Adelaide Footy League

Adelaide Footy League

Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	8 March 1911; 113 years ago (1911-03-08)
First season	1911
No. of teams	69 (Men) 41 (Women)
Country	Australia
TV partner(s)	Nine Network (2018)
Official website	adelaidefooty.com.au

The Adelaide Footy League, formerly known as the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL),^[1] is a semi-professional^[2] Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest Australian rules football associations.

The league currently provides competition across eight Senior divisions with Reserves grades, accompanied by a separate C grade competition, all from Divisions 1 to 7.

The league was officially formed on 8 March 1911 and the first match was played on 6 May 1911. With the exception of recesses during the two World Wars, the competition has been continuous since that time.

The South Australian Football Association (later to be renamed to South Australian National Football League) had existed as a competition since 1877, but in 1897 was restructured on an "electorate system" where players were zoned to clubs on the basis of their residential address for electoral enrolment. Adelaide University Football Club was keen to field a team in the SAFA competition and applied each year from 1906 to 1910. Each time the application was rejected as it was felt the inclusion of a university team would threaten the electorate system.

In 1910 the Adelaide University Sports Association thought the case for admission to SAFA would be strengthened if the University had a team playing successfully in regular competition. It was felt that this could be achieved by forming a purely amateur league with other clubs not already in an association.^[3] By late 1910 Glenferrie, Marlborough and St. Bartholomew clubs had agreed to join with University to form the new association based on amateur principles. By 1911, as preparations were in hand for the inaugural season, the four clubs had become five with the inclusion of St. Francis Xavier. The clubs also had agreed to admit late applicant Semaphore Central for the 1912 season.

In that first season only three ovals were used for matches – Jubilee Oval (Adelaide), Price Oval and University Oval. Price Oval (now known as Hawthorn Oval) in Mitcham and University Oval (at the corner of Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and War Memorial Drive) both still exist today. The Jubilee Oval however was built upon by University of Adelaide in 1946.

Throughout the history of the league there have been many clubs join and leave the league. Affiliation peaked in 2001 with 72 clubs.^[4] Of the founding clubs, only Adelaide University remains.

The 2010 season marked the 100th year of the league, with the last day in September won by Henley, who won their first Division 1 premiership in history.

In 2017 the league decided to change its name from the South Australian Amateur Football League to the Adelaide Footy League.^[1]

This table summarises the total Division 1 premierships and grand finals from 1911 to 2023.

Notes

The following list summarises the Division 1 Grand Finals from 1911 to 2023.^[6]

The following table summarizes the member clubs of the league for the 2023 season.

