1988 National Soccer League

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National Soccer League
Season 1988
Dates29 January – 3 September 1984
Champions Marconi Fairfield
2nd title
Premiers Wollongong City
1st title
Relegated Brunswick Juventus
Brisbane Lions
Matches played188
Goals scored501 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Farina (17)
Biggest home win St George-Budapest 6–0 Adelaide City
(7 February 1988)
Biggest away winBrisbane Lions 1–5 St George-Budapest
(3 April 1988)
Brunswick Juventus 0–4 Preston Makedonia
(31 July 1988)
Highest scoring South Melbourne 5–4 APIA Leichhardt
(20 March 1988)
Highest attendance17,064
Sydney Croatia 2–2 Marconi Fairfield
(3 September 1988, Grand Final)
Lowest attendance600
Melbourne Croatia 0–2 Brunswick Zebras
(7 August 1988)
Total attendance545,935
Average attendance2,904
← 1988
1989 →

The 1988 National Soccer League season, was the 12th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Contents

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Wollongong City 2613854432+1234Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Croatia 2615473830+834
3 South Melbourne 2613853629+734
4 Marconi Fairfield (C)2612864626+2032
5 Sydney Olympic 269982822+627
6 Adelaide City 2610793635+127
7 Sunshine George Cross 26115103839−127
8 St George-Budapest 26106104135+626
9 Melbourne Croatia 2696112833−524
10 Footscray JUST 2679103432+223
11 APIA Leichhardt 2687112835−723
12 Preston Makedonia 2651292935−622
13 Brunswick Juventus (R)2675143143−1219Relegation to the Victorian State League
14 Brisbane Lions (R)2644182859−3112Relegation to the Brisbane Premier League
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ADE API BRI BRU FOO MAR MEL PRE SOU STG SGC SYC SYO WOL
Adelaide City 0–15–10–03–21–12–01–11–02–10–02–31–02–3
APIA Leichhardt 1–12–02–12–20–23–11–10–20–11–30–11–01–1
Brisbane Lions 1–30–01–04–23–10–11–11–31–52–34–01–12–3
Brunswick Juventus 0–30–23–02–11–00–10–41–22–14–22–00–01–2
Footscray JUST 2–22–02–04–10–10–01–21–12–11–13–00–10–0
Marconi Fairfield 2–13–13–02–10–11–12–01–13–16–01–11–11–1
Melbourne Croatia 4–10–11–10–22–00–21–00–12–12–11–13–10–1
Preston Makedonia 0–02–03–04–31–12–21–40–00–01–40–20–31–1
South Melbourne 2–15–42–10–01–13–01–12–10–21–41–02–12–1
St George-Budapest 6–00–23–21–12–03–21–11–11–13–10–10–12–1
Sunshine George Cross 1–21–02–03–31–00–32–01–11–04–11–00–20–1
Sydney Croatia 1–04–21–03–12–03–22–03–21–31–11–03–01–1
Sydney Olympic 0–11–13–12–01–10–03–11–00–01–21–13–00–1
Wollongong City 2–10–06–13–21–40–44–10–04–03–13–10–31–1
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Elimination and qualifying FinalsSemi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1 Wollongong City 0 (3)2 Sydney Croatia 2 (4)
2 Sydney Croatia (p)0 (4)4 Marconi Fairfield (p)2 (5)
2 Sydney Croatia 21 Wollongong City 0
3 South Melbourne 14 Marconi Fairfield 2
3 South Melbourne 1
4 Marconi Fairfield 2
4 Marconi Fairfield 3
5 Sydney Olympic 1

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