1989 National Soccer League

The 1989 National Soccer League season, was the 13th season of the National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia.

NSL 1989
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1989
Number of teams14
NSL season
ChampionsMarconi Fairfield
Top scorerZlatko Nastevski (20)
National Soccer League seasons

Background

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The Australian Soccer Federation began the year by announcing that the NSL would be televised on ABC rather than on SBS who had shown the league since 1979.[1][2] SBS challenged the decision in the New South Wales Supreme Court and were allowed to show matches in rounds 1 and 2 before the court found in favour of the ABC.[3][4]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 16 6 4 62 24 +38 38 Qualification for the Finals series
2 St George-Budapest 26 12 8 6 33 24 +9 32
3 Sydney Olympic 26 11 9 6 37 26 +11 31
4 Melbourne Croatia 26 13 5 8 44 35 +9 31
5 Preston Makedonia 26 11 8 7 31 24 +7 30
6 Adelaide City 26 10 8 8 29 24 +5 28
7 Sydney Croatia 26 10 8 8 25 25 0 28
8 South Melbourne 26 9 8 9 44 37 +7 26
9 Wollongong City 26 8 7 11 22 29 −7 23
10 APIA Leichhardt 26 7 9 10 27 35 −8 23
11 Sunshine George Cross 26 7 5 14 25 38 −13 19
12 Blacktown City 26 5 9 12 28 50 −22 19
13 Melbourne JUST (R) 26 5 8 13 24 37 −13 18 Relegation to the Victorian State League
14 Heidelberg United (R) 26 7 4 15 22 45 −23 18
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

Finals series

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ Blake, Greg (18 January 1989). "Television rumpus". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
  2. ^ Schwab, Laurie (14 January 1989). "Soccer prepares for new season with the ABC". The Age. p. 41. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gautier, Lou (1 February 1989). "ABC–SBS Show Hits The Road". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
  4. ^ Cockerill, Michael (7 February 1989). "Match crowds decide summer game debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.