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 ...
is organised by
Football Federation of South Australia
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, established in 2006.
Description
Football South Australia are affili ...
(FFSA) who organise local competitions. FFSA is a member 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 esta ...
National representation
South Australia has one team in the
A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...
named
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...
. Adelaide United also have associated youth and women's teams in the National Youth League and W-League. South Australia was previously represented in the now defunct
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...
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Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.
Adelaide City is one of Aust ...
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 ...
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Federation Cup
The Federation Cup is a knock-out competition for South Australian clubs. Since 2014 the Federation Cup winner also qualifiers to participate in the national
FFA Cup
The Australia Cup, formerly known as the FFA Cup until the 2021 season, is the national football knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia, formerly known as Football Federation Australia ...
.
Clubs and leagues
The highest South Australian league is the
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 ...
(NPL SA). Since 2013 The winner of this competition plays off against the winners of the NPL conferences from other states in a national finals series to determine the NPL Champion.
Below the NPL SA in order are the SA State League 1 and SA State League 2.
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 ...
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Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.
Adelaide City is one of Aust ...
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Adelaide Comets
Adelaide Comets FC are a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. They are based in Adelaide's western suburb of Mile End and play home games at Santos Stadium.
History
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Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.
Origins
The club's origins can first be traced back to 1978, where it was founded under the name of Ad ...
Croydon Kings
Croydon FC, formerly known as Croydon Kings, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club in Adelaide, South Australia. Croydon FC currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. They play home games at Polonia Reserve at C ...
North Eastern MetroStars
North Eastern MetroStars Soccer Club, commonly known as MetroStars, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1994, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australi ...
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South Adelaide
The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University StadiumWest Adelaide
* West Torrens Birkalla
* White City FC Beograd
South Australian 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 are part of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) structure implemented b ...
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Adelaide Blue Eagles
The Azzurri Sports Club is home to the Adelaide Blue Eagles (ABE), a soccer club based at the Marden Sports Complex, South Australia. It has formerly been known as Napoli Sports Club, Eastern Districts, Eastern Districts Napoli Sports Club, and ...
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Adelaide Hills Hawks
The Adelaide Hills Hawks are a soccer club from the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Adelaide Hills play in the FFSA State League 1 and are based out of The Hawks Nest, Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. Formed in 1991. The Hawks field sides in th ...
Modbury Jets
Modbury SC, commonly known as Modbury Jets, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. It's senior mens teams currently compete in the National Premier Leagues South Australia and senior womens team in the ...
Para Hills Knights
Para Hills Knights SC is a soccer club based in Para Hills West, South Australia, a suburb in the north of Adelaide. Founded in 1964, the club has multiple State League championships, and have been runner-up in both the Premier League and Federa ...
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Playford City Patriots
Playford City Soccer Club is a soccer club from Elizabeth, South Australia. Playford play in the FFSA State League. Their home ground is at Ramsay Park in Elizabeth, north of Adelaide.
History
The inaugural meeting of the club was on 16 May ...
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Seaford Rangers FC
Seaford Rangers (formerly the Seaford Surfers) are a soccer club from Seaford, South Australia. Seaford play in the South Australian State League. Their home ground is at Karingal Reserve. They have a strong support group, known as The Norseman S ...
Western Strikers
Western Strikers are a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia. Strikers play in the South Australian State League 2. Their home ground is at Carnegie Reserve.
History
The club was founded in 1980 under the name of VC Woodville City Junior S ...
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White City White City may refer to:
Places Australia
* White City, Perth, an amusement park on the Perth foreshore
* White City railway station, a former railway station
* White City Stadium (Sydney), a tennis centre in Sydney
* White City FC, a football clu ...
South Australian State League 2
The NPL State League 2 South Australia is the third tier state-level football (soccer) competition in South Australia, ranked fourth tier in the national pyramid. The league are part of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) structure implemented by ...
Salisbury United
Salisbury United Football Club is a soccer club from Salisbury, South Australia. Salisbury play in the National Premier Leagues State League 1
The NPL State League 1 South Australia is the second tier state-level football (soccer) competition ...
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Noarlunga United
Noarlunga United is a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2019, Noarlunga play in the FFSA South Australian State League. They play at Wilfred Taylor Reserve in Adelaide's southern suburbs.
History
The club was founded under the n ...
