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The champion teams of the NBL1 Central, previously known as the Premier League, are determined annually by a grand final championship day hosted by Basketball South Australia. [1] [2]
Team | Total Titles | Men's | Women's | Notes | ||
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Titles | Winning Seasons | Titles | Winning Seasons | |||
North Adelaide Rockets | 27 | 6 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1983, 2007, 2021 | 21 | 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2014, 2018 | Won both inaugural titles in 1957. |
West Adelaide Bearcats | 24 | 16 | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2023 | 8 | 1968, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2007, 2022 | |
West Torrens / Forestville Eagles | 18 | 9 | 1974, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2024 | 9 | 1975, 1976, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 | |
Norwood Flames | 13 | 4 | 1999, 2008, 2009, 2015 | 9 | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 | |
South Adelaide Panthers | 12 | 11 | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2022 | 1 | 1958 | |
Glenelg / Noarlunga City Tigers | 11 | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1998 | 6 | 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1996 | |
Sturt Sabres | 10 | 5 | 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2010 | 5 | 1974, 1981, 2002, 2006, 2008 | |
Vikings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 | ||
Southern Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2016, 2018 | 2 | 2017, 2021 | |
Adelaide Sports Klub | 3 | 3 | 1950, 1964 | 0 | ||
Woodville Warriors | 3 | 3 | 2000, 2005, 2014 | 0 | ||
Budapest | 2 | 2 | 1961, 1962 | 0 | ||
Central Districts Lions | 2 | 1 | 1984 | 1 | 2024 | |
Adelaide Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1966 | ||
Eastern Mavericks | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 0 |
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