Latrobe Valley Soccer League

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Latrobe Valley Soccer League
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FoundedJune 1951;74 years ago (1951-06)
First season1951
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid 10
Domestic cup(s)Battle of Britain Cup
Browne-Huizer Cup
Dockerty Cup
Australia Cup
Current champions Moe United (9th title)
(2025)
Most championships Fortuna 60 (10 championships)
Website LVSL Facebook Page

Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) is a soccer league encompassing much of the Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas in the Gippsland region of Victoria.

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As the region with the National Soccer League's only regional participant, as well as being home to multiple Victorian state champions - with six clubs going on to compete in the Victorian State League - the LVSL is widely acknowledged as being one of the strongest soccer leagues in regional Australia. [1]

History

The earliest known organised soccer competition in Gippsland was the Wonthaggi and District Soccer Association, which began in 1912, followed by the North Gippsland Soccer League (featuring Sale United, Yallourn SC and clubs from Maffra, Glenmaggie and Nambrok) beginning in 1926 [2] - although both leagues ceased to exist by the late 1930s. [3]

The first known match in the Latrobe Valley was played in 1924, [4] when a side combined of Hill Rovers and Yallourn White Rose played a combined side of Moe Rangers and Morwell United, the latter side winning 2-1. The match took place in Moe, prior to an Australian Rules football match between Moe and Longwarry. [5]

A Latrobe Valley team's first entry into the Dockerty Cup was in 1926, when Yallourn Thistle - a team comprised mostly of Scottish migrants - made it to the second round, drawing 2-2 with Newport [6] before losing the replay 3-2. [7]

An attempt to form an "Amateur Soccer Football Association" in Morwell and Traralgon was first made in 1925, before pioneering Gippsland soccer figure Pastor Norman Minor attempted to start a team in Traralgon in 1927. [8] However, a competitive team did not formalise in the town until the arrival of the Traralgon Tigers in 1955. [9]

An association focused on the Latrobe Valley did not arrive until the formation of the Central Gippsland Soccer Football Association - which featured multiple teams from Yallourn SC ('Wanderers' and 'Rovers' initially, then 'Celtic', 'Swifts' and 'Milita' followed), Yallourn North-based Brown Coal Mine and Morwell SC - in 1933, later adding Morwell Bridge, with invitations extended to prospective clubs in Moe, Traralgon and Trafalgar. [10]

Following a hiatus due to Second World War, the Association eventually evolved into Latrobe Valley Soccer Association, who in turn formed the Latrobe Valley Soccer League in 1951, with the original four teams being Morwell, Yallourn, Heyfield and Maryvale, [11] with Australian Paper Manufacturers SC (known as A.P.M SC, formed by contractors working for Prentice Bros at the Maryvale Paper Mill) also joining the league in time for its opening round of fixtures on Saturday, 15 July 1951. [12] [13]

The Argus newspaper announcing the opening round of the 1951 LVSL LVSoccerLeagueR11951.jpg
The Argus newspaper announcing the opening round of the 1951 LVSL

Further invitations were sent to the RAAF Base East Sale and to Wonthaggi in the hope of re-establishing the Wonthaggi Magpies, Dockerty Cup runners-up in 1929 and champions 1931. [14]

Soon after, the league rapidly grew with teams such as the Sale-based R.A.A.F. SC, Moe United, Traralgon Tigers and Sale United all joining, [15] although some - such as 1952 LVSL champions Overseas Construction Company SC (from a company which employed German migrants working on the Morwell Briquette Factory) - were short-lived. [16] With the backing of Football Victoria, the organisation purchased a site in Morwell in 1953 and constructed its new headquarters soon after. [17]

Such was the growth of football in the Latrobe Valley during the 1950s, the local Australian Rules Football authorities flagged the "Soccer Threat" and that the sport "...was advancing in Moe, Yallourn, Morwell, Traralgon and Sale". [18] The Age newspaper even carried a front-page story in November 1953 about the "Move to Counter Soccer" and outlined the fear that soccer's rise in Gippsland could see it overtake Australian Rules in popularity. [17]

