1982 National Soccer League
{{Short description|6th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = National Soccer League
| season = 1982
| dates = 13 February – 5 September 1982
| winners = Sydney City
3rd title
| matches = 240
| total goals = 701
| league topscorer section = Top scorers
| league topscorer = John Kosmina (23 goals)
| best goalkeeper = Jeff Olver (10 clean sheets)
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Brisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST}}
(7 March 1982)
{{nowrap|Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt}}
(6 June 1982)
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Preston Makedonia 0–5 Sydney City}}
(6 June 1982)
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Brisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST}}
(7 March 1982)
{{nowrap|Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt}}
(6 June 1982)
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance = 12,186
{{nowrap|Sydney Olympic 2–0 APIA Leichhardt}}
(4 April 1982)
| lowest attendance = 400
{{nowrap|Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City}}
(5 September 1982)
| attendance = {{formatnum:{{#expr: + 2500 + 4233 + 3700 + 535 + 5335 + 1480 + 1800 + 2500 + 2800 + 2000 + 3000 + 2766 + 3700 + 1874 + 8023 + 4000 + 4500 + 3050 + 4419 + 3500 + 2200 + 2263 + 3700 + 3365 + 3454 + 3200 + 1221 + 4039 + 4000 + 7000 + 5706 + 3000 + 2500 + 2920 + 2794 + 2600 + 2250 + 4910 + 3340 + 4230 + 3200 + 1200 + 2128 + 4500 + 4000 + 3560 + 3488 + 3200 + 2965 + 3564 + 2600 + 2000 + 5000 + 2000 + 2892 + 1100 + 2281 + 6500 + 4000 + 700 + 12186 + 4100 + 3890 + 3700 + 3100 + 2600 + 2000 + 2000 + 10812 + 3258 + 3100 + 4128 + 1400 + 2500 + 5000 + 6000 + 1463 + 6740 + 2800 + 3046 + 2320 + 3000 + 3500 + 2721 + 1652 + 3789 + 3800 + 3000 + 1800 + 2000 + 2781 + 4000 + 4000 + 3760 + 7160 + 2983 + 3600 + 1200 + 2500 + 3281 + 3654 + 5000 + 3000 + 5259 + 2000 + 2000 + 4028 + 5000 + 8325 + 3176 + 8750 + 1754 + 1800 + 2000 + 3120 + 4000 + 2699 + 5000 + 7350 + 4022 + 1400 + 2500 + 1400 + 3452 + 2824 + 7000 + 2563 + 2200 + 3281 + 3500 + 7863 + 4150 + 2963 + 6120 + 3274 + 10351 + 3828 + 1400 + 2000 + 2000 + 2800 + 5600 + 4200 + 1900 + 2148 + 2322 + 1800 + 4435 + 4000 + 4432 + 2145 + 6524 + 5428 + 1800 + 2000 + 1200 + 3000 + 1545 + 3600 + 2681 + 3000 + 2400 + 5000 + 1018 + 3148 + 4457 + 3250 + 7489 + 1800 + 2000 + 2600 + 6484 + 1600 + 6000 + 2434 + 2483 + 1000 + 800 + 2500 + 1450 + 4200 + 5657 + 3000 + 2664 + 1500 + 1500 + 2000 + 1500 + 6000 + 2119 + 4123 + 2403 + 1200 + 1500 + 3000 + 1635 + 4807 + 2500 + 3200 + 3462 + 1200 + 550 + 500 + 3195 + 3000 + 5120 + 2034 + 2380 + 1200 + 2000 + 1158 + 3428 + 2500 + 2500 + 3179 + 3864 + 4100 + 700 + 2000 + 3000 + 3046 + 4000 + 4320 + 3200 + 2608 + 1200 + 3000 + 1092 + 6000 + 2500 + 4200 + 400 + 1982 + 5000 + 1500 + 1880 + 1115 + 5547 + 4122}}}}
| average attendance = {{formatnum:{{#expr: ((784724/240) round 0)}}}}
| prevseason = 1981
| nextseason = 1983
}}
The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league.
