Bendigo FL

The Bendigo Football League was formed in 1880 and is one of the oldest regional competitions that still exists today.
==History==
The clubs that were members of the competition in 1928 were Castlemaine, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Rochester, Sandhurst and South Bendigo. In 1931 Castlemaine left, but they returned in 1932 and Kyneton and Maryborough joined. In 1934 Echuca left and in 1935 Golden Square joined - and in 1939 Castelmaine departed before World War 2 bit and Kyneton, Maryborough and Rochester left in 1940. The Bendigo based clubs maintained a four team competition in 1940 and 1941 before the league went into recess.
Said Bendigo clubs returned in 1945, and in 1946 Rochester returned. Elmore also joined the league, but they left in 1947 making room for Kyneton's return. Echuca and Castlemaine rejoined the competition in 1949 and the competition was stable for the next 20 years.
Changes began again in 1972 with Rochester leaving for the Goulburn Valley FL. In 1973 they were replaced by Kennington, but in 1974 Echuca followed Rochester to the GVFL. Kennington though didn't last and left in 1980.
In 1981 the league absorbed the Golden City FL and created a second division. Kennington were there, and the new clubs were Kangaroo Flat, Marong, North Bendigo, Northern United, Provincial, White Hills and YCW. The two division arrangement ended in 1983 when Provincial and Marong departed. White Hills and YCW followed in 1984. In 1992 Maryborough returned from the Ballarat FL and in 1994 Kennington departed again. In 1996 Northern United and North Bendigo left but in 1997 Lockington/Bamawm joined. In 2000 Gisborne joined from the Riddell District FL but in 2001 Lockington/Bamawm left for the Heathcote District FL.
In 2006, North City joined the competition having been rejected by the Ballarat FL and departed when that issue was resolved in 2008. In 2009 a new club from Strathfieldsaye were admitted. In 2013 Kyneton were forced to only field reserves and not seniors but they were back in 2014. Seasons 2020 and 2021 were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Ladders (recent)==
1991	SBEN 	CAST 	EAGL 	SAND 	GOSQ 	KANF 	KYNE 	NBEN	KENN	NTHU	
1992	CAST 	GOSQ 	EAGL 	SBEN 	KANF 	NBEN 	KENN 	SAND	MARY	KYNE	NTHU
1993	SBEN 	SAND 	CAST 	KYNE 	MARY 	KANF 	EAGL 	GOSQ	NBEN	NTHU	KENN
1994	SBEN 	GOSQ 	KYNE 	MARY 	SAND 	KANF 	NTHU 	CAST	NBEN	EAGL	
1995	KYNE 	SBEN 	SAND 	MARY 	KANF 	GOSQ 	CAST 	NTHU	EAGL	NBEN	
1996	KANF 	KYNE 	MARY 	CAST 	SAND 	SBEN 	GOSQ 	EAGL	 	 	
1997	KYNE 	GOSQ 	MARY 	SBEN 	LO/B 	SAND 	KANF 	CAST	EAGL	 	
1998	MARY 	SAND 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	KYNE 	LO/B 	CAST 	KANF	EAGL	 	
1999	MARY 	CAST 	KYNE 	SAND 	KANF 	EAGL 	SBEN 	GOSQ	LO/B	 	
2000	CAST 	KANF 	SBEN 	EAGL 	GISB 	MARY 	SAND 	GOSQ	KYNE	LO/B	
2001	GOSQ 	SAND 	KANF 	SBEN 	EAGL 	CAST 	MARY 	GISB	KYNE	 	
2002	GISB 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	SAND 	MARY 	CAST 	EAGL 	KANF	KYNE	 	
2003	GISB 	EAGL 	SAND 	MARY 	KYNE 	SBEN 	GOSQ 	CAST	KANF	 	
2004	SAND 	GISB 	EAGL 	CAST 	MARY 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	KYNE	KANF	 	
2005	GISB 	EAGL 	SBEN 	CAST 	GOSQ 	KYNE 	SAND 	MARY	KANF	 	
2006	GISB 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	SAND 	EAGL 	CAST 	MARY 	KYNE	KANF	NCTY	
2007	EAGL 	GISB 	SBEN 	SAND 	GOSQ 	CAST 	MARY 	NCTY	KYNE	KANF	
2008	EAGL 	GOSQ 	GISB 	SBEN 	MARY 	KANF 	CAST 	SAND	KYNE	 	
2009	GOSQ 	SBEN 	KANF 	GISB 	EAGL 	SAND 	MARY 	CAST	STRA	KYNE	
2010	GOSQ 	SBEN 	EAGL 	MARY 	SAND 	KANF 	STRA 	GISB	KYNE	CAST	
2011	GOSQ 	EAGL 	GISB 	SAND 	SBEN 	STRA 	MARY 	KANF	CAST	KYNE	
2012	GOSQ 	GISB 	STRA 	SAND 	SBEN 	EAGL 	KANF 	MARY	KYNE	CAST	
2013	GOSQ 	STRA 	EAGL 	GISB 	SAND 	SBEN 	CAST 	MARY	KANF	 	
2014	STRA 	SAND 	GISB 	GOSQ 	EAGL 	KANF 	KYNE 	MARY	CAST	SBEN	
2015	STRA 	SAND 	GOSQ 	EAGL 	KYNE 	GISB 	CAST 	KANF	SBEN	MARY	
2016	SAND 	GOSQ 	EAGL 	STRA 	KYNE 	KANF 	CAST 	SBEN	GISB	MARY	
2017	STRA 	EAGL 	GOSQ 	SAND 	KYNE 	SBEN 	GISB 	KANF	CAST	MARY	
2018	EAGL 	STRA 	SAND 	KYNE 	GISB 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	KANF	MARY	CAST	
2019	STRA 	EAGL 	GISB 	GOSQ 	SAND 	MARY 	SBEN 	KYNE	KANF	CAST	
2020	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	 	 	 	
2021	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	Season abandoned - COVID-19 pandemic	 	 	 	
2022	GISB 	STRA 	GOSQ 	SBEN 	SAND 	KYNE 	EAGL 	KANF	CAST	MARY	
2023	GOSQ 	SAND 	STRA 	EAGL 	SBEN 	KYNE 	GISB 	KANF	CAST	MARY	
===Abbreviations===
CAST - Castlemaine; EAGL - Eaglehawk; GISB - Gisborne; GOSQ - Golden Square; LO/B - Lockington/Bamawm; KANF - Kangaroo Flat; KENN - Kennington; KYNE - Kyneton; MARY - Maryborough; NBEN - North Bendigo; NCTY - North City; NTHU - Northern United; SAND - Sandhurst; SBEN - South Bendigo; STRA - Strathfieldsaye
==Colour Coding==
GREY SHADING - Teams that made the finals
Category:Country Victorian Leagues