List of NBL1 Central champions

The champion teams of the NBL1 Central, previously known as the Premier League, are determined annually by a grand final championship day hosted by Basketball South Australia.[1][2]

Champions

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Results by year

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Year Men's Champion Result Men's Runner-up Women's Champion Result Women's Runner-up
1957 North Adelaide Rockets 71–61 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 50–46 South Adelaide Panthers
1958 North Adelaide Rockets 75–55 West Torrens Eagles South Adelaide Panthers 60–58 West Torrens Eagles
1959 North Adelaide Rockets 63–37 West Torrens Eagles Vikings 76–46 West Torrens Eagles
1960 Adelaide Sports Klub 88–67 Budapest Vikings 60–24 West Torrens Eagles
1961 Budapest 58–52 Adelaide Sports Klub North Adelaide Rockets 34–31 Vikings
1962 Budapest 65–62 Adelaide Sports Klub Vikings 39–35 North Adelaide Rockets
1963 South Adelaide Panthers 51–44 Budapest Vikings 39–24 North Adelaide Rockets
1964 Adelaide Sports Klub 68–56 South Adelaide Panthers North Adelaide Rockets 46–9 Vikings
1965 South Adelaide Panthers 68–55 North Adelaide Rockets North Adelaide Rockets 45–27 K-Jets
1966 South Adelaide Panthers 75–68 Adelaide Sports Klub Adelaide Giants 44–28 North Adelaide Rockets
1967 West Adelaide Bearcats 60–56 South Adelaide Panthers North Adelaide Rockets 52–42 Adelaide Giants
1968 West Adelaide Bearcats 64–52 South Adelaide Panthers West Adelaide Bearcats 38–36 North Adelaide Rockets
1969 South Adelaide Panthers 65–64 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 62–43 West Adelaide Bearcats
1970 West Adelaide Bearcats 59–46 West Torrens Eagles North Adelaide Rockets 54–50 West Adelaide Bearcats
1971 West Adelaide Bearcats 83–60 Glenelg Tigers North Adelaide Rockets 48–46 West Adelaide Bearcats
1972 West Adelaide Bearcats 99–67 Glenelg Tigers West Torrens Eagles 40–38 North Adelaide Rockets
1973 South Adelaide Panthers 68–64 West Adelaide Bearcats West Torrens Eagles 63–57 West Adelaide Bearcats
1974 West Torrens Eagles 80–70 West Adelaide Bearcats Sturt Sabres 53–40 North Adelaide Rockets
1975 West Adelaide Bearcats 96–69 Glenelg Tigers North Adelaide Rockets 75–54 West Torrens Eagles
1976 Glenelg Tigers 66–64 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 57–56 West Torrens Eagles
1977 Glenelg Tigers 100–70 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 67–65 Glenelg Tigers
1978 West Adelaide Bearcats 95–71 South Adelaide Panthers Glenelg Tigers 64–61 Norwood Flames
1979 West Adelaide Bearcats 66–58 West Torrens Eagles Glenelg Tigers 64–61 North Adelaide Rockets
1980 West Adelaide Bearcats 90–76 Sturt Sabres West Adelaide Bearcats 68–67 North Adelaide Rockets
1981 West Adelaide Bearcats 63–59 Sturt Sabres Sturt Sabres 59–57 North Adelaide Rockets
1982 West Adelaide Bearcats 97–84 Forestville Eagles North Adelaide Rockets 65–64 West Adelaide Bearcats
1983 North Adelaide Rockets 68–65 West Adelaide Bearcats West Adelaide Bearcats 77–69 North Adelaide Rockets
1984 Central Districts Lions 84–78 North Adelaide Rockets Noarlunga City Tigers 84–66 North Adelaide Rockets
1985 Sturt Sabres 90–82 West Adelaide Bearcats Noarlunga City Tigers 69–67 North Adelaide Rockets
1986 Sturt Sabres 87–84 West Adelaide Bearcats Noarlunga City Tigers 74–63 North Adelaide Rockets
1987 South Adelaide Panthers 104–85 Forestville Eagles West Adelaide Bearcats 58–44 North Adelaide Rockets
1988 West Adelaide Bearcats 102–88 South Adelaide Panthers North Adelaide Rockets 78–61 Noarlunga City
1989 South Adelaide Panthers 111–107 Forestville Eagles North Adelaide Rockets 60–57 West Adelaide Bearcats
1990 Forestville Eagles 94–88 South Adelaide Panthers North Adelaide Rockets 59–41 West Adelaide Bearcats
1991 South Adelaide Panthers 94–82 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 81–60 West Adelaide Bearcats
1992 Noarlunga City Tigers 87–79 Sturt Sabres West Adelaide Bearcats 63–59 Norwood Flames
1993 Noarlunga City Tigers 82–64 Murray Bridge West Adelaide Bearcats 46–44 Noarlunga City
1994 West Adelaide Bearcats 84–57 Murray Bridge North Adelaide Rockets 66–62 Noarlunga City
1995 South Adelaide Panthers 89–84 Sturt Sabres Norwood Flames 57–50 Noarlunga City
1996 West Adelaide Bearcats 79–78 Noarlunga City Tigers Noarlunga City Tigers 63–47 North Adelaide Rockets
1997 South Adelaide Panthers 92–78 Noarlunga City Tigers Norwood Flames 67–64 Woodville Warriors
1998 Noarlunga City Tigers 105–88 South Adelaide Panthers North Adelaide Rockets 75–70 Norwood Flames
1999 Norwood Flames 96–69 North Adelaide Rockets Norwood Flames 97–70 North Adelaide Rockets
2000 Woodville Warriors 98–86 Forestville Eagles Norwood Flames 77–47 North Adelaide Rockets
2001 Sturt Sabres 101–88 West Adelaide Bearcats Forestville Eagles 84–70 Norwood Flames
2002 Sturt Sabres 126–116 Forestville Eagles Sturt Sabres 92–81 Forestville Eagles
2003 Forestville Eagles 109–107 North Adelaide Rockets Forestville Eagles 74–51 South Adelaide Panthers
2004 Eastern Mavericks 93–80 Woodville Warriors North Adelaide Rockets 83–57 Forestville Eagles
2005 Woodville Warriors 85–82 Forestville Eagles Forestville Eagles 73–66 North Adelaide Rockets
2006 Forestville Eagles 102–89 Sturt Sabres Sturt Sabres 76–55 Forestville Eagles
2007 North Adelaide Rockets 85–72 Norwood Flames West Adelaide Bearcats 77–57 Norwood Flames
2008 Norwood Flames 89–88 Forestville Eagles Sturt Sabres 72–57 North Adelaide Rockets
2009 Norwood Flames 94–84 Sturt Sabres Forestville Eagles 74–49 Sturt Sabres
2010 Sturt Sabres 91–82 West Adelaide Bearcats Forestville Eagles 73–54 West Adelaide Bearcats
2011 Forestville Eagles 82–68 Norwood Flames Forestville Eagles 70–58 Norwood Flames
2012 Forestville Eagles 86–78 Sturt Sabres Norwood Flames 87–67 North Adelaide Rockets
2013 Forestville Eagles 81–73 West Adelaide Bearcats Norwood Flames 71–52 North Adelaide Rockets
2014 Woodville Warriors 80–78 West Adelaide Bearcats North Adelaide Rockets 70–73 North Adelaide Rockets
2015 Norwood Flames 81–73 Sturt Sabres Norwood Flames 59–42 North Adelaide Rockets
2016 Southern Tigers 85–66 Sturt Sabres Norwood Flames 63–45 West Adelaide Bearcats
2017 West Adelaide Bearcats 77–64 Southern Tigers Southern Tigers 65–61 North Adelaide Rockets
2018 Southern Tigers 70–64 Forestville Eagles North Adelaide Rockets 79–61 Forestville Eagles
2019 Forestville Eagles 107–90 Mount Gambier Pioneers Forestville Eagles 61–58 Sturt Sabres
2020 Season cancelled[3]
2021 North Adelaide Rockets 87–72 Norwood Flames Southern Tigers 87–77 North Adelaide Rockets
2022 South Adelaide Panthers 88–58 Woodville Warriors West Adelaide Bearcats 82–75 Sturt Sabres
2023 West Adelaide Bearcats 106–95 Forestville Eagles Norwood Flames 80–65 Sturt Sabres
2024 Forestville Eagles 92–90 South Adelaide Panthers Central Districts Lions 79–67 Forestville Eagles

