1979 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season the Australian season the Canadian season 1979 National Soccer League (Canada) season November 2015 November 2015 National Soccer League 1979 9 March – 4 November 1979 Marconi Fairfield1st National Soccer League title Sydney Olympic 182 488 Top scorers Mark Jankovics(18 goals) Marconi Fairfield 6–0 South Melbourne(22 April 1979) Brisbane Lions 0–6 Adelaide City(17 June 1979) Marconi Fairfield 4–4 Adelaide City(1 April 1979)Heidelberg United 6–2 Brisbane City(19 October 1979) 5 matchesSydney City 10 matchesHeidelberg UnitedMarconi Fairfield 10 matchesCanberra City 5 matchesSt George-BudapestSydney Olympic 18,376Newcastle KB United 2–0 Sydney Olympic(14 April 1979) 500Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane Lions(22 August 1979)Heidelberg United 6–2 Brisbane City(19 October 1979) 1978 1980 The 1979 National Soccer League was the third season of the National Soccer League, the former top Australian semi-professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1977. Marconi Fairfield secured a first National Soccer League title. League table main WDL QR 2 1 0 FS FS FS FS R MAR, HEI, SYC, BRC, ADE, NKU, WES, API, BRL, FOO, STG, CAN, SYO, SOU 13 6 7 43 27 1 11 3 12 29 37 14 5 7 38 30 1 8 6 12 28 40 6 8 12 25 41 8 3 15 29 43 1 14 7 5 44 30 1 15 6 5 58 32 4 11 9 6 43 30 1 6 3 17 26 45 1 7 6 13 27 43 15 3 8 47 29 1 7 5 14 23 30 10 4 12 28 31 1 C R Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Footscray JUST Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sydney City Sydney Olympic West Adelaide A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more. MF MF MF MF MF MF MF MF MF yellow1 Qualification to Finals series The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League. red1 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.com Results main RSSSF complete FBR ADE API BRC BRL CAN FOO HEI MAR NKU SOU STG SYC SYO WES Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Footscray JUST Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sydney City Sydney Olympic West Adelaide 0–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–4 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–6 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–4 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–5 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–5 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–4 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–4 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 3–3 2–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 3–4 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–5 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–4 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 Finals series The top four teams in the league entered a play-off series. The winner of the Finals series was not considered the overall winner of the 1979 National Soccer League.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19780920&id=0f1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1103,6407015 'Think Australian' advice to Soccer The Sydney Morning Herald 20 September 1978 24 February 2015 Curran, Brian Round 1 7 October 1979 Brisbane City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Sydney City Campbell 48 63 Perry Park Brisbane 3,200 Jim Reeves 7 October 1979 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Heidelberg United Byrne 1 pen. Henderson 68 Cole 24 Marconi Oval Sydney 6,523 Jim Allen Round 2 14 October 1979 Brisbane City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Marconi Fairfield Campbell 38 Low 72 Jankovics 58 Perry Park Brisbane 5,100 Chris Bambridge 14 October 1979 Heidelberg United 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Sydney City Cole 24 Stevenson 14 Trenter 18 Yzendoorn 68 o.g. Olympic Park No. 2 Melbourne 4,500 Don Campbell Round 3 19 October 1979 Heidelberg United 6–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Brisbane City Buljevic 35 Cole 55 57 67 Bozikas 61 71 Kelso 65 Campbell 70 Olympic Park Melbourne 500 Tony Boskovic 21 October 1979 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Sydney City Barnes 75 Marconi Oval Sydney 4,782 Stewart Mellings Grand Final First Leg 28 October 1979 Sydney City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Brisbane City M. Silva 78 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,523 Ken Allen Second Leg 4 November 1979 Brisbane City 1–1 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Sydney City Kelso 78 Trenter 84 Perry Park Brisbane 4,200 Don Campbell Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLGoalscorers.html 1979 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers ozfootball.net 15 June 20211AUS Mark JankovicsMarconi Fairfield182AUS Eddie KrncevicMarconi Fairfield133AUS Ken BodenNewcastle KB United124SCO Kevin LowNewcastle KB United11AUS Jamie PatonHeidelberg United6AUS Tony BrennanBrisbane Lions10 AUS Gary ColeHeidelberg UnitedAUS Peter SharneMarconi FairfieldENG Terry SmithSydney City10AUS Terry ByrneCanberra City9 Individual awards Player of the Year: Ivo Prskalo (Marconi Fairfield) U-21 Player of the Year: Eddie Krncevic (Marconi Fairfield) Top Scorer(s): Mark Jankovics (Marconi Fairfield – 18 goals) Coach of the Year: Les Scheinflug (Marconi Fairfield) References OzFootball Archives - 1979 NSL Season Category:National Soccer League (Australia) seasons National Soccer League Australia