Adelaide Footy League
Australian rules football league
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The Adelaide Footy League (AdFL), formerly known as the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL),[1] is a semi-professional[2] Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the league is one of Australia's largest Australian rules football associations.
FormerlySouth Australian Amateur Football League (1911-2016)
Founded8 March 1911
First season1911
No. of teams69 (Men)
41 (Women)
41 (Women)
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 AdFL season | |
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| Formerly | South Australian Amateur Football League (1911-2016) |
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| Founded | 8 March 1911 |
| First season | 1911 |
| No. of teams | 69 (Men) 41 (Women) |
| Country | Australia |
| Current premiers | Division 1: Port District Division 2: Tea Tree Gully Division 3: Westminster OS Division 4: Plympton Division 5: Marion Division 6: Fitzroy Division 7: Elizabeth |
| Broadcaster(s) | Nine Network (2018) |
| Official website | adelaidefooty.com.au |
The league currently provides competition across eight Senior divisions with Reserves grades, accompanied by a separate C grade competition, all from Divisions 1 to 7.
History
The league was officially formed on 8 March 1911 and the first match was played on 6 May 1911. With the exception of recesses during the two World Wars, the competition has been continuous since that time.
The South Australian Football Association (later to be renamed to South Australian National Football League) had existed as a competition since 1877, but in 1897 was restructured on an "electorate system" where players were zoned to clubs on the basis of their residential address for electoral enrolment. Adelaide University Football Club was keen to field a team in the SAFA competition and applied each year from 1906 to 1910. Each time the application was rejected as it was felt the inclusion of a university team would threaten the electorate system.
In 1910 the Adelaide University Sports Association thought the case for admission to SAFA would be strengthened if the University had a team playing successfully in regular competition. It was felt that this could be achieved by forming a purely amateur league with other clubs not already in an association.[3] By late 1910 Glenferrie, Marlborough and St. Bartholomew clubs had agreed to join with University to form the new association based on amateur principles. By 1911, as preparations were in hand for the inaugural season, the four clubs had become five with the inclusion of St. Francis Xavier. The clubs also had agreed to admit late applicant Semaphore Central for the 1912 season.
In that first season only three ovals were used for matches – Jubilee Oval (Adelaide), Price Oval and University Oval. Price Oval (now known as Hawthorn Oval) in Mitcham and University Oval (at the corner of Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and War Memorial Drive) both still exist today. The Jubilee Oval however was built upon by University of Adelaide in 1946.
In 1915, the season prior to WW1, there were 8 clubs - St Francis Xavier (Captain T. Rice), Kenilworth (Captain P.S. Thomas, Kingswood (Captain H. Daw), Semaphore Central (Captain A. Channon), Prince Alfred College (Captain A.H. White), Glenferrie (Captain D. Craven), University (Captain C.E. Pellew), St Peter's College (Captain R.D. Hall). [4]
Throughout the history of the league there have been many clubs join and leave the league. Affiliation peaked in 2001 with 72 clubs.[5] Of the founding clubs, only Adelaide University remains.
The 2010 season marked the 100th year of the league, with the last day in September won by Henley, who won their first Division 1 premiership in history.
In 2017 the league decided to change its name from the South Australian Amateur Football League to the Adelaide Footy League.[1]
Clubs
Current Men's
Division 1
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Athelstone |  | Raggies | Max Amber Sportfield, Paradise | SAFA | 1904 | 1996- | 2 | 2019 |
| Glenunga (Hyde Park 1960-67) |
 | Rams | Webb Oval, Glenunga | ETFA | 1954 | 1960- | 11 | 2019 |
| Golden Grove |  | Kookaburras | Harpers Field, Golden Grove | – | 1995 | 1997- | 6 | 2023 |
| Payneham Norwood Union |  | Falcons | Payneham Oval, Payneham | SAFA | 1995 | 1996- | 6 | 2019 |
| Port District |  | Ditters | Largs Reserve, Largs Bay | SAFA | 1979 | 1984- | 11 | 2025 |
| Rostrevor OC (Christian Brothers OC 1923-73) |
 | ROCS | Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | – | 1923 | 1936-1939, 1947-1949, 1962- | 13 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart OC |  | SHOCs, Double Blues, Hearts | Marcellin War Memorial Oval, Somerton Park | – | 1968 | 1968- | 4 | 2011 |
| Salisbury North |  | Hawks | Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North | SAFA | 1953 | 1996- | 1 | 1998 |
| St. Peters OC |  | SPOCs, Saints | Caterer Oval, Hackney | – | 1928 | 1928-1940, 1946- | 14 | 2018 |
| Tea Tree Gully |  | Gullies, Wolves | Pertaringa Oval, Banksia Park | SAFA | 1862 | 1988- | 9 | 2025 |
Division 2
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Brighton |  | Bombers | Brighton Oval, Brighton | SFL | 1991 | 1991-1996, 2017- | 1 | 2017 |
| Broadview |  | Tigers | Broadview Oval, Broadview | NADFA | 1928 | 1964- | 20 | 2022 |
| Flinders Park |  | Reds | Flinders Park Oval, Flinders Park | SAFA | 1927 | 1933, 1949-1977, 1996- | 14 | 2023 |
| Goodwood Saints |  | Saints | Goodwood Oval, Millswood | – | 1985 | 1985- | 15 | 2020 |
| Henley (Henley Greek 1994-97) |
 | Sharks | Henley & Grange Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | – | 1994 | 1994- | 7 | 2024 |
| Modbury |  | Hawks | Modbury Oval, Ridgehaven | SAFA | 1862 | 1988- | 15 | 2016 |
| Old Ignatians |  | Iggies | Karen Rolton Oval (Gladys Elphick Park, Park 25), Adelaide | – | 1972 | 1972- | 8 | 2021 |
| Prince Alfred OC |  | Reds, Princes | Bundey's Paddock (Park 9), North Adelaide | – | 1926 | 1926-1940, 1946- | 13 | 2023 |
| Unley Mercedes (Unley High OS 1970-79, Unley 1980-2011) |
 | Jets | Kingswood Oval, Kingswood | – | 1970 | 1970- | 5 | 2015 |
| Westminster OS |  | Dragons | Glandore Oval, Glandore | – | 1969 | 1969-1981, 2000- | 7 | 2025 |
Division 3
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Adelaide University |  | Blacks | University Oval (Red Gum Park, Park 12), North Adelaide | – | 1906 | 1911- | 34 | 2010 |
| Edwardstown |  |
Towns | Edwardstown Oval, Edwardstown | SFL | 1919 | 1996-2008, 2016- | 3 | 2005 |
| Kilburn |  | Chics | Blair Athol Reserve, Blair Athol | NADFA | 1923 | 1958- | 21 | 2024 |
| Lockleys |  | Demons | Lockleys Oval, Lockleys | SMFL | 1951 | 1986- | 3 | 2020 |
| North Haven (Port Adelaide Presbyterian 1980-89) |
.svg) | Magpies | Largs North Oval, Largs North | ASFL | 1935 | 1980- | 2 | 2021 |
| Pembroke OS (Kings OC 1932-77) |
 | Kings | Haslam Oval, Kensington Park | – | 1932 | 1936-1940, 1946- | 11 | 2022 |
| PHOS Camden |  | Phantoms | Camden Oval, Novar Gardens | – | 1994 | 1994- | 8 | 2015 |
| Plympton |  | Bulldogs | Plympton Oval, Plympton Park | SAFA | 1937 | 1996- | 4 | 2025 |
| Seaton Ramblers |  | Rams | Pedlar Oval, Seaton | WTDFA | 1958 | 1961- | 8 | 2006 |
| Walkerville |  | Cats | Walkerville Oval, Walkerville | SAFA | 1901 | 1936-1979, 1990- | 14 | 2020 |
Division 4
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| CBC OC |  | Dolphins | CBC Main Oval (King Rodney Park, Park 15), Adelaide | – | 1978 | 1978- | 8 | 2023 |
| Colonel Light Gardens |  | Lions | Mortlock Park, Colonel Light Gardens | SMFL | 1931 | 1931-1932, 1937-1941, 1946-1975, 1991- | 8 | 2007 |
| Gepps Cross |  | Rams | Duncan Fraser Reserve, Northfield | SAFA | 1952 | 1984- | 8 | 2006 |
| Hectorville |  | Hounds | Daly Oval, Hectorville | SAFA | 1961 | 1990- | 8 | 2022 |
| Hope Valley |  | Demons | Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley | NMFL | 1906 | 1987- | 3 | 2019 |
| Marion |  |
Rams | Marion Oval, Marion | SFL | 1891 | 2018- | 2 | 2025 |
| Mitcham (Mitcham District 1968-69) |
 | Hawks | Price Memorial Oval, Hawthorn | SMFL | 1908 | 1968-1975, 1985- | 5 | 2024 |
| Morphettville Park |  |
Roos | Kellett Reserve Oval, Morphettville | SFL | 1958 | 2017 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pulteney |  | Navy Blues | Morgan Oval (Blue Gum Park, Park 20), Adelaide | – | 1936 | 1936-1940, 1946-1949, 1951-1994, 1997- | 11 | 2017 |
| Scotch OC |  |
None | Prince of Wales Oval, Torrens Park | – | 1929 | 1929-1933, 1935-1939, 1946-1956, 1958- | 10 | 2018 |
Division 5
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Eastern Park | | Demons | Dwight Reserve South, Elizabeth Park | NMFL | 1962 | 1995- | 4 | 2024 |
| Fitzroy | .svg) | Lions | Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park | – | 1987 | 1987- | 6 | 2025 |
| Greenacres |  | Dragons | LJ Lewis Reserve, Northfield | NNFA | 1967 | 1973-2019, 2021- | 8 | 2023 |
| Kenilworth |  | Kookaburras | St. Marys Park, St Marys | YMCAFA | 1907 | 1914-1915, 1924-1985, 1991-1996, 1998- | 8 | 2013 |
| Pooraka | .svg) | Bulls | Lindblom Park, Pooraka | SAFA | 1920 | 1996- | 4 | 2021 |
| Portland |  | Thunder | Allen Iversen Reserve, Port Adelaide | – | 1997 | 1997- | 3 | 2013 |
| Salisbury |  | Magpies | Salisbury Oval, Salisbury | NMFL | 1883 | 1995- | 3 | 2007 |
| SMOSH West Lakes |  | Lions | West Lakes Shore Oval, West Lakes Shore | – | 1996 | 1996- | 3 | 2007 |
