1986 in Australian soccer

17th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1986
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSydney Croatia
Brunswick Juventus
NSL ChampionshipAdelaide City
NSL CupSydney City
← 1985 Australia 1987 →

The 1986 season was the 17th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 103rd overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
3 August 1986 Australia  1–1  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
  • Arnold 90'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: [1]
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
6 August 1986 Australia  0–1  Czechoslovakia Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
10 August 1986 Australia  0–3  Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
New Zealand  v  Australia
25 October 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
2 November 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup Australia  2–0  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
China  v  Australia
23 November 1986 Ampol Cup China  0–2  Australia Guangzhou, China
Report

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1986 OFC Women's Championship
First round
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 Advanced to Third place play-off
4  New Zealand B 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
New Zealand  v  Australia
29 March 1986 New Zealand  0–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
  • Iserief ?'
 Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Chou I-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  1–0  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Final
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  4–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Yu-chu HT+4', HT+11'
  • Hsiu-chih HT+18'
  • Hsiu-min FT+3'
 Report
  • Martin HT+15'
 Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[3]

Northern Conference

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Croatia 22 14 4 4 43 18 +25 32 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 22 9 9 4 33 22 +11 27
3 St George-Budapest 22 11 5 6 33 29 +4 27
4 Marconi Fairfield 22 9 7 6 35 22 +13 25
5 Sydney City 22 8 8 6 36 27 +9 24 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup[a]
6 Newcastle Rosebud United (R) 22 9 6 7 36 33 +3 24 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
7 APIA Leichhardt 22 9 6 7 25 23 +2 24
8 Wollongong City (R) 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 23 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
9 Blacktown City (R) 22 8 4 10 24 36 −12 20
10 Canberra City (R) 22 5 6 11 21 27 −6 16
11 Canterbury Marrickville (R) 22 2 7 13 17 41 −24 11
12 Inter Monaro (R) 22 3 5 14 17 43 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup as the 1986 NSL Cup winners.

Southern Conference

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 6 5 37 21 +16 28 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Footscray JUST 22 10 8 4 29 27 +2 28
3 Adelaide City (C) 22 10 7 5 32 19 +13 27 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship
4 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 11 3 26 17 +9 27 Qualification for the Finals series
5 Heidelberg United 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 26
6 Preston Makedonia 22 8 9 5 30 20 +10 25
7 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 25
8 Brisbane Lions (R) 22 7 5 10 27 28 −1 19 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9 West Adelaide (R) 22 7 4 11 26 34 −8 18 Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10 Melbourne Croatia 22 6 6 10 25 33 −8 18
11 Brisbane City (R) 22 3 7 12 18 46 −28 13 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12 Green Gully (R) 22 2 6 14 16 38 −22 10 Relegation to the 1987 Victorian State League
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

[4]

Final

Adelaide Hellas2–3 (a.e.t.)Sydney City
  • Hristodoulou 49', 112'
 Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Matildas Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

  • Football Australia official website
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    • APIA Leichhardt
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    • Inter Monaro
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    • Newcastle Rosebud United
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    • Wollongong City
  • Southern
    • Adelaide City
    • Brisbane City
    • Brisbane Lions
    • Brunswick Juventus
    • Footscray JUST
    • Green Gully
    • Heidelberg United
    • Melbourne Croatia
    • Preston Makedonia
    • South Melbourne
    • Sunshine George Cross
    • West Adelaide
  • National Soccer League transfers