The Far West Football League (FWFL) is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 competition based in the Ceduna area of the Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...

 region of South Australia

South Australia

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, Australia. It currently includes clubs in Ceduna

Ceduna, South Australia

Ceduna is a small town in the West Coast region of South Australia. It is situated in the northwest corner of Eyre Peninsula, facing the islands of the Nuyts Archipelago. It lies west of the junction of the Flinders and Eyre Highways around 786 km northwest of the capital Adelaide. The port...

, Thevenard

Thevenard, South Australia

Thevenard is a port town 3 km east of Ceduna, South Australia. It is named after nearby Cape Thevenard, which in turn had been named after Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard, a French admiral. At the 2006 census, Thevenard had a population of 776.The port at Thevenard, handles bulk grain, gypsum...

, Koonibba Aboriginal community and Penong

Penong, South Australia

Penong is a small South Australian town, located on the Nullarbor Plain. Its location on the Eyre Highway makes it a popular rest-stop for travellers....

 (Western United FC). It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League

South Australian National Football League

The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....

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Current Clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	FWFL premierships	Premiership years
	Ceduna Ceduna, South Australia Ceduna is a small town in the West Coast region of South Australia. It is situated in the northwest corner of Eyre Peninsula, facing the islands of the Nuyts Archipelago. It lies west of the junction of the Flinders and Eyre Highways around 786 km northwest of the capital Adelaide. The port...	Blues		2	1997, 1999
	Koonibba	Roosters	1909-	30	1910, 1926-27-28, 1938-39-40, 1946-47-48-49, 1951, 1954, 1956-57, 1960-61, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994-95-96, 1998, 2001-02, 2010
	Thevenard Thevenard, South Australia Thevenard is a port town 3 km east of Ceduna, South Australia. It is named after nearby Cape Thevenard, which in turn had been named after Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard, a French admiral. At the 2006 census, Thevenard had a population of 776.The port at Thevenard, handles bulk grain, gypsum...	Magpies	1927-	21	1959, 1967-68-69-70-71-72-73-74, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983-84-85-86-87, 1989, 1991-92-93
	Western United Penong, South Australia Penong is a small South Australian town, located on the Nullarbor Plain. Its location on the Eyre Highway makes it a popular rest-stop for travellers....	Tigers	1974-	8	1980, 2000, 2003-04-05-06-07-08

Brief history

The Far West Football Association was formed in 1909, with founding clubs including Charra, Denial Bay, Goode, Koonibba, Murat and Penong. Prior to World War I the league changed its name firstly to County Of Way Football Association and then to Murat Bay Football League.

In 1962 The Murat Bay Football League changed name to the Far West Football League.

The Koonibba Roosters are regarded as the oldest Aboriginal community football club in Australia, having named their Team of the Century in 2009.