Football South Australia
AbbreviationFSA
PredecessorSouth Australian Soccer Federation
Formation2006
TypeState Sporting Association
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersState Centre for Football, Gepps Cross
Location
Region served
South Australia, Australia
President
Estelle Bowman (2023–)[1]
CEO
Michael Carter (2008–)[1]
Parent organisation
Football Australia
FundingFootball Australia
Government of South Australia
Websitefootballsa.com.au

Football South Australia (officially abbreviated to FSA) is the governing body of soccer in the state of South Australia. It was established in 2006 under the name Football Federation South Australia (FFSA).[2]

Football South Australia is affiliated with Football Australia, the national governing body.[2] The federation oversees the highest levels of football in South Australia, including the National Premier Leagues South Australia, State League 1 South Australia and State League 2 South Australia. Additionally, they work in conjunction with South Australia's regional competitions and amateur leagues. Many teams from these various leagues participate in the Federation Cup, which determines the South Australian representatives for the Australia Cup. Football South Australia also manages the Junior Premier League (JPL) and Junior State League (JSL), providing opportunities for teams in age groups ranging from under 6s to under 17s to compete on Sundays.

History

The first South Australian football organization was the South Australian British Football Association (SABFA), which was founded in 1902. The inaugural official South Australian football competition took place in 1903, featuring three teams: North Adelaide, South Adelaide, and Woodville. In 1924, the association's name was changed to the South Australian Soccer Football Association (SASFA).[3] Then, in 1961, the association split into SASFA and the South Australian Soccer League (SASL). The following year, they merged to form the South Australian Soccer Federation (SASF),[3] a name that remained until 2006 when the current governing body, Football South Australia, was established as Football Federation South Australia (FFSA). In 2020, following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia, South Australia's federation adopted the name Football South Australia.

Clubs

Location of teams located outside of the Adelaide metropolitan area.

Men's teams

Port Adelaide Pirates are the oldest surviving team in South Australia being founded in 1903, and competing in the 1904 season. In 1933, Birkalla Rovers were founded, which would later amalgamate with a West Torrens team to form West Torrens Birkalla. Alongside Adelaide University, these are the only South Australian clubs with history dating back to before World War II. Following World War II, Australia was a particular hotspot for immigration by those who had been displaced by the war. These immigrants would found multiple clubs that have survived to the current day: Juventus in 1946, Beograd in 1949, Polonia in 1950, Croatia in 1952, Napoli in 1958 and Hellas in 1962. Other notable clubs founded during this period that are now defunct are: Burnside Budapest, which later merged with Campbelltown City to become Campbelltown Budapest and Ukrainian SC Lion, which later merged with Port Adelaide to become Port Adelaide Lion, and now continue to participate in the South Australian Amateur Soccer League. Adelaide City are the most successful club in history, having won 3 National Soccer League championships, 19 first division championships and 18 Federation Cups. Clubs can apply to enter the State League 2 competitions when a space is available, with the team being in one of the regional leagues or the amateur league. The most recent teams to have joined being Pontian Eagles in 2020, Modbury Vista in 2017, Fulham United and Vipers FC both in 2016, the latter two having won promotion to State League 1.

