| Season | 1989 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| NSL Premiership | Marconi Fairfield | |
| NSL Championship | Marconi Fairfield | |
| NSL Cup | Adelaide City | |
| ||
The 1989 season was the 20th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 106th overall.
| Season | 1989 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| NSL Premiership | Marconi Fairfield | |
| NSL Championship | Marconi Fairfield | |
| NSL Cup | Adelaide City | |
| ||
The 1989 season was the 20th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 106th overall.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
| 12 March 1989 | Australia | 4–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
| 19 March 1989 | Israel | 1–1 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report |
| Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neumer (Germany) |
| 2 April 1989 | New Zealand | 2–0 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Bin Singah (Singapore) |
| 16 April 1989 | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 8 | Advance to Final |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| 4 | Australia B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| 26 March 1989 | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Brisbane, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
| 28 March 1989 | Australia | 6–0 | Papua New Guinea | Brisbane, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
| 31 March 1989 | Australia | 1–4 | Chinese Taipei | Brisbane, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| 10 June 1989 | East Germany | 1–0 | Australia | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland) |
| 12 June 1989 | Australia | 1–3 | Brazil | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 20:15 |
| Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: David Brummitt (Canada) |
| 14 June 1989 | Australia | 2–2 | United States | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kil Ki-Chul (South Korea) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 | 8 | Qualification for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Vanuatu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | −51 | 0 |
| 21 January 1989 | Australia | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Australia |
| Report |
| 29 January 1989 | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Australia |
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 38 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 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 | |
| 10 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sunshine George Cross | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | Blacktown City | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 19 | |
| 13 | Melbourne JUST (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to the Victorian State League |
| 14 | Heidelberg United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
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