List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

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

Metropolitan competitions

• Berwick Football Association (1910–1932)^[1]
• Caulfield Oakleigh Football League (1933–1962)^[2]
• Dandenong Districts Football League (1933–1953)^[3]
• East Suburban Football League (1932-1962)^[4]
• Federal Football League (1909–1981)^[5]
• Ringwood District Football League (1927-1941)^[6]
• Werribee District Football League (1919–1964)^[7]

  Clubs included Metro Farm, INF, Altona, Werribee South, Newport, Laverton, Werribee, Williamstown Rovers

• West Suburban Football League (1965-1987)^[8]

  Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League

• YCW National Football League (1963-1986)^[9]

Country competitions

• Ararat District Football Association (1928–1999)^[10]

  Clubs included Caledonians, Halls Gap, St Marys, Prestege, Trinity, Great Western, Moyston, Glenorchy, Swifts, Warriors

• Bacchus Marsh football League (1919–1973)^[11]

  merged with Ballarat District Football League to form Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.

• Bairnsdale District Football League (1948–1972)^[12]

  merged with Gippsland Football League to form East Gippsland Football League

• Bairnsdale Bruthen District Football League (1928–1953)^[13]
• Ballarat District Football League (1959–1973)^[14]

  merged with Bacchus Marsh Football League to form Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.

• Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League (1974–1978)^[15]

  merged with Clunes Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League.

• Bass Valley Football League (1946–1954)
• Bass Valley Wonthaggi Football League (1955–1995)^[16]
• Central Gippsland Football League (1902–1953)^[17]
• Central Glenelg Football League (1934–1959)
• Central Wimmera (1922–1968)^[18]

  Clubs included Natimuk, Noradjuha, Horsham seconds, Pimpinio, Quantong,

• Clunes Football League (1931–1978)^[19]

  merged with Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League.

• Corangamite Football League (1925–1934)^[20]
• Cowwarr Football League (1909–1954)^[21]

  merged with Sale District Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League.

• East Gippsland Football League (1920–1939)^[22]

Echuca Football League (1952–1989)

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• Clubs included Echuca East, Echuca South, Bawamn, Lockington, Moama, Bunnaloo

• Gippsland Football League (1901–1973)^[24]

  merged with Bairnsdale District Football League to form East Gippsland Football League

• Glenelg & District Football Assoc (1945–1959)

Glenelg Football League (1960–1969)

Golden City Football League (1960–1980)

Heytesbury Football League(1980–1991)

Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League (1992-2002)

Korong Football League (1908–1949)

• Kowree-Naracoote Football League (1937–1991)

  Merged with Tatiara Football League to form Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League

• Lexton Football League (1945–1998) ^[25]

• Merged with Western Plains Football League to form Lexton Plains Football League

• Linton Carngham Football League (1936–1952)^[26]

  Clubs included Berringa, Bradvale, Carngham, Illabarook, Mannibadar, Scarsdale, Skipton, Smythesdale and Vite Vite.

• Lowan Star Football Association (1923–1968)^[27]

  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)^[28]

  Merged with Northern & Echuca Football League to form the Central Murray Football League

• Mountain Creek Football Association (1922-1933)
• Mount Noorat Football League (1932–1991)^[29]
• Neerim District Football Association (1907–1951)
• Northern Mallee Football League (1979–1996)

  merged with Southern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League.

Northern Districts Football League (1953–1969)

• Northern & Echuca Football League (1990–1996)

  League merged with Mid Murray FL to form Central Murray Football League.

• Otway Football Association (1931–1956)
• Ouyen District Football League (1910–1955)^[30]
• Panton Hill Football League
• Polwarth Football League (1922–1970)^[31]

  Became the Bellarine Football League

• Port Fairy Football League (1923–1969)^[32]
• Portland District Football League (1955–1969)
• Riviera Football League (1986–2003)

  Second division clubs broke away from East Gippsland Football League

• Sale District Football League (1946–1954)^[33]

  merged with Cowwarr Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League.

• South Gippsland Football League
• South West Gippsland Football League (1954–1994)
• Southern Mallee Football League (1932–1996)

  merged with North Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League.

Tambo Valley Football Association (1907–1925)

• Tatiara Football League (1911–1992)

  Merged with Kowree-Naracoorte Football League to form Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League

• Tyrell Football League (1945–1978)^[34]
• Wallacedale District Football League (1935–1954)^[35]
• Waranga North East Football League (1913–1976)

  Clubs included Anevel, Broadford, Seymour, Euroa, Mansfield, Nagambie, Alexandra, Yea

• West Gippsland Football League (1927–2001)^[36]
• Western District Football League (1923–1963)^[37]

  Merged with SE Border FL to form Western Border Football League

Western Plains Football League(1930–1998)

• Merged with Lexton Football League to form Lexton Plains Football League

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