| Football Victoria | |
| Abbreviation: | FV |
| Formation: | 1884 |
| Type: | State football governing body |
| Headquarters: | The Home of the Matildas |
| Location: | Victoria, Australia |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Antonella Care |
| Leader Title2: | CEO |
| Leader Name2: | Chris Pehlivanis |
| Affiliations: | Football Australia |
Football Victoria is the state governing body for soccer in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Australia, the sport's national governing body.
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.[1] 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.[2]
In 2018, the federation was renamed from "Football Federation Victoria" to "Football Victoria".[3]
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.
For the full soccer pyramid in Australia, see 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.[4] 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:
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.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Premier Leagues Victoria Women (12 clubs)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Victorian Women's Premier League (12 clubs)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Women's State League Div 1 North-West 10 clubs Ballarat City 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 Knox United WSC Mazenod FC Mill Park SC Monash University 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 Banyule City SC Bayside Argonauts FC Beaumaris Brunswick Zebras Doveton SC Endeavour Utd Kings Domain FC Knox City Yarra Jets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Women's State League Div 3 North 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 | Women's State League Div 3 West 10 clubs Altona East Phoenix SC Avondale FC Caroline Springs George Cross FC Diamond Valley United Gisborne SC Maribyrnong Greens Melbourne University North Melbourne Athletic FC Port Melbourne Point Cook FC | Women's State League Div 3 South 10 clubs Bayswater Striker Berwick City Dandenong City SC Langwarrin Latrobe United FC Monash City Villarreal FC Mornington Flames Noble Park Utd Richmond | Women's State League Div 3 East 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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