Football Victoria is the state governing body for

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. It is affiliated with

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, the sport's national governing body.

History

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. 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. In 2018, the federation was renamed from "Football Federation Victoria" to "Football Victoria".

Formation

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. *

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* Football Federation Victoria Geelong Region *

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* Latrobe Valley Soccer League * Moama-Echuca Soccer Association *

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Soccer pyramid in Victoria

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, and are seeded in accordance to tier standing. For the 2013 season, Football Federation Victoria announced a restructure of the league. 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: * State League 1 North-West v South-East * State League 2 North-West vs South-East * State League 3 North-West vs South-East * State League 4 North vs West & South vs East, with winners meeting in a final * State League 5 North vs West & South vs East, with winners meeting in a final 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

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, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League,

Geelong Regional Football Association Geelong Regional Football Association (''previously'' Western Victoria Soccer Association) is the governing body of soccer in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is the sub-branch governing body from the Football Federation Victoria. It organises ...

and South West Victorian Football Association, as well as various junior leagues.

Men's pyramid

Women's pyramid

References

External links

Football Federation Victoria Official website
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