=Stadiums and locations=
: Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |
---|
Adelaide City
|style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|8,000}} |
APIA Leichhardt
|Sydney {{small|(Leichhardt)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|7,000}} |
Brisbane City
|Brisbane {{small|(Newmarket)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|5,000}} |
Brisbane Lions
|Brisbane {{small|(Inala)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|5,000}} |
Canberra City
|style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|25,011}} |
Footscray JUST
|Melbourne {{small|(Preston)}} |Schintler Reserve |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|?}} |
Heidelberg United
|Melbourne {{small|(Collingwood)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|12,000}} |
Marconi Fairfield
|Sydney {{small|(Smithfield)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|9,000}} |
Newcastle KB United
|Newcastle International Sports Centre |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|30,000}} |
Preston Makedonia
|Melbourne {{small|(Fitzroy)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|4,000}} |
South Melbourne
|Melbourne {{small|(St Kilda West)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|18,000}} |
St George-Budapest
|Sydney {{small|(Mortdale)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|12,000}} |
Sydney City
|Sydney {{small|(Bondi)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|8,000}} |
Sydney Olympic
|Sydney {{small|(Waterloo)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|15,000}} |
West Adelaide
|Adelaide {{small|(City of Adelaide)}} |style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|16,500}} |
Wollongong City
|style="text-align:center"|{{Nts|22,000}} |
League table
|res_col_header=R
|winpoints=2|drawpoints=1|losspoints=0
|result1=FS |result2=FS |result3=FS |result4=FS
|team_order=SYC, STG, WOL, HEI, PRE, SOU, API, SYO, WES, MAR, BRL, NKU, ADE, FOO, CAN, BRC
|update=complete
|win_ADE=6 |draw_ADE=12|loss_ADE=12|gf_ADE=36|ga_ADE=44
|win_API=12|draw_API=7 |loss_API=11|gf_API=49|ga_API=54
|win_BRC=5 |draw_BRC=11|loss_BRC=14|gf_BRC=32|ga_BRC=55
|win_BRL=10|draw_BRL=8 |loss_BRL=12|gf_BRL=39|ga_BRL=42
|win_CAN=7 |draw_CAN=10|loss_CAN=13|gf_CAN=37|ga_CAN=54
|win_FOO=5 |draw_FOO=14|loss_FOO=11|gf_FOO=34|ga_FOO=46
|win_HEI=13|draw_HEI=8 |loss_HEI=9 |gf_HEI=42|ga_HEI=37
|win_MAR=12|draw_MAR=4 |loss_MAR=14|gf_MAR=44|ga_MAR=43
|win_NKU=10|draw_NKU=7 |loss_NKU=13|gf_NKU=43|ga_NKU=52
|win_PRE=12|draw_PRE=10|loss_PRE=8 |gf_PRE=45|ga_PRE=41
|win_SOU=11|draw_SOU=9 |loss_SOU=10|gf_SOU=46|ga_SOU=37
|win_STG=14|draw_STG=8 |loss_STG=8 |gf_STG=47|ga_STG=40
|win_SYC=20|draw_SYC=5 |loss_SYC=5 |gf_SYC=68|ga_SYC=28
|win_SYO=12|draw_SYO=6 |loss_SYO=12|gf_SYO=52|ga_SYO=42
|win_WES=10|draw_WES=8 |loss_WES=12|gf_WES=44|ga_WES=40
|win_WOL=16|draw_WOL=3 |loss_WOL=11|gf_WOL=43|ga_WOL=46
