1977 in Australian soccer

8th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1977
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupBrisbane City
← 1976 Australia 1978 →

The 1977 season was the eighth national competitive association football season in Australia and 94th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Israel
12 February 1977 Australia  1–1  Israel Melbourne, Australia
  • Ollerton 58'
 Report
  • Damti 10'
 Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 8,000[1]
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
Australia  v  Israel
16 February 1977 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
  • Muniz 59'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Des Miles (Australia)
Fiji  v  Australia
19 March 1977 Fiji  1–0  Australia Suva, Fiji
  • Okete 75'
 Report Referee: Bob Khan (Fiji)
Singapore  v  Australia
13 November 1977 Singapore  0–2  Australia Singapore
Report
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to Final round
2  New Zealand 4 2 1 1 14 4 +10 5
3  Taiwan 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0
Source: RSSSF
Australia  v  Taiwan
13 March 1977 Australia  3–0  Taiwan Ba, Fiji
 Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P. Watana (Thailand)
Taiwan  v  Australia
16 March 1977 Taiwan  1–2  Australia Ba, Fiji
  • Fang 29'
 Report
Referee: G. Vijit (Thailand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
27 March 1977 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
 Report
  • Nelson 4'
 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Referee: Cham Tan-sun (Hong Kong)
New Zealand  v  Australia
30 March 1977 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • Nelson ?'
 Report Stadium: Newmarket Park
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok-kui (Hong Kong)
Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 8 6 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Qualification for 1978 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
2  South Korea 8 3 4 1 12 8 +4 10 0–0 — 1–0 0–0 5–2
3  Kuwait 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 9 1–2 2–2 — 1–0 4–0
4  Australia 8 3 1 4 11 8 +3 7 0–1 2–1 1–2 — 3–0
5  Hong Kong 8 0 0 8 5 26 −21 0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–5 —
Source: RSSSF
Australia  v  Hong Kong
10 July 1977 Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Adelaide, Australia
 Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W. Hungerbuehler (Switzerland)
Australia  v  Iran
14 August 1977 Australia  0–1  Iran Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Franz Wohrer (Austria)
Australia  v  South Korea
28 August 1977 Australia  2–1  South Korea Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Franz Wohrer (Netherlands)
Australia  v  Kuwait
16 October 1977 Australia  1–2  Kuwait Sydney, Australia
 Report
  • Kamil 41' (pen.)
  • Aziz 49'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Referee: Franz Wohrer (France)
South Korea  v  Australia
23 October 1977 South Korea  0–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
Hong Kong  v  Australia
30 October 1977 Hong Kong  2–5  Australia Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
  • Tang 66'
  • Chung 80'
 Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Belgium)
Kuwait  v  Australia
19 November 1977 Kuwait  1–0  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)
Iran  v  Australia
25 November 1977 Iran  1–0  Australia Tehran, Iran
 Report Stadium: Ayramehr Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Eastern Suburbs (C) 26 13 11 2 52 28 +24 37
2 Marconi Fairfield 26 15 7 4 42 21 +21 37
3 Fitzroy United 26 12 8 6 41 34 +7 32
4 Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50 31 +19 31
5 Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 29
6 St George-Budapest 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 24
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 −14 23
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 −5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 −8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 −17 17
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

Final

Brisbane City1–1 (a.e.t.)Marconi
  • Tokesi 60'
 Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1977". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

  • Football Australia official website