1989 National Soccer League
NSL 1989 | |
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League | National Soccer League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 1989 |
Number of teams | 14 |
NSL season | |
Champions | Marconi Fairfield |
Top scorer | Zlatko Nastevski (20) |
The 1989 National Soccer League season, was the 13th season of the National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia.
Background
The Australian Soccer Federation began the year by announcing that the NSL would be televised on ABC rather than on SBS who had shown the league since 1979.[1][2] SBS challenged the decision in the New South Wales Supreme Court and were allowed to show matches in rounds 1 and 2 before the court found in favour of the ABC.[3][4]
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 38 | 1989 National Soccer League Champions |
2 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | 1989 National Soccer League Finals |
3 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
4 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 31 | |
5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | |
8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
9 | Wollongong City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | |
10 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
11 | Sunshine George Cross | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
12 | Blacktown City | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 19 | |
13 | Melbourne JUST (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 | Relegated to the 1990 Victorian Premier League |
14 | Heidelberg United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
Elimination and Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | St George-Budapest | 1 | 2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | 3 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Preston Makedonia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
- Top Scorer: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield) – 20 goals
- Coach of the Year: Bertie Mariani (Marconi Fairfield)
References
- ^ Blake, Greg (18 January 1989). "Television rumpus". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
- ^ Schwab, Laurie (14 January 1989). "Soccer prepares for new season with the ABC". The Age. p. 41. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gautier, Lou (1 February 1989). "ABC–SBS Show Hits The Road". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (7 February 1989). "Match crowds decide summer game debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.