|status_SYC=C
|name_ADE=Adelaide City
|name_API=APIA Leichhardt
|name_BRC=Brisbane City
|name_BRL=Brisbane Lions
|name_CAN=Canberra City
|name_FOO=Footscray JUST
|name_HEI=Heidelberg United
|name_MAR=Marconi Fairfield
|name_NKU=Newcastle KB United
|name_PRE=Preston Makedonia
|name_SOU=South Melbourne
|name_STG=St George-Budapest
|name_SYC=Sydney City
|name_SYO=Sydney Olympic
|name_WES=West Adelaide
|name_WOL=Wollongong City
|col_FS=yellow1 |text_FS=Qualification to Finals series |note_res_FS=The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aushist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1982/1982NSLResults.html OzFootball]
| update = complete
| matches_style = FBR
| team_order = ADE, API, BRC, BRL, CAN, FOO, HEI, MAR, NKU, PRE, SOU, STG, SYC, SYO, WES, WOL
| name_ADE = Adelaide City
| name_API = APIA Leichhardt
| name_BRC = Brisbane City
| name_BRL = Brisbane Lions
| name_CAN = Canberra City
| name_FOO = Footscray JUST
| name_HEI = Heidelberg United
| name_MAR = Marconi Fairfield
| name_NKU = Newcastle KB United
| name_PRE = Preston Makedonia
| name_SOU = South Melbourne
| name_STG = St George-Budapest
| name_SYC = Sydney City
| name_SYO = Sydney Olympic
| name_WES = West Adelaide
| name_WOL = Wollongong City
| match_ADE_API = 1–1
| match_ADE_BRC = 2–0
| match_ADE_BRL = 0–2
| match_ADE_CAN = 1–1
| match_ADE_FOO = 0–0
| match_ADE_HEI = 3–2
| match_ADE_MAR = 0–0
| match_ADE_NKU = 2–2
| match_ADE_PRE = 0–0
| match_ADE_SOU = 1–1
| match_ADE_STG = 3–0
| match_ADE_SYC = 0–0
| match_ADE_SYO = 2–3
| match_ADE_WES = 0–0
| match_ADE_WOL = 3–0
| match_API_ADE = 4–1
| match_API_BRC = 1–1
| match_API_BRL = 1–0
| match_API_CAN = 3–0
| match_API_FOO = 0–2
| match_API_HEI = 1–1
| match_API_MAR = 2–0
| match_API_NKU = 3–2
| match_API_PRE = 4–2
| match_API_SOU = 3–2
| match_API_STG = 3–2
| match_API_SYC = 1–4
| match_API_SYO = 0–3
| match_API_WES = 0–0
| match_API_WOL = 2–2
| match_BRC_ADE = 1–1
| match_BRC_API = 1–1
| match_BRC_BRL = 2–2
| match_BRC_CAN = 1–3
| match_BRC_FOO = 0–0
| match_BRC_HEI = 2–2
| match_BRC_MAR = 2–0
| match_BRC_NKU = 1–1
| match_BRC_PRE = 1–2
| match_BRC_SOU = 1–1
| match_BRC_STG = 2–2
| match_BRC_SYC = 2–1
| match_BRC_SYO = 1–1
| match_BRC_WES = 4–1
| match_BRC_WOL = 3–1
| match_BRL_ADE = 2–0
| match_BRL_API = 0–4
| match_BRL_BRC = 1–3
| match_BRL_CAN = 1–0
| match_BRL_FOO = 7–1
| match_BRL_HEI = 1–0
| match_BRL_MAR = 0–1
| match_BRL_NKU = 4–1
| match_BRL_PRE = 2–3
| match_BRL_SOU = 0–2
| match_BRL_STG = 1–1
| match_BRL_SYC = 0–1
| match_BRL_SYO = 1–1
| match_BRL_WES = 2–1
| match_BRL_WOL = 2–0
| match_CAN_ADE = 3–1
| match_CAN_API = 2–2
| match_CAN_BRC = 1–0
| match_CAN_BRL = 2–2
| match_CAN_FOO = 2–2
| match_CAN_HEI = 1–3
| match_CAN_MAR = 2–0
| match_CAN_NKU = 1–3
| match_CAN_PRE = 1–1
| match_CAN_SOU = 0–4
| match_CAN_STG = 1–2
| match_CAN_SYC = 2–0
| match_CAN_SYO = 2–1
