List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia
This is a list of Australian rules football leagues in Australia. There are active leagues in all states and territories for senior players.
For Women's Australian rules football see List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia
For Rec Footy (social non-contact) competitions, see Rec Footy#List of AFL Rec Footy Competitions.
Seniors
Current
Former
| Name | State | Founded | Ended | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL Canberra | ACT & NSW | 1924 | 2010 | Merged with QAFL to form North East Australian Football League |
| Ararat Inter - Church Football Association | Victoria | 1929 | 1931 | |
| Ararat and District Football Association | Victoria | 1931 | 2000 | Shut down by VCFL because of lack of clubs |
| Avoca District Football Association | Victoria | |||
| Bacchus Marsh Football League | Victoria | 1919 | 1973 | Merged with Ballarat FL District Section to form the Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh FL. |
| Bairnsdale District Football League | Victoria | 1947 | 1972 | Merged with the Gippsland FL to form the East Gippsland Football League |
| Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh Football League | Victoria | 1973 | 1978 | Merged with Clunes FL to form the Central Highlands FL. |
| Ballarat Football League District Section | Victoria | 1959 | 1973 | Merged with Bacchus Marsh FL to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh FL. |
| Ballarat - Wimmera Football League | Victoria | 1934 | 1937 | League split into the Ballarat Football League and Wimmera Football League after initially being separate before 1934. |
| Bass Valley Football Association | Victoria | 1901 | 1954 | Merged with Wonthaggi and DFL to form Bass Valley-Wonthaggi & DFL |
| Bass Valley-Wonthaggi and District Football League | Victoria | 1955 | 1995 | League broken up with teams joining the Alberton FL and Ellinbank DFL. |
| Benalla & District Football League | Victoria | 1947 | 2009 | Shut down by VCFL because of lack of clubs |
| Bourke Evelyn Football League | Victoria | 1890 | c. 1920 | A number of clubs joined the Diamond Valley FL. |
| Bundaberg Australian Football League | Queensland | 1972 | 1986 | Merged with Wide Bay Australian Football League |
| Central Gippsland Football League | Victoria | 1909 | 1953 | Restructure caused the formation of Latrobe Valley FL |
| Central Highlands Australian Football League | Queensland | 1983 | 1997 | Folded due to lack of player numbers |
| Clunes Football League | Victoria | 1931 | 1978 | Merged with Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh FL to form the Central Highlands FL. |
| Coreen & District Football League | New South Wales | 1909 | 2007 | Club mergers made the league unviable and remaining clubs joined the Hume FL. |
| Deloraine Football Association | Tasmania | 1950 | 1983 | Merged with Esk Football Association to form the Esk-Deloraine Football Association. |
| Esk Football Association | Tasmania | 1930 | 1983 | Merged with Deloraine Football Association to form the Esk-Deloraine Football Association. |
| Esk-Deloraine Football Association | Tasmania | 1984 | 1997 | All clubs joined the Northern Tasmanian Football Association |
| Eastern District Football League | Victoria | 1962 | 1997 | Merged with Knox Junior Football Assiocation to form the EFL |
| Eastern Suburban Churches Football League | Victoria | 1923 | 1993 | Mergred With the SFL |
| Freshwater Creek District Football Association | Victoria | 1920 | ||
| Gippsland Football League | Victoria | 1902 | 1972 | Merged with the Bairnsdale District FL to form the East Gippsland Football League |
| Gippsland Latrobe Football League | Victoria | 1954 | 2001 | Merged with the West Gippsland FL to form the WGLFL |
| Glen Alvie Football Association | Victoria | 1932 | 1945 | Merged with the Wonthaggia FA to form the Wonthaggia & DFL |
| Gold Coast Australian Football League | Queensland | 1961 | 1996 | Restructured competition involving Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Clubs |
| Heidelberg District Football League | Victoria | 1909 | 1921 | Renamed the Diamond Valley FL for season 1922 |
| Heytesbury Football League | Victoria | 1980 | 1991 | Merged with Mt Noorat Football League to form the Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League. |
| Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League | Victoria | 1992 | 2002 | Competition no longer viable. |
