1984 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season1984
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSouth Melbourne
NSL CupNewcastle Rosebud United
← 1983 Australia 1985 →

The 1984 season was the 15th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 101st overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
3 November 1984 China  3–2  Australia Beijing, China
Report
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 Attendance: [1]

Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies

12 December 1984 Women's World Invitational Tournament Australia  0–3  New Zealand Taipei, Taiwan
 Report
13 December 1984 Women's World Invitational Tournament Chinese Taipei  0–0  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

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

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1984 National Soccer League

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Northern Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City 28 17 8 3 67 21 +46 42 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 28 16 8 4 61 27 +34 40
3 Marconi Fairfield 28 12 8 8 58 39 +19 32
4 APIA Leichhardt 28 12 8 8 43 35 +8 32
5 Blacktown City 28 12 6 10 43 48 −5 30
6 Sydney Croatia 28 8 11 9 32 38 −6 27
7 Penrith City 28 8 10 10 29 41 −12 26
8 Newcastle Rosebud United 28 11 4 13 35 52 −17 26
9 Canberra Arrows 28 12 1 15 47 39 +8 25
10 St George-Budapest 28 8 9 11 38 41 −3 25
11 Melita Eagles (R) 28 8 8 12 23 38 −15 24 Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League
12 Wollongong City 28 5 5 18 22 59 −37 15
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
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 (C) 28 18 4 6 48 20 +28 40 Qualification to Finals series
2 Heidelberg United 28 14 7 7 37 27 +10 35
3 Melbourne Croatia 28 13 7 8 38 31 +7 33
4 Brisbane Lions 28 12 6 10 38 36 +2 30
5 Brunswick Juventus 28 13 4 11 36 42 −6 30
6 Preston Makedonia 28 11 6 11 42 33 +9 28
7 Adelaide City 28 10 5 13 33 34 −1 25
8 Footscray JUST 28 10 5 13 29 33 −4 25
9 Green Gully 28 9 6 13 34 36 −2 24
10 West Adelaide 28 8 5 15 40 52 −12 21
11 Brisbane City 28 8 5 15 21 39 −18 21
12 Sunshine George Cross 28 5 6 17 24 57 −33 16
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

Finals series

Main article: 1984 National Soccer League § Finals series

Northern Conference

Southern Conference

Grand Final
Main article: 1984 National Soccer League Grand Final
South Melbourne2–1Sydney Olympic
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Doug Rennie
Sydney Olympic1–2South Melbourne
 Report
Attendance: 11,221

NSL Cup

Main article: 1984 NSL Cup

Final

Main article: 1984 NSL Cup final
Melbourne Knights0–1Newcastle Rosebud United
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1984". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1984 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.