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| Founded | 1997 | ||
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| Based in | Adelaide | ||
| Regions | South Australia | ||
| Home venue | Netball SA Stadium Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||
| Head coach | Tania Obst | ||
| Premierships | 6 (1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2023, 2024) | ||
| League | Suncorp Super Netball ANZ Championship Commonwealth Bank Trophy | ||
| 2024 placing | 1st | ||
| Website | adelaidethunderbirds.com.au | ||
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Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Thunderbirds have won five premierships. They won their first two premierships in 1998 and 1999 during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, their third and fourth in 2010 and 2013 during ANZ Championship era, and their sixth in 2023, 2024 during the suncorp netball era. Historically, Thunderbirds are one of Australia's most successful netball teams. Between 1997 and 2010 they finished in the top three of every regular season, and are the first and only team to win a Trophy at all 3 eras.