| Organising body | Football South Australia |
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| First season | 2013 |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 46
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| Level on pyramid | 4 and 5 (notionally) |
| Promotion to | National Premier Leagues SA |
| Domestic cup(s) | National Australia Cup State Federation Cup |
| Current champions | SL1: Adelaide Raiders (2026) SL2: Pontian Eagles (2026) |
| Current premiers | SL1: Adelaide Raiders (2026) SL2N: Pontian Eagles (2026) SL2S: Vipers FC (2026) |
| Most championships | State League 1 (3 titles) State League 2 (2 titles) |
| Broadcaster | YouTube (SL1 only) |
| Website | footballsa.com.au |
State League South Australia is a series of semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues in the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of State League 1 South Australia (SL1) and State League 2 South Australia (SL2), which comprise the second and third tiers of soccer in South Australia and the third and fourth tiers of soccer in Australia. The league was founded in 2012 as a successor to the FFSA Premier and State Leagues and is managed by Football South Australia.
State League 1 is a single division of 12 teams who play home and away in the regular season. The team that finishes top of the ladder are crowned premiers and win promotion to the National Premier Leagues South Australia (NPL SA), with the top six teams qualifying for a finals series, culminating in early September with a Grand Final. The winners of the Grand Final are crowned champions and are promoted to the NPL SA, unless they have already won promotion as premiers, in which case the other Grand Finalist is awarded promotion.
State League 2 consists of a North (SL2N) and South (SL2S) division, each consisting of twelve teams who play each other twice over the course of the regular season, with the top four teams of each conference qualifying for the promotion playoffs. The two premiers play each other in a championship match, with the winner gaining promotion to State League 1, and the loser joining the bracket with the other six teams, who play for the second promotion spot.
The State League 1 was reduced from a 16 team competition to a 12 team competition from the 2016 season, as part of a restructuring of the league format, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division called State League 2.
State League 2 was split into north and south conferences ahead of the 2025 season.
| Club | Location | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Atletico | Blair Athol | Rushworth Reserve |
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | Marden | Marden Sports Complex |
| Adelaide Cobras FC | Plympton | Weigall Oval |
| Adelaide Comets | Mile End | Ellis Park |
| Adelaide Olympic | Angle Park | Apex Football Centre |
| Cumberland United | Clarence Gardens | AA Bailey Reserve |
| Eastern United | Athelstone | Athelstone Recreation Reserve |
| Fulham United | West Beach | West Beach Parks Football Centre |
| Modbury Vista | Wynn Vale | Newspot Stadium |
| Para Hills Knights | Para Hills West | The Paddocks |
| Pontian Eagles | Paralowie | Yalumba Reserve |
| The Cove FC | Trott Park | Southern Soccer Facility |
| Conference | Club | Location | Home ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Angle Vale | Angle Vale | Angle Vale Community Sports Centre |
| Barossa United | Nuriootpa | Hoffman Oval | |
| Elizabeth Downs | Elizabeth Downs | Argana Park | |
| Elizabeth Grove | Elizabeth | Dauntsey Reserve | |
| Gawler Eagles | Evanston Gardens | Karbeethan Reserve | |
| Northern Demons | Port Pirie | Byrne Park | |
| Salisbury Inter | Salisbury North | Underdown Park | |
| Salisbury United | Burton | Burton Park Football Centre | |
| Para Hills East | Para Hills | Para Hills Oval | |
| Para Hills West | Salisbury East | Manor Farm Oval | |
| Port Adelaide | Taperoo | Ngarrpadla Josie Agius Reserve | |
| Tea Tree Gully | Surrey Downs | Tilley Reserve | |
| South | Adelaide Hills Hawks | Woodside | Hawks Nest |
| Adelaide Titans | Findon | Matheson Reserve | |
| Adelaide University | North Adelaide | University Ovals | |
| Ghan Kilburn City | Ferryden Park | Ferryden Park Reserve | |
| Mount Barker United | Mount Barker | Summit Sport and Recreation Park | |
| Noarlunga United | Morphett Vale | Wilfred Taylor Reserve | |
| Plympton Bulldogs | Plympton Park | Plympton Oval | |
| Seaford Rangers | Port Noarlunga South | Karingal Reserve | |
| South Adelaide | O'Sullivan Beach | O'Sullivan Beach Sports and Community Centre | |
| Sturt Marion Thunder | Marion | Marion Oval | |
| Vipers FC | St Clair | Evian Football Park | |
| Western Strikers | Royal Park | Carnegie Reserve |
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The league was founded in 2006 with one division.
| Season | Champions | Premiers |
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| 2006 | — | Adelaide Cobras |
| 2007 | Adelaide Comets | |
| 2008 | West Adelaide | Salisbury United |
| 2009 | Enfield City | Enfield City |
| 2010 | Playford City | Noarlunga United |
| 2011 | South Adelaide | Salisbury United |
| 2012 | West Adelaide | West Adelaide |
From 2013 to 2015, the State League was part of the National Premier Leagues South Australia system.
In 2016, a second division was introduced.
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