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The Limestone Coast Football Association is a soccer based in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. An affiliated league of Football South Australia, seven clubs participate in the LCFA across various divisions and age groups for men, women, boys and girls.
Founded as The South East Soccer Association in 1957, the founding teams were Blue Lake, Millicent, Mount Burr, Nangwarry and Naracoorte. [1] The league later became the Western Border Soccer Association with the competition growing due to migrants from countries such as Italy, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Holland and the United Kingdom. [2]
In 1986 the Green Triangle Soccer League was formed and played separately to the South East Soccer Association for two seasons. The SESA had International, Centrals, Blake Lake and Moorak whilst the GTSL had Apollo, Croatia, Portland, Millicent United, Millicent Wanderers and Naracoorte United. In 1988 the clubs combined again with the league becoming the Western Border Soccer Association.
In 2021 the South East Women's Football Association finished and women's leagues were introduced to the LCFA. [3]
| Club | Home Ground | Years in comp | Senior Mens Premierships | |
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| Apollo | Hastings Cunningham Reserve, Mount Gambier | 1971- | 3 | 1996, 1996, 2010 |
| Blue Lake Rangers | Malseed Park, Mount Gambier | 1957- | 2 | 1969, 1979 |
| Gambier Centrals | Bishop Road, Mount Gambier | 1962- | 7 | 1982, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| International | Casadio Park, Mount Gambier | 1959- | 38 | 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| Millicent United | McLaughlin Park, Millicent | 1966- | 2 | 1971, 1990 |
| Naracoorte United | Naracoorte Sports Centre, Naracoorte | 1968- | - | - |
| Portland Panthers | Friendly Society Reserve, Portland | 1955-2019 2025- | - | - |
| Club | Home Ground | Years in comp | Senior Mens Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | |||
| Mount Burr | Mount Burr | 1957- | - | - |
| Croatia/ Mt Gambier Knights | Initially Nangwarry Bishop Road, Mount Gambier | 1957 | 12 | 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995 |
| Gambier City | Mount Gambier | 1987 | - | - |
| Gambier City Sharks | McDonald Park, Mount Gambier | 2001–2015 | - | - |
| Gambier United | Wireless Road East, Mount Gambier | - | - | - |
| Millicent Wanderers | Millicent | 1987–1988 | - | - |
| Naracoorte | Naracoorte | 1957–1972 | ||
| Naracoorte South | Memorial Oval, Naracoorte | - | - | - |
| Port Macdonell Crays | Port MacDonnell | 1995–2001 | - | - |
| Hamilton Rovers | Pedrina Park, Hamilton | - | - | - |
| Moorak United | Mount Gambier | 1988 | - | - |
| Roma | Mount Gambier | - | - | - |
LCFA Premiers
Until 2010, the premier was the first placed team on the table. From 2011, the premier is the winner of the Grand Final.
Senior Mens
• 1960 – Croatia • 1961 – International • 1962 – Croatia • 1963 – Croatia • 1964 – International • 1965 – International • 1966 – International • 1967 – Croatia • 1968 – Croatia • 1969 – Blue Lake • 1970 • 1971 – Millicent • 1972 – Croatia • 1973 – Croatia • 1974 – League abandoned with four games left • 1975 – International • 1977 – International • 1978 – International • 1979 – Blue Lake • 1980 – International • 1981 – International • 1982 – Centrals • 1983 – International • 1984 – International • 1985 – International • 1986 – SESA– GTSL–Croatia • 1987 – SESA–International GTSL–Croatia • 1988 – International • 1989 – Croatia • 1990 – Millicent • 1991 – International • 1992 – International • 1993 – Croatia • 1994 – International • 1995 – Croatia • 1996 – Apollo • 1997 – Apollo • 1998 – Centrals • 1999 – Centrals • 2000 – International • 2001 – International • 2002 – International • 2003 – Centrals • 2004 – International • 2005 – International • 2006 – International • 2007 – International • 2008 – International • 2009 – International • 2010 – Apollo • 2011 – International • 2012 – International • 2013 – International • 2014 – International • 2015 – International • 2016 – Centrals • 2017 – International • 2018 – International • 2019 – International • 2020 – International • 2021 – Centrals • 2022 – Centrals • 2023 – International • 2024 – International
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