"VFL" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-au-VFL.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VFL
  1. (historical, Australian rules football) Initialism of Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formed in Victoria, Australia, in 1896; renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 after expansion to other states starting in the 1980s. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Victorian Football League (extra: an Australian rules football league formed in Victoria, Australia, in 1896; renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 after expansion to other states starting in the 1980s) Categories (topical): Australian rules football, Australian rules football, Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-VFL-en-name-BiwjXpz6 Disambiguation of Australian rules football: 51 49 Disambiguation of Football (soccer): 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49
  2. (Australian rules football) Initialism of Victorian Football League; a second-tier regional (country area) Australian rules football league operating within Victoria; derived from the historic Victorian Football Association, from which the future AFL broke in 1896. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Victorian Football League (extra: a second-tier regional (country area) Australian rules football league operating within Victoria; derived from the historic Victorian Football Association, from which the future AFL broke in 1896) Categories (topical): Australian rules football, Australian rules football, Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-VFL-en-name-6V2k122K Disambiguation of Australian rules football: 51 49 Disambiguation of Football (soccer): 50 50 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49

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