1996–97 in Australian soccer

none July 2024 July 2024 Australia 1996–97 NSL Premiership Sydney United NSL Championship Brisbane Strikers NSL Cup Collingwood Warriors 1995–96 1997–98 yes yes The 1996–97 season was the 28th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 114th overall. National teams Men's senior Australia men's national soccer team Results and fixtures Friendlies 9 October 1996 KSA 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1996A.html AUS Riyadh, Saudi Arabia D 18 January 1997 AUS 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1997A.html NZL Bingley 24 Lakeside Stadium Melbourne, Australia 10,496 Eugene Brazzale (Australia) W 22 January 1997 AUS 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1997A.html KOR Bingley 36 Edwards 72 Seok-ju 76 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Australia 15,161 Simon Micallef (Australia) W 25 January 1997 AUS 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1997A.html NOR Hooker 72 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 17,429 Eddie Lennie (Australia) W 12 March 1997 MKD Macedonia 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1997A.html AUS A. Vidmar 89 Gradski Stadion Skopje, Macedonia Slavko Radulovic (Yugoslavia) W 2 April 1997 HUN 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1997A.html AUS Klausz 31 A. Vidmar 4 90 Muscat 89 Népstadion Budapest, Hungary Hermann Albrecht (Germany) W 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Second round 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#Second round main WDL RSSSF AUS AUS, SOL, TAH complete 4 0 0 26 2 H 2 0 2 7 21 1 0 3 2 12 AUS AUS SOL SOL TAH TAH Q Q green1 Advance to final round 11 June 1997 AUS 13–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98-qual-det.html#oc SOL Mori 2 15 36 65 Aloisi 33 53 81 86 87 Foster 68 Tapai 78 Zelic 80 Bosnich 88 pen. Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Australia 3,127 Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand) W 13 June 1997 AUS 5–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98-qual-det.html#oc TAH A. Vidmar 14 Trimboli 37 42 Arnold 47 Bingley 66 Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Australia 2,869 Brian Precious (New Zealand) W 17 June 1997 SOL 2–6 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98-qual-det.html#oc AUS Peli 59 Suri 65 Slater 15 Arnold 17 Zdrilic 38 Tapai 51 A. Vidmar 75 Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Australia 2,122 Brian Precious (New Zealand) W 19 June 1997 TAH 0–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98-qual-det.html#oc AUS Zelic 8 Trimboli 86 Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Australia 2,122 Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand) W Final round 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#Final round First leg 28 June 1997 NZL 0–3 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96oc.html#det AUS North Harbour Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 23,000 Masayoshi Okada (Japan) W 1996 OFC Nations Cup 1996 OFC Nations Cup Knockout stage 1996 OFC Nations Cup#Knockout stage Final 1st Leg 26 October 1996 TAH 0–6 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96oc.html#det AUS Tapai 5 Trimboli 20 Trajanovski 25 28 44 89 Olympic Stadium Papeete, Tahiti 5,000 Barry Tasker (New Zealand) W Final 2nd Leg 1 November 1996 AUS 5–0 11–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96oc.html#det TAH Hooker 11 Trajanovski 21 36 54 Raumati 31 o.g. Bruce Stadium Canberra, Australia 5,000 Barry Tasker (New Zealand) W 1996 Simba Cup main WDL RSSSF AUS RSA, AUS, GHA, KEN complete 2 1 0 3 0 C 2 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 6 RSA RSA AUS AUS GHA GHA KEN KEN 14 September 1996 AUS 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1996A.html GHA Mori 44 Trimboli 69 Kings Park Stadium Durban, South Africa 50,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) W 18 September 1996 RSA 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1996A.html AUS Masilela 13 Williams 71 Johannesburg Athletics Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa 29,000 Suleiman Gharib (Kenya) L 21 September 1996 AUS 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1996A.html KEN Polak 32 Spink 36 Mori 63 Tobin 78 pen. Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria, South Africa 50,000 Ian McLeod (South Africa) W Women's senior Australia women's national soccer team Results and fixtures Friendlies 4 July 1996 USA 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1996A.html AUS Foudy 18 Parlow 81 Black 5 Tampa Stadium Florida, United States L 6 July 1996 USA 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1996A.html AUS Venturini 2 Lilly 49 Boyd 88 Pensacola Soccer Complex Florida, United States L 10 July 1996 AUS 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1996A.html JPN Hughes 39 Cooper 55 Fort Lauderdale Stadium Florida, United States D 11 July 1996 AUS 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1996A.html CHN Florida, United States L 14 July 1996 AUS 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1996A.html CHN Swaffer ? Adidas Soccer Complex Florida, United States L 28 February 1997 AUS 0–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1997A.html USA Parlow 12 Venturini 40 Fotopoulos 72 Hamm 74 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne, Australia L 2 March 1997 AUS 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1997A.html USA Hughes 90 Baumgardt 52 Lilly 66 Chastain 74 pen. Carrington Park Bathurst, Australia 3,228 Jenny Bray (Australia) L 5 March 1997 AUS 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1997A.html USA Chastain 9 Foudy 52 Milbrett 90+3 Bruce Stadium Canberra, Australia 4,031 Tamm Peacock (Australia) L 1997 Women's U.S. Cup 1997 Women's U.S. Cup AUS 31 May 1997 ITA 