This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.
Metropolitan competitions Name Founded Ended Reason Previous Names Known clubs Band of Hope Football Association 1926 1931 Berwick Football AssocicationDandenong Journal 1910 1932 Most clubs moved to the Dandenong District FL Beaconsfield, Berwick, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Glen Waverley, Mulgrave, Noble Park, Springvale. Bourke-Evelyn Football League 1906 1931 Arthurs Creek, Donnybrook, Epping, Kinglake, Mernda, Midland Rovers, Reservoir, South Morang, Whittlesea Brunswick & Coburg Churches Association 1927 1932 Coburg 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 LeagueCaulfield Oakleigh District Times 1932 1962 Formed 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 League 1950 1961 Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League CYMS Football Association 1910s 1976 Dandenong Districts Football LeagueDandenong Journal 1933 1953 Most clubs move to the newly formed South West Gippsland FL in 1954 Beaconsfield, Berwick, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Keysborough, Mulgrave, Noble Park, Rythedale-Officer, Springvale, Tooradin-Dalmore. East Suburban Football LeagueBox Hill Reporter 1932 1962 Merged with the Caulfield Oakleigh Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League. Eastern Suburban Churches Football AssociationBox Hill Reporter 1925 1992 Absorbed by the Southern Football League Eastern Suburban Protestant Churches Association 1925-1969 Federal Football League 1909 1981 Absorbed by the South East Suburban FL Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League 1926 1931 Melbourne District Football Association 1906 1924 Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts Melbourne North Football League 1989 1994 Set up for clubs that the Diamond Valley refused to admit. Bellfield, Heidelberg Colts, Keon Park, Northcote Dragons. Northern Dragons, Reservoir Rovers Methodist Football League 1946 1955 Hampton Methodist fc 1947-1951 Metropolitan Football League 1950 1974 Sub 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 League 1957 1971 Mountain District Football Association 1911 1965 Existed 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 League Monbulk, 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 League 1975 1979 Batman (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 LeagueWhittlesea Post 1931 1987 Donnybrook, Hurstbridge, Kinglake, Lalor, Latrobe University, Mernda, Panton Hill, Research, St Andrews, Watsonia, Whittlesea Protestant Football Association 1921 1940 Reporter District Football Association 1903 1928 Disbanded early 1927 after inner clubs joined the V.F.L. Sub-Districts and the outer clubs formed the Ringwood District Football League Box 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 LeagueRingwood Mail 1927 1941 Ringwood, Blackburn, Doncaster, Warrandyte, Croydon, Kilsyth, Vermont, Mitcham, Templestowe, Tunstall All Blacks, Ringwood East, Olinda-Monbulk (1939), Bayswater, Boronia, Lilydale Stars Saturday Morning Football League 1927 1960 Industrial FL Postal, 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 League 1925 1930 League 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 League 1947 1964 Sunday Suburban Football League 1950 1968 Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950–67) VFA Sub District Football Association 1927 1953 Altona, North Williamstown, Port United, North Port Melbourne, East Preston, Victoria Park, Montague, St. Andrews, Yarraville Districts, South Elsternwick, VFL Sub-Districts 1925 1949 Revamped into Metropolitan FL (1950-1974) Victorian Junior Football Association 1883 1932 West Suburban Football LeagueWerribee Banner 1919 1987 Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League Werribee District Football League (1919–64) Altona, INF, Lara, Laverton, Little River, Metro Farm, Newport, Services, Werribee, Werribee South, Williamstown Rovers, Wyndham YCW National Football LeagueCatholic Advocate 1963 1986 Broke 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
Country competitions Alberton Football League (1946-2019) Ararat & District Football Association (1928–1999)Ararat Advertiser Clubs included Caledonians, Halls Gap, St Marys, Prestige, Trinity, Great Western, Moyston, Glenorchy, Swifts, Warriors, Miners Bacchus Marsh Football League (1912–1973)Bacchus Marsh Express Merged with Ballarat District Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League. Bairnsdale District Football League (1948–1972)Bairnsdale Advertiser Merged with Gippsland Football League to form the East Gippsland Football League Bairnsdale Bruthen District Football League (1928–1953)Bairnsdale Advertiser Ballarat District Football League (1959–1973)Ballarat Courier Merged with Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League. Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League (1974–1978)Ballarat Courier Merged with Clunes Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League. Bass Valley Football League (1922), (1946–1954) Bass Valley Wonthaggi Football League (1955–1995)Wonthaggi Sentinel 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)Morwell Advertiser Central Glenelg Football League (1934–1959) Central Goulburn Football League (1998-2005) Central Wimmera (1922–1968)Horsham Times Clubs included Natimuk, Noradjuha, Horsham seconds, Pimpinio, Quantong, Clunes Football League (1931–1978)Creswick Advertiser Merged with Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League. Corangamite Football League (1925–1934)Colac Herald Cowwarr Football League (1909–1954)Traralgon Journal Merged with Sale District Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League. East Gippsland Football League (1920–1939)Snowy River Mail 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, BunnalooRiverine Herald
Euroa District Football Association (1903-1949) Gippsland Football League (1901–1973) Merged with Bairnsdale District Football League to form the East Gippsland Football LeagueGippsland Times
Glenelg & District Football Assoc (1945–1959) Glenelg Football League (1960–1969)
Golden City Football League (1960–1980)
Grantville District Football Association Great Southern Football Association (1902-?) 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)
Hume Highway Football League (1931–54) Korong Football League (1908–1949) Kowree Naracoorte Football League (1937–1992) Merged with Tatiara Football League to form Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League Lexton Football League (1945–1998)Avoca Mail Merged with Western Plains Football League to form the Lexton Plains Football League
Linton Carngham Football League (1936–1952)Skipton Standard Clubs included Berringa, Bradvale, Carngham, Illabarook, Mannibadar, Scarsdale, Skipton, Smythesdale and Vite Vite. Lowan Star Football Association (1923–1968)Nhill Free Press 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)Swan Hill Guardian 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)Terang Express Merged with the Heytesbury Football League to form the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League Mudgegonga Football Association (1934) Nepean Football League (1959-1986) Hived off by the Mornington Peninsula FL committee only to merge later to form the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. Neerim District Football Association (1907–1951) Northern Mallee Football League (1979–1996) Merged with Southern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League. North East District Association (1895-1912) Forerunner of the Waranga North East Football Association. Northern Districts Football League (1953–1989)
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)North West Express Panton Hill Football League (1931–1987) Polwarth Football League (1922–1970)Geelong Advertiser Became the Bellarine Football League Port Campbell Football League Port Fairy Football League (1923–1969)Warrnambool Standard Portland District Football League (1955–1969) Purnim Football League (1931-1969) Purnim Heytesbury Football League (1970-1979) Resultant merge of senior and junior football leagues. Riviera Football League (1986–2003) Second division clubs broke away from East Gippsland Football League Sale District Football League (1946–1954)Gippsland Times Merged with Cowwarr Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League. South Gippsland Shire Football Association (1904-21), (1923-32) South Gippsland Football League (1933-1952) South Gippsland Senior Football League (1954) Leongatha, Korumburra and Mirboo were barred from joining the Latrobe Valley Football League. All towns supplied two teams each for a six team competition. South Gippsland Football League (1955-1970) South West Gippsland Football League (1954–1994) Southern Mallee Football League (1932–1996)