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6th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia

Football league season
National Soccer League
Season1982
Dates13 February – 5 September 1982
ChampionsSydney City
3rd title
Matches played240
Goals scored701 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Kosmina (23 goals)
Best goalkeeperJeff Olver (10 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBrisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Biggest away winPreston Makedonia 0–5 Sydney City
(6 June 1982)
Highest scoringBrisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Highest attendance12,186
Sydney Olympic 2–0 APIA Leichhardt
(4 April 1982)
Lowest attendance400
Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City
(5 September 1982)
Total attendance784,724
Average attendance3,270
← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide City Adelaide (Norwood) Olympic Sports Field 8,000
APIA Leichhardt Sydney (Leichhardt) Lambert Park 7,000
Brisbane City Brisbane (Newmarket) Spencer Park 5,000
Brisbane Lions Brisbane (Inala) Lions Stadium 5,000
Canberra City Canberra Canberra Stadium 25,011
Footscray JUST Melbourne (Preston) Schintler Reserve ?
Heidelberg United Melbourne (Collingwood) Olympic Village 12,000
Marconi Fairfield Sydney (Smithfield) Marconi Stadium 9,000
Newcastle KB United Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 30,000
Preston Makedonia Melbourne (Fitzroy) B.T. Connor Reserve 4,000
South Melbourne Melbourne (St Kilda West) Middle Park 18,000
St George-Budapest Sydney (Mortdale) St George Stadium 12,000
Sydney City Sydney (Bondi) ES Marks Athletics Field 8,000
Sydney Olympic Sydney (Waterloo) Pratten Park 15,000
West Adelaide Adelaide (City of Adelaide) Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500
Wollongong City Wollongong Wollongong Showground 22,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 20 5 5 68 28 +40 45 Qualification to Finals series
2 St George-Budapest 30 14 8 8 47 40 +7 36
3 Wollongong City 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 35
4 Heidelberg United 30 13 8 9 42 37 +5 34
5 Preston Makedonia 30 12 10 8 45 41 +4 34
6 South Melbourne 30 11 9 10 46 37 +9 31
7 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 7 11 49 54 −5 31
8 Sydney Olympic 30 12 6 12 52 42 +10 30
9 West Adelaide 30 10 8 12 44 40 +4 28
10 Marconi Fairfield 30 12 4 14 44 43 +1 28
11 Brisbane Lions 30 10 8 12 39 42 −3 28
12 Newcastle KB United 30 10 7 13 43 52 −9 27
13 Adelaide City 30 6 12 12 36 44 −8 24
14 Footscray JUST 30 5 14 11 34 46 −12 24
15 Canberra City 30 7 10 13 37 54 −17 24
16 Brisbane City 30 5 11 14 32 55 −23 21
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results

Home \ Away ADE API BRC BRL CAN FOO HEI MAR NKU PRE SOU STG SYC SYO WES WOL
Adelaide City — 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–0
APIA Leichhardt 4–1 — 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–3 0–0 2–2
Brisbane City 1–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–1
Brisbane Lions 2–0 0–4 1–3 — 1–0 7–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Canberra City 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1
Footscray JUST 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2
Heidelberg United 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–3 — 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2
Marconi Fairfield 1–0 7–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–2
Newcastle KB United 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–3
Preston Makedonia 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–5 4–1 1–1 2–1
South Melbourne 0–3 3–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 — 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–0
St George-Budapest 2–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Sydney City 6–1 0–1 5–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–1 5–2 3–3
Sydney Olympic 1–3 2–0 5–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–2 — 3–1 0–1
West Adelaide 2–1 5–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 4–0
Wollongong City 2–1 2–4 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 —
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

John Kosmina scored 23 goals for Sydney City.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia John Kosmina Sydney City 23
2 Australia Charlie Egan South Melbourne 20
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dez Marton St George-Budapest 18
4 Australia Mark Koussas Sydney Olympic 16
Australia Phil O'Connor Wollongong City
6 Scotland Graham Honeyman West Adelaide 14
Australia Marshall Soper APIA Leichhardt
8 Australia Jim Campbell Heidelberg United 12
Australia Gary Cole
Australia Sebastian Giampaolo APIA Leichhardt
Australia Mark Jankovics Marconi Fairfield

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of National Soccer League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Scotland Graham Honeyman West Adelaide Wollongong City 4–0 (H) 28 February 1982
Australia Mark Koussas Sydney Olympic Brisbane City 5–0 (H) 18 April 1982
Australia John Kosmina Sydney City St George-Budapest 3–1 (H) 2 May 1982
Marconi Fairfield 3–1 (H) 16 May 1982
England Craig Johnston Newcastle KB United Brisbane Lions 3–1 (H) 26 June 1982
Australia John Kosmina Sydney City Brisbane City 5–2 (H) 4 July 1982
Australia Peter Katholos Sydney Olympic APIA Leichhardt 3–0 (A) 11 July 1982
Australia John Kosmina Sydney City West Adelaide 5–2 (H) 5 September 1982
Notes

Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Jeff Olver kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Australia Jeff Olver Heidelberg United 10
2 Australia Todd Clarke Sydney City 9
3 Australia Martyn Crook West Adelaide 8
Australia Mike Fraser St George-Budapest
5 Scotland Bobby Ferguson Adelaide City 7
Australia Allan Maher Marconi Fairfield
7 Australia Milutin Ciric Footscray JUST 5
Australia Jim Preston Wollongong City
Australia Peter Wilson Sydney Olympic
Australia Greg Woodhouse APIA Leichhardt

Awards

Award Winner Club
National Soccer League Player of the Year Australia Peter Katholos Sydney Olympic
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year Australia David Lowe Newcastle KB United
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Australia Frank Arok St George-Budapest

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers". OzFootball.net.
  2. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Squads". OzFootball.net.
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