The Eastern Football League (known prior to 1997 as the Eastern Districts Football League) is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne

Melbourne

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With the entry of the Park Orchards Sharks into Division Four in 2012, the league has 45 member clubs, with 12 in Division One, 10 in Division Two and 12 in Division Three and 11 in Division Four.

History

The Eastern Districts Football League was established in 15 February 1962, but its origins can be traced back to the Reporter District Football League established in 1903.

From 1927 until World War 2, the league was known as the Ringwood District Football League. It was known as the Croydon District Football League and the Croydon Mail Football League between World War 2 and 1949. In 1950 the league became known as the Croydon-Ferntree Gully League.

In 1997, the Eastern District Football League and the Knox Junior Football Association united to create the Eastern Football League.

Division 1

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Balwyn	Tigers	Balwyn, Victoria Balwyn, Victoria Balwyn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...	Balwyn Park	Official Site
Blackburn Blackburn Football Club The Blackburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Vermont, Victoria. They play in Division 1 of the Eastern Football League. They are known as the Panthers or the Burners, and play their home games at Morton Park....	Panthers	Blackburn, Victoria Blackburn, Victoria Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....	Morton Park Morton Park Morton Park is a football and cricket ground located on Central Road in the suburb of Blackburn, Victoria, Australia. The ground has two ovals, and is home to the local Blackburn football and cricket club's.....	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12962-0-0&sID=4991
Croydon	Blues	Croydon, Victoria Croydon, Victoria Croydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...	Croydon Oval	Official Site
East Burwood	Rams	East Burwood, Victoria	East Burwood Reserve	Official Site
East Ringwood	Roos	East Ringwood, Victoria	East Ringwood Reserve	Official Site
Knox	Falcons	Wantirna South, Victoria Wantirna South, Victoria Wantirna South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox, Wantirna South is a border suburb to City of Whitehorse and City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Wantirna South had a population...	Knox Gardens Reserve	Official Site
Lilydale Lilydale Football Club The Lilydale Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale. Known as the "Falcons", the club fields both senior and junior teams in the Eastern Football League. The Lilydale Football Club is one of the oldest Australian Rules clubs,...	Falcons	Lilydale, Victoria Lilydale, Victoria Lilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...	Lilydale Sports Oval	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12969-0-0&sID=3678
Noble Park Noble Park Football Club The Noble Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club that fields teams in both the seniors and juniors of the Eastern Football League...	Bulls	Noble Park, Victoria Noble Park, Victoria Noble Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...	Pat Wright Senior Ground	Official Site
Norwood	Norsemen	Ringwood, Victoria Ringwood, Victoria Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....	Mullum Reserve	Official Site
Scoresby	Magpies	Scoresby, Victoria Scoresby, Victoria Scoresby is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...	Scoresby Recreation Reserve	Official Site
South Croydon	Bulldogs	South Croydon, Victoria	Cheong Park	Official Site
Vermont Vermont Football Club The Vermont Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Vermont, Victoria. They play in Division 1 of the Eastern Football League.Captain is Ryan Mullett and vice captain Kris Bardon...	Eagles	Vermont, Victoria Vermont, Victoria Vermont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is primarily within the City of Whitehorse whilst the north east portion is within the City of Maroondah...	Vermont Recreation Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12986-0-0&sID=46231

