List of Adelaide City FC seasons
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Adelaide City FC is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1946 by a community of post-war Italian immigrants, the club has become one of Australia's most decorated teams, having won the Oceania Club Championship, three national championships, three national cups, and 19 state championships.
This is a list of all seasons played by Adelaide City Football Club, from their first entry into SASFA Division Two in 1946 to their last completed season in 2022. It details the club's performance in every major competition entered.
| Season | League[1][2] | Federation/NSL Cup[2] | Others[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Position | Finals | |||
| 1946 | SASFA Division Two (2) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 17 | 1st (P) | Pelaco Cup Semi-finals | Pozza Cup Runner-up | |
| 1947 | SASFA Division One (1) | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 70 | –40 | 13 | 8th (R) | Pelaco Cup Quarter-finals | ||
| 1948 | SASFA Division Two (2) | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 82 | –18 | 21 | 6th | |||
| 1949 | SASFA Division Two (2) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 22 | +55 | 37 | 1st (P) | Pozza Cup Runner-up | ||
| 1950 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 24 | Runner-up | Pelaco Cup Second round | ||
| 1951 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 20 | 6th | Pelaco Cup Runner-up | ||
| 1952 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 29 | Runner-up | Pelaco Cup First round | Pozza Cup Runner-up | |
| 1953 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 33 | Champions | Pelaco Cup Winner | Pozza Cup Winner | |
| 1954 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 31 | Champions | Pelaco Cup Winner | Pozza Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1955 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 19 | +46 | 30 | Runner-up | Advertiser Cup Winner | Pozza Cup Winner | |
| 1956 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 10 | +84 | 36 | Champions | Advertiser Cup Quarter-finals | ||
| 1957 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 16 | +64 | 33 | Champions | Advertiser Cup Winner | ||
| 1958 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 16 | +54 | 34 | Champions | Advertiser Cup Winner | ||
| 1959 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 29 | Champions | Advertiser Cup Winner | ||
| 1960 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 30 | 3rd | Disqualified[a] | Ampol Cup Winner Ascot Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1961 | SA Soccer League (–[b]) | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 32 | Runner-up | Jaxen Cup Quarter-finals | San Remo Cup Winners | |
| 1962 | SASFA Division One (1) | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 23 | Runner-up | Australia Cup Third place | ||
| 1963 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 29 | Champions | Federation Cup Winner | Australia Cup Third place Ampol Cup Group stage | |
| 1964 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 27 | Champions | Federation Cup Third round replay | Ampol Cup Semi-finals Australia Cup quarter-finals | |
| 1965 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 21 | 3rd | Federation Cup Winner | Australia Cup quarter-finals | |
| 1966 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 28 | Runner-up | Federation Cup Quarter-finals | Ampol Cup Runner-up Australia Cup First round | |
| 1967 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 11 | +44 | 31 | Champions | Federation Cup Runner-up | Ampol Cup Winner Australia Cup quarter-finals | |
| 1968 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 24 | 3rd | Federation Cup Runner-up | Ampol Cup Runner-up Australia Cup Second round | |
| 1969 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 22 | 3rd | Federation Cup Winner | ||
| 1970 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 30 | Champions | Federation Cup Winner | Coca-Cola Cup Runner-up | |
| 1971 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 25 | Runner-up | Federation Cup Winner | Coca-Cola Cup Winner | |
| 1972 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 31 | Champions | Federation Cup Winner | Coca-Cola Cup Winner Ampol Cup Runner-up | |
| 1973 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 25 | Runner-up | Willis Cup Winner | Coca-Cola Cup Winner Ampol Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1974 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 28 | Champions | Willis Cup First round | Ampol Cup Winner Coca Cola Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1975 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 28 | Runner-up | Willis Cup Semi-finals | Ampol Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1976 | SASF Division One (1) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 27 | Runner-up | Willis Cup Winner | Ampol Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1977 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 | 4th | NSL Cup First round | ||
| 1978 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | –6 | 24 | 10th | NSL Cup Runner-up | ||
| 1979 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33 | 5th | NSL Cup Winner | ||
| 1980 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 30 | 5th | NSL Cup Semi-finals | ||
| 1981 | National Soccer League (1) | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 32 | 7th | NSL Cup Semi-finals | ||
| 1982 | National Soccer League (1) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 44 | –8 | 24 | 13th | NSL Cup First round | ||
| 1983 | National Soccer League (1) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 38 | –1 | 36 | 11th | NSL Cup First round | ||
| 1984 | National Soccer League South (1) | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 34 | –1 | 25 | 7th | NSL Cup quarter-finals | ||
| 1985 | National Soccer League South (1) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | –6 | 18 | 9th | NSL Cup First round | ||
| 1986 | National Soccer League South (1) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 27 | 3rd | Champions | NSL Cup Second round | |
| 1987 | National Soccer League (1) | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 22 | 10th | NSL Cup First round | Oceania Club Championship Winner | |
| 1988 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 | 6th | NSL Cup quarter-finals | ||
| 1989 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | 6th | NSL Cup Winner | ||
| 1989–90 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 34 | 4th | Elimination Final | NSL Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1990–91 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 33 | 3rd | Preliminary Final | NSL Cup quarter-finals | |
| 1991–92 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | 4th | Champions | NSL Cup Winner | |
| 1992–93 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 41 | 3rd | Runner-up | NSL Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1993–94 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 41 | 5th | Champions | NSL Cup Second round | |
