1882 SAFA season

The 1882 South Australian Football Association season was the 6th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season began on Saturday 6 May.

The 1882 SAFA season was the first time that the league used behinds in determining game results.

A junior team the Royal Park Football Club entered the competition as a replacement for Adelaide/Kensington Club which withdrew the previous season after 4 games. However, Royal Park folded after five matches, their remaining five scheduled matches were declared forfeits, and collected the wooden spoon.

went on to record its 5th consecutive premiership.

Ladder
Note: Royal Park only played five matches (of which 2 were against Victorians), forfeiting one against South Park, whilst the others were declared forfeits after the club dropped out of the SAFA and folded. Each club played every other 3 times, except Royal Park which was only 2 (including the forfeits).