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1982 National Soccer League

The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.

National Soccer League
Season1982
Dates13 February – 5 September 1982
ChampionsSydney City
3rd title
Matches played240
Goals scored701 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Kosmina (23 goals)
Best goalkeeperJeff Olver (10 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBrisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Biggest away winPreston Makedonia 0–5 Sydney City
(6 June 1982)
Highest scoringBrisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Highest attendance12,186
Sydney Olympic 2–0 APIA Leichhardt
(4 April 1982)
Lowest attendance400
Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City
(5 September 1982)
Total attendance784,724
Average attendance3,270
← 1981
1983 →

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide CityAdelaide (Norwood)Olympic Sports Field8,000
APIA LeichhardtSydney (Leichhardt)Lambert Park7,000
Brisbane CityBrisbane (Newmarket)Spencer Park5,000
Brisbane LionsBrisbane (Inala)Lions Stadium5,000
Canberra CityCanberraCanberra Stadium25,011
Footscray JUSTMelbourne (Preston)Schintler Reserve?
Heidelberg UnitedMelbourne (Collingwood)Olympic Village12,000
Marconi FairfieldSydney (Smithfield)Marconi Stadium9,000
Newcastle KB UnitedNewcastleNewcastle International Sports Centre30,000
Preston MakedoniaMelbourne (Fitzroy)B.T. Connor Reserve4,000
South MelbourneMelbourne (St Kilda West)Middle Park18,000
St George-BudapestSydney (Mortdale)St George Stadium12,000
Sydney CitySydney (Bondi)ES Marks Athletics Field8,000
Sydney OlympicSydney (Waterloo)Pratten Park15,000
West AdelaideAdelaide (City of Adelaide)Hindmarsh Stadium16,500
Wollongong CityWollongongWollongong Showground22,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Sydney City (C)3020556828+4045Qualification to Finals series[a]
2St George-Budapest3014884740+736
3Wollongong City30163114346−335
4Heidelberg United3013894237+534
5Preston Makedonia30121084541+434
6South Melbourne30119104637+931
7APIA Leichhardt30127114954−531
8Sydney Olympic30126125242+1030
9West Adelaide30108124440+428
10Marconi Fairfield30124144443+128
11Brisbane Lions30108123942−328
12Newcastle KB United30107134352−927
13Adelaide City30612123644−824
14Footscray JUST30514113446−1224
15Canberra City30710133754−1724
16Brisbane City30511143255−2321
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayADEAPIBRCBRLCANFOOHEIMARNKUPRESOUSTGSYCSYOWESWOL
Adelaide City—1–12–00–21–10–03–20–02–20–01–13–00–02–30–03–0
APIA Leichhardt4–1—1–11–03–00–21–12–03–24–23–23–21–40–30–02–2
Brisbane City1–11–1—2–21–30–02–22–01–11–21–12–22–11–14–13–1
Brisbane Lions2–00–41–3—1–07–11–00–14–12–30–21–10–11–12–12–0
Canberra City3–12–21–02–2—2–21–32–01–31–10–41–22–02–11–20–1
Footscray JUST2–20–12–01–12–2—1–11–13–10–11–12–20–21–12–21–2
Heidelberg United2–13–21–02–01–23–3—2–12–00–02–03–11–02–21–00–2
Marconi Fairfield1–07–14–01–12–20–21–0—3–14–12–13–11–22–30–21–2
Newcastle KB United2–01–00–03–14–21–02–22–0—1–12–21–22–20–31–21–3
Preston Makedonia2–12–03–11–15–13–00–04–11–2—1–10–10–54–11–12–1
South Melbourne0–33–14–02–11–13–20–13–12–10–1—0–02–22–12–23–0
St George-Budapest2–23–11–05–11–01–12–12–03–02–02–1—0–11–22–02–1
Sydney City6–10–15–23–03–01–00–13–14–01–12–13–1—2–15–23–3
Sydney Olympic1–32–05–00–10–03–03–21–21–42–21–24–01–2—3–10–1
West Adelaide2–15–23–00–02–20–14–00–11–25–11–01–10–20–1—4–0
Wollongong City2–12–43–10–23–02–12–10–31–01–01–02–21–32–12–0—
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

John Kosmina scored 23 goals for Sydney City.
RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 John KosminaSydney City23
2 Charlie EganSouth Melbourne20
3 Dez MartonSt George-Budapest18
4 Mark KoussasSydney Olympic16
Phil O'ConnorWollongong City
6 Graham HoneymanWest Adelaide14
Marshall SoperAPIA Leichhardt
8 Jim CampbellHeidelberg United12
Gary Cole
Sebastian GiampaoloAPIA Leichhardt
Mark JankovicsMarconi Fairfield

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Graham HoneymanWest AdelaideWollongong City4–0 (H)28 February 1982
Mark KoussasSydney OlympicBrisbane City5–0 (H)18 April 1982
John KosminaSydney CitySt George-Budapest3–1 (H)2 May 1982
Marconi Fairfield3–1 (H)16 May 1982
Craig JohnstonNewcastle KB UnitedBrisbane Lions3–1 (H)26 June 1982
John Kosmina4Sydney CityBrisbane City5–2 (H)4 July 1982
Peter KatholosSydney OlympicAPIA Leichhardt3–0 (A)11 July 1982
John KosminaSydney CityWest Adelaide5–2 (H)5 September 1982
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Jeff Olver kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United.
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[2]
1 Jeff OlverHeidelberg United10
2 Todd ClarkeSydney City9
3 Martyn CrookWest Adelaide8
Mike FraserSt George-Budapest
5 Bobby FergusonAdelaide City7
Allan MaherMarconi Fairfield
7 Milutin CiricFootscray JUST5
Jim PrestonWollongong City
Peter WilsonSydney Olympic
Greg WoodhouseAPIA Leichhardt

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
National Soccer League Player of the Year Peter KatholosSydney Olympic
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year David LoweNewcastle KB United
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Frank ArokSt George-Budapest

References

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