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

South Australian Soccer Federation
Season1988
1987
1989

1988 SASF Division One

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SASF Division One
Season1988
ChampionsAdelaide Croatia (3rd title)
Matches played132
Goals scored343 (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

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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

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SASF Division Two
Season1988
ChampionsPort Adelaide (5th title)
Matches played90
Goals scored228 (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

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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

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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

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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

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