National Premier Leagues South Australia[4]
Team Suburb Home Ground Founded Joined Chmp Prem Cup Head coach
Adelaide CityOakdenAdelaide City Park19461946 19 3 18 Paul Pezos
Adelaide Croatia RaidersGepps CrossCroatian Sports Centre19521953 4 1 10 Vlado Blazeka
Adelaide CometsGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium19942006 0 2 1 George Tsonis
Adelaide OlympicAngle ParkAPEX Football Stadium19781981 0 0 2 Andrew Calderbank
Adelaide United YouthGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium20082015 1 0 N/A Airton Andrioli
Campbelltown CityNewtonSteve Woodcock Sports Centre19631964 6 2 2 Michael Matricciani
Croydon FCRegency ParkRegency Oval19501952 6 1 7 Travis Dodd
FK BeogradWoodville WestFrank Mitchell Park19491950 2 1 5 Joshua Smith
Modbury JetsRidgehavenSmith Partners Stadium19651966 0 0 1 Maurice Natale
North Eastern MetroStarsKlemzigT.K. Shutter Reserve19941999 3 10 6 Danny Graystone
Para Hills KnightsPara Hills WestThe Paddocks19641966 0 0 0 Theo Tsiounis
South Adelaide PanthersO'Sullivan BeachO'Sullivan Beach Sports Complex19971999 0 0 0 Anthony Rideout
State League One South Australia[4]
Team Suburb Home Ground Founded Joined Chmp Prem Cup Head coach
Adelaide Blue EaglesMardenMarden Sports Complex19581959 10 5 7 Andrej Rastovac
Adelaide CobrasPlymptonPro Paint and Panel Oval19721989 0 0 0 Robbie Ditroia
Adelaide VictoryBlair AtholRushworth Reserve20062015 0 0 0 Rick Cerracchio
Cumberland UnitedClarence GardensA.A. Bailey Reserve19431943 2 0 3 Terry Westwood
Fulham UnitedWest BeachWest Beach Parks Football Centre19702016 0 0 0 Tony Galanopoulos
Playford City PatriotsEdinburgh NorthRamsay Park19561958 0 0 1 Ben Moore
Salisbury UnitedBurtonSteve Jarvis Park19541955 1 0 0 Matt Gaston
Sturt LionsEden HillsKarinya Reserve20032011 0 0 0 Lino Fusco
Vipers FCAngle ParkAPEX Football Stadium20062016 0 0 0 Maged Ibrahim
West AdelaideWest BeachWest Beach Parks Football Centre19621963 11 1 3 Jim Tsekinis
Western StrikersRoyal ParkCarnegie South Reserve19802006 0 0 1 Daniel Blanco
West Torrens BirkallaNovar GardensJack Smith Park19331933 6 2 1 Daniel Paterson
State League Two South Australia[4]
Team Suburb Home Ground Founded Joined Chmp Prem Cup Head coach
Adelaide Hills HawksWoodsideHawks Nest19911998 0 0 0 Greg Videon
Adelaide UniversityNorth AdelaideUniversity Oval1935 0 0 0 Phil Stubbins
Eastern UnitedAthelstoneAthelstone Recreation Reserve20132013 0 0 0 Gabriel Markaj
Gawler EaglesEvanston GardensKarbeethan Reserve19782006 0 0 0 Andrew Burgess
Modbury VistaWynn ValeNewspot Stadium19692017 0 0 0 Jonathan Negus
Mount Barker UnitedMount Barker SummitSummit Sport and Recreation Park19822016 0 0 0 Nathan Fleetwood
Noarlunga UnitedMorphett ValeWilfred Taylor Reserve19632007 0 0 0 Steve Reed
Northern DemonsPort PirieByrne Park19511999 0 0 0 Michael Roros
Pontian EaglesParalowieYalumba Drive Reserve19922020 0 0 0 Jim Karatzis
Port Adelaide PiratesTaperooNgarrpadla Josie Agius Reserve19031904 5 2 4 Steve Hughes
Seaford RangersPort Noarlunga SouthKaringal Reserve19741978 0 0 0 Andrew Shore
The CoveTrott ParkSouthern Sports Facility19832009 0 0 0 Carlos Cravo

Junior Premier League and Junior State League clubs participate in junior football, with teams ranging from U6 to U17. The seniors participate in the Amateur League or Regional Leagues.

Junior Premier/State Leagues[5]
Team Suburb Home Ground
Adelaide AtleticoParadiseCharles Campbell College
Adelaide KhukuriAdelaide ParklandsPark 19
Adelaide ThunderAdelaide ParklandsPark 21
Barossa UnitedNuriootpaHoffman Oval
Elizabeth GroveElizabeth NorthDauntsey Road Reserve
Football SA NTCGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium
Ghan Kilburn CityBlair AtholBlair Athol Reserve
Northern WolvesPenfieldEyre Sports Park
Parafield GardensParafield GardensBradman Oval
Plympton BulldogsPlympton ParkPlympton Sports and Recreation Club
Salisbury InterSalisbury NorthUnderdown Park
Southern BreakersPort ElliotPort Elliot Oval
Tea Tree GullySurrey DownsTilley Reserve
UniSAMagillMagill Sports Centre
West BeachLockleysLockleys Oval

