Sports season
| NSL 1989 | |
|---|---|
| League | National Soccer League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | 1989 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| NSL season | |
| Champions | Marconi Fairfield |
| Top scorer | Zlatko Nastevski (20) |
| National Soccer League seasons | |
| ← 19881989-90 → | |
The 1989 National Soccer League season, was the 13th season of the National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia.
Background
The Australian Soccer Federation began the year by announcing that the NSL would be televised on ABC rather than on SBS who had shown the league since 1979. SBS challenged the decision in the New South Wales Supreme Court and were allowed to show matches in rounds 1 and 2 before the court found in favour of the ABC.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 38 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Wollongong City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sunshine George Cross | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | Blacktown City | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 19 | |
| 13 | Melbourne JUST (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to the Victorian State League |
| 14 | Heidelberg United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals series
| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 1 | 2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | 3 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
- Top Scorer: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield) – 20 goals
- Coach of the Year: Bertie Mariani (Marconi Fairfield)
References
- Blake, Greg (18 January 1989). "Television rumpus". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
- Schwab, Laurie (14 January 1989). "Soccer prepares for new season with the ABC". The Age. p. 41. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gautier, Lou (1 February 1989). "ABC–SBS Show Hits The Road". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
- Cockerill, Michael (7 February 1989). "Match crowds decide summer game debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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