Association football in Victoria
- Association football in Victoria
Association football (soccer) in Victoria is organised by Football Federation Victoria (FFV).
National Representation
Melbourne Victory is the only team in Victoria to compete in the national A-League.
Past Representation
Many clubs represented Victoria and in particular Melbourne in the now defunct National Soccer League (NSL), three of which, South Melbourne FC, Melbourne Knights and Brunswick Juventus became champions. Along with South Melbourne, Heidelberg United, Footscray JUST and Mooroolbark United were NSL foundation clubs. At one time or another the following Victorian sides also competed in the NSL clubs: Preston Lions FC; Carlton SC; Gippsland Falcons (also known as Eastern Pride); Collingwood Warriors; Sunshine George Cross; and Green Gully.
League and Cup Systems
Leagues
The highest state based league is the Victorian Premier League known, in 2007, as The Foxtel Cup. The league below that is the Victorian State League Division 1. Below that, State Leagues 2 and 3 are split into North/West and South/East divisions. Below that, three divisions of the Provisional Leagues follow, also split into North/West and South/East divisions. The participating clubs are almost entirely located within metropolitan Melbourne. Coverage of The Foxtel Cup is provided by the local non-profit community television station, Channel 31 Melbourne, on "The Victorian Football Show".
Cup
The Dockerty Cup, a knockout cup competition for Victorian clubs, ran every year from 1909 until 1996, with the exception of the years 1916-18 owing to World War 1. Since then it has been in recess, except for season 2004.
Planned restructure
FFV announced plans in 2008 for an expansion and restructure of the game in Victoria over three years. [citenews |url=http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/storyview.php?id=1552 |title=FFV thinking big by 2011 |publisher=Football Federation Victoria |date=2008-02-28 |accessdate=2008-04-01] Significantly, this includes the formation of a new professional men's summer league as the highest level in the Victorian structure (one level below the A-League). Teams would be based from all areas across the state, with the Foxtel Cup remaining as the league one level below. [citenews| url=http://moonee.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/soccer/elite-summer-league-planned/1195459.html |title=Elite summer league planned |publisher=Moonee Valley Community News |author=Jenkinson, L |date=2008-03-04 |accessdate=2008-04-01]
References
External links
* [http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ Football Federation Victoria Official website]
* [http://www.oztifo.com/gallery/main.php/ Images of VPL fans]
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