1978 in Australian soccer

9th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1978
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueWest Adelaide
NSL CupBrisbane City
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The 1978 season was the ninth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 95th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Greece
11 June 1978 Australia  1–2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
  • Cole 62'
 Report
  • Ifandidis 63', 77'
 Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,000[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
Australia  v  Greece
14 June 1978 Australia  0–1  Greece Adelaide, Australia
Report
  • Ifandidis 71'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,502
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
Australia  v  Greece
18 June 1978 Australia  1–1  Greece Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Yelland (Australia)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[2]

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Adelaide (C) 26 16 4 6 42 27 +15 36 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 Eastern Suburbs 26 15 5 6 49 27 +22 35
3 South Melbourne 26 12 8 6 45 30 +15 32
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 6 8 46 31 +15 30
5 Fitzroy United 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Brisbane Lions 26 8 10 8 37 39 −2 26
7 St George-Budapest 26 11 3 12 41 40 +1 25
8 Sydney Olympic 26 9 7 10 35 43 −8 25
9 Western Suburbs 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 24
10 Adelaide City 26 9 6 11 38 44 −6 24
11 Newcastle KB United 26 6 10 10 33 40 −7 22
12 Footscray JUST 26 7 8 11 29 37 −8 22
13 Canberra City 26 5 10 11 28 41 −13 20
14 Brisbane City 26 7 3 16 29 49 −20 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

Final

Brisbane City2–1Adelaide City
  • Kelso 28'
  • Pimblett 77'
 Report
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1978". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1978 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links

  • Football Australia official website
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