The 1989 National Soccer League season, was the 13th season of the National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia.
| NSL 1989 | |
|---|---|
| League | National Soccer League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | 1989 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| NSL season | |
| Champions | Marconi Fairfield |
| Top scorer | Zlatko Nastevski (20) |
Background
The Australian Soccer Federation began the year by announcing that the NSL would be televised on ABC rather than on SBS who had shown the league since 1979.[1][2] SBS challenged the decision in the New South Wales Supreme Court and were allowed to show matches in rounds 1 and 2 before the court found in favour of the ABC.[3][4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 38 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Wollongong City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sunshine George Cross | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | Blacktown City | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 19 | |
| 13 | Melbourne JUST (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to the Victorian State League |
| 14 | Heidelberg United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
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; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals series
| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 1 | 2 | St George-Budapest | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | 3 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
- Top Scorer: Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield) – 20 goals
- Coach of the Year: Bertie Mariani (Marconi Fairfield)
References
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