1985 in Australian soccer
16th season of national competitive association football in Australia
Season | 1985 | |||
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Men's soccer | ||||
NSL Premiership | Sydney City South Melbourne | |||
NSL Championship | Brunswick Juventus | |||
NSL Cup | Sydney Olympic | |||
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The 1985 season was the 16th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 102nd overall.
National teams
Australia men's national soccer team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
Australia
v
China
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
27 September 1985 Ampol Cup | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Brisbane, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 4,823[1] Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia) |
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group C
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — |
Source: RSSSF
New Zealand
v
Australia
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
21 September 1985 | New Zealand ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 14,286 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
Israel
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
8 October 1985 | Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
Australia
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
20 October 1985 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
Chinese Taipei
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
23 October 1985 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand |
Australia
v
Chinese Taipei
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png)
27 October 1985 | Australia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,694 Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand) |
Australia
v
New Zealand
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
3 November 1985 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands |
Inter-confederation play-offs
Scotland
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
20 November 1985 First leg | Scotland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 62,239 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) |
Australia
v
Scotland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png)
4 December 1985 Second leg | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 29,852 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
Results and fixtures
1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Soviet Union
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
24 August 1985 | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union |
15:00 MT | Report | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) |
Australia
v
Canada
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
27 August 1985 | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union |
19:00 MT | Report | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ali Ben Nasser (Tunisia) |
Australia
v
Nigeria
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png)
29 August 1985 | Australia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union |
19:00 MT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Traktor Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
1985 OFC U-20 Championship
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 10 | Qualification for 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Australia
v
New Zealand
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
15 February 1985 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Referee: Tilinger Yeir (Israel) |
Australia
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
17 February 1985 | Australia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Referee: Chen Ming Chen (Chinese Taipei) |
Australia
v
Chinese Taipei
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png)
20 February 1985 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Referee: Don Campbell |
Australia
v
Papua New Guinea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/20px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
22 February 1985 | Australia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand) |
Australia
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
24 February 1985 | Australia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
| Referee: Chen Ming Chen (Chinese Taipei) |
Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
Results and fixtures
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Australia
v
Argentina
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png)
31 July 1985 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
19:00 CST |
| Report | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joaquin Urrea (Mexico) |
Australia
v
Congo
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png)
2 August 1985 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
19:00 CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Minyuan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah (Qatar) |
Australia
v
West Germany
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
4 August 1985 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
19:00 CST |
| Report | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea) |
Knockout stage
Australia
v
Guinea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png)
7 August 1985 | Australia ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
19:30 CST | Report | Stadium: Hongqiao Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Claudio Pieri (Italy) |
Domestic soccer
National Soccer League
For the second season of the conference format in the National Soccer League, Sydney City and South Melbourne won the Premierships from their respective conferences.[2] The Grand Final was played between Sydney City and Brunswick Juventus, which Brunswick won 2–0 on aggregate winning their first national title.[3]
- Northern Conference
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 33 | |
3 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 29 | |
4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 | |
5 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 22 | |
6 | Canberra City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
7 | Inter Monaro | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
8 | Blacktown City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 18 | |
9 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | |
10 | Wollongong City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 16 | |
11 | Penrith City (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League |
12 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
- Southern Conference
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Brunswick Juventus (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 29 | |
3 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | |
5 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | |
6 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 23 | |
7 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
8 | Green Gully | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | |
9 | Adelaide City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 18 | |
10 | West Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
11 | Brisbane City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | |
12 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 12 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
NSL Cup
Final
Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Preston Makedonia |
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| Report |
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Head coach changes
This is a list of changes of head coaches within Australian league soccer:
Team | Outgoing head coach | Head coaches of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Adelaide | ![]() | 29 January 1985 | Pre-season | ![]() | 29 January 1985 |
Retirements
- 29 January 1985: Michael McLaughlin, 20, former Blacktown City striker.[5]
References
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1985". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Howe, Andrew; Punshon, John; Stock, Greg. "1985 National Soccer League Final Tables". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "BRUNSWICK JUVENTUS CHAMPS OF AUSTRALIA". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 231. 9 September 1985. p. 1.
- ^ "McGACHEY HOPES TO RECAPTURE SPIRIT OF '78". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 199. 29 January 1985. p. 10.
- ^ "DEMONS' YOUNG STAR QUITS". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 199. 29 January 1985. p. 2.
External links
- Football Australia official website