Geelong Regional Football Committee


The Geelong Regional Football Committee is the governing body of soccer in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a sub-committee of governing body Football Victoria.
It was previously known as the Western Victoria Soccer Association, later becoming the Geelong Region Football Association.

Local leagues

The GRFC organises local Geelong community competitions which consist of Miniroos & MiniTillies from ages 7 to 9 years plus Junior Divisions from ages 11 to 18. Member Clubs also contain Mens & Womens teams; both Senior and Reserve team.

Representative squads

GRFC's representative squads compete in the Annual tournament of the Country Championships, an annual Junior tournament established in 1978 by the Country Leagues Football Association.
It attracts both male and female regional representative players aged 11 years to 17 years old, coaches, officials and spectators over 3 days of competition, to determine and crown State Champions.
The event takes place each year in June on the King's Birthday long weekend. Each year Geelong competes against teams from all over Regional Victoria including Bendigo, Shepparton, Moama-Echuca, Albury/Wodonga, Gippsland, Goulburn, Latrobe Valley, Swan Hill, South West Victoria and Sunraysia.

Current clubs

Men's team ranking

TeamDivision
North Geelong Warriors FCVictoria Premier League 2
Geelong SCVictoria Premier League 2
Corio Soccer ClubVictorian [State League Division 1 North-West]
Geelong RangersVictorian State League Division 2 North-West
Surf CoastVictorian State League Division 4 West
Bell Park Sports ClubVictorian State League Division 4 West
Golden Plains Soccer ClubVictorian State League Division 4 West
Barwon Soccer ClubVictorian State League Division 4 West
Lara United FCVictorian State League Division 5 West
Deakin Ducks Football ClubVictorian State League Division 5 West
Ocean Grove Soccer ClubVictorian State League Division 5 West
Geelong City Football Club
Geelong Division 1
Armstrong Creek UnitedGeelong Division 1
Drysdale S.CGeelong Division 1
Barwon Heads F.C.Geelong Division 1
FC LeopoldGeelong Division 2
Bellarine SharksGeelong Division 2
Corio Bay F.C.Geelong Division 2
Colac Otway Rovers F.C.Geelong Division 3

Cup competition

The Geelong Community Cup is an annual pre-season soccer tournament held in the region since 1981.

Notable players

The following players have played football for GRFC clubs and have represented senior men's or women's national teams.

Life members

Life members of either Geelong Region Football Association, Western Victoria Soccer Association, Football Federation Victoria that have served primarily in the region.
  • Joe Cappadona
  • Tony Curnick
  • Mujo Dzin
  • Cecil Earley
  • Paul Halliday
  • Joe Jakubowski
  • John Karounos
  • John Kubina
  • Everett Nelson
  • Alex Stojanovski

Former teams

TeamsYears active
Brintons SC1964-1991. Became Eastern Park in 1991.
British1956
Bellarine United1985
Bacchus Marsh1995
Barwon City
Belmont1967
Croatia1954
Corio Cloverdale
DSG 1956
East Geelong FC1985-93.
Elcho Park Cardinals
Geelong Espanol
Geelong City1914
Geelong Celtic FC1950-1951
Geelong Scottish1955. Became Hamlyn Rangers
Geelong Olympic Sports Club1984-
Geelong United1923-31, 1934 - 1936
Geelong United1951
Geelong United FC1977 - 1987
H.M.A.S. Brisbane
Ford Recreation
International Harvester FC1950 -1953
Industrial Service Engineers Pty Ltd FC
IAMA club 1955
Kardinia International College
Lovely Banks Kiev1987
Northern Suburbs1979
Norlane Olympia1955
Norlane Juliana
Macedonia1959
Shell1953
Toldi
Union Jack-
Ukrania1958
Queenscliff Garrison
West Geelong1965-1984. Became East Geelong
Zagreb1958-1960

History

Read a brief history of Soccer in Geelong.