Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 1978 season | |
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| Manager | Edmund Kreft Les Scheinflug |
| Stadium | Olympic Sports Field Hindmarsh Stadium |
| National Soccer League | 10th |
| NSL Cup | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Nyskohus (7) All: John Nyskohus (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,734 vs. West Adelaide (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 vs. Brisbane Lions (19 August 1978) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 5,695 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Noarlunga United (H) (24 May 1978) NSL Cup |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. South Melbourne (A) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 34.62 |
| NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 8 October 1978 | First round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 80.00 |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 41.94 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 |
| 9 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 19781 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,500 [1] Referee: Don Campbell |
| 12 March 19782 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
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| Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 19 March 19783 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 26 March 19784 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
| 2 April 19785 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 8 April 19786 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
| 16 April 19787 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 23 April 19788 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Graham Neal |
| 30 April 19789 | Adelaide City | 4–2 | Western Suburbs | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 7 May 197810 | Brisbane Lions | 3–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John van der Lynde |
| 14 May 197811 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,856 Referee: Jim Johnston |
| 20 May 197812 | Fitzroy United | 3–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 28 May 1978 13 | Adelaide City | 1–2 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 4 June 197814 | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 10 June 197815 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 |
| 18 June 197816 | Adelaide City | 3–2 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jack Tarling |
| 25 June 197817 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 2 July 197818 | Adelaide City | 4–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland |
| 9 July 197819 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 16 July 197820 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 22 July 197821 | Newcastle KB United | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 30 July 197822 | Western Suburbs | 2–3 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 13 August 197824 | South Melbourne | 5–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
| 19 August 197823 | Adelaide City | 1–4 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
| 20 August 197825 | Adelaide City | 3–2 | Fitzroy United | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,223 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 27 August 1978 26 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 16,251 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Win Draw Loss
| 24 May 1978 First round | Adelaide City | 5–0 | Noarlunga United | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: [2] |
| 19 July 1978 Second round | Adelaide City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,856 Referee: Graham Neal |
| 24 September 1978 Quarter-finals | Essendon Croatia | 0–1 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 1 October 1978 Semi-finals | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 8 October 1978 Final | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [3] [2]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| — | DF |  | John Besir | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | — | | Danny Dance | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW |  | Dixie Deans | 10+1 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Graham Fyfe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| — | — | | Henry Kolecki | 5+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| — | FW | | John Kosmina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| — | — |  | Frank Lister | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Gary Marocchi | 17+1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| — | GK | | Peter Marshall | 20+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| — | — | | Robert Marwe | 11+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| — | MF |  | Zoran Matić | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Pat McCluskey | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Sergio Melta | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Jim Muir | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Agenor Muniz | 12+5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Brian Northcote | 23+2 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| — | DF | | Bogdan Nyskohus | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| — | FW | | John Nyskohus | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| — | MF | | John Perin | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Dave Rigby | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Roger Romanowicz | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | — | | Philip Russo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Fred Yung | 18+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | — | FW | | Dixie Deans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | — | — | | Frank Lister | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Perin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | — | DF | | John Besir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Brian Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | DF | | Bogdan Nyskohus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | — | DF | | Pat McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Sergio Melta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | DF | | Agenor Muniz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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| 1 | — | | Peter Marshall | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | — | | Roger Romanowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Although Brisbane City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, they were winners in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural National Soccer League on goal difference to Marconi Fairfield.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Brisbane City
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.
The 1978 season was the first in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by Brisbane City.
The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second and final season in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
