South Australian Premier League
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The South Australian Premier League is now the second-highest state-level football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competition in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia (FFSA)
Football Federation of South Australia
The Football Federation of South Australia is the governing body of association football in South Australia. The FFSA are affiliated to the Football Federation Australia...

, the state's governing body. Prior to the 2006 season, this was the highest level competition in South Australia. The reigning champions are Adelaide Cobras
Adelaide Cobras
The Adelaide Cobras are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. Cobras played in the South Australian Super League for the first time in 2010 but were relegated and will play in the Premier League in 2011. They play home games at Weigall Oval in Adelaide's west.-History:The Adelaide...

 who now play in the South Australian Super League
South Australian Super League
The South Australian Super League is the highest state-level association football competition in South Australia and commenced in 2006. Prior to the 2006 season, the highest level competition in South Australia was the South Australian Premier League. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the...

.

Promotion and Relegation

Each season, the champion is promoted to the Super League, while the bottom Super League club is relegated to the Premier League. Also, the top two State League clubs are promoted to the Premier League while the bottom two sides in the Premier League are relegated to the State League.

2011 Premier League Clubs

Team Coach Home Ground Location Founded
Adelaide Cobras
Adelaide Cobras
The Adelaide Cobras are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. Cobras played in the South Australian Super League for the first time in 2010 but were relegated and will play in the Premier League in 2011. They play home games at Weigall Oval in Adelaide's west.-History:The Adelaide...

 
Kris Trajanovski
Kris Trajanovski
Kris Trajanovski is an Australian association football player and coach.-Club career:After playing with Altona Magic in the Victorian State League Trajanovski attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1989. In 1991 he joined National Soccer League team Preston Makedonia...

 
Weigall Oval Plympton
Plympton, South Australia
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The name is believed to have been given by Henry Mooringe Boswarva to a private subdivision in the area, naming after his home town in Devon, England...

 
1972
Adelaide Comets
Adelaide Comets
The Adelaide Comets are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. Comets play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League. They play home games at Santos Stadium in Adelaide's west. They are new to State competition and used to play in the Amateur League.-History:The Adelaide Comets was...

 
Barney Smith Santos Stadium
Santos Stadium
Santos Stadium is a sporting venue located in the Adelaide Parklands immediately to the north of ETSA Park, Adelaide's largest netball complex....

 
Mile End
Mile End, South Australia
Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 3,918 people...

 
1994
Adelaide Hills Hawks
Adelaide Hills Hawks
The Adelaide Hills Hawks are a football club from the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Adelaide Hills play in the South Australian Premier League and are based at The Hawks Nest , Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. They are relatively new club and were only formed in 1991...

 
Doug Paterson Hawks Nest Woodside
Woodside, South Australia
Woodside is a town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The town is between Balhannah and Lobethal, from the state capital, Adelaide. Amenities include a swimming pool, , second hand store, grocery store, tennis club, bowls club and playing fields. The Johnston family of Oakbank...

 
1991
Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia.- Adelaide Olympic Facts :Name Changes:*In 1989 the club changed its name to Olympians....

 
Branko Milosevic Thebarton Oval Thebarton
Thebarton, South Australia
Thebarton is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road and Bonython Park to the east, Kintore Street to the south, and South Road to the west....

 
1978
Cumberland United
Cumberland United
Cumberland United is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. Cumberland played in the South Australian Super League in 2010 but were relegated to the South Australian Premier League for 2011...

 
Nick Pantsaras A.A. Bailey Reserve Clarence Gardens
Clarence Gardens, South Australia
Clarence Gardens is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.It is bounded to the north by Cross Road, the west by South Road, the east by Winston Avenue and the south by Edward Street....

 
1943
Enfield City Falcons
Enfield City Falcons
The Enfield City Falcons are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. Enfield play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League...

 
Peter Mihalopoulos Rushworth Reserve Enfield
Enfield, South Australia
Enfield is a suburb in Adelaide, Australia. The suburb is about a 10 minute drive north from Adelaide CBD. . The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross, Blair Athol and Clearview at the Northern end, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview at the Southern end.-History:Enfield was established as a...

 
1946
Noarlunga United Bulldogs
Noarlunga United Bulldogs
The Noarlunga United Bulldogs are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2011, Noarlunga play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League. They play at Wilfred Taylor Reserve in Adelaide's southern suburbs....

 
Brenton Hiern Wilfred Taylor Reserve Noarlunga  1963
Playford City Patriots
Playford City Patriots
Playford City Soccer Club are a football club from Elizabeth, South Australia. Playford play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League...

 
Carl Maynard Ramsay Park Elizabeth
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...

 
1956
Port Adelaide Pirates
Port Adelaide Pirates
Port Adelaide Lion Soccer Club is a football club from Port Adelaide, South Australia. Pirates play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League. Its home ground is at John Hart Reserve, Ethelton.-History:...

 
Derek Hall John Hart Reserve Port Adelaide  1903
White City Woodville
White City Woodville
White City Woodville are a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. White City Woodville play in the South Australian Premier League formed in 2006. They are based at Frank Mitchell Park in Woodville West in Adelaide's western suburbs. They are a Serbian Australian-backed club and are also...

 
Adrian Santrac Frank Mitchell Park Woodville West
Woodville West, South Australia
Woodville West is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt.Woodville West Post Office opened on 3 February 1947 and closed in 1986....

1949
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