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Divisions		Former League	Est.	Years in AdFL	Senior Premierships
				Men's	Women's				Total	Most recent
Adelaide Lutheran		Bulldogs	Park 21 (Mirnu Wirra), Adelaide	6, 6R, C6		ASFL	1969	1985-	7	2019
Adelaide University		Blacks	Park 12, University Oval, North Adelaide	2, 2R, C2, C4, C5, C7, C8	3	–	1906	1911-	34	2010
Angle Vale		Owls	Angle Vale Sport Complex, Angle Vale		3	–	1998	2020-	0	-
Athelstone		Raggies	Max Amber Sportfield, Paradise	2, 2R, C2,	5	SAFA	1904	1996-	2	2019
Blackfriars Old Scholars		Hounds	Park 2, St Dominics Oval (Pardipardinyilla), North Adelaide	5, 5R		–	2005	2006-	3	2014
Brahma Lodge		Tigers	Brahma Lodge Oval, Brahma Lodge	7, 7R, C6		NMFL	1962	1996-	4	2021
Brighton Districts and Old Scholars		Bombers	Brighton Oval, Brighton	1, 1R, C1,	3	SFL	1991	2017-	4	2017
Broadview		Tigers	Broadview Oval, Broadview	1, 1R, C1,	1,1R	NADFA	1928	1964-	20	2022
CBC Old Collegians		Dolphins	Park 15, King Rodney Park (Ityamai-Itpina), Adelaide	3, 3R, C4		–	1978	1978-	8	2023
Central United		Bulldogs	Mofflin Reserve, Elizabeth Vale	6, 6R		NMFL	1962	1995-	2	2006
Colonel Light Gardens		Lions	Mortlock Park, Colonel Light Gardens	5, 5R, C5		–	1931	1931-1932, 1937-1941, 1946-1975, 1991-	8	2007
Eastern Park		Demons	Dwight Reserve South, Elizabeth Park	6, 6R, C6	3	NMFL	1962	1995-	4	2024
Edwardstown		Towns	Edwardstown Oval, Edwardstown	2, 2R, C2	5	SFL	1919	1996-2008, 2016-	3	2005
Elizabeth		Eagles	Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth	6, 6R		NMFL	1956	1995-	2	2021
Fitzroy		Lions	Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park	6, 6R,	4	–	1987	1987-	4	2019
Flinders Park		Reds	Flinders Park Oval, Flinders Park	2, 2R, C2	2	SAFA	1927	1933, 1949-1977, 1996-	14	2023
Flinders University		Double Blues	Flinders University Oval, Bedford Park	7, 7R		–	1966	1966-1980, 1982-2013, 2015-	5	2002
Gaza		Eagles	Klemzig Oval, Klemzig	4, 4R		NADFA	1921	1962-	9	2011
Gepps Cross		Rams	Duncan Fraser Reserve, Northfield	4, 4R, C4,	3	SAFA	1952	1984-	8	2006
Glenunga		Rams	Webb Oval, Glenunga	1, 1R, C1		ETFA	1954	1960-	11	2019
Golden Grove		Kookaburras	Harpers Field, Golden Grove	1, 1R, C1, C5, C7	1, 1R	–	1995	1996-	6	2023
Goodwood Saints		Saints	Goodwood Oval, Millswood	2, 2R, C2	1, 1R	–	1985	1985-	15	2020
Greenacres		Dragons	LJ Lewis Reserve, Northfield	5, 5R, C5		NNFA	1967	1973-2019, 2021-	8	2023
Hackham		Hawks	Hackham Sports Complex, Morphett Vale	7, 7R		SFL	1976	2021-	0	-
Happy Valley		Vikings	Happy Valley Oval, Aberfoyle Park		2, 2R	–	1951	2017-	0	-
Hectorville		Hounds	Daly Oval, Hectorville	4, 4R, C4	2, 2R	SAFA	1961	1990-	8	2022
Henley		Sharks	Henley Oval, Henley Beach	3, 3R, C3, C5, C8	1, 1R	–	1994	1994-	7	2024
Hope Valley		Demons	Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley	3, 3R, C3	2, 2R	NMFL	1906	1987-	3	2019
Houghton Districts		Raiders	Houghton Memorial Oval, Houghton	6, 6R, C6	6	–	1995	1995-	1	1999
Ingle Farm		Bulldogs	Rowe Park, Ingle Farm	6, 6R, C6	6	SAFA	1968	1989-	5	2023
Kenilworth		Kookaburras	St. Marys Park, St Marys	4, 4R, C4,		YMCAFA	1907	1914-1915, 1924-1985, 1991-	8	2013
Kilburn		Chics	Blair Athol Reserve, Blair Athol	4, 4R, C4	5	NADFA	1923	1958-	21	2024
Lockleys		Demons	Lockleys Oval, Lockleys	3, 3R, C3, C8	2, 2R	SMFL	1951	1986-	3	2020
Loreto OS			Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise		4	–	2022	2022-	1	2023
Marion		Rams	Marion Oval, Marion	5, 5R, C5	6	SFL	1891	2018-	1	2018
