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| Metropolitan Division Two | |||||||||
| Year | Champions | Runners Up | Third Placed | ||||||
| 1912 | Port Adelaide (Seconds) | ||||||||
| 1913 | Loco | St Peters | Magill | ||||||
| 1914 | St Peters | ||||||||
| 1915 | |||||||||
| 1916 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1917 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1918 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1919 | |||||||||
| 1920 | |||||||||
| 1921 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1922 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1923 | Imperial Services | ||||||||
| 1924 | Adelaide United | ||||||||
| 1925 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1926 | No Competition | ||||||||
| Metropolitan Division Two became Adelaide and Suburban League | |||||||||
| Year | Champions | Runners Up | Third Placed | ||||||
| 1927 | Port Colts | West United | Kingswood | ||||||
| 1928 | South Australian Railways | ||||||||
| Adelaide and Suburban League became Division Two | |||||||||
| Year | Champions | Runners Up | Third Placed | ||||||
| 1929 | West United | South Australian Railways | Lancashire Association | ||||||
| 1930 | Lancashire Association | North United | Northumberland & Durham | ||||||
| 1931 | Ascot Park | Unley United | Northumberland & Durham | ||||||
| 1932 | Sturt | South Adelaide | |||||||
| 1933 | Port Thistle | Largs Athletic | Northumberland & Durham | ||||||
| 1934 | South Australian Railways | North Adelaide | |||||||
| 1935 | Birkalla Rovers | Northumberland & Durham | Eastern Otiose | ||||||
| 1936 | South Adelaide | Park Albion | Prospect United | ||||||
| 1937 | Otiose | University | Tramways | ||||||
| 1938 | Park Albion | Kingswood Albion | Tramways | ||||||
| 1939 | Port Adelaide | Prospect United | Pennington Rovers | ||||||
| 1940 | Prospect United | Westbourne Park Hotspurs | Park Albion | ||||||
| 1941 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1942 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1943 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1944 | No Competition | ||||||||
| 1945 | Division Two was the Reserves division for Division One teams | ||||||||
| 1946 | Juventus | South Australian Railways | South Adelaide | ||||||
| 1947 | South Adelaide | Prospect United | Westbourne Park Hotspurs | ||||||
| 1948 | Port Thistle | Ascot Park | Sth Aust Railways | ||||||
| 1949 | Juventus | Sth Aust Railways | Prospect United | ||||||
| 1950 | Woodside United | Belgrade | Prospect United | ||||||
| 1951 | Prospect United | Colonel Light Gardens | Thebarton | ||||||
| 1952 | Budapest | Bohemians | Thebarton | ||||||
| 1953 | Vytis | Cumberland United | Polonia | ||||||
| 1954 | Lion | Polonia | Slovakia | ||||||
| 1955 | Beograd | International United | Kingswood | ||||||
| 1956 | Port Adelaide | Hungaria | Port Thistle | ||||||
| 1957 | Victoria | Roma | International United | ||||||
| 1958 | Edinburgh | Sturt | Salisbury United | ||||||
| 1959 | Adelaide Croatia | Orange | Enfield | ||||||
| 1960 | Birkalla Rovers | Enfield | Olympic | ||||||
| 1961 | Seacliffe Austria | Malta United | South Adelaide | ||||||
| 1962 | Enfield | Seacliffe Austria | Edinburgh | ||||||
| 1963 | Birkalla Rovers | Hellas | Beograd | ||||||
| 1964 | USC Lion | Malta United | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 1965 | Polonia Adelaide | Victoria | Elizabeth City | ||||||
| 1966 | Birkalla Rovers | Port Adelaide | Malta United | ||||||
| 1967 | Beograd Woodville | Cumberland United | Malta United | ||||||
| 1968 | Burnside Budapest | ED Azzurri | Para Hills | ||||||
| 1969 | Port Adelaide | Cumberland United | Para Hills | ||||||
| 1970 | Elizabeth City | Beograd Woodville | Birkalla Rovers | ||||||
| 1971 | Beograd Woodville | Malta United | South Adelaide | ||||||
| 1972 | Adelaide Croatia | Birkalla Rovers | Malta United | ||||||
| 1973 | Campbelltown City | Munno Para APAC | Elizabeth City | ||||||
| 1974 | Elizabeth City | Port Adelaide | Munno Para APAC | ||||||
| 1975 | Adelaide Croatia | Para Hills | Noarlunga United | ||||||
| 1976 | Para Hills Knights | Cumberland United | Noarlunga United | ||||||
| 1977 | Noarlunga United | Birkalla Rovers | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 1978 | Campbelltown Budapest | Port Adelaide | Westfield APAC | ||||||
| 1979 | Port Adelaide | Noarlunga United | WT Birkalla | ||||||
| 1980 | Noarlunga United | Whyalla | WT Birkalla | ||||||
| 1981 | WT Birkalla | West Adelaide | Adelaide City | ||||||
| 1982 | West Adelaide | Adelaide City | Salisbury United | ||||||
| 1983 | Salisbury United | Adelaide City | Cumberland United | ||||||
| 1984 | Cumberland United | Whyalla City | Westfield APAC | ||||||
| 1985 | Modbury Jets | USC Lion Grange | Westfield APAC | ||||||
| 1986 | Cumberland United | Westfield APAC | Seaford Noarlunga | ||||||
| 1987 | Adelaide City | Modbury | Seaford Rangers | ||||||
