Cobram Victory is a football club

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 located in Cobram, Victoria, Australia

Australia

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, a small town on the Murray River

Murray River

The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

. They compete in the Goulburn North East Football Association

North Eastern Soccer League

Goulburn North East Football Association is an association football competition in Shepparton, Victoria. It was known as the North Eastern Soccer League from the competition's inception in 1971 until February 2009....

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Cobram Victory is most notable for its giant-killing run in the 2011 Mirabella Cup

2011 Mirabella Cup

The 2011 Mirabella Cup was the first edition of a football knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia. It was to be unique in Australian Football in that the competition was to integrate clubs from the national top level league, the A-League, with the state system below...

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History

Victory played its first season of GNEFA in 2007, having previously competed under the name Murray Border-United in the Albury Wodonga Football Association.

March 2010 saw Craig Carley, formerly of AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon

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 and also Metropolitan Police FC join the club and was appointed as coach in season 2011.

The club received attention in 2011 in the Mirabella Cup

Mirabella Cup

The Mirabella Cup is a football knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia, organised by the Football Federation Victoria. It was to be unique in Australian Football in that the competition was to integrate clubs from the national top level league, the A-League, with...

, defeating major clubs Whittlesea Zebras and Clifton Hill

FC Clifton Hill

FC Clifton Hill also known as Clifton Hill FC or Clifton Hill United are an association football club which currently plays in the Victorian State League Division 2, the 3rd tier of Association football in Victoria and the 4th tier in Australia...

 before finally falling to the eventual runners-up, Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

 side Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...

 in the Super 12 stage.

Victory went on to win the Regional Challenge Cup, defeating Ballarat Red Devils

Ballarat Red Devils

The Ballarat Red Devils is an association football club based in Ballarat, Victoria. They currently play in the Football Federation Victoria State League division Two North-West...

 at AAMI Park.

Colours

Cobram Victory is nicknamed "Victory" and its home colours are white with yellow trimming and a black V, both in imitation of A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

. The club logo also tributes Melbourne Victory in its design.

Honours

• Mirabella Regional Challenge Cup:

Winners (1): 2011