The South Australian State League is now the third-tier state-level football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 competition in South Australia. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia

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...

 (FFSA), the state's governing body. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the Premier League while the bottom two sides in the Premier League are relegated to the State League. Prior to the 2006 season, this was the second-highest level competition in South Australia

South Australia

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. The reigning champions of the state league 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 are now in the Premier League

South Australian Premier League

The South Australian Premier League is now the second-highest state-level football competition in South Australia. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia , the state's governing body. Prior to the 2006 season, this was the highest level competition in South Australia...

. In 2008 West Adelaide SC and SASI have been admitted and will increase the number of teams to 10 in the State League

2011 State League Clubs

Team	Coach	Home Ground	Location	Founded
The Cove SC The Cove SC The Cove is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. The Cove play in the South Australian State League. The club was established in 1983 and is based at Club Cove in the Adelaide suburb of Hallett Cove in South Australia.-History:...	Danny Graystone	Club Cove	Hallett Cove Hallett Cove, South Australia Hallett Cove is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia, with a population of more than 12,000 people. Adjoining suburbs are Marino to the north, Trott Park and Sheidow Park to the east and Lonsdale to the south. It is within the City of Marion Local Government Area...	1983
Gawler Gawler SC The Gawler Soccer & Sports Club, known as The Gawler Eagles, provides organized soccer games for boys and girls, men and women from 5 years to over 50 years old, The Club currently has over 30 teams in the FFSA State League, SAASL, SAWSA, EDJSA and FFSA Junior Premier League...	John Duthie	Karbeethan Reserve	Evanston Evanston, South Australia Evanston is a suburb south of the town of Gawler, South Australia.-References:...	1978
N.A.B	Unknown	Athelstone Recreation Reserve	Athelstone Athelstone, South Australia Athelstone is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown. It was established in the 19th century but has only became part of suburban Adelaide in the second half of the 20th century....	1989
Northern Demons Virtus Soccer Club Virtus Soccer Club, known as Northern Demons are a football club from Port Pirie, South Australia. Northern Demons play in the South Australian State League. Their home ground is Byrne Park. Aside from their senior teams, the club currently have three sides in the Junior Premier League which play...	Dominic Sciangalepore	Byrne Park	Port Pirie Port Pirie, South Australia -Transport:Port Pirie is located off National Highway One. It is serviced by an airport five minutes out of the city.- Railways :The first railways in Port Pirie were of the narrow [3' 6"] gauge....	1951
Salisbury United Salisbury United Salisbury United Football Club are a football club from Salisbury, South Australia. Salisbury play in the FFSA South Australian State League. Their home ground is at Steve Jarvis Park.-History:...	Unknown	Steve Jarvis Park	Salisbury Salisbury, South Australia Salisbury is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives divisions of Wakefield and Port Adelaide...	1954
Seaford Seaford Rangers Seaford Rangers are a football club from Seaford, South Australia. Seaford play in the South Australian State League...	Ben Dale	Karingal Reserve	Seaford Seaford, South Australia Seaford is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga.-History:Seaford, a coastal suburb to the near south of Port Noarlunga, was set out on Sections 334 and 340, Hundred of Noarlunga, in 1954 by the Wakefield Land Company Pty Ltd...	1970
South Adelaide South Adelaide Panthers FC South Adelaide Panthers Football Club are a football club from the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Panthers play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League. Their home ground is at the O'Sullivan Beach Sports Complex, known affectionately as Panther Park.-History:One of the...	Aldo Maricic	O'Sullivan Beach Sports Complex	O'Sullivan Beach O'Sullivan Beach, South Australia O'Sullivans Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. O'Sullivans Beach has a unique postcode of 5166, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christies Beach and Noarlunga Centre to the south east, Christies Beach to the south, and Port...	1997
Sturt Lions FC Sturt Lions FC Sturt Lions is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. Sturt Lions play in the South Australian State League. They play home games at AA Bailey Reserve.-Current Squad:...	Alan Paice	A A Bailey Recreation Ground	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....	2011
Western Toros Western District Toros Western District Toros are a football club from Pennington, South Australia. Toros play in the South Australian State League. Their home ground is at Pennington Oval...	Leigh Mathews	Pennington Oval	Pennington Pennington, South Australia Pennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.-History:...	Unknown
West Adelaide West Adelaide SC West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was...	Ross Aloisi Ross Aloisi Ross Aloisi is a former Australian football player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns...	Kingston Gardens	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1962