1982 National Soccer League

Player of the Year: Peter Katholos ( Sydney Olympic )
U-21 Player of the Year: David Lowe ( Newcastle KB United )
Top Scorer(s): John Kosmina ( Sydney City &#8211; 23 goals)
Coach of the Year: Frank Arok ( St George-Budapest )

NSL 1982
NSL 1982
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1982
Number of teams	16
NSL season
Champions	Sydney City
Top scorer	John Kosmina (23)
National Soccer League seasons
	← 1981 1983 →

The National Soccer League 1982 season was the sixth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC for the third year in a row.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	1982 National Soccer League Champions
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	30	12	7	11	48	54	−6	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions