State League South Australia is a series of semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues in the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of State League 1 South Australia (SL1) and State League 2 South Australia (SL2), which comprise the second and third tiers of soccer in South Australia and the third and fourth tiers of soccer in Australia. The league was founded in 2012 as a successor to the FFSA Premier and State Leagues and is managed by Football South Australia.
State League 1 is a single division of 12 teams who play home and away in the regular season. The team that finishes top of the ladder are crowned premiers and win promotion to the National Premier Leagues South Australia (NPL SA), with the top six teams qualifying for a finals series, culminating in early September with a Grand Final. The winners of the Grand Final are crowned champions and are promoted to the NPL SA, unless they have already won promotion as premiers, in which case the other Grand Finalist is awarded promotion.
State League 2 consists of a North (SL2N) and South (SL2S) division, each consisting of eight teams who play each other three times over the course of the regular season, with the top four teams of each conference qualifying for the promotion playoffs. The two premiers play each other in a championship match, with the winner gaining promotion to State League 1, and the loser joining the bracket with the other six teams, who play for the second promotion spot. State League 2 will expand to 20 teams in 2026 and 24 teams in 2027.
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.
State League 2 was split into north and south conferences for the 2025 season.
Current members
State League 1 Club Location Home Ground Adelaide Blue Eagles Marden Marden Sports Complex Adelaide Cobras FC Plympton Weigall Oval 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 Western Strikers Royal Park Carnegie Reserve
State League 2
Conference Club Location Home 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. Club Location Home ground Angle Vale Angle Vale Angle Vale Community Sports Centre Barossa United Nuriootpa Hoffman Oval Elizabeth Downs Elizabeth Downs Argana Park Plympton Bulldogs Plympton Park Plympton Oval
Honours
2006–2012 The league was founded in 2006 with one division.
SeasonChampionsPremiers2006Adelaide Cobras—2007Adelaide Comets2008West AdelaideSalisbury United2009Enfield CityEnfield City2010Playford CityNoarlunga United2011South AdelaideSalisbury United2012Para 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.
+ChampionsSeasonDivision 1Division 22016Cumberland UnitedNoarlunga United2017Sturt LionsSeaford Rangers2018Adelaide RaidersAdelaide Victory2019Cumberland UnitedAdelaide Hills2020Sturt LionsEastern United2021White CityAdelaide University2022West AdelaideVipers2023Adelaide Croatia RaidersSalisbury United2024Playford CityThe Cove
+PremiersSeasonDivision 1Division 22016Cumberland United—2017South AdelaideSeaford Rangers2018Adelaide Blue EaglesPlayford City2019Modbury JetsAdelaide Hills2020South AdelaideAdelaide Cobras2021West Torrens BirkallaPort Adelaide2022Modbury JetsAdelaide Cobras2023Adelaide Croatia RaidersSalisbury United2024West Torrens BirkallaPontian Eagles
See also Soccer in South Australia
References
External links Football SA Official website