1988 SASF season

South Australian Soccer Federation

Season	1988
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 82nd season of soccer in South Australia.

1988 SASF Division One

SASF Division One

Season	1988
Champions	Adelaide Croatia (3rd title)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	343 (2.6 per match)
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 South Australian Division One season was the 82nd season of first division soccer in South Australia.[1]

Adelaide Croatia were champions for the third time. Cumberland United and Beograd Woodville were relegated.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Croatia (C)	22	15	5	2	40	12	+28	35	Qualification for Top Four Cup
2	West Adelaide Hellas	22	16	1	5	55	26	+29	33
3	West Torrens Birkalla	22	11	3	8	20	22	−2	25
4	Salisbury United	22	8	8	6	24	20	+4	24
5	Campbelltown City	22	9	6	7	26	29	−3	24
6	Adelaide City	22	9	4	9	27	28	−1	22
7	Polonia Adelaide	22	9	3	10	34	27	+7	21
8	Para Hills	22	6	8	8	23	30	−7	20
9	Modbury Jets	22	5	7	10	24	30	−6	17
10	Lion-Grange	22	5	7	10	31	41	−10	17
11	Cumberland United (R)	22	5	5	12	24	36	−12	15	Relegation to SASF Division Two
12	Beograd Woodville (R)	22	3	5	14	15	42	−27	11

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

1988 SASF Division Two

SASF Division Two

Season	1988
Champions	Port Adelaide (5th title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	228 (2.53 per match)
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 South Australian Division Two season was the 65th season of second division soccer in South Australia.[2]

Port Adelaide were champions for the fifth time, and were promoted with Eastern Districts Azzurri. Brighton City were relegated to the South Australian Amateur Soccer League.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Port Adelaide (C, P)	18	12	3	3	32	18	+14	27	Promotion to SASF Division One
2	Eastern Districts Azzurri (P)	18	11	3	4	38	10	+28	25
3	Elizabeth City	18	11	3	4	36	22	+14	25
4	Blackwood	18	7	7	4	23	10	+13	21
5	Enfield City Falcons	18	6	6	6	17	19	−2	18
6	Seaford Rangers	18	7	2	9	22	26	−4	16
7	Central Districts APAC	18	6	3	9	20	25	−5	15
8	Noarlunga United	18	6	2	10	19	30	−11	14
9	Thebarton Asteras	18	3	5	10	11	30	−19	11
10	Brighton City (R)	18	3	2	13	10	38	−28	8	Relegation to South Australian Amateur Soccer League

Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

1988 Top Four Cup

The 1988 Top Four Cup, known as the 1988 Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of the Top Four Cup, a post-season knockout competition contested by the top four teams from the Division One season.[1]

West Adelaide Hellas won the competition for the seventh time, and a third in a row, defeating Adelaide Croatia in the final.

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Adelaide Croatia
	4	Salisbury United
						1	Adelaide Croatia
						2	West Adelaide Hellas (p)
	2	West Adelaide Hellas
	3	West Torrens Birkalla

References

1. "South Australian Division One 1988 – Schedule". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
2. "South Australian Division Two 1988 – Schedule". Retrieved 25 October 2022.