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===

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| 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 =

| 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

}}

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| 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 =

| stadium = Brisbane Showgrounds

| location = Brisbane, Australia

| attendance = 10,037

| referee = Harold Parsons (Australia)

| result = D

}}

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| 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 =

| stadium = Olympic Park

| location = Melbourne, Australia

| attendance = 24,416

| referee = Vince Dobinson (Australia)

| result = L

}}

===1970 FIFA World Cup qualification===

====First round====

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|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=

}}

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| 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 =

| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium

| location = Seoul, South Korea

| attendance = 10,500

| referee = Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

| result = W

}}

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| 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 =

| 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 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Dongdaemun Stadium

| location = Seoul, South Korea

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)

| result = D

}}

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| 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 =

| goals2 =

| 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 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Salazar Stadium

| location = Laurenco Marques, Mozambique

| attendance = 6,500

| referee = Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

| result = D

}}

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| 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 =

| goals2 =

| 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 =

| 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 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sydney Sports Ground

| location = Sydney, Australia

| attendance = 41,899

| referee = Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

| result = D

}}

League competitions

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!rowspan="2" style="width:10em" |Federation

!rowspan="2" style="width:10em" |Competition{{cite web|last=Kungler|first=Peter|title=Australia - List of Regional Champions|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aus-regchamp.html|accessdate=3 July 2021}}

!colspan="3" scope="col" |Grand Final

!colspan="3" |Regular Season

style="width:10em"|Champions

!Score

!style="width:15em"|Runners-up

!Premiers

!Runners-up

!Third place

align="center"|ACT Soccer Federation

|align="center"|ACT Division One{{cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1969/ACT/Div1/fixtures.html|title=ACT Division One 1969|accessdate=4 September 2021|website=socceraust.co.uk}}

|colspan=3 align="center"|Match abandoned{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107896908 |title=Abandoned matches, assaults on referees and officials, violence among players and spectators, a record number of players sent off... Sorry year for soccer in ACT |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=44 |issue=12,437 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 October 1969 |accessdate=4 April 2023 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107893658 |title=ACT soccer final abandoned in brawl |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=44 |issue=12,422 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=22 September 1969 |accessdate=4 April 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}

|align="center"|Croatia-Deakin{{cite news |first=John|last=Holland|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136948905 |title=DEAKIN IS SOCCER PREMIER AGAIN |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=43 |issue=12,387 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 August 1969 |accessdate=4 April 2023 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}

|align="center"|Queanbeyan Macedonia

|align="center"|Forrest United

align="center"|New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs

|align="center"|NSW Federation Division One{{cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1969/NSW/Div1/fixtures.html|title=NSW Federation Division One|accessdate=5 September 2021|website=socceraust.co.uk}}

|align="center"|APIA Leichhardt

|align="center"|3–2

|align="center"|St George-Budapest

|align="center"|South Coast United

|align="center"|St George-Budapest

|align="center"|Hakoah Eastern Suburbs

See also

References