Ballarat District Soccer Association boss Herman Bogers says crowd numbers should not impact the 2020 division one open season.
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However he did not rule out potentially putting measures in place to keep spectators away if restrictions called for it.
"We don't have lots of people attending our games but we might have to take measures," he said.
"It might be the case that we have security, but that hasn't been finalised at this stage."
Unlike football which generates gate revenue, Bogers said senior BDSA matches were free to watch. He said because clubs don't pay their players, the financial impacts from COVID-19 had not been as dire.
"We don't pay players and that's the difference I suppose," he said.
"We've seen footy leagues pull the pin because they have to pay players and they can't afford it. Our league is purely armature so it's a little bit easier."
Although large crowds aren't an issue during the home and away season, Bogers said finals were a different story.
He said the association was still weighing up whether to play a finals series or scrap it all together.
"If we can't have crowds, finals might be difficult to play," he said.
In April Bogers said the 2020 finals might be shortened to prevent the season from running into summer and clashing with other sports.
However if a finals series didn't take place, he said teams that finish atop the league ladder would be crowned competition champions.
Bogers said the association would resume discussions on a competition structure in the coming week.
He hoped to have a decision in place by June 15.
"We've put a date in place to revisit the teams we've got to see what structure fits best," he said.
"Our main target is to get teams as many games as possible.
"That might mean not having finals."
Last week Football Victoria proposed a return date of July 11 for community senior soccer clubs to return to competition.
It followed the easing of restrictions from the Victorian Government which permitted community sporting activities to have 20 people in undivided spaces.
Bogers confirmed that most clubs had resumed training with social distancing rules in place.
He said the length of the season would depend on how many clubs nominate for the season.
"At this stage clubs have resumed partial training and we are still looking to see what numbers are coming back," he said.
Bogers said he was aiming for a 14-week season.
