State League 1 South Australia
Founded1929 (as Division Two)
1994–2004 (as State League)
2006–2012 (as Premier League)
2013–2015 (as State League)
2016 (as State League 1)
CountryAustralia
StateSA
Number of teams12 (since 2016)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNPL
Relegation toState League 2
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Federation Cup
Current championsAdelaide Croatia Raiders (2023)
Current premiersAdelaide Croatia Raiders (2023)
Websitefootballsa.com.au
Current: 2023 SA State League 1

The NPL State League 1 South Australia is the second tier state-level football (soccer) competition in South Australia, ranked third tier in the national pyramid. The league is part of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) structure implemented by Football Federation Australia in 2012. It is conducted by Football South Australia (FSA), the state's governing body. After the reforming of the South Australian football league structure in 2012, the league increased its participants from 10 clubs to 16. Football South Australia announced a restructuring of the league format in South Australia for the 2016 to 2018 seasons, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division (State League 2), which reduced the participants in the now State League 1 down to 12.[1]

A-League team Adelaide United entered their youth team in the 2015 season.[2]

Change of format

The State League 1 was reduced from a 16 team competition to a 12 team competition from the 2016 season, as part of a restructuring of the league format, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division called State League 2.[3]

2023 State League 1 Clubs

Club Location Home Ground
Adelaide Blue Eagles Marden Marden Sports Complex
Adelaide Cobras FC Plympton Weigall Oval
Adelaide Croatia Raiders Gepps Cross Croatian Sports Centre
Adelaide Victory Blair Athol Rushworth Reserve
Cumberland United Clarence Gardens A.A. Bailey Reserve
Fulham United West Beach West Beach Parks Football Centre
Playford City Edinburgh North Ramsay Park
Port Adelaide Pirates Taperoo Taperoo Reserve
Sturt Lions Blackwood Karinya Reserve
Seaford Rangers Port Noarlunga South Karingal Reserve
Vipers FC Angle Park Apex Football Centre
West Torrens Birkalla Novar Gardens Jack Smith Park
Eastern United Athelstone Athelstone Recreation Reserve

Honours

YearPremiersChampions
2006Adelaide Cobras-
2007Adelaide Comets-
2008Salisbury UnitedWest Adelaide
2009Enfield CityEnfield City
2010Noarlunga UnitedPlayford City
2011Salisbury UnitedSouth Adelaide
2012Para Hills Knights-
2013West Adelaide-
2014Port Adelaide PiratesPort Adelaide Pirates
2015Adelaide United Youth-
2016 Cumberland United Cumberland United
2017 South Adelaide Sturt Lions
2018 Blue Eagles Raiders
2019 Modbury Jets Cumberland United
2020 South Adelaide Sturt Lions

Note: Prior to 2012, the State League was the third-tier competition in South Australia.

See also

References

  1. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.
  2. "Adelaide United seconds to play in state league in 2015". AdelaideNow. News Ltd.
  3. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.


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