FFV Community Shield
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Founded | 13 February 2015 |
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Region | Australia |
Number of teams | 2 |
Current champions |
Heidelberg United (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Bentleigh Greens (2 titles) |
The FFV Community Shield is Victoria's annual soccer match which is contested between the winner of the Dockerty Cup and the champions of National Premier Leagues Victoria.
History
The FFV Community Shield was first announced on 27 January 2015 and would be played on 13 February later that year. It also was held in support of World Vision's One Goal program, which aims to leverage the power of football to tackle malnutrition in Asia and Australia. The inaugural Community Shield was won by South Melbourne 2-1 over Melbourne Knights.
Heidelberg United and Calder United also took part in the inaugural women's FFV Community Shield in 2017 on February 19 at Olympic Village. Heidelberg qualified through winning the Team App Cup and Calder United won the NPL Victoria Women Calder United came out 7-1 winners on the day.
Past Winners
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
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2015 | South Melbourne(1) | Melbourne Knights | 2-1 |
2016 | Bentleigh Greens(1) | South Melbourne | 3-0 |
2017 | Bentleigh Greens(2) | South Melbourne | 2-1 |
2018 | Heidelberg United(1) | Bentleigh Greens | 4-1 |
Records
- Most wins: 2, Bentleigh Greens
- Biggest win: 3-0 Bentleigh Greens vs South Melbourne 12 February 2016
4-1 Heidelberg United vs Bentleigh Greens 16 February 2018
- Most consecutive wins: 2, Bentleigh Greens SC 2016-2017
- Most appearances in a final: 3, South Melbourne, Bentleigh Greens