Football Victoria Congratulates 30 New 5-Star Clubs

Football Victoria has congratulated the 30 latest inductees into the Club Engagement Program (CEP) 5-Star club, following the initial 7 in 2018.

FV’s 5-Star status was recently awarded to another 22 community, 1 NPLW and 7 NPL clubs across the state.

FV and its Club Ambassadors work closely across all levels of the game throughout the state to build more authenticity, sustainability and excellence into clubs.

FV CEO Peter Filopoulos said the establishment of the CEP and Club Ambassadors almost two years ago was a critical FV initiative under its strategic pillar of Clubs. The program helps clubs become stronger, more resilient and able to deliver consistently positive experiences for all involved.

The CEP is an on-line development platform that allows clubs to answer a series of questions regarding all facets of their football such as:

• Governance and Capacity;
• Female Participation;
• Inclusive Participation;
• Facilities;
• Meeting Demand;
• Community Citizenship; and
• Football Experience.

The program’s objectives, and many of its measurement methods, were adopted late last month by Football Federation Australia and called the National Club Development Program (NCDP).

Mr Filopoulos said the program recognised clubs for all the things they did well, whilst creating an aspirational template for future success.

He said FV’s Club Ambassador Team supported clubs through the process and helped them develop an Action Plan, including resources and links to address identified improvement areas. 

“Our clubs and players are the very reason FV exists.  We have a commitment and a duty to help them be viable, sustainable and successful. We want them to be the very best they can be regardless of status, geography or demography,” Mr Filopoulos said.

“We know that our clubs are all different because of their demographics, socio-economic factors, facilities, local council relationships, competitor activity and regional factors.

“Ensuring they are strong, vibrant and delivering great experiences for all is a core strategic pillar of Football Victoria to help grow the number of participants of all ages, genders and abilities in our great game.

“Over the past two years in Victoria, we have invested heavily in directly engaging clubs with our Club Ambassadors and providing them with a successful framework to improve. We welcome the NCDP being rolled out nationally by the FFA,” Mr Filopoulos concluded.

The full list of all Victorian 5-Star Clubs is below. Clubs wishing to learn more about the Club Engagement Program (CEP) and National Club Development Program (NCDP) can click on the links.

Football Victoria’s New 5-Star Rated Clubs

* Existing 5-Star Club