1984 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season the Australian season the Canadian season 1984 National Soccer League (Canada) season November 2015 November 2015 National Soccer League 1984 4 March – 28 October 1984 South Melbourne1st title Sydney City (Northern)South Melbourne (Southern) Melita Eagles 350 969 Top scorer Duggie Brown (22) West Adelaide 7–0 Sunshine George Cross(29 April 1984)Sydney City 8–1 Newcastle Rosebud United(9 May 1984)South Melbourne 7–0 Newcastle Rosebud United(22 July 1984) Penrith City 1–7 Marconi Fairfield(22 April 1984) Sydney City 8–1 Newcastle Rosebud United(9 May 1984) 12,000Brunswick Zebras 2–1 South Melbourne(8 April 1984) 250Penrith City 2–0 Brisbane City(15 April 1984) 1983 1985 The 1984 National Soccer League season was the eighth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. This season saw a restructure of the league, introducing a split into two geographical divisions, and an expansion from 16 to 24 teams. A Northern Conference comprised 12 clubs from New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, and a Southern Conference consisted of 12 Victorian, South Australian, and Queensland clubs. This season also saw the introduction of the two well-supported Croatian clubs, Melbourne Croatia and Sydney Croatia, both of which had had recent success in the state-leagues. For the first time in the competition, a finals system was introduced, whereby the five highest finishing teams in each conference had a playoff to determine a conference winner. The two conference winners then played each other in a two-legged Grand Final to be declared champions. The Grand Final was won by South Melbourne over Sydney Olympic. Teams Twenty-four teams competed in the league (twelve in the Northern Conference and twelve in the Southern Conference) – the sixteen teams from the previous season and eight teams accepted from their respective state leagues. Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order by conference. Team Location Stadium CapacityNorthern ConferenceAPIA LeichhardtSydney (Leichhardt)Lambert Park7,000Blacktown CitySydney (Seven Hills)Gabbie Stadium5,000Canberra ArrowsCanberraCanberra Stadium25,011Marconi FairfieldSydney (Bossley Park)Marconi Stadium9,000Melita EaglesSydney (Parramatta)Melita Stadium10,000Newcastle Rosebud UnitedNewcastleAdamstown Oval2,000Penrith CityPenrithCook Park1,000St George-BudapestSydney (Mortdale)St George Stadium12,000Sydney CitySydney (Bondi)ES Marks Athletics Field8,000Sydney CroatiaSydney (Edensor Park)King Tomislav Park10,000Sydney OlympicSydney (Waterloo)Pratten Park15,000Wollongong CityWollongongWollongong Showground22,000Southern ConferenceAdelaide CityAdelaide (Kensington)Olympic Sports Field8,000Brisbane CityBrisbane (Newmarket)Spencer Park5,000Brisbane LionsBrisbane (Inala)Lions Stadium5,000Brunswick JuventusMelbourne (Footscray)Olympic Park18,500Footscray JUSTMelbourne (Footscray)Schintler Reserve?Green GullyMelbourne (St Albans)Green Gully Reserve10,000Heidelberg UnitedMelbourne (Brunswick)Olympic Village12,000Melbourne CroatiaMelbourne (Elsternwick)Olympic Park18,500Preston MakedoniaMelbourne (Fitzroy)B.T. Connor Reserve5,000South MelbourneMelbourne (Middle Park)Middle Park18,000Sunshine George CrossMelbourne (City of Melbourne)Chaplin Reserve5,000West AdelaideAdelaide (City of Adelaide)Hindmarsh Stadium16,500 Managerial changes The Australian Soccer Annual 1984 reported 11 managerial changes.Australian Soccer Annual 1984: Eleven coaching changes for '84 Soccer Action 11 TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentAdelaide CitySCO Bobby Ferguson1984Pre-seasonAUS Edmund Kreft1984Brisbane CitySCO Jim HermistonSCO Joe GilroyCanberra ArrowsAUS Attila AbonyiENG Doug CollinsHeidelberg UnitedAUS Jim TanseyENG Brian GarveyMarconi FairfieldAUS Tony Henderson (caretaker)AUS Les ScheinflugWest AdelaideAUS Peter KoulizosAUS Sam SalabasidisWollongong CitySCO Willie WallaceAUS Adrian AlstonGreen GullyWAL David SmallmanAUS Jimmy RooneyMelbourne