1979 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1979 season was the third season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Marconi Fairfield.

League table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Marconi Fairfield	26	15(4)	6	5	58	32	40
2	Heidelberg United	26	14(1)	7	5	44	30	36
3	Sydney City	26	15(1)	3	8	47	29	34
4	Brisbane City	26	14(1)	5	7	38	30	34
5	Adelaide City	26	13(1)	6	7	43	27	33
6	Newcastle KB United	26	11(1)	9	6	43	30	32
7	West Adelaide	26	10(1)	4	12	28	31	25
8	A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers	26	11	3	12	29	37	25
9	Brisbane Lions	26	8	6	12	28	40	22
10	Footscray JUST	26	8(1)	3	15	29	43	20
11	St George Saints	26	7	6	13	27	43	20
12	Canberra City	26	6	8	12	25	41	20
13	Sydney Olympic	26	7	5	14	23	30	19
14	South Melbourne	26	6(1)	3	17	26	45	16

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Ivo Prskalo (Marconi Fairfield)
• U-21 Player of the Year: Eddie Krncevic (Marconi Fairfield)
• Top Scorer(s): Mark Jankovic (Marconi Fairfield – 18 goals)
• Coach of the Year: Les Scheinflug (Marconi Fairfield)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1979 NSL Season