Women's teams

Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia[4]
Team Suburb Home Ground Founded Joined Chmp Prem Cup Head coach
Adelaide CityOakdenAdelaide City Park 11 2 7 Tiarn Powell
Adelaide CometsGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium 0 1 1 Tom Monsigneur
Adelaide UniversityGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium 4 0 3 Tony Sacca
Flinders UnitedSt MarysWomen's Memorial Playing Field 0 0 0 Joel Porter
Football SA NTCGepps CrossServiceFM Stadium 0 0 0 Michele Lastella
Fulham UnitedWest BeachWest Beach Parks Football Centre 4 0 3
Metro UnitedKlemzigT.K. Shutter Reserve 4 2 4 Paul Morris
Salisbury InterSalisbury NorthUnderdown Park 2 1 1 Tony Scalzi
West AdelaideWest BeachWest Beach Parks Football Centre 1 2 2 Tracey Jenkins
West Torrens BirkallaNovar GardensJack Smith Park 0 0 1 Chris Goddard
Women's State League South Australia[4]
Team Suburb Home Ground Founded Joined Chmp Prem Cup Head coach
Adelaide Hills HawksWoodsideHawks Nest 0 0 0 Luke Hancock
Adelaide JaguarsWest BeachWest Beach Parks Football Centre 0 0 0 Matthew Wardhaugh
Campbelltown CityNewtonSteve Woodcock Sports Centre 0 0 0 Vince Pagnozzi
Croydon FCRegency ParkRegency Oval 0 0 0 Mario Catalano
Elizabeth GroveElizabeth NorthDauntsey Reserve 0 0 0 Robert Dawber
Modbury JetsRidgehavenSmith Partners Stadium 1 0 2 Luigi Pavia
Modbury VistaWynn ValeNewspot Stadium 1 0 0 Duncan Soang
South Adelaide PanthersO'Sullivan BeachO'Sullivan Beach Sports Complex 0 0 0 Daniel Milovanovic
Sturt LionsEden HillsKarinya Reserve 0 0 0 Nic Whiteside
The CoveMarionClub Marion 0 0 0 Carlos Carvo

League system

The soccer pyramid in South Australia comprises 4 levels below the A-League Men, with promotion and relegation between the top 3 levels. It also includes the South Australian Amateur Soccer League, which is not officially a part of the league system. In total, there are 259 men's clubs/teams across 28 divisions in South Australia, and 90 women's clubs/teams across 9 divisions.

Men's pyramid

Level Leagues
National State
21 National Premier Leagues South Australia
12 clubs
no promotion, ↓ relegate 2
32 State League 1 South Australia
12 clubs
↑ promote 2, ↓ relegate 2
43 State League 2 South Australia
12 clubs
↑ promote 2, no relegation
54 South Australian Regional Leagues
100 teams from 12 divisions
no promotion
Collegiate Division 1
10 teams
Limestone Coast
6 teams
Port Lincoln
8 teams
Riverland
4 teams
Whyalla
5 teams
Yorke Peninsula
4 teams
Collegiate Division 2
10 teams
Collegiate Division 3
10 teams
Collegiate Division 4
10 teams
Collegiate Division 5
11 teams
Collegiate Division 6
11 teams
Collegiate Division 7
11 teams
South Australian Amateur Soccer League
123 teams from 13 divisions
no promotion
Saturday Premier Division
10 teams
Sunday Premier Division
10 teams
Saturday Division 2
10 teams
Sunday Division 2
10 teams
Saturday Division 3
9 teams
Sunday Division 3
10 teams
Saturday Division 4
10 teams
Sunday Division 4
9 teams
Saturday Division 5
10 teams
Sunday Division 5
9 teams
Saturday Division 6
9 teams
Sunday Division 6
8 teams
Sunday Division 7
9 teams

Women's pyramid

Level Leagues
National State
21 Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia
10 clubs
no promotion, ↓ relegate 1.5
32 Women's State League South Australia
10 clubs
↑ promote 1.5, no relegation
Women's Community Leagues South Australia
70 teams from 7 divisions
no promotion
Community Division 1
10 teams
Community Division 2
11 teams
Community Division 3
10 teams
Community Division 4 North
9 teams
Community Division 4 South
10 teams
Community Division 5 North
11 teams
Community Division 5 South
9 teams

