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79th season of regional competitive association football in Australia

The 1969 season was the 79th season of regional competitive association football in Australia and 86th overall.

National teams

Australia national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Greece
19 July 1969 Australia  1–0  Greece Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,155
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
Australia  v  Greece
23 July 1969 Australia  2–2  Greece Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: Brisbane Showgrounds
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Harold Parsons (Australia)
Australia  v  Greece
27 July 1969 Australia  0–2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 24,416
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6
2  South Korea 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Japan 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: Australia  v  Japan
10 October 1969 Australia  3–1  Japan Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
Australia  v  South Korea
14 October 1969 Australia  2–1  South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G. Suppiah (Singapore)
Japan  v  Australia
16 October 1969 Japan  1–1  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)
South Korea  v  Australia
18 October 1969 South Korea  1–1  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
Second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Australia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
1=  Rhodesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: Rhodesia  v  Australia
23 November 1969 Rhodesia  1–1  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Rhodesia  v  Australia
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  0–0  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Rhodesia  v  Australia
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  1–3  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Final round
Israel  v  Australia
4 December 1969 Israel  1–0  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
Australia  v  Israel
14 December 1969 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

League competitions

Federation Competition Grand Final Regular Season
Champions Score Runners-up Premiers Runners-up Third place
ACT Soccer Federation ACT Division One Match abandoned Croatia-Deakin Queanbeyan Macedonia Forrest United
New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs NSW Federation Division One APIA Leichhardt 3–2 St George-Budapest South Coast United St George-Budapest Hakoah Eastern Suburbs

See also

References

  1. Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 1969". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. Kungler, Peter. "Australia - List of Regional Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. "ACT Division One 1969". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. "Abandoned matches, assaults on referees and officials, violence among players and spectators, a record number of players sent off... Sorry year for soccer in ACT". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 437. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1969. p. 26. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "ACT soccer final abandoned in brawl". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 422. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 September 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Holland, John (11 August 1969). "DEAKIN IS SOCCER PREMIER AGAIN". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 387. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "NSW Federation Division One". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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