The Albury Wodonga Football Association (AWFA) is a soccer league encompassing much of North East Victoria & the Southern Riverina. The association's headquarters and half of the clubs are based in the City Of Albury (New South Wales), and are affiliated under the auspices of Football New South Wales (FNSW). The clubs based in Victoria, whilst affiliated from a registration point of view with Football Federation Victoria (FFV), are governed by FNSW.. Their mission statement is to be an organisation which designs, organises, implements, and controls football activities; coordinates, advises and supports member clubs; represents the sport and its members at the regional, state and national level and plans and organises sponsorship and promotion so that people can participate, enjoy and achieve through playing football."
History The association was formed in 1973 as the "Albury Wodonga Soccer Association". The association was known as "Soccer Albury Wodonga" from the 1990s until the early 2000s, when the association was renamed as part of Football Federation Australia's re-branding of the game in Australia.
Format Structure: MaleStructure: Female Division 1 Men's Division 2 Men's Division 3 Men's Over 35 Men's Under 16 Boys Under 14 Boys Under 13 Boys Under 12 Boys Division 1 Women's Division 2 Women's Under 15 Girls Under 13 Girls
The league sits below the Victorian State League Division 5 and forms a part of the "Ninth tier" of league soccer in Australia. It is primarily staged in the Australian winter and, in its current format, runs between March and September. The league comprises teams based in the Australian states of Victoria & New South Wales, while the Football Federation Victoria is the governing body.
Each league comprises twelve teams competing in a number of competition. Every team plays each other twice over the course of a 24-week season, with two general bye rounds.
Promotion and Relegation: Currently there is no "Second Division" of the Albury Wodonga Football Association, so there is no promotion or relegation. The twelve clubs field teams in 14 competitions, nine of which are age-restricted competitions.
There is no promotion or relegation between the Albury Wodonga Football Association (Level 9) and the Victorian State League Division 5 (Level 8), however clubs may apply to join the VSL.
The latest club to join the association was the "Cobram Roar" in 2016 from the "Goulburn North East Football Association". The most recent club to leave the association was the "Benalla Rovers" in 2015 for the "Goulburn North East Football Association".
Cups and Finals Albury Wodonga Football Association League Cup Currently the finals series also doubles as a "League Cup", where the top 8 teams play in a knockout style tournament over 3 weeks.
Dockerty Cup and Australia Cup Since the 2016 season Albury Wodonga Football Association clubs have taken part in the Australia Cup preliminary rounds, which also double as the initial rounds of the Dockerty Cup. Fixtures are randomly drawn as single-leg knockout matches. Currently all Victorian Regional Leagues clubs enter at the "First Qualifying Round", and only the last 4 Victorian clubs will qualify for the final rounds of the competition (at the Round of 32). To date, no Albury Wodonga Football Association club has advanced beyond the fourth round.
Australia Cup Qualifiers Club Season Round ReachedCobram Roar FC 2016 First Qualifying Round 2017 Second Round 2018 First Qualifying RoundMyrtleford Savoy SC 2016 Third Round 2017 First Round 2018 Third Round 2019 Second Qualifying RoundTwin City Wanderers FC2014Fourth Round 2016 Third Round 2017 First Round 2018 First Round 2019 First RoundWangaratta City FC 2014First Round 2016 Third Round 2017 Second Qualifying Round 2018 Second Round 2019 First Round
Media coverage Radio: Radio station 2AY broadcasts a segment titled "The Critic" every Saturday morning between 10:00am and 1:00pm, while mainly focusing on the local Australian Football scene it occasionally covers the AWFA. ABC Goulburn Murray also covers the league during the "Local Grandstand" program every Saturday morning between 08:00am and 10:00am. Television: Local TV news broadcasts from Prime7 News & WIN News air weekend match highlights including player and coaching staff interviews, as well as covering all scores.
Newspapers: Print coverage is generally scant when compared to the Australian Football coverage in the region's major daily newspaper, "The Border Mail". More coverage is provided by local newspaper's "Wangaratta Chronicle", "The Alpine Observer", "Myrtleford Times".
Live Match Coverage: live Twitter feeds of some matches are provided by a team of media representatives, this may very depending on clubs.
