Camberwell Clubs Expand Leagues, Strengthen Community Bonds Through Growth

Old Camberwell Football Club secured the 2025 Development Division 2 premiership in the Victorian Amateur Football Association by defeating Old Carey, a result that continues to anchor community involvement around the club grounds.

The absence of updated 2026 ladders on the Old Camberwell Football Club site, which directs supporters to the VAFA website, leaves supporters tracking progress through the league's 61 teams spread across six divisions. This structure keeps attention on participation rather than isolated results.

Football and junior programs anchor participation

The Camberwell Sharks field more than 30 teams and 650 players aged 8 to 17 in the Yarra Junior Football League, including eight dedicated girls' teams that began in 2014. These numbers sustain weekly training sessions and match days that draw families into regular contact at local ovals.

Camberwell High School runs a Sport Education program for Year 7 to 9 students inside the Boroondara Division Interschool Sports Program, giving additional outlets that link school routines with club pathways already operating in the same suburbs.

Basketball league records measurable expansion

The Camberwell Community Basketball League, operated by the Camberwell District Basketball Association, reached 530-plus teams from 12 clubs during the 2025 Winter Season after starting with 450 teams when it launched in February 2022. Winter 2026 registrations remain open for age groups from Under 7/8s to Under 22s, with games scheduled at Kew High, Boroondara Sports Complex, Camberwell High and Greythorn Primary.

That growth supplies concrete evidence of sustained demand and repeated opportunities for residents to join organised sport close to home. The Camberwell Dragons, one of the league's participant clubs, posted a 3-3 record and fifth place in Big V Division 1 Women's competition heading into the 2024 Easter break, illustrating continuity across age levels.

Residents seeking current ladders can consult the VAFA website for Old Camberwell Football Club results, while families interested in basketball can complete Winter 2026 registration forms through the Camberwell District Basketball Association to join existing sessions.