Mawson Lakes		Saints	Mawson Lakes Oval, Mawson Lakes	7, 7R		–	1978	1993-	0	-
Mitcham		Hawks	Price Memorial Oval, Hawthorn	5, 5R, C5	4	SMFL	1908	1968-1975, 1985-	5	2024
Mitchell Park		Lions	Mitchell Park Oval, Mitchell Park	7, 7R	6	SFL	1969	2001-	3	2015
Modbury		Hawks	Modbury Oval, Ridgehaven	2, 2R, C2, C7	4	SAFA	1862	1988-	15	2016
Morphettville Park		Roos	Kellett Reserve Oval, Morphettville	4, 4R, C4	1, 1R,	SFL	1958	2017	1	2021
North Haven		Magpies	Largs North Oval, Largs North	3, 3R, C3	5	ASFL	1935	1980-	2	2021
Old Ignatians		Iggies	Park 25, Karen Rolton Oval (Narnungga), Adelaide	2, 2R, C2	2, 2R	–	1972	1972-	8	2021
O'Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale		Lions	Lonsdale Oval, Morphett Vale	7, 7R		SFL	2001	2018-	0	-
Para Hills		Big Reds	The Paddocks, Para Hills West	7, 7R, C6, C8		NMFL	1974	1978-1989, 1995-2015, 2017-	5	2024
Payneham Norwood Union		Falcons	Payneham Oval, Payneham	1, 1R, C1,	1, 1R	–	1995	1996-	6	2019
Pembroke OS		Kings	Haslam Oval, Kensington Park	3, 3R, C3	3	–	1932	1936-1940, 1946-	11	2022
PHOS Camden		Phantoms	Camden Oval, Novar Gardens	2, 2R, C2,		–	1994	1994-	8	2015
Plympton		Bulldogs	Plympton Oval, Plympton Park	4, 4R, C4		SAFA	1937	1996-	3	2023
Pooraka		Bulls	Lindblom Park, Pooraka	4, 4R		SAFA	1920	1996-	4	2021
Port District		Magpies	Largs Reserve, Largs Bay	1, 1R, C1, C7	3	SAFA	1979	1984-	10	2024
Portland		Thunder	Allen Iversen Reserve, Port Adelaide	5, 5R		–	1997	1997-	3	2013
Prince Alfred OC		Reds	Park 9, Bundey's Paddock (Tidlangga), North Adelaide	1, 1R, C1, C7, C8		–	1926	1926-1940, 1946-	13	2023
Pulteney		Navy Blues	Park 20, Morgan Oval, Adelaide	5, 5R	3	–	1936	1936-1940, 1946-1949, 1951-1994, 1997-	11	2017
Rosewater		Bulldogs	Eric Sutton Reserve, Rosewater	6, 6R, C7		PADFA	1885	1949-	8	2003
Rostrevor OC		ROCS	Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise	2, 2R, C2, C8		–	1923	1936-1939, 1947-1949, 1962-	13	2024
Sacred Heart OC		SHOCs	Sacred Heart College Champagnat Campus, Mitchell Park	1, 1R, C1, C8		–	1968	1968-	4	2011
Salisbury		Magpies	Salisbury Oval, Salisbury	6, 6R, C6	5	NMFL	1883	1995-	3	2007
Salisbury North		Hawks	Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North	2, 2R, C2	6	SAFA	1953	1996-	1	1998
Scotch OC		None	Scotch College Oval, Torrens Park	3, 3R, C3	4	–	1929	1929-1933, 1935-1939, 1946-1956, 1958-	10	2018
Seaton Ramblers		Rams	Pedlar Oval, Seaton	3, 3R, C3		WTDFA	1958	1961-	8	2006
Smithfield		Panthers	Smithfield Oval, Smithfield	7, 7R	6	NMFL	1965	1995-2010, 2012-2020, 2023-	2	2015
SMOSH West Lakes		Lions	Jubilee Reserve, West Lakes Shore	3, 3R, C3	1, 1R	–	1996	1996-	3	2007
St Paul's OS		SPOS, Saints	St. Paul's College, Gilles Plains	6, 6R, C6		–	2015	2015-	0	-
St. Peters OC		SPOCs	The Caterer Oval, St Peter's College, Hackney	1, 1R, C1, C7		–	1928	1928-1940, 1946-	14	2018
Tea Tree Gully		Gullies, Wolves	Pertaringa Oval, Banksia Park	1, 1R, C1, C7	2, 2R	SAFA	1862	1988-	8	2020
Trinity OS		Lions	Trinity College Gawler Campus, Evanston South	5, 5R, C5		–	2006	2006-	2	2022
Unley Mercedes Jets		Jets	Kingswood Oval, Kingswood	3, 3R, C3		–	1970	1970-	5	2015
Walkerville		Cats	Walkerville Oval, Walkerville	4, 4R, C4		SAFA	1901	1936-1979, 1990-	14	2020
West Croydon		Hawks	Fawk Reserve, Athol Park	5, 5R C5	5	NNFA	1961	1974-	6	2010
Westminster OS		Dragons	Glandore Oval, Glandore	4, 4R	2	–	1969	1969-1981, 2000-	6	2016
Woodville South		Cats	Ledger Reserve, Woodville South	5, 5R, C5	4	SMFL	1890	1979-	10	2016

