1969 in Australian soccer
{{short description|79th season of regional competitive soccer in Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
The 1969 season was the 79th season of regional competitive soccer in Australia and 86th overall.
National teams
=Australia national soccer team=
{{main|Australia men's national soccer team}}
==Results and fixtures==
===Friendlies===
{{football box collapsible
| date = 19 July 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
| goals1 =
- Abonyi {{goal|60|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 30,155{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html|title=Socceroo Internationals for 1969|last=Esamie|first=Thomas|accessdate=4 September 2021|website=ozfootball.net}}
| referee = Tony Boskovic (Australia)
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 23 July 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 2–2
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Dedes {{goal|19||46}}
| stadium = Brisbane Showgrounds
| location = Brisbane, Australia
| attendance = 10,037
| referee = Harold Parsons (Australia)
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 27 July 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 0–2
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Dedes {{goal|22}}
- Papaioannou {{goal|55}}
| stadium = Olympic Park
| location = Melbourne, Australia
| attendance = 24,416
| referee = Vince Dobinson (Australia)
| result = L
}}
===1970 FIFA World Cup qualification===
====First round====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|section=First round
|winpoints=2
|team1=AUS|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}}
|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}}
|team3=JPN|name_JPN={{fb|JPN|1870}}
|win_AUS=2|draw_AUS=2|loss_AUS=0|gf_AUS=7|ga_AUS=4
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=2|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=6|ga_KOR=5
|win_JPN=0|draw_JPN=2|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=4|ga_JPN=8
|col_A=#ffebad|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 10 October 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 3–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Watanabe {{goal|11}}
| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium
| location = Seoul, South Korea
| attendance = 10,500
| referee = Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 14 October 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 2–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|KOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Lee-woo {{goal|45}}
| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium
| location = Seoul, South Korea
| attendance = 25,000
| referee = G. Suppiah (Singapore)
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 16 October 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
| score = 1–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
- Miyamoto {{goal|4}}
| goals2 =
- McColl {{goal|39}}
| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium
| location = Seoul, South Korea
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 18 October 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}
| score = 1–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
- Soo-il {{goal|35}}
| goals2 =
- Baartz {{goal|58}}
| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium
| location = Seoul, South Korea
| attendance = 25,000
| referee = Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
| result = D
}}
====Second round====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=R2 Group 1
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=AUS|pos_AUS=1=|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}}
|team2=RHO|pos_RHO=1=|name_RHO={{fb|RHO}}
|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=2|loss_AUS=0|gf_AUS=1|ga_AUS=1
|win_RHO=0|draw_RHO=2|loss_RHO=0|gf_RHO=1|ga_RHO=1
|col_PO=#ffdddd|text_PO=
|result1=PO|result2=PO
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 23 November 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|RHO}}
| score = 1–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
- Chalmers {{goal|63}}
| goals2 =
- McColl {{goal|68}}
| stadium = Salazar Stadium
| location = Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
| attendance = 6,500
| referee = Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 27 November 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|RHO}}
| score = 0–0
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Salazar Stadium
| location = Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
| attendance = 3,500
| referee = Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 27 November 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|RHO}}
| score = 1–3
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
- Chalmers {{goal|49}}
| goals2 =
- Rutherford {{goal|12}}
- Tigere {{goal|22|o.g.}}
- Warren {{goal|56}}
| stadium = Salazar Stadium
| location = Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
| attendance = 1,500
| referee = Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
| result = W
}}
====Final round====
{{football box collapsible
| date = 4 December 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 =
- Spiegler {{goal|18}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Ramat Gan Stadium
| location = Ramat Gan, Israel
| attendance = 41,899
| referee = Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
| result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 14 December 1969
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 1–1
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1969A.html
| team2 = {{fb|ISR}}
| goals1 =
- Watkiss {{goal|88}}
| goals2 =
- Spiegler {{goal|78}}
| stadium = Sydney Sports Ground
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 41,899
| referee = Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
| result = D
}}