In 2009, player registrations for soccer in Victoria passed 50,000, the highest number in the federation's history.

[3] Football Federation Victoria oversees all aspects of the sport within the state, however there are twelve regional associations that manage local leagues and competitions in their areas.

It has a hierarchical format that features promotion and relegation between all levels (aside from the A-League and regional leagues).

All clubs in the system are eligible for entry to the FFA Cup, and are seeded in accordance to tier standing.

They were replaced by State League 4 and 5, divided geographically into North, East, South and West divisions, thus making State League 5 the lowest division in which are club can theoretically be promoted into the VPL.