| 1979 VFA season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 20 |
| Division 1 | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Coburg (4th premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Geelong West (2nd minor premiership) |
| Division 2 | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Camberwell (1st D2 premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Camberwell (1st D2 minor premiership) |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 VFA season was the 98th season of the top division of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition based in the state of Victoria, and the 19th season of the VFA's second division.
The Division 1 premiership was won by the Coburg Football Club, after it defeated Geelong West in the grand final on 23 September by eight points; it was Coburg's fourth Division 1 premiership, and its first since 1928, ending a 51-year Division 1 premiership drought. The Division 2 premiership was won by Camberwell; it was the first premiership in either division ever won by the club since its admission to the Association in 1926, 53 years earlier.