Video Highlights: Albury Wodonga Football Association produce regular highlights videos which are published on social media and their respective association & club websites. Some clubs air a "TeamTV" channel via YouTube or club websites, covers AWFA team match highlights including player and coaching staff interviews.
Albury Wodonga Football Association clubs
2025 Affiliated Clubs ClubLocationStateVenue Joined Div.1 Men's League Titles Div.1 Men's Cup Titles Div.1 Women's League Titles Div.1 Women's Cup Titles Link Albury City Lavington NSW Jelbart Park – East Field 1974 1974 7 9 5 6ACFC Albury Hotspurs South Albury NSW Aloysius Park 1973 ? (1974) 5 6 4 2AHSC Albury United Lavington NSW Jelbart Park – West Field 1967 ? (1975) 11 10 3 3AUSC Boomers"Boomers Football Club" were previously known as "Lavington Soccer Club" from establishment in 1956 to 1991, before renaming to "SS&A Boomers" from 1992 until 2010. Glenroy NSW Glen Park 1956 1973 4 3 11 9BFC Cobram Roar Cobram VIC Cobram Showgrounds 2014 2016 1 0 0 0CRFC Melrose"Melrose Football Club" were previously known as "Melrose Park Rangers Soccer Club" from establishment in 1973 to 2001, before renaming to "Lavington Panthers Soccer Club" from 2002 until 2009. Lavington NSW Melrose Park 1973 1973 3 3 5 4MFC Myrtleford Savoy Myrtleford VIC Savoy Park 1953 ? (1977) 5 4 1 0MSFC St Pats"St Pats Football Club" were previously known as "St Patrick's Football Club" from establishment in 1976 until 2013. East Albury NSW Alexandra Park 1974 ? (1978) 0 0 3 2SPFC Twin City Wanderers Wodonga VIC Kelly Park 1973 1973 3 3 0 1TCWFC Wangaratta City Wangaratta VIC South Wangaratta Reserve 1951 1977 5 3 0 0WCFC Wodonga Diamonds West Wodonga VIC Diamonds on La Trobe 1974 ? (1976) 7 9 6 10WDFC Wodonga Heart"Wodonga Heart Football Club" were previously known as "Wodonga City Soccer Club" from establishment in 1979 to 1993, then "Willow Park Panthers Soccer Club" from 1993 to 1995, before renaming to "Wodonga Panthers Football Club" from 1995 until 2011. Wodonga VIC Willow Park 1979 ? (1986) 0 0 0 0WHFCJoined years are listed as "? (year)" as this is the first year listed below, and may have joined sooner.
Notes
Former affiliated clubs Club Founded Location Home ground Website Benalla Rovers 1954 Benalla Churchill Reserve https://web.archive.org/web/20170215014237/http://benallarovers.com.au/
Honors AWFA Division 1 Men League Champions (Summary)ClubOccasionsYearAlbury United111997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2022. 2023Wodonga Diamonds71977, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2013Albury City71975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1992, 1994Albury Hotspurs51987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2003Wangaratta City51980, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2019Myrtleford Savoy52006, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025Boomers FC31984, 1995, 2012Melrose FC31989, 1993, 2004Twin City Wanderers31974, 2010, 2014Cobram Roar12016Albury Rovers11973 AWFA Division 1 Men Cup Winners (Summary)ClubOccasionsYearAlbury United101997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2022, 2023, 2024Wodonga Diamonds91977, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2014Albury City91974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994Albury Hotspurs61975, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2003Boomers FC41973, 1996, 1998, 2009Wangaratta City41982, 1995, 2015, 2019Melrose31986, 1991, 1993Myrtleford Savoy42016, 2017, 2018, 2025Twin City Wanderers31973, 2008, 2010 AWFA League Div 1 MenAWFA Cup Div 1 MenYearWinnerRunner-Up YearWinnerRunner-UpScore2025Myrtleford