Season winners

YearMen's Champions[6][7]Men's Premiers[6][7]Women's Champions[8]
2023Adelaide United YouthNorth Eastern MetroStars
2022Adelaide CityAdelaide CityWest Adelaide
2021Adelaide CityAdelaide CometsSalisbury Inter
2020Campbelltown CityAdelaide CometsMetro United
2019Campbelltown CityCampbelltown CityAdelaide City
2018Campbelltown CityCampbelltown CityAdelaide City
2017Croydon KingsNorth Eastern MetroStars[lower-alpha 1]Adelaide City
2016Campbelltown CityAdelaide CityMetro United
2015West AdelaideWest AdelaideMetro United
2014Croydon KingsNorth Eastern MetroStarsAdelaide City
2013Campbelltown CityNorth Eastern MetroStarsAdelaide City
2012North Eastern MetroStarsCroydon KingsAdelaide City
2011Adelaide Blue EaglesNorth Eastern MetroStarsMetro United
2010Adelaide CityNorth Eastern MetroStarsAdelaide City
2009North Eastern MetroStarsNorth Eastern MetroStarsAdelaide City
2008Adelaide CityAdelaide CitySturt Marion
2007Adelaide CityFulham United
2006Adelaide CityFulham United
Prior to Football Federation South Australia
2005Adelaide CityNorth Eastern MetroStarsFulham United
2004North Eastern MetroStarsNorth Eastern MetroStarsFulham United
2003Adelaide Blue EaglesNorth Eastern MetroStarsAdelaide City
2002Adelaide RaidersAdelaide GalaxyAdelaide City
2001Adelaide Blue EaglesAdelaide Blue EaglesNorth Eastern MetroStars
2000Adelaide Blue EaglesAdelaide Blue EaglesN.A.B.
1999Cumberland UnitedPort Adelaide LionAdelaide City
1998West Torrens BirkallaWest Torrens BirkallaModbury Northern All Blacks
1997Adelaide RaidersAdelaide RaidersSturt Marion
1996Adelaide Blue EaglesWhite City WoodvilleSturt Marion
1995Adelaide Blue EaglesAdelaide Blue EaglesSturt Marion
1994Adelaide Blue EaglesPort Adelaide LionSturt Marion
1993White City WoodvilleAdelaide Blue EaglesModbury Vista
1992Eastern Districts AzzurriEastern Districts AzzurriModbury Jets
1991West Adelaide HellasBrahma Lodge
1990West Adelaide HellasAdelaide College
1989West Adelaide Hellas
1988Adelaide CroatiaAdelaide College
1987West Adelaide HellasAdelaide University Dinamo
1986Campbelltown CityAdelaide University Dinamo
1985Salisbury UnitedAdelaide University Dinamo
1984Adelaide CroatiaAdelaide University Dinamo
1983Polonia AdelaideAdelaide Croatia
1982Eastern Districts AzzurriAdelaide Croatia
1981Eastern Districts AzzurriAdelaide College
1980Adelaide CroatiaSalisbury United
1979Beograd WoodvilleAdelaide College
1978Cumberland UnitedSalisbury United
1977Polonia Adelaide
1976West Adelaide Hellas
1975Polonia Adelaide
1974Adelaide Juventus
1973West Adelaide Hellas
1972Adelaide Juventus
1971West Adelaide Hellas
1970Adelaide Juventus
1969West Adelaide Hellas
1968West Adelaide Hellas
1967Adelaide Juventus
1966West Adelaide Hellas
1965USC Lion
1964Adelaide Juventus
1963Adelaide Juventus
1962Burnside Budapest
1961Burnside Budapest
1960Burnside Budapest
1959Adelaide Juventus
1958Adelaide Juventus
1957Adelaide Juventus
1956Adelaide Juventus
1955Polonia Adelaide
1954Adelaide Juventus
1953Adelaide Juventus
1952Birkalla Rovers
1951Birkalla Rovers
1950Birkalla Rovers
1949Sturt
1948Birkalla Rovers
1947Birkalla Rovers
1946Kingswood
1945Birkalla Rovers
1944Birkalla Rovers
1943Northumberland & Durham
1942Not held due to World War II
1941West Torrens
1940Sturt
1939West Torrens
1938Northumberland & Durham
1937Port Thistle
1936West Torrens
1935Port Thistle
1934Port Thistle
1933Kingswood
1932West Torrens
1931Port Adelaide
1930West Adelaide
1929West Torrens
1928West Torrens
1927Port Adelaide
1926Port Adelaide
1925West Torrens
1924Hindmarsh
1923Cheltenham
1922North Adelaide
1921Cheltenham
1920Cheltenham
1919North Adelaide
1918Not held due to World War I
1917
1916
1915Cheltenham
1914North Adelaide
1913Hindmarsh
1912Port Adelaide
1911Port Adelaide
1910Cambridge
1909Hindmarsh
1908Hindmarsh
1907Hindmarsh
1906North Adelaide
1905Hindmarsh
1904Woodville
1903North Adelaide

Performance by club

Over the history of South Australian football, 26 different clubs have won the title. The most successful club is Adelaide City, with 19 titles to its credit, 7 of those coming since their return from the National Soccer League in 2004.