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in AdFL	AdFL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Most recent
Aboriginal Community College			Park 23 or 24, Adelaide			1976–1977	0	-	Folded
Adelaide College		Teachers, Penguins	Teacher's College Oval, North Adelaide	–	1920	1923–1933, 1935–1985	11	1982	Folded in 1985
Adelaide High Old Scholars			Adelaide High School, Adelaide	–	1919	1933–1935, 1962–1964, 1993–2001	0	-	Folded in 2001
Albert Sports		Druids	Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny	SMFL	1930s	1982	0	-	Merged with Brompton to form Renown Park in 1983
Alberton United	Blue and brown		Riverside Oval, Port Adelaide	–	1920s	1931–1940, 1946–1996	6	1994	Merged with Ethelton and Riverside to form Portland in 1997
Aldinga		Sharks	Aldinga Oval, Aldinga	SAWFL		2017-2018	0	-	Women's team only; Moved to Southern FL in 2019
Allenby Gardens			Ledger Reserve, Woodville South	UCFA	1950s	1968–1972	1	1970	Folded in 1972
Angle Vale		Owls	Angle Vale Sport Complex, Angle Vale	–	1998	2008–2015	0	-	Moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 2016
ANZ Bank			Carriageway Park (Park 17), Adelaide	SMFL	1958	1981–1992	1	1981	Folded in 1993
Bank of Adelaide		Bankers	Mortlock Park, Colonel Light Gardens	–	1970	1970	0	-	Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1971
Birkenhead Sports			ICI Oval	PADFA	1947	1953-1958	1	1953	Folded in 1958
Black Forest		Foresters	Weigall Oval, North Plympton	SMFL	1910s	1934	0	-	Moved to Adelaide Suburban FA in 1935
Blackwood		Woods	Blackwood Hill Reserve, Blackwood	SAWFL	1912	2014, 2017-2018	0	-	Fielded thirds side for 2014 only. Fielded U18 Women's team for 2017 and 2018 only
Bridgewater Callington		Raiders	Bridgewater Oval, Bridgewater	–	2012	2018	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Hills FL in 2019
Brighton		Tigers	Brighton Oval, Brighton	SMFL	1938	1958–1968	3	1960	Returned to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1969
Brighton High OS			Brighton Secondary College, North Brighton	–	1968	1968–1990	5	1987	Merged with Brighton to form Brighton Districts and Old Scholars in 1991
Brompton			Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park	ASFL	1945	1979–1980	0	-	Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1981
Burnside Kensington			Bill Cooper Oval, Newland Park, Erindale	SAFA	1979	1981–2001	2	1988	Folded in 2002
Campbelltown Magill			Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise	NMFL	1976	1985–1997	0	-	Folded in 1998
Cedars		Cedars	Croydon High School, West Croydon	–	1992	1992–1993, 2001–2004	1	2004	Folded in 2005
Christies Beach		Saints	John Bice Memorial Oval, Christies Beach	SAWFL	1963	2017-2019	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Southern FL in 2020
Collegians				–	1941	1941	0	-	De-merged into Prince Alfred OC and Pulteney in 1946
Combined Banks		Bankers		–	1937	1937-1940	0	-	Folded in 1941
Commonwealth Bank		Bankers		ETFA	1950	1952-1956	0	-	Folded in 1956
Croydon				–	1980	1981–1982	0	-	Folded in 1982
Dulwich			Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide	ETFA	1919	1922-1924	0	-	Folded in 1935
East Adelaide				–	1910s	1920	0	-	Folded in 1920s
Eastwood			Carriageway Park (Park 17), Adelaide	AMFL	1930s	1935–1937, 1956–1963, 1977–1983	2	1957	Folded in 1984
Edwardstown Baptist				UCFA	1973	1975, 1980–1992	2	1986	Folded in 1993
Ethelton		Roos	EP Nazer Reserve, Ethelton	WTDFA	1911	1956–1996	3	1982	Merged with Alberton United and Riverside to form Portland in 1997
Exeter		Tigers	Largs Reserve, Largs Bay	SAJFL	1930s	1933–1978	8	1968	Merged with Semaphore Central in 1979 to form Port District
Ferryden Park		Lions	Ferryden Park Reserve, Ferryden Park	NADFA	1964	1968–1977, 1985–1995	5	1976	Folded in 1995
Glenferrie				–	1905	1911-1921	0	-	Folded in 1922
Golden North					1990s	1999	0	-	Folded in 2000s
Goodwood		Tigers	Goodwood Oval, Millswood	SMFL, ASFA	1920s	1922–1925, 1931–1936, 1941–1944, 1946–1978	4	1972	Returned to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1979
Grange			Grange Oval, Grange	ASFA, WTDFA	1920	1920–1922, 1927–1936, 1955–1957	1	1934	Merged with Henley to form Henley and Grange in 1958
Greek		Greeks	Weigall Oval, North Plympton	–	1960s	1969–1986	3	1985	Merged with Camden to form Greek Camden in 1987; de-merged in 1994. Merged with Henley District OS to form Henley Greek in 1995
Greek Camden			Camden Oval, Novar Gardens	–	1987	1987–1993	3	1991	De-merged into Greek and Camden in 1994