| St Paul's OS |  | SPOS, Saints | St. Paul's College, Gilles Plains | – | 2015 | 2015- | 1 | 2019 |
| Woodville South | .svg) | Cats | Ledger Reserve, Woodville South | SMFL | 1890 | 1979- | 10 | 2016 |
Division 6
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Blackfriars OS |  | Hounds | St Dominics Oval (Pardipardinyilla, Park 2), North Adelaide | – | 2005 | 2006- | 3 | 2014 |
| Elizabeth | .svg) | Eagles | Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth | NMFL | 1956 | 1995- | 3 | 2025 |
| Gaza |  | Eagles | Klemzig Oval, Klemzig | NADFA | 1921 | 1962- | 9 | 2011 |
| Houghton Districts (Banksia Park High OS 1982-86, Banksia Park 1987-88) |
 | Raiders | Houghton Memorial Oval, Houghton | – | 1982 | 1983- | 1 | 1999 |
| Ingle Farm |  | Bulldogs | Rowe Park, Ingle Farm | SAFA | 1968 | 1989- | 5 | 2023 |
| O'Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale |  |
Lions | Lonsdale Oval, Morphett Vale | SFL | 2001 | 2018- | 0 | – |
| Para Hills |  | Big Reds | The Paddocks, Para Hills West | NMFL | 1974 | 1978-1989, 1995-2015, 2017- | 5 | 2024 |
| Rosewater |  | Bulldogs | Eric Sutton Reserve, Rosewater | PADFA | 1885 | 1949- | 8 | 2003 |
| Trinity OS |  | Lions | Waldeck Oval, Evanston South | – | 2006 | 2006- | 2 | 2022 |
Division 7
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Adelaide Lutheran |  | Bulldogs | South Parklands (Mirnu Wirra, Park 21), Adelaide | SMFL | 1969 | 1985- | 7 | 2019 |
| Brahma Lodge | | Tigers | Brahma Lodge Oval, Brahma Lodge | NMFL | 1962 | 1996- | 4 | 2021 |
| Central United | | Bulldogs | Mofflin Reserve, Elizabeth Vale | NMFL | 1962 | 1995- | 2 | 2006 |
| Flinders University |  | Crabs, Double Blues | Flinders University Oval, Bedford Park | – | 1966 | 1966-1980, 1982-2013, 2015- | 5 | 2002 |
| Hackham |  |
Hawks | Hackham Sports Complex, Hackham | SFL | 1976 | 2021- | 0 | – |
| Mitchell Park |  | Lions | Mitchell Park Oval, Mitchell Park | SFL | 1969 | 2001- | 3 | 2015 |
| Smithfield |  |
Panthers | Smithfield Oval, Smithfield | NMFL | 1965 | 1995-2010, 2012-2020, 2023- | 2 | 2015 |
| West Croydon | | Hawks | Fawk Reserve, Athol Park | NNFA | 1961 | 1974- | 6 | 2010 |
Men's clubs in recess (2026)
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL/SAAFL | AdFL/SAAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Mawson Lakes (St Paul's OS 1980-2009) |
 | Saints | Mawson Lakes Oval, Mawson Lakes | – | 1978 | 1993-2025 | 0 | – |
Women's Only
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Men's Side | AdFL Women's Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | ||||||
| Angle Vale |  |
Owls | Angle Vale Sport Complex, Angle Vale | 1998 | APFL | 2 | 2024 |
| Happy Valley | .svg) |
Vikings | Happy Valley Oval, Aberfoyle Park | 1951 | SFL | 3 | 2024 |
| Loreto OS |  |
LOSA | Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | 2022 | – | 1 | 2023 |
Locations
2km
1.2miles
1.2miles
Woodville South
Westminster OS
West Croydon
Walkerville
Unley Mercedes Jets
Trinity OS
Tea Tree Gully
St Peters OC
St Paul's OS
SMOSH West Lakes
Smithfield
Seaton Ramblers
Scotch OC
Salisbury North
Salisbury
Sacred Heart OC
Rosewater
Pulteney
Prince Alfred OC
Portland
Port District
Pooraka
Plympton
PHOS Camden
Pembroke OS
Payneham
Norwood Union
Norwood Union
Para Hills
O'Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale
Old Ignatians
North Haven
Morphettville Park
Modbury
Mitchell Park
Mitcham
Marion
Loreto OS,
Rostrevor OC
Rostrevor OC
Lockleys
Kilburn
Kenilworth
Ingle Farm
Houghton Districts
Hope Valley
Henley
Hectorville
Happy Valley
Hackham
Greenacres
Goodwood
Golden Grove
Glenunga
Gepps Cross
Gaza
Flinders
University
University
Flinders Park
Fitzroy
Elizabeth
Edwardstown
Eastern Park
Colonel
Light
Gardens
Light
Gardens
Central United
CBC Old Collegians
Broadview
Brighton DOS
Brahma Lodge
Blackfriars OS
Athelstone
Angle Vale
Adelaide University
Adelaide Lutheran
Colours indicate club's highest level of competition
Red = Division 1
Orange= Division 2
Yellow = Division 3
Green = Division 4
Light blue = Division 5
Blue = Division 6
Pink= Division 7
Purple = Women only
Red = Division 1
Orange= Division 2
Yellow = Division 3
Green = Division 4
Light blue = Division 5
Blue = Division 6
Pink= Division 7
Purple = Women only
Former Clubs
| Club[6][7][8] | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL | AdFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | ||||||||
| Aboriginal Community College | .svg)  |
Park 23 or 24, Adelaide | 1976–1977 | 0 | - | Folded | |||
| Adelaide College (Teachers Training College 1923-34; Teachers College 1935-71; Adelaide Teachers College 1972-78) |
 | Teachers, Penguins | Teacher's College Oval (Park 9), North Adelaide | – | 1920 | 1923–1933, 1935–1985 | 11 | 1982 | Recess in 1934. Folded in 1985 |
| Adelaide High Old Scholars |  .svg)  |
Adelaide High School, Adelaide | – | 1919 | 1933–1935, 1962–1964, 1993–2001 | 0 | - | Recess between 1936-61 and 1965-92. Folded in 2001 | |
| Albert Sports | .svg) |
Druids | Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | SMFL | 1930s | 1982 | 0 | - | Merged with Brompton to form Renown Park in 1983 |
| Alberton United (Alberton Church United 1931-55) |
 | Riverside Oval, Port Adelaide | – | 1920s | 1931–1940, 1946–1996 | 6 | 1994 | Merged with Ethelton and Riverside to form Portland in 1997 | |
| Allenby Gardens (Allenby Gardens Methodist) |
Ledger Reserve, Woodville South | UCFA | 1950s | 1968–1972 | 1 | 1970 | Folded in 1972 | ||
| Angle Vale | |
Owls | Angle Vale Sport Complex, Angle Vale | – | 1998 | 2008–2015 | 0 | - | Men's team moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 2016 |
| ANZ Bank |  |
Carriageway Park (Park 17), Adelaide | SMFL | 1958 | 1981–1992 | 1 | 1981 | Folded in 1993 | |
| Bank of Adelaide |  | Bankers | Mortlock Park, Colonel Light Gardens | – | 1970 | 1970 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1971 |
| Birkenhead Sports | ICI Oval, Peterhead | PADFA | 1947 | 1953-1958 | 1 | 1953 | Folded in 1958 | ||
| Black Forest |  | Foresters | Weigall Oval, North Plympton | SMFL | 1910s | 1934 | 0 | - | Moved to Adelaide Suburban FA in 1935 |
| Blackwood |  |
Woods | Blackwood Hill Reserve, Blackwood | HFL | 1912 | 2014 | 0 | - | Fielded thirds side for 2014 only |
| Brighton | .svg)  | Tigers | Brighton Oval, Brighton | SMFL | 1938 | 1958–1968 | 3 | 1960 | Returned to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1969 |
| Brighton High OS |  |
Brighton Secondary College, North Brighton | – | 1968 | 1968–1990 | 5 | 1987 | Merged with Brighton to form Brighton Districts and Old Scholars in 1991 | |
| Brompton |  |
Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park | ASFL | 1945 | 1979–1980 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1981 | |
| Burnside Kensington |  |
Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale | SAFA | 1979 | 1981–2001 | 2 | 1988 | Folded in 2002 | |
| Campbelltown Magill |  |
Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | NMFL | 1976 | 1985–1997 | 0 | - | Folded in 1998 | |
| Cedars | .svg)  |
Cedars | Croydon High School, West Croydon | – | 1992 | 1992–1993, 2001–2004 | 1 | 2004 | Recess between 1994 and 2000. Folded in 2005 |
| Collegians | – | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | - | De-merged into Prince Alfred OC and Pulteney in 1946 | |||
| Combined Banks | Bankers | – | 1937 | 1937-1940 | 0 | - | Folded in 1941 | ||
| Commonwealth Bank | Bankers | ETFA | 1950 | 1952-1956 | 0 | - | Folded in 1956 | ||
| Croydon | – | 1980 | 1981–1982 | 0 | - | Folded in 1982 | |||
| Dulwich | Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide | ETFA | 1919 | 1922-1924 | 0 | - | Folded in 1935 | ||
| East Adelaide | – | 1910s | 1920 | 0 | - | Moved to YMCAFA after 1920 season | |||
| Eastwood (Eastwood Rechabite 1935-37) |
Carriageway Park (Park 17), Adelaide | ETFA, NNFA | 1930s | 1935–1937, 1956–1963, 1977–1983 | 2 | 1957 | Moved to East Torrens FA in 1938. Joined Adelaide Metropolitan FL in 1946 and 1964. Folded in 1984. | ||
| Edwardstown Baptist | UCFA | 1973 | 1975, 1980–1992 | 2 | 1986 | Folded in 1993 | |||
| Ethelton |   |
Roos | EP Nazer Reserve, Ethelton | WTDFA | 1911 | 1956–1996 | 3 | 1982 | Merged with Alberton United and Riverside to form Portland in 1997 |
| Exeter | |
Tigers | Largs Reserve, Largs Bay | SAJFL | 1930s | 1933–1978 | 8 | 1968 | Merged with Semaphore Central in 1979 to form Port District |
| Ferryden Park |  | Lions | Ferryden Park Reserve, Ferryden Park | NADFA, SAFA | 1964 | 1968–1977, 1985–1995 | 5 | 1976 | Played in South Australian FA between 1978 and 1984. Folded in 1995 |
| Glenferrie | – | 1905 | 1911-1921 | 0 | - | Folded in 1922 | |||
| Golden North | 1990s | 1999 | 0 | - | Folded in 2000s | ||||
| Goodwood | .svg) .svg) |
Tigers | Goodwood Oval, Millswood | SMFL, ASFA | 1920s | 1922–1925, 1931–1936, 1941–1944, 1946–1978 | 4 | 1972 | Played in Mid-Southern FA between 1926 and 1930. Entered recess in 1937. Played in Adelaide Suburban FAin 1945. Returned to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1979 |
| Grange |  | Grange Oval, Grange | ASFA, WTDFA | 1920 | 1920–1922, 1927–1936, 1955–1957 | 1 | 1934 | Played in West Torrens District FA between 1923 and 1926. Moved to Adelaide Suburban FA in 1937. Merged with Henley to form Henley and Grange in 1958 | |
| Greek |  | Blues | Weigall Oval, North Plympton | – | 1960s | 1969–1986 | 3 | 1985 | Merged with Camden to form Greek Camden in 1987; de-merged in 1994.
