Adelaide Fire is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in

Hockey Australia Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in A ...

's new premier domestic competition,

Hockey One The Sultana Bran Hockey One is a field hockey competition organised by Hockey Australia, which replaced the Australian Hockey League. The competition serves as Australia's premier domestic hockey league, helping unearth future talent for select ...

. The club unifies both men and women under one name, unlike

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 ...

's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the SA Hotshots (men) and

SA Suns The SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns - prior to 2015) are a women's field hockey team based in South Australia that competes in the Australian Hockey League (AHL). The SA Suns won national championships in 1995 and 2011. Current Team The followi ...

(women). Adelaide Fire will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of

, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.

History

Adelaide Fire, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of

's development of hockey. The establishment of the club however, was not met without challenges. It was feared Hockey SA would not enter

due to financial restraints, however after a public fundraiser the entry quota was met. The club name of the Fire is a natural progression and combination of the former club names – the Hotshots and the Suns.

Uniform

The club colours are a modern take on traditional SA colours, the yellow, now replaced with white provides a cleaner, modern feel to the uniforms.

Home Stadium

Adelaide Fire are based out of the State Hockey Centre in

's capital city,

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 spectators, with 330 fixed seats. Throughout the

league, Adelaide Fire will play a number of home games at the stadium.

Teams

Men's team

The following players were named in the men's squad for the 2023 season.

Women's team

The following players were named in the women's squad for the 2023 season.

References

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