1997–98 National Soccer League

NSL 1996-97
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1997–98
Number of teams14
NSL season
ChampionsSouth Melbourne
Top scorerDamian Mori (19)
National Soccer League seasons

The 1997–98 National Soccer League season, was the 22nd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. First year Carlton SC competed.

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne (C) 26 13 9 4 56 41 +15 48 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Carlton 26 12 9 5 44 24 +20 45
3 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 45 30 +15 43
4 Sydney United 26 11 10 5 37 26 +11 43
5 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 7 7 33 25 +8 43
6 Wollongong Wolves 26 13 3 10 51 33 +18 42
7 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 37 35 +2 39
8 Perth Glory 26 10 6 10 35 40 −5 36
9 UTS Olympic 26 10 5 11 37 43 −6 35
10 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 32 38 −6 34
11 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 7 11 28 36 −8 31
12 Brisbane Strikers 26 6 5 15 23 40 −17 23
13 Newcastle Breakers 26 4 9 13 30 50 −20 21
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 3 8 15 29 56 −27 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Bracket

Elimination FinalsMajor/Minor semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
16 May 1998
2Carlton101South Melbourne2
1South Melbourne21310 May 1998Carlton1
2Carlton1
5Marconi Fairfield112
5Marconi Fairfield0
4Sydney United000
5Marconi Fairfield2
6Wollongong Wolves1
6Wollongong Wolves325
3Adelaide City022

Grand Final

Main article: 1998 National Soccer League Grand Final
South Melbourne2 – 1Carlton SC
Anastasiadis 9'
Boutsianis 87'		 (report) Stergiopoulos 78'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References