The 1969 season was the 79th season of regional competitive association football in Australia and 86th overall.
19 July 1969 | Australia | 1–0 | Greece | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,155 [1] Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
23 July 1969 | Australia | 2–2 | Greece | Brisbane, Australia |
Report |
| Stadium: Brisbane Showgrounds Attendance: 10,037 Referee: Harold Parsons (Australia) |
27 July 1969 | Australia | 0–2 | Greece | Melbourne, Australia |
Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 24,416 Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
2 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
3 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
10 October 1969 | Australia | 3–1 | Japan | Seoul, South Korea |
Report |
| Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
14 October 1969 | Australia | 2–1 | South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
Report |
| Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G. Suppiah (Singapore) |
16 October 1969 | Japan | 1–1 | Australia | Seoul, South Korea |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand) |
18 October 1969 | South Korea | 1–1 | Australia | Seoul, South Korea |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Rhodesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
23 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1–1 | Australia | Laurenco Marques, Mozambique |
| Report |
| Stadium: Salazar Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal) |
27 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 0–0 | Australia | Laurenco Marques, Mozambique |
Report | Stadium: Salazar Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal) |
27 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1–3 | Australia | Laurenco Marques, Mozambique |
| Report |
| Stadium: Salazar Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal) |
4 December 1969 | Israel | 1–0 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 41,899 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
14 December 1969 | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 41,899 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
Federation | Competition [2] | Grand Final | Regular Season | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Premiers | Runners-up | Third 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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