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Latrobe Valley Soccer League

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Latrobe Valley Soccer League  ( LVSL ) is a  soccer  league encompassing much of the  Latrobe Valley  and surrounding areas in the  Gippsland  region of  Victoria . As the region with the  National Soccer League 's only regional participant, as well as being home to multiple Victorian state champions, the LVSL is widely acknowledged as being one of the strongest soccer leagues in  regional Australia . [ 1 ]  

Churchill United Soccer Club

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  Churchill United SC  is a  soccer  club based in  Churchill, Victoria ,  Australia . The club was founded in 1969 and currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  (LVSL). After a relatively barren stretch in their formative years, Churchill emerged as one of the LVSL's strongest clubs in the 2000s, winning five league titles between 2007 and 2014 and five Battle of Britain Cups between 2005 and 2013. The club has historically attracted support from the southern area of  Latrobe City , with players and fans of the Rams coming from as far as  Hazelwood North , Hazelwood South,  Jeeralang ,  Yinnar  and  Boolarra . [ 1 ]

East Gippsland United Football Club

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  East Gippsland United FC  is a soccer club based in  Bairnsdale, Victoria ,  Australia . The club was founded in 2009 and currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  and are often to referred to as the  Eagles . The club was formed in order to bring high level competitive football to East Gippsland, and it focuses on representing the towns of the region, including  Bairnsdale ,  Lakes Entrance ,  Paynesville ,  Eastwood ,  Wy Yung  and  Orbost . [ 1 ] The club is yet to win a senior men's or women's LVSL title but did claim the LVSL Second Division and the Nan Bosma Cup in 2023.

Falcons 2000 Soccer Club

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  Falcons 2000 Soccer Club  (formerly  Morwell Falcons ,  Gippsland Falcons  and  Eastern Pride ) is an  Australian  semi-professional  soccer  club based in the  Victorian  town of  Morwell  in the  Latrobe Valley  area of  Gippsland . The club currently participates in the  Latrobe Valley Soccer League . As  Morwell Falcons , the club achieved lasting national fame by achieving the rare feat of promotion to Tier 1 status in the Australian  National Soccer League  from what is described now as the Tier 10  Latrobe Valley Soccer League , via promotions in the Australian Association Football pyramid between 1973 and 1992, when promotion to the highest tier was available.           Morwell Falcons Soccer Club logo 1992-1995        ----   Gippsland Falcons  Soccer Club logo 1996-2000             ...

Fortuna 60 Soccer Club

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  Fortuna 60 Soccer Club Fortuna '60 Soccer Club  is a soccer club based in  Morwell ,  Victoria, Australia . The club was founded in 1960, currently competes in  Victorian Men's State League Division 5 South  and the  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  and is regularly referred to as  Fortuna . They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning 10 league championships. [ 1 ] From 2025, for the first time in their history, Fortuna will compete in the  Victorian State League , where they have been added to the Men's State League 5 South. The club will field seniors and reserves in the State League, whilst it will also field a side in the LVSL Men's Second Division, whilst its women's and junior teams will also play in the LVSL. [ 2 ]

Moe United Soccer Club

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  Moe United SC  is a soccer club based in  Moe, Victoria ,  Australia . The club was founded in 1952, currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League . They are regarded as a 'powerhouse' club of the  LVSL , winning eight men's league championships and seven Battle of Britain Cup titles. [ 1 ] The club holds the distinction of being the first to win four consecutive LVSL league titles (1974-78), a feat later matched by  Fortuna '60 . [ 2 ]

Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club

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  Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club  is a soccer club based in  Morwell ,  Victoria, Australia . The club was founded in 1959, currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  (LVSL) and is regularly referred to as  Pegs . Morwell Pegasus are among the most successful clubs in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning five league championships and eight Battle of Britain Cups. They have also won three Victorian State League divisional titles during their 25 years in the Victorian metropolitan leagues (1997-2020). Pegasus were accepted into the Victorian State League in 1996 and spent over two decades in the Metropolitan leagues before returning to the LVSL in 2020. [ 1 ]  Pegasus were successful in the Metropolitan leagues, rising as high as the  Victorian State League 1 , at one point just one division below  NPL Victoria .

