Adelaide Football Club
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia that was founded in 1990. The Crows have fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1991, and a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition since 2017. The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. Since 2014 Adelaide have played home matches at the Adelaide Oval, a 53,500-seat stadium located on the northern bank on the River Torrens in North Adelaide.
| Adelaide Football Club | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Adelaide Football Club Limited | |||
| Nickname(s) | Crows Crom | |||
| Motto | We Fly As One | |||
| 2023 season | ||||
| After finals | - (AFL) 3rd (SANFL) 3rd (AFLW) | |||
| Home-and-away season | 10th (AFL) 3rd (SANFL) 1st (AFLW) | |||
| Leading goalkicker | Taylor Walker (76) (AFL) Lachlan Gollant (42) (SANFL) Danielle Ponter (20) (AFLW) | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 12 September 1990 | |||
| Colours | Navy blue, red, gold | |||
| Competition | AFL: Senior men AFLW: Senior women SANFL: Reserves men | |||
| Chairman | John Olsen | |||
| CEO | Tim Silvers | |||
| Coach | AFL: Matthew Nicks AFLW: Matthew Clarke SANFL: Michael Godden | |||
| Captain(s) | AFL: Jordan Dawson AFLW: Chelsea Randall SANFL: Jack Madgen | |||
| Premierships | AFL (2) AFLW (3) | |||
| Ground(s) | AFL: Adelaide Oval (53,500) AFLW: Norwood Oval (10,000) Unley Oval (10,000) | |||
| Former ground(s) | Football Park (1991–2013) | |||
| Training ground(s) | Football Park Thebarton Oval (future) | |||
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| Other information | ||||
| Official website | afc.com.au | |||
The Crows were formed in 1990 as the de facto state team representing South Australia in the AFL. They were originally owned by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though they gained administrative independence in 2014. They played their first season in 1991 and finished in 9th place, the highest ranking of any expansion club in the AFL in a debut year. The men's team won both the 1997 and 1998 Grand Finals, and have appeared in 15 finals series in their 29-year history. Adelaide is the most successful team in the AFL Women's competition, and is one of two clubs (the other being the Brisbane Lions) that have won multiple premierships; winning in 2017, 2019 and 2022 (S6). It also fields a reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), along with the other South Australian football team in the Port Adelaide Football Club.
The men's team is currently coached by Matthew Nicks and is captained by Jordan Dawson.