Victorian State League 1

State League 1

Founded	1925 (as Division 2)
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Divisions	North-West, South-East
Number of teams	24 (from 2 divisions)
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Victoria Premier League 2
Relegation to	State League 2
Domestic cup(s)	Australia Cup Dockerty Cup
Current champions	Whittlesea United SC (NW) Eltham Redbacks FC (SE) (2024)
Most championships	Heidelberg United (5 titles)
Current: 2022 Season

State League 1 is a semi-professional association football league in Victoria, Australia. Sitting at level 4 of the Victorian league system, below the three top divisions in Victoria NPL, Victoria Premier League 1 and Victoria Premier League 2; it forms part of the fifth tier of the overall Australian league system. It is the highest-ranked of the five State Leagues.

The league consists of two geographic divisions, North-West and South-East, comprising 12 teams each. The champions of each division are promoted to Victoria Premier League 2; the two bottom-placed teams in each division are replaced with the champions and runners-up of the corresponding State League 2 divisions.

The competition is administered by Football Victoria, the governing body of the sport in the state.

History

The league was founded in 1925 as Division 2 it has had many name changes such as Metropolitan League 1, and Victorian League Division 1. It was only known as State League Division 1 since 1991. Prior to the 2014 season, the league was the second highest in the Victoria. In the 2012 season, Pascoe Vale and Port Melbourne Sharks were promoted to the Victorian Premier League, while Whittlesea Ranges, Dandenong City and Springvale White Eagles were relegated. In the 2013 season, Heidelberg United was promoted back to the Victorian Premier League after being relegated to Victorian State League Division 1 in 2012.

Format

The champions and runners-up of State League Division 1 are promoted to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 for the 2014 season only. The top two teams of the Victorian State League Division 2 South-East and North-West, the third tier in Victoria and the fourth nationally, are promoted to Victorian State League Division 1 the next season and the bottom two teams the State League Division 1 are relegated. In 2016 FFV announced that there would be relegation and promotion to be introduced in the 2017 season with the champions of State League Division 1 North-West and South-East being promoted and the bottom 2 placed team of NPL3 Victoria being relegated to State League Division 1 North-West and South-East .

Clubs

The following 24 clubs from 2 conferences of 12 who are competing in the Victorian State League Division 1 during the 2024 season.

State League Division 1 North-West

Club	Location	Ground
Ballarat City	Redan	Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility
Brimbank Stallions	St Albans	Club Italia Sporting Club
Corio	North Geelong	Hume Reserve
FC Clifton Hill	Clifton Hill	Quarries Park
FC Strathmore	Strathmore	Strathnaver Reserve
Geelong	Corio	Stead Park
Sydenham Park	Taylors Lakes	Keilor Lodge Reserve
Upfield	Dallas	Gibb Reserve
Western Suburbs	West Sunshine	Ralph Reserve
Westgate	Ardeer	Ardeer Reserve
Whittlesea United	Epping	Gilwell Park
Yarraville Glory	Yarraville	McIvor Reserve

State League Division 1 South-East

Club	Location	Ground
Banyule City	Yallambie	Yallambie Park Reserve
Brandon Park	Mulgrave	Freeway Reserve
Casey Comets	Cranbourne	Comets Stadium
Collingwood City	Burnley	Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Eltham Redbacks	Eltham North	Eltham North Reserve
Gippsland United	Warragul	Baxter Park
Malvern City	Kooyong	Sir Zelman Cowen Reserve
Mazenod	Glen Waverley	Brandon Park Reserve
Mornington	Mornington	Dallas Brooks Park
Old Scotch	Hawthorn	HA Smith Reserve
Springvale White Eagles	Keysborough	Serbian Sports Centre
South Springvale	Springvale	Warner Reserve

Past winners

This is the list of past winners for State League Division 1, also called the Metropolitan League Division 1 and Victorian League Division 1.