Merged with Henley District OS to form Henley Greek in 1995 |
| Greek Camden | |
Blues | Camden Oval, Novar Gardens | – | 1987 | 1987–1993 | 3 | 1991 | De-merged into Greek and Camden in 1994 |
| Henley (1) |  | Two Blues | Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | WTDFA | 1947 | 1953-1957 | 3 | 1954 | Merged with Grange to form Henley and Grange in 1958 |
| Henley (2) (Henley & Grange 1958-70) |
.svg) | Eagles | Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | – | 1958 | 1958–1977 | 3 | 1973 | Merged with Henley High OS to form Henley District and Old Scholars in 1978 |
| Henley District and Old Scholars |  |
Sharks | Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | – | 1978 | 1978–1981 | 1 | 1979 | Moved to South Australian FA in 1982 |
| Henley High OS |  | Vikings | Henley High School, Henley Beach | – | 1974 | 1974–1977 | 2 | 1976 | Merged with Henley to form Henley District and Old Scholars in 1978 |
| Hindmarsh CYMS | .svg) | St Michael's College, Henley Beach | c. 1900s | 1968–1974 | 0 | - | Merged with St Michael's College to form St Michael's Old Scholars and Hindmarsh (SMOSH) in 1975 | ||
| Holden's Motor | Mistletoe Park (Park 11), Adelaide | 1923 | 1936 | 0 | - | Folded in 1937 | |||
| Immanuel OS |   ?-1992) |
Double Blues | Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | SMFL | 1970s | 1980-1991 | 1 | 1980 | Folded in 1992 |
| Kaurna Eagles (Glandore 1984-2001; Glandore Eagles 2002-03) |
 |
Eagles | Mawson Lakes Oval, Mawson Lakes | SMFL | 1954 | 1985–2007 | 4 | 2002 | Folded after 2007 season |
| Kelvinator | |
Weigall Oval, North Plympton | ASFA | 1943 | 1946-1952 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1953 | |
| Kenilworth-Burnside-Kensington | – | 1997 | 1997 | 0 | - | De-merged into Kenilworth and Burnside-Kensington in 1998 | |||
| Kenilworth Colonel Light |  |
– | 1986 | 1986–1990 | 2 | 1989 | De-merged into Kenilworth and Colonel Light Gardens in 1991 | ||
| Kensington | Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide | ETFA | 1925 | 1933-1935 | 1 | 1933 | Folded in 1935 | ||
| Kingswood (1) | Woods | Veale Park (Park 21), Adelaide | – | 1900s | 1913–1932 | 2 | 1915 | Folded in 1932 | |
| Kingswood (2) (National Australia Bank 1971-83) |
|
Bankers | Kingswood Oval, Kingswood | – | 1960s | 1971–1991 | 4 | 1984 | Folded in 1992 |
| Long Range Weapons | Penfield Oval, Penfield | – | 1953 | 1953-1957 | 0 | - | Folded in 1957 | ||
| Marryatville | Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide | ETFA | 1920s | 1926-1927 | 0 | - | Folded in 1928 | ||
| Marlborough | – | 1910 | 1911-1913 | 0 | - | Folded in 1914 | |||
| Mile End (Wattle Park TC 1957-72; Murray Park CAE 1973-83; Murray Park Teachers 1984-85; SA College & Teachers 1986-89) |
| Cats | Railways Oval, Adelaide | – | 1957 | 1957–1990 | 0 | - | Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1991 |
| Mount Barker | .svg) | Barkeroos | Hanson Oval, Mount Barker | HFA | 1881 | 1930-1932 | 0 | - | Moved to Mount Lofty FA in 1933. |
| Myer | Myer Oval | AMFL | 1948 | 1953–1957 | 0 | - | Folded in 1958 | ||
| North Brighton Somerton |  | Brighton Secondary College, North Brighton | SMFL | 1950 | 1952-1953 | 0 | - | Folded in 1954 | |
| North Pines | |
Redbacks | Andrew Smith Reserve, Parafield Gardens | – | 1993 | 1993–2007, 2009, 2011–2014, 2016–2017 | 2 | 2003 | Recess in 2008, 2010 and 2015. Folded in 2018 |
| Norwood Union |  |
Brookway Park, Campbelltown | SMFL | 1902 | 1983–1991, 1993–1994 | 1 | 1983 | Recess in 1992. Merged with Payneham to form Payneham Norwood Union in 1995 | |
| Nunga Community | ASFA | 1970s | 1980 | 0 | - | Folded in 1981 | |||
| Ovingham | |
Cats | Cane Reserve, Prospect | ASFL, NMFL | 1906 | 1980–1985, 1989–2006, 2009–2013 | 4 | 2008 | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1986. Recess between 2007 and 2008. Folded in 2013 |
| Para District Uniting | Parks Community Centre, Angle Park | NMFL | 1988 | 1988–1990 | 0 | - | Folded in 1991 | ||
| Para Houghton | Houghton Oval, Houghton | ASFL | 1955 | 1980-1982 | 0 | - | Folded in 1983 | ||
| Paralowie | .svg)  |
Kangaroos | Yalumba Drive Reserve, Paralowie | NMFL | 1979 | 1994–2010 | 1 | 2008 | Folded in 2010 |
| Payneham |   |
Demons | Payneham Oval, Payneham | ETFA | 1901 | 1938–1944, 1946–1979 | 8 | 1978 | Recess in 1945. Moved to South Australian FA in 1980 |
| Plympton High OS |  | Phantoms | NS Bull Memorial Oval, Plympton | – | 1971 | 1971–1993 | 5 | 1991 | Merged with Camden to form PHOS Camden in 1994 |
| Port Adelaide United | ASFA | 1970s | 1980–1988 | 0 | - | Folded in 1988 | |||
| Post-Tel Institute |  | GS Kingston Park (Park 23), Adelaide | ASFA, AMFL | 1944 | 1948–1951, 1966–1988 | 1 | 1966 | Entered recess in 1952, re-formed in Adelaide Metropolitan FL in 1953. Folded in 1989 | |
| Prince Alfred College | – | 1870s | 1913–1921 | 0 | - | Folded in 1921 | |||
| Prospect | – | 1900s | 1921 | 0 | - | Moved to North Adelaide District FA in 1923 | |||
| Queens Old Collegians | – | 1947 | 1947-1949 | 0 | - | Folded in 1950 | |||
| Renown Park |  .svg) |
Roosters | Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park | – | 1983 | 1983–1986 | 1 | 1983 | Merged with St Dominic's and St Peter's YCW to form Fitzroy in 1987 |
| Riverside | | Rivvies | Riverside Oval, Port Adelaide | ASFA | 1928 | 1949–1996 | 12 | 1995 | Merged with Ethelton and Alberton United to form Portland in 1997 |
| Royal Park | |
Roosters | Carnegie South Reserve, Royal Park | AMFL | 1960s | 1968–1978, 1983 | 1 | 1973 | 1979-82 unknown. Folded in 1984 |
| Salesian (Salesian Old Collegians 1973-79) |
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Violet Crumbles | Salesian College, Brooklyn Park | NNFA, SMFL | 1969 | 1973–1979, 1985–1989 | 1 | 1985 | Played in Glenelg-South Adelaide FA between 1980 and 1984. Folded in 1990 |
| Salisbury Central | |
1985–1996 | 0 | - | Folded in 1996 | ||||
| Salisbury College (Salisbury Teachers' College 1970-72; Salisbury CAE 1973-82) |
| Salisbury College, Salisbury East | NMFL | 1970 | 1970–1974, 1977–1989 | 3 | 1985 | Played in Northern Metropolitan FL in 1975-76. Absorbed by SA Institute of Technology in 1990 | |
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Tigers | Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs | NMFL, SAFA | 1965 | 1970–1977, 1996–2018 | 4 | 2016 | Returned to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1978. Folded in 2018 |
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Salvos, Saints | Windsor Gardens Oval, Windsor Gardens | 1999–2000, 2002 | 0 | - | Recess in 2001. Folded in 2003 | ||