| 1988 | Port Adelaide | ED Azzurri | Elizabeth City | ||||||
| 1989 | Beograd Woodville | Cumberland United | Blackwood | ||||||
| 1990 | Para Hills Knights | Blackwood | Campbelltown City | ||||||
| 1991 | Elizabeth City | Olympians | Central Districts APAC | ||||||
| Division Two had a Finals Series introduced | |||||||||
| Year | Champions and Grand Final Winners | Losing Finalists | Score | Minor Premiers | Pts | Runners Up | Pts | Third Placed | Pts |
| 1992 | Olympians | Enfield City Falcons | 2:1 | Olympians | 33 | Campbelltown City | 26 | Enfield City Falcons | 24 |
| 1993 | Central Districts APAC | Seaford Rangers | 1:0 | Campbelltown City | 30 | Port Adelaide Lion | 26 | Central Districts APAC | 25 |
| Division Two renamed State League | |||||||||
| Year | Champions and Grand Final Winners | Losing Finalists | Score | Minor Premiers | Pts | Runners Up | Pts | Third Placed | Pts |
| 1994 | White City Woodville | Central Districts APAC | White City Woodville | 30 | Central Districts APAC | 26 | Elizabeth City | 22 | |
| 1995 | Olympians | Para Hills Knights | 2:1 | Para Hills Kinghts | 47 | WT Birkalla | 41 | Elizabeth City | 38 |
| 1996 | WT Birkalla | Elizabeth City | WT Birkalla | 47 | Elizabeth City | 47 | Cumberland United | 47 | |
| 1997 | Cumberland United | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Cumberland United | 48 | Croydon Kings | 47 | Elizabeth City | 43 | |
| 1998 | Modbury Jets | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Modbury Jets | 50 | West Adelaide Hellas | 43 | Enfield City Falcons | 41 | |
| 1999 | Adelaide City | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Adelaide City | 54 | Enfield City Falcons | 47 | MetroStars | 43 | |
| 2000 | Olympic FC | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Olympic FC | 56 | Northern Demons | 40 | Port Pirie City | 39 | |
| 2001 | WT Birkalla | Finals Series decided second promoted team | WT Birkalla | 58 | Para Hills Knights | 48 | Cumberland United | 39 | |
| 2002 | Croydon Kings | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Croydon Kings | 49 | Cumberland United | 48 | Enfield City Falcons | 46 | |
| 2003 | Campbelltown City | Cumberland United | 2:1 | Campbelltown City | 54 | Cumberland United | 54 | Pirates | 45 |
| 2004 | Playford City | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 5:1 | Playford City | 49 | Para Hills Knights | 48 | Adelaide Cobras | 46 |
| 2005 | Adelaide Galaxy | Port Lion Pirates | 1:1 7:1 | Adelaide Galaxy | 47 | Port Lion Pirates | 42 | Panthers | 40 |
| State League renamed Premier League | |||||||||
| Year | Champions and Grand Final Winners | Losing Finalists | Score | Minor Premiers | Pts | Runners Up | Pts | Third Placed | Pts |
| 2006 | Para Hills Knights | No Finals Series | Para Hills Knights | 45 | Enfield City Falcons | 38 | Pirates | 36 | |
| 2007 | Croydon Kings | No Finals Series | Croydon Kings | 40 | Enfield City Falcons | 37 | Western Strikers | 33 | |
| 2008 | Adelaide Hills | Western Strikers | 2:2 aet 4:3 pens | Adelaide Hills | 36 | Western Strikers | 34 | Adelaide Comets | 30 |
| 2009 | Cumberland United | Adelaide Cobras | 1:1 4:3 pens | Adelaide Cobras | 34 | White City Woodville | 31 | Cumberland United | 31 |
| 2010 | Croydon Kings | Modbury Jets | 2:1 | Modbury Jets | 39 | Croydon Kings | 32 | Enfield City Falcons | 27 |
| 2011 | Enfield City Falcons | Adelaide Comets | 4:1 | Adelaide Comets | 37 | Pirates | 35 | Enfield City Falcons | 34 |
| 2012 | Para Hills Knights | No Finals Series | Para Hills Knights | 34 | Adelaide Cobras | 34 | Cumberland United | 28 | |
| Premier League became State League | |||||||||
| Year | Champions and Grand Final Winners | Losing Finalists | Score | Minor Premiers | Pts | Runners Up | Pts | Third Placed | Pts |
| 2013 | West Adelaide | No Finals Series | West Adelaide | 86 | South Adelaide | 69 | Modbury Jets | 66 | |
| 2014 | Pirates | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Pirates | 67 | Salisbury United | 63 | Modbury Jets | 58 | |
| 2015 | Adelaide United | No Finals Series | Adelaide United | 66 | Adelaide Olympic | 66 | Cumberland United | 65 | |
| State League became State League One | |||||||||
| 2016 | Cumberland United | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Cumberland United | 48 | Para Hills Knights | 43 | White City Woodville | 40 | |
| 2017 | South Adelaide | Finals Series decided second promoted team | South Adelaide | 50 | Western Strikers | 48 | Modbury Jets | 35 | |
| 2018 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 48 | Raiders | 46 | Noarlunga United | 39 | |
| 2019 | Cumberland United | Finals Series decided second promoted team | Modbury Jets | 55 | Sturt Lions | 43 | White City Woodville | 43 | |
| 2020 | Sturt Lions | Finals Series decided second promoted team | South Adelaide | 49 | Sturt Lions | 45 | West Adelaide | 45 | |
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