CroatiaAUS Tommy CummingAUS Terry HennessySydney CroatiaCRO Josip KužeAUS Attila AbonyiPenrith CityInauguralSCO Willie Wallace League tables Northern Conference main WDL QR 2 FS FS FS FS FS REL SCI, SOL, MAR, API, BLA, SCR, PEN, NRU, CAN, STG, MEA, WOL 12 8 8 43 35 12 6 10 43 48 12 1 15 47 39 12 8 8 58 39 8 8 12 23 38 11 4 13 35 52 8 10 10 29 41 8 9 11 38 41 17 8 3 67 21 8 11 9 32 38 16 8 4 61 27 5 5 18 22 59 R APIA Leichhardt Blacktown City Canberra Arrows Marconi Fairfield Melita Eagles Newcastle Rosebud United Penrith City St George-Budapest Sydney City Sydney Croatia Sydney Olympic Wollongong City yellow1 Qualification to Finals series red1 Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.com Southern Conference main WDL Q 2 FS FS FS FS FS SOU, HEI, MCR, BRL, BRU, PRE, ADE, FOO, GRE, WES, BRC, SGC 10 5 13 33 34 8 5 15 21 39 12 6 10 38 36 13 4 11 36 42 10 5 13 29 33 9 6 13 34 36 14 7 7 37 27 13 7 8 38 31 11 6 11 42 33 18 4 6 48 20 5 6 17 24 57 8 5 15 40 52 C Adelaide City Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Brunswick Juventus Footscray JUST Green Gully Heidelberg United Melbourne Croatia Preston Makedonia South Melbourne Sunshine George Cross West Adelaide yellow1 Qualification to Finals series 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.com Results main OzFootball complete FBR 2 grey ADE, API, BLA, BRC, BRL, BRU, CAN, FOO, GRE, HEI, MAR, MCR, MEA, NRU, PEN, PRE, SOU, STG, SGC, SCI, SCR, SOL, WES, WOL Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Blacktown City Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Brunswick Juventus Canberra Arrows Footscray JUST Green Gully Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Melbourne Croatia Melita Eagles Newcastle Rosebud United Penrith City Preston Makedonia South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Croatia Sydney Olympic West Adelaide Wollongong City null null 1–2 null 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 null 2–3 null null null 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 null null null 1–0 null null null 2–1 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 3–2 null null 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fixture was played a third time in the 1984 season. St George-Budapest 0–1 Blacktown City Brisbane City 1–0 Brisbane Lions St George-Budapets 1–2 Sydney Olympic West Adelaide 0–3 Adelaide City Footscray JUST 1–3 Green Gully Finals series Northern Conference Elimination and qualifying Finals Semi-finals Preliminary Final Northern Final 2 Sydney Olympic 2 3 Marconi Fairfield 1 4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 5 Blacktown City 1 1 Sydney City 1 (4) 2 Sydney Olympic 1 (2) 3 Marconi Fairfield 3 (3) 4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 (4) 2 Sydney Olympic 3 4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0 1 Sydney City 1 2 Sydney Olympic 2 Southern Conference Elimination and qualifying Finals Semi-finals Preliminary Final Southern Final 2 Heidelberg United 1 3 Melbourne Croatia 2 4 Brisbane Lions 4 5 Brunswick Juventus 2 1 South Melbourne 3 3 Melbourne Croatia 2 2 Heidelberg United 0 (3) 4 Brisbane Lions 0 (2) 2 Heidelberg United 3 3 Melbourne Croatia 1 1 South Melbourne 4 2 Heidelberg United 2 Grand Final First Leg 24 October 1984 South Melbourne 2–1 Sydney Olympic Egan 43, 64 Koussas 5 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 10,000 Doug Rennie Second Leg 28 October 1984 Sydney Olympic 1–2 South Melbourne Theodorakopoulos 34 Crino 10Yzendoorn 18 St George Stadium, Sydney 11,221 Chris Bambridge South Melbourne win 4–2 on aggregate Individual awards Award Winner Club National Soccer League Player of the Year AUS Sergio Melta Adelaide City National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year AUS Tony Franken Canberra City National Soccer League Coach of the Year AUS Eddie Thomson Sydney City References OzFootball Archives – 1984 NSL Season Category:National Soccer League (Australia) seasons National Soccer League Australia