1985 National Soccer League

NSL 1985
NSL 1985
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1985
Number of teams	24
NSL season
Champions	Brunswick Juventus
Top scorer	Charlie Egan (21)
National Soccer League seasons
	← 1984 1986 →

The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Brunswick Juventus over Sydney City.

League table[]

Northern Conference[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City	22	15	5	2	42	19	+23	35	Qualified for the 1985 National Soccer League Northern Conference Finals
2	Sydney Croatia	22	14	5	3	50	22	+28	33
3	Marconi Fairfield	22	11	7	4	44	23	+21	29
4	Sydney Olympic	22	12	3	7	29	25	+4	27
5	St George-Budapest	22	7	8	7	31	26	+5	22
6	Canberra City	22	8	6	8	33	35	−2	22
7	Inter Monaro	22	7	6	9	29	37	−8	20
8	Blacktown City	22	7	4	11	30	34	−4	18
9	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	7	2	13	20	34	−14	16
10	Wollongong City	22	5	6	11	29	46	−17	16
11	Penrith City (R)	22	4	6	12	24	35	−11	14	Relegated to the 1986 NSW First Division
12	Newcastle Rosebud United	22	4	4	14	20	45	−25	12

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

Finals[]


Elimination and Qualifying Finals			Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Northern Final

			1	Sydney City	1
			2	Sydney Croatia	0					1	Sydney City	2
2	Sydney Croatia	2					2	Sydney Croatia	0	3	Marconi Fairfield	0
3	Marconi Fairfield	1					3	Marconi Fairfield	1
				3	Marconi Fairfield	3 (7)
4	Sydney Olympic	1	4	Sydney Olympic	3 (6)
5	St George-Budapest	0

Southern Conference[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Melbourne	22	14	5	3	39	21	+18	33	Qualified for the 1985 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
2	Brunswick Juventus (C)	22	11	7	4	33	19	+14	29	1985 National Soccer League Champions
3	Heidelberg United	22	10	7	5	29	17	+12	27	Qualified for the 1985 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
4	Melbourne Croatia	22	9	6	7	29	21	+8	24
5	Preston Makedonia	22	9	6	7	30	28	+2	24
6	Sunshine George Cross	22	8	7	7	25	22	+3	23
7	Brisbane Lions	22	9	4	9	29	29	0	22
8	Green Gully	22	6	6	10	24	29	−5	18
9	Adelaide City	22	6	6	10	29	35	−6	18
10	West Adelaide	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	17
11	Brisbane City	22	6	5	11	25	42	−17	17
12	Footscray JUST	22	5	2	15	25	41	−16	12

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

Finals[]


Elimination and Qualifying Finals			Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Southern Final

			1	South Melbourne	0
			2	Brunswick Juventus	1					2	Brunswick Juventus	2
2	Brunswick Juventus	2					1	South Melbourne	4 (4)	5	Preston Makedonia	1
3	Heidelberg United	0					5	Preston Makedonia	4 (5)
				3	Heidelberg United	0
4	Melbourne Croatia	1	5	Preston Makedonia	2
5	Preston Makedonia	2

Grand final[]

First Leg
4 September 1985

Sydney City	0 – 1	Brunswick Juventus
		38'

St George Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 2,491

Referee: Peter Rampley

Second Leg
8 September 1985

Brunswick Juventus	1 – 0	Sydney City
41'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 7,560

Referee: Don Campbell

Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate

Individual awards[]

Player of the Year: (West Adelaide SC)
U-21 Player of the Year: Alan Hunter (Brisbane Lions SC)
Top Scorer(s): Charlie Egan (South Melbourne) - 21 goals)
Coach of the Year: Eddie Thomson (Sydney City)

References[]

OzFootball Archives - 1985 NSL Season