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Geelong Regional Football Association (previously Western Victoria Soccer Association) is the Governing body of Association Football in Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is the sub-branch governing body off of the Football Federation Victoria
Football Federation Victoria
Football Federation Victoria is the state governing body for football in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Federation Australia, the sport's national governing body....

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It organises the Representative teams of Geelong which consist of Junior Divisions from ages 12 to 16 that participate in Melbourne's junior leagues. The club also contains a representative side of Women's; both Senior and Reserve teams.

GRFA's representative sides compete in the Annual tournament of the Country Championships, a tournament consisting of cities from greater Victoria; discluding Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, from ages 13 to 16.

Clubs in Association with GRFA

  • Barwon FC
  • Barwon Heads
  • Bellarine Sharks
  • Bell Park
  • Breakwater Eagles
  • Corio
    Corio
    Corio may refer to*Corio, Victoria*Division of Corio*Corio, Piedmont, a commune in the province of Turin, northern Italy*Corio, a Dutch real property company...

  • Corio Bay
    Corio Bay
    Corio Bay is one of numerous bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay.-Name:...

  • Corio Cloverdale
  • Geelong
  • Deakin University
    Deakin University
    Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...

  • Geelong Rangers
  • Kardinia International College
  • Lara Soccer Club
    Lara Soccer Club
    Lara Soccer Club is an association football club based in the Geelong area. Lara SC was established in 1998 and has enjoyed success in a number of age groups and leagues.- Teams :...

  • Lovely Banks FC
  • North Geelong Warriors
    North Geelong Warriors
    The North Geelong Warriors Football Club, , is a Croatian backed football club from the regional Victorian city of Geelong. The club continues to have strong links to and support from the city’s large Croatian community. The club is a regular participant in the Australian-Croatian Soccer...

  • SpringDale FC
  • Surfcoast FC
  • Surfside Waves


  • Former Teams
    • Geelong Celtic FC
    • Geelong United FC
    • East Geelong FC
    • International Harvester FC
    • Industrial Service Engineers Pty Ltd FC


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