1979 in Australian soccer

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

Soccer in Australia
Season1979
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueMarconi Fairfield
NSL CupAdelaide City
Australia

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team
Main article: Australia men's national soccer team
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
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
  • Loveless ?'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
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
0 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

[3]

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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 2]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[lower-alpha 1]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[lower-alpha 1]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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 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.
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