The Port Adelaide Football Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since the club’s first game in 1870, the club has won 34 SANFL premierships including six in a row and achieved the honour of being Champions of Australia on four occasions. From its foundation in 1870 to 1996, the club representing Port Adelaide competed in the SANFL as the "Port Adelaide Football Club". Over the years, it has had many nicknames, including: the Cockledivers, Seaside Men, Seasiders, Mudholians, Dustholians and Magentas, before finally settling on Magpies in 1902. In 1997 The Port Adelaide Football Club joined the Australian Football League (AFL). On entry, Port Adelaide adopted a new nickname, The "Power" and added two more colours (Silver and Teal) in a requirement to differentiate itself from existing AFL club Collingwood. Since joining the AFL Port Adelaide have added to their Premiership haul by adding the 2004 AFL Premiership, thereby bringing the total Premierships attained by the Port Adelaide Football Club (PAFC) to 35, (1 AFL and 34 SANFL), as well as a 4 time Champion of Australia. Since 1997 Port Adelaide has also won two night Premierships (2001 & 2002) and have finished the regular AFL season as Minor Premier on 3 occasions (2002,2003 & 2004). Its AFL license is held by the SANFL.
