| South Australian first tier | |
|---|---|
| First Division (1903–1991) | |
| Premier League (1992–2005) | |
| Super League (2006–2012) | |
| National Premier Leagues SA (2013–present) | |
| State | |
 South Australia Australia | |
| Founded | |
| 1903 | |
| Number of teams | |
| 12 (since 2016 season) | |
| Current champions/premiers | |
| Champions: Adelaide United Youth (2023) Premiers: North Eastern MetroStars (2023) | |
| Most successful clubs | |
| Champions: Adelaide City (19 titles) Premiers: North Eastern MetroStars (10 titles) |
List of Champions
editFirst division (1903–1991)
edit| Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | North Adelaide (1) | South Adelaide | Woodville | ||
| 1904 | Woodville (1) | ||||
| 1905 | Hindmarsh (1) | ||||
| 1906 | North Adelaide (2) | Cambridge | Hindmarsh | ||
| 1907 | Hindmarsh (2) | Cambridge | Adelaide | ||
| 1908 | Hindmarsh (3) | Port Adelaide | Cambridge | ||
| 1909 | Hindmarsh (4) | Cambridge | Adelaide | ||
| 1910 | Cambridge (1) | Port Adelaide | South Adelaide | ||
| 1911 | Port Adelaide (1) | ||||
| 1912 | Port Adelaide (2) | Adelaide | Hindmarsh | ||
| 1913 | Hindmarsh (5) | Cheltenham | Tandanya | ||
| 1914 | North Adelaide (3) | Hindmarsh | Adelaide | ||
| 1915 | Cheltenham (1) | Hindmarsh | North Adelaide | ||
| 1916–18 | Not held due to World War I | ||||
| 1919 | North Adelaide (4) | Sturt | Cheltenham | ||
| 1920 | Cheltenham (2) | North Adelaide | Sturt | ||
| 1921 | Cheltenham (3) | North Adelaide | Sturt | ||
| 1922 | North Adelaide (5) | Cheltenham | South Adelaide | ||
| 1923 | Cheltenham (4) | South Adelaide | North Adelaide | ||
| 1924 | Hindmarsh (6) | North Adelaide | South Adelaide | ||
| 1925 | West Torrens (1) | Port Adelaide | Sturt | ||
| 1926 | Port Adelaide (3) | Sturt | West Torrens | ||
| 1927 | Port Adelaide (4) | West Torrens | West Adelaide | L Goercke | |
| 1928 | West Torrens (2) | Sturt | West Adelaide | ||
| 1929 | West Torrens (3) | Port Adelaide | Sturt | ||
| 1930 | West Adelaide (1) | S.A. Railways | West Torrens | ||
| 1931 | Port Adelaide (5) | West Torrens | Lancashire | ||
| 1932 | West Torrens (4) | Port Adelaide | Lancashire | ||
| 1933 | Kingswood (1) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | ||
| 1934 | Port Thistle (1) | West Torrens | Kingswood | ||
| 1935 | Port Thistle (2) | West Torrens | Kingswood | ||
| 1936 | West Torrens (5) | Port Adelaide | Port Thistle | ||
| 1937 | Port Thistle (3) | Sturt | Kingswood | ||
| 1938 | Northumberland & Durham (1) | Birkalla Rovers | West Torrens | ||
| 1939 | West Torrens (6) | Birkalla Rovers | Sturt | ||
| 1940 | Sturt (1) | Birkalla Rovers | West Torrens | ||
| 1941 | West Torrens (7) | Sturt | Birkalla Rovers | ||
| 1942 | Not held due to World War I | ||||
| 1943 | Northumberland & Durham (2) | SA Railways | Cumberland United | ||
| 1944 | Birkalla Rovers (1) | Northumberland & Durham | Cumberland United | ||
| 1945 | Birkalla Rovers (2) | West Torrens | Cumberland United | ||