Federal Football League

Federal Football League
FormerlyFederal Football Association (1909−32)
Federal District Football League (1932−62)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1909[1]
Ceased1981; 43 years ago (1981)
CountryAustralia
Most titlesMoorabbin (12)

The Federal Football League (FFL), also known simply as the Federal League, was an Australian rules football competition in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The competition was in existence from 1909 to 1981 and was regarded as one of the strongest metropolitan leagues in Melbourne.[2]

It is said that, in the mid-1960s, Channel 7 was seeking to telecast FFL games on a Sunday.[3]

  1. ^ "Cheltenham". Brighton Southern Cross. Victoria. 6 February 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Federal League: Its Value to the Game". The Age. 24 April 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Cheltenham Football Club hosts reunion of Federal league". Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader. Herald Sun. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.