La Victorian Football League o Lega di Football australiano del Victoria, precedentemente conosciuta come Associazione di Football Australiano del Victoria (VFA), è la principale lega nello stato del Victoria (senza contare la lega nazionale Australian Football League (AFL), che si è evoluta dalla lega del Victoria e conta 10 dei propri 18 club in Victoria). Formata nel 1877, subito dopo la nascita di una lega simile in Australia Meridionale (South Australian Football League), è la seconda Lega di Football Australiano per anzianità. Oggi la VFL è una competizione regionale semi-professionistica che ha 14 squadre tutte dello stato del Victoria. Essa non va confusa con la Lega nazionale (AFL) precedente accennata, che in passato era conosciuta come la Lega di Football Australiano del Victoria (VFL). La quale nacque da una scissione dalla VFA nel 1897 e si è evoluta nella AFL nell'inizio degli anni '90 con l'introduzione di franchigie di altri stati. Per questo motivo ad essa si fa talvolta riferimento come VFL/AFL. Dopo che la VFL/AFL è stata riconosciuta come il campionato nazionale australiano, la VFA ha adottato il nome di VFL dalla stagione 1996. Per tale motivo ad essa si fa riferimento come VFA/VFL. Molti club della AFL basati a Melbourne sono affiliati con club della VFL e di conseguenza la lega serve parzialmente come campionato delle riserve per la AFL e come competizione per far crescere i giovani talenti. La AFL sostiene economicamente la VFL con circa 16 milioni di dollari australiani all'anno ed ha ufficialmente imposto il proprio nome alla lega: AFL-Victoria.
Squadre Squadre attuali Club Città Campo di gioco Partner AFL Bendigo Bombers Bendigo Queen Elizabeth Oval Essendon Box Hill Hawks Box Hill Box Hill City Oval Hawthorn Casey Scorpions City of Casey Casey Fields, Cranbourne East Melbourne Coburg Tigers Coburg Coburg City Oval Richmond Collingwood Magpies Collingwood, Victoria Visy Park - Jock McHale Stadium Collingwood Frankston Dolphins Frankston Frankston City Oval nessuno Geelong Cats Geelong Skilled Stadium Geelong North Ballarat Roosters Ballarat AUSTAR Arena North Melbourne (in parte) Northern Bullants Preston Preston City Oval (NAB Oval) Carlton Port Melbourne Borough Port Melbourne TEAC Oval nessuno Sandringham Zebras Sandringham Trevor Barker Beach Oval St Kilda Werribee Tigers Werribee Bartercard Oval North Melbourne (in parte) Williamstown Seagulls Williamstown Burbank Oval Western Bulldogs
Squadre del passato La VFL ha subito numerosi cambiamenti nel proprio formato fin dalla propria nascita, ciò ha provocato un andirivieni di squadre che hanno lasciato la lega per numerosi fattori nel corso degli anni.
Albert Park Football Club Ballarat Football Club Ballarat Imperial Football Club Barwon Football Club Beechworth Football Club Bendigo Diggers (diventati poi Bendigo Bombers) Berwick Football Club (Trojans 1983-85 e Gippslanders 1986-87) Brighton Football Club (poi Brighton-Caulfield Football Club) Brunswick Football Club (poi Brunswick-Broadmeadows Football Club) (Pottery Workers 1897–1908 e Magpies 1909-1990) Camberwell Football Club (Tricolors 1926-78 e Cobras 1979-1991) Carlton Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Castlemaine Football Club Caulfield Football Club (Brighton-Caulfield Penguins 1962–1964, Caulfield Bears 1965-1988) Collingwood Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL, ma le cui riserve sono rientrate nella VFL nel 2008 come Collingwood Magpies) Dandenong Football Club (Redlegs 1958-1993) East Melbourne Football Club Essendon Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Essendon Town Football Club (later Essendon Association Football Club) (the Dreadnaughts 1901–1922. Club then merged with Kangaroos Football Club|North Melbourne Football Club) Fitzroy Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Footscray Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Geelong Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Geelong Association Football Club Geelong West Football Club (Roosters 1963-1988) Hawthorn Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Heidelberg Football Club (nel 1900–1902 nella seconda divisione della VFL) Hotham Football Club (che ha cambiato il proprio nome in North Melbourne Football Club in concorrenza con il cambio di nome del sobborgo nel 1888) Inglewood Football Club Kilsyth Football Club (Cougars VFA 1982/83/84 ora nella Eastern Football League - EFL) Melbourne Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Melbourne City Football Club Moorabbin Football Club (Kangaroos 1951–1964, 1983-1988) Mordialloc Football Club (Bloodhounds 1957-1988) Murray Kangaroos North Melbourne Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Northcote Football Club (Brickfielders e poi Dragons) Oakleigh Football Club (Purple and Golds e poi Devils) Prahran Football Club (Two Blues 1886–1888, 1899-1959, 1960-1995) Richmond Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) Rochester Football Club St.Kilda Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) South Ballarat Football Club Standard Football Club South Melbourne Football Club (passati alla VFL/AFL) South Williamstown Football Club (costretti ad unirsi al Williamstown Football Club dalla VFA nel 1888) Sunshine Football Club (Crows 1959-1989) Tasmanian Devils Football Club Traralgon Football Club (Maroons 1996-1997) University Football Club Victoria United Football Club Victorian Railways Football Club Waverley Football Club (Panthers 1961-1988) West Melbourne Football Club Yarraville Football Club (Villains 1927–1948, Eagles 1949-1984)
