1982 Footscray JUST season

Footscray JUST

1982 season
Head Coach	Milenko Rusmir Peter Jaksa Jim Milne
Stadium	Schintler Reserve
National Soccer League	14th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Simic (8) All: Paul Simic (8)
Highest home attendance	5,000 vs. South Melbourne (28 March 1982) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	535 vs. St George-Budapest (14 February 1982) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,357
Biggest win	2–0 (3 times) 3–1 (once)
Biggest defeat	1–7 vs. Brisbane Lions (7 March 1982) National Soccer League
Home colours Away colours
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The 1982 season was the sixth in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Footscray JUST finished 14th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   AUS Vlatko Belic — GK   SCO Dennis Boland —   AUS Milutin Ciric — FW   AUS Bruno Cozzella — MF   AUS Suleiman Curovic —   AUS Jusuf Hatunic — DF   YUG Igor Hazabent — MF   AUS Zoran Ilioski — MF   YUG Slobodan Jovanovic — FW   YUG Milan Kojic —   AUS Slobodan Popovic

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   GRE Jim Kondarios —   AUS Mike Kupinic — DF   AUS Kyri Kyriakouleas — MF   YUG Zdravko Lujic — DF   AUS Jim Milne — DF   SCO Jim O'Reilly —   AUS Vlado Pljevaljcic — FW   AUS Mendo Ristovski — FW   AUS Paul Simic — DF   AUS Slobodan Stojcevski — FW   YUG Dragan Vasic

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	14 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	14th	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	016.67
NSL Cup	14 June 1982		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					31	5	14	12	34	48	−14	016.13

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1982 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	Qualification to Finals series [a]
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	7	11	49	54	−5	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	29	2	9	4	19	20	−1	3	5	7	15	26	−11

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	L
Position	5	8	9	13	15	15	15	16	16	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	13	12	11	11	14	14	12	13	12	12	12	14	13	14
Points	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	7	9	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	18	18	18	18	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	24

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Footscray JUST v St George-Budapest

14 February 19821	Footscray JUST	2–2	St George-Budapest	Melbourne
	Cozzella 66' Hazabent 70'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 535 [1] Referee: Chris Bambridge

Adelaide City v Footscray JUST

21 February 19822	Adelaide City	0–0	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Graham Neal

Footscray JUST v Marconi Fairfield

28 February 19823	Footscray JUST	1–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ilioski 62'	Report	Hunter 75'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Brisbane Lions v Footscray JUST

7 March 19824	Brisbane Lions	7–1	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	Hogg 3' Low 4' McLean 9' Williamson 21' (pen.), 68' Niven 56' Daunt 62'	Report	Ilioski 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Dave Nugent

Footscray JUST v Preston Makedonia

14 March 19825	Footscray JUST	0–1	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
		Report	Ward 70'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Wollongong City v Footscray JUST

21 March 19826	Wollongong City	2–1	Footscray JUST	Wollongong
	Cotton 9', 79'	Report	Simic 34'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Brian Fowler

Footscray JUST v South Melbourne

28 March 19827	Footscray JUST	1–1	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Cozzella 75'	Report	Egan 9'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Sydney City v Footscray JUST

4 April 19828	Sydney City	1–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Kosmina 85'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Footscray JUST v West Adelaide

11 April 19829	Footscray JUST	2–2	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Kojic 55' Ilioski 65'	Report	Honeyman 66' Santrac 67'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Yelland

APIA Leichhardt v Footscray JUST

18 April 198210	APIA Leichhardt	0–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report	Simic 72' Kojic 84'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 4,128 Referee: Ken Small

Footscray JUST v Brisbane City

25 April 198211	Footscray JUST	2–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Simic 48', 67'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Jim Fearn

Sydney Olympic v Footscray JUST

2 May 198212	Sydney Olympic	3–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Koussas 11' Redfern 80', 86'	Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 7,160 Referee: Ken Small

Canberra City v Footscray JUST

9 May 198213	Canberra City	2–2	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Purdie 23' T. Byrne 48'	Report	Lujic 29' Ristovski 39'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bob Mee

Footscray JUST v Newcastle KB United

16 May 198214	Footscray JUST	3–1	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
	Kojic 3', 85' Ristovski 60'	Report	Mason 8'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Heidelberg United v Footscray JUST

23 May 198215	Heidelberg United	3–3	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Campbell 45', 67' Yzendoorn 85'	Report	Belic 34' Ristovski 51' Ilioski 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Evan Venios

