Omeo & District Football League - League Modifications

League Modifications

• 1893: The first recorded football competition in the Omeo District, the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup was formed.
• 1897: The Noble Explosives Cup replaced the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup, which had been disbanded after the 1896 season.
• 1899: After just two years the Noble Explosives Cup was disbanded, being replaced by the Omeo District Football Association (ODFA).
• 1913: For a period of time, at least including this year, the league operated as the Tambo Valley Football Association.
• 1923: The ODFA was renamed the Omeo District Football League (ODFL).
• 1941–44: The league was in recess due to the large number of young men from the district involved in World War II.
• 1978: Bruthen (from the East Gippsland Football League) and Buchan (after an eight year recess from the Snow Valley Football League) were admitted, extending the league beyond the traditional 'Omeo District' of the upper Tambo Valley for the first time, and taking the number of teams to six.
• 1995: Ensay folded after five rounds due to being unable to field a team; their record for that season was expunged.
• 1996: Lake Tyers reformed after many years in recess, affiliating with the ODFL for the first time, and competing in 1996–97.
• 1997: Swan Reach were admitted from the Riviera Football League after spending a year in recess.
• 1997: Lake Tyers were ejected from the league following conflicts with other clubs, after having made the 1997 Grand Final.
• 2004: Lindenow South were admitted after the Riviera Football League folded, making seven teams, and introducing a bye.
• 2007: Benambra and Omeo merged to form Omeo-Benambra, returning the league to six teams.