| Semaphore Central | | Magpies | Largs Reserve, Largs Bay | – | 1873 | 1912–1978 | 13 | 1972 | Merged with Exeter in 1979 to form Port District |
| South Adelaide Ramblers |  | Ramblers, Panthers | Blue Gum Park, Adelaide | YMCAFA | 1910s | 1927-1929 | 0 | - | Moved to South Adelaide District FA following 1929 season |
| St Augustine | South Parklands, Adelaide | UCFA | 1900s | 1928-1933 | 0 | - | Folded in 1933 | ||
| St Bartholemew | – | 1900s | 1911-1914 | 0 | - | Entered recess in 1914; re-formed in United Church FA in 1924 | |||
| St Dominic's |   |
St Dominic's Oval, North Adelaide | NADFA | 1940s | 1963–1986 | 0 | - | Merged with Renown Park and St Peter's YCW to form Fitzroy in 1987 | |
| St Francis Xavier | – | 1911 | 1911-1914 | 0 | - | Folded in 1924 | |||
| St Michael's OS and Hindmarsh (SMOSH) |  |
Lions | Carnegie South Reserve, Royal Park | – | 1975 | 1975–1995 | 5 | 1994 | Merged with West Lakes to form SMOSH West Lakes in 1996 |
| St Peter's School College | – | 1870s | 1912–1921 | 0 | - | Folded in the 1920s | |||
| St Peter's YCW |  |
Devitt Oval, Trinity Gardens | CYMSFA | 1940s | 1978–1986 | 0 | - | Merged with Renown Park and St Dominic's to form Fitzroy in 1987 | |
| St Raphael's | |
Saints | Morgan Oval, Adelaide | AMFL | 1977-1984 | 2 | 1983 | Merged with Goodwood in 1985 to form Goodwood Saints | |
| Sturt CAE (Bedford Park TC 1972) |
 | Teachers | Sturt College of Advanced Education, Bedford Park | – | 1972 | 1972–1980 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1981 |
| Taperoo | | Roos, Demons | Largs North Oval, Largs North | ASFA | 1969 | 1971–1974, 1980–1983 | 0 | - | Played in Adelaide Suburban FA between 1975 and 1979. Folded in 1984 |
| The Parks | – | 1981 | 1981–1983 | 1 | 1982 | Folded in 1984 | |||
| The Teachers | – | 1961 | 1961–1965 | 0 | - | Folded in 1965 | |||
| Torrens CAE (Western Teachers' College 1962-72) |
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Gladys Elphick Park (Park 25), Adelaide Park Lands | – | 1962 | 1962–1974 | 1 | 1968 | Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1975 | |
| TransAdelaide (Australian National Railway Institute 1982-88, State Transport Authority 1989-93) |
 | Oval on corner of Regency and South Roads, Regency Park | ASFA | 1920s | 1930, 1937–1995 | 1 | 1981 | Merged with Adelaide Tigers to form TransAdelaide Tigers in 1996 | |
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Tigers | Oval on corner of Regency and South Roads, Regency Park | – | 1996 | 1996–1998 | 0 | - | Folded in 1998 |
| Underdale United | West Park, Adelaide | SMFL | 1919 | 1928-1940 | 3 | 1934 | Folded in 1941 | ||
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Crows | Mawson Lakes Oval, Mawson Lakes | – | 1970 | 1970–1992 | 0 | - | Folded in 1993 |
| Unley Amateurs | South Parklands, Adelaide | – | 1934 | 1934 | 0 | - | Folded after 1934 season | ||
| West Adelaide United | Railways Oval, Adelaide | – | 1935 | 1935-1937 | 3 | 1937 | Folded in 1938 | ||
| West Lakes (Semaphore Park 1951-74) |
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Lakers | West Lakes Shore Oval, West Lakes Shore | PADFA, SAFA | 1930 | 1951–1977, 1988–1995 | 5 | 1988 | Played in SAFA between 1978 and 1984. Merged with SMOSH to form SMOSH West Lakes in 1996 |
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Warriors | GS Kingston Park (Park 23), Adelaide Park Lands | – | 2001 | 2001-2006 | 0 | - | Folded in 2007 |
| West Fields | |
Bloods, Wolves | NMFL | 1960s | 1985–1986 | 0 | - | Returned to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1987 | |
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Royals, Wolves, Wingies | Eastern Parade Reserve, Ottoway | SMFL | 1954 | 1982–1998, 2000–2014 | 2 | 2007 | Recess in 1999. Folded in 2015 |
| Woodville |  | Woodpeckers | Woodville Oval, Woodville South | PADFA | 1938 | 1940–1958 | 3 | 1954 | Moved to South Australian National FL in 1959 |
| Woodville District | |
1979–1990 | 1 | 1980 | Folded | ||||
| Woodville West |  |
Woodville West Oval, Woodville | – | 1982 | 1983-1987 | 1 | 1983 | Folded in 1988 | |
| YMCA | Mistletoe Park (Park 11), Adelaide | – | 1920 | 1922–1934, 1936–1940 | 0 | - | Recess in 1935. Folded in 1941 | ||
Former Clubs (Women's Only)
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AdFL | AdFL Women's Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Most recent | ||||||||
| Aldinga | |
Sharks | Aldinga Oval, Aldinga | SAWFL | 1879 | 2017-2018 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern FL in 2019 |
| Blackwood | |
Woods | Blackwood Hill Reserve, Blackwood | SAWFL | 1912 | 2017-2018 | 0 | - | Fielded U18 Women's team for 2017 and 2018 only |
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Raiders | Bridgewater Oval, Bridgewater | – | 2012 | 2018 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 2019 |
| Christies Beach | |
Saints | John Bice Memorial Oval, Christies Beach | SAWFL | 1963 | 2017-2019 | 1 | 2017 | Moved to Southern FL in 2020 |
| Ironbank-Cherry Gardens |  |
Thunderers | Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, Cherry Gardens | SAWFL | 1986 | 2018 | 1 | 2018 | Moved to Hills FL in 2019 |
| Kanga Onka Valley |  |
Double Blues | Johnston Memorial Park, Balhannah and Kangarilla Oval, Kangarilla | – | 2017 | 2017-2018 | 0 | - | De-merged into Kangarilla and Onkaparinga Valley in Hills FL in 2019 |
| Mount Barker | | Barkeroos | Hanson Oval, Mount Barker | SAWFL | 1881 | 2017-2019 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 2020 |
| Mount Lofty | |
Mountain Devils | Heathfield Oval, Heathfield | SAWFL | 1978 | 2017-2020 | 1 | 2018 | Moved to Hills FL in 2021 |
| Murraylands Swans |  |
Swans | Johnstone Park, Murray Bridge | SAWFL | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 2019 |
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Rams | Nairne Oval, Nairne | SAWFL | 1978 | 2017-2018 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 2019 |
| Port Adelaide | |
Magpies | Alberton Oval, Alberton | SAWFL | 1870 | 2003-2019 | 0 | - | Taken over by North Haven in 2019 |
| Strathalbyn | |
Roosters | Strathalbyn Oval, Strathalbyn | – | 1879 | 2017 | 1 | 2017 | Recess in 2018, re-formed in Great Southern FL in 2019 |
| West Adelaide | |
Bloods | Richmond Oval, Richmond | SAWFL | 1892 | 2017 | 0 | - | Moved to SANFLW in 2018 |
Division 1
Club-by-club summary
This table summarises the total Division 1 premierships and grand finals from 1911 to 2025.
