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St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition.
Founded in 1873, the club originated in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda and was originally based at Junction Oval. It was a foundation member of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League in 1897, now the national Australian Football League. St Kilda has competed in seven VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning only once, in 1966 against Collingwood by one point. St Kilda has also won the minor premiership three times, in 1965, 1997 and 2009.
St Kilda have developed a reputation as perennial underachievers, largely due to finishing last more than any other club (27 times), holding the league's longest active premiership drought (58 years) and fourth-longest overall, and having the second-lowest all-time win percentage among current teams (ahead of only the Gold Coast Suns).
Beyond bayside St Kilda, the club also has strong ties to the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin, where Moorabbin Oval served as its home ground from 1965 to 1992. While the club continues to train there, it now plays its home matches at Docklands Stadium.
St Kilda fields both a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and reserves men's side in the Victorian Football League, having ended a long-term affiliation with the Sandringham Football Club in the latter competition in 2025. The Sandringham affiliation remains in place in the VFL Women's (VFLW).
On 14 March 1873, a meeting was held in Windsor to form the St Kilda Football Club. At this meeting, a provisional committee of men were elected. The formation was completed on 2 April 1873, and on 11 June 1873 another meeting was held to appoint the final committee. The club's original home ground was colloquially nicknamed the "Alpaca Paddock", which was a large fenced-off area at the St Kilda end of what is now known as Albert Park.
During its formation years, the club underwent multiple mergers. In June 1873, it merged with the South Yarra Football Club and adopted the red from their colour scheme. In 1875, the club briefly merged with University to stay financially viable. In March 1888, a decision was made to amalgamate St Kilda with nearby Prahran Football Club. St Kilda retained their colours, name and ground as well as picking up a number of Prahran players. St Kilda competed as a senior club in the VFA from 1877 to 1879, 1881 to 1882 and 1886 to 1896 before accepting an invitation into the breakaway competition, the Victorian Football League, from 1897 onwards.
St Kilda were one of the eight clubs that took part in the inaugural VFL season in 1897. They made their debut in an away game against Collingwood on 8 May 1897 at Victoria Park. The club's home ground in the new league was the Junction Oval in the suburb of St Kilda, Victoria and the club's first home game was against Fitzroy.
St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition.
Founded in 1873, the club originated in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda and was originally based at Junction Oval. It was a foundation member of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League in 1897, now the national Australian Football League. St Kilda has competed in seven VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning only once, in 1966 against Collingwood by one point. St Kilda has also won the minor premiership three times, in 1965, 1997 and 2009.
St Kilda have developed a reputation as perennial underachievers, largely due to finishing last more than any other club (27 times), holding the league's longest active premiership drought (58 years) and fourth-longest overall, and having the second-lowest all-time win percentage among current teams (ahead of only the Gold Coast Suns).
Beyond bayside St Kilda, the club also has strong ties to the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin, where Moorabbin Oval served as its home ground from 1965 to 1992. While the club continues to train there, it now plays its home matches at Docklands Stadium.
St Kilda fields both a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and reserves men's side in the Victorian Football League, having ended a long-term affiliation with the Sandringham Football Club in the latter competition in 2025. The Sandringham affiliation remains in place in the VFL Women's (VFLW).
On 14 March 1873, a meeting was held in Windsor to form the St Kilda Football Club. At this meeting, a provisional committee of men were elected. The formation was completed on 2 April 1873, and on 11 June 1873 another meeting was held to appoint the final committee. The club's original home ground was colloquially nicknamed the "Alpaca Paddock", which was a large fenced-off area at the St Kilda end of what is now known as Albert Park.
During its formation years, the club underwent multiple mergers. In June 1873, it merged with the South Yarra Football Club and adopted the red from their colour scheme. In 1875, the club briefly merged with University to stay financially viable. In March 1888, a decision was made to amalgamate St Kilda with nearby Prahran Football Club. St Kilda retained their colours, name and ground as well as picking up a number of Prahran players. St Kilda competed as a senior club in the VFA from 1877 to 1879, 1881 to 1882 and 1886 to 1896 before accepting an invitation into the breakaway competition, the Victorian Football League, from 1897 onwards.
St Kilda were one of the eight clubs that took part in the inaugural VFL season in 1897. They made their debut in an away game against Collingwood on 8 May 1897 at Victoria Park. The club's home ground in the new league was the Junction Oval in the suburb of St Kilda, Victoria and the club's first home game was against Fitzroy.