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NATIONAL REPRESENTATION Melbourne Victory is the only team in Victoria to compete in the national A-League . Past Representation Many clubs represented Victoria and in particular Melbourne in the now defunct ; Carlton SC ; Gippsland Falcons (also known as Eastern Pride); Collingwood Warriors ; Sunshine George Cross ; and Green Gully . LEAGUE AND CUP SYSTEMS Leagues The highest state based league is the Victorian Premier League known, in 2007, as The Foxtel Cup. The league below that is the Victorian State League Division 1 . Below that, State Leagues 2 and 3 are split into North/West and South/East divisions. Below that, three divisions of the Provisional Leagues follow, also split into North/West and South/East divisions. The participating clubs are almost entirely located within metropolitan Melbourne. Coverage of The Foxtel Cup is provided by the local non-profit community television station, Channel 31 Melbourne , on ''The Victorian Football Show''. Cup The Dockerty Cup , a knockout cup competition for Victorian clubs, ran every year from 1909 until 1996, with the exception of the years 1916-18 owing to World War 1. Since then it has been in recess, except for season 2004. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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