham, Canterbury, Ringwood Imperials (1903), Ringwood, Bayswater, Ferntree Gully, Burwood, East Burwood, Camberwell, Warrandyte, Nunawading, Blackburn, Doncaster, Croydon, Rose Of Camberwell (1909), Surrey Hills, Deepdene, Kilsyth, Kew, Vermont, Auburn, Balwyn | |
Ringwood District Football League [9] | 1927 | 1941 | Ringwood, Blackburn, Doncaster, Warrandyte, Croydon, Kilsyth, Vermont, Mitcham, Templestowe, Tunstall All Blacks, Ringwood East, Olinda-Monbulk (1939), Bayswater, Boronia, Lilydale Stars | ||
Saturday Morning Football League | 1927 | 1960 | |||
Scoresby District Football League | 1925 | 1930 | Bayswater-Boronia, Ferntree Gully, East Burwood, Ferny Creek, Belgrave, Scoresby, Monbulk, Silvan | ||
Sunday Amateur Football League | 1947 | 1964 | |||
Sunday Suburban Football League | 1950 | 1968 | Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950–67) | ||
VFA Sub District Football Association | 1927 | 1953 | |||
VFL Sub District Football League | 1925 | 1949 | Revamped into Metropolitan FL (1950-1974) | ||
Victorian Junior Football Association | 1883 | 1932 | |||
West Suburban Football League [10] | 1919 | 1987 | Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League | Werribee District Football League (1919–64) | Altona, INF, Lara, Laverton, Little River, Metro Farm, Newport, Services, Werribee, Werribee South, Williamstown Rovers, Wyndham |
YCW National Football League [11] | 1963 | 1986 | ACSC, Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Clifton Hill, Coburg YCW, East Brunswick, East Preston, East Thomastown, Fitzroy Stars, Fairfield, Flemington, Jacana, Kensington Stores, Keon Park, Merlynston, Moomba Park, Moorabbin West, North Fawkner, North Melbourne and District YCW, RAAF Melbourne, RAAF Squadron, Reservoir Rovers, Richmond Centrals (unrelated to current Richmond Central) St Andrews, South Dandenong, West Ivanhoe |
This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.
Name | Founded | Ended | Reason | Previous Names | Known clubs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band of Hope Football Association | 1920 | 1926 | |||
Berwick Football Assocication [1] | 1910 | 1932 | Most clubs moved to the Dandenong District FL | ||
Bourke-Evelyn Football League | 1906 | 1931 | |||
Caulfield Oakleigh Football League [2] | 1932 | 1962 | Formed as a feeder competition for players to progress to the Oakleigh (VFA) side. Merged with the Eastern Suburban Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League. | ||
Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League | 1950 | 1961 | Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League | ||
CYMS Football League [3] | 1902 | 1974 | |||
Dandenong Districts Football League [4] | 1933 | 1953 | |||
East Suburban Football League [5] | 1932 | 1962 | Merged with the Caulfield Oakleigh Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League. | ||
Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association [6] | 1925 | 1992 | Absorbed by the Southern Football League | ||
Federal Football League | 1909 | 1981 | Absorbed by the South East Suburban FL | ||
Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League | 1926 | 1931 | |||
Melbourne District Football Association | 1906 | 1924 | Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts | ||
Melbourne North Football League | 1989 | 1994 | |||
Methodist Football League | 1946 | 1955 | |||
Metropolitan Football League | 1950 | 1974 | Sub District Football League (1925–49) | Altona, Deer Park, East Brunswick, East Hawthorn, Fairfield, Hawthorn City, Northcote Park, Reservoir, Richmond District, St Albans, St Kilda City, South Melbourne District, Sunshine | |
Metropolitan Protestant Churches Football League | 1957 | 1971 | |||
Mountain District Football Association | 1911 | 1965 | Existed 1911–1924, reformed 1931–1935, known as Belgrave Football League in 1936, 1945–1965. Merged with Yarra Valley Football League in 1966 to form Yarra Valley & Mountain District Football League | Monbulk, Belgrave, Ferny Creek (1911-1932), Olinda (1911-1914 + 1933–1938), Olinda-Ferny Creek (1946-1964), Macclesfield, Emerald, Gembrook, Silvan, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Upwey-Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, South Belgrave, South Wantirna, Mt. Evelyn, Lilydale Imperial (1931–32), Kilsyth (1936) | |
Northern Metropolitan Football League | 1975 | 1979 | Batman (now Coburg Districts), Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Collingwood Districts, Dallas Blues, East Brunswick, Fitzroy Stars, Jacana, Merlynston, Preston Wanderers, Princes Hill, RMIT, St Andrews, West Brunswick | ||
Panton Hill Football League [7] | 1931 | 1987 | |||
Protestant Football Association | 1921 | 1940 | |||
Reporter Football Association [8] | 1903 | 1926 | Disbanded early 1927 after inner clubs joined the V.F.L. Sub-Districts and the outer clubs formed the Ringwood District Football League | Box Hill, Mitcham, Canterbury, Ringwood Imperials (1903), Ringwood, Bayswater, Ferntree Gully, Burwood, East Burwood, Camberwell, Warrandyte, Nunawading, Blackburn, Doncaster, Croydon, Rose Of Camberwell (1909), Surrey Hills, Deepdene, Kilsyth, Kew, Vermont, Auburn, Balwyn | |
Ringwood District Football League [9] | 1927 | 1941 | Ringwood, Blackburn, Doncaster, Warrandyte, Croydon, Kilsyth, Vermont, Mitcham, Templestowe, Tunstall All Blacks, Ringwood East, Olinda-Monbulk (1939), Bayswater, Boronia, Lilydale Stars | ||
Saturday Morning Football League | 1927 | 1960 | |||
Scoresby District Football League | 1925 | 1930 | Bayswater-Boronia, Ferntree Gully, East Burwood, Ferny Creek, Belgrave, Scoresby, Monbulk, Silvan | ||
Sunday Amateur Football League | 1947 | 1964 | |||
Sunday Suburban Football League | 1950 | 1968 | Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950–67) | ||
VFA Sub District Football Association | 1927 | 1953 | |||
VFL Sub District Football League | 1925 | 1949 | Revamped into Metropolitan FL (1950-1974) | ||
Victorian Junior Football Association | 1883 | 1932 | |||
West Suburban Football League [10] | 1919 | 1987 | Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League | Werribee District Football League (1919–64) | Altona, INF, Lara, Laverton, Little River, Metro Farm, Newport, Services, Werribee, Werribee South, Williamstown Rovers, Wyndham |
YCW National Football League [11] | 1963 | 1986 | ACSC, Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Clifton Hill, Coburg YCW, East Brunswick, East Preston, East Thomastown, Fitzroy Stars, Fairfield, Flemington, Jacana, Kensington Stores, Keon Park, Merlynston, Moomba Park, Moorabbin West, North Fawkner, North Melbourne and District YCW, RAAF Melbourne, RAAF Squadron, Reservoir Rovers, Richmond Centrals (unrelated to current Richmond Central) St Andrews, South Dandenong, West Ivanhoe |