Mount Barker United
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
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Port Adelaide Pirates
Port Adelaide Soccer (Football) Club, also known as The Pirates, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Port Adelaide, South Australia, with their home ground at Ngarrpadla (Aunty) Josie Agius Reserve (formerly known as Taperoo ...
Pontian Eagles
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* Pope Pontian (died 235), 3rd-century Catholic Pope
* Pontian Greeks, a group of ethnic Greeks traditionally from the Pontus and Pontic Mountains regions in northern Turkey
* Pontian Islands, a group of islands on the coast ...
Below are leagues based in South Australia outside of the NPL system.
Limestone Coast Football Association
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*Apollo Mount Gambier Soccer Club
*Blue Lake Soccer Club
*Gambier Centrals Soccer Club
*International Mount Gambier Soccer Club
*Millicent United Soccer Club
*Naracoorte United Soccer Club
*Adelaide Comets
*Adelaide Hills Hawks
*Adelaide Thunder Football Club
*Adelaide Uni Grads Blue
*Adelaide Uni Grads Red
*Adelaide Uni SC Black
*Adelaide Uni SC White
*Adelaide Victory FC
*Blackwood High School Forest SC
*Campbelltown City Soccer club
*Cardijn College
*Christian Brothers College FC
*Concordia Old Collegians Soccer Club
*Cumberland United SC
*Flinders University SC
*Fulham United SC
*Hahndorf Soccer Club
*Immanuel Old Scholars
*Mercedes Old Collegians
*Mount Barker United Soccer Club
*Norwood Soccer Club
*North City Panthers
*Pembroke Old Scholars Soccer Club
*Plympton Bulldogs SC
*Pulteney Grammar Crabs
*Rostrevor Old Collegians
*Sacred Heart Old Collegians
*Saint Pauls Old Scholars Soccer Club
*Scotch College
*Sturt Lions
*Thebarton Senior College
*Uni SA FC
*Unley Old Scholars FC
*Westminster Knights
*Windsor Gardens
*Woodside Warriors
*Lincoln City
*Lincoln Knights
*Sekol Masters
*South Coast
South Australian Amateur Soccer League
The South Australian Amateur Soccer League (SAASL) run the largest association football competition in South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the m ...
*Adelaide Budapest
*Adelaide Cobras
*Adelaide Croatia
*Adelaide Great Wall
*Adelaide Khukuri Football Club
*Adelaide Pumas
*Adelaide Red Stars Soccer Club
*Adelaide Redblue Eagles
*Adelaide Titans
*Adelaide University
*Adelaide Vikings
*Adelaide Villa
*Adelaide Wanderers
*Aldinga Sharks
*Andrews Farm Hornets
*Angle Vale
*Athelstone
*Barossa United Tigers
*Bosa
*Brahma Lodge
*Burundi Eagles Soccer Club
*Chin Utd Soccer Club
*City Rangers Soccer Club
* Croydon Cougars SSC
*Eleven Adult
*Elizabeth Downs
*Elizabeth Grove
*Elizabeth Vale
*Flinders University SC
*Gawler Soccer Club
*Ghan United
*Gleeson
*Green United Soccer Club
*Hahndorf Ingle Farm Soccer Club *Kilburn Star
*Kingston FC
*Macedonia United Lions
*Maiwand Soccer Club
*Mawson Lakes
*Mclaren DISTRICTS
*Messinian Association Hawks
*Modbury Jets Amateur
*Modbury Jets Old Boys
*Modbury Vista
*Monarchs
*Mssc Blue Eagles
*Mu Stars
*Munno Para City
*Murray Bridge United
*Noarlunga United
*Northern Pitbulls
*Northern Wolves
*Old Ignatians
*One Tree Hill
*Para Hills East
*Para Hills Lions
*Para Hills Utd
*Para Hills West
*Parafield Gardens
*Payneham Postel United
*Plympton Bulldogs
*Polonia
*Pontian Eagles
*Prince Alfred
*Punjab Lions Soccer Club
*Sa Centrals
*Salisbury Florina
*Salisbury International
*Salisbury United Soccer Club
*Salisbury Villa
*Savoy
*Seaford Amateur
*South Coast United
*Southern Breakers
*Southern Knights
*St Peters Old Collegians
*Stirling District
*Strathalbyn Strikers
*Sturt Marion Thunder
*Tea Tree Gully City
*Torrens Valley
*Ukrainian Sports Club Lion
*Unley United
*West Adelaide Raptors Soccer Club
*West Beach
*Westwood Football Club
Footnotes
See also
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Association football in Australia
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