The Hills Football League (HFL) is an amateur Australian rules football league, situated in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, to the south east of the state capital Adelaide.
The League has over 3000 players belonging to 20 member Clubs. The League's Clubs are divided into two playing Divisions
- Central Division (Formerly Division 1 - mostly the larger towns in the Hills region);
- Country Division (Formerly Division 2 - the remaining clubs in the region).
Both divisions have their own programs for the season and there is no promotion and relegation system. It is the second biggest leagues in South Australia after the South Australian Amateur Football League.
In 2009 the Uraidla Districts Football Club became the first team in HFL history to secure all senior premierships (A,B&C) in a single season.
Read more about Hills Football League: History, Grades, Central Division, Country Division
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