1969 in Australian soccer

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The 1969 season was the 79th season of regional competitive association football in Australia and 86th overall.

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National teams

Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
19 July 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sydney, Australia
  • Abonyi Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,155 [1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
23 July 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Brisbane, Australia
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Showgrounds
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Harold Parsons (Australia)
27 July 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 24,416
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
First round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 422074+36
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 412165+14
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 40224842
Source: [ citation needed ]
10 October 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
14 October 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G. Suppiah (Singapore)
16 October 1969 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)
18 October 1969 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
Second round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1=Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20201102
1=Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia 20201102
Source: [ citation needed ]
23 November 1969 Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report
Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report
Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Final round
4 December 1969 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

League competitions

FederationCompetition [2] Grand FinalRegular Season
ChampionsScoreRunners-upPremiersRunners-upThird place
ACT Soccer Federation ACT Division One [3] Match abandoned [4] [5] Croatia-Deakin [6] Queanbeyan Macedonia Forrest United
New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs NSW Federation Division One [7] APIA Leichhardt 3–2 St George-Budapest South Coast United St George-Budapest Hakoah Eastern Suburbs

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