1989–90 National Soccer League

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NSL 1989–90
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1989–90
Number of teams14
NSL season
ChampionsSydney Olympic
Top scorerDavid Seal (15)
National Soccer League seasons

The 1989–90 National Soccer League season, was the 14th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The league was known as the Quit NSL under a sponsorship arrangement with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.[1]

Regular season[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield 26 16 6 4 51 24 +27 38 1990 National Soccer League Finals
2 South Melbourne 26 15 6 5 42 23 +19 36
3 Melbourne Croatia 26 14 7 5 49 26 +23 35
4 Adelaide City 26 13 8 5 39 23 +16 34
5 Sydney Olympic (C) 26 12 7 7 40 25 +15 31 1989–90 National Soccer League Champions
6 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 26 11 9 6 36 25 +11 31
7 Sydney Croatia 26 10 6 10 40 39 +1 26
8 Parramatta Eagles 26 10 6 10 31 31 0 26
9 Preston Makedonia 26 9 5 12 33 35 −2 23
10 St George Saints 26 7 7 12 35 44 −9 21
11 Wollongong City 26 8 4 14 30 48 −18 20
12 Sunshine George Cross 26 6 5 15 24 49 −25 17
13 West Adelaide (R) 26 5 4 17 21 54 −33 14 Relegated to the 1991 South Australian Division 1
14 Blacktown City (R) 26 4 4 18 30 55 −25 12 Relegated to the 1991 NSW Division 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Finals[]

 
  Elimination and Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1 Marconi Fairfield 1  
    3 Melbourne Croatia 0         1 Marconi Fairfield 0
2 South Melbourne 1     3 Melbourne Croatia 1   5 Sydney Olympic 2
3 Melbourne Croatia 2       5 Sydney Olympic 2  
2 South Melbourne 0
4 Adelaide City 1   5 Sydney Olympic 1  
5 Sydney Olympic 2

Grand Final[]

Marconi Stallions0–2Sydney Olympic
Alistair Edwards, Robert Ironside
Attendance: 26,353
Referee: John Santa Isabel
1 Australia Bob Catlin
2 Australia Gary van Egmond
3 Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny
4 Australia Steve Calderan (c)
5 Australia Robert Wheatley
6 Australia Ian Gray
7 Australia Tom McCulloch
8 Australia Vince Colagiuri
9 New Zealand Fred de Jong
10 Australia Paul Okon
11 Australia
Substitutes:
12 Australia Peter Katholos
14 Australia Gerry Gomez
20 Australia Mark Schwarzer
Manager:
Australia Bertie Mariani
1 New Zealand Clint Gosling
2 Australia David Barrett
3 Australia Robert Hooker (c)
4 Australia Tony Spyridakos
5 Australia Andrew Bernal
6 Australia Gary Phillips
7 Australia
8 Australia Alistair Edwards
9 Australia Abbas Saad
10 New Zealand Robert Ironside
11 Australia Steve Refenes
Substitutes:
12 Australia Marko Perinovic
13 Australia
20 Australia Gary Meier
Manager:
England Mick Hickman

Individual awards[]

  • Player of the Year: Zeljko Adzic (Melbourne Croatia)
  • U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Okon (Marconi Fairfield)
  • Top Scorer: David Seal (Sydney Croatia) - 15 goals
  • Coach of the Year: (Marconi Fairfield)

References[]

  1. ^ Williams, Daniel (31 October 1989). "NSL prepares to turn up the heat on rival codes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Other sources[]

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