| Club | Premiers won |
Most Recent Premiership |
Most Recent Grand Final |
Runners up | Grand Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide University [note 1] | 23 | 1999 | 2006 | 20 | 43 |
| Port District Football Club [note 2] | 14 | 2025 | 2025 | 10 | 24 |
| Goodwood Saints | 9 | 2020 | 2020 | 3 | 12 |
| Adelaide College [note 3][note 4] | 7 | 1982 | 1982 | 7 | 14 |
| Broadview | 6 | 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 12 |
| Exeter [note 3][note 5] | 5 | 1948 | 1955 | 4 | 9 |
| Riverside [note 3][note 6] | 3 | 1984 | 1990 | 7 | 10 |
| Kilburn | 3 | 2001 | 2001 | 3 | 6 |
| Underdale United [note 3] | 2 | 1934 | 1938 | 5 | 7 |
| Payneham [note 3] | 2 | 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 5 |
| Rostrevor OC | 2 | 2017 | 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| Gaza | 2 | 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| Greek Camden [note 3] | 2 | 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 4 |
| Kenilworth | 2 | 1930 | 1930 | 2 | 4 |
| PHOS Camden | 2 | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| Flinders Park | 2 | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 3 |
| St. Peters OC | 2 | 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Walkerville | 2 | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 2 |
| West Adelaide United [note 3] | 2 | 1937 | 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| Kingswood [note 3] | 2 | 1915 | 1915 | 0 | 2 |
| Henley | 1 | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| Payneham NU | 1 | 2019 | 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| Tea Tree Gully | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| Prince Alfred OC | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| Port District | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| Greek [note 3] | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 2 |
| Seaton Ramblers | 1 | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| Rosewater | 1 | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 2 |
| Woodville | 1 | 1946 | 1947 | 1 | 2 |
| Greenacres | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Salisbury North | 0 | - | 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| Sacred Heart | 0 | - | 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| Glenunga | 0 | - | 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Grove | 0 | - | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Edwardstown [note 7] | 0 | - | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| SA Railways Institute | 0 | - | 1941 | 1 | 1 |
| Prospect [note 3] | 0 | - | 1921 | 1 | 1 |
| Henley & Grange [note 8] | 0 | - | 1920 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Francis Xavier [note 3] | 0 | - | 1912 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenferrie [note 3] | 0 | - | 1911 | 1 | 1 |
- Notes
- Semaphore Central and Exeter merged to form "Port District FC" in 1979. Nevertheless, PDFC set its date of establishment in 1873, as a continuity of Semaphore Central.
- Defunct club.
- Semaphore Central and Exeter merged to form "Port District FC" in 1979. Exeter had been founded in 1924 and is considered defunct, with Port District being a continuity of Semaphore Central
- Moved to Southern Football League in 2009.
- The current "Henley Sharks Football Club" was formed in 1994 as a merger of the Henley Districts, Old Scholars and Greek FC.
Grand Finals
The following list summarises the Division 1 Grand Finals from 1911 to 2024.[10]
| Year | Premier | Score | Runner-Up | Score | Ground |
| 1911 | University | 14.15 (99) | Glenferrie | 5.11 (41) | University Oval |
| 1912 | University | 12.9 (81) | St. Francis Xavier | 5.11 (41) | University Oval |
| 1913 | Kingswood | 5.8 (38) | Semaphore Central | 4.6 (30) | |
| 1914 | Semaphore Central | 6.12 (48) | University | 4.11 (35) | Norwood Oval |
| 1915 | Kingswood | 8.11 (59) | Semaphore Central | 5.11 (41) | |
| 1920 | University | 10.18 (78) | Henley and Grange | 2.11 (23) | |
| 1921 | University | 9.10 (64) | Prospect | 7.11 (53) | |
| 1922 | University | 9.9 (63) | Semaphore Central | 8.4 (52) | |
| 1923 | Semaphore Central | 6.10 (46) | University | 5.5 (35) | Norwood Oval |
| 1924 | Semaphore Central | 6.10 (46) | Teachers Training College | 5.9 (39) | Norwood Oval |
| 1925 | Semaphore Central | 9.16 (70) | Kenilworth | 7.6 (48) | Norwood Oval |
| 1926 | University | 9.15 (69) | Semaphore Central | 7.18 (60) | Norwood Oval |
| 1927 | Kenilworth | 10.18 (78) | University | 10.9 (69) | Belair National Park |
| 1928 | Semaphore Central | 10.13 (73) | Kenilworth | 4.11 (35) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1929 | University | 11.11 (77) | Semaphore Central | 10.10 (70) | Jubilee Oval |
| 1930 | Kenilworth | 12.15 (87) | University | 12.13 (85) | Glenelg Oval |
| 1931 | Semaphore Central | 12.11 (83) | Underdale United | 9.16 (70) | University Oval |
| 1932 | University | 14.11 (95) | Underdale United | 11.13 (79) | Jubilee Oval |
| 1933 | Underdale United | 6.15 (51) | University | 6.10 (46) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1934 | Underdale United | 11.11 (77) | University | 8.11 (59) | Norwood Oval |
| 1935 | St Peter's O.C. | 13.8 (86) | Underdale United | 10.13 (73) | Unley Oval |
| 1936 | West Adelaide United | 11.19 (85) | Underdale United | 10.8 (68) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1937 | West Adelaide United | 10.3 (63) | Prince Alfred O.C. | 7.10 (52) | Prospect Oval |
| 1938 | Semaphore Central | 14.12 (96) | Underdale United | 10.10 (70) | Alberton Oval |
| 1939 | Exeter | 15.11 (101) | Payneham | 15.9 (99) | Prospect Oval |
| 1940 | Exeter | 11.11 (77) | Semaphore Central | 5.12 (42) | Alberton Oval |
| 1941 | Exeter | 10.16 (76) | S.A. Railways Institute | 8.6 (54) | Woodville Oval |
| 1946 | Woodville | 8.13 (61) | University | 9.5 (59) | Alberton Oval |
| 1947 | Exeter | 14.14 (98) | Woodville | 6.8 (44) | Alberton Oval |
| 1948 | Exeter | 8.10 (58) | Semaphore Central | 6.8 (44) | Woodville Oval |
| 1949 | Semaphore Central | 8.11 (59) | University | 4.10 (34) | Alberton Oval |
| 1950 | Walkerville | 5.12 (42) | Exeter | 6.3 (39) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1951 | University | 6.8 (44) | Exeter | 5.13 (43) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1952 | University | 13.17 (105) | Exeter | 10.7 (67) | Thebarton Oval |
| 1953 | Walkerville | 8.10 (58) | University | 7.8 (50) | Alberton Oval |
| 1954 | University | 19.11 (125) | Rosewater | 10.4 (64) | Alberton Oval |
| 1955 | University | 18.5 (113) | Exeter | 7.7 (49) | Alberton Oval |
| 1956 | Semaphore Central | 11.8 (74) | University | 6.10 (46) | Payneham Oval |
| 1957 | Rosewater | 8.19 (67) | Semaphore Central | 6.13 (49) | Kensington Oval |
| 1958 | Riverside | 8.11 (59) | University | 6.13 (49) | Alberton Oval |
| 1959 | Semaphore Central | 15.10 (100) | Riverside | 8.17 (65) | Kensington Oval |
| 1960 | University | 6.4 (40) | Semaphore Central | 2.6 (18) | Alberton Oval |
| 1961 | University | 8.6 (54) | Kilburn | 3.8 (26) | Alberton Oval |
| 1962 | University | 8.14 (62) | Teachers College | 7.5 (47) | Alberton Oval |
| 1963 | Teachers College | 5.7 (37) | University | 3.7 (25) | Alberton Oval |
| 1964 | Payneham | 11.11 (77) | University | 10.8 (68) | Norwood Oval |
| 1965 | University | 14.15 (99) | Riverside | 3.18 (36) | Alberton Oval |
| 1966 | Teachers College | 9.11 (65) | University | 3.7 (25) | Alberton Oval |
| 1967 | Teachers College | 8.10 (58) | University | 7.8 (50) | Alberton Oval |
| 1968 | University | 9.10 (64) | Teachers College | 6.5 (41) | Alberton Oval |
| 1969 | Adelaide University | 7.8 (50) | Teachers College | 4.7 (31) | Alberton Oval |
| 1970 | Semaphore Central | 8.16 (66) | Teachers College | 6.15 (51) | Alberton Oval |
| 1971 | Teachers College | 15.16 (106) | Seaton Ramblers | 8.14 (62) | Alberton Oval |
| 1972 | Semaphore Central | 13.11 (89) | Adelaide Teachers College | 13.9 (87) | Alberton Oval |
| 1973 | Seaton Ramblers | 14.8 (92) | Payneham | 10.6 (66) | Alberton Oval |
| 1974 | Adelaide University | 16.11 (107) | Payneham | 7.5 (47) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1975 | Adelaide University | 14.15 (99) | Flinders Park | 4.9 (33) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1976 | Flinders Park | 19.20 (134) | Adelaide University | 10.12 (72) | Richmond Oval |
| 1977 | Flinders Park | 9.13 (67) | Semaphore Central | 5.14 (44) | Richmond Oval |
| 1978 | Payneham | 12.20 (92) | Glenunga | 9.8 (62) | Richmond Oval |
| 1979 | Adelaide College | 18.13 (121) | Broadview | 15.10 (100) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1980 | Broadview | 17.12 (114) | Adelaide College | 4.18 (42) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1981 | Adelaide College | 7.14 (56) | Riverside | 6.5 (41) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1982 | Adelaide College | 16.10 (106) | Riverside | 11.10 (76) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1983 | Riverside | 15.7 (97) | Adelaide University | 11.11 (77) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1984 | Riverside | 14.15 (99) | Greek | 11.14 (80) | Norwood Oval |
| 1985 | Greek | 16.9 (105) | Riverside | 11.11 (77) | Alberton Oval |
