AFL Victoria (formerly Football Victoria) is the state-level

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for

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in the state of Victoria, Australia.

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AFL Victoria, as part of the sport's national governing body the

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, has the overarching responsibility for approximately 115 leagues – including the

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(VFL), the

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, the

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, and all local metropolitan and country leagues – and 1,942 clubs, (not including the state's ten

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clubs) as well as developmental,

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, and umpiring bodies. Football Victoria took over the organisation of the VFL competition in 1999, replacing the Victorian State Football League as the peak governing body for Australian rules football in Victoria, under the Australian Football League Commission. The organisation filling the gap created in 1990 when the previous state governing body (the Victorian Football League) expanded its scope nationally to become the Australian Football League. AFL Victoria also took over the direct operation of the Victorian Metropolitan Football League (VMFL) on 26 February 2002, bringing its members under the direct control of AFL Victoria. In 2007, Football Victoria adopted the name AFL Victoria releasing a statement:

''"Adopting the name of AFL Victoria will reinforce the organisation's own position and also boost the position of the AFL brand as AFL Victoria works and the AFL work together to expand the reach of football in the face of increasing competition."''

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