- 1985 National Soccer League
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The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Brunswick Juventus over Sydney City SC.
Contents
Northern Conference
Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Sydney City 22 15 5 2 42 19 35 2 Sydney Croatia 22 14 5 3 50 22 33 3 Marconi Fairfield 22 11 7 4 44 23 29 4 Sydney Olympic 22 12 3 7 29 25 27 5 St George Saints 22 7 8 7 31 26 22 6 Canberra City 22 8 6 8 33 35 22 7 Inter Monaro 22 7 6 9 29 37 20 8 Blacktown City 22 7 4 11 30 34 18 9 A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers 22 7 2 13 20 34 16 10 Wollongong City 22 5 6 11 29 46 16 11 Penrith City 22 4 6 12 24 35 14 12 Newcastle KB United 22 4 4 14 20 45 12 Finals
- Elimination Semi-final: Sydney Olympic 1 d. St George 0
- Preliminary Semi-final: Sydney Croatia 2 d. Marconi 1
- Minor Semi-final: Marconi 3 d. Sydney Olympic 3 (7-6 on penalties)
- Major Semi-final: Sydney City 1 d. Sydney Croatia 0
- Preliminary Final: Marconi 1 d. Sydney Croatia 0
- Final: Sydney City 2 d. Marconi 0
Northern Conference winners: Sydney City
Southern Conference
Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts 1 South Melbourne 22 14 5 3 39 21 33 2 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 7 4 33 19 29 3 Heidelberg United 22 10 7 5 29 17 27 4 Preston 22 9 6 7 30 28 24 5 Melbourne Croatia 22 9 6 7 29 21 24 6 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 7 7 25 22 23 7 Brisbane Lions 22 9 4 9 29 29 22 8 Green Gully 22 6 6 10 24 29 18 9 Adelaide City 22 6 6 10 29 35 18 10 West Adelaide 22 6 5 11 24 37 17 11 Brisbane City 22 6 5 11 25 42 17 12 Footscray JUST 22 5 2 15 25 41 12 Finals
- Elimination Semi-final: Preston 2 d. Melbourne Croatia 1
- Preliminary Semi-final: Brunswick 2 d. Heidelberg 0
- Minor Semi-final: Preston 2 d. Heidelberg 0
- Major Semi-final: Brunswick 1 d. South Melbourne 0
- Preliminary Final: Preston 4 d. South Melboure 4 (5-4 on penalties)
- Final: Brunswick 2 Preston 1
Southern Conference winners: Brunswick Juventus
Grand final
First Leg
???, 1985Brunswick Juventus 1 – 0 Sydney City SC Olympic Park, Melbourne Incantalupo 38'
Second Leg
???, 1985Sydney City SC 0 – 1 Brunswick Juventus Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney Incantalupo 41'
- Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Graham Honeyman (West Adelaide SC)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Alan Hunter (Brisbane Lions SC)
- Top Scorer(s): Charlie Egan (South Melbourne) - 21 goals)
- Coach of the Year: Eddie Thomson (Sydney City)
References
National Soccer League Seasons Teams APIA Leichhardt · Adelaide City · Adelaide United · Blacktown City · Brisbane City SC · Brisbane Lions SC · Brisbane Strikers · Brunswick Juventus · Canberra City SC · Canberra Cosmos · Canterbury-Marrickville · Carlton S.C. · Collingwood Warriors · Eastern Pride · Footscray JUST · Green Gully Cavaliers · Heidelberg United · Inter Monaro · Marconi Stallions · Melbourne Knights · Mooroolbark SC · Football Kingz · Newcastle Breakers · Newcastle KB United · Newcastle Rosebud United · Newcastle United · Northern Spirit · Parramatta Eagles · Parramatta Power · Penrith City SC · Perth Glory · Preston Lions FC · South Melbourne · St George Saints · Sunshine George Cross · Sydney City · Sydney Olympic · Sydney United FC · West Adelaide · Western Suburbs SC · Wollongong Macedonia · Wollongong WolvesCategories:- National Soccer League (Australia) seasons
- 1985 in Australian soccer
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