1992–93 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season1992–93
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSouth Melbourne
NSL ChampionshipMarconi Fairfield
NSL CupHeidelberg United
← 1991–92 Australia 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was the 24th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 110th overall.

National teams

Men's senior

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
5 July 1992 Australia  1–0  Croatia Melbourne, Australia
  • Marth 62'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: John Fraser (Australia)
8 July 1992 Australia  3–1  Croatia Adelaide, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tom McRoe (Australia)
12 July 1992 Australia  0–0  Croatia Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 12,735
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
15 April 1993 Kuwait  0–1  Australia Woodlands, Singapore
Report
Stadium: Woodlands Stadium
15 April 1993 Kuwait  3–1  Australia Woodlands, Singapore
 Report
Stadium: Woodlands Stadium
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
First round
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8 Advance to Second round — 2–0 6–1
2  Tahiti 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 3 0–3 — 4–2
3  Solomon Islands 4 0 1 3 5 13 −8 1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF
4 September 1992 Solomon Islands  1–2  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
 Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)
11 September 1992 Tahiti  0–3  Australia Papeete, French Polynesia
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique Territorial
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)
20 September 1992 Australia  2–0  Tahiti Brisbane, Australia
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Referee: Kaltatak Kalokis (Vanuatu)
26 September 1992 Australia  6–1  Solomon Islands Newcastle, Australia
 Report Stadium: Austral Park
Referee: Kaltatak Kalokis (Vanuatu)
Second round
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round
30 May 1993 New Zealand  0–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
6 June 1993 Australia  3–0
(4–0 agg.)		  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Jacobs Ullenberg (Sweden)
1992 Indonesia Independence Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea U-19 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4 8 Advance to Final
2  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Australia 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 4
4  Indonesia 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3
5  Thailand Olympic 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
11 August 1992 Malaysia  1–0  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
 Report Stadium: Senayan Main Stadium
14 August 1992 Indonesia  0–3  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Senayan Main Stadium

Men's under-23

Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1992 Summer Olympics
Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Group D
Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics § Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
3  Mexico 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: RSSSF
26 July 1992 Ghana  3–1  Australia Sabadell, Spain
 Report
Stadium: Nova Creu Alta Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
28 July 1992 Mexico  1–1  Australia Barcelona, Spain
 Report
Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
30 July 1992 Denmark  0–3  Australia Zaragoza, Spain
Report
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Knockout stage
Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics § Knockout stage
2 August 1992 Quarter-finals Sweden  1–2  Australia Barcelona, Spain
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
5 August 1992 Semi-finals Poland  6–1  Australia Barcelona, Spain
 Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
7 August 1992 Bronze medal match Australia  0–1  Ghana Barcelona, Spain
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Men's under-20

Results and fixtures

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
Main article: 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
Group D
Main article: 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
4  Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
5 March 1993 Australia  2–1  Colombia Sydney, Australia
20:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
8 March 1993 Australia  3–1  Russia Sydney, Australia
20:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,982
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
11 March 1993 Australia  0–2  Cameroon Sydney, Australia
20:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,581
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazi)
Knockout stage
Main article: 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship § Knockout stage
13 March 1993 Quarter-finals Uruguay  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Brisbane, Australia
18:15 AEST
Report
Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
17 March 1993 Semi-finals Australia  0–2  Brazil Melbourne, Australia
18:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
20 March 1993 Third place play-off England  2–1  Australia Sydney, Australia
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,015
Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo (Malaysia)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1992–93 National Soccer League

[1]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne 26 18 4 4 51 23 +28 58 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 17 2 7 57 31 +26 53
3 Adelaide City 26 12 5 9 37 34 +3 41
4 Wollongong City 26 11 6 9 33 27 +6 39
5 West Adelaide 26 12 3 11 43 39 +4 39
6 Parramatta Eagles 26 11 6 9 39 41 −2 39
7 Sydney CSC 26 12 3 11 36 41 −5 39
8 Newcastle Breakers 26 10 8 8 38 29 +9 38
9 Sydney Olympic 26 10 4 12 36 31 +5 34
10 Melbourne Croatia 26 10 4 12 38 39 −1 34
11 Heidelberg United 26 7 9 10 30 40 −10 30
12 Morwell Falcons 26 7 7 12 29 43 −14 28
13 Preston Makedonia (R) 26 6 4 16 28 45 −17 18[a] Relegation to the Victorian Premier League
14 Brisbane United 26 5 3 18 32 64 −32 18
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Preston Makedonia deducted 4 points for crowd disturbances.

NSL Cup

Main article: 1992–93 NSL Cup

[2]

Final

Main article: 1993 NSL Cup final (April)

[3]

Heidelberg United2–1Parramatta Eagles
 Report
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Rob Davies

References

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew; Stock, Greg. "1992-93 Season Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1992/3 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Heidelberg grabs Cup victory". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 188. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 April 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.