1982 National Soccer League

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National Soccer League
Season 1982
Dates13 February – 5 September 1982
Champions Sydney City
3rd title
Matches played240
Goals scored701 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer John Kosmina (23 goals)
Best goalkeeper Jeff Olver (10 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Brisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Biggest away win Preston Makedonia 0–5 Sydney City
(6 June 1982)
Highest scoringBrisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Highest attendance12,186
Sydney Olympic 2–0 APIA Leichhardt
(4 April 1982)
Lowest attendance400
Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City
(5 September 1982)
Total attendance784,724
Average attendance3,270
← 1981
1983 →

The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.

Contents

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide City Adelaide (Norwood) Olympic Sports Field 8,000
APIA Leichhardt Sydney (Leichhardt) Lambert Park 7,000
Brisbane City Brisbane (Newmarket) Spencer Park 5,000
Brisbane Lions Brisbane (Inala) Lions Stadium 5,000
Canberra City Canberra Canberra Stadium 25,011
Footscray JUST Melbourne (Preston)Schintler Reserve?
Heidelberg United Melbourne (Collingwood) Olympic Village 12,000
Marconi Fairfield Sydney (Smithfield) Marconi Stadium 9,000
Newcastle KB United Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 30,000
Preston Makedonia Melbourne (Fitzroy) B.T. Connor Reserve 4,000
South Melbourne Melbourne (St Kilda West) Middle Park 18,000
St George-Budapest Sydney (Mortdale) St George Stadium 12,000
Sydney City Sydney (Bondi) ES Marks Athletics Field 8,000
Sydney Olympic Sydney (Waterloo) Pratten Park 15,000
West Adelaide Adelaide (City of Adelaide) Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500
Wollongong City Wollongong Wollongong Showground 22,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 Sydney City (C)3020556828+4045Qualification to Finals series [a]
2 St George-Budapest 3014884740+736
3 Wollongong City 30163114346−335
4 Heidelberg United 3013894237+534
5 Preston Makedonia 30121084541+434
6 South Melbourne 30119104637+931
7 APIA Leichhardt 30127114954−531
8 Sydney Olympic 30126125242+1030
9 West Adelaide 30108124440+428
10 Marconi Fairfield 30124144443+128
11 Brisbane Lions 30108123942−328
12 Newcastle KB United 30107134352−927
13 Adelaide City 30612123644−824
14 Footscray JUST 30514113446−1224
15 Canberra City 30710133754−1724
16 Brisbane City 30511143255−2321
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

Home \ Away ADE API BRC BRL CAN FOO HEI MAR NKU PRE SOU STG SYC SYO WES WOL
Adelaide City —1–12–00–21–10–03–20–02–20–01–13–00–02–30–03–0
APIA Leichhardt 4–1—1–11–03–00–21–12–03–24–23–23–21–40–30–02–2
Brisbane City 1–11–1—2–21–30–02–22–01–11–21–12–22–11–14–13–1
Brisbane Lions 2–00–41–3—1–07–11–00–14–12–30–21–10–11–12–12–0
Canberra City 3–12–21–02–2—2–21–32–01–31–10–41–22–02–11–20–1
Footscray JUST 2–20–12–01–12–2—1–11–13–10–11–12–20–21–12–21–2
Heidelberg United 2–13–21–02–01–23–3—2–12–00–02–03–11–02–21–00–2
Marconi Fairfield 1–07–14–01–12–20–21–0—3–14–12–13–11–22–30–21–2
Newcastle KB United 2–01–00–03–14–21–02–22–0—1–12–21–22–20–31–21–3
Preston Makedonia 2–12–03–11–15–13–00–04–11–2—1–10–10–54–11–12–1
South Melbourne 0–33–14–02–11–13–20–13–12–10–1—0–02–22–12–23–0
St George-Budapest 2–23–11–05–11–01–12–12–03–02–02–1—0–11–22–02–1
Sydney City 6–10–15–23–03–01–00–13–14–01–12–13–1—2–15–23–3
Sydney Olympic 1–32–05–00–10–03–03–21–21–42–21–24–01–2—3–10–1
West Adelaide 2–15–23–00–02–20–14–00–11–25–11–01–10–20–1—4–0
Wollongong City 2–12–43–10–23–02–12–10–31–01–01–02–21–32–12–0—
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

John Kosmina scored 23 goals for Sydney City. John Kosmina.jpg
John Kosmina scored 23 goals for Sydney City.
RankPlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kosmina Sydney City23
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie Egan South Melbourne20
3 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dez Marton St George-Budapest18
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Koussas Sydney Olympic16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil O'Connor Wollongong City
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Honeyman West Adelaide14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marshall Soper APIA Leichhardt
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Campbell Heidelberg United12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sebastian Giampaolo APIA Leichhardt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Jankovics Marconi Fairfield

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Honeyman West AdelaideWollongong City4–0 (H)28 February 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Koussas Sydney OlympicBrisbane City5–0 (H)18 April 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kosmina Sydney CitySt George-Budapest3–1 (H)2 May 1982
Marconi Fairfield3–1 (H)16 May 1982
Flag of England.svg Craig Johnston Newcastle KB UnitedBrisbane Lions3–1 (H)26 June 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kosmina 4Sydney CityBrisbane City5–2 (H)4 July 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Katholos Sydney OlympicAPIA Leichhardt3–0 (A)11 July 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kosmina Sydney CityWest Adelaide5–2 (H)5 September 1982
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Jeff Olver kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United. Jeff Olver.jpg
Jeff Olver kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United.
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets [2]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Olver Heidelberg United10
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Clarke Sydney City9
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martyn Crook West Adelaide8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Fraser St George-Budapest
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Ferguson Adelaide City7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Maher Marconi Fairfield
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Milutin Ciric Footscray JUST5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Preston Wollongong City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wilson Sydney Olympic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Woodhouse APIA Leichhardt

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
National Soccer League Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Katholos Sydney Olympic
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lowe Newcastle KB United
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Arok St George-Budapest

References

  1. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers". OzFootball.net.
  2. ↑ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Squads". OzFootball.net.
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