Season | 1979 |
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Dates | 9 March – 4 November 1979 |
Champions | Marconi Fairfield 1st National Soccer League title |
Relegated | Sydney Olympic |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 488 (2.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mark Jankovics (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Marconi Fairfield 6–0 South Melbourne (22 April 1979) |
Biggest away win | Brisbane Lions 0–6 Adelaide City (17 June 1979) |
Highest scoring | Marconi Fairfield 4–4 Adelaide City (1 April 1979) Heidelberg United 6–2 Brisbane City (19 October 1979) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Sydney City |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Canberra City |
Longest losing run | 5 matches St George-Budapest Sydney Olympic |
Highest attendance | 18,376 Newcastle KB United 2–0 Sydney Olympic (14 April 1979) |
Lowest attendance | 500 Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane Lions (22 August 1979) Heidelberg United 6–2 Brisbane City (19 October 1979) |
Total attendance | 777,635 |
Average attendance | 4,273 |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 National Soccer League was the third season of the National Soccer League, the former top Australian semi-professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1977. Marconi Fairfield secured a first National Soccer League title.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 40 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Finals series [lower-alpha 2] |
2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Sydney City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Brisbane City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33 [lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 [lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 [lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 22 | |
10 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20 [lower-alpha 1] | |
11 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 20 | |
12 | Canberra City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | |
13 | Sydney Olympic (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League |
14 | South Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] |
The top four teams in the league entered a play-off series. The winner of the Finals series was not considered the overall winner of the 1979 National Soccer League. [1]
7 October 1979 | Brisbane City | 2–0 | Sydney City | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Jim Reeves |
7 October 1979 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | Heidelberg United | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Jim Allen |
14 October 1979 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
14 October 1979 | Heidelberg United | 1–3 | Sydney City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
19 October 1979 | Heidelberg United | 6–2 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
21 October 1979 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–1 | Sydney City | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
28 October 1979First Leg | Sydney City | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Ken Allen |
4 November 1979Second Leg | Brisbane City | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Sydney City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Don Campbell |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [2] |
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1 | ![]() | Marconi Fairfield | 18 |
2 | ![]() | Marconi Fairfield | 13 |
3 | ![]() | Newcastle KB United | 12 |
4 | ![]() | Newcastle KB United | 11 |
![]() | Heidelberg United | ||
6 | ![]() | Brisbane Lions | 10 |
![]() | Heidelberg United | ||
![]() | Marconi Fairfield | ||
![]() | Sydney City | ||
10 | ![]() | Canberra City | 9 |
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