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Call for 2023 Life Membership Nominations

Football Victoria is now calling for nominations for 2023 Life Membership from the Victorian football family. If you know a living person who has provided ‘continuous outstanding meritorious service’ to football in Victoria, please consider recommending them for nomination.

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Andrea Martin inducted into Football Victoria Hall of Fame

Football Victoria (FV) is proud to announce that the first of two inductees into the FV Hall of Fame for 2022 is pioneering great and former international Andrea Martin. Born in 1959, Andrea ‘Andy’ Martin was a pioneering member of the all-conquering Greensborough team that wo

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Victoria's rich football history detailed in new FV History and Heritage website

Football Victoria is delighted to announce the release of its dedicated History and Heritage website, comprising of more than 100 pages of rich content that explores various aspects of the game across a period of 140 years. The culmination of 15 months planning, design and res

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Vale Anjelko 'Ange' Cimera

Football Victoria extends sincere and deep condolences to the Cimera family and Melbourne Knights community, following the passing of Anjelko 'Ange' Cimera.  Cimera was a giant of the football community and legend of Melbourne Knights FC.

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Louisa Bisby, a true pioneer in the women's game

The NPLW Gold Medal is the highest individual accolade a player can achieve in the state-wide competition and on Monday, September 5 Football Victoria will crown its first winner in three years due to COVID-19. The amalgamation of the Victorian Soccer Federation and Victorian

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From Goals to Gold - The story of Victorian football’s greatest post-war goal scorer

When Sash Becvinovski was born in 1972, the leading goalscorer in the Victorian State League that year was Jimmy Armstrong.

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NPL Gold Medal Night: 50 Years and Counting

Inaugurated in 1971 and presented to the Best and Fairest footballer voted upon by State League referees, the Gold Medal ultimately replaced the Bill Fleming Medal as the Victorian Soccer Federation’s premier personal honour.

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A history of the Nike F.C. Cup

As Calder United and South Melbourne prepare to do battle in the 2022 Nike FC Cup Final, you could be forgiven for believing that history is in the making. Calder United are attempting to claim their fifth Cup win in succession, and while they may be on an undisputed streak in

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Dockerty Cup Club History: Oakleigh Cannons and Bentleigh Greens

As Bentleigh Greens and Oakleigh Cannons prepare to lock horns in the final of the 97th edition of the Dockerty Cup, both clubs will be attempting to create their own piece of history. The Greens are attempting to join an illustrious group of fourteen clubs that have won the D