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
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.- Francis Awaritefe - North Geelong Croatia
- Steve Horvat - North Geelong Croatia
- Josip Skoko - North Geelong Warriors
- Matthew Spiranovic - North Geelong Warriors
- Kris Trajanovski - West Geelong SC
- John Gardiner - Hamlyn Park Rangers
- Joey Didulica - North Geelong Warriors
- Frank Munro - Hamlyn Park Rangers
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
| Teams | Years active |
| Brintons SC | 1964-1991. Became Eastern Park in 1991. |
| British | 1956 |
| Bellarine United | 1985 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 1995 |
| Barwon City | |
| Belmont | 1967 |
| Croatia | 1954 |
| Corio Cloverdale | |
| DSG | 1956 |
| East Geelong FC | 1985-93. |
| Elcho Park Cardinals | |
| Geelong Espanol | |
| Geelong City | 1914 |
| Geelong Celtic FC | 1950-1951 |
| Geelong Scottish | 1955. Became Hamlyn Rangers |
| Geelong Olympic Sports Club | 1984- |
| Geelong United | 1923-31, 1934 - 1936 |
| Geelong United | 1951 |
| Geelong United FC | 1977 - 1987 |
| H.M.A.S. Brisbane | |
| Ford Recreation | |
| International Harvester FC | 1950 -1953 |
| Industrial Service Engineers Pty Ltd FC | |
| IAMA club | 1955 |
| Kardinia International College | |
| Lovely Banks Kiev | 1987 |
| Northern Suburbs | 1979 |
| Norlane Olympia | 1955 |
| Norlane Juliana | |
| Macedonia | 1959 |
| Shell | 1953 |
| Toldi | |
| Union Jack | - |
| Ukrania | 1958 |
| Queenscliff Garrison | |
| West Geelong | 1965-1984. Became East Geelong |
| Zagreb | 1958-1960 |