This is an incomplete list of men's Australian rules football leagues in Australia.
There is also a Victorian only list of former Associations and Leagues too. In the early 1900s a lot of club's would move from one association to another and other football associations would be formed amongst nearby small rural clubs and towns.
There are active leagues in all states and territories for senior players.
For Women's Australian rules football see List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia See Also List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia''
For Rec Footy''' (social non-contact) competitions, see Rec Footy#List of AFL Rec Footy Competitions.
Senior Football Leagues
Current Name State Founded Clubs Divisions Adelaide Footy League South Australia 1911 68 7 Adelaide Plains Football League South Australia 1904 7 1 AFL Cairns Queensland 1957 7 1 AFL Capricornia Queensland 1974 6 1 AFL Darling Downs Queensland 1971 7 2 AFL Mackay Queensland 1970 7 1 AFL Mount Isa Queensland 1967 4 1 AFL Townsville Queensland 1955 5 1 AFL Wide Bay Queensland 1987 4 1 Alberton Football League Victoria 1946 7 1 Australian Football League National 1897 18 1 Avon Football Association Western Australia 1959 7 1 Ballarat Football League Victoria 1893 11 1 Barkly Australian Football League Northern Territory 1991 7 1 Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association South Australia 1987 9 1 Bellarine Football League Victoria 1971 10 1 Bendigo Football League Victoria 1880 10 1 Big Rivers Australian Football League Northern Territory 1982 8 1 Black Diamond Australian Football League New South Wales 1888 15 3 Broken Hill Football League New South Wales 1890 4 1 Central Australian Football League Northern Territory 1947 15 3 Central Highlands Football League Victoria 1979 18 1 Central Kimberley Football Association Western Australia 1991 5 1 Central Midlands Coastal Football League Western Australia 1992 5 1 Central Murray Football League Victoria 1997 11 1 Central West Australian Football League New South Wales 1981 4 1 Central Wheatbelt Football League Western Australia 1967 6 1 Circular Head Football Association Tasmania 1919 4 1 Colac & District Football League Victoria 1937 11 1 Darwin Football Association Tasmania 1951 8 1 East Gippsland Football League Victoria 1974 8 1 East Kimberley Football Association Western Australia 1970 10 1 Eastern Districts Football League Western Australia 1960 8 1 Eastern Eyre Football League South Australia 1989 4 1 Eastern Football League Victoria 1997 46 5 Ellinbank & District Football League Victoria 1937 15 1 Esperance District Football Association Western Australia 1956 4 1 Essendon District Football League Victoria 1930 26 3 Far North Football League South Australia 1948 5 1 Far West Football League South Australia 1909 4 1 Farrer Football League New South Wales 1957 9 1 Fortescue National Football League Western Australia 1971 4 1 Gascoyne Football Association Western Australia 1908 4 1 Geelong & District Football League Victoria 1880 12 1 Geelong Football League Victoria 1979 12 1 Gippsland League Victoria 2002 10 1 Golden Rivers Football League Victoria 1998 9 1 Goldfields Football League Western Australia 1896 5 1 Goulburn Valley Football League Victoria 1892 12 1 Gove Australian Football League Northern Territory 1975 5 1 Great Flinders Football League South Australia 1927 6 1 Great Northern Football League Western Australia 1961 7 1 Great Southern Football League South Australia 1923 10 1 Great Southern Football League Western Australia 1990 6 1 Hampden Football Netball League Victoria 1930 10 1 Heathcote District Football League Victoria 1907 9 1 Hills Football League South Australia 1902 19 2 Horsham & District Football League Victoria 1937 11 1 Hume Football League New South Wales 1935 15 1 Kangaroo Island Football League South Australia 1950 5 1 King Island Football Association Tasmania 1908 3 1 Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League South Australia 1993 11 1 Kyabram & District Football League Victoria 1932 13 1 Loddon Valley Football League Victoria 1902 9 1 Lower South West Football League Western Australia 1959 7 1 Mallee Football League South Australia / Victoria 1994 6 1 Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League Victoria 1982 14 1 Mid Gippsland Football League Victoria 1936 10 1 Mid South Eastern Football League South Australia 1936 9 1 Mid West Football League South Australia 1988 6 1 Millewa Football League Victoria 1926 6 1 Mininera & District Football League Victoria 1925 12 1 Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Victoria 1987 22 2 Mortlock Football League Western Australia 1945 7 1 Murray Football League Victoria 1931 13 1 Newman National Football League Western Australia 1972 4 1 North Central Football League Victoria 1930 7 1 North Coast Australian Football League New South Wales 1982 5 1 North Eastern Football League South Australia 1946 8 1 North Gippsland Football League Victoria 1955 11 1 North Midlands Football League Western Australia 1924 6 1 North Pilbara Football League Western Australia 1977 6 1 North West Football League Tasmania 1987 8 1 North Western Football Association Tasmania 1894 9 1 Northern Areas Football Association South Australia 1909 6 1 Northern Football League Victoria 1922 25 3 Northern Riverina Football League New South Wales 1924 6 1 Northern Tasmanian Football Association Tasmania 1996 19 2 Northern Territory Football League Northern Territory 1916 8 1 Oatlands District Football Association Tasmania 1952 8 1 Old Scholars Football Association Tasmania 1987 7 1 Omeo & District Football League Victoria 1925 6 1 Ongerup Football Association Western Australia 1963 6 1 Ovens & King Football League Victoria 1902 12 1 Ovens & Murray Football League Victoria/ New South Wales 1894 10 1 Peel Football League South Australia 1992 8 1 Picola & District Football League Victoria 1935 17 2 Port Lincoln Football League South Australia 1910 6 1 Queensland Australian Football League Queensland 1905 10 2 Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association Western Australia 1968 3 1 Riddell District Football League Victoria 1902 13 1 Riverina Football League New South Wales 1982 9 1 Riverland Football League South Australia 1909 13 2 River Murray Football League South Australia 1931 7 1 Sapphire Coast Australian Football League New South Wales 1984 6 1 South Australian National Football League South Australia 1877 10 1 South Coast Australian Football League New South Wales 1969 7 1 South East Football Netball League Victoria 2015 9 1 South West Football League Western Australia 1957 10 1 South West District Football League Victoria 1970 8 1 Southern Football League South Australia 1896 15 1 Southern Football League Tasmania 1996 10 1 Southern Football League Victoria 1992 32 3 Spencer Gulf Football League South Australia 1961 6 1 Sunraysia Football League Victoria 1945 8 1 Sydney Australian Football League New South Wales 1903 23 5 Tallangatta & District Football League Victoria 1908 12 1 Tamworth Football League New South Wales 1997 7 1 Tasmanian Football League Tasmania 2009 10 1 Tiwi Islands Football League Northern Territory 1944 7 1 Upper Great Southern Football League Western Australia 1959 8 1 Upper Murray Football League Victoria 1894 6 1 Victorian Amateur Football Association Victoria 1892 72 7 Victorian Football League Victoria 1877 22 1 Warrnambool & District Football League Victoria 1945 12 1 West Australian Amateur Football League Western Australia 1922 65 6 West Australian Football League Western Australia 1885 9 1 West Gippsland Football Netball Competition Victoria 2017 12 1 West Kimberley Football Association Western Australia 1948 8 1 Western Border Football League Victoria/ South Australia 1964 6 1 Western Region Football League Victoria 1931 25 3 Whyalla Football League South Australia 1927 6 1 Wimmera Football League Victoria 1937 8 1 Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League Victoria 1966 19 2 Yorke Peninsula Football League South Australia 1888 9 1
Former Football Associations / Leagues
Victoria