Adelaide City Football Club

Origins and early years

The club was founded in a back room of the Bailetti sports store on Hindley Street, Adelaide by the shop's owner Mario Bailetti and a small group of former members of a club called Savoia. Supported primarily by members of the city's Italian community, the club was originally called Juventus after the Italian club in 1946 and subsequently renamed Adelaide Juventus in 1960. Bailetti served as chairman for the first 14 years of the club's existence and, after also serving in senior executive roles with the South Australian Soccer Federation, later had the western grandstand of Hindmarsh Stadium named in his honour. Juventus began life in the second division of South Australian soccer, winning promotion at its first attempt. However, Juventus was relegated straight back to the second tier in 1947, where it remained for another two years. In 1949, Juventus was promoted again and it has remained at the highest level of South Australian soccer ever since, save for several seasons during the club's National Soccer League stint. Early star players included Italian post-war migrant Fulvio Pagani, a fullback who was also selected for the Australian national team. The first of many state championships arrived in 1953. This was followed by another five titles before the end of the 1950s including an unprecedented four in-a-row between 1956 and 1959. Between 1953 and 1959, the club won 106 of 127 games and six of the seven championships it contested. An…

Continental

Oceania Club Championship Winners (1): 1987 National

National Soccer League Champions Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 1994 Runners-up (2): 1993, 1995 NSL Cup Winners (3): 1979, 1989, 1991–92 Runners-up (1): 1978 State Leagues

First Division / Premier League / Super League / NPL South Australia Champions Winners (20): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2026 Runners-up (16): 1950, 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 Premier League / Super League / NPL South Australia Premiers Winners (4): 2008, 2016, 2022, 2026 Runners-up (2): 2005, 2011 Second Division / State League / Premier League / SA State League 1 Champions Winners (4): 1946, 1949, 1987, 1999 Runners-up (2): 1982, 1983 Third Division / State League / SA State League 2 Champions Winners (1): 1978 State Cups

Federation Cup Winners (18): 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022 Runners-up (8): 1951, 1967, 1968, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 First Division Cup Winners (4): 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 Runners-up (1): 1952 Second Division Cup Runners-up (2): 1946, 1949 Third Division Cup Winners (1): 1978 Top Four Cup Winners (3): 1971, 1972, 1973 Runners-up (2): 1970, 1976 Summer Night Series Winners (18): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1974, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992 March, 1992 September, 1994, 1995,…