Gridiron Victoria is the governing body for American football in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Formed in 1997, Gridiron Victoria was an amalgamation of the two existing governing bodies of the time, the Victoria Gridiron Football League and the Gridiron Association of Victoria.
In 2025, the name was changed to briefly changed to American Football Victoria to incorporate both tackle and flag football into one governing body, but was reverted back a few months later. This brought American Football Victoria in line with American Football Australia (Formerly Gridiron Australia), as well as the other state leagues in the country.
The Vic Bowl is the Championship Game played between the two best teams in the men's Division One competition throughout the American Football Victoria season, whilst the best teams in the men's second division compete for the Division Two Championship.
The Junior Championship game is known as the Junior Vic Bowl, whilst the Women's Championship game is known as the Women's Vic Bowl.
The Warriors Girdiron Clubare the most decorated Division One club with 11 Vic Bowls, their most recent in 2016 with a 16 - 12 win over the Western Crusaders.
The Pakenham Silverbacks have won the most Division Two Championships with 2, their most recent in 2016 with a 43 - 8 victory over the Northern Raiders.
The Croydon Rangers are the most successful Junior team with 8 titles, their most recent in 2024 with a 28 - 20 win over the Southern Vikings.
In the Women's division, the Western Crusaders and Geelong Buccaneers have both won 2 Women's Vic Bowls each.
The following is a list of current and former teams competing in American Football Victoria.
Vic Bowl history, in the Victorian Gridiron Football League, Gridiron Victoria, and American Football Victoria Division One:
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Vicbowl XV was decided in Overtime (5 periods)
+ Vicbowl XXVIII was decided in Overtime (2 periods)
Championship games:
The Division Two season was incorporated into Division One from 2018 to 2021.<br> As of 2022, Division 2 has been re-established, with the Western Crusaders 2 taking the title. <br> There was no Division 2 champion awarded in 2023 due to the finals structure.
Note: including history in Victorian Gridiron Football League and Gridiron Victoria:
(* Autumn season of 2003) (** Spring season of 2003 : Two seasons were played in 2003 to re-align the senior season)
The Victorian Gridiron Officials Association Best & Fairest Trophy is a perpetual award, presented to the player who displays the highest levels of gridiron skill throughout the senior season together with high levels of fairness and sportsmanship encouraged by the rules of the sport.
Three, two and one votes are allocated by the officiating crews at the conclusion of each senior match and these are totalled at the end of the regular season allowing the recipient to be determined.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The 2021 season was delayed due to COVID-19 lock downs in Victoria and was conducted in Summer/Autumn 2022, before the regularly scheduled Spring/Summer season in 2022.