State League South Australia

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State League South Australia
Organising body Football South Australia
First season2006;18 years ago (2006)
(as SA State League)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
StateFlag of South Australia.svg  South Australia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs24 (28 in 2025)
  • SL1: 12
  • SL2: 12 (16 in 2025)
Level on pyramid 3–4
Promotion to National Premier Leagues SA
Domestic cup(s)National
Australia Cup
State
Federation Cup
Current championsSL1: Playford City (2024)
SL2: The Cove (2024)
Current premiersSL1: West Torrens Birkalla (2024)
SL2: Pontian Eagles (2024)
TV partners YouTube (SL1 only)
Website footballsa.com.au

State League South Australia is a series of soccer leagues based in South Australia which consists of two divisions; SA State League 1 (SL1) and SA State League 2 (SL2). It runs as the second and third tiers of soccer in South Australia (third and fourth in Australia). It is conducted by Football South Australia, 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]

Contents

A-League Youth team Adelaide United entered their youth team in the 2015 season. [2]

Change of format

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]

State League 2 will be split into north and south conferences for the 2025 season. [4]

Current members

State League 1

ClubLocationHome Ground
Adelaide Blue Eagles Marden Marden Sports Complex
Adelaide Cobras FC Plympton Weigall Oval
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
Salisbury United Burton Burton Park Football Centre - Steve Jarvis Park
Vipers FC Angle Park Apex Football Centre
West Torrens Birkalla Novar Gardens Jack Smith Park
Sturt Lions Eden Hills Karinya Reserve
West Adelaide Churchill Rd, Kilburn Kilburn Sportsplex
Western Strikers Royal Park Carnegie Reserve

State League 2

ConferenceClubLocationHome ground
North Adelaide Atletico Blair Athol Rushworth Reserve
Elizabeth Grove Elizabeth Dauntsey Reserve
Gawler Eagles Evanston Gardens Karbeethan Reserve
Ghan Kilburn City Ferryden Park Ferryden Park Reserve
Modbury Vista Wynn Vale Newspot Stadium
Northern Demons Port Pirie Byrne Park
Port Adelaide Taperoo Ngarrpadla Josie Agius Reserve
Salisbury Inter Salisbury North Underdown Park
South Adelaide Hills Hawks Woodside Hawks Nest
Adelaide Titans Findon Matheson Reserve
Adelaide University North Adelaide University Ovals
Eastern United Athelstone Athelstone Recreation Reserve
Mount Barker United Mount Barker Summit Sport and Recreation Park
Noarlunga United Morphett Vale Wilfred Taylor Reserve
Seaford Rangers Port Noarlunga South Karingal Reserve
Western Strikers Royal Park Carnegie Reserve

Furthermore, the following clubs will be joining in 2026.

ClubLocationHome ground
Barossa United Nuriootpa Hoffman Oval
Plympton Bulldogs Plympton Park Plympton Oval

Honours

2006–2012

The league was founded in 2006 with one division.

SeasonChampionsPremiers
2006 Adelaide Cobras
2007 Adelaide Comets
2008 West Adelaide Salisbury United
2009 Enfield City Enfield City
2010 Playford City Noarlunga United
2011 South Adelaide Salisbury United
2012 Para Hills Knights

From 2013 to 2015, the State League was part of the National Premier Leagues South Australia system.

2016–2024

In 2016, a second division was introduced.

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References

  1. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.
  2. "Adelaide United seconds to play in state league in 2015". AdelaideNow. News Ltd.
  3. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.
  4. "Senior Men's State League 2 Competition Structure for Season 2025". Football South Australia . 10 September 2024.