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Essendon Football Club

Essendon Football Club is a Melbourne-based Australian rules football club that also operated a League of Legends esports team from 2017 to 2020.

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Updated October 27, 2026

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Founded

1872

The Club marked its 150th year in 2022.[1]

Based in

Melbourne, Australia

Official contact address is at Melbourne Airport.[2]

Signature achievement

Not publicly disclosed

Audience reach

145,100

287,000

Instagram

180,300

TikTok

365,000

Facebook

Ownership

Not publicly disclosed

Current financials

AUD 81.64 million revenue in 2025

Club-reported revenue for the year ended 2025-10-31.[3]

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PTG Database Analysis

Essendon Football Club operated the Bombers League of Legends team in the Oceanic Pro League. The Club introduced its esports squad before the 2018 OPL season, fielded a 2019 roster, and later sold the OPL licence to Pentanet, ending Essendon’s esports operation.[5][6][7]

The licence transfer records a change in competition rights; it does not make Pentanet the owner of the earlier Bombers team. The League of Legends Team and its parent Club are represented as separate PTG entities.

References8

[1]Dons reveal commemorative 150-year logo — Essendon Football Club
[2]Contact Us — Essendon Football Club
[3]Essendon Football Club — 2025 Financial Result — Essendon Football Club
[4]AFL's social media heavyweights: the most followed clubs 1–18 — Zero Hanger
[5]Esports team launch — Essendon Football Club
[6]Esports roster finalised — Essendon Football Club
[7]Statement: Bombers esports — Essendon Football Club
[8]Essendon Club cover asset check — Press The Game

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