Henley		Eagles	Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach	–	1958	1958–1977	3	1973	Merged with Henley High OS to form Henley District and Old Scholars in 1978
Henley (original)		Two Blues	Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach	WTDFA	1947	1953-1957	3	1954	Merged with Grange to form Henley and Grange in 1958
Henley District and Old Scholars		Sharks	Henley Memorial Oval, Henley Beach	–	1978	1978–1981	1	1979	Moved to South Australian FA in 1982
Henley High OS		Vikings	Henley High School, Henley Beach	–	1974	1974–1977	2	1976	Merged with Henley to form Henley District and Old Scholars in 1978
Hindmarsh CYMS			St Michael's College, Henley Beach		c. 1900s	1968–1974	0	-	Merged with St Michael's College to form St Michael's Old Scholars and Hindmarsh (SMOSH) in 1975
Holden's Motor	Yellow and blue		Mistletoe Park (Park 11), Adelaide		1923	1936	0	-	Folded in 1937
Immanuel OS		Double Blues	Immanuel College, Novar Gardens	SMFL	1970s	1980-1991	1	1980	Folded in 1992
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens		Thunderers	Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, Cherry Gardens	SAWFL	1986	2018	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Hills FL in 2019
Kanga Onka Valley		Double Blues	Johnston Memorial Park, Balhannah and Kangarilla Oval, Kangarilla	–	2017	2017-2018	0	-	Women's team only; de-merged into Kangarilla and Onkaparinga Valley in Hills FL in 2019
Kaurna Eagles		Eagles	Pennington Oval, Pennington	SMFL	1954	1985–2007	4	2002	Folded in 2007
Kelvinator			Weigall Oval, North Plympton	ASFA	1943	1946-1952	0	-	Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1953
Kenilworth Colonel Light				–	1986	1986–1990	2	1989	De-merged into Kenilworth and Colonel Light Gardens in 1991
Kensington			Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide	ETFA	1925	1933-1935	1	1933	Folded in 1935
Kingswood	Light and navy blue	Woods	Veale Park (Park 21), Adelaide	–	1900s	1913–1932	2	1915	Folded in 1932
Kingswood	Red and black			–	1960s	1971–1991	4	1984	Folded in 1992
Long Range Weapons			Penfield Oval, Salisbury	–	1953	1953-1957	0	-	Folded in 1957
Marryatville			Victoria Park Race Course, Adelaide	ETFA	1920s	1926-1927	0	-	Folded in 1928
Marlborough				–	1910	1911-1913	0	-	Folded in 1914
Mile End		Cats	Railways Oval, Adelaide	–	1957	1957–1990	0	-	Moved to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1991
Mount Barker		Barkeroos	Hanson Oval, Mount Barker	HFA	1881	1930-1932, 2017-2019	0	-	Moved to Mount Lofty FA in 1933. Women's team played from 2017-2019, then moved to Hills FL in 2020
Mount Lofty		Mountain Devils	Heathfield Oval, Heathfield	SAWFL	1978	2017-2020	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Hills FL in 2021
Murraylands Swans		Swans	Johnstone Park, Murray Bridge	SAWFL	2016	2017-2018	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Hills FL in 2019
Myer			Myer Oval	AMFL	1948	1953–1957	0	-	Folded in 1958
Nairne Bremer United		Rams	Nairne Oval, Nairne	SAWFL	1978	2017-2018	0	-	Women's team only; moved to Hills FL in 2019
North Brighton Somerton			Brighton Secondary College, North Brighton	SMFL	1950	1952-1953	0	-	Folded in 1954
North Pines		Redbacks	Andrew Smith Reserve, Parafield Gardens	–	1993	1993–2007, 2009, 2011–2014, 2016–2017	2	2003	Folded in 2018
Norwood Union			Brookway Park, Campbelltown	SMFL	1902	1983–1991, 1993–1994	1	1983	Merged with Payneham to form Payneham Norwood Union in 1995
Nunga Community				ASFA	1970s	1980	0	-	Folded in 1981
Ovingham		Cats	Cane Reserve, Prospect	ASFL, NMFL	1906	1980–1985, 1989–2006, 2009-2013	4	2008	Folded in 2013
Para District Uniting			Parks Community Centre, Angle Park	NMFL	1988	1988–1990	0	-	Folded in 1991
Para Houghton				–	1980	1980-1982	0	-	Folded in 1983
Paralowie		Kangaroos	Yalumba Drive Reserve, Paralowie	NMFL	1979	1994–2010	1	2008	Folded in 2010
Payneham			Payneham Oval, Payneham	ETFA	1901	1938–1944, 1946–1979	8	1978	Moved to South Australian FA in 1980
Plympton High OS		Phantoms (formerly Panthers)	NS Bull Memorial Oval, Plympton	–	1971	1971–1993	5	1991	Merged with Camden to form PHOS Camden in 1994
Port Adelaide		Magpies	Alberton Oval, Alberton	SAWFL	1870	2017	0	-	Women's team only; moved to SANFLW in 2018
Port Adelaide United	Blue and white			ASFA	1970s	1980–1988	0	-	Folded in 1988
