1987 in Australian soccer

The 1987 season was the 18th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 104th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season1987
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueAPIA Leichhardt
NSL CupSydney Croatia
← 1986 Australia 1988 →

National teams

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Australia men's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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First round
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15 November 1987 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Australia Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Arnold   21', 50'
  • Farina   53'
1987 President's Cup International Football Tournament
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   South Korea B 5 3 1 1 6 5 +1 7
3   Fortuna Sittard 5 1 3 1 5 8 −3 5
4   Morocco 5 2 0 3 6 6 0 4
5   Chile B 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 4
6   Shamrock Rovers 5 0 1 4 0 4 −4 1
Source: RSSSF
9 June 1987 Australia   1–0   Morocco Gangneung, South Korea
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Knockout stage
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19 June 1987 Semi-finals Australia   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
  Egypt Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Seoul Olympic Stadium
Penalties
21 June 1987 Final South Korea   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
  Australia Seoul, South Korea
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Stadium: Seoul Olympic Stadium
Penalties
1987 Trans-Tasman Cup
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2 September 1987 Australia   1–1   New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
9 September 1987 New Zealand   1–0   Australia Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gary Fleet

Australia women's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1987 Women's World Invitation Tournament
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Preliminary round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 4 Qualification for tournament proper
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3   Chinese Taipei B 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
4   Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: RSSSF
12 December 1987 Australia   2–0   Canada Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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13 December 1987 Australia   6–0   Hong Kong Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tournament proper
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Chinese Taipei 5 5 0 0 8 1 +7 10
2   United States 5 3 0 2 12 3 +9 6
3   SSG Bergisch Gladbach 5 3 0 2 4 2 +2 6
4   New Zealand 5 3 0 2 3 2 +1 6
5   Canada 5 0 1 4 0 8 −8 1
6   Australia 5 0 1 4 0 11 −11 1
Source: RSSSF
15 December 1987 Chinese Taipei   2–0   Australia Taipei, Taiwan
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16 December 1987 United States   6–0   Australia Taipei, Taiwan
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17 December 1987 Canada   0–0   Australia Taipei, Taiwan
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19 December 1987 New Zealand   1–0   Australia Taipei, Taiwan
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Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Chile (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 2
4   Togo 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
11 October 1987 Togo   0–2   Australia Santiago, Chile
17:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Nasir (Saudi Arabia)
14 October 1987 Yugoslavia   4–0   Australia Santiago, Chile
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
17 October 1987 Chile   2–0   Australia Santiago, Chile
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   France 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
4   Brazil 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: RSSSF
13 July 1987 Saudi Arabia   0–1   Australia Montreal, Canada
20:00 Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
15 July 1987 France   4–1   Australia Montreal, Canada
20:00
Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)
17 July 1987 Brazil   0–1   Australia Montreal, Canada
18:00 Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)
Knockout stage
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19 July 1987 QF Australia   0–1   Nigeria Montreal, Canada
14:00 Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)

OFC competitions

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Oceania Cup Winners' Cup

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Sydney City  2–0  North Shore United
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Attendance: 1,000

Oceania Club Championship

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Adelaide City  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Mount Wellington
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Penalties
4–1
Attendance: 3,500

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APIA Leichhardt (C) 24 13 9 2 39 21 +18 35 Qualification for the Finals series[a]
2 Preston Makedonia 24 11 7 6 32 22 +10 29
3 St George-Budapest 24 12 5 7 31 24 +7 29
4 Marconi Fairfield 24 11 5 8 41 25 +16 27
5 Sydney Croatia 24 10 6 8 31 25 +6 26
6 South Melbourne 24 9 7 8 32 34 −2 25
7 Sydney Olympic 24 7 9 8 29 32 −3 23
8 Brunswick Juventus 24 9 5 10 18 23 −5 23
9 Melbourne Croatia 24 9 5 10 22 30 −8 23
10 Adelaide City 24 6 10 8 29 23 +6 22
11 Footscray JUST 24 7 8 9 17 27 −10 22
12 Sunshine George Cross 24 3 9 12 26 42 −16 15
13 Heidelberg United (R) 24 3 7 14 25 44 −19 13 Relegation to the Victorian State League
14 Sydney City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
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. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1987 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

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Final

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Sydney Croatia1–0South Melbourne
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Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Rob Davies
South Melbourne0–1Sydney Croatia
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Attendance: 3,900

Retirements

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References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League "Beach Fashions" Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "UNLUCKY SOUTH MELBOURNE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 136. 21 October 1987. p. 6.
  4. ^ "A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT 'JANKO'". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 282. p. 3.
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