| Lexton Football League | Victoria | 1945 | 1998 | Merged with the Western Plains Football League to form the Lexton Plains Football League |
| Lexton Plains Football League | Victoria | 1999 | 2010 | Disbanded in December 2010, clubs joined Mininera & District Football League, Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League and Central Highlands Football League |
| Maryborough Australian Football League | Queensland | 1981 | 1983 | Folded due to lack of player numbers |
| Mid Murray Football Association | South Australia | 1910 | 2009 | Lack of clubs forced teams to move to the Hills FA and the North East FL. |
| Mountain District Football Association | Victoria | c. 1930s | 1966 | Merged with Yarra Valley FA to form the Yarra Valley Mountain DFL |
| Mt Noorat Football League | Victoria | 1930 | 1991 | Merged with Heytesbury Football League to form the Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League. |
| North West Football Union | Tasmania | 1910 | 1986 | Those clubs that didn't join the new Tasmanian Football League merged with the Northern Tasmania Football Association to create the Northern Tasmania Football League. |
| Northern Tasmanian Football Association | Tasmania | 1886 | 1986 | Those clubs that didn't join the new Tasmanian Football League merged with the North West Football Union to create the Northern Tasmania Football League. |
| Ovens Valley Football Association | Victoria | 1919 | 1936 | |
| Panton Hill and District Football League | Victoria | 1931 | 1987 | Clubs opted to leave and join the Diamond Valley FL and the Riddell District FL. |
| Peninsula Football Association | Tasmania | 1988 | 2001 | competition folded after Premaydena went into recess. |
| Portland District Football League | Victoria | 1955 | 1969 | Merged with Port Fairy Football League to form Portland Port Fairy Football League. |
| Port Fairy Football League | Victoria | 1926 | 1969 | Merged with Portland District Football League to form Portland Port Fairy Football League. |
| Queenstown Football Association | Tasmania | 1924 | 1963 | Formed the West Tasmanian FA with Rosebery FA clubs. |
| Riviera Football League | Victoria | 1986 | 2003 | Lack of clubs resulted in a merger with the East Gippsland FL. |
| South Gippsland Football League | Victoria | 1954 | 1969 | Competition not viable after weaker clubs left. |
| South West Gippsland Football League | Victoria | 1954 | 1994 | League was absorbed by the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League |
| Sunday Football League | Western Australia | 1983 | 2009 | |
| Sunshine Coast Australian Football League | Queensland | 1970 | 1992 | Restructured competition involving Brisbane and Gold Coast Clubs |
| Tamar Football Association | Tasmania | 1970 | 1984 | clubs joined the Tasmanian Amateurs Northern Division. |
| Tungarmah Football League | Victoria | 1945 | 1996 | Merged with Goulburn Valley FL and became 2nd division and then the Central Gippsland FL. Most TFL clubs are now part of the Picola DFL. |
| West Gippsland Football league | Victoria | 1927 | 2001 | Merged with the Gippsland Latrobe FL to form the WGLFL |
| West Tasmanian Football League | Tasmania | 1964 | 1993 | Shortage of clubs. Clubs now part of the Darwin FA. |
| Western Plains Football League | Victoria | 1930 | 1998 | Merged with the Lexton Football League to form the Lexton Plains Football League |
| Western Port - Wonthaggi Football Association | Victoria | 1936 | Merged with the Wonthaggi JFA to form the Wonthaggi FA | |
| Wide Bay Australian Football League | Queensland | 1985 | 1986 | Merged with the Bundaberg Australian Football League |
| Wonthaggi and District Football League | Victoria | 1945 | 1954 | Merged with the Bass Valley FL to form Bass Valley-Wonthaggi & DFL |
| Wonthaggi Football Association | Victoria | 1937 | 1944 | Merged with the Glen Alive FA to form Wonthaggi & DFL |
| Wonthaggi Junior Football Association | Victoria | 1923 | 1936 | Merged with the Western Port - Wonthaggi FA to form the Wonthaggi FA |
| Wycheproof-Charlton District Football Association | Victoria | 1890 | ||
| Yarra Valley Football Association | Victoria | 1920 | 1966 | Merged with Mountain DFL to form the Yarra Valley Mountain DFL |
| Yackandandah Football League | Victoria | 1954 | ||
| Yungera District Football Association | Victoria | 1930 | ||
| Youth Christian Workers Football League | Victoria | 1958 | 1986 | Many clubs joined the Eastern Suburban Churches FA. |
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