The secretary of the Australian Rules' Central Gippsland Football League, Stewart Harris, pleaded with the VFL to proceed with a planned 1952 VFL season match between St Kilda and Footscray in Gippsland, saying "...thousands of migrants are pouring into the Latrobe Valley. Nearly all of them know only soccer. In no other part of Victoria was there greater necessity for the encouragement of Australian Rules football." [19]

Such was the fervour around soccer in the Latrobe Valley - the peak of which was seeing Yallourn crowned as Victorian champions in 1951 - the LVSL even applied (unsuccessfully) to host Olympic soccer matches in Gippsland during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. [20]

The LVSL later changed its name to the Gippsland Soccer League. The association collectively represented all of Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley until 2016, when the breakaway clubs - consisting of the 10 strongest teams in the Gippsland Soccer League - broke away to form their own league, revitalising the former 'Latrobe Valley Soccer League' name. [21] [22] The Gippsland Soccer League now represents clubs in west and south Gippsland. [23]

Format

Structure: MaleStructure: Female
  • LVSL Senior Men's
  • LVSL Battle of Britain Cup (Senior Men's Cup)
  • LVSL Reserve Men's
  • LVSL Shopwell Cup (Reserve Men's Cup)
  • LVSL 2nd Division
  • LVSL Nan Bosma Cup (2nd Division Cup)
  • Junior Boys:
    • Under 16 Boys
    • Under 13.5 Black
    • Under 13.5 Purple
    • Under 11 Black
    • Under 11 Purple
  • Division 1 Women's
  • LVSL Browne-Huizer Cup
  • Junior Girls:
    • Under 16 Girls
    • Under 14 Girls
    • Under 12 Girls

[24]

The league sits below the Victorian State League Division 5 and forms a part of the "Ninth tier" of league soccer in Australia. It is primarily staged in the Australian winter and, in its current format, runs between March and September. The league comprises teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, while the Football Victoria is the governing body.[ citation needed ]

Each league comprises at least 10 teams competing in a number of competition. Every team plays each other twice over the course of a 20-week season.

Promotion and Relegation:
Although a LVSL Men's Second Division exists, there is no promotion or relegation between it and the LVSL Senior Men's Division. The eleven clubs field teams in 14 competitions, five of which are age-restricted competitions.

There is no promotion or relegation between the LVSL (Level 9) and the Victorian State League Division 5 (Level 8), however clubs may apply to join the VSL. A total of six LVSL clubs have participated in the metropolitan-based Victorian State Leagues at various times.

LVSL Clubs in Victorian State Leagues
ClubYears in State LeagueTotal SeasonsMetropolitan League ChampionshipsNotesRejoined LVSL
Newborough-Yallourn United 1947-1963, 1967-2004 [25] 551951, 1967, 1968, 1970First winner of State League from Regional Victoria (1951)2005
Morwell Falcons VSL: 1971-1992, NSL: 1992-2001 [26] VSL: 22, NSL: 101974, 1975, 1984, 1989 State League Champions: 1984, 1989, Dockerty Cup Champions: 19942001
Moe United 1979-1983 [27] 5NoneNever finished above 8th in Metropolitan Leagues1984
Morwell Pegasus 1997-2019 [28] 231997, 1998, 2008Highest-ranked Gippsland team 2001-20172020
Warragul United 2002-present [29] 242002, 2004, 2012Played State League 1 from 2013-2025N/A
Fortuna 60 2025-present [30] 12025Won State League 5 at first attempt in 2025N/A