| 1986 | Adelaide University | 11.17 (83) | Riverside | 12.8 (80) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1987 | Broadview | 12.6 (78) | Greek Camden | 7.15 (57) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1988 | Greenacres | 11.13 (79) | Broadview | 11.11 (77) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1989 | Broadview | 18.13 (121) | Greek Camden | 2.8 (20) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1990 | Greek Camden | 18.12 (120) | Riverside | 12.15 (87) | Alberton Oval |
| 1991 | Greek Camden | 9.12 (66) | Kilburn | 9.10 (64) | Alberton Oval |
| 1992 | Port District | 17.8 (110) | Broadview | 8.10 (58) | Alberton Oval |
| 1993 | Broadview | 14.7 (91) | Kilburn | 9.17 (71) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1994 | Kilburn | 10.15 (75) | Port District | 8.9 (57) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1995 | Kilburn | 14.18 (102) | Broadview | 11.15 (81) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1996 | Adelaide University | 21.12 (138) | Edwardstown | 13.9 (87) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1997 | Goodwood Saints | 11.9 (75) | PHOS Camden | 10.8 (68) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1998 | Broadview | 18.13 (121) | Goodwood Saints | 8.6 (54) | Adelaide Oval |
| 1999 | Adelaide University | 5.13 (43) | Goodwood Saints | 5.12 (42) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2000 | PHOS Camden | 7.5 (47) | Broadview | 6.6 (42) | Alberton Oval |
| 2001 | Kilburn | 19.5 (119) | Adelaide University | 14.7 (91) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2002 | PHOS Camden | 11.17 (83) | Adelaide University | 10.12 (72) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2003 | Gaza | 10.15 (75) | Broadview | 7.9 (51) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2004 | Broadview | 9.11 (65) | Goodwood Saints | 8.10 (58) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2005 | Goodwood Saints | 13.10 (88) | Gaza | 8.5 (53) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2006 | Goodwood Saints | 18.11 (119) | Adelaide University | 10.12 (72) | Alberton Oval |
| 2007 | Goodwood Saints | 19.16 (130) | Gaza | 11.7 (73) | Thebarton Oval |
| 2008[11] | Goodwood Saints | 13.9 (87) | Salisbury North | 9.4 (58) | Thebarton Oval |
| 2009[12] | Goodwood Saints | 11.13 (79) | Henley | 8.12 (60) | Thebarton Oval |
| 2010[13] | Henley | 11.6 (72) | Sacred Heart OC | 7.5 (47) | Thebarton Oval |
| 2011 | Gaza | 10.13 (73) | Sacred Heart OC | 9.15 (69) | Thebarton Oval |
| 2012 | St Peter's O.C. | 15.13 (103) | Henley | 13.15 (93) | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 2013[14] | Rostrevor OC | 17.9 (111) | Salisbury North | 10.9 (69) | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 2014[15] | Goodwood Saints | 14.10 (94) | Rostrevor OC | 7.7 (49) | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 2015 | Goodwood Saints | 12.7 (79) | Payneham NU | 7.9 (51) | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 2016 | Prince Alfred OC | 10.13 (73) | Tea Tree Gully | 6.10 (46) | Adelaide Airport Stadium |
| 2017 | Rostrevor OC | 10.8 (68) | Payneham NU | 3.13 (31) | ALDI Arena |
| 2018 | Tea Tree Gully | 13.15 (93) | Rostrevor OC | 9.9 (63) | ALDI Arena |
| 2019 | Payneham NU | 12.4 (76) | Prince Alfred OC | 10.12 (72) | Guardall Security Stadium |
| 2020 | Goodwood Saints | 9.12 (66) | Rostrevor OC | 7.8 (50) | Norwood Oval |
| 2021 | Prince Alfred OC | 13.13 (91) | Payneham NU | 8.4 (52) | Hisense Stadium (Richmond Oval) |
| 2022 | Port District | 9.9 (63) | Prince Alfred OC | 7.3 (45) | Norwood Oval |
| 2023 | Prince Alfred OC | 9.15 (69) | Glenunga | 8.7 (55) | Norwood Oval |
| 2024 | Port District | 9.10 (64) | Glenunga | 6.8 (44) | Norwood Oval |
| 2025 | Port District | 14.8 (92) | Golden Grove | 6.5 (41) | Norwood Oval |
Senior Premierships
Men's
| Year | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Port District | Tea Tree Gully | Westminster OS | Plympton | Marion | Fitzroy | Elizabeth | 7 divisions (2016-) | |||||
| 2024 | Port District | Rostrevor OC | Henley | Kilburn | Mitcham | Eastern Park | Para Hills | ||||||
| 2023 | Prince Alfred OC | Golden Grove | Flinders Park | CBC Old Collegians | Kilburn | Greenacres | Ingle Farm | ||||||
| 2022 | Port District | Broadview | Golden Grove | Pembroke OS | Hectorville | Trinity OS | Greenacres | ||||||
| 2021 | Prince Alfred OC | Old Ignatians | North Haven | Morphettville Park | Pooraka | Elizabeth | Brahma Lodge | ||||||
| 2020 | Goodwood Saints | Tea Tree Gully | Golden Grove | Walkerville | Lockleys | Hectorville | Brahma Lodge | ||||||
| 2019 | Payneham Norwood Union | Athelstone | Glenunga | CBC Old Collegians | Hope Valley | Fitzroy | St Paul's OS | ||||||
| 2018 | Tea Tree Gully | St Peter's OC | Scotch OC | Glenunga | CBC Old Collegians | Trinity OS | Marion | ||||||
| 2017 | Rostrevor OC | Henley | Brighton DOS | North Haven | Glenunga | Pulteney | Adelaide Lutheran | ||||||
| 2016 | Prince Alfred OC | Modbury | Pembroke OS | Westminster OS | Hectorville | Woodville South | Salisbury West | ||||||
| 2015 | Goodwood Saints | Prince Alfred OC | PHOS Camden | Kilburn | Para Hills | Smithfield | Mitchell Park | Unley Mercedes Jets | 8 divisions (2012-2015) | ||||
| 2014 | Goodwood Saints | Payneham Norwood Union | Modbury | Golden Grove | Westminster OS | Blackfriars OS | Smithfield | Prince Alfred OC | |||||
| 2013 | Rostrevor OC | Portland | Payneham Norwood Union | Plympton | Kenilworth | Westminster OS | Ingle Farm | Modbury | |||||
| 2012 | St Peter's OC | Tea Tree Gully | Kilburn | Unley Mercedes Jets | Brahma Lodge | Woodville South | Mitchell Park | Broadview | |||||
| 2011 | Gaza | St Peter's OC | Flinders Park | Kilburn | Plympton | Kenilworth | Sacred Heart OC | 7 divisions (2007-2011) | |||||
| 2010 | Henley | Eastern Park | Old Ignatians | Pooraka | Hectorville | West Croydon | Adelaide University | ||||||
| 2009 | Goodwood Saints | Broadview | Walkerville | Prince Alfred OC | Pulteney | Hectorville | Henley | ||||||
| 2008 | Goodwood Saints | Modbury | Flinders Park | Portland | Golden Grove | Westminster OS | Paralowie | ||||||
| 2007 | Goodwood Saints | Port District | SMOSH West Lakes | Salisbury | Fitzroy | Blackfriars OS | Colonel Light Gardens | ||||||
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9A | D9B | D10A | D10B | 12 divisions (1998-2005) | |
| 2006 | Goodwood Saints | Tea Tree Gully | Payneham Norwood Union | Salisbury West | Para Hills | Central United | Blackfriars OS | Adelaide University | Goodwood Saints | Scotch OC | Seaton Ramblers | Gepps Cross | |
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 North | D9 South | D10 North | D10 South | ||
| 2005 | Goodwood Saints | Edwardstown | Modbury | Payneham Norwood Union | Ingle Farm | Elizabeth | West Croydon | Rostrevor OC | Modbury | St Peter's OC | Adelaide University | Pembroke OS | |
| 2004 | Broadview | Henley | Prince Alfred OC | Modbury | CBC Old Collegians | Adelaide Lutheran | Henley | Rostrevor OC | Cedars | Scotch OC | Adelaide University | Ovingham | |
| 2003 | Gaza | Rostrevor OC | Walkerville | SMOSH West Lakes | Rosewater | Golden Grove | Adelaide University | Goodwood Saints | Gepps Cross | Scotch OC | North Pines | St Paul's OS | |
| 2002 | PHOS Camden | Gepps Cross | Woodville South | Para Hills | Glandore | Mitchell Park | Flinders University | Edwardstown | Kilburn | PHOS Camden | Gepps Cross | Scotch OC | |
| 2001 | Kilburn | Pooraka | Sacred Heart OC | Woodville South | Modbury | Salisbury | Broadview | Tea Tree Gully | Port District | PHOS Camden | Hectorville | Edwardstown | |
| 2000 | PHOS Camden | Gaza | Flinders Park | Portland | Pulteney | Para Hills | Westminster OS | Adelaide University | Kilburn | Goodwood Saints | Port District | Flinders Park | |
| 1999 | Adelaide University | Glandore | Walkerville | Salisbury West | St Paul's OS | Pulteney | Houghton | Tea Tree Gully | Adelaide University | PHOS Camden | Payneham Norwood Union | SMOSH West Lakes | |
| 1998 | Broadview | Port District | Glandore | Pembroke OS | Eastern Park | West Croydon | Pulteney | Henley | Modbury | PHOS Camden | Greenacres | Old Ignatians | |
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 North | D8 South | D9 North | D9 South | D10 North | D10 South | |
| 1997 | Goodwood Saints | Pooraka | Scotch OC | Salisbury West | Pembroke OS | Eastern Park | Salisbury | Adelaide University | Adelaide University | Pooraka | Goodwood Saints | Modbury | Adelaide University |
| A1 | P1 | A2 | P2 | A3 | P3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | |
| 1996 | St Peter's OC | Adelaide University | Unley | Athelstone | Mitcham | Flinders Park | Central United | Broadview | Flinders University | Kilburn | Salisbury North | PHOS Camden | Pembroke OS |
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 North | A5 South | A6 North | A6 South | A7 North | A7 South | A8 North | A8 South | 12 divisions (1994-1995) | |
| 1995 | Kilburn | St Peter's OC | Fitzroy | Glenunga | Smithfield | Colonel Light Gardens | Wingfield Royals | Port District | Old Ignatians | SMOSH | Gepps Cross | Riverside | |
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 | A12 | ||
