South Melbourne / Sydney

Team Details

Name: Sydney
Moniker: Swans
Seasons: 1890-1915, 1917-2026
Former Names: South Melbourne (1890-1915, 1917-1981)
Club History:
South Melbourne / Sydney (1890-1915, 1917-2026)
Home Grounds: Lakeside Oval (1890-1915, 1917-1941, 1947-1981), Princes Park (1942-1943), Junction Oval (1944-1946), SCG (1982-2026)

Team Accolades

VFA/VFL Premierships: 7 (1890-1896)
VFA/VFL Premiers: 1 (1890)
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 1 (1896)
VFA/VFL Minor Premiers: 2 (1890, 1896)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 129 (1897-1915, 1917-2026)
VFL/AFL Premiers: 5 (1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 14 (1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024)
VFL/AFL Minor Premiers: 10 (1909, 1912, 1918, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2024)

Team History

VFA/VFL History (1890-1896)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1890 VFA Season 1st 16 -1- 2 245.2% Not applicable 1st
1891 VFA Season 3rd 14 -1- 7 162.2% Not applicable 4th
1892 VFA Season 6th 9 -4- 8 107.1% Not applicable 6th
1893 VFA Season 3rd 13 -4- 4 147.8% Not applicable 4th
1894 VFA Season 3rd 11 -2- 5 143.2% Not applicable 3rd
1895 VFA Season 5th 9 -2- 7 102.4% Not applicable 5th
1896 VFA Season 1st 14 -1- 3 154.5% Runners-Up 2nd