Latrobe Valley Soccer League clubs

Affiliated clubs and honours

As of 29 July 2025
ClubLocationStateVenueEst.JoinedSenior Men's League TitlesBattle of Britain Cup TitlesSenior Women's League TitlesWomen's Browne-Huizer Cup TitlesLink
   Churchill United Churchill VIC Hazlewood South Reserve196919695634
   East Gippsland United Bairnsdale VIC Howitt Park200920090000 EGUSC
   Falcons 2000 [note 1] Morwell VIC Gippsland Sports and Entertainment Park 196119617710 F2000
   Fortuna 60 [note 2] Morwell VIC Crinigan Road South Reserve1960196010503 F60SC
    Moe United Moe VIC Olympic Reserve195219539700 MUSC
   Morwell Pegasus Morwell VIC Ronald Reserve195919595800
   Monash Newborough VIC Monash Reserve195819580220 MSC
    Newborough-Yallourn United [note 3] Newborough VIC W H Burrage Reserve192319519600 NYUSC
   Sale United Sale VIC Godfrey Baldwin Reserve19251954 [31] 1133 SUFC
    Traralgon City Traralgon VIC Harold Preston Reserve196819680841 CRFC
   Traralgon Olympians Traralgon VIC Harold Preston Reserve197919808700 TOSC
   Tyers Lightning Tyers VIC Tyers Recreation Reserve198219820021 TLSC

Notes

  1. "Falcons 2000" were most well known as "Morwell Falcons" for the majority of their history, in the State Leagues and National Soccer League until reforming as Falcons 2000 in the year 2000.
  2. Fortuna 60's senior men's team successfully applied to join the Victorian State League 5 South in time for the 2025 Season. They will continue to field a women's team, men's Second Division team and junior teams in the LVSL.
  3. "Newborough-Yallourn United" comprises the history of Yallourn SC - including when they were crowned Victorian Champions in 1950 - before merging with Newborough United Soccer Club (formed in 1955) in 1995. The Club has won 9 LVSL titles - 6 as Newborough United, 2 as Yallourn Soccer Club and 1 as the merged entity (2019). The Club has won 6 LVSL Battle of Britain Cup titles - 2 as Newborough United, 3 as Yallourn Soccer Club and 1 as the merged entity (2019).

Cups and finals

Walter Ingham Cup Finals (1952-53)
YearChampionsScoreRunner-upNotes
1952 Morwell 5–1 Overseas Construction Company SC
1953 Moe United 3–2 APM Maryvale
LVSL Grand Finals (1995-2019)
YearChampionsScoreRunner-upNotes
1995 Warragul United 6–0 Morwell Pegasus Warragul's first Grand Final Win
1996 Morwell Pegasus 3–0 Traralgon City Pegasus' first Grand Final win
1997 Fortuna 60 5–2 Moe United Fortuna 60's first Grand Final win
1998 Warragul United 4–3 Churchill United Warragul's second Grand Final Win
1999 Warragul United 1–0 Fortuna 60 Warragul's third Grand Final Win
2000 Fortuna 60 1–0 Warragul United Fortuna 60's second Grand Final win
2001 Warragul United 3–1 Fortuna 60 Warragul's fourth Grand Final win
2002 Traralgon Olympians 2–2 (5–4 pens) Fortuna 60 Olympians' first Grand Final Win
2003 Fortuna 60 4–1 Traralgon Olympians Fortuna 60's third Grand Final win
2004 Fortuna 60 4–1 Traralgon City Fortuna 60's fourth Grand Final win
2005 Churchill United 1–1 (pens) Fortuna 60 Churchill's first Grand Final win
2006 Fortuna 60 2–2 (pens) Churchill United Fortuna 60's fifth Grand Final win
2007 Moe United 3–1 Churchill United Moe's first Grand Final win
2008No grand final held
2009 Fortuna 60 4–4 (5–4 pens) Churchill United Fortuna 60's sixth Grand Final win
2010 Fortuna 60 2–0 Fortuna 60 Fortuna 60's seventh Grand Final win
2011 Churchill United 4–1 Fortuna 60 Churchill's second Grand Final win
2012 Churchill United 3–0 Fortuna 60 Churchill's third Grand Final win
2013 Sale United 3–0 Monash Sale's first Grand Final win
2014 Moe United 2-0 Sale United Moe's second Grand Final win
2015No grand final held
2016No grand final held
2017 Traralgon Olympians 2–0 Falcons 2000 Olympians' second Grand Final Win
2018 Falcons 2000 1–0 Newborough-Yallourn United Falcons' first Grand Final win
2019 Traralgon Olympians 3–0 Newborough-Yallourn United Olympians' third Grand Final Win

As of 2025, there is presently no finals series - the league winner is decided by the team who finishes top of the table in the regular season.

