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1996–97 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1996–97
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSydney United
NSL ChampionshipBrisbane Strikers
NSL CupCollingwood Warriors
← 1995–96 Australia 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 season was the 28th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 114th overall.

National teams

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Men's senior

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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9 October 1996 Saudi Arabia  0–0  Australia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report
18 January 1997 Australia  1–0  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
  • Bingley 24'
Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
22 January 1997 Australia  2–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,161
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
25 January 1997 Australia  1–0  Norway Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)
12 March 1997 Macedonia  0–1  Australia Skopje, Macedonia
Report Stadium: Gradski Stadion
Referee: Slavko Radulovic (Yugoslavia)
2 April 1997 Hungary  1–3  Australia Budapest, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Népstadion
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Second round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 26 2 +24 12 Advance to final round
2  Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 7 21 −14 6
3  Tahiti 4 1 0 3 2 12 −10 3
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
11 June 1997 Australia  13–0  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
13 June 1997 Australia  5–0  Tahiti Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
17 June 1997 Solomon Islands  2–6  Australia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
19 June 1997 Tahiti  0–2  Australia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
Final round
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28 June 1997 First leg New Zealand  0–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
1996 OFC Nations Cup
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Knockout stage
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26 October 1996 Final 1st Leg Tahiti  0–6  Australia Papeete, Tahiti
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
1 November 1996 Final 2nd Leg Australia  5–0
(11–0 agg.)
 Tahiti Canberra, Australia
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
1996 Simba Cup
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Africa (C) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Ghana 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
14 September 1996 Australia  2–0  Ghana Durban, South Africa
Report Stadium: Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
18 September 1996 South Africa  2–0  Australia Johannesburg, South Africa
Report Stadium: Johannesburg Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Suleiman Gharib (Kenya)
21 September 1996 Australia  4–0  Kenya Pretoria, South Africa
Report Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Women's senior

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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4 July 1996 United States  2–1  Australia Florida, United States
Report
Stadium: Tampa Stadium
6 July 1996 United States  2–1  Australia Florida, United States
Report
Stadium: Pensacola Soccer Complex
10 July 1996 Australia  2–2  Japan Florida, United States
Report Stadium: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
11 July 1996 Australia  0–1  China Florida, United States
Report
14 July 1996 Australia  1–2  China Florida, United States
Report Stadium: Adidas Soccer Complex
28 February 1997 Australia  0–4  United States Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
2 March 1997 Australia  1–3  United States Bathurst, Australia
Report
Stadium: Carrington Park
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Jenny Bray (Australia)
5 March 1997 Australia  0–3  United States Canberra, Australia
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Tamm Peacock (Australia)
1997 Women's U.S. Cup
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (C, H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
31 May 1997 Italy  3–0  Australia Salem, United States
Report Stadium: Grant Field
Attendance: 2,127
5 June 1997 United States  9–1  Australia Philadelphia, United States
Report
Stadium: Upper Dublin High School
Attendance: 4,826
7 June 1997 Australia  3–2  Canada Philadelphia, United States
Report Stadium: United German Hungarian Club

Men's under-23

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Results and fixtures

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1996 Summer Olympics
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: RSSSF
20 July 1996 France  2–0  Australia Miami, United States
18:30
Report Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Roberto Ruben Ruscio (Argentina)
22 July 1996 Australia  2–1  Saudi Arabia Miami, United States
19:00
Report Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
24 July 1996 Spain  3–2  Australia Miami, United States
19:00
Report
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Great Britain)

Men's under-20

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Results and fixtures

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1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: RSSSF
18 June 1997 Australia  0–0  Canada Kangar, Malaysia
20:00 Report Stadium: Utama Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
20 June 1997 Hungary  0–1  Australia Kangar, Malaysia
17:30 Report
Stadium: Utama Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
23 June 1997 Australia  4–3  Argentina Kangar, Malaysia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Utama Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
Knockout stage
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26 June 1997 Australia  0–1  Japan Kangar, Malaysia
16:30 Report Stadium: Utama Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
1997 OFC U-20 Championship
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First round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 9 Advance to Final
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 5 15 −10 3 Advance to Third place play-off
4  Tahiti (H) 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
4 January 1997 Australia  10–0  Fiji Tahiti
Report
6 January 1997 Australia  3–0  New Zealand Tahiti
Report
8 January 1997 Tahiti  0–10  Australia Tahiti
Report
Final
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10 January 1997 Australia  2–1  New Zealand Tahiti
Report

Men's under-17

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1997 OFC U-17 Championship

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 26 0 +26 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 10 9 +1 3
4  Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Source: RSSSF
15 April 1997 Australia  14–0  Cook Islands Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
17 April 1997 Australia  7–0  Tahiti Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
19 April 1997 Fiji  0–5  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
Knockout stage
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22 April 1997 Semi-finals Australia  4–0  Solomon Islands Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
25 April 1997 Final New Zealand  1–0  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney United 26 17 5 4 67 33 +34 56 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Brisbane Strikers (C) 26 15 2 9 55 40 +15 47
3 South Melbourne 26 14 4 8 39 25 +14 46
4 Adelaide City 26 11 10 5 32 22 +10 43
5 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 4 10 41 37 +4 40
6 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 36 32 +4 39
7 Perth Glory 26 11 5 10 48 41 +7 38
8 West Adelaide 26 10 3 13 39 51 −12 33
9 UTS Olympic 26 8 8 10 41 46 −5 32
10 Wollongong Wolves 26 8 8 10 42 48 −6 32
11 Newcastle Breakers 26 7 9 10 40 46 −6 30
12 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 6 12 33 41 −8 30
13 Collingwood Warriors 26 6 9 11 32 44 −12 27
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 2 5 19 30 69 −39 11
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

Grand Final

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Brisbane Strikers2–0Sydney United
Farina 47'
Brown 69'
Reports[3]
Attendance: 40,446
Referee: Simon Micallef

NSL Cup

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Final

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Collingwood Warriors1–0Marconi Fairfield
Report
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Eddie Lennie


References

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  1. ^ "1996-97 Season A-League Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Lutton, Phil (10 March 2011). "Strikers miracle to spur on Roar". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "1997 NSL Final". Oz Football. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "1996/97 National Soccer League Cup". OzFootball.
  5. ^ Tuffnell, Dwyght. "NEW BOYS SHOCK ELITE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 17, no. 794. p. 3.
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