3–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-uscup97.html AUS Panico 33 Carta 44 75 Grant Field Salem, United States 2,127 L 5 June 1997 USA 9–1 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-uscup97.html AUS Milbrett 5 Parlow 16 42 Hamm 19 32 Pearce 37 Lilly 48 Venturini 56 Keller 81 Taylor 75 Upper Dublin High School Philadelphia, United States 4,826 L 7 June 1997 AUS 3–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-uscup97.html CAN Hughes ? ? Casagrande ? O'Neil ? Bertini ? United German Hungarian Club Philadelphia, United States W Men's under-23 Australia men's national under-23 soccer team Results and fixtures 1996 Summer Olympics Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Group B Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Group B main WDL RSSSF AUS FRA, ESP, AUS, KSA complete 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 3 2 5 FRA FRA 23 ESP ESP 23 AUS AUS 23 KSA KSA Q Q Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 20 July 1996 18:30 FRA 2–0 https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/atlanta1996/match-center/32219 23 AUS Pires 11 Maurice 74 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, United States 14,322 Roberto Ruben Ruscio (Argentina) L 22 July 1996 19:00 23 AUS 2–1 https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/atlanta1996/matches/round=197143/match=32227/index.html 23 KSA Tsekenisa 11 Viduka 63 Al-Khilaiwi 37 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, United States 5,997 Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) W 24 July 1996 19:00 23 ESP 3–2 https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/atlanta1996/matches/round=197143/match=32236/index.html 23 AUS Raúl 40 90 Denia 86 Vidmar 3 12 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, United States 12,050 Hugh Dallas (Great Britain) L Men's under-20 Australia men's national under-20 soccer team Results and fixtures 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship Group E 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship#Group E main WDL RSSSF AUS AUS, ARG, CAN, HUN complete 2 1 0 5 3 2 0 1 8 5 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 6 20 AUS AUS 20 ARG ARG 20 CAN CAN 20 HUN HUN Q Q Q Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 18 June 1997 20:00 20 AUS 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20180806210917/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191277/match=30982/index.html 20 CAN Utama Stadium Kangar, Malaysia 13,000 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) D 20 June 1997 17:30 20 HUN 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180806210916/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191277/match=30993/index.html 20 AUS Allsopp 90 Utama Stadium Kangar, Malaysia 6,000 Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) W 23 June 1997 20:00 20 AUS 4–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185138/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191277/match=31006/index.html 20 ARG Salapasidis 39 40 55 90 pen. Romeo 9 Placente 70 Riquelme 88 pen. Utama Stadium Kangar, Malaysia 8,000 Armand Ancion (Belgium) W Knockout stage 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship#Knockout stage 26 June 1997 16:30 20 AUS 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180806210837/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191285/match=31015/index.html 20 JPN Yanagisawa 44 Utama Stadium Kangar, Malaysia 8,000 León Padro Borja (Mexico) L 1997 OFC U-20 Championship 1997 OFC U-20 Championship First round 1997 OFC U-20 Championship#First round AUS 4 January 1997 20 AUS 10–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-96.html 20 FIJ Tahiti W 6 January 1997 20 AUS 3–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-96.html 20 NZL Tahiti W 8 January 1997 20 TAH 0–10 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-96.html 20 AUS Tahiti W Final 1997 OFC U-20 Championship#Final 10 January 1997 20 AUS 2–1 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-96.html 20 NZL Tahiti W Men's under-17 Australia men's national under-17 soccer team 1997 OFC U-17 Championship 1997 OFC U-17 Championship Group A 1997 OFC U-17 Championship#Group A main WDL RSSSF AUS AUS, TAH, FIJ, COK complete 3 0 0 26 0 2 0 1 5 6 1 0 2 10 9 0 0 3 0 26 17 AUS AUS 17 TAH TAH 17 FIJ FIJ 17 COK COK Q Q Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 15 April 1997 17 AUS 14–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-97.html 17 COK Christchurch, New Zealand W 17 April 1997 17 AUS 7–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-97.html 17 TAH Christchurch, New Zealand W 19 April 1997 17 FIJ 0–5 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-97.html 17 AUS Christchurch, New Zealand W Knockout stage 1997 OFC U-17 Championship#Knockout stage Semi-finals 22 April 1997 17 AUS 4–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-97.html 17 SOL Christchurch, New Zealand W Final 25 April 1997 17 NZL 1–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-97.html 17 AUS Christchurch, New Zealand L Domestic soccer National Soccer League 1996–97 National Soccer Leaguehttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/ALTable.html 1996-97 Season A-League Table OzFootball Grand Final 1997 National Soccer League Grand FinalStrikers miracle to spur on Roar https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/soccer/strikers-miracle-to-spur-on-roar-20110310-1bpid.html Lutton Phil 2011-03-10 Brisbane Times en 2020-05-03 NSL Cup 1996–97 NSL Cuphttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/NSLCup.html 1996/97 National Soccer League Cup Esamie Thomas OzFootball Final 1996 NSL Cup final (October)NEW BOYS SHOCK ELITE Tuffnell Dwyght Australian Soccer Weekly 17 794 3 References External links Football Australia official website Category:Soccer in Australia by season Soccer Soccer