1993–94 in Australian soccer

The 1993–94 season was the 25th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 111th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season1993–94
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipMelbourne Knights
NSL ChampionshipAdelaide City
NSL CupMelita Eagles
← 1992–93 Australia 1994–95 →

National teams

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Men's senior

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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24 September 1993 South Korea   1–1   Australia Seoul, South Korea
  • Jung-won   35'
Report
26 September 1993 South Korea   1–0   Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
8 June 1994 Australia   1–0   South Africa Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,203
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia)
12 June 1994 Australia   1–0   South Africa Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,769
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Inter-confederation play-offs
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First round
31 July 1993 1st Leg Canada   2–1   Australia Edmonton, Canada
20:30 CTZ
Report
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 27,775
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
15 August 1993 2nd Leg Australia   2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(4–1 p)
  Canada Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 25,982
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)
Penalties
Second round
31 October 1993 1st Leg Australia   1–1   Argentina Sydney, Australia
22:10 AEDT
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 43,697
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
17 November 1993 2nd Leg Argentina   1–0
(2–1 agg.)
  Australia Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 59,768
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
1994 Kirin Cup Soccer
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   France 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2   Australia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3   Japan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
22 May 1994 Japan   1–1   Australia Hiroshima, Japan
Report
Stadium: Big Arch Stadium
Attendance: 27,350
Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
26 May 1994 Australia   0–1   France Kobe, Japan
Report
Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 16,743
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Women's senior

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Results and fixtures

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1994 Gold Coast Invitional Tournament
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24 April 1994 Australia   1–2   Russia Gold Coast, Australia
Report
  • Savina   10'
  • Merzlikina   75'
24 April 1994 Australia   1–1   Russia Gold Coast, Australia
Report
  • Grigorieva   61'

Men's under-17

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1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nigeria 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: RSSSF
22 August 1993 Australia   2–2   Argentina Nagoya, Japan
17:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 7,952
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
24 August 1993 Australia   5–0   Canada Nagoya, Japan
17:00 JST
Report Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Sandor Piller (Hungary)
26 August 1993 Australia   0–2   Nigeria Gifu, Japan
17:00 JST Report
Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Attendance: 5,732
Referee: Salvador Imperatore (Chile)
Knockout stage
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29 August 1993 Quarter-finals Ghana   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Australia Kobe, Japan
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Knights 26 16 5 5 59 24 +35 53 Qualification for the Finals series
2 South Melbourne 26 13 8 5 39 20 +19 47
3 Sydney United 26 13 7 6 31 29 +2 46
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 11 9 6 52 33 +19 42
5 Adelaide City (C) 26 11 8 7 48 27 +21 41
6 Sydney Olympic 26 11 8 7 40 37 +3 41
7 Morwell Falcons 26 11 7 8 31 30 +1 40
8 Brisbane Strikers 26 10 6 10 28 25 +3 36
9 West Adelaide 26 10 5 11 41 34 +7 35
10 Parramatta Eagles 26 8 9 9 27 29 −2 33
11 Wollongong City 26 6 9 11 24 32 −8 27
12 Newcastle Breakers 26 5 8 13 30 47 −17 23
13 Brunswick Pumas 26 5 4 17 22 57 −35 19
14 Heidelberg United 26 3 5 18 19 67 −48 14
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

NSL Cup

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Final

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Parramatta Eagles2–0Sydney United
Report
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 Season Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1993/94 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Spiteri leads Parramatta to Cup glory". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 370. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 October 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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