Post-Tel Institute				ASFA, AMFL	1944	1948–1951, 1966–1988	1	1966	Entered recess in 1952, re-formed in Adelaide Metropolitan FL in 1953. Folded in 1989
Prince Alfred College				–	1870s	1913–1921	0	-	Folded in 1921
Prospect				–	1900s	1921	0	-	Moved to North Adelaide District FA in 1923
Queens Old Collegians				–	1947	1947-1949	0	-	Folded in 1950
Renown Park			Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park	–	1983	1983–1986	1	1983	Merged with St Dominic's and St Peter's YCW to form Fitzroy in 1987
Riverside		Rivvies	Riverside Oval, Port Adelaide	ASFA	1928	1949–1996	12	1995	Merged with Ethelton and Alberton United to form Portland in 1997
Royal Park		Roosters	Carnegie South Reserve, Royal Park	AMFL	1960s	1968–1978, 1983	1	1973	Folded in 1984
Salesian		Violet Crumbles	Salesian College, Brooklyn Park	NNFA, SMFL	1969	1973–1979, 1985–1989	1	1985	Folded in 1990
Salisbury Central						1985–1996	0	-	Folded in 1996
Salisbury College			Salisbury College, Salisbury East	NMFL	1970	1970–1974, 1977–1989	3	1985	Absorbed by University of South Australia in 1990
Salisbury West		Tigers	Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs	NMFL, SAFA	1965	1970–1977, 1996–2018	4	2016	Folded in 2018
Salvation Army		Salvos, Saints				1999–2000, 2002	0	-	Folded in 2003
Semaphore Central		Magpies	Largs Reserve, Largs Bay	–	1873	1912–1978	13	1972	Merged with Exeter in 1979 to form Port District
South Adelaide Ramblers		Ramblers, Panthers	Blue Gum Park, Adelaide	YMCAFA	1910s	1927-1929	0	-	Left league after 1929 season
St Augustine			South Parklands, Adelaide	UCFA	1900s	1928-1933	0	-	Folded in 1933
St Bartholemew				–	1900s	1911-1914	0	-	Entered recess in 1914; re-formed in United Church FA in 1924
St Dominic's			St Dominic's Oval, North Adelaide	NADFA	1940s	1963–1986	0	-	Merged with Renown Park and St Peter's YCW to form Fitzroy in 1987
St Francis Xavier				–	1900s	1911-1914	0	-	Folded in 1924
St Michael's OS and Hindmarsh (SMOSH)		Lions	Carnegie South Reserve, Royal Park	–	1975	1975–1995	5	1994	Merged with West Lakes to form SMOSH West Lakes in 1996
St Peter's School College				–	1870s	1912–1921	0	-	Folded in the 1920s
St Peter's YCW			Devitt Oval, Trinity Gardens	CYMSFA	1940s	1978–1986	0	-	Merged with Renown Park and St Dominic's to form Fitzroy in 1987
St Raphael's		Saints	Morgan Oval, Adelaide	AMFL		1977-1984	2	1983	Merged with Goodwood in 1985 to form Goodwood Saints
Strathalbyn		Roosters	Strathalbyn Oval, Strathalbyn	–	1879	2017	0	-	Women's team only. Recess in 2018, re-formed in Great Southern FL in 2019
Sturt CAE		Teachers	Sturt College of Advanced Education, Bedford Park	–	1972	1972–1980	0	-	Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1981
Taperoo		Roos, Demons	Largs North Oval, Largs North	ASFA	1969	1971–1974, 1980–1983	0	-	Folded in 1984
The Parks				–	1981	1981–1983	1	1982	Folded in 1984
The Teachers				–	1961	1961–1965	0	-	Folded in 1965
Torrens CAE			Gladys Elphick Park (Park 25), Adelaide	–	1962	1962–1974	1	1968	Moved to Southern Metropolitan FL in 1975
TransAdelaide			Railways Oval, Adelaide	ASFA	1920s	1930, 1937–1995	1	1981	Merged with Adelaide Tigers to form TransAdelaide Tigers in 1996
TransAdelaide Tigers		Tigers		–	1996	1996–1998	0	-	Folded in 1998
Underdale United	Gold and blue		West Park, Adelaide	SMFL	1919	1928-1940	3	1934	Folded in 1941
University of South Australia		Crows	The Levels	–	1970	1970–1992	0	-	Folded in 1993
Unley Amateurs			South Parklands, Adelaide	–	1934	1934	0	-	Folded after 1934 season
West Adelaide		Bloods	Richmond Oval, Richmond	SAWFL	1892	2017	0	-	Women's team only; moved to SANFLW in 2018
West Adelaide United			Railways Oval, Adelaide	–	1935	1935-1937	3	1937	Folded in 1938
West Lakes		Lakers	Jubilee Reserve, West Lakes Shore	PADFA, SAFA	1930	1951–1977, 1988–1995	5	1988	Merged with SMOSH to form SMOSH West Lakes in 1996
Western Warriors		Warriors	GS Kingston Park (Park 23), Adelaide	–	2001	2001-2006	0	-	Folded in 2007
Westfields				NMFL	1960s	1985–1986	0	-	Returned to Northern Metropolitan FL in 1987
Wingfield Royals		Royals, Wolves, Wingies	Eastern Parade Reserve, Ottoway	SMFL	1954	1982–1998, 2000–2014	2	2007	Folded in 2015
Woodville		Woodpeckers	Woodville Oval, Woodville South	PADFA	1938	1940–1958	3	1954	Moved to South Australian National FL in 1959
Woodville District						1979–1990	1	1980
Woodville West				–	1982	1983-1987	1	1983	Folded in 1988
YMCA			Mistletoe Park (Park 11), Adelaide	–	1920	1922–1934, 1936–1940	0	-	Folded in 1941