Division 2

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Bayswater	Waters	Bayswater, Victoria Bayswater, Victoria Bayswater is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.-History:...	Bayswater Oval	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?clubID=12991&club=Bayswater&client=%40Eastern%20Football%20League
Doncaster	Sharks	Doncaster, Victoria Doncaster, Victoria Doncaster is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Doncaster had a population of 17,879....	Schramms Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12952-0-0&sID=3313
Donvale	Magpies	Donvale, Victoria Donvale, Victoria Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667...	Donvale Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12954-0-0&sID=40147
Doncaster East	Lions	Doncaster East, Victoria Doncaster East, Victoria Doncaster East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...	Zerbes Reserve
Mooroolbark	Mustangs	Mooroolbark, Victoria Mooroolbark, Victoria Mooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Mooroolbark had a population of 19,335...	Heights Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12972-0-0&sID=4138
Montrose	Demons	Montrose, Victoria Montrose, Victoria Montrose is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Montrose had a population of 6464....	Montrose Reserve	Official Site
Mulgrave	Lions	Mulgrave, Victoria Mulgrave, Victoria Mulgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Mulgrave had a population of 16,280....	Mulgrave Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12960-0-0&sID=3872
Rowville Rowville Football Club Rowville Football Club is an Australian rules football club from the Melbourne suburb of Rowville, Victoria. The club was founded in 1964 and currently plays in Division 2 of the Eastern Football League . The club played in its first finals game against Mooroolbark in 1967...	Hawks	Rowville, Victoria Rowville, Victoria Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Rowville had a population of 34,412....	Seebeck Oval	Official Site
Upper Ferntree Gully	Kings	Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria Upper Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox and Shire of Yarra Ranges...	Kings Park	Official Site
Waverley Blues	Blues	Mount Waverley, Victoria Mount Waverley, Victoria Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...	Mt Waverley Reserve	Official Site

Division 3

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Boronia	Hawks	Boronia, Victoria Boronia, Victoria Boronia is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...	Tormore Reserve	Official Site
Chirnside Park	Panthers	Chirnside Park, Victoria Chirnside Park, Victoria Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Chirnside Park had a population of 9092.-Brief history:...	Kimberley Reserve	Official Site
Coldstream	Cougars	Coldstream, Victoria Coldstream, Victoria Coldstream is a locality and township within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...	Coldstream Reserve	Official Site
Glen Waverley	Hawks	Glen Waverley, Victoria Glen Waverley, Victoria Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...	Capital Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-13296-0-0&sID=6350
Heathmont	Jets	Heathmont, Victoria Heathmont, Victoria Heathmont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Heathmont had a population of 8449.-History:...	HE Parker Reserve	http://www.heathmontjets.com
Mitcham	Tigers	Mitcham, Victoria Mitcham, Victoria Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...	Walker Park	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12983-0-0&sID=3323
North Ringwood	Saints	North Ringwood, Victoria	Quambee Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12988-0-0&sID=3559
Ringwood	Redbacks	Ringwood, Victoria Ringwood, Victoria Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....	Jubilee Park	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12958-0-0&sID=3797
Templestowe Templestowe Football Club Templestowe Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the outer north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Currently affiliated with the Eastern Football League, Templestowe Football Club boasts a long and rich history.-History:...	Dockers	Templestowe, Victoria Templestowe, Victoria "Templestowe" redirects here. For the Victorian Legislative Council Province, please see Templestowe Province.Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...	Templestowe Reserve	Official Site
Wantirna South Wantirna South Football Club Wantirna South Football Club nicknamed the Devils, and wear a bottle-green jumper with two white stripes is an Australian rules football club located 26 km south east of Melbourne in the suburb of Wantirna....	Devils	Wantirna South, Victoria Wantirna South, Victoria Wantirna South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox, Wantirna South is a border suburb to City of Whitehorse and City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Wantirna South had a population...	Wantirna Reserve	Official Site
Warrandyte	Bloods	Warrandyte, Victoria Warrandyte, Victoria Warrandyte is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...	Warrandyte Reserve	Official Site
Whitehorse Pioneers	Pioneers	Box Hill, Victoria Box Hill, Victoria Box Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill had a population of 8,616....	Springfield Park	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?clubID=12971&club=Whitehorse%20Pioneers&client=%40Eastern%20Football%20League%40722%40%40%40%40%40%404%40%40%40