| match_CAN_WES = 1–2
| match_CAN_WOL = 0–1
| match_FOO_ADE = 2–2
| match_FOO_API = 0–1
| match_FOO_BRC = 2–0
| match_FOO_BRL = 1–1
| match_FOO_CAN = 2–2
| match_FOO_HEI = 1–1
| match_FOO_MAR = 1–1
| match_FOO_NKU = 3–1
| match_FOO_PRE = 0–1
| match_FOO_SOU = 1–1
| match_FOO_STG = 2–2
| match_FOO_SYC = 0–2
| match_FOO_SYO = 1–1
| match_FOO_WES = 2–2
| match_FOO_WOL = 1–2
| match_HEI_ADE = 2–1
| match_HEI_API = 3–2
| match_HEI_BRC = 1–0
| match_HEI_BRL = 2–0
| match_HEI_CAN = 1–2
| match_HEI_FOO = 3–3
| match_HEI_MAR = 2–1
| match_HEI_NKU = 2–0
| match_HEI_PRE = 0–0
| match_HEI_SOU = 2–0
| match_HEI_STG = 3–1
| match_HEI_SYC = 1–0
| match_HEI_SYO = 2–2
| match_HEI_WES = 1–0
| match_HEI_WOL = 0–2
| match_MAR_ADE = 1–0
| match_MAR_API = 7–1
| match_MAR_BRC = 4–0
| match_MAR_BRL = 1–1
| match_MAR_CAN = 2–2
| match_MAR_FOO = 0–2
| match_MAR_HEI = 1–0
| match_MAR_NKU = 3–1
| match_MAR_PRE = 4–1
| match_MAR_SOU = 2–1
| match_MAR_STG = 3–1
| match_MAR_SYC = 1–2
| match_MAR_SYO = 2–3
| match_MAR_WES = 0–2
| match_MAR_WOL = 1–2
| match_NKU_ADE = 2–0
| match_NKU_API = 1–0
| match_NKU_BRC = 0–0
| match_NKU_BRL = 3–1
| match_NKU_CAN = 4–2
| match_NKU_FOO = 1–0
| match_NKU_HEI = 2–2
| match_NKU_MAR = 2–0
| match_NKU_PRE = 1–1
| match_NKU_SOU = 2–2
| match_NKU_STG = 1–2
| match_NKU_SYC = 2–2
| match_NKU_SYO = 0–3
| match_NKU_WES = 1–2
| match_NKU_WOL = 1–3
| match_PRE_ADE = 2–1
| match_PRE_API = 2–0
| match_PRE_BRC = 3–1
| match_PRE_BRL = 1–1
| match_PRE_CAN = 5–1
| match_PRE_FOO = 3–0
| match_PRE_HEI = 0–0
| match_PRE_MAR = 4–1
| match_PRE_NKU = 1–2
| match_PRE_SOU = 1–1
| match_PRE_STG = 0–1
| match_PRE_SYC = 0–5
| match_PRE_SYO = 4–1
| match_PRE_WES = 1–1
| match_PRE_WOL = 2–1
| match_SOU_ADE = 0–3
| match_SOU_API = 3–1
| match_SOU_BRC = 4–0
| match_SOU_BRL = 2–1
| match_SOU_CAN = 1–1
| match_SOU_FOO = 3–2
| match_SOU_HEI = 0–1
| match_SOU_MAR = 3–1
| match_SOU_NKU = 2–1
| match_SOU_PRE = 0–1
| match_SOU_STG = 0–0
| match_SOU_SYC = 2–2
| match_SOU_SYO = 2–1
| match_SOU_WES = 2–2
| match_SOU_WOL = 3–0
| match_STG_ADE = 2–2
| match_STG_API = 3–1
| match_STG_BRC = 1–0
| match_STG_BRL = 5–1
| match_STG_CAN = 1–0
| match_STG_FOO = 1–1
| match_STG_HEI = 2–1
| match_STG_MAR = 2–0
| match_STG_NKU = 3–0
| match_STG_PRE = 2–0
| match_STG_SOU = 2–1
| match_STG_SYC = 0–1
| match_STG_SYO = 1–2
| match_STG_WES = 2–0
| match_STG_WOL = 2–1
| match_SYC_ADE = 6–1
| match_SYC_API = 0–1
| match_SYC_BRC = 5–2
| match_SYC_BRL = 3–0
| match_SYC_CAN = 3–0
| match_SYC_FOO = 1–0
| match_SYC_HEI = 0–1
| match_SYC_MAR = 3–1
| match_SYC_NKU = 4–0
| match_SYC_PRE = 1–1
| match_SYC_SOU = 2–1
| match_SYC_STG = 3–1
| match_SYC_SYO = 2–1
| match_SYC_WES = 5–2
| match_SYC_WOL = 3–3
| match_SYO_ADE = 1–3
| match_SYO_API = 2–0
| match_SYO_BRC = 5–0
| match_SYO_BRL = 0–1
| match_SYO_CAN = 0–0
| match_SYO_FOO = 3–0
| match_SYO_HEI = 3–2
| match_SYO_MAR = 1–2
| match_SYO_NKU = 1–4
