1985 National Soccer League

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)

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.

Northern Conference


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

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 !South Melbourne	22	14	5	3	39	21	+18	33	Qualified for the 1985 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
2	Brunswick Juventus !Brunswick Juventus (C)	22	11	7	4	33	19	+14	29	1985 National Soccer League Champions
3	Heidelberg United !Heidelberg United	22	10	7	5	29	17	+12	27	Qualified for the 1985 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
4	Melbourne Croatia !Melbourne Croatia	22	9	6	7	29	21	+8	24
5	Preston Makedonia !Preston Makedonia	22	9	6	7	30	28	+2	24
6	Sunshine George Cross !Sunshine George Cross	22	8	7	7	25	22	+3	23
7	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	22	9	4	9	29	29	0	22
8	Green Gully !Green Gully	22	6	6	10	24	29	−5	18
9	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	22	6	6	10	29	35	−6	18
10	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	17
11	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	22	6	5	11	25	42	−17	17
12	Footscray JUST !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.

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

Sydney City v Brunswick Juventus

First Leg
4 September 1985

Sydney City	0 – 1	Brunswick Juventus
		Incantalupo 38'

St George Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 2,491
Referee: Peter Rampley

Brunswick Juventus v Sydney City

Second Leg
8 September 1985

Brunswick Juventus	1 – 0	Sydney City
Incantalupo 41'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,560
Referee: Don Campbell

Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Graham Honeyman (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

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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