The South Australian Football Association (SAFA) was a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia from 1978 [1] to the end of the 1995 season. [2]
Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | SAFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
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Total | Years | ||||||||
Adelaide Tigers | ![]() | Tigers | – | 1993 | 1993–95 | 0 | - | Merged with TransAdelaide to form TransAdelaide Tigers in SAAFL in 1996 | |
Athelstone | ![]() | Raggies | Max Amber Sportfield, Paradise | NNFA | 1904 | 1978–95 | 1 | 1995 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Edwardstown | ![]() | Towns | Edwardstown Oval, Edwardstown | GSAFA | 1919 | 1978–95 | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Flinders Park | ![]() | Reds | Flinders Park Oval, Flinders Park | SAAFL | 1927 | 1978–95 | 4 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 | Returned to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Payneham Norwood Union | ![]() | Falcons | Payneham Oval, Payneham | – | 1995 | 1995 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Plympton | ![]() | Bulldogs | Plympton Oval, Plympton Park | SFL | 1937 | 1990–95 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Pooraka | ![]() | Bulls | Lindblom Park, Pooraka | NNFA | 1920 | 1978–95 | 6 | 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Salisbury North | ![]() | Hawks | Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North | CDFA, NMFL | 1953 | 1979-88, 1992–95 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Salisbury West | ![]() | Tigers | Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs | NMFL | 1965 | 1995 | 0 | - | Moved to South Australian Amateur FL in 1996 |
Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in SAFA | SAFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
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Total | Years | ||||||||
Brighton | ![]() | Tigers | Brighton Oval, Brighton | SMFL | 1987–90 | 0 | - | Merged with Brighton High OS to form Brighton Districts and Old Scholars in SAAFL in 1991 | |
Burnside | Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale | NNFA | 1978 | 0 | - | Merged with Kensington Gardens to form Burnside-Kensington in 1979 | |||
Burnside-Kensington | ![]() | Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale | – | 1979 | 1979–80 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1980 | |
Campbelltown-Magill | ![]() | Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | NNFA | 1976 | 1978–79 | 0 | - | Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1980 | |
Elizabeth | ![]() | Eagles | Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth | CDFA | 1956 | 1978–88 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1989 |
Ferryden Park | ![]() | Lions | Ferryden Park Reserve, Ferryden Park | SAAFL | 1964 | 1978–84 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1980 |
Gepps Cross | ![]() | Rams | Duncan Fraser Reserve, Northfield | NNFA | 1952 | 1978–83 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1984 |
Henley District and Old Scholars | ![]() | Sharks | Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach | SAAFL | 1978 | 1982–93 | 2 | 1992, 1993 | Merged with Greek to form Henley Greek in SAAFL in 1994 |
Hope Valley | ![]() | Demons | Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley | NNFA | 1906 | 1978–79 | 0 | - | Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1980 |
Ingle Farm | ![]() | Bulldogs | Rowe Park, Ingle Farm | NNFA | 1968 | 1978–88 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1989 |
Mitchell Park | ![]() | Lions | Mitchell Park Oval, Mitchell Park | SMFL | 1969 | 1987–93 | 0 | - | Moved to Southern FL in 1994 |
Modbury | ![]() | Hawks | Modbury Oval, Ridgehaven | NNFA | 1862 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1988 |
Mount Lofty District | ![]() | Mountain Devils | Heathfield Oval, Heathfield | – | 1978 | 1979–85 | 0 | - | Moved to Hills FL in 1986 |
Norwood Districts | ![]() | Hounds | Daly Oval, Hectorville | NNFA | 1961 | 1978–89 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1990 |
Norwood Union | ![]() | Brookway Park, Campbelltown | NNFA | 1902 | 1978 | 0 | - | Moved to Glenelg-South Adelaide FA in 1979 | |
Para Hills | ![]() | Big Reds | The Paddocks, Para Hills West | NMFL | 1974 | 1992–94 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 |
Payneham | ![]() | Payneham Oval, Payneham | SAAFL | 1901 | 1980–1994 | 1 | 1986 | Merged with Norwood Union to form Payneham Norwood Union following 1994 season | |
Port District | ![]() | Magpies | Largs Reserve, Largs Bay | – | 1979 | 1979–83 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1984 |
Tea Tree Gully | ![]() | Gullies, Wolves | Pertaringa Oval, Banksia Park | NNFA | 1862 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1988 |
Walkerville | ![]() | Cats | Walkerville Oval, Walkerville | SAAFL | 1901 | 1980–89 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1990 |
West Lakes | ![]() ![]() | Lakers | Jubilee Reserve, West Lakes Shore | SAAFL | 1930 | 1978–87 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1988 |
Awarded for Best on Ground in an A1 Grand Final