The league has received media publicity over a number of incidents occurring at matches in recent years.

2005

• After the 2005 Division 4 Grand Final, Salisbury West forfeited promotion, had premiership points deducted for the 2006 season and five players received a total of 38 games suspension following a number of violent incidents during their heavy loss to Payneham Norwood Union.^[15]

2011

• Spectators at West Croydon were approached by sex workers during junior games to offer their services.^[16]

2012

• 19 May – Police were called after a spectator wielded a knife and another used a broken beer bottle as a weapon in a fight during a match between Ingle Farm and Trinity Old Scholars. Ingle Farm had to hire security guards and ban drinking in certain areas for their remaining home games of the season.^[17]
• 10 June – Three players were allegedly involved in an incident where their names were signed in permanent marker on a bar whilst representing the SAAFL in Tasmania as part of the Under-23 representative team.^[18]

2013

• 25 May: An alleged brawl involving up to 20 people occurred in the car park during a match involving Smithfield and Ingle Farm.^[19]
• 25 May: A Westminster Old Scholars player was allegedly attacked with a glass bottle during a match.^[19]
• 1 June: A Central United player was banned for life following a 'disgusting' act where he smeared faeces on the door of the umpires' changeroom following a match against Blackfriars Old Scholars.^[20]
• June: One player was sentenced to eight months jail following a "coward punch" against an opponent in a C2 Division match between Adelaide Lutheran and Seaton Ramblers.^[21]
• 15 June: Aboriginal Salisbury North coach Eugene Warrior was racially abused by a Henley supporter.^[22]
• 20 July: Two Smithfield players reported for striking a player and abusing umpires resulted in the Smithfield club being suspended from the league for the rest of the season.^[23]
• 7 September: Police were called after the Division 7 Grand Final between Ingle Farm and Angle Vale was called off with 10 minutes remaining when a wild brawl broke out between spectators.^[24]
• 27 September: A Salisbury North player was banned for life as a result of an incident in the Division 1 Grand Final, and two other Salisbury North players were also suspended.^[25][26]
• Central United had 10 Category A reports during the season, resulting in a combined total of 36 games suspension, with one player banned for life.^[27]
• Salisbury North had eight suspensions for a total of 35 games.^[27]
• Salisbury West punished three players who abused umpires by forcing them to officiate games without pay.^[27]

2014

• Smithfield were reinstated to the competition with stipulations around player behaviour. An incident in its Under 18 team involving umpire abuse and intimidation resulted in that team being withdrawn. Its coach was suspended for 18 months, one player was suspended for 8 matches, two other players suspended for four and two games. The club was also fined $2,000, and the A-Grade and B-Grade teams were penalised 8 premiership points each.^[28][29]
• Central United were deducted nine premiership points as a result of a player being suspended for spitting at and striking another player in a game played on 19 July 2014 against Blackfriars Old Scholars.^[30]
• Salisbury and Ingle Farm's Under 18 teams were each deducted six premiership points for involvement in a wild melee.^[30]
• A North Pines player was suspended for 32 weeks, resulting in a life ban, for attempting to headbutt, threatening and abusing an umpire and racial vilification during a Division 7 Semi-Final against Adelaide University. The match resulted in a forfeit after the North Pines team walked off the field to protest the umpiring and three of its players being reported.^[31] The team's coach was suspended for 12 months, every North Pines player was suspended for 4 games (suspended until the end of the 2017 season) and North Pines was fined $2000.^[32]

