The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the state of South Australia.
Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association on the 30th of April 1877, the SANFL is not only the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia, but one of the oldest football competitions in the world, forming just a few years after the United Hosp...
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The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the state of South Australia.
Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association on the 30th of April 1877, the SANFL is not only the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia, but one of the oldest football competitions in the world, forming just a few years after the United Hospitals Challenge Cup (1874), the oldest rugby football competition and over a decade before The Football League (soccer). Additionally, the Magarey Medal awarded to the league's best and fairest player is the oldest individual award in Australian rules football.
The SANFL owns Football Park (also known as "AAMI Stadium" due to a naming-rights agreement), which is the largest stadium in South Australia.
The league has a total audience including television and radio of over 1.5 million and has the highest attendance of a regional league of any...
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