South Australian Football Association (1978-95)

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]

Member Clubs

Club Years Participating Joined from Went to Where are they now?
Adelaide Tigers 1993-1995 merged with TransAdelaide FC[2] TransAdelaide Tigers folded in 1999 [3]
Athelstone 1978-1995 left Norwood-North FA[1] joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 3
Brighton 1987-1990 left Southern Metropolitan FL merged with Brighton High Old Scholars FC[4] Now part of Brighton DOS in Southern Football League
Burnside 1978 left Norwood-North FA [1] merged with Kensington FC see Burnside-Kensington
Burnside-Kensington 1979-1980 merger of Burnside FC & Kensington Gardens FC joined SAAFL[5] Folded in 2002 [6]
Campbelltown-Magill 1978-1979 (1978 as Campbelltown-Magill United) left Norwood-North FA [1] joined Central District FA Folded in 1998 [7]
Edwardstown 1978-1995 left Glenelg-South Adelaide FA [1] joined SAAFL[2] Southern Football League
Elizabeth 1978-1988 left Central District FA [1] joined SAAFL SAAFL Division 5
Ferryden Park 1978-1984 left SAAFL [1] joined SAAFL[8] Folded in 1996 [2]
Flinders Park 1978-1995 left SAAFL [1] joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 3
Gepps Cross 1978-1983 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL SAAFL Division 2
Henley District and Old Scholars 1982-1993 left SAAFL[9] merged with Greek FC (part of Greek-Camden FC)[10] Now Henley in SAAFL Division 1
Hope Valley 1978-1979 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL SAAFL Division 4
Ingle Farm 1978-1988 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL[11] SAAFL Division 6
Mitchell Park 1987-1993 left Southern Metropolitan FL joined Southern FL SAAFL Division 7
Modbury 1978-1987 left Norwood-North FA [1] SAAFL[12] SAAFL Division 2
Mount Lofty District 1979-1985 merger of Heathfield-Aldgate FC & Stirling FC joined Hills FL Hills FL Division 1
Norwood Districts 1978-1989 (1978-1981 as Hectorville) left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL[13] Now Hectorville in SAAFL Division 4
Norwood Union 1978 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined Glenelg-South Adelaide FA see Payneham-Norwood Union
Para Hills 1992-1994 left Northern Metropolitan FL joined SAAFL SAAFL Division 5
Payneham 1980-1993 left SAAFL[14] merged with Norwood Union FC see Payneham-Norwood Union
Payneham-Norwood Union 1994-1995 merger of Payneham FC & Norwood Union FC joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 1
Plympton 1990-1995 left Southern FL joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 3
Pooraka 1978-1995 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 4
Port District 1979-1983 merger of Exeter FC & Semaphore Central FC[15] joined SAAFL[16] SAAFL Division 1
Salisbury North 1979-1988, 1992-1995 1979: left Central District FA [1]
1992: left Northern Metropolitan FL 		1989: joined Northern Metropolitan FL
1996: joined SAAFL[2] 		SAAFL Division 1
Salisbury West 1995 left Central District FA joined SAAFL[2] SAAFL Division 7
Tea Tree Gully 1978-1987 left Norwood-North FA [1] joined SAAFL[12] SAAFL Division 1
Walkerville 1980-1989 left SAAFL[14] joined SAAFL[13] SAAFL Division 2
West Lakes 1978-1987 (1978-1983 as Semaphore Park) left SAAFL [1] joined SAAFL[12] Now part of SMOSH West Lakes in SAAFL Division 2

Premierships

A1 (John Stevens Perpetual Trophy)

A2

A3

A4

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "SAAFL History - 1978". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 "SAAFL History - 1996". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 1999". South Australian Amateur Football League. South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1991". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1981". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 2002". South Australian Amateur Football League. South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 1998". South Australian Amateur Football League. South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1985". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1982". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1994". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1989". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "SAAFL History - 1988". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "SAAFL History - 1990". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "SAAFL History - 1980". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1979". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "SAAFL History - 1984". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 "Footypedia - Flinders Park Football Club/Flinders Park Methodist Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 "Footypedia - Edwardstown Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 "Footypedia - Pooraka Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "Footypedia - Payneham Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 "Footypedia - Henley District And Old Scholars Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 "Footypedia - Athelstone Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  23. ↑ "Footypedia - Modbury Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "Footypedia - Port Districts Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 "Footypedia - South Australian Football Association (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "Footypedia - Mount Lofty Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  27. ↑ "Footypedia - Gepps Cross Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  28. ↑ "Footypedia - Ingle Farm Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "Footypedia - Elizabeth Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  30. ↑ "Footypedia - Mitchell Park Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "Footypedia - Brighton Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  32. ↑ "Footypedia - Para Hills Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Footypedia - Walkerville Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Footypedia - Plympton Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  35. ↑ "Footypedia - Salisbury North Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.