1980 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia

Season	1980
Men's soccer
National Soccer League	Sydney City
NSL Cup	Marconi Fairfield
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The 1980 season was the eleventh season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 97th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Australia   v   Czechoslovakia

27 January 1980	Australia	0–4	Czechoslovakia	Canberra, Australia
		Report	Jurkemik 17' Vízek 44' Nehoda 82' Kozák 89'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 15,686 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

Australia   v   Czechoslovakia

3 February 1980	Australia	0–5	Czechoslovakia	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Masný 46', 65' Gajdůšek 58' Kroupa 84' Kozák 89'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Australia   v   Czechoslovakia

9 February 1980	Australia	2–2	Czechoslovakia	Melbourne, Australia
	Prskalo 9' (pen.) Krncevic 55'	Report	Dobiaš 11' (pen.) Nehoda 23'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)

Australia   v   England

31 May 1980	Australia	1–2	England	Sydney, Australia
	Cole 88' (pen.)	Report	Hoddle 10' Mariner 26'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Australia   v   Northern Ireland

12 June 1980	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Sydney, Australia
	Sharne 75'	Report	Nicholl 11' J. O'Neull 53'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

Australia   v   Northern Ireland

15 June 1980	Australia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Melbourne, Australia
	Sharne 20'	Report	M. O'Neill 84'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)

Australia   v   Northern Ireland

18 June 1980	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Adelaide, Australia
	Sharne 5'	Report	Brotherston 70' McCurdy 80'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Don Campbell

Australia   v   Mexico

24 August 1980	Australia	2–2	Mexico	Sydney, Australia
	Boden 57' (pen.) Yzendoorn 72'	Report	Castro 40' González 83'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Australia   v   Mexico

26 August 1980	Australia	1–1	Mexico	Melbourne, Australia
	Cole 58'	Report	Castro 67'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

Greece   v   Australia

11 November 1980	Greece	3–3	Australia	Athens, Greece
	Damanakis 25' Domazos 67' Delikaris 89' (pen.)	Report	Cole 24' Barnes 84' Selemidis 88'	Stadium: Panathinaikos Stadium Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Australia)

Israel   v   Australia

2 December 1980	Israel	0–1	Australia	Beersheba, Israel
		Report	Cole 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel)

Hong Kong   v   Australia

5 December 1980	Hong Kong	1–0	Australia	Hong Kong
	Lau Wing Yip 85'	Report		Attendance: 9,548 Referee: Chan Tam Sum (Hong Kong)

Indonesia   v   Australia

7 December 1980	Indonesia	1–1	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Effendi 5'	Report	Henderson 13'	Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kossain Katradiredja (Indonesia)

1980 Oceania Cup

Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup

Group 2

Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup § Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	20	2	+18	6	Advance to Final
2	New Caledonia	3	2	0	1	12	11	+1	4	Advance to Third place play-off
3	Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	6	22	−16	2
4	New Hebrides	3	0	0	3	6	9	−3	0

Source: Oceania Football Confederation

Australia   v   Papua New Guinea

26 February 19802	Australia	11–2	Papua New Guinea	Nouméa, New Caledonia
	Moulis ?' Bertogna ?' V. Bozanic ?' I. Hunter ?', ?', ?' Krncevic ?' Sharne ?', ?', ?', ?'	Report	Mouagi ?' Torea ?'	Stadium: Nouméa Stadium

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand   v   Australia

18 May 1980Trans-Tasman Cup	New Zealand	3–3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Leonidas ?' Jacobsen ?' Marshall ?'	Report	Heydon 32' (pen.) Bretnall 50' Te Huia 70'	Stadium: University Park Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)

New Zealand   v   Australia

21 May 1980Trans-Tasman Cup	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
	Sharpe ?'	Report	Brentnall 23'	Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)

New Zealand   v   Australia

24 May 1980Trans-Tasman Cup	New Zealand	2–3	Australia	Christchurch, New Zealand
	Jacobsen ?' (pen.) Grant ?'	Report	Brentnall 9', 20', 51'	Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

1980 OFC U-20 Championship

Main article: 1980 OFC U-20 Championship

Group A

Main article: 1980 OFC U-20 Championship § Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	4	Advance to Final
2	New Caledonia	2	1	0	1	3	7	−4	2	Advance to Third place play-off
3	Tahiti	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source: RSSSF

Australia   v   Tahiti

6 December 1980	Australia	1–0	Tahiti	Fiji
		Report

New Caledonia   v   Australia

11 December 1980	New Caledonia	1–6	Australia	Fiji
		Report

Final

Main article: 1980 OFC U-20 Championship § Final

New Zealand   v   Australia

13 December 1980	New Zealand	2–0	Australia	Fiji
		Report

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1980 National Soccer League

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	26	16	5	5	51	26	+25	37	Qualification to Finals series [a]
2	Heidelberg United	26	15	6	5	55	33	+22	36
3	South Melbourne	26	15	5	6	42	21	+21	35
4	Marconi Fairfield	26	14	6	6	53	32	+21	34
5	Adelaide City	26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	30
6	Newcastle KB United	26	12	6	8	32	31	+1	30
7	Brisbane Lions	26	7	11	8	28	32	−4	25
8	APIA Leichhardt	26	8	7	11	27	35	−8	23
9	Footscray JUST	26	7	9	10	32	41	−9	23
10	Canberra City	26	7	7	12	34	33	+1	21
11	Blacktown City	26	9	3	14	34	55	−21	21
12	Brisbane City	26	4	10	12	29	36	−7	18
13	West Adelaide	26	7	3	16	24	46	−22	17
14	St George-Budapest (R)	26	5	4	17	32	65	−33	14	Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League

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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

Final

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup final

4 October 1980

Heidelberg United	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Marconi Fairfield
	Report

Olympic Park , Melbourne

Attendance: 6,388

Referee: Jack Johnston

15 October 1980

19:30 AEDT

Marconi Fairfield	3–0	Heidelberg United
Byrne 17' (pen.) Krncevic 64' Sharne 87'	Report

Marconi Oval , Sydney

Attendance: 5,179

Referee: Jack Johnston

References

1. "OzFootball Archives - 1980 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

External links

• Football Australia official website