Template:Adelaide 36ers season by season
| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Adelaide City Eagles | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | Did not qualify | Mike Osborne | Chris Stirling | not awarded |
| Adelaide 36ers | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 | Did not qualify | Mike Osborne | David Winslow | not awarded |
| 1984 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | Lost elimination final (Nunawading) 101–108 | Mike Osborne | Dean Kinsman | not awarded |
| 1985 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 26 | 20 | 6 | .769 | Won semifinal (Newcastle) 151–103 Lost NBL final (Brisbane) 95–121 |
Ken Cole | Peter Ali | Mark Davis |
| 1986 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | Won semifinal (Illawarra) 116–92 Won NBL finals (Brisbane) 2–1 |
Ken Cole | Bill Jones | Mark Davis** |
| 1987 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | Lost semifinals (Perth) 1–2 | Gary Fox | Bill Jones | Mark Davis* |
| 1988 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | Lost semifinals (Canberra) 0–2 | Gary Fox | Darryl Pearce Peter Ali |
Mark Davis |
| 1989 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | Lost elimination finals (Perth) 1–2 | Gary Fox | Darryl Pearce | Mark Davis |
| 1990 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | Did not qualify | Don Shipway | Mark Davis | Mark Davis |
| 1991 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won elimination finals (Melbourne), 2–0 Lost semifinals (Perth) 0–2 |
Don Shipway | Mark Davis | Mark Davis |
| 1992 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | Did not qualify | Don Shipway | Mark Davis | Mark Davis |
| 1993 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Lost quarterfinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2 | Don Monson | Mark Davis | Mark Davis |
| 1994 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Won quarterfinals (Brisbane) 2–1 Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (North Melbourne) 0–2 |
Mike Dunlap | Mark Davis | Robert Rose |
| 1995 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | Won quarterfinals (Newcastle) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Perth) 0–2 |
Mike Dunlap | Mark Davis | Robert Rose |
| 1996 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won quarterfinals (Perth) 2–1 Lost semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2 |
Mike Dunlap | Mark Davis | Rick Brunson |
| 1997 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | Did not qualify | Dave Claxton | Brett Maher | Brett Maher |
| 1998 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Won NBL finals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–0 |
Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Brett Maher Darnell Mee |
| 1998–99 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Won qualifying finals (Perth) 2–0 Won semifinals (Wollongong) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Victoria) 2–1 |
Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Kevin Brooks |
| 1999–2000 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | Lost semifinals (Victoria) 1–2 | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Martin Cattalini |
| 2000–01 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won qualifying finals (Victoria) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Wollongong) 1–2 |
Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Darnell Mee |
| 2001–02 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | Won qualifying finals (Wollongong) 2–0 Won semifinals (Victoria) 2–1 Won NBL finals (West Sydney) 2–1 |
Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Brett Maher** |
| 2002–03 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | Lost qualifying finals (Perth) 1–2 | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Brett Maher |
| 2003–04 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 33 | 14 | 19 | .424 | Lost elimination final (Melbourne) 107–111 | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Martin Cattalini |
| 2004–05 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 | Lost quarterfinal (Brisbane) 110–125 | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Willie Farley |
| 2005–06 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 | Lost quarterfinal (Cairns) 103–106 | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Brett Maher |
| 2006–07 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 33 | 11 | 22 | .333 | Did not qualify | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Brett Maher |
| 2007–08 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | Did not qualify | Phil Smyth | Brett Maher | Adam Ballinger |
| 2008–09 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | Lost elimination final (New Zealand) 101–131 | Scott Ninnis | Brett Maher | Adam Ballinger |
| 2009–10 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | Did not qualify | Scott Ninnis | Adam Ballinger | Adam Ballinger |
| 2010–11 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | Did not qualify | Marty Clarke | Adam Ballinger | Adam Ballinger |
| 2011–12 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Did not qualify | Marty Clarke | Adam Ballinger | Daniel Johnson |
| 2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Did not qualify | Marty Clarke | Adam Gibson Nathan Crosswell |
Daniel Johnson |
| 2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Perth) 1–2 |
Joey Wright | Adam Gibson | Daniel Johnson |
| 2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 0–2 | Joey Wright | Adam Gibson | Jamar Wilson |
| 2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Did not qualify | Joey Wright | Adam Gibson | Jerome Randle |
| 2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Lost semifinals (Illawarra) 1–2 | Joey Wright | Mitch Creek | Jerome Randle* |
| 2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (Melbourne) 2–3 |
Joey Wright | Brendan Teys | Mitch Creek |
| 2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Did not qualify | Joey Wright | Daniel Johnson | Daniel Johnson |
| 2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | Joey Wright | Brendan Teys Kevin White |
Daniel Johnson |
| 2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | Did not qualify | Conner Henry | Daniel Dillon Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys |
Josh Giddey Daniel Johnson |
| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | Did not qualify | C. J. Bruton | Mitch McCarron | Daniel Johnson |
| 2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | Did not qualify | C. J. Bruton | Mitch McCarron | Antonius Cleveland |
| 2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | C. J. Bruton Scott Ninnis |
Mitch McCarron | Isaac Humphries |
| Regular season record | 1197 | 651 | 546 | .544 | 6 regular season champions | ||||||
| Finals record | 91 | 45 | 46 | .495 | 4 NBL championships | ||||||
As of the end of the 2023–24 season
* Club and League MVP
** Club and League Grand Final MVP
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.
Source: Club Records