Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) is a soccer league encompassing much of the Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas in the Gippsland region of Victoria. Beginning in 1951, it is the oldest continuous regional soccer league in Australia, forming one year before the ACT's competition.[1]
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| Founded | June 1951 |
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| First season | 1951 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| 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 | FV Latrobe Valley Facebook Page |
| Current: 2026 Football Victoria Latrobe Valley | |
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.[2]
The league is affiliated with Football Victoria, which took over the operational duties of the LVSL in December 2025[3] under the administrative title of Football Victoria Latrobe Valley to align with new regional league naming conventions.[4]
History
editThe 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[5] - although both leagues ceased to exist by the late 1930s.[6]
The first known match in the Latrobe Valley was played in 1924,[7] 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.[8]
A Latrobe Valley team's first entry into the Dockerty Cup was in 1926, when Yallourn Thistle - a team composed mostly of Scottish migrants - made it to the second round, drawing 2–2 with Newport[9] before losing the replay 3–2.[10]
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.[11] However, a competitive team did not formalise in the town until the arrival of the Traralgon Tigers in 1955.[12]
In April 2026, Pastor Minor's efforts to start football in the wider Gippsland area were highlighted at the launch event of the 2026 Football Victoria Latrobe Valley season, which also marked the 75th anniversary of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League - and the start of the 75th season (due to the cancellation of the 2020 LVSL season).[13]
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.[14]
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,[15] 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.[16][17] 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.[18]
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,[19] 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.[20] With the backing of Football Victoria, the organisation purchased a site in Morwell in 1953 and constructed its new headquarters soon after.[21]
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".[22] 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.[21]
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."[23]
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.[24][25]
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.[26][27] The Gippsland Soccer League now represents clubs in west and south Gippsland.[28]
Format
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Years in State League | Total Seasons | Metropolitan League Championships | Notes | Rejoined LVSL |
| Newborough-Yallourn United | 1947–1963, 1967-2004[30] | 55 | 1951, 1967, 1968, 1970 | First winner of State League from Regional Victoria (1951) | 2005 |
| Morwell Falcons | VSL: 1974–1992, NSL: 1992-2001[31] | VSL: 19, NSL: 9 | 1974, 1975, 1984, 1989 | State League Champions: 1984, 1989, Dockerty Cup Champions: 1994 | 2001 |
| Moe United | 1979-1983[32] | 5 | None | Never finished above 8th in Metropolitan Leagues | 1984 |
| Morwell Pegasus | 1997-2019[33] | 23 | 1997, 1998, 2008 | Highest-ranked Gippsland team 2001-2017 | 2020 |
| Warragul United | 2002–present[34] | 25 | 2002, 2004, 2012 | Played State League 1 from 2013 to 2025 | N/A |
| Drouin Dragons | 2017[35] | 1 | None | Played one season State League 5 (South) in 2017 | Maintained LVSL team. |
| Fortuna 60 | 2025–present[36] | 2 | 2025 | Won State League 5 (South) at first attempt in 2025 | N/A |
Latrobe Valley Soccer League clubs
editAffiliated clubs and honours
edit- As of 8 September 2025
| Club | Location | State | Venue | Est. | Joined | Senior Men's League Titles | Battle of Britain Cup Titles | Senior Women's League Titles | Women's Browne-Huizer Cup Titles | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill United | Churchill | VIC | Hazlewood South Reserve | 1969 | 1969 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
| East Gippsland United | Bairnsdale | VIC | West Bairnsdale Oval | 2009 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EGUSC | |
| Falcons 2000[note 1] | Morwell | VIC | Gippsland Sports and Entertainment Park | 1961 | 1962 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | F2000 | |
| Fortuna 60[note 2] | Morwell | VIC | Crinigan Road South Reserve | 1960 | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | F60SC | |
| Moe United | Moe | VIC | Olympic Reserve | 1952 | 1953 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | MUSC | |
| Morwell Pegasus | Morwell | VIC | Ronald Reserve | 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Monash | Newborough | VIC | Monash Reserve | 1958 | 1958 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | MSC | |
| Newborough-Yallourn United[note 3] | Newborough | VIC | W H Burrage Reserve | 1923 | 1951 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | NYUSC | |
| Sale United | Sale | VIC | Godfrey Baldwin Reserve | 1925 | 1954[37] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | SUFC | |
| Traralgon City | Traralgon | VIC | Harold Preston Reserve | 1968 | 1968 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | CRFC | |
| Traralgon Olympians | Traralgon | VIC | Harold Preston Reserve | 1979 | 1980 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | TOSC | |
| Tyers Lightning | Tyers | VIC | Tyers Recreation Reserve | 1982 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | TLSC | |
Notes
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
edit| Walter Ingham Cup Finals (1952–53) | ||||
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| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1952 | Morwell | 5–1 | Overseas Construction Company SC | |
| 1953 | Moe United | 3–2 | APM Maryvale | |
| LVSL Grand Finals (1995–2019) | |||||
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| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Notes | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | — | — | — | No 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 | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | No grand final held | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | No 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'.[38]
Battle of Britain Cup (Men's) & Browne-Huizer Cup (Women's)
editBased 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 1951.[39][40][41]
The Cup's origin comes from a trophy originally awarded to the LVSL by the Latrobe Valley branch of the RAAF Association,[42] and continued to be so for many years.[43][44][45]
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.[46]
| Browne-Huizer Cup Finals (2010-) | ||||
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| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
| 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 | 3-0 | Tyers Lightning | |
Earlier Cups included the Advertiser Shield, sponsored by the Morwell Advertiser newspaper (the forerunner to the Latrobe Valley Express),[47] Walter Ingram Cup[48] and the J.G Lawless Cup.[49]
Dockerty Cup and Australia Cup
editSince 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).
