1985 in Australian soccer

none January 2023 January 2023 Australia 1985 NSL Premiership Sydney CitySouth Melbourne NSL Championship Brunswick Juventus NSL Cup Sydney Olympic 1984 1986 yes yes The 1985 season was the 16th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 102nd overall. National teams Australia men's national soccer team Australia men's national soccer team Results and fixtures Friendlies Ampol Cup 27 September 1985 AUS 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html CHN Kosmina 9 Crino 14 Watson 63 Lang Park Brisbane, Australia 4,823http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html Socceroo Internationals for 1985 28 January 2023 OzFootball.net Bill Monteverde (Australia) W 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Group C AUS 21 September 1985 NZL 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html AUS Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 14,286 Keith Hackett (England) D 8 October 1985 ISR 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html AUS Armeli 65 Mitchell 46 Kosmina 50 Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan, Israel 45,000 Luigi Agnolin (Italy) W 20 October 1985 AUS 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html ISR Ratcliffe 32 Cohen 47 Olympic Park Melbourne, Australia 27,000 José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) D 23 October 1985 TPE 0–7 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html AUS Dunn 2 89 pen. Chiang 13 o.g. Mitchell 57 59 87 Arnold 68 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide, Australia 2,000 John Cameron (New Zealand W 27 October 1985 AUS 8–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html TPE Odžakov 41 56 69 Crino 52 Kosmina 65 pen. 72 88 Gray 89 St George Stadium Sydney, Australia 2,694 Bill Munro (New Zealand) W 3 November 1985 AUS 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html NZL Kosmina 12 Mitchell 48 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney, Australia 21,910 Gerard Guerds (Netherlands W Inter-confederation play-offs 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off) First leg 20 November 1985 SCO 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html AUS Cooper 53 McAvennie 59 Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland 62,239 Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) L Second leg 4 December 1985 AUS 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1985A.html SCO Olympic Park Melbourne, Australia 29,852 José Roberto Wright (Brazil) D Australia men's national under-20 soccer team Australia men's national under-20 soccer team Results and fixtures 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship Group C 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship#Group C main WDL RSSSF 2 AUS URS, NGR, AUS, CAN complete 2 1 0 7 1 H 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 1 5 4 0 2 1 2 3 20 URS URS 20 CAN CAN 20 NGR NGR 20 AUS AUS Q Q Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 24 August 1985 15:00 MT 20 URS 0–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc85.html 20 AUS Dinamo Stadium Minsk, Soviet Union 16,000 Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) D 27 August 1985 19:00 MT 20 AUS 0–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc85.html 20 CAN Dinamo Stadium Minsk, Soviet Union 8,000 Ali Ben Nasser (Tunisia) D 29 August 1985 19:00 MT 20 AUS 2–3 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc85.html 20 NGR Panagis 27 Kalantzis 38 pen. Adeleye 63 Monday 78 Anunobi 79 Traktor Stadium Minsk, Soviet Union 7,000 Shizuo Takada (Japan) L 1985 OFC U-20 Championship 1985 OFC U-20 Championship AUS 15 February 1985 20 AUS 2–1 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-85.html 20 NZL Panagis 67 Kalantzis 85 Cave 30 pen. Sydney, Australia Tilinger Yeir (Israel) W 17 February 1985 20 AUS 6–1 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-85.html 20 FIJ Kalantzis 21 78 Hristodoulou 37 72 Panagis 49 Ingham 62 Evans 57 pen. Sydney, Australia Chen Ming Chen (Chinese Taipei) W 20 February 1985 20 AUS 3–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-85.html 20 TPE Panagis 28 Bernal 52 Hristodoulou 60 Sydney, Australia Don Campbell W 22 February 1985 20 AUS 6–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-85.html 20 PNG Kalantzis 5 26 38 70 Hristodoulou 21 Kanesoulis 78 Sydney, Australia Lennox Sharp (New Zealand) W 24 February 1985 20 AUS 3–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-85.html 20 ISR Kalantzis 30 Bundalo 79 89 Natan 27 Klinger 80 Sydney, Australia Chen Ming Chen (Chinese Taipei) W Australia men's national under-17 soccer team Australia men's national under-17 soccer team Results and fixtures 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Group B 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship#Group B main WDL RSSSF 2 AUS AUS, FRG, ARG, CGO complete 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 3 4 10 3 0 0 4 1 16 FRG FRG 17 ARG ARG 17 CGO 1970 CGO 1970 17 AUS AUS Q Q Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 31 July 1985 19:00 CST 17 AUS 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20171010081850/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191426/match=31095/index.html 17 ARG Naven 28 Minyuan Stadium Tianjin, China 20,000 Joaquin Urrea (Mexico) W 2 August 1985 19:00 CST 17 AUS 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023258/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191426/match=31103/index.html 17 CGO 1970 Trimboli 19 Thodis 42 Kakou 76 Minyuan Stadium Tianjin, China 20,000 Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah (Qatar) W 4 August 1985 19:00 CST 17 AUS 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20171010075255/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191426/match=31111/index.html 16 FRG Trimboli 12 Minyuan Stadium Tianjin, China 20,000 Karim Camara (Guinea) W Knockout stage 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship#Knockout stage 7 August 1985 19:30 CST 17 AUS 0–0 yes 2–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630140929/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191428/match=31118/index.html 17 GUI Hongqiao Stadium Tianjin, China 20,000 Claudio Pieri (Italy) D Domestic soccer National Soccer League 1985 National Soccer League For the second season of the conference format in the National Soccer League, Sydney City and South Melbourne won the Premierships from their respective conferences.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1985/1985NSLTable.html 1985 National Soccer League Final Tables Howe Andrew Punshon John Stock Greg 8 October 2021 OzFootball.net The Grand Final was played between Sydney City and Brunswick Juventus, which Brunswick won 2–0 on aggregate winning their first national title.BRUNSWICK JUVENTUS CHAMPS OF AUSTRALIA Australian Soccer Weekly 6 231 9 September 1985 1 NSL Cup 1985 NSL Cup Final 1985 NSL Cup final Head coach changes This is a list of changes of head coaches within Australian league soccer: TeamOutgoing head coachHead coaches of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentWest AdelaideAUS Sam Salabasidis29 January 1985Pre-seasonAUS Neil McGacheyMcGACHEY HOPES TO RECAPTURE SPIRIT OF '78 Australian Soccer Weekly 6 199 29 January 1985 1029 January 1985 Retirements 29 January 1985: Michael McLaughlin, 20, former Blacktown City striker.DEMONS' YOUNG STAR QUITS Australian Soccer Weekly 6 199 29 January 1985 2 References External links Football Australia official website Category:Soccer in Australia by season Soccer