| Competition: | South Australian Soccer Federation |
| Season: | 1984 |
| Dates: | ?–6 October |
| Prevseason: | 1983 |
| Nextseason: | 1985 |
The 1984 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 78th season of soccer in South Australia and the 23rd to be run by the South Australian Soccer Federation since its reformation in 1962.
| 1983 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | |||
| Athelstone Seaford-Noarlunga Thebarton Asteras Windsor Melita | Sturt (withdrew) | ||
| Disbanded | |||
| Competition: | SASF Division One |
| Season: | 1984 |
| Dates: | 24 March–? |
| Relegated: | Adelaide City Youth Port Adelaide |
| Continentalcup1: | NSL Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Adelaide Croatia West Torrens Birkalla |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 341 |
| Best Player: | John Francis (Eastern Districts Azzurri) |
| League Topscorer: | Adrian Santrac (11 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Port Adelaide 0–5 Eastern Districts Azzurri (7 April) |
| Prevseason: | 1983 |
| Nextseason: | 1985 |
The 1984 SASF Division One season, known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 78th season of first division soccer in South Australia.[1] [2] [3]
Adelaide Croatia were champions for the second time. Adelaide City Youth and Port Adelaide were relegated.
| Competition: | SASF Division Two |
| Season: | 1984 |
| Dates: | 24 March–? |
| Promoted: | Cumberland United Whyalla City |
| Matches: | 168 |
| Total Goals: | 450 |
| Best Player: | Tom Middleton (Brighton City) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Cumberland United 5–0 Brighton City (5 May) Noarlunga United 5–0 Modbury (19 May) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Brighton City 1–6 Modbury (26 May) |
| Highest Scoring: | Brighton City 1–6 Modbury (26 May) |
| Prevseason: | 1983 |
| Nextseason: | 1985 |
The 1984 SASF Division Two season, known as the Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 61st season of second division soccer in South Australia.[4] [2] [3]
Cumberland United were champions for the first time and were promoted with Whyalla City.
Results from rounds 20 to 26 are unknown.
| 1984 P.G.H. Cup | |
| Num Teams: | 45 |
| Defending Champions: | Beograd Woodville |
| Second: | Campbelltown City |
| Matches: | 44 |
| Goals: | 155 |
| Prev Season: | 1983 |
| Next Season: | 1985 |
The 1984 SASF Federation Cup, known as the P.G.H. Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia.[5]
Eastern Districts Azzurri were champions for the second time, defeating Campbelltown City 2–1 after extra time in the final. Beograd Woodville were the defending champions, losing 0–1 in the quarter-finals to eventual finalists, Campbelltown City.
| Round | No. of fixtures | Teams | New entries this round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 13 | 45 → 32 | 26 | |
| First round | 16 | 32 → 16 | 19 | |
| Second round | 8 | 16 → 8 | None | |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | None | |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | None | |
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | None |
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| 1984 Ampol Cup | |
| Dates: | ?–21 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Defending Champions: | Eastern Districts Azzurri |
| Second: | West Adelaide Youth |
| Prev Season: | 1983 |
| Next Season: | 1985 |
The 1984 Night Series, known as the Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd running of the Night Series, a pre-season cup competition contested by the top six teams from the previous season's first division and the two newly promoted teams from the second division.[6]
Eastern Districts Azzurri were champions for the second time, defeating West Adelaide Youth in the final, successfully defending their title.
The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals. Adelaide Croatia, Para Hills, Polonia Adelaide and Salisbury United were knocked out in the group stage.
| 1984 Coca-Cola Cup | |
| Dates: | ?–6 October |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Second: | Para Hills |
| Prev Season: | 1983 |
| Next Season: | 1985 |
The 1984 Top Four Cup, known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th running of the Top Four Cup, a post-season cup competition contested by the top four teams from the first division.[1]
Adelaide Croatia were champions for the first time, defeating Para Hills 3–2 in the final. Polonia Adelaide were the previous winners, but did not qualify for this season's competition after finishing eighth.