1985 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth 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 Brunswick Juventus over Sydney City.

NSL 1985
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1985
Number of teams24
NSL season
ChampionsBrunswick Juventus
Top scorerCharlie Egan (21)

League tables

Northern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City 22 15 5 2 42 19 +23 35 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney Croatia 22 14 5 3 50 22 +28 33
3 Marconi Fairfield 22 11 7 4 44 23 +21 29
4 Sydney Olympic 22 12 3 7 29 25 +4 27
5 St George-Budapest 22 7 8 7 31 26 +5 22
6 Canberra City 22 8 6 8 33 35 2 22
7 Inter Monaro 22 7 6 9 29 37 8 20
8 Blacktown City 22 7 4 11 30 34 4 18
9 APIA Leichhardt 22 7 2 13 20 34 14 16
10 Wollongong City 22 5 6 11 29 46 17 16
11 Penrith City (R) 22 4 6 12 24 35 11 14 Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League
12 Newcastle Rosebud United 22 4 4 14 20 45 25 12
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Southern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne 22 14 5 3 39 21 +18 33 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brunswick Juventus (C) 22 11 7 4 33 19 +14 29
3 Heidelberg United 22 10 7 5 29 17 +12 27
4 Preston Makedonia 22 9 6 7 30 28 +2 24
5 Melbourne Croatia 22 9 6 7 29 21 +8 24
6 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 7 7 25 22 +3 23
7 Brisbane Lions 22 9 4 9 29 29 0 22
8 Green Gully 22 6 6 10 24 29 5 18
9 Adelaide City 22 6 6 10 29 35 6 18
10 West Adelaide 22 6 5 11 24 37 13 17
11 Brisbane City 22 6 5 11 25 42 17 17
12 Footscray JUST 22 5 2 15 25 41 16 12
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

Finals series

Northern Conference

Southern Conference

Grand Final

Sydney City0 1Brunswick Juventus
Incantalupo 38'
Attendance: 2,491
Referee: Peter Rampley

Brunswick Juventus1 0Sydney City
Incantalupo 41'
Attendance: 7,560
Referee: Don Campbell
  • Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate

Individual awards

References

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