Clubs in bold currently play in the top division, and clubs in italics no longer compete in semi-professional competitions or are defunct.

Club Other names Champions Runners-up Championship seasons Runners-up seasons
Adelaide CityAdelaide Juventus 19 16 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022 1950, 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
West AdelaideWest Adelaide Hellas 11 4 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015 1967, 1972, 1974, 1988
Adelaide Blue EaglesEastern Districts Azzurri 10 6 1981, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011 1978, 1985, 2002, 2010, 2013, 2015
Port Adelaide PiratesPort Adelaide
Port Thistle
8 9 1911, 1912, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937 1908, 1910, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1949, 1953, 1999
West Torrens BirkallaBirkalla Rovers
Adelaide Galaxy
7 11 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1998 1984, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2006
West Torrens[lower-alpha 2] 7 6 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1939, 1941 1927, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1945
Birkalla Rovers 6 6 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1961
Hindmarsh 6 2 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1924 1914, 1915
Campbelltown CityCampbelltown Budapest 6 1 1986, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 1994
Adelaide Croatia RaidersAdelaide Croatia
Adelaide Raiders
5 9 1980, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2002 1965, 1969, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2007
Croydon FCPolonia Adelaide 5 7 1955, 1975, 1977, 2014, 2017 1957, 1958, 1968, 1970, 1981, 1982, 1998
North Adelaide 5 4 1903, 1906, 1914, 1919, 1922 1905, 1920, 1921, 1924
Cheltenham 4 2 1915, 1920, 1921, 1923 1913, 1922
Sturt 3 6 1940, 1948, 1949 1919, 1926, 1928, 1937, 1941, 1947
Burnside BudapestBudapest 3 4 1960, 1961, 1962 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964
North Eastern MetroStars 3 3 2004, 2009, 2012 2003, 2008, 2014
FK BeogradBeograd
Begrad Woodville
White City Woodville
3 2 1979, 1983, 1993 1977, 1996
Northumberland & Durham 2 1 1938, 1943 1944
Cumberland United 2 1 1978, 1999 1979
Kingswood 2 1933, 1946
Cambridge 1 3 1910 1906, 1907, 1909
U.S.C. LionLion-Grange 1 2 1965 1956, 1960
Salisbury United 1 2 1985 1987, 1991
Woodville 1 1904
West Adelaide 1 1930
Victoria 1 1961
Adelaide United Youth 1 2023
Adelaide Comets 4 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
South Adelaide 3 1903, 1904, 1923
Modbury Jets 3 2000, 2001, 2023
Railways 2 1930, 1943
Adelaide 1 1912
Windsor AthleticWoodside United 1 1951
Para Hills Knights 1 1980
Adelaide OlympicOlympians 1 2004

Notes

  1. Following a sanction by the independent Disciplinary Committee, Adelaide City had 18 competition points removed, resulting in the loss of the League Premiers title.[9]
  2. A separate team to the one that merged with Birkalla Rovers. West Torrens Birkalla was formed by the amalgamation of Birkalla Rovers with a different team called West Torrens.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "FSA - 2023 Yearbook" (PDF). Football South Australia. February 2023. pp. 3, 6.
  2. 1 2 "Who we are". Football SA. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Harlow, Denis (2003). History of Soccer in South Australia. pp. 8–31. ISBN 0975060902.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2023 MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. "2023 Junior Boy's Directory" (PDF). April 2023.
  6. 1 2 "South Australia Champions". Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 Peppas, Dimitri. "First Division Champions & Premiers". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. Peppas, Dimitri. "Women's First Division Champions & Premiers". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  9. "Adelaide City FC Outcome". FFSA. 23 December 2018.
  10. Peppas, Dimitri. "2021 Federation Cup Final Match Kit" (PDF). safootballstatistics.football. p. 9. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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