Footscray JUST v Adelaide City

30 May 198216	Footscray JUST	2–2	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Belic 13' Kondarios 65'	Report	Rusell 41' Melta 75'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

St George-Budapest v Footscray JUST

6 June 198217	St George-Budapest	1–1	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Marton 51' (pen.)	Report	Kondarios 87'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Jim Reeves

Footscray JUST v Brisbane Lions

13 June 198218	Footscray JUST	1–1	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Ristovski 36'	Report	Wright 2'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Marconi Fairfield v Footscray JUST

20 June 198219	Marconi Fairfield	0–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report	Simic 8', 72'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,322 Referee: Doug Rennie

Footscray JUST v Wollongong City

27 June 198220	Footscray JUST	1–2	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	Ristovski 71'	Report	O'Connor 25' Adam 59'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,200 Referee: David Yelland

South Melbourne v Footscray JUST

4 July 198221	South Melbourne	3–2	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Egan 5', 67' Halford 90'	Report	Ristovski 26' Simic 43'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Footscray JUST v Sydney City

11 July 198222	Footscray JUST	0–2	Sydney City	Melbourne
		Report	Borges 42', 46'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Evan Venios

West Adelaide v Footscray JUST

18 July 198223	West Adelaide	0–1	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
		Report	Simic 47'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jim Rossis

Footscray JUST v APIA Leichhardt

25 July 198224	Footscray JUST	0–1	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
		Report	Jones 55'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jim Fearn

Brisbane City v Footscray JUST

1 August 198225	Brisbane City	0–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gary Power

Footscray JUST v Sydney Olympic

8 August 198226	Footscray JUST	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Lujic 36'	Report	Koussas 68'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Footscray JUST v Canberra City

15 August 198227	Footscray JUST	2–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Kojic 1' Kyriakouleas 71'	Report	G. Byrne 25' Brennan 43'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Newcastle KB United v Footscray JUST

21 August 198228	Newcastle KB United	1–0	Footscray JUST	Newcastle
	Drysdale 40'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Tim Davies

Footscray JUST v Heidelberg United

29 August 198229	Footscray JUST	1–1	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Kondarios 75'	Report	Valentine 10'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Preston Makedonia v Footscray JUST

5 September 198230	Preston Makedonia	3–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Brown 10' McMillan 28', 52'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

Main article: 1982 NSL Cup

Preston Makedonia v Footscray JUST

14 June 1982 First round	Preston Makedonia	2–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Opasinis 5' Ward 23'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,500 [2] Referee: Stewart Mellings

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. ^{[3] [2]}

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National Soccer League		NSL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	AUS	Vlatko Belic	12	2	11	2	1	0
	GK	SCO	Dennis Boland	14	0	13	0	1	0
		AUS	Milutin Ciric	17	0	17	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Bruno Cozzella	8	2	8	2	0	0
	MF	AUS	Suleiman Curovic	19	0	13+5	0	1	0
		AUS	Jusuf Hatunic	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	YUG	Igor Hazabent	30	1	30	1	0	0
	MF	AUS	Zoran Ilioski	28	4	27	4	1	0
	DF	YUG	Slobodan Jovanovic	18	0	15+2	0	0+1	0
	DF	YUG	Milan Kojic	21	5	20+1	5	0	0
	DF	GRE	Jim Kondarios	29	4	27+1	4	1	0
		AUS	Mike Kupinic	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Kyri Kyriakouleas	20	0	19	0	1	0
	MF	YUG	Zdravko Lujic	23	2	23	2	0	0
	DF	AUS	Jim Milne	24	0	22+2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jim O'Reilly	30	0	28+1	0	1	0
		AUS	Slobodan Popovic	1	0	0	0	1	0
		AUS	Vlado Pljevaljcic	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Mendo Ristovski	20	6	16+3	6	1	0
	FW	AUS	Paul Simic	19	8	16+2	8	1	0
	DF	AUS	Slobodan Stojcevski	11	0	7+4	0	0	0
	FW	YUG	Dragan Vasic	8	0	3+4	0	1	0

• Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total			National Soccer League			NSL Cup
	DF	AUS	Jim Milne	4	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	YUG	Slobodan Jovanovic	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Kyri Kyriakouleas	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	YUG	Igor Hazabent	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jim O'Reilly	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	AUS	Vlatko Belic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	AUS	Suleiman Curovic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	GRE	Jim Kondarios	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		AUS	Vlado Pljevaljcic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Mendo Ristovski	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Paul Simic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	YUG	Dragan Vasic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

• Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

1. Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
2. Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
3. "Footscray JUST 1982 Squad". OzFootball.