However, there has been finals series run in previous years, beginning with the Walter Ingham Cup (in 1952 and 1953), where the top four teams entered into a post-season final series.

A finals series was revived in 1995 and ran until 2019 (with exceptions in 2008, 2015 and 2016) before reverting to a 'first past the post' system thereafter to avoid the confusion about the LVSL's champion team - which has always been the league champions, rather than the winner of the finals series. In 2019, the last ever finals series was known as the 'Michael Buhagiar Cup'. [32]

Battle of Britain Cup (Men's) & Browne-Huizer Cup (Women's)

Battle of Britain Cup Finals (1952-)
YearChampionsScoreRunner-upNotes
1952 Morwell 5–1 APM Maryvale
1953 APM Maryvale 3–2 Moe United
1954 Yallourn 1–0 Morwell
1955 Sale United 4–2 Morwell
1956 Newborough 1–0 Moe United
1957Eastern Rovers4–2 Morwell
1958Morwell Rangers4–1Traralgon Tigers
1959Morwell Rangers3–1Traralgon Tigers
1960 Moe United 2–1Morwell Rangers
1961Morwell Rangers2–1 Morwell Pegasus
1962 Morwell Pegasus 4–1 I.A.S.C Falcons
1963 Morwell Pegasus 4–2 Newborough United
1964 Yallourn 3–0 Morwell Pegasus
1965Morwell Rangers3–1 Morwell Pegasus
1966 Yallourn 2–0 Newborough
1967Morwell Rangers5–2 Morwell Pegasus
1968 Traralgon City 3–2 Morwell Pegasus
1969 Newborough 4–0 Morwell Falcons
1970 Traralgon City 3–2 Newborough
1971 Morwell Pegasus 2–1 Morwell Falcons
1972 Morwell Falcons 2–0 Traralgon City
1973 Morwell Pegasus 1–0 Morwell Falcons
1974 Morwell Pegasus 4–3 Moe United
1975 Traralgon City 1–0 Fortuna 60
1976 Moe United 4–1 Fortuna 60
1977 Moe United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Churchill United
1978 Moe United 4–1 Churchill United
1979 Traralgon City 2–0 Morwell Pegasus
1980 Traralgon City 1–0 Traralgon Olympians
1981 Monash 5–2 Newborough
1982 Traralgon Olympians 3–1 Traralgon City
1983 Monash 5–4 Fortuna 60
1984 Fortuna 60 2-0 Moe United
1985 Traralgon Olympians 2–1 Morwell Pegasus
1986 Traralgon Olympians 1–0 Traralgon City
1987 Warragul United 2–0 Moe United
1988 Moe United 3–2 Warragul United
1989 Moe United 3–1 Morwell Pegasus
1990 Warragul United 2–1 Newborough
1991 Morwell Pegasus 1–0 Inter Morwell
1992 Traralgon Olympians 5–0 Morwell Pegasus
1993 Inter Morwell/Morwell Falcons 2–0 Churchill United
1994 Traralgon Olympians 3–1 Fortuna 60
1995 Morwell Pegasus 2–1 Monash
1996 Fortuna 60 3–1 Warragul United
1997 Traralgon City 3–0 Moe United
1998 Churchill United 1–1 (a.e.t.) Warragul United Churchill won 4–2 on pens
1999 Warragul United 1–1 Churchill United Warragul won 3–0 on pens
2000 Fortuna 60 2–0 Traralgon City
2001 Fortuna 60 3–2 Traralgon Olympians
2002 Traralgon Olympians 3–2 Falcons 2000
2003 Fortuna 60 2–0 Sale United
2004 Traralgon City 2–1 Fortuna 60
2005 Churchill United 1–1 Moe United Churchill won 4–2 on pens
2006 Churchill United 5–1 Traralgon Olympians
2007 Churchill United 3–1 Traralgon City
2008 Traralgon Olympians 3–1 Moe United
2009 Falcons 2000 4–2 Monash
2010 Falcons 2000 3–2 Monash
2011 Fortuna 60 4–3 Falcons 2000
2012 Churchill United 7–0 Falcons 2000
2013 Churchill United 3–1 Sale United
2014 Falcons 2000 2–1 Sale United
2015 Falcons 2000 2–1 Churchill United
2016 Falcons 2000 2–1 Moe United
2017 Traralgon City 4–1 Newborough-Yallourn United
2018 Traralgon City 2–1 Moe United
2019 Newborough-Yallourn United 2–1 Falcons 2000
2022 Moe United 4–2 Fortuna 60
2023 Moe United 5–1 Falcons 2000
2024 Fortuna 60 4–0 Moe United
2025 Traralgon Olympians Sept 7, 2025 Monash

