The Hills Football League (HFL) is an 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 - Division 1 (Formerly Central Division - mostly the larger towns in the Hills region); - Division 2 (Formerly Country Division - the remaining clubs in the region). Both divisions have their own programs for the season. There is a promotion and relegation system that received criticism in 2014 following the ultimately unsuccessful decision to relegate Echunga in the same season that they won the Central Division premiership. It is the second biggest league 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 a feat that was followed by Hahndorf in 2016. History The Hills FL was formed in 1967 as a result of the merger of the original Hills Central FL and the Torrens Valley FL. For a number of years, the competition consisted of three divisions, firstly known as the Central Zone, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. This later changed to Zone 1, 2 and 3 with two years also providing a Zone 4. Eventually in 1979 the two divisions that exist today was established. The one year that was an exception was 1983 when competition was played in one division. Heathfield-Aldgate United hold the record for the most premierships won in succession from 1971 to 1977. Grades The HFL consists of: Junior Grades Under 14's (mini colts) Under 16's (junior colts) Under 18's (senior colts) Senior Grades A Grade(A1) B Grade(A2) C Grade(A3) Division 1 Premierships 1967 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1968 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1969 - Mount Barker 1970 - Mount Barker 1971 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1972 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1973 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1974 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1975 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1976 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1977 - Heathfield-Aldgate United 1978 - Onkaparinga Valley 1979 - Uraidla 1980 - Uraidla 1981 - Lobethal 1982 - Mount Barker 1983 - Mount Barker 1984 - Hahndorf 1985 - Hahndorf 1986 - Mount Lofty District 1987 - Eastern Rangers 1988 - Blackwood 1989 - Uraidla 1990 - Mount Lofty District 1991 - Blackwood 1992