Adelaide will play two SANFL games in Murray River towns and host its first-ever home game in the city during the 2016 SANFL premiership season.

The SANFL Crows will host Sturt at Thebarton Oval in Round 15 in what will be the team’s maiden home match in Adelaide.

As revealed on Wednesday, Adelaide will kick off its 2016 SANFL premiership season in a standalone Easter Saturday clash with reigning premiers West Adelaide.

The Crows will then travel to the Mid Murray town of Mannum the following round to host the first SANFL Showdown of the season against Port Adelaide.

The clash will be the first of two regional matches for the SANFL Crows in 2016. Adelaide will also play an away game in Berri against West Adelaide in the penultimate round.

For the first time, the Crows will host a second State League home game at Thebarton Oval against the Double Blues. The Round 15 clash will be the team’s maiden home match in Adelaide and the venue’s first SANFL game in four years.

Adelaide faces an early challenge against minor premiers and Grand Finalists the Eagles at Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval in Round Three.

The Club is then scheduled to take the first of five byes the following weekend in a new fixture format introduced by the SANFL for Season 2016.

Two clubs will receive a break every round, with the exception of Rounds One and 10, under the new arrangement. All teams retain the usual mid-season bye for the SANFL’s State Game against the VFL in late May.

Adelaide’s other byes come in Rounds Eight, 12 and 19.

Click here to download the full 2016 SANFL Premiership Fixture

The Crows play every game of the 2016 SANFL season in afternoon timeslots, including early trips south to Gliderol Stadium against Glenelg in Round Five and Hickinbotham Oval in Round Six against South Adelaide.

SANFL Showdown VI is scheduled for Round 18 on Sunday, July 31 at Alberton Oval before Adelaide’s final bye of the season.

The SANFL Crows will complete their minor round campaign against the Panthers at Noarlunga on the final weekend of August.

Round Nine’s match against Central District is the only SANFL game which clashes with the Club’s AFL schedule. The senior team plays Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium on the same afternoon.

The two Crows teams will compete on the same day on just four occasions next year.

The SANFL Grand Final will be held on Sunday, September 25 at Adelaide Oval on the weekend prior to the AFL Grand Final.

Crows to play Port, South in SANFL trials

Adelaide’s 2016 SANFL Fixture

Round One

West Adelaide v Adelaide

City Mazda Stadium - Saturday, March 26 (2.10pm)

Round Two

Adelaide v Port Adelaide

Mannum Oval - Sunday, April 3 (1.40pm)

Round Three

Woodville-West Torrens v Adelaide

Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval - Sunday, April 10 (2.10pm)

Round Four – BYE

Round Five

Glenelg v Adelaide

Gliderol Stadium - Sunday, April 24 (2.10pm)

Round Six

South Adelaide v Adelaide

Hickinbotham Oval - Sunday, May 1 (2.10pm)

Round Seven

North Adelaide v Adelaide

Prospect Oval - Sunday, May 8 (1.10pm)

Round Eight – BYE

Round Nine

Central District v Adelaide

My Money House Oval - Saturday, May 21 (2.10pm)

STATE GAME v VFL – BYE

Round 10

Sturt v Adelaide

Peter Motley Oval - Saturday, June 4 (2.10pm)

Round 11

Norwood v Adelaide

Coopers Stadium – Sunday, June 12 (1.40pm)

Round 12 – BYE

Round 13

Central District v Adelaide

My Money House Oval – Saturday, June 25 (2.10pm)

Round 14

North Adelaide v Adelaide

Prospect Oval – Saturday, July 2 (2.10pm)

Round 15

Adelaide v Sturt

Thebarton Oval – Saturday, July 9 (2.10pm)

Round 16

Glenelg v Adelaide

Gliderol Stadium – Sunday, July 17 (2.10pm)

Round 17

Woodville-West Torrens v Adelaide

Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval – Saturday, July 23 (2.10pm)

Round 18

Port Adelaide v Adelaide

Alberton Oval – Sunday, July 31 (1.40pm)

Round 19 – BYE

Round 20

Norwood v Adelaide

Coopers Stadium – Saturday, August 13 (2.10pm)

Round 21

West Adelaide v Adelaide

Berri Oval – Sunday, August 21 (1.10pm)

Round 22

South Adelaide v Adelaide

Hickinbotham Oval – Weekend of August 27 (TBC)

Click here to download the full 2016 SANFL Premiership Fixture