| 1994–95 | National Soccer League (1) | 24 | 16 | 1–3[c] | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 69 | Runner-up | Runner-up | NSL Cup Second round | |
| 1995–96 | National Soccer League (1) | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 54 | 5th | Preliminary Final | NSL Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1996–97 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | 4th | Elimination Final | NSL Cup quarter-finals | |
| 1997–98 | National Soccer League (1) | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 43 | 3rd | Elimination Final | ||
| 1998–99 | National Soccer League (1) | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | 6th | Elimination Final | ||
| 1999–2000 | National Soccer League (1) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | 4th | Elimination Final | ||
| 2000–01 | National Soccer League (1) | 28 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 43 | 7th | |||
| 2001–02 | National Soccer League (1) | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 39 | –12 | 20 | 12th | |||
| 2002–03 | National Soccer League (1) | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37 | 5th | 3rd | ||
| 2004 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 41 | –14 | 27 | 7th | Federation Cup First round | ||
| 2005 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 47 | Runner-up | Champions | Federation Cup First round | Night Series Runner-up |
| 2006 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 38 | Champions | Federation Cup Winner | Errea Cup Winner | |
| 2007 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 45 | Champions | Best Pavers Cup Winner | Errea Cup Semi-finals | |
| 2008 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 37 | Premiers | Champions | Best Pavers Cup Runner-up | Best Point Cup Runner-up |
| 2009 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 28 | 5th | Runner-up | Top Corner Cup Semi-finals | |
| 2010 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | 3rd | Champions | Federation Cup Second round | |
| 2011 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 43 | Runner-up | Runner-up | Federation Cup Third round | Carlsberg Cup Semi-finals |
| 2012 | FFSA Super League (2) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | 4th | Runner-up | Coca-Cola Cup Semi-finals | Carlsberg Cup Semi-finals |
| 2013 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 48 | 3rd | Elimination Final | Coca-Cola Cup Winners | |
| 2014 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | 6th | Elimination Final | Coca-Cola Cup Winners | FFA Cup quarter-finals |
| 2015 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 46 | 5th | Semi-finals | Federation Cup Runner-up | |
| 2016 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 53 | Premiers | Runner-up | Federation Cup Second round | NPL Quarter-finals |
| 2017 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 32[d] | 6th | Runner-up | Federation Cup Runner-up | NPL Quarter-finals |
| 2018 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 28[d] | 5th | Runner-up | Federation Cup Quarter-finals | |
| 2019 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 42 | –13 | 18[d] | 10th | Federation Cup Runner-up | ||
| 2020 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 31 | 6th | Preliminary Final | ||
| 2021 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 41 | Runner-up | Champions | Federation Cup Runner-up | FFA Cup Round of 32 |
| 2022 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 51 | Premiers | Champions | Federation Cup Winners | Australia Cup Round of 16 |
| 2023 | National Premier Leagues SA (2) | To Be Determined | Federation Cup quarter-finals | ||||||||||
- ↑ Adelaide Juventus was disqualified after the first round for failing to play a replay after the use of illegal substitutions in the match.
- ↑ The South Australian Soccer League was a breakaway league, and thus was not represented on the league system.
- ↑ Drawn matches after 90 minutes were decided on penalties, with 2 points for a win and 1 point for a loss.
- 1 2 3 Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, and 6 points for the 2019 season.[3]
During Adelaide City's tenure in the National Soccer League from 1977 until 2003, the club often fielded a second team in South Australian competitions, with limited success.
| Season | League[2] | Federation/NSL Cup[2] | Others[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Position | Finals | |||
| 1985 | SASF Division Two (3) | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | +9 | 43 | 34 | 18[a] | 10th | P.G.H. Cup First round | Ampol Cup Winner | |
| 1986 | SASF Division Two (3) | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | –3 | 18 | 8th | P.G.H. Cup Quarter-finals | Ampol Cup Winner | |
| 1987 | SASF Division Two (3) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 26 | 1st (P) | P.G.H. Cup First round | Ampol Cup Runner-up | |
| 1988 | SASF Division One (2) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | –1 | 22 | 6th | P.G.H. Cup Semi-finals | ||
| 1989 | SASF Division One (2) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | –13 | 16 | 9th | P.G.H. Cup First round | Ampol Cup Semi-finals | |
| 1990 | SASF Division One (2) | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 21 | 8th | P.G.H. Cup Second round | ||
| 1991 | SASF Division One (2) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 23 | 5th | P.G.H. Cup Second round | ||
| 1995 | SASF State League (3) | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | –5 | 22 | 8th | |||
| 1996 | SASF State League (3) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 55 | –24 | 14 | 11th | |||
| 1997 | SASF State League (3) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 36 | 5th | Mutual Community Cup Second round | ||
| 1998 | SASF State League (3) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 35 | 5th | Mutual Community Cup First round | ||
| 1999 | SASF State League (3) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 54 | 1st (P) | 1st | West End Cup First round | |
| 2000 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | –10 | 23 | 10th | West End Cup Semi-finals | ||
| 2001 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 37 | 5th | Elimination Final | West End Cup First round | Summer Night Series Group stage |
| 2002 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 52 | –15 | 20 | 10th | West End Cup Quarter-finals | Summer Night Series 4th | |
| 2003 | SASF Premier League (2) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | –9 | 27 | 8th | Federation Cup First round | ||
- ↑ Adelaide City had six competition points removed for failing to provide results or matchcards.
References
- ↑ "Adelaide City Divisional History". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "South Australia Past Seasons Final Tables and Results". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ "Adelaide City FC Outcome". Football South Australia. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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