Based on a traditional Cup knockout competition, the Battle of Britain Cup is contested via a knock-out series of games where teams are drawn randomly at its beginning. As the Dockerty Cup was only held once between 1996 and 2010, the Battle of Britain is officially the "Oldest continual football trophy in Victorian football", dating back to 1952. [33] [34]

The Cup's origin comes from a trophy originally awarded to the LVSL by the Latrobe Valley branch of the RAAF Association, [35] and continued to be so for many years. [36]

The women's equivalent is called the Browne-Huizer Cup. It began in 2010 and is named after two local pioneers of women's football, Nigel Browne and Adrian Huizer, who were instrumental in developing the female game in Gippsland and fought for the implementation of a women's league in the Latrobe Valley - a feat finally achieved in 2009. [37]

Browne-Huizer Cup Finals (2010-)
YearChampionsScoreRunner-upNotes
2010 Churchill United 2–1 Monash SC
2011 Churchill United 3–2 Monash SC
2012 Churchill United 1–0 Tyers Lightning
2013 Churchill United 4–1 Tyers Lightning
2014 Tyers Lightning 1–0 Monash SC
2015 Monash SC 4–2 Tyers Lightning
2016 Traralgon City 5–0 Fortuna 60
2017 Fortuna 60 2–1 Trafalgar Victory
2018 Fortuna 60 1–1 Traralgon City Fortuna 60 won 4–2 on pens
2019 Fortuna 60 2–1 Traralgon City
2022 Sale United 6–0 East Gippsland United
2023 Sale United 2–1 Fortuna 60
2024 Sale United 3–2 Fortuna 60
2025 Sale United Sept 7, 2025 Tyers Lightning

Earlier Cups included the Advertiser Shield, sponsored by the Morwell Advertiser newspaper (the forerunner to the Latrobe Valley Express) [38] , Walter Ingram Cup [39] and the J.G Lawless Cup. [40]

Dockerty Cup and Australia Cup

Since the 2016 season Latrobe Valley Soccer League clubs have taken part in the Australia Cup preliminary rounds, which also double as the initial rounds of the Dockerty Cup. Fixtures are randomly drawn as single-leg knockout matches. Currently all Victorian Regional Leagues clubs enter at the "First Round", and only the last 4 Victorian clubs will qualify for the final rounds of the competition (at the Round of 32). To date, no Latrobe Valley Soccer League club has advanced beyond the third round (Morwell Pegasus' made the 2015 fifth round whilst still playing in the Victorian State League).