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Media coverage
editRadio:
Radio station Gippsland FM regularly broadcasts Laurie Williams on Saturday mornings from 7:30am, while GOLD 1242 and Triple M Gippsland also provide 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 major newspaper, the Latrobe Valley Express, Wellington Shire's bi-weekly newspaper, The Gippsland Times, East Gippsland-based Lakes Post and the online newspaper East Regional View.
Video Highlights:
The LVSL produce regular highlights videos which are published on social media and their respective association & club websites. Some clubs air a "Team TV" channel via YouTube or club websites, covers LVSL team match highlights including player and coaching staff interviews.
Former affiliated clubs
edit| Club | Division | Founded | Final Season | Location | Home ground | League Champions | Cup Champions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Paper Manufacturers SC | 1 | 1947[50] | 1954 | Maryvale | Maryvale Mill Oval[51] | 2 (1951, 1953) | 1 (1953) | Inaugural LVSL Champions |
| Drouin Dragons | 1 | 1954[37] | 2016 | Drouin | Bellbird Park | 0 | 0 | Joined GSL in 2016 |
| Eastern Rovers | 1 | 1956 | 1958 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 1 (1959) | Said to have "replaced Lurgi" in 1956 |
| Heyfield | 1 | 1951 | 1952 | Heyfield | Unknown | Runner Up (1951) | 0 | Pulls out after one season |
| Loy Yang Condors | 1 | 1982 | 1989 | Morwell | Keegan Street Reserve | 0 | 0 | Club formed by local Latin community. Merges with Morwell Rangers in 1990 |
| Leongatha | 1 | 1975 | Leongatha | Unknown | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lurgi Rangers SC | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | Morwell | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Formed by Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria's social club. |
| Maryvale SC | 1 | 1950[52] | 1951 | Maryvale | Maryvale Mill Oval | 0 | 0 | Founding LVSL Club; amalgamated into APM SC. |
| Melita | 1 | 1958 | 1958 | Morwell | Unknown | Runners Up (1958) | 0 | Club members form Morwell Pegasus SC |
| Morwell SC | 1 | 1933[53] | 1957 | Morwell | Latrobe Road,[54] Jeeraling Road[55] | 3 (1954, 1955, 1957) | 1 (1952) | Founding LVSL Club; club's Dutch members form Werkspoor in 1957 (Fortuna 60 SC). |
| Moe Rapid | 1 | 1958 | 1960 | Moe | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Brief splinter club of Moe United. |
| Morwell Dinamo | 1–2 | 1980 | 1991 | Morwell | Gippsland Croatian Club | 0 | 0 | Participated in the 1983,[56] 1984[57] and 1990[58] Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournaments. Later called Latrobe Valley Knights. |
| Morwell Rangers | 1 | 1955[59] | 1990 | Morwell | Maryvale Reserve | 6 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1970) | 5 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967) | Merges with LY Condors in 1990, lasts one season. |
| Olympics SC | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Folded after first season. |
| Overseas Construction Company SC | 1 | 1952[60] | 1953 | Morwell | Ridge Ground aka O.C.C Camp Ground[61] | 1 (1952) | 0 | Fields two teams in first year. '#1' team wins league. One team in 1953. |
| Red Triangle Yallourn | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | Yallourn | Yallourn No. 5 Oval | 0 | 0 | Born from Yallourn's YMCA movement, were formed by workers from the Yallourn West Camp and Eastern Road Hostel.[62] |
| R.A.A.F. SC | 1–2 | 1954 | 1981 | East Sale | RAAF Base East Sale | 0 | 0 | Hosts matches on RAAF base. |
| Valetta | 1 | 1964 | 1965 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Maltese community club. Lasts just two season. |
| Trafalgar Victory | 1 | 1996[63] | 2016 | Trafalgar | Trafalgar Recreation Reserve | 0 | 0 | Leaves to join GSL in 2016. |
| Traralgon Tigers | 1 | 1954[37] | 1965 | Traralgon | No. 4 Hostel Ground[64] | Runners up (1959) | Runners up (1958, 1959) | Traralgon City not formed until 1968. |
| Warragul United | 1 | 1963 | 2016 | Warragul | Baxter Park | 7 (1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001) | 3 (1987, 1990, 1999) | Joined Victorian State League in 2002. |
| Yarram | 1 | 1971 | 1973 | Yarram | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Lasts just three seasons. |
| Club | Division | Founded | Location | Home ground | League Champions | Cup Champions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bairnsdale | 2 | 1975 | Bairnsdale | Unknown | |||
| Bairnsdale Rovers | 2 | 1975 | Bairnsdale | Unknown | |||
| Churchill University SC | 2 | 2007 | Churchill | Federation University | |||
| Hazlewood Cobras | 2 | 1978 | Churchill | Unknown | |||
| Jeeraling Rams | 2 | 1981 | Churchill | Unknown | |||
