1982 in Australian soccer

The 1982 season was the 13th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 99th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season1982
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupAPIA Leichhardt
Charity ShieldSydney City
← 1981 Australia 1983 →

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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6 October 1982 Thailand   0–4   Australia Kallang, Singapore
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: N. Chandra (Singapore)
11 October 1982 Indonesia   0–2   Australia Singapore
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)
14 October 1982 Malaysia   0–5   Australia Kallang, Singapore
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
17 October 1982 Malaysia   2–3   Australia Kallang, Singapore
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: N. Chandra (Singapore)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1982 OFC U-20 Championship
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First round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Advance to Final
2   New Zealand 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 4
3   Papua New Guinea (H) 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1 Advance to Third place play-off
4   Fiji 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
December 1982 Australia   7–0   Fiji Papua New Guinea
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7 December 1982 Australia   2–1   New Zealand Papua New Guinea
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December 1982 Papua New Guinea   0–2   Australia Papua New Guinea
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Final
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12 December 1982 Australia   4–3 (a.e.t.)   New Zealand Papua New Guinea
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Referee: Ian Mole (Papua New Guinea)

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 20 5 5 68 28 +40 45 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 St George-Budapest 30 14 8 8 47 40 +7 36
3 Wollongong City 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 35
4 Heidelberg United 30 13 8 9 42 37 +5 34
5 Preston Makedonia 30 12 10 8 45 41 +4 34
6 South Melbourne 30 11 9 10 46 37 +9 31
7 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 7 11 49 54 −5 31
8 Sydney Olympic 30 12 6 12 52 42 +10 30
9 West Adelaide 30 10 8 12 44 40 +4 28
10 Marconi Fairfield 30 12 4 14 44 43 +1 28
11 Brisbane Lions 30 10 8 12 39 42 −3 28
12 Newcastle KB United 30 10 7 13 43 52 −9 27
13 Adelaide City 30 6 12 12 36 44 −8 24
14 Footscray JUST 30 5 14 11 34 46 −12 24
15 Canberra City 30 7 10 13 37 54 −17 24
16 Brisbane City 30 5 11 14 32 55 −23 21
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:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Cup competitions

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NSL Cup

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Final
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Heidelberg United1–2APIA Leichhardt
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Don Campbell

Charity Shield

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Sydney City3–1Brisbane Lions
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Attendance: 1,000~
Referee: Dave Nugent

References

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  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1982". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1982 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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