2015

• An Eastern Park player was suspended for ten weeks for recklessly knocking out an umpire's tooth in an on-field collision on 12 April 2015.^[33]
• Ingle Farm were forced to forfeit their C4 game against Pulteney on 9 May 2015 as a result of the club having no players available to play after a bench clearing brawl against Rosewater the previous week.^[34] One Ingle Farm player was banned for life after being identified as the instigator by the league's investigation committee.^[35]
• Salisbury's Under-18 Coach was suspended for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016 for failing to stop a melee that occurred during an Under-18 game against Mitcham on 10 May 2015, and for misleading the tribunal during the investigation. The club was also fined $500, one player suspended for six games, and the team was forced to forfeit its following two games due to lack of players.^[36]
• A Rosewater player was suspended for four matches for abusing and threatening an umpire during their 13 June game against Pulteney.^[37]
• Salisbury North were deducted eight premiership points for each of their teams and fined $4,000 following an incident in a C-Grade game against Plympton on 18 July. A player was suspended for 10 games for striking and misconduct, and the C-Grade team was suspended for the remainder of the season.^[38]
• Four people were arrested, including two allegedly armed with knives, following a brawl between two warring families during a junior game between Rosewater and West Croydon.^[39]
• Eastern Park and Salisbury West forfeited their junior games for one week as a result of an incident involving shoving and verbal abuse between parents from both clubs at an under-12 game on 2 August.^[40]

2016

• A Rosewater player was suspended for eight games for abusing and threatening an umpire during their 18 June game against CBC Old Collegians.^[37]
• A Rosewater player was suspended for 20 years and the club suspended from the competition after he pleaded guilty to striking an umpire in a Division 5 game against Blackfriars Old Scholars on 16 July.^[37][41] Another player was reported for undue rough play in the same game and refused to leave the ground until the umpire asked the Rosewater coach to remove him from the ground.^[37] Further controversy occurred the following weekend when a picture showing players doing an obscene hand gesture with a caption reading "f*** u saafl" was posted by a senior player to social media.^[42]

2017

• North Pines avoided expulsion from the league after a club official ran onto the field during play and twice punched an opposition player. The official was suspended for seven years, and the club was ordered to employ a full-time security guard at all home games.^[43]
• Salisbury North were deducted 6 premiership points after a player was suspended for four matches for abusing and threatening a Division 1 reserves umpire.^[44]

2018

• Salisbury West's captain received a 27-game suspension for four incidents, including breaking an opponent's jaw, during a home Qualifying Final against Trinity Old Scholars which resulted in a life ban; this more than doubled the Adelaide Footy League's threshold of 12 weeks. Despite Salisbury West winning the game by nine points, the club was ejected from the finals and suspended from the league for the rest of the year.^[45]
• Salisbury North were deregistered from the league after a player received an eight-week suspension for striking, and the league suspended all three of Salisbury North's senior teams for the rest of the 2018 season for breaking an amended affiliation agreement (AAA) regarding poor on-field behaviour^[46]

2021

• A Central United player was suspended for 10 matches and deregistered from the competition after striking a runner from the opposition team in a Division 7 game against Adelaide Lutheran.^[47]

2024

• During a Division 3 match between Scotch OC and Pembroke Old Scholars at Norwood Oval, Scotch player Max Marslen was involved in an altercation with a spectator on the boundary line. Marslen was banned for nine weeks and the spectator was given a lifetime ban. ^[48]

The league received media coverage in 2014 due to extreme scores in a number of games.

• Consideration was given to reorganising the divisional structure after Kilburn Football Club, in Division 3, was beaten by a combined 736 points in their first two games of the season, whilst forfeiting their B-Grade matches on the same two occasions.^[49] Kilburn later forfeited an A-Grade game against Salisbury when a few players misunderstood the start time and a few others could not find their way to the ground.^[50]
• Brahma Lodge were relegated from the Division 4 competition after losing a number of players.^[51]
• Mitchell Park and Flinders University were both reduced to one team each, with Flinders University taking the place of Mitchell Park's reserves in the Division 6 Reserves competition, due to an exodus of players.^[52]
• Blackfriars Old Scholars set a new SAAFL record score when they posted 71.30 (460) in a 429-point win against Angle Vale in Division 6.^[53][54] This resulting in the Angle Vale coach, Peter McMillan, quitting^[55] the following Tuesday night at a crisis meeting^[56] and being replaced by Reserves coach Rob Warren.
• Wingfield Royals forfeited a match in Division 7 against Smithfield on 24 May following six straight losses by an average of 198 points.^[57]
• Both Kilburn (in Division 3 against Pembroke Old Scholars) and Angle Vale (in Division 6 against Ingle Farm) forfeited their A-Grade games on 5 July.^[58]
• Salisbury West requested to be relegated from Division 3 to Division 5 after losing more than half their squad when they did not pay them for the second half of the 2014 season.^[59]

An attempt to oust then President Gino Capogreco in October 2013 failed when the vote was defeated at an extraordinary meeting of the league.^[60] Mr. Capogreco was accused of altering a document and physically threatening a board member.^[61][62] Mr. Capogreco was later defeated at the following AGM.

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