The Football South Australia (FSA), formerly known as Football Federation South Australia (FFSA), is the governing body of football (also known as soccer) in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

, established in 2006.

Description

Football South Australia are affiliated with

Football Australia Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only esta ...

, the sport's national governing body. The FSA run the highest level of football in the state of

, the semi-professional

National Premier Leagues South Australia The National Premier Leagues South Australia (often abbreviated to NPL South Australia or NPL SA) is a semi-professional football competition in the Australian state of South Australia. The league is a subdivision of the second tier National Pre ...

, below this they run State League 1 and State League 2 which are level 2 and 3 on the state's football league pyramid, and levels 3 and 4 on the national pyramid. The FSA run the South Australian Professional Men's Leagues, the Women's and Juniors Leagues, and the South Australian Junior Premier League (JPL), where teams from under 8s to under 17s play Sundays. The FSA acts as the umbrella organisation for affiliated associations including Junior Associations, Masters' League and Collegiate League.

History

The first South Australian football organistation was the South Australian British Football Association (SABFA), founded in 1902. The first official South Australian football competition was contested in 1903, between the three teams of North Adelaide, South Adelaide and Woodville. In 1924, the name of the association was changed to the South Australian Soccer Football Association (SASFA), In 1961, the association split into SASFA and the South Australian Soccer League (SASL). The next year, they reformed into the South Australian Soccer Federation (SASF). This name remained until 2006 when the current Football South Australia was formed, with the name Football Federation South Australia (FFSA). Following the renaming of

Football Federation Australia Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only establ ...

to Football Australia in 2020, South Australia's federation became Football South Australia.

Clubs

Season winners

All Time First Division Ladder

The following shows all existing team's record in the first division, from 1903 up to and including 2022. Teams in bold are competing in the first division in

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References

External links

* {{AUS fb state SA South Soccer in South Australia Sports governing bodies in South Australia 2005 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 2005