Results by teams

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Team Total Titles Men's Women's Notes
Titles Winning Seasons Titles Winning Seasons
North Adelaide Rockets 27 6 1957, 1958, 1959, 1983, 2007, 2021 21 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2014, 2018 Won both inaugural titles in 1957.
West Adelaide Bearcats 24 16 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2023 8 1968, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2007, 2022
West Torrens / Forestville Eagles 18 9 1974, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2024 9 1975, 1976, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019
Norwood Flames 13 4 1999, 2008, 2009, 2015 9 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023
South Adelaide Panthers 12 11 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2022 1 1958
Sturt Sabres 10 5 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2010 5 1974, 1981, 2002, 2006, 2008
Noarlunga City Tigers 7 3 1992, 1993, 1998 4 1984, 1985, 1986, 1996
Glenelg Tigers 4 2 1976, 1977 2 1978, 1979
Vikings 4 0 4 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963
Southern Tigers 4 2 2016, 2018 2 2017, 2021
Adelaide Sports Klub 3 3 1950, 1964 0
Woodville Warriors 3 3 2000, 2005, 2014 0
Budapest 2 2 1961, 1962 0
Central Districts Lions 2 1 1984 1 2024
Adelaide Giants 1 0 1 1966
Eastern Mavericks 1 1 2004 0

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Premiers". NBL1 Central. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Premiers". NBL1 Central. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "NBL1 Season Cancelled". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.