1979 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season1979
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueMarconi Fairfield
NSL CupAdelaide City
← 1978 Australia 1980 →

The 1979 season was the tenth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 96th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
13 June 1979 New Zealand  1–0  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • Ormond 58'
 Report Stadium: Newmarket Park
Attendance: 4,000[1]
Referee: Tom Delahunty
27 November 1979 Chinese Taipei  0–2  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report
Attendance: 2,000

Australia women's national soccer team

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
6 October 1979 Australia  2–2  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park
Attendance: [2]
8 October 1979 Australia  0–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park
13 October 1979 Australia  1–0  New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
 Report Stadium: Perry Park

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship qualification
Inter-continental qualification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 8 Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
2  Israel 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
3  Australia 4 0 2 2 0 5 −5 2
Source: RSSSF


7 February 1979 Paraguay  2–0  Australia Asunción, Paraguay
 Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 45,000
9 February 1979 Israel  0–0  Australia Asunción, Paraguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 25,000
17 February 1979 Australia  0–0  Israel Asunción, Paraguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 5,000
18 February 1979 Paraguay  3–0  Australia Asunción, Paraguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 40,000

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1979 National Soccer League

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[a] Qualification to Finals series[b]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[a]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[a]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[a]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[a]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[a]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[a]
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 25
9 Brisbane Lions 26 8 6 12 28 40 −12 22
10 Footscray JUST 26 8 3 15 29 43 −14 20[a]
11 St George-Budapest 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 20
12 Canberra City 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 20
13 Sydney Olympic (R) 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 19 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14 South Melbourne 26 6 3 17 26 45 −19 16[a]
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
  2. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup

Final

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup final
Adelaide City3–2St George Budapest
J. Nyskohous 54', 76'
B. Nyskohus 65'		 Report O'Connor 21'
O'Shea 48'
Attendance: 9,554

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1979". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Matildas Internationals for 1979". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1979 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Soccer PSL bonus scheme dropped". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 147. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 December 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.