VFL/AFL History (1897-2026)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1897 VFL Season 5th 8 -1- 5 138.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1898 VFL Season 5th 7 -0- 7 89.6% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 5th
1899 VFL Season 6th 5 -0- 9 105.2% Runners-Up 2nd
1900 VFL Season 5th 8 -0- 6 90.4% 4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 6th
1901 VFL Season 6th 8 -0- 9 99.6% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1902 VFL Season 5th 7 -0- 10 99.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1903 VFL Season 8th 2 -0- 15 54.9% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1904 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 7 108.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1905 VFL Season 5th 7 -1- 9 83.7% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1906 VFL Season 5th 8 -0- 9 99.9% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1907 VFL Season 2nd 11 -0- 6 118.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1908 VFL Season 5th 9 -0- 9 101.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1909 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 168.9% Premiers 1st
1910 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 122.2% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1911 VFL Season 2nd 13 -1- 4 140.4% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 3rd
1912 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 157.0% Runners-Up 2nd
1913 VFL Season 2nd 14 -1- 3 128.6% Defeated by St Kilda (Semi Final) 3rd
1914 VFL Season 2nd 12 -1- 5 109.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1915 VFL Season 5th 8 -0- 8 106.2% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1917 VFL Season 3rd 9 -0- 6 118.0% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1918 VFL Season 1st 13 -0- 1 143.1% Premiers 1st
1919 VFL Season 2nd 12 -0- 4 158.7% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 3rd
1920 VFL Season 5th 7 -0- 9 108.6% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1921 VFL Season 7th 5 -1- 10 84.6% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1922 VFL Season 9th 4 -1- 11 91.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1923 VFL Season 3rd 9 -0- 7 107.3% Defeated by Fitzroy (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1924 VFL Season 2nd 11 -0- 5 116.5% 4th place in round-robin finals series 4th
1925 VFL Season 8th 6 -0- 11 85.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1926 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 6 118.9% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1927 VFL Season 6th 9 -0- 9 95.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1928 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 13 85.5% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1929 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 84.8% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1930 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 100.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1931 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 99.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1932 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 118.0% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1933 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 127.5% Premiers 1st
1934 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 140.2% Runners-Up 2nd
1935 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 2 137.6% Runners-Up 2nd
1936 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 2 118.5% Runners-Up 2nd
1937 VFL Season 9th 6 -1- 11 89.9% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1938 VFL Season 12th 2 -0- 16 71.8% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1939 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 15 70.8% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1940 VFL Season 10th 7 -0- 11 87.3% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1941 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 90.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1942 VFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 4 129.0% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1943 VFL Season 8th 6 -0- 9 105.8% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1944 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 96.9% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1945 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 4 131.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1946 VFL Season 7th 10 -0- 9 106.5% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1947 VFL Season 8th 8 -1- 10 97.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1948 VFL Season 10th 7 -0- 12 82.8% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1949 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 13 80.5% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1950 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 13 75.5% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1951 VFL Season 8th 8 -1- 9 93.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1952 VFL Season 5th 11 -1- 7 105.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1953 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 9 104.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1954 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 12 81.6% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1955 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 13 87.8% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1956 VFL Season 9th 6 -1- 11 88.1% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1957 VFL Season 10th 7 -0- 11 88.8% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1958 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 11 88.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1959 VFL Season 9th 8 -0- 10 103.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1960 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 92.3% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1961 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 13 72.2% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1962 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 15 74.4% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1963 VFL Season 11th 4 -0- 14 69.8% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1964 VFL Season 11th 2 -0- 16 68.0% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1965 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 9 89.4% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1966 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 98.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1967 VFL Season 9th 5 -1- 12 82.0% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1968 VFL Season 9th 6 -1- 13 83.9% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1969 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 13 82.5% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1970 VFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 104.7% Defeated by St Kilda (Semi Final) 4th
1971 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 19 69.9% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1972 VFL Season 11th 2 -0- 20 65.1% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1973 VFL Season 12th 4 -0- 18 79.0% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1974 VFL Season 9th 9 -1- 12 83.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1975 VFL Season 12th 2 -0- 20 75.0% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1976 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 13 94.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1977 VFL Season 5th 13 -1- 8 110.6% Defeated by Richmond (Elimination Final) 5th
1978 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 13 100.3% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1979 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 16 90.9% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1980 VFL Season 6th 13 -0- 9 101.7% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1981 VFL Season 9th 8 -0- 14 85.8% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1982 VFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 103.3% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1983 VFL Season 11th 7 -0- 15 77.5% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1984 VFL Season 10th 9 -0- 13 88.1% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1985 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 16 94.5% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1986 VFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 118.4% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final) 4th
1987 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 129.5% Defeated by Melbourne (Semi Final) 4th
1988 VFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 99.7% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1989 VFL Season 7th 11 -0- 11 100.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1990 AFL Season 13th 5 -0- 17 70.4% Did not qualify for finals 13th
1991 AFL Season 12th 7 -1- 14 85.0% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1992 AFL Season 15th 3 -1- 18 74.1% Did not qualify for finals 15th
1993 AFL Season 15th 1 -0- 19 63.3% Did not qualify for finals 15th
1994 AFL Season 15th 4 -0- 18 78.1% Did not qualify for finals 15th
1995 AFL Season 12th 8 -0- 14 100.7% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1996 AFL Season 1st 16 -1- 5 123.9% Runners-Up 2nd
1997 AFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 116.2% Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Qualifying Final) 7th
1998 AFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 8 106.5% Defeated by Adelaide (Semi Final) 5th
1999 AFL Season 8th 11 -0- 11 102.6% Defeated by Essendon (Qualifying Final) 8th
2000 AFL Season 10th 10 -0- 12 101.6% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2001 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 115.7% Defeated by Hawthorn (Elimination Final) 7th
2002 AFL Season 11th 9 -1- 12 107.4% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2003 AFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 115.0% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final) 3rd
2004 AFL Season 6th 13 -0- 9 107.4% Defeated by St Kilda (Semi Final) 5th
2005 AFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 116.4% Premiers 1st
2006 AFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 128.7% Runners-Up 2nd
2007 AFL Season 7th 12 -1- 9 119.6% Defeated by Collingwood (Elimination Final) 7th
2008 AFL Season 6th 12 -1- 9 112.5% Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Semi Final) 5th
2009 AFL Season 12th 8 -0- 14 93.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
2010 AFL Season 5th 13 -0- 9 108.3% Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Semi Final) 5th
2011 AFL Season 7th 12 -1- 9 109.3% Defeated by Hawthorn (Semi Final) 6th
2012 AFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 140.6% Premiers 1st
2013 AFL Season 4th 15 -1- 6 132.5% Defeated by Fremantle (Preliminary Final) 4th
2014 AFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 142.9% Runners-Up 2nd
2015 AFL Season 4th 16 -0- 6 127.1% Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final) 5th
2016 AFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 151.2% Runners-Up 2nd
2017 AFL Season 6th 14 -0- 8 126.8% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 5th
2018 AFL Season 6th 14 -0- 8 109.5% Defeated by Greater Western Sydney (Elimination Final) 7th
2019 AFL Season 15th 8 -0- 14 97.7% Did not qualify for finals 15th
2020 AFL Season 16th 5 -0- 12 82.6% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2021 AFL Season 6th 15 -0- 7 119.9% Defeated by Greater Western Sydney (Elimination Final) 7th
2022 AFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 127.9% Runners-Up 2nd
2023 AFL Season 8th 12 -1- 10 110.0% Defeated by Carlton (Elimination Final) 8th
2024 AFL Season 1st 17 -0- 6 126.7% Runners-Up 2nd
2025 AFL Season 10th 12 -0- 11 97.0% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2026 AFL Season 2nd 18 -0- 5 136.1% Defeated by Fremantle (Preliminary Final) 3rd