| 1994 | Kilburn | Modbury | SMOSH | Hope Valley | Ingle Farm | Alberton United | Modbury | Adelaide University | SMOSH | Hectorville | Gaza | Unley | |
| 1993 | Broadview | Sacred Heart OC | Greenacres | Lockleys | Unley | Colonel Light Gardens | North Pines | Rostrevor OC | SMOSH | Riverside | CBC Old Collegians | 11 divisions (1991-1993) | |
| 1992 | Port District | Riverside | Modbury | Walkerville | Lockleys | Glandore | Rostrevor OC | Brighton DOS | Port District | Adelaide Lutheran | Fitzroy | ||
| 1991 | Greek Camden | Rostrevor OC | Brighton DOS | Adelaide Lutheran | Hectorville | Ovingham | Broadview | Brighton DOS | Riverside | Seaton Ramblers | Plympton High OS | ||
| 1990 | Greek Camden | Goodwood Saints | Seaton Ramblers | Tea Tree Gully | CBC Old Collegians | Walkerville | Woodville South | Adelaide University | Kilburn | Walkerville | Adelaide University | SA Institute of Technology | 12 Divisions (1989-1990) |
| 1989 | Broadview | Scotch OC | Plympton High OS | Kenilworth Colonel Light | Modbury | Ingle Farm | Ovingham | Woodville South | Tea Tree Gully | Gepps Cross | Modbury | Broadview | |
| 1988 | Greenacres | Kilburn | Rosewater | Burnside-Kensington | Adelaide Lutheran | West Lakes | SA Institute of Technology | Greek Camden | Adelaide University | Pembroke OS | Modbury | 11 divisions (1985-1988) | |
| 1987 | Broadview | Pulteney | Goodwood Saints | Gepps Cross | Mitcham | Hope Valley | Broadview | Riverside | Glenunga | Woodville South | Brighton High OS | ||
| 1986 | Adelaide University | Rostrevor OC | Woodville South | Brighton High OS | Edwardstown Baptist | Adelaide Lutheran | Banksia Park OS | Adelaide University | Adelaide University | Kenilworth Colonel Light | Pembroke OS | ||
| 1985 | Greek | St Peter's OC | Port Adelaide Presbyterian | Glenunga | Salisbury College | Salesian OC | Broadview | Banksia Park OS | Rostrevor OC | Greek | Woodville South | ||
| 1984 | Riverside | Greenacres | Port District | Port Adelaide Presbyterian | Gepps Cross | Salisbury College | National Bank | Banksia Park OS | Rostrevor OC | CBC Old Collegians | 10 divisions (1981-1984) | ||
| 1983 | Riverside | St Peter's OC | Woodville South | St Raphael's | Norwood Union | Renown Park | West Croydon | Riverside | Scotch OC | Woodville West | |||
| 1982 | Adelaide College | Greek | Ethelton | Port Adelaide Presbyterian | Wingfield Royals | The Parks | SMOSH | Seaton Ramblers | Adelaide University | St Peter's OC | |||
| 1981 | Adelaide College | Seaton Ramblers | Kenilworth | Old Ignatians | ANZ Bank | SA Railways Institute | Edwardstown Baptist | Croydon | Gaza | Burnside-Kensington | |||
| 1980 | Broadview | West Croydon | Prince Alfred OC | Rostrevor OC | Woodville District | Immanuel OS | Broadview | Adelaide University | Scotch OC | 9 divisions (1980) | |||
| 1979 | Adelaide College | Pulteney | Walkerville | Plympton High OS | Salisbury College | Rosewater | SMOSH | Henley High OS | 8 divisions (1975-1979) | ||||
| 1978 | Payneham | Kilburn | Gaza | Greenacres | St Raphael's | Walkerville | Kilburn | Adelaide University | |||||
| 1977 | Flinders Park | Glenunga | Kilburn | West Croydon | Plympton High OS | Payneham | Glenunga | Kilburn | |||||
| 1976 | Flinders Park | Ferryden Park | Old Ignatians | National Bank | Greenacres | Ferryden Park | Adelaide College | Henley High OS | |||||
| 1975 | Adelaide University | Kings OC | Gaza | Old Ignatians | National Bank | Ferryden Park | Gaza | Mitcham | |||||
| 1974 | Adelaide University | Broadview | Kings OC | Sacred Heart OC | Henley High OS | Flinders Park | Pulteney | 7 divisions (1970-1974) | |||||
| 1973 | Seaton Ramblers | Henley and Grange | Westminster OS | Royal Park | Old Ignatians | Flinders Park | Henley and Grange | ||||||
| 1972 | Semaphore Central | Rosewater | Prince Alfred OC | Payneham | Plympton High OS | Broadview | Goodwood | ||||||
| 1971 | Adelaide College | St Peter's OC | Alberton United | Brighton High OS | SA Institute of Technology | St Dominic's | National Bank | ||||||
| 1970 | Semaphore Central | Seaton Ramblers | Ferryden Park | Allenby Gardens | Brighton High OS | Flinders Park | Rosewater | ||||||
| 1969 | Adelaide University | Flinders University | Kilburn | Ferryden Park | Payneham | Brighton High OS | 6 divisions (1968-1969) | ||||||
| 1968 | Adelaide University | Western Teachers College | Flinders University | Mitcham | Flinders Park | Exeter | |||||||
| 1967 | Adelaide College | Goodwood | Kings OC | Semaphore Park | Broadview | 5 divisions (1966-1967) | |||||||
| 1966 | Adelaide College | Prince Alfred OC | Post-Tel Institute | Flinders University | Walkerville | ||||||||
| 1965 | Adelaide University | Henley and Grange | Adelaide University | Glenunga | 4 divisions (1962-1965) | ||||||||
| 1964 | Payneham | Riverside | Broadview | Flinders Park | |||||||||
| 1963 | Adelaide College | Exeter | Pulteney | Payneham | |||||||||
| 1962 | Adelaide University | Alberton United | Gaza | Colonel Light Gardens | |||||||||
| 1961 | Adelaide University | Glenunga | Seaton Ramblers | Pulteney | Adelaide University | 5 divisions (1956-1961) | |||||||
| 1960 | Adelaide University | Kilburn | Glenunga | Brighton | St Peter's OC | ||||||||
| 1959 | Semaphore Central | Brighton | Kilburn | Scotch OC | Adelaide College | ||||||||
| 1958 | Riverside | Prince Alfred OC | Brighton | Riverside | Kilburn | ||||||||
| 1957 | Rosewater | Adelaide College | Eastwood | Ethelton | Semaphore Park | ||||||||
| 1956 | Semaphore Central | Flinders Park | Exeter | Eastwood | Ethelton | ||||||||
| 1955 | Adelaide University | Payneham | Semaphore Park | Pulteney | 4 divisions (1953-1955) | ||||||||
| 1954 | Adelaide University | Henley | Woodville | Henley | |||||||||
| 1953 | Walkerville | Rosewater | Henley | Birkenhead Sports | |||||||||
| 1952 | Adelaide University | St Peter's OC | Semaphore Central | 3 divisions (1947-1952) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Adelaide University | Prince Alfred OC | Semaphore Park | ||||||||||
| 1950 | Walkerville | Riverside | Rosewater | ||||||||||
| 1949 | Semaphore Central | Colonel Light Gardens | Flinders Park | ||||||||||
| 1948 | Exeter | Alberton United | Goodwood | ||||||||||
| 1947 | Exeter | Goodwood | CBC Old Collegians | ||||||||||
| 1946 | Woodville | Prince Alfred OC | 2 divisions (1928-1946) | ||||||||||
| 1945 | No competition due to WWII | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | |||||||||||||
| 1943 | |||||||||||||
| 1942 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | Exeter | Woodville | |||||||||||
| 1940 | Exeter | Walkerville | |||||||||||
| 1939 | Exeter | Kenilworth | |||||||||||
| 1938 | Semaphore Central | Walkerville | |||||||||||
| 1937 | West Adelaide United | Alberton United | |||||||||||
| 1936 | West Adelaide United | Walkerville | |||||||||||
| 1935 | St Peter's OC | West Adelaide United | |||||||||||
| 1934 | Underdale United | Henley and Grange | |||||||||||
| 1933 | Underdale United | Kensington | |||||||||||
| 1932 | Adelaide University | Colonel Light Gardens | |||||||||||
| 1931 | Semaphore Central | Alberton United | |||||||||||
| 1930 | Kenilworth | St Peter's OC | |||||||||||
| 1929 | Adelaide University | Adelaide College | |||||||||||
| 1928 | Semaphore Central | Underdale United | |||||||||||
| 1927 | Kenilworth | 1 division (1911-1927) | |||||||||||
| 1926 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
| 1925 | Semaphore Central | ||||||||||||
| 1924 | Semaphore Central | ||||||||||||
| 1923 | Semaphore Central | ||||||||||||
| 1922 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
| 1921 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
| 1920 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
| 1919 | No competition due to WWI | ||||||||||||
| 1918 | |||||||||||||
| 1917 | |||||||||||||
| 1916 | |||||||||||||
| 1915 | Kingswood | ||||||||||||
| 1914 | Semaphore Central | ||||||||||||
| 1913 | Kingswood | ||||||||||||
| 1912 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
| 1911 | Adelaide University | ||||||||||||
Women's
| Year | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Morphettville Park | Angle Vale | Port District | Glenunga | Marion | Seaton Ramblers | 6 divisions (2022-) |
| 2024 | Payneham Norwood Union | Happy Valley | Angle Vale | Mitcham | Edwardstown | Marion | |
| 2023 | Morphettville Park | Goodwood Saints | Hope Valley | Hectorville | Loreto OS | Golden Grove | |
| 2022 | SMOSH West Lakes | Henley | Goodwood Saints | Pulteney | Eastern Park | Edwardstown | |
| 2021 | Morphettville Park | Old Ignatians | Blackfriars OS | Goodwood Saints | Gepps Cross | Lockleys | Modbury |
| 2020 | SMOSH West Lakes | Happy Valley | Flinders University | Mitcham | Goodwood Saints | 5 divisions (2019-2020) | |
| 2019 | Adelaide University | Payneham Norwood Union | Broadview | Scotch OC | Flinders Park | ||
| 2018 | Salisbury | Mount Lofty | Happy Valley | Broadview | Old Ignatians | Ironbank Cherry Gardens | 6 divisions (2018) |
| 2017 | Adelaide University | Christies Beach | Gaza | Adelaide University | Strathalbyn | 5 divisions (2017) | |
Controversy
Violence and abuse
The league has received media publicity over a number of incidents occurring at matches in recent years.