Year	Competition	Winner	Points
1929	Division 2	Caledonians (1)	25
1930	Division 2	Collingwood (1)	22
1931	Division 2	Box Hill (1)	23
1932	Division 2	Preston (1)	23
1933	Division 2	South Melbourne (1)	23
1934	Division 2	Caledonians (2)	23
1935	Division 2	Moreland (1)	28
1936	Division 2	Nobels (1)	25*
1937	Division 2	Nobels (2)	27
1938	Division 2	Collingwood (2)	32
1939	Division 2	South Melbourne United (1)	24
1940	Division 2	South Yarra (1)	21
1941	Division 2	Navy (1)	18
1942	No Division 2
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948	Division 2	Sandringham (1)	35
1949	Division 2	Bradford (1)	21
1950	Division 2	Western Suburbs (1)	30
1951	Division 2	Footscray JUST (1)	33
1952	Division 2	Moreland (2)	34
1953	Division 2	South Yarra (2)	31
1954	Division 2	George Cross (1)	31
1955	Division 2	Slavia (1)	33
1956	Division 2	Wilhelmina (1)	34
1957	Division 2	George Cross (2)	28
1958	Metropolitan League 1 South Metropolitan League 1 North	S: Yarra Park (1) N: Footscray Capri (1)	S: 32 N: 32
1959	Metropolitan League 1 South Metropolitan League 1 North	S: Melbourne Hungaria (1) N: Preston Croatia (1)	S: 35 N: 31
1960	Metropolitan League 1 South Metropolitan League 1 North	S: Richmond Alemannia (1) N: South Melbourne Hellas (1)	S: 32 N: 35
1961	Metropolitan League 1 South Metropolitan League 1 North	S: Preston Croatia (2) N: Lions (1)	S: 34 N: 30
1962	Division 1 South Division 1 North	S: Croatia (3) N: Richmond (2)	S: 39 N: 35
1963	Division 1 South Division 1 North	S: Triestina (1) N: Alexander (1)	S: 39 N: 40
1964	Division 1	Croatia (4)	39
1965	Metropolitan League Division 1	Alexander (2)	34
1966	Metropolitan League Division 1	Makedonia Preston (1)	37
1967	Metropolitan League Division 1	Ringwood City Wilhelmena (2)	37
1968	Metropolitan League Division 1	Box Hill (1)	35
1969	Metropolitan League Division 1	Fitzroy United Alexander (3)	37
1970	Metropolitan League Division 1	Box Hill (2)	33
1971	Metropolitan League Division 1	Elwood Austria (1)	36
1972	Metropolitan League Division 1	Prahran Slavia (2)	34
1973	Metropolitan League Division 1	Mooroolbark United (1)	37
1974	Metropolitan League Division 1	Sunshine City (1)	36
1975	Metropolitan League Division 1	Makedonia Preston (2)	34
1976	Metropolitan League Division 1	Green Gully (1)	36
1977	Metropolitan League Division 1	Albion Rovers (1)	35
1978	Metropolitan League Division 1	Croydon City (1)	38
1979	Metropolitan League Division 1	Western Suburbs (1)	33
1980	Metropolitan League Division 1	Doveton (1)	32
1981	Metropolitan League Division 1	Maribyrnong Polonia (1)	35
1982	Metropolitan League Division 1	Fawkner (1)	46
1983	Metropolitan League Division 1	Western Suburbs (2)	32
1984	Metropolitan League Division 1	Springvale City (1)	41
1985	Victorian League Division 1	Melbourne Hungaria (2)	37
1986	Victorian League Division 1	Oakleigh (1)	44
1987	Victorian League Division 1	Bulleen (1)	42
1988	Victorian League Division 1	Frankston Pines (1)	40
1989	Victorian League Division 1	Mooroolbark (2)	36
1990	Victorian League Division 1	Doveton (1)	39
1991	State League Division 1	North Geelong Warriors (1)	44
1992	State League Division 1	Springvale City (2)	47
1993	State League Division 1	Werribee City (1)	37
1994	State League Division 1	Doncaster Rovers (1)	36
1995	State League Division 1	Bentleigh Greens (1)	55
1996	State League Division 1	Springvale White Eagles (1)	55
1997	State League Division 1	South Dandenong (1)	63
1998	State League Division 1	Westvale (1)	73
1999	State League Division 1	Oakleigh (2)	56
2000	State League Division 1	South Dandenong (2)	56
2001	State League Division 1	Whittlesea Stallions (1)	46
2002	State League Division 1	Frankston Pines (2)	47
2003	State League Division 1	Oakleigh Cannons (3)	52
2004	State League Division 1	Heidelberg United (4)	46
2005	State League Division 1	Kingston City (1)	53
2006	State League Division 1	Western Suburbs (3)	43
2007	State League Division 1	Frankston Pines (3)	47
2008	State League Division 1	Sunshine Georgies (3)	51
2009	State League Division 1	Northcote City (1)	45
2010	State League Division 1	Springvale White Eagles (2)	39
2011	State League Division 1	Whittlesea Zebras (1)	44
2012	State League Division 1	Pascoe Vale (1)	50
2013	State League Division 1	Heidelberg United (5)	46
2014	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Eastern Lions (1) NW: Moreland City (3)	SE: 54 NW: 45
2015	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Mornington (1) NW: Western Suburbs (4)	SE: 53 NW: 45
2016	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Mornington (2) NW: Altona Magic (1)	SE: 59 NW: 53
2017	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Langwarrin (1) NW: Altona Magic (2)	SE: 46 NW: 53
2018	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Manningham United (2) NW: Geelong (1)	SE: 52 NW: 46
2019	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Nunawading City (1) NW: Preston Lions (3)	SE: 50 NW: 52
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19.
2021	Season cancelled due to COVID-19.
2022	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Beaumaris (1) NW: Caroline Springs George Cross (4)	SE: 48 NW: 55
2023	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: FC Melbourne Srbija (1) NW: Altona City SC (1)	SE: 51 NW: 54
2024	State League Division 1 South-East State League Division 1 North-West	SE: Eltham Redbacks FC (1) NW: Whittlesea United SC (1)	SE: 50 NW: 42

Legend

• N: North
• NW: North-West
• S: South
• SE: South-East

Records

Most points in a season: 75, Westvale (1998)

Fewest points in a season: -1, Melton Reds (1998)

Fewest points while winning the title: 18, Navy (1941)

Most points without winning the title: 62, Moorabbin City (1997)

Most goals scored in a single season: 110, Moreland FC (1952)

Most goals conceded in a single season: 174, Melton Reds (1998)

Most titles: 5, Heidelberg United

Most consecutive titles: 2, Nobels (1936–1937); Melbourne Knights (1961–1962); Mornington (2015–2016); Altona Magic (2016–2017)

External links

• Football Federation Victoria Official website