1985 National Soccer League

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.

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 ???, 1985	Brunswick Juventus	1 – 0	Sydney City SC	Olympic Park, Melbourne
	Incantalupo  38'

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Second Leg ???, 1985	Sydney 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

• OzFootball Archives - 1985 NSL Season