2005
- After the 2005 Division 4 Grand Final, Salisbury West forfeited promotion, had premiership points deducted for the 2006 season and five players received a total of 38 games suspension following a number of violent incidents during their heavy loss to Payneham Norwood Union.[16]
2011
- Spectators at West Croydon were approached by sex workers during junior games to offer their services.[17]
2012
- 19 May – Police were called after a spectator wielded a knife and another used a broken beer bottle as a weapon in a fight during a match between Ingle Farm and Trinity Old Scholars. Ingle Farm had to hire security guards and ban drinking in certain areas for their remaining home games of the season.[18]
- 10 June – Three players were allegedly involved in an incident where their names were signed in permanent marker on a bar whilst representing the SAAFL in Tasmania as part of the Under-23 representative team.[19]
2013
- 25 May: An alleged brawl involving up to 20 people occurred in the car park during a match involving Smithfield and Ingle Farm.[20]
- 25 May: A Westminster Old Scholars player was allegedly attacked with a glass bottle during a match.[20]
- 1 June: A Central United player was banned for life following a 'disgusting' act where he smeared faeces on the door of the umpires' changeroom following a match against Blackfriars Old Scholars.[21]
- June: One player was sentenced to eight months jail following a "coward punch" against an opponent in a C2 Division match between Adelaide Lutheran and Seaton Ramblers.[22]
- 15 June: Aboriginal Salisbury North coach Eugene Warrior was racially abused by a Henley supporter.[23]
- 20 July: Two Smithfield players reported for striking a player and abusing umpires resulted in the Smithfield club being suspended from the league for the rest of the season.[24]
- 7 September: Police were called after the Division 7 Grand Final between Ingle Farm and Angle Vale was called off with 10 minutes remaining when a wild brawl broke out between spectators.[25]
- 27 September: A Salisbury North player was banned for life as a result of an incident in the Division 1 Grand Final, and two other Salisbury North players were also suspended.[26][27]
- Central United had 10 Category A reports during the season, resulting in a combined total of 36 games suspension, with one player banned for life.[28]
- Salisbury North had eight suspensions for a total of 35 games.[28]
- Salisbury West punished three players who abused umpires by forcing them to officiate games without pay.[28]
2014
- Smithfield were reinstated to the competition with stipulations around player behaviour. An incident in its Under 18 team involving umpire abuse and intimidation resulted in that team being withdrawn. Its coach was suspended for 18 months, one player was suspended for 8 matches, two other players suspended for four and two games. The club was also fined $2,000, and the A-Grade and B-Grade teams were penalised 8 premiership points each.[29][30]
- Central United were deducted nine premiership points as a result of a player being suspended for spitting at and striking another player in a game played on 19 July 2014 against Blackfriars Old Scholars.[31]
- Salisbury and Ingle Farm's Under 18 teams were each deducted six premiership points for involvement in a wild melee.[31]
- A North Pines player was suspended for 32 weeks, resulting in a life ban, for attempting to headbutt, threatening and abusing an umpire and racial vilification during a Division 7 Semi-Final against Adelaide University. The match resulted in a forfeit after the North Pines team walked off the field to protest the umpiring and three of its players being reported.[32] The team's coach was suspended for 12 months, every North Pines player was suspended for 4 games (suspended until the end of the 2017 season) and North Pines was fined $2000.[33]
2015
- An Eastern Park player was suspended for ten weeks for recklessly knocking out an umpire's tooth in an on-field collision on 12 April 2015.[34]
- Ingle Farm were forced to forfeit their C4 game against Pulteney on 9 May 2015 as a result of the club having no players available to play after a bench clearing brawl against Rosewater the previous week.[35] One Ingle Farm player was banned for life after being identified as the instigator by the league's investigation committee.[36]
- Salisbury's Under-18 Coach was suspended for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016 for failing to stop a melee that occurred during an Under-18 game against Mitcham on 10 May 2015, and for misleading the tribunal during the investigation. The club was also fined $500, one player suspended for six games, and the team was forced to forfeit its following two games due to lack of players.[37]
- A Rosewater player was suspended for four matches for abusing and threatening an umpire during their 13 June game against Pulteney.[38]
- Salisbury North were deducted eight premiership points for each of their teams and fined $4,000 following an incident in a C-Grade game against Plympton on 18 July. A player was suspended for 10 games for striking and misconduct, and the C-Grade team was suspended for the remainder of the season.[39]
- Four people were arrested, including two allegedly armed with knives, following a brawl between two warring families during a junior game between Rosewater and West Croydon.[40]
- Eastern Park and Salisbury West forfeited their junior games for one week as a result of an incident involving shoving and verbal abuse between parents from both clubs at an under-12 game on 2 August.[41]
2016
- A Rosewater player was suspended for eight games for abusing and threatening an umpire during their 18 June game against CBC Old Collegians.[38]
- A Rosewater player was suspended for 20 years and the club suspended from the competition after he pleaded guilty to striking an umpire in a Division 5 game against Blackfriars Old Scholars on 16 July.[38][42] Another player was reported for undue rough play in the same game and refused to leave the ground until the umpire asked the Rosewater coach to remove him from the ground.[38] Further controversy occurred the following weekend when a picture showing players doing an obscene hand gesture with a caption reading "f*** u saafl" was posted by a senior player to social media.[43]
2017
- North Pines avoided expulsion from the league after a club official ran onto the field during play and twice punched an opposition player. The official was suspended for seven years, and the club was ordered to employ a full-time security guard at all home games.[44]
- Salisbury North were deducted 6 premiership points after a player was suspended for four matches for abusing and threatening a Division 1 reserves umpire.[45]
2018
- Salisbury West's captain received a 27-game suspension for four incidents, including breaking an opponent's jaw, during a home Qualifying Final against Trinity Old Scholars which resulted in a life ban; this more than doubled the Adelaide Footy League's threshold of 12 weeks. Despite Salisbury West winning the game by nine points, the club was ejected from the finals and suspended from the league for the rest of the year.[46]
- Salisbury North were deregistered from the league after a player received an eight-week suspension for striking, and the league suspended all three of Salisbury North's senior teams for the rest of the 2018 season for breaking an amended affiliation agreement (AAA) regarding poor on-field behaviour.[47]
2021
- A Central United player was suspended for 10 matches and deregistered from the competition after striking a runner from the opposition team in a Division 7 game against Adelaide Lutheran.[48]
2024
- During a Division 3 match between Scotch OC and Pembroke Old Scholars at Norwood Oval, Scotch player Max Marslen was involved in an altercation with a spectator on the boundary line. Marslen was banned for nine weeks and the spectator was given a lifetime ban.[49]
Unbalanced competition
The league received media coverage in 2014 due to extreme scores in a number of games.
- Consideration was given to reorganising the divisional structure after Kilburn Football Club, in Division 3, was beaten by a combined 736 points in their first two games of the season, whilst forfeiting their B-Grade matches on the same two occasions.[50] Kilburn later forfeited an A-Grade game against Salisbury when a few players misunderstood the start time and a few others could not find their way to the ground.[51]
- Brahma Lodge were relegated from the Division 4 competition after losing a number of players.[52]
- Mitchell Park and Flinders University were both reduced to one team each, with Flinders University taking the place of Mitchell Park's reserves in the Division 6 Reserves competition, due to an exodus of players.[53]
- Blackfriars Old Scholars set a new SAAFL record score when they posted 71.30 (460) in a 429-point win against Angle Vale in Division 6.[54][55] This resulting in the Angle Vale coach, Peter McMillan, quitting[56] the following Tuesday night at a crisis meeting[57] and being replaced by Reserves coach Rob Warren.
- Wingfield Royals forfeited a match in Division 7 against Smithfield on 24 May following six straight losses by an average of 198 points.[58]
- Both Kilburn (in Division 3 against Pembroke Old Scholars) and Angle Vale (in Division 6 against Ingle Farm) forfeited their A-Grade games on 5 July.[59]
- Salisbury West requested to be relegated from Division 3 to Division 5 after losing more than half their squad when they did not pay them for the second half of the 2014 season.[60]
Governance
An attempt to oust then President Gino Capogreco in October 2013 failed when the vote was defeated at an extraordinary meeting of the league.[61] Mr. Capogreco was accused of altering a document and physically threatening a board member.[62][63] Mr. Capogreco was later defeated at the following AGM.