| Inter Morwell | 2 / 1 | 1985 | Morwell | Keegan Street Reserve | 1 (Division 2, 1988) | 1 (Battle of Britain - 1993) | Italian-focused splinter club of Morwell Falcons, re-joined Falcons in 1993. |
| Newborough Bulldogs | 2 | 1995 | Newborough | Unknown | |||
| Newborough Hotspurs | 2 | 1982 | Newborough | Unknown | |||
| Sale Wanderers | 2 | 1975 | Sale | Unknown | |||
| St Patrick's Sale | 2 | 1975 | Sale | Catholic College Sale | |||
Honors
edit| LVSL Senior Men's League Champions (1951-) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Championships | Year | ||
| Fortuna 60 | 10 | 1983, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2023 | ||
| Newborough-Yallourn United | 9 | As NYU (1): 2019 | Newborough SC (6): 1956, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972 | Yallourn SC (2): 1964, 1966 |
| Moe United | 9 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2016, 2025 | ||
| Traralgon Olympians | 8 | 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002 | ||
| Warragul United | 7 | 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001 | ||
| Falcons 2000 | 7 | 1971, 1973, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 | ||
| Morwell Rangers | 6 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1970 | ||
| Morwell Pegasus | 5 | 1963, 1974, 1979, 1992, 1996 | ||
| Churchill United | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 | ||
| Morwell Soccer Club | 3 | 1954, 1955, 1957 | ||
| APM Maryvale | 2 | 1951, 1953 | ||
| Sale United | 1 | 1980 | ||
| Overseas Construction Company SC | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Battle of Britain Cup Winners (1951-) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Championships | Year | ||
| Traralgon City | 8 | 1968, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2017, 2018 | ||
| Morwell Pegasus | 8 | 1962, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1995 | ||
| Traralgon Olympians | 8 | 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2025 | ||
| Moe United | 7 | 1960, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 2022, 2023 | ||
| Falcons 2000 | 7 | 1972, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 | Inter Morwell (1): 1993 | |
| Newborough-Yallourn United | 7 | As NYU (1): 2019 | Newborough SC (2): 1956, 1969 | Yallourn SC (4): 1951, 1954, 1964, 1966 |
| Churchill United | 6 | 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 | ||
| Fortuna 60 | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2024 | ||
| Morwell Rangers | 5 | 1958, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967 | ||
| Warragul United | 3 | 1987, 1990, 1999 | ||
| Monash | 2 | 1981, 1983 | ||
| APM Maryvale | 1 | 1953 | ||
| Eastern Rovers | 1 | 1957 | ||
| Morwell Soccer Club | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Sale United | 1 | 1955 | ||
| LVSL League Senior Women (2009-) | |||
| Club | Championships | Year | |
| Traralgon City | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Sale United | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Churchill United | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Tyers Lightning | 2 | 2014, 2015 | |
| Monash | 2 | 2009, 2010 | |
| Falcons 2000 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Browne-Huizer Cup (Women's) (2010-) | |||
| Club | Championships | Year | |
| Churchill United | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Sale United | 4 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Fortuna 60 | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Traralgon City | 1 | 2016 | |
| Tyers Lightning | 1 | 2014 | |
| Monash | 1 | 2015 | |
| Central Gippsland Soccer Association Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Championships | Year | Notes |
| Brown Coal Mine | 2 | 1933, 1934 | |
| Yallourn Wanderers | 1 | 1938 | Yallourn Wanderers defeated Yallourn Rovers 4–1 in Hospital Cup Final |
| North Gippsland Soccer League Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Club | Championships | Year |
| Yallourn | 1 | 1926 |
Life Members and Hall of Fame
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| Name | Category | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pastor Norman Minor | Life Member | 1953 | [67] |
| Lou Adrichem | Life Member | 1975 | [68] |
| John Halkett | Life Member | 1975 | [68] |
| John (Jack) Wandermaker | Life Member | 2011 | [68] |
| John Hutchinson | Legend | 2011 | [68] |
| Luke Cheney | Legend | 2011 | [68] |
| Ron Steel | Life Member | 2011 | [68] |
| Dick Bosma | Life Member | 2012 | [68] |
| Donato "Don" Di Fabrizio | Life Member | 2012 | [68] |
| Ken Steel | Life Member | 2012 | [68] |
| Nancy "Nan" Bosma | Life Member | 2012 | [68] |
| Tom Thompson | Life Member | 2012 | [68] |
| Peter Albanese | Legend | 2022 | [69] |
| Allan Roberts | Life Member | 2023 | [70] |
| Madelaine Breakspear | Legend | 2026 | [71] |
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