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17th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1986
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSydney Croatia
Brunswick Juventus
NSL ChampionshipAdelaide City
NSL CupSydney City
← 1985 Australia 1987 →

The 1986 season was the 17th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 103rd overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
3 August 1986 Australia  1–1  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance:
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
6 August 1986 Australia  0–1  Czechoslovakia Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
Australia  v  Czechoslovakia
10 August 1986 Australia  0–3  Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
New Zealand  v  Australia
25 October 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
2 November 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup Australia  2–0  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
China  v  Australia
23 November 1986 Ampol Cup China  0–2  Australia Guangzhou, China
Report

Australia women's national soccer team

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1986 OFC Women's Championship
Main article: 1986 OFC Women's Championship
First round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 Advanced to Third place play-off
4  New Zealand B 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF New Zealand  v  Australia
29 March 1986 New Zealand  0–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Attendance:
Referee: Chou I-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  1–0  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Final
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  4–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1986 OFC U-20 Championship
Main article: 1986 OFC U-20 Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 0 16 1 +15 7 Qualification for 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
2  Israel 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 6
3  New Zealand (H) 4 0 3 1 1 4 −3 3
4  Chinese Taipei 4 0 2 2 4 13 −9 2
5  Fiji 4 0 2 2 3 14 −11 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts Australia  v  Fiji
17 October 1986 Australia  7–0  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Australia  v  Israel
19 October 1986 Australia  1–1  Israel Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
23 October 1986 Australia  5–0  Chinese Taipei Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
New Zealand  v  Australia
26 October 1986 New Zealand  0–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1986 OFC U-17 Championship
Main article: 1986 OFC U-17 Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 0 1 10 1 +9 6 Qualification for 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2  New Zealand 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6
3  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 4
4  Papua New Guinea 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
5  Fiji 4 0 2 2 2 8 −6 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts Australia  v  Papua New Guinea
7 December 1986 Australia  3–0  Papua New Guinea Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Report Stadium: Chungcheng Stadium
Referee: Chen Ming-Chiu (Chinese Taipei)
Fiji  v  Australia
8 December 1986 Fiji  0–4  Australia Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Stadium: Chungcheng Stadium
Referee: Chow Yi-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
10 December 1986 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Stadium: Chungcheng Stadium
Referee: Mahendra Singh (Fiji)
Australia  v  New Zealand
14 December 1986 Australia  0–1  New Zealand Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Stadium: Chungcheng Stadium
Referee: Chow Yi-Fa (Chinese Taipei)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1986 National Soccer League

Northern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Croatia 22 14 4 4 43 18 +25 32 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 22 9 9 4 33 22 +11 27
3 St George-Budapest 22 11 5 6 33 29 +4 27
4 Marconi Fairfield 22 9 7 6 35 22 +13 25
5 Sydney City 22 8 8 6 36 27 +9 24 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup
6 Newcastle Rosebud United (R) 22 9 6 7 36 33 +3 24 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
7 APIA Leichhardt 22 9 6 7 25 23 +2 24
8 Wollongong City (R) 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 23 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
9 Blacktown City (R) 22 8 4 10 24 36 −12 20
10 Canberra City (R) 22 5 6 11 21 27 −6 16
11 Canterbury Marrickville (R) 22 2 7 13 17 41 −24 11
12 Inter Monaro (R) 22 3 5 14 17 43 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup as the 1986 NSL Cup winners.

Southern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 6 5 37 21 +16 28 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Footscray JUST 22 10 8 4 29 27 +2 28
3 Adelaide City (C) 22 10 7 5 32 19 +13 27 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship
4 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 11 3 26 17 +9 27 Qualification for the Finals series
5 Heidelberg United 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 26
6 Preston Makedonia 22 8 9 5 30 20 +10 25
7 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 25
8 Brisbane Lions (R) 22 7 5 10 27 28 −1 19 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9 West Adelaide (R) 22 7 4 11 26 34 −8 18 Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10 Melbourne Croatia 22 6 6 10 25 33 −8 18
11 Brisbane City (R) 22 3 7 12 18 46 −28 13 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12 Green Gully (R) 22 2 6 14 16 38 −22 10 Relegation to the 1987 Victorian State League
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

NSL Cup

Main article: 1986 NSL Cup

Final

Main article: 1986 NSL Cup final
Adelaide Hellas2–3 (a.e.t.)Sydney City
Report
Hindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideAttendance: 3,200Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. "Socceroo Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. "Matildas Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

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