1981 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1981
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupBrisbane Lions
← 1980 Australia 1982 →

The 1981 season was the twelfth season of competitive association football in Australia.

National teams[]

Australia national soccer team[]

Main article: Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures[]

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification[]
25 April 1981 New Zealand  3–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • G. Turner Goal 25'
  • Goal 34'
  • Sumner Goal 80'
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[1]
Referee: (Italy)
16 May 1981 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
20 May 1981 Australia  2–0  Indonesia Melbourne, Australia
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Portugal)
10 June 1981 Australia  3–2  Indonesia Adelaide, Australia
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: ()
26 July 1981 Fiji  1–4  Australia Suva, Fiji
  • Vuilanassa Goal 83'
 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
14 August 1981 Australia  10–0  Fiji Melbourne, Australia
  • Mitchell Goal 28', 43', 80'
  • Cole Goal 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: ()
30 August 1981 Indonesia  1–0  Australia , Indonesia
  • Risdianto Goal 88'
 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: ()
6 September 1981 Chinese Taipei  0–0  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Philippines)

Australia women's national soccer team[]

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team
5 October 1981 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Manurewa, New Zealand
  • Fulham Goal ?'
 Report
Stadium:
Attendance: [2]

Men's football[]

National Soccer League[]

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

[3]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Slickers (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43 1981 National Soccer League Champions
2 South Melbourne Gunners 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane Gladiators 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 Leichhardt Strikers 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra Arrows 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide Giants 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg Warriors 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympians 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB Raiders 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong Wolves 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Rams 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray Eagles 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi-Datsun Leopards 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown Demons (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 Adelaide Hawks 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Cup competitions[]

NSL Cup[]

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup
Final[]
Brisbane Lions3–1West Adelaide
Attendance: [4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1981". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Matildas Internationals for 1981". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1981 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ Howe, Andrew. "1981 National League Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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