National Soccer League 1986
Encyclopedia
The National Soccer League 1986 season was the tenth season of the National Soccer League
in Australia
. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Adelaide City
over Sydney Olympic.
Northern Conference winners: Sydney Olympic
Southern Conference winners: Adelaide City
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Adelaide City
Adelaide City
Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...
over Sydney Olympic.
Northern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Croatia Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 27 |
| 3 | St George Saints St George Saints The St. George Saints Football Club are an Association football club based in the St. George region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The club plays its home games at St. George Stadium, after playing a brief stint at Belmore Sports Ground in the 2007-08. The St... |
22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 25 |
| 5 | Sydney City Sydney City Soccer Club Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City... |
22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 24 |
| 6 | Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.-History:... |
22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 24 |
| 7 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, also known as APIA Tigers and Sydney Tigers, is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954, known as APIA Leichhardt, by Italian Australians... |
22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| 8 | Wollongong City Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... |
22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| 9 | Blacktown City Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City FC, formerly The Demons, are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979... |
22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 20 |
| 10 | Canberra City Canberra City SC Canberra City Football Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is an Australian football club based in Canberra in the ACT... |
22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 16 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 11 |
| 12 | Inter Monaro Inter Monaro Inter Monaro SC is a defunct Australian football club that was based in Queanbeyan, NSW. Inter Monaro entere the NSW State League in 1977 after winning the ACT State League in 1976. In 1979 they won the NSW State League Grand Final... |
22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 11 |
Finals
- Qualifying Semi-final: St George 1 d. Sydney Olympic 0
- Elimination Semi-final: Marconi 3 d. Sydney City 3 (4-3 on penalties)
- Major Semi-final: St George 3 d. Sydney Croatia 0
- Minor Semi-final: Sydney Olympic 2 d. Marconi 0
- Preliminary Final: Sydney Olympic 4 d. Sydney Croatia 3
- Final: Sydney Olympic 3 d. St George 2
Northern Conference winners: Sydney Olympic
Southern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Juventus is an Australian association football club from Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was a participant in the National Soccer League, where they were champions in 1985, and Victorian Premier League, in which they won eight titles... |
22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 28 |
| 2 | Footscray JUST Footscray JUST Footscray JUST is a defunct association football club from Melbourne, Australia.Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles, and three Dockerty Cup titles... |
22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| 3 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Sunshine George Cross Sunshine George Cross FC Sunshine George Cross Football Club is an Australian football club from Sunshine, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the Victorian State League Division 1. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club... |
22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia... |
22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 26 |
| 6 | Preston | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 25 |
| 7 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 25 |
| 8 | Brisbane Lions Queensland Lions Soccer Club Queensland Lions Football Club is an football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands, where they still play... |
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 19 |
| 9 | West Adelaide West Adelaide SC West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was... |
22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 18 |
| 10 | Melbourne Croatia Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League... |
22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 18 |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 13 |
| 12 | Green Gully Green Gully Cavaliers Green Gully Soccer Club is a football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Green Gully is one of the biggest clubs in Melbourne, it participated in the old National Soccer League between 1984-1986.... |
22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 10 |
Finals
- Qualifying Semi-final: Adelaide City 3 d. Footscray 2
- Elimination Semi-final:Sunshine GC 2 d. Heidelberg 1
- Major Semi-final: Adelaide City 2 d. Brunswick 0
- Minor Semi-final: Footscray 2 d. Sunshine GC 0
- Preliminary Final: Footscray 2 d. Brunswick 1
- Final: Adelaide City 2 d. Footscray 1
Southern Conference winners: Adelaide City
Grand final
----- Adelaide City win 3-2 on aggregate
Individual awards
- Referee's Player of the Year: Bobby RussellBobby RussellBobby Russell was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion." Russell was also married to singer and actress Vicki Lawrence from 1972 to 1974.-Career:Russell wrote...
(South MelbourneSouth Melbourne FCSouth Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
) - Player's Player of the Year: Graham ArnoldGraham ArnoldGraham James Arnold is a former coach of the Australian national football team. He was appointed to work as an assistant to Frank Farina in 2000. The two replaced Raul Blanco, who was the interim coach in charge after Terry Venables decided not to renew his contract with Soccer Australia after...
(Sydney Croatia) - U-21 Player of the Year: Ernie TapaiErnie TapaiErnie Tapai is a former Australian football player. Currently, he is head soccer coach for Geelong Grammar School.-Club career:...
(Melbourne Croatia) - Top Scorer(s): Graham ArnoldGraham ArnoldGraham James Arnold is a former coach of the Australian national football team. He was appointed to work as an assistant to Frank Farina in 2000. The two replaced Raul Blanco, who was the interim coach in charge after Terry Venables decided not to renew his contract with Soccer Australia after...
(Sydney Croatia) 15 goals - Coach of the Year: Drago Sekularic (Melbourne Croatia)