Founded | 1929 (as Division Two) 1994–2004 (as State League) 2006–2012 (as Premier League) 2013–2015 (as State League) 2016 (as State League 1) |
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Country | Australia |
State | SA |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | NPL |
Relegation to | State League 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Australia Cup Federation Cup |
Current champions | Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2023) |
Current premiers | Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2023) |
Website | footballsa.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]
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]
Club | Location | Home Ground |
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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 |
Note: Prior to 2012, the State League was the third tier competition in South Australia.
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