Monash Soccer Club

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  Monash SC   is a   soccer   club based in   Newborough, Victoria ,   Australia . The club was founded in 1958. It competes in the   Latrobe Valley Soccer League   (LVSL), and it is often to referred to as   the   Wolves . The club is named in honour of  Sir John Monash , civil engineer and military commander of the  First World War  who went on to chair the  State Electricity Commission of Victoria  and was a fierce advocate for the economic and social development of the  Latrobe Valley . [ 2 ] The club is yet to win a senior men's LVSL title, but it has claimed two Battle of Britain Cups and two women's LVSL titles.

Newborough-Yallourn United Soccer Club

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  Newborough-Yallourn United SC  is a soccer club based in  Newborough ,  Victoria, Australia . The club was founded in 1923 as  Yallourn Soccer Club  before relocating in 1980 and subsequently merging with  Newborough Soccer Club  (themselves formed in 1955) in 1995. The club currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  and is regularly referred to as  NYU  or  The Combine . [ 1 ] The club's biggest claim to fame is that it was the first non-metropolitan club to be crowned Victorian league champions, winning the 1951 Victorian Division 1 title - the equivalent of  NPL Victoria  today - just four years after joining the competition. Yallourn SC spent a total of 55 years playing in Victoria's metropolitan leagues (from 1995 as  Newborough-Yallourn United ) before moving to the LVSL permanently in 2005. [ 2 ] The Combine are among the most successful clubs in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer Le...

Sale United Football Club

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  Sale United FC  is a soccer club based in  Sale, Victoria ,  Australia . The club was originally founded in 1924, before being re-founded in 1954 and again in 1974 and currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League . Sale's victory in the 1980 LVSL remains their only Men's league championship to date, [ 3 ]  although they did win the 2013 Grand Final 3–0 against  Monash SC . [ 4 ]  Sale's women's has proven itself as a growing force, winning two LVSL women's titles in 2023 and 2024. The club is known for being the youth club of former  National Soccer League  and  Major Soccer League  player  Marcus Stergiopoulos . [ 5 ]

Traralgon City Soccer Club

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Traralgon City SC   is a soccer club based in   Traralgon, Victoria ,   Australia . The club was originally founded in 1968 and currently competes in   Latrobe Valley Soccer League   and are often to referred to as the   Roosters . The club was the first Traralgon side to join the Latrobe Valley Soccer League after the withdrawal of the Traralgon Tigers in 1964. [ 1 ] The club is still yet to win a senior men's LVSL title but has claimed six Battle of Britain Cups, four women's LVSL titles (every title from 2016 to 2019) and four women's Browne-Huizer Cups. [ 2 ]

Traralgon Olympians Soccer Club

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  Traralgon Olympians SC  is a soccer club based in  Traralgon ,  Victoria, Australia . The club was founded in 1980, currently competes in  Latrobe Valley Soccer League  and is regularly referred to as  Olympians . They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning eight men's league championships and seven Battle of Britain Cup titles. The club regularly competes in the  Hellenic Cup , a competition for Australian soccer clubs backed by the Greek community. November 1994: Olympians try to join VSF State League. VSF only offers Provisional League status, which the club declines. Stays in LVSL.

Tyers Lightning Soccer Club

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    Tyers Soccer Club   is a soccer club based in   Tyers, Victoria ,   Australia . The club was originally founded in 1982 and currently competes in   Latrobe Valley Soccer League   and are often to referred to as the   Tyers Lightning Soccer Club . The club was formed in order to bring high level competitive football to the town of Tyers, drawing its players and fans from nearby, larger towns including  Yallourn North ,  Glengarry  and from  Latrobe City 's biggest city,  Traralgon , which is less than 10 kilometres away. The club is still yet to win a senior men's LVSL title but did win back-to-back women's league titles in 2014 and 2015, as well as a hattrick of grand final victories in 2014, 2015 and 2016.