Media coverage

Radio:
Radio station Gippsland FM regularly broadcasts Laurie “Truck” Williams on Saturday mornings from 7:30am, while GOLD 1242 also provides Soccer updates and discussion during the season.

Television:
Local TV news broadcasts from WIN News air weekend match highlights including player and coaching staff interviews, as well as covering all scores.

Newspapers:
Print coverage is generally provided by the Latrobe Valley's weekly newspaper, The Latrobe Valley Express and the Wellington Shire's bi-weekly newspaper, The Gippsland Times.

Video Highlights:
The LVSL produce regular highlights videos which are published on social media and their respective association & club websites. Some clubs air a "TeamTV" channel via YouTube or club websites, covers LVSL team match highlights including player and coaching staff interviews.

Former affiliated clubs

ClubDivisionFoundedFinal SeasonLocationHome groundLeague ChampionsCup ChampionsNotes
A.P.M Maryvale SC 11947 [41] 1954MaryvaleMaryvale Mill Oval [42] 2 (1951, 1953)1 (1953)Inaugural LVSL Champions
Drouin Dragons11954 [31] 2016 Drouin Bellbird Park00Joined GSL in 2016
Eastern Rovers119561958UnknownUnknown01 (1959)Said to have "replaced Lurgi" in 1956
Heyfield119511952 Heyfield UnknownRunner Up (1951)0Pulls out after one season
Loy Yang Condors119821989 Morwell Keegan Street Reserve00Merges with Morwell Rangers in 1990
Leongatha11975 Leongatha Unknown00
Lurgi Rangers SC 119551955 Morwell Unknown00Formed by Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria's social club.
Maryvale SC 11950 [43] 1951MaryvaleMaryvale Mill Oval00Founding LVSL Club; likely amalgamated into APM SC.
Melita119581958 Morwell UnknownRunners Up (1958)0Club members form Morwell Pegasus SC
Morwell SC 11933 [44] 1957 Morwell Latrobe Road, [45] Jeeraling Road [46] 3 (1954, 1955, 1957)1 (1952)Club's Dutch members form Werkspoor in 1957 (Fortuna 60 SC).
Moe Rapid119581960 Moe Unknown00Brief splinter club of Moe United.
Morwell Dinamo 1-219801991 Morwell Gippsland Croatian Club00Participated in the 1983, [47] 1984 [48] and 1990 [49] Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournaments. Later called Latrobe Valley Knights.
Morwell Rangers11955 [50] 1990 Morwell Maryvale Reserve6 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1970)5 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967)Merges with LY Condors in 1990, lasts one season.
Olympics SC119631963UnknownUnknown00Folded after first season.
Overseas Construction Company SC 11952 [51] 1953 Morwell Ridge Ground aka O.C.C Camp Ground [52] 1 (1952)0Fields two teams in first year. '#1' team wins league. One team in 1953.
Red Triangle Yallourn119551955 Yallourn Unknown00Folds after one season.
R.A.A.F. SC 1-219541981 East Sale RAAF Base East Sale 00Hosts matches on RAAF base.
Valetta119641965UnknownUnknown00Maltese community club. Lasts just two season.
Trafalgar Victory11996 [53] 2016 Trafalgar Trafalgar Recreation Reserve00Leaves to join GSL in 2016.
Traralgon Tigers11954 [31] 1965 Traralgon No. 4 Hostel Ground [54] Runners up (1959)Runners up (1958, 1959)Traralgon City not formed until 1968.
Warragul United 119632016 Warragul Unknown7 (1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001)3 (1987, 1990, 1999)Joined Victorian State League in 2002.
Yarram119711973 Yarram Unknown00Lasts just three seasons.
ClubDivisionFoundedLocationHome groundLeague ChampionsCup ChampionsNotes
Bairnsdale21975 Bairnsdale Unknown
Bairnsdale Rovers21975 Bairnsdale Unknown
Churchill University SC 22007 Churchill Federation University
Hazlewood Cobras21978 Churchill Unknown
Jeeraling Rams21981 Churchill Unknown
Inter Morwell 2 / 11985 Morwell Keegan Street Reserve1 (Division 2, 1988)1 (Battle of Britain - 1993)Italian-focused splinter club of Morwell Falcons, re-joined Falcons in 1993.
Newborough Bulldogs21995 Newborough Unknown
Newborough Hotspurs21982 Newborough Unknown
Sale Wanderers21975 Sale Unknown
St Patrick's Sale21975 Sale Catholic College Sale

