1980 in Australian soccer

The 1980 season was the eleventh season of national competitive association football in Australia and 97th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season1980
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupMarconi Fairfield
← 1979 Australia 1981 →

National teams

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Australia men's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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27 January 1980 Australia   0–4   Czechoslovakia Canberra, Australia
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 15,686
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
3 February 1980 Australia   0–5   Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
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Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 14,368
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
9 February 1980 Australia   2–2   Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
31 May 1980 Australia   1–2   England Sydney, Australia
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Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
12 June 1980 Australia   1–2   Northern Ireland Sydney, Australia
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Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
15 June 1980 Australia   1–1   Northern Ireland Melbourne, Australia
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
18 June 1980 Australia   1–2   Northern Ireland Adelaide, Australia
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Don Campbell
24 August 1980 Australia   2–2   Mexico Sydney, Australia
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Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
26 August 1980 Australia   1–1   Mexico Melbourne, Australia
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
11 November 1980 Greece   3–3   Australia Athens, Greece
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Stadium: Panathinaikos Stadium
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Australia)
2 December 1980 Israel   0–1   Australia Beersheba, Israel
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel)
5 December 1980 Hong Kong   1–0   Australia Hong Kong
Report Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Chan Tam Sum (Hong Kong)
7 December 1980 Indonesia   1–1   Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
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Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kossain Katradiredja (Indonesia)
1980 Oceania Cup
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Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 6 Advance to Final
2   New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 12 11 +1 4 Advance to Third place play-off
3   Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 22 −16 2
4   New Hebrides 3 0 0 3 6 9 −3 0


26 February 1980 2 Australia   11–2   Papua New Guinea Nouméa, New Caledonia
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  • Mouagi   ?'
  • Torea   ?'
Stadium: Nouméa Stadium

Australia women's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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18 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand   3–3   Australia Auckland, New Zealand
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Stadium: University Park
Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)
21 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand   1–1   Australia Wellington, New Zealand
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Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)
24 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand   2–3   Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
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Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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1980 OFC U-20 Championship

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Final
2   New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 2 Advance to Third place play-off
3   Tahiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: RSSSF
6 December 1980 Australia   1–0   Tahiti Fiji
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11 December 1980 New Caledonia   1–6   Australia Fiji
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Final
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13 December 1980 New Zealand   2–0   Australia Fiji
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Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 −4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 −9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 −21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 −7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 −22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW 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
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

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Final

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Heidelberg United0–0 (a.e.t.)Marconi Fairfield
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Attendance: 6,388
Referee: Jack Johnston
Marconi Fairfield3–0Heidelberg United
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Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jack Johnston

References

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  1. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1980 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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