In the 2012 season's first division, Pascoe Vale and Port Melbourne Sharks were promoted to the Victorian Premier League, while Whittlesea Ranges, Dandenong City and Springvale White Eagles were relegated.

The champions and runners-up of the first division are promoted to the Victorian Premier League for the 2014 season only.

The top two teams of the Victorian State League 2 South-East and North-West, the third tier in Victoria and the fourth nationally, are promoted to Victorian State League 1 the next season and the bottom two teams the State League 1 are relegated.

In 2016 FFV announced that there would be relegation and promotion to be introduced in the 2017 season[2] with the champions of State League Division 1 North-West and South-East being promoted and the bottom two placed teams of Victorian Premier League 2 being relegated to State League 1 North-West and South-East.

[3] These are all clubs who competed in the Victorian State League in the 2025 season.