Savoy Albury Hotspurs2025Myrtleford SavoyAlbury Hotspurs4-12024Myrtleford SavoyAlbury United2024Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy4-32023Albury UnitedCobram Roar2023Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy2-12022Albury UnitedCobram Roar2022Albury UnitedWangaratta City3-12019Wangaratta CityMyrtleford Savoy2019Wangaratta CityMyrtleford Savoy4-02018Myrtleford SavoyWangaratta City2018Myrtleford SavoyBoomers FC3–12017Myrtleford SavoyAlbury United2017Myrtleford SavoyCobram Roar2–02016Cobram RoarMyrtleford Savoy2016Myrtleford SavoyAlbury City2–02015Albury UnitedBoomers FC2015Wangaratta CityMyrtleford Savoy5–22014Twin City WanderersBoomers FC2014Wodonga DiamondsTwin City Wanderers5–32013Wodonga DiamondsMyrtleford Savoy2013Wodonga DiamondsMyrtleford Savoy5–12012Boomers FCMyrtleford Savoy2012Albury UnitedMelrose Park Rangers3–22011Albury UnitedMelrose Park Rangers2011Wodonga DiamondsAlbury United3–22010Twin City WanderersLavington Panthers2010Twin City WanderersLavington Panthers4–22009Albury UnitedSS&A Boomers2009SS&A BoomersTwin City Wanderers1–02008Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy2008Twin City WanderersSS&A Boomers2–12007Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy2007Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy2–12006Myrtleford SavoyAlbury United2006Albury UnitedMyrtleford Savoy5–12005Albury UnitedAlbury Hotspurs2005Albury UnitedAlbury Hotspurs3–12004Lavington PanthersAlbury Hotspurs2004Albury UnitedLavington Panthers1–02003Albury HotspursAlbury United2003Albury HotspursWodonga Diamonds6–12002Wodonga DiamondsAlbury United2002Albury UnitedWodonga Diamonds2–02001Wodonga DiamondsAlbury Hotspurs2001Wodonga DiamondsAlbury United2–12000Albury HotspursAlbury United2000Wodonga DiamondsWangaratta City1–01999Albury UnitedSS&A Boomers1999Albury HotspursAlbury United3–11998Albury UnitedAlbury City1998SS&A BoomersWodonga Diamonds2–11997Albury UnitedSt Pats1997Albury UnitedSt Pats2–11996Wangaratta CityMelrose Park Rangers1996SS&A BoomersWangaratta City4–21995SS&A BoomersWodonga Diamonds1995Wangaratta CitySS&A Boomers4–11994Albury CityAlbury United1994Albury CitySt Pats2–11993Melrose Park RangersWodonga Diamonds1993Melrose Park RangersAlbury Hotspurs4–21992Albury CityMelrose Park Rangers1992Albury CityMelrose Park Rangers3–11991Albury HotspursMelrose Park Rangers1991Melrose Park RangersAlbury Hotspurs4–11990Wodonga DiamondsAlbury Hotspurs1990Wodonga DiamondsAlbury Hotspurs1–01989Melrose Park RangersTwin City Wanderers1989Wodonga DiamondsMelrose Park Rangers1–01988Albury HotspursTwin City Wanderers1988Albury HotspursWodonga Diamonds1–01987Albury HotspursWodonga Diamonds1987Albury HotspursLavington2–11986Wodonga DiamondsWangaratta City1986Melrose Park RangersAlbury Hotspurs2–11985Wodonga DiamondsLavington1985Albury CityWodonga Diamonds6–41984LavingtonAlbury City1984Albury CityLavington4–21983Albury CityLavington1983Albury CityLavington2–11982Wangaratta CityWodonga Diamonds1982Wangaratta CityWodonga Diamonds3–11981Wangaratta CityMyrtleford Savoy1981Wodonga DiamondsWangaratta City2–01980Wangaratta CityAlbury Hotspurs1980Albury HotspursMyrtleford Savoy1–01979Albury CityTwin City Wanderers1979Albury CityTwin City Wanderers2–11978Albury CityTwin City Wanderers1978Albury CityAlbury Hotspurs5–31977Wodonga DiamondsMyrtleford Savoy1977Wodonga DiamondsMyrtleford Savoy4–11976Albury CityWodonga Diamonds1976Albury CityWodonga Diamonds3–11975Albury CityMelrose Park Rangers1975Albury HotspursAlbury City3–21974Twin City WanderersAlbury City1974Albury CityMelrose Park Rangers2–01973Albury RoversMelrose Park Rangers1973LavingtonMelrose Park Rangers