The South Australian Football Association (SAFA) was a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia from 1978 [1] to the end of the 1995 season. [2]
Club | Years Participating | Joined from | Went to | Where are they now? |
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Adelaide Tigers | 1993–95 | merged with TransAdelaide FC [2] | TransAdelaide Tigers folded in 1999 [3] | |
Athelstone | 1978–95 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
Brighton | 1987–90 | left Southern Metropolitan FL | merged with Brighton High Old Scholars FC [4] | Now part of Brighton DOS in Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Burnside | 1978 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | merged with Kensington FC | see Burnside-Kensington |
Burnside-Kensington | 1979–80 | merger of Burnside FC & Kensington Gardens FC | joined SAAFL [5] | Folded in 2002 [6] |
Campbelltown-Magill | 1978–79 (1978 as Campbelltown-Magill United) | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined Central District FA | Folded in 1998 [7] |
Edwardstown | 1978–95 | left Glenelg-South Adelaide FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Elizabeth | 1978–88 | left Central District FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Ferryden Park | 1978–84 | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [8] | Folded in 1996 [2] |
Flinders Park | 1978–95 | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Gepps Cross | 1978–83 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Henley District and Old Scholars | 1982–93 | left SAAFL [9] | merged with Greek FC (part of Greek Camden FC) [10] | Now Henley in Adelaide Football League Division2 |
Hope Valley | 1978–79 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 5 |
Ingle Farm | 1978–88 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [11] | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Mitchell Park | 1987–93 | left Southern Metropolitan FL | joined Southern FL | Adelaide Football League Division 7 |
Modbury | 1978–87 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | SAAFL [12] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Mount Lofty District | 1979–85 | merger of Heathfield-Aldgate FC & Stirling FC | joined Hills FL | Hills FL Division 1 |
Norwood Districts | 1978–89 (1978–81 as Hectorville) | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [13] | Now Hectorville in Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Norwood Union | 1978 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined Glenelg-South Adelaide FA | see Payneham-Norwood Union |
Para Hills | 1992–94 | left Northern Metropolitan FL | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 7 |
Payneham | 1980–1993 | left SAAFL [14] | merged with Norwood Union FC | see Payneham-Norwood Union |
Payneham-Norwood Union | 1994–95 | merger of Payneham FC & Norwood Union FC | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Plympton | 1990–95 | left Southern FL | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Pooraka | 1978–95 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 5 |
Port District | 1979–83 | merger of Exeter FC & Semaphore Central FC [15] | joined SAAFL [16] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Salisbury North | 1979-88, 1992–95 | 1979: left
Central District FA
[1] 1992: left Northern Metropolitan FL |
1989: joined
Northern Metropolitan FL 1996: joined SAAFL [2] |
Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
Salisbury West | 1995 | left Central District FA | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Tea Tree Gully | 1978–87 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [12] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Walkerville | 1980–89 | left SAAFL [14] | joined SAAFL [13] | Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
West Lakes | 1978–87 (1978–83 as Semaphore Park) | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [12] | Now part of SMOSH West Lakes in Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Awarded for Best on Ground in an A1 Grand Final
The South Australian Football Association (SAFA) was a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia from 1978 [1] to the end of the 1995 season. [2]
Club | Years Participating | Joined from | Went to | Where are they now? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Tigers | 1993–95 | merged with TransAdelaide FC [2] | TransAdelaide Tigers folded in 1999 [3] | |
Athelstone | 1978–95 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
Brighton | 1987–90 | left Southern Metropolitan FL | merged with Brighton High Old Scholars FC [4] | Now part of Brighton DOS in Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Burnside | 1978 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | merged with Kensington FC | see Burnside-Kensington |
Burnside-Kensington | 1979–80 | merger of Burnside FC & Kensington Gardens FC | joined SAAFL [5] | Folded in 2002 [6] |
Campbelltown-Magill | 1978–79 (1978 as Campbelltown-Magill United) | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined Central District FA | Folded in 1998 [7] |
Edwardstown | 1978–95 | left Glenelg-South Adelaide FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Elizabeth | 1978–88 | left Central District FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Ferryden Park | 1978–84 | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [8] | Folded in 1996 [2] |
Flinders Park | 1978–95 | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Gepps Cross | 1978–83 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Henley District and Old Scholars | 1982–93 | left SAAFL [9] | merged with Greek FC (part of Greek Camden FC) [10] | Now Henley in Adelaide Football League Division2 |
Hope Valley | 1978–79 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 5 |
Ingle Farm | 1978–88 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [11] | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Mitchell Park | 1987–93 | left Southern Metropolitan FL | joined Southern FL | Adelaide Football League Division 7 |
Modbury | 1978–87 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | SAAFL [12] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Mount Lofty District | 1979–85 | merger of Heathfield-Aldgate FC & Stirling FC | joined Hills FL | Hills FL Division 1 |
Norwood Districts | 1978–89 (1978–81 as Hectorville) | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [13] | Now Hectorville in Adelaide Football League Division 4 |
Norwood Union | 1978 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined Glenelg-South Adelaide FA | see Payneham-Norwood Union |
Para Hills | 1992–94 | left Northern Metropolitan FL | joined SAAFL | Adelaide Football League Division 7 |
Payneham | 1980–1993 | left SAAFL [14] | merged with Norwood Union FC | see Payneham-Norwood Union |
Payneham-Norwood Union | 1994–95 | merger of Payneham FC & Norwood Union FC | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Plympton | 1990–95 | left Southern FL | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Pooraka | 1978–95 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 5 |
Port District | 1979–83 | merger of Exeter FC & Semaphore Central FC [15] | joined SAAFL [16] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Salisbury North | 1979-88, 1992–95 | 1979: left
Central District FA
[1] 1992: left Northern Metropolitan FL |
1989: joined
Northern Metropolitan FL 1996: joined SAAFL [2] |
Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
Salisbury West | 1995 | left Central District FA | joined SAAFL [2] | Adelaide Football League Division 6 |
Tea Tree Gully | 1978–87 | left Norwood-North FA [1] | joined SAAFL [12] | Adelaide Football League Division 1 |
Walkerville | 1980–89 | left SAAFL [14] | joined SAAFL [13] | Adelaide Football League Division 2 |
West Lakes | 1978–87 (1978–83 as Semaphore Park) | left SAAFL [1] | joined SAAFL [12] | Now part of SMOSH West Lakes in Adelaide Football League Division 3 |
Awarded for Best on Ground in an A1 Grand Final