1988 National Soccer League grand final

November 2022 1988 National Soccer League Grand Final 1988 National Soccer League Sydney Croatia 2 Marconi Fairfield 2 Marconi Fairfield won 5–4 on penalties 3 September 1988 Parramatta Stadium Sydney Chris Beath 17,064 1986 1989 The 1988 National Soccer League Grand Final was the fourth National Soccer League Grand Final, the championship-deciding match of the Australian National Soccer League and the culmination of the 1988 season. The match was played between Sydney Croatia and Marconi Fairfield on 3 September 1988 at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney. This was the first NSL Grand Final for both teams. Marconi Fairfield won 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 drawMARCONI'S TRIUMPH 7 September 1998 9 353 5 Australian Soccer Weekly and is the first club to win the national league championship from fourth place. It was also the first Australian National League Grand Final to feature two teams from the same city, with both teams representing Sydney. Teams TeamPrevious grand final appearancesSydney CroatiaNoneMarconi FairfieldNone Route to the final 1988 National Soccer League Sydney Croatia RoundSydney CroatiaRegular season2nd placedyes 5 SYCMajor semi-finalOpponentScoreWollongong Wolves0–0 4–3 (A) Marconi Fairfield RoundMarconi FairfieldRegular season4th placedyes 5 MARElimination semi-finalOpponentScoreSydney Olympic3–1 (H)Minor semi-finalOpponentScoreSouth Melbourne2–1 (A)Preliminary FinalOpponentScoreWollongong City2–0 (A) Match Details 3 September 1988 Sydney Croatia 2–2 yes 4–5 Reports1988 NSL Results http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html#GrandFinal www.ozfootball.net 30 December 2022 Marconi Fairfield Hunter 57 Lamond 108 Calderan 39 Nastevski 117 pen. Arnold Slater Jennings Jones Hunter Clinch Gray Farina Wheatley Katholos Nastevski Henderson Parramatta Stadium Sydney 17,064 Chris Bambridge GK AUS Tony FrankenDF AUS Wally Savor91DF AUS Graham JenningsDF AUS Alan HunterDF YUG Vedran RožićDF AUS Mark JonesMF AUS Shane ClinchMF AUS Robbie SlaterMF YUG Ivan Petkovic0 63FW AUS Graham ArnoldFW PNG Manis Lamond115Substitutes:MF AUS Craig Foster91FW AUS Sean Ingham115Head coach:YUG Vedran Rožić GK ENG Bob CatlinDF AUS Paul CarterDF AUS Tony HendersonDF YUG Steve CalderanDF CRI Gerry Gomez0 65MF AUS Matteo Colucci15MF AUS Ian GrayMF YUG Zlatko NastevskiMF AUS Peter KatholosMF AUS David Lowe65FW AUS Frank FarinaSubstitutes:DF AUS Robert Wheatley15FW NZL Fred de Jong115Head coach:AUS Berti Mariani Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. See also 1988 National Soccer League References Grand final 1988 Category:Sydney United 58 FC matches Category:Marconi Stallions FC matches Category:1988 in sport in Sydney Category:Men's soccer matches in Sydney Category:Sport in Parramatta Category:September 1988 sports events in Oceania Category:September 1988 in Australia