1986 VFA season
| 1986 VFA Premiership Season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 22 |
| Division 1 | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers |
Williamstown (11th premiership) |
| Minor premiers |
Coburg (6th minor premiership) |
| Division 2 | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |
Box Hill (2nd D2 premiership) |
| Minor premiers |
Sunshine (3rd D2 minor premiership) |
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The 1986 Victorian Football Association season was the 105th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 26th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, after it defeated Coburg in the Grand Final on 21 September by 13 points; it was Williamstown's eleventh Division 1 premiership, and its first since 1959. The Division 2 premiership was won by Box Hill; it was the club's second Division 2 premiership in three years, having competed in and been relegated from Division 1 in the intervening year.
The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the Junction Oval.
The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at Junction Oval.
The Association played one interleague match during the season, against the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Phil Cleary (Coburg) took over from Gary Brice as coach.
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