Honors

LVSL Senior Men's League Champions (1951-)
ClubChampionshipsYear
Fortuna 60 101983, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2023
Newborough-Yallourn United 9As NYU (1): 2019Newborough SC (6): 1956, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972Yallourn SC (3): 1954, 1964, 1966
Moe United 91975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2016, 2025
Traralgon Olympians 81981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002
Warragul United 71985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001
Falcons 2000 71971, 1973, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Morwell Rangers61958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1970
Morwell Pegasus 51963, 1974, 1979, 1992, 1996
Churchill United 52007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
Morwell Soccer Club 31954, 1955, 1957
APM Maryvale 21951, 1953
Sale United 11980
Overseas Construction Company SC 11952
Battle of Britain Cup Winners (1952-)
ClubChampionshipsYear
Traralgon City 81968, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2017, 2018
Morwell Pegasus 81962, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1995
Traralgon Olympians 71982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008
Moe United 71960, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 2022, 2023
Falcons 2000 71972, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016Inter Morwell (1): 1993
Newborough-Yallourn United 6As NYU (1): 2019Newborough SC (2): 1956, 1969Yallourn SC (3): 1954, 1964, 1966
Churchill United 61998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
Fortuna 60 52000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2024
Morwell Rangers51958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967
Warragul United 31987, 1990, 1999
Monash 21981, 1983
APM Maryvale 11953
Eastern Rovers11957
Morwell Soccer Club 11952
Sale United 11955
LVSL League Senior Women (2009-)
ClubChampionshipsYear
Traralgon City 42016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Sale United 32023, 2024, 2025
Churchill United 32011, 2012, 2013
Tyers Lightning 22014, 2015
Monash 22009, 2010
Falcons 2000 12022
Browne-Huizer Cup (Women's) (2010-)
ClubChampionshipsYear
Churchill United 42010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Fortuna 60 32017, 2018, 2019
Sale United 32022, 2023, 2024
Traralgon City 12016
Tyers Lightning 12014
Monash 12015
Central Gippsland Soccer Association Champions
ClubChampionshipsYearNotes
Brown Coal Mine21933, 1934
Yallourn Wanderers 11938 Yallourn Wanderers defeated Yallourn Rovers 4-1 in Hospital Cup Final
North Gippsland Soccer League Champions
ClubChampionshipsYear
Yallourn 11926
Regional, State and National Level tournaments won by Gippsland Clubs
YearTournamentWinner
1931 Dockerty Cup Wonthaggi Magpies
1951 Victorian Provisional League Yallourn SC
1967 Victorian Metropolitan League Division 4 Yallourn SC
1968 Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3 Yallourn SC
1970 Victorian Metropolitan League Division 2 Yallourn SC
1974 Victorian Provisional League Morwell Falcons
1975 Victorian Division One Morwell Falcons
1984 Victorian State League Morwell Falcons
1989 Victorian State League Morwell Falcons
1994 Dockerty Cup Morwell Falcons
1997 Victorian State League Division 3 South-East Morwell Pegasus
1998Tynan-Eyre Cup Morwell Falcons
1998 Victorian State League Division 2 South-East Morwell Pegasus
2002 Victorian Provisional League Division 3 Warragul United
2004 Victorian Provisional League Division 2 South-East Warragul United
2008 Victorian State League Division 3 South-East Morwell Pegasus
2012 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 South-East Warragul United
2025 Victorian Provisional League Division 5 South Fortuna 60

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