Albo d'oro Anno Vincitore Secondo Terzo Quarto 1877 Carlton Melbourne Hotham Albert Park 1878 Geelong Melbourne Carlton Hotham 1879 Geelong Carlton South Melbourne Melbourne 1880 Geelong South Melbourne Carlton Melbourne 1881 South Melbourne Geelong Carlton Melbourne 1882 Geelong Essendon South Melbourne Carlton 1883 Geelong South Melbourne Carlton Melbourne 1884 Geelong Essendon Hotham South Melbourne 1885 South Melbourne Essendon Geelong Carlton 1886 Geelong South Melbourne Carlton Port Melbourne 1887 Carlton Geelong South Melbourne Fitzroy 1888 South Melbourne Geelong Williamstown Carlton 1889 South Melbourne Carlton Port Melbourne Essendon 1890 South Melbourne Carlton Essendon Fitzroy 1891 Essendon Carlton Fitzroy South Melbourne 1892 Essendon Fitzroy Geelong Melbourne 1893 Essendon Melbourne Geelong South Melbourne 1894 Essendon Melbourne South Melbourne Fitzroy 1895 Fitzroy Geelong Melbourne Collingwood1896 Collingwood South Melbourne EssendonMelbourne 1897 Port Melbourne North Melbourne Footscray Williamstown 1898 Footscray North Melbourne Port Melbourne Richmond 1899 Footscray North Melbourne Port Melbourne Williamstown 1900 Footscray Williamstown Richmond Prahran 1901 Port Melbourne Richmond North Melbourne Williamstown 1902 Richmond Port Melbourne North Melbourne Williamstown 1903 North Melbourne Richmond Footscray West Melbourne 1904 North Melbourne Richmond Footscray Port Melbourne 1905 Richmond North Melbourne Williamstown Port Melbourne 1906 West Melbourne Footscray Richmond North Melbourne 1907 Williamstown West Melbourne Richmond Footscray 1908 Footscray Brunswick Essendon Association Williamstown 1909 Brunswick Prahran Essendon Association Footscray 1910 North Melbourne Brunswick Essendon Association Prahran 1911 Essendon Association Brunswick North Melbourne Prahran 1912 Essendon Association Footscray North Melbourne Brunswick 1913 Footscray North Melbourne Essendon Association Brunswick 1914 North Melbourne Footscray Essendon Association Williamstown 1915 North Melbourne Brunswick Williamstown Port Melbourne 1916-17: Competizione sospesa per via del primo conflitto mondiale Anno Vincitore Secondo Terzo Quarto 1918 North Melbourne Prahran Brunswick Port Melbourne 1919 Footscray North Melbourne Brunswick Northcote 1920 Footscray Brunswick North Melbourne Port Melbourne 1921 Williamstown Footscray Port Melbourne Brunswick 1922 Port Melbourne Footscray North Melbourne Williamstown 1923 Footscray Port Melbourne Williamstown Hawthorn 1924 Footscray Williamstown Northcote Brunswick 1925 Brunswick Port Melbourne Northcote Coburg 1926 Coburg Brighton Northcote Port Melbourne 1927 Coburg Brighton Port Melbourne Preston 1928 Coburg Port Melbourne Brighton Preston 1929 Northcote Port Melbourne Preston Brunswick 1930 Oakleigh Northcote Williamstown Yarraville 1931 Oakleigh Northcote Preston Port Melbourne 1932 Northcote Coburg Camberwell Preston 1933 Northcote Coburg Port Melbourne Yarraville 1934 Northcote Coburg Preston Prahran 1935 Yarraville Camberwell Northcote Coburg 1936 Northcote Prahran Brunswick Camberwell 1937 Prahran Brunswick Brighton Yarraville 1938 Brunswick Brighton Northcote Prahran 1939 Williamstown Brunswick Prahran Northcote 1940 Port Melbourne Prahran Williamstown Preston 1941 Port Melbourne Coburg Prahran Preston 1942-44: Competizione sospesa per via del secondo conflitto mondiale. Anno Vincitore Secondo Terzo Quarto 1945 Williamstown Port Melbourne Coburg Camberwell 1946 Sandringham Camberwell Williamstown Port Melbourne 1947 Port Melbourne Sandringham Williamstown Prahran 1948 Brighton Williamstown Brunswick Northcote 1949 Williamstown Oakleigh Brighton Northcote 1950 Oakleigh Port Melbourne Brighton Williamstown 1951 Prahran Port Melbourne Oakleigh Sandringham 1952 Oakleigh Port Melbourne Coburg Yarraville 1953 Port Melbourne Yarraville Williamstown Prahran 1954 Williamstown Port Melbourne Northcote Moorabbin 1955 Williamstown Port Melbourne Preston Moorabbin 1956 Williamstown Port Melbourne Box Hill Brunswick 1957 Moorabbin Port Melbourne Williamstown Preston 1958 Williamstown Moorabbin Port Melbourne Box Hill 1959 Williamstown Coburg Sandringham Oakleigh 1960 Oakleigh Sandringham Williamstown Yarraville