Division 4

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Canterbury	Cobras	Canterbury, Victoria Canterbury, Victoria Canterbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...	Canterbury Sports Ground
Eastern Lions	Lions	Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in the Dandenong Ranges, 29 km east from Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area's of the Shire of Yarra Ranges and the City of Knox...	Fairpark Reserve	Official Site
Ferntree Gully	Eagles	Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in the Dandenong Ranges, 29 km east from Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area's of the Shire of Yarra Ranges and the City of Knox...	Ferntree Gully Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12965-0-0&sID=4512
Forest Hill	Zebras	Forest Hill, Victoria Forest Hill, Victoria Forest Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Forest Hill had a population of 9315.-History:...	Forest Hill Reserve	Official Site
Kilsyth	Cougars	Kilsyth, Victoria Kilsyth, Victoria Kilsyth is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Kilsyth had a population of 10,022.-History:...	Pinks Reserve	Official Site
Nunawading Nunawading Football Club Nunawading Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 20 km east of Melbourne in the suburb of Blackburn North, Victoria. Nunawading Football Club colours are Maroon with gold lightning strikes, gold lion emblem and maroon shorts and are affiliated with the Eastern Football...	Lions	Blackburn North, Victoria Blackburn North, Victoria Blackburn North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn North had a population of 6816....	Koonung Reserve	Official Site
Park Orchards	Sharks	Park Orchards, Victoria Park Orchards, Victoria Park Orchards is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Park Orchards had a population of 3590....	Domeney Reserve
South Belgrave	Saints	Belgrave South, Victoria Belgrave South, Victoria Belgrave South is a locality within, and a suburb of, Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 39 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave South...	Belgrave South Recreation Reserve	http://www.southbelgravefc.sportingpulse.net
Silvan	Cats	Silvan, Victoria Silvan, Victoria Silvan is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...	Silvan Recreation Ground
Surrey Park	Panthers	Box Hill, Victoria Box Hill, Victoria Box Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill had a population of 8,616....	Surrey Park Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-14849-0-0&sID=13208
The Basin	Bears	The Basin, Victoria The Basin, Victoria The Basin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...	Batterham Reserve	http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-722-12956-0-0&sID=3897

Junior

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Captain	Coach	Web Page	Jumper
St. Simons Football Club	Knights	Rowville, Victoria Rowville, Victoria Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Rowville had a population of 34,412....	Liberty Reserve			Official Site	Blue and White
Glen Waverley Rovers Football Club	Rovers	Glen Waverley, Victoria Glen Waverley, Victoria Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...	Brentwood Reserve				Black and White

Division 1 Premiers

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! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2011
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2010
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2009
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2008
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2007
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2006
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2005
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2004
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2003
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2002
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| align="center"|Noble Park
| align="center"|Noble Park
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Balwyn
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Noble Park
| align="center"|Noble Park
| align="center"|East Ringwood
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! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2001
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|2000
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1999
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1998
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1997
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1996
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1995
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1994
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1993
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1992
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| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Donvale
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|East Burwood
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! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1991
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1990
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1989
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1988
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1987
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1986
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1985
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1984
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1983
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1982
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| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Ringwood
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Vermont
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! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1981
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1980
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1979
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1978
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1977
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1976
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1975
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1974
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1973
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1972
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| align="center"|Mitcham
| align="center"|Mitcham
| align="center"|Mitcham
| align="center"|Ringwood
| align="center"|Scoresby
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|Mitcham
| align="center"|Bayswater
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Hawthorn
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! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1971
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1970
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1969
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1968
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1967
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1966
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1965
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1964
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1963
! style="color:crimson" width="110"|1962
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| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|Mitcham
| align="center"|Vermont
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Ringwood
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|East Burwood
| align="center"|Ringwood
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Former clubs

• Balwyn Combined Football Club
• Bennettswood Football Club
• Bennettswood-Blackburn South Football Club
• Blackburn South Football Club
• Clayton Football Club
• East Hawthorn Football Club
• Mount Evelyn Football Club
• Noble Park Bears Football Club
• North Croydon Football Club
• Olinda Football Club
• Sandown Football Club
• Southern Cobras Football Club
• Surrey Hills Football Club
• Wandin Football Club
• Waverley Football Club
  Waverley Football Club
  Waverley Football Club, nicknamed The Panthers, was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1961 until 1987...
  
  
• Wonga Park Football Club
• Yarra Glen Football Club

External links

• Official Eastern Football League Site
• Eastern Footy, a fan and Statistics site
• Eastern Football League Umpire Association Site