1989 season | |
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Chairman | Rade Čikeš |
Manager | Vedran Rožić |
Stadium | Sydney Croatian Sports Centre |
National Soccer League | 7th |
1989 NSL Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | Graham Arnold (5) |
Highest home attendance | 8,009 vs. Marconi Fairfield (12 February 1989) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,508 vs. Heidelberg United (5 July 1989) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 3,674 |
Biggest win | 2-0 vs. Adelaide City (29 January 1989) National Soccer League 2-0 vs. Blacktown City (28 June 1989) National Soccer League 3-1 vs. Melbourne City JUST (27 May 1989) National Soccer League 3-1 vs. APIA Leichhardt (June 11 1989) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (10 May 1989) National Soccer League 0-3 vs. St George-Budapest (25 June 1989) National Soccer League |
The 1989 season saw Sydney Croatia embark on its sixth campaign in the NSL. They finished 7th out of 14 teams.
Following a successful 1988 campaign in which Sydney Croatia finished runners-up in the NSL Grand Final to Marconi Fairfield, player-coach Vedran Rožić retained the majority of the squad for the 1989 season. Despite high expectations, the club experienced inconsistent form and ultimately failed to qualify for the finals series.
Rožić departed Sydney Croatia at the end of the season, concluding a notable tenure that included winning the 1986 Northern Conference NSL Premiership, the 1987 NSL Cup, and guiding the team to the 1988 Grand Final. His leadership left a lasting legacy at the club.
The club's top goalscorer for the season was Graham Arnold, who scored five goals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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GK | ![]() | John Krajnović | 23 | Wollongong Macedonia ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] [2] [3] | ||
MF | ![]() | Ned Zelic | 17 | AIS ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [4] [5] |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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GK | ![]() | Greg Woodhouse | 28 | Avala ![]() | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [6] [7] | |
DF | ![]() | Andy Brockbank | 27 | Avala ![]() | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [8] | |
MF | ![]() | David Fitzharris | 24 | Avala ![]() | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [9] [10] | |
MF | ![]() | Gustavo Cerro | 19 | Melita Eagles ![]() | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [11] | |
MF | ![]() | Adrian Cisato | 19 | Free Agent | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [12] | |
FW | ![]() | John Kero | 24 | Free Agent | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [13] | |
MF | ![]() | Dragan Božić | Free Agent | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [14] |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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MF | ![]() | Ante Rumora | 28 | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [15] [16] | ||
MF | ![]() | Burim Zajmi | 28 | APIA Leichhardt ![]() | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [17] [18] [19] |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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FW | ![]() | Tony Krslovic | 19 | St George-Budapest ![]() | Loan | Mid-season | Free | [20] | |
FW | ![]() | Sean Ingham | 23 | Wollongong City ![]() | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [21] [22] |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 22 January 1989 | 16 July 1989 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | +0 | 38.46 |
NSL Cup | 23 March 1989 | 23 March 1989 | First Round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 37.04 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | Qualification for the Finals series |
6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | |
8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
9 | Wollongong City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 |
22 January 19891 | Sydney Croatia | 1–0 | Sunshine George Cross | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
26 January 19892 | South Melbourne Hellas | 0–1 | Sydney Croatia | Middle Park, Victoria |
Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
29 January 19893 | Sydney Croatia | 2–0 | Adelaide City | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 5,374 Referee: Bill Monteverde |
5 February 19894 | Wollongong City | 1–0 | Sydney Croatia | Fairy Meadow, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Peter Spiers |
12 February 19895 | Sydney Croatia | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 8,009 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
19 February 19896 | Melbourne Croatia | 0–0 | Sydney Croatia | Sunshine North, Victoria |
Report | Stadium: Somers St Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: John Santa Isabel |
26 February 19897 | Sydney Croatia | 2–1 | Melbourne City JUST | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 5,923 Referee: Jim Reeves |
5 March 19898 | Heidelberg United | 2–0 | Sydney Croatia | Heidelberg West, Victoria |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas |
3 May 19899 | Sydney Croatia | 1–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Alan Townsend |
28 June 198910 | Blacktown City | 0–2 | Sydney Croatia | Seven Hills, New South Wales |
Report |
| Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 875 Referee: Peter Spiers |
26 March 199011 | Sydney Croatia | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,451 Referee: John McConnell |
10 May 199012 | Sydney Croatia | 0–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,259 Referee: Jim Reeves |
9 April 198913 | Preston Makedonia | 0–0 | Sydney Croatia | Melbourne, Victoria |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Fearn |
22 April 198914 | Sydney Croatia | 2–1 | South Melbourne | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Bill Monteverde |
30 April 198915 | Sydney Olympic | 1–0 | Sydney Croatia | Moore Park, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Rob Davies |
7 May 198916 | Sydney Croatia | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,431 Referee: Jim Feirn |
14 May 198917 | Adelaide City | 0–0 | Sydney Croatia | Kensington, South Australia |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Jim Rossis |
20 May 198918 | Sydney Croatia | 1–1 | Melbourne Croatia | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
27 May 198919 | Melbourne City JUST | 1–3 | Sydney Croatia | Footscray, Victoria |
| Report | Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Don Campbell |
5 July 198920 | Sydney Croatia | 1–2 | Heidelberg United | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
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| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Bill Monteverde |
June 11 198921 | APIA Leichhardt | 1–3 | Sydney Croatia | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,494 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
18 June 198922 | Sydney Croatia | 0–0 | Blacktown City | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
25 June 198923 | St George-Budapest FC | 3–0 | Sydney Croatia | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Jim Reeves |
2 July 198924 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Sydney Croatia | Bossley Park, New South Wales |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 8,350 Referee: Jim Reeves |
9 July 198925 | Sydney Croatia | 2–1 | Preston Makedonia | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,408 Referee: Gary Power |
16 July 198926 | Sunshine George Cross | 3–1 | Sydney Croatia | Sunshine, Victoria |
| Report |
| Stadium: Chaplin Reserve Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas |
23 March 1989 First round | Sydney Croatia | 1–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Edensor Park, New South Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 1,705 Referee: Alan Townsend |
Players with no appearances not included in the list. [23] [24]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
— | FW | ![]() | Graham Arnold | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
— | DF | ![]() | Shane Clinch | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() | Craig Foster | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
— | GK | ![]() | Tony Franken | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() | Alan Hunter | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
— | FW | ![]() | Sean Ingham | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() | Graham Jennings | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() | Mark Jones | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
— | GK | ![]() | John Krajnović | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() | Tony Krslovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() | Manis Lamond | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
— | DF | ![]() | Blago Milićević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() | Ivan Petković | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
— | MF | ![]() | David Rezo | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
— | MF | ![]() | Vedran Rožić | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() | Ante Rumora | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() | Wally Savor | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() | David Seal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
— | MF | ![]() | Robbie Slater | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
— | MF | ![]() | Tony Telisman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() | Burim Zajmi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() | Ned Zelic | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |