1977 in Australian soccer

The 1977 season was the eighth season of competitive association football in Australia.

National teams[]

12 February 1977	Australia	1–1	Israel	showMelbourne, Australia
	Ollerton 58'	Report	Damti 10'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 8,000^[1] Referee: (Australia)

16 February 1977	Australia	1–1	Israel	showSydney, Australia
	Muniz 59'	Report	Schweitzer 72'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 6,900 Referee: (Australia)

19 March 1977	Fiji	1–0	Australia	showSuva, Fiji
	75'	Report		Referee: (Fiji)

13 November 1977	Singapore	0–2	Australia	showSingapore
		Report	Ollerton ?' Abonyi ?'

13 March 1977	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	showBa, Fiji
	Rooney 8', 46' Abonyi 16'	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: (Thailand)

16 March 1977	Taiwan	1–2	Australia	showBa, Fiji
	29'	Report	Kosmina 35' Abonyi 58'	Referee: (Thailand)

27 March 1977	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	showSydney, Australia
	Ollerton 60', 85' Kosmina 72'	Report	Nelson 4'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Referee: (Hong Kong)

30 March 1977	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	showAuckland, New Zealand
	Nelson ?'	Report	Ollerton 18'	Stadium: Newmarket Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: (Hong Kong)

10 July 1977	Australia	3–0	Hong Kong	showAdelaide, Australia
	Kosmina 27', 84' Barnes 46'	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: (Switzerland)

14 August 1977	Australia	0–1	Iran	showMelbourne, Australia
		Report	Rowshan 68'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Franz Wohrer (Austria)

28 August 1977	Australia	2–1	South Korea	showSydney, Australia
	Kosmina 63', 75'	Report	Cha 23'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Franz Wohrer (Netherlands)

16 October 1977	Australia	1–2	Kuwait	showSydney, Australia
	Rooney 40'	Report	41' (pen.) 49'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Referee: Franz Wohrer (France)

23 October 1977	South Korea	0–0	Australia	showSeoul, South Korea
		Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

30 October 1977	Hong Kong	2–5	Australia	showCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
	66' 80'	Report	Ollerton 18', 21', 27' Abonyi 59' (pen.) Bennett 86'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Belgium)

19 November 1977	Kuwait	1–0	Australia	showKuwait City, Kuwait
	Al-Dakhil 51'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: (Austria)

25 November 1977	Iran	1–0	Australia	showTehran, Iran
	Jahani 44'	Report		Stadium: Ayramehr Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: (Austria)

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastern Suburbs (C)	26	13	11	2	52	28	+24	37	League Champions
2	Marconi	26	15	7	4	42	21	+21	37
3	Fitzroy	26	12	8	6	41	34	+7	32
4	Adelaide City	26	12	7	7	50	31	+19	31
5	Western Suburbs	26	11	7	8	38	29	+9	29
6	St George	26	7	14	5	39	35	+4	28
7	West Adelaide	26	8	10	8	38	32	+6	26
8	Footscray	26	9	6	11	36	39	−3	24
9	Brisbane Lions	26	9	5	12	27	41	−14	23
10	Brisbane City	26	8	6	12	30	35	−5	22
11	South Melbourne	26	7	8	11	27	35	−8	22
12	Sydney Olympic	26	7	7	12	25	38	−13	21
13	Canberra City	26	5	7	14	22	39	−17	17
14	Mooroolbark (R)	26	5	5	16	31	61	−30	15	Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

5 October 1977

Attendance: 9,000

^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1977". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Free of fee". The Canberra Times. 52 (14, 971). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 December 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.