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List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

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This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.

Metropolitan competitions

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NameFoundedEndedReasonPrevious NamesKnown clubs
Band of Hope Football Association19261931
Berwick Football Assocication[1]19101932Most clubs moved to the Dandenong District FLBeaconsfield, Berwick, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Glen Waverley, Mulgrave, Noble Park, Springvale.
Bourke-Evelyn Football League19061931Arthurs Creek, Donnybrook, Epping, Kinglake, Mernda, Midland Rovers, Reservoir, South Morang, Whittlesea
Brunswick & Coburg Churches Association19271932Coburg Methodists, East Brunswick Methodists, West Brunswick Methodists, Moreland C of C, Brunswick C of C, Coburg Presbyterians, Brunswick Presbyterians, St Augustines, Union Street Methodists.
Caulfield Oakleigh Football League[2]19321962Formed 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 League19501961Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League
CYMS Football Association1910s1976
Dandenong Districts Football League[3]19331953Most clubs move to the newly formed South West Gippsland FL in 1954Beaconsfield, Berwick, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Keysborough, Mulgrave, Noble Park, Rythedale-Officer, Springvale, Tooradin-Dalmore.
East Suburban Football League[4]19321962Merged with the Caulfield Oakleigh Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League.
Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association[5]19251992Absorbed by the Southern Football LeagueEastern Suburban Protestant Churches Association 1925-1969
Federal Football League19091981Absorbed by the South East Suburban FL
Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League19261931
Melbourne District Football Association19061924Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts
Melbourne North Football League19891994Set up for clubs that the Diamond Valley refused to admit.Bellfield, Heidelberg Colts, Keon Park, Northcote Dragons. Northern Dragons, Reservoir Rovers
Methodist Football League19461955Hampton Methodist fc 1947-1951
Metropolitan Football League19501974Sub 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 League19571971
Mountain District Football Association19111965Existed 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 LeagueMonbulk, 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 League19751979Batman (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[6]19311987Donnybrook, Hurstbridge, Kinglake, Lalor, Latrobe University, Mernda, Panton Hill, Research, St Andrews, Watsonia, Whittlesea
Protestant Football Association19211940
Reporter District Football Association19031928Disbanded early 1927 after inner clubs joined the V.F.L. Sub-Districts and the outer clubs formed the Ringwood District Football LeagueBox 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[7]19271941Ringwood, Blackburn, Doncaster, Warrandyte, Croydon, Kilsyth, Vermont, Mitcham, Templestowe, Tunstall All Blacks, Ringwood East, Olinda-Monbulk (1939), Bayswater, Boronia, Lilydale Stars
Saturday Morning Football League19271960Industrial FLPostal, Wirra Stars, MacRobertson's, Victoria Brewery, Havelock, Carlton Brewery, Abbotsford Brewery, Raymonds, G.M.H., Commonwealth Services, Electronic, Explosive, Kodak, Repatriation, S.E.C., Yellow Cabs
Scoresby District Football League19251930League created to replace Mountain DFA which went into recess. When MDFA resumed in 1931 most clubs transferred in.Bayswater-Boronia, Ferntree Gully, East Burwood, Ferny Creek, Belgrave, Scoresby, Monbulk, Silvan
Sunday Amateur Football League19471964
Sunday Suburban Football League19501968Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950–67)
VFA Sub District Football Association19271953Altona, North Williamstown, Port United, North Port Melbourne, East Preston, Victoria Park, Montague, St. Andrews, Yarraville Districts, South Elsternwick,
VFL Sub-Districts19251949Revamped into Metropolitan FL (1950-1974)
Victorian Junior Football Association18831932
West Suburban Football League[8]19191987Absorbed by the Footscray District Football LeagueWerribee 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[9]19631986Broke away from the C.Y.M.S. association because most junior clubs didn't have a senior pathway forward.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
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Country competitions

  • Alberton Football League (1946-2019)
  • Ararat & District Football Association (1928–1999)[10]
    • Clubs included Caledonians, Halls Gap, St Marys, Prestige, Trinity, Great Western, Moyston, Glenorchy, Swifts, Warriors, Miners
  • Bacchus Marsh Football League (1912–1973)[11]
    • Merged with Ballarat District Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
  • Bairnsdale District Football League (1948–1972)[12]
  • Bairnsdale Bruthen District Football League (1928–1953)[13]
  • Ballarat District Football League (1959–1973)[14]
    • Merged with Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
  • Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League (1974–1978)[15]
  • Bass Valley Football League (1922),[16] (1946–1954)
  • Bass Valley Wonthaggi Football League (1955–1995)[17]
  • Benalla & District Football League
  • Bright and Myrtleford District Football Association (1936-1951)
  • Bright District Football Association (1901-1935)
  • Castlemaine Football Association (1894-1951)
  • Central Gippsland Football League (1902–1953)[18]
  • Central Glenelg Football League (1934–1959)
  • Central Goulburn Football League (1998-2005)
  • Central Wimmera (1922–1968)[19]
    • Clubs included Natimuk, Noradjuha, Horsham seconds, Pimpinio, Quantong,
  • Clunes Football League (1931–1978)[20]
  • Corangamite Football League (1925–1934)[21]
  • Cowwarr Football League (1909–1954)[22]
  • East Gippsland Football League (1920–1939)[23]
  • Echuca Football League (1952–1989)
    • Merged with the Northern Districts Football League to form the Northern & Echuca Football League. Clubs included Echuca East, Echuca South, Bawamn, Lockington, Moama, Bunnaloo[24]
  • Glenelg & District Football Assoc (1945–1959)
  • Glenelg Football League (1960–1969)
  • Golden City Football League (1960–1980)
  • Grantville District Football Association[26]
  • Great Southern Football Association (1902-?)[27]
  • Heytesbury Football League (1980–1991)
    • Merged with the Mount Noorat Football League to form the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League
  • Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League (1992-2002)
  • Linton Carngham Football League (1936–1952)[30]
    • Clubs included Berringa, Bradvale, Carngham, Illabarook, Mannibadar, Scarsdale, Skipton, Smythesdale and Vite Vite.
  • Lowan Star Football Association (1923–1968)[31]
    • Minor competition in the Nhill district. Clubs included Boyeo, Gerang, Kiata, Lorquon, Netherby, Winiam, and Yanac. Second XVIII's from Nhill, Jeparit and Dimboola competed at different stages.
  • Mallee Football Association (1902–1934)
  • Mid Murray Football League (1934–1997)[32]
  • Mountain Creek Football Association (1922-1933)
  • Mount Noorat Football League (1932–1991)[33]
    • Merged with the Heytesbury Football League to form the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League
  • Mudgegonga Football Association (1934)
  • Nepean Football League (1959-1986)
  • Neerim District Football Association (1907–1951)
  • Northern Mallee Football League (1979–1996)
  • North East District Association (1895-1912)
    • Forerunner of the Waranga North East Football Association.
  • Northern Districts Football League (1953–1989)

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