| match_SYO_PRE = 2–2
| match_SYO_SOU = 1–2
| match_SYO_STG = 4–0
| match_SYO_SYC = 1–2
| match_SYO_WES = 3–1
| match_SYO_WOL = 0–1
| match_WES_ADE = 2–1
| match_WES_API = 5–2
| match_WES_BRC = 3–0
| match_WES_BRL = 0–0
| match_WES_CAN = 2–2
| match_WES_FOO = 0–1
| match_WES_HEI = 4–0
| match_WES_MAR = 0–1
| match_WES_NKU = 1–2
| match_WES_PRE = 5–1
| match_WES_SOU = 1–0
| match_WES_STG = 1–1
| match_WES_SYC = 0–2
| match_WES_SYO = 0–1
| match_WES_WOL = 4–0
| match_WOL_ADE = 2–1
| match_WOL_API = 2–4
| match_WOL_BRC = 3–1
| match_WOL_BRL = 0–2
| match_WOL_CAN = 3–0
| match_WOL_FOO = 2–1
| match_WOL_HEI = 2–1
| match_WOL_MAR = 0–3
| match_WOL_NKU = 1–0
| match_WOL_PRE = 1–0
| match_WOL_SOU = 1–0
| match_WOL_STG = 2–2
| match_WOL_SYC = 1–3
| match_WOL_SYO = 2–1
| match_WOL_WES = 2–0
}}
Season statistics
=Top scorers=
File:John Kosmina.jpg scored 23 goals for Sydney City.]]
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} John Kosmina |align="left"|Sydney City |23 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie Egan |align="left"|South Melbourne |20 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} Dez Marton |align="left"|St George-Budapest |18 |
rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Koussas |align="left"|Sydney Olympic |rowspan="2"|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Phil O'Connor
|align="left"|Wollongong City |
rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graham Honeyman |align="left"|West Adelaide |rowspan="2"|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Marshall Soper
|align="left"|APIA Leichhardt |
rowspan="4"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Campbell |align="left" rowspan="2"|Heidelberg United |rowspan="4"|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Cole |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sebastian Giampaolo
|align="left"|APIA Leichhardt |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Jankovics
|align="left"|Marconi Fairfield |
==Hat-tricks==
{{main|List of National Soccer League hat-tricks}}
class="wikitable" | ||||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
{{flagicon|SCO}} Graham Honeyman
|West Adelaide |Wollongong City |4–0 (H) |28 February 1982 | ||||
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Koussas
|Sydney Olympic |Brisbane City |5–0 (H) |18 April 1982 | ||||
rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|AUS}} John Kosmina
|rowspan="2"|Sydney City |St George-Budapest |3–1 (H) |2 May 1982 | ||||
Marconi Fairfield
|3–1 (H) |16 May 1982 | ||||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Johnston
|Newcastle KB United |Brisbane Lions |3–1 (H) |26 June 1982 | ||||
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Kosmina4
|Sydney City |Brisbane City |5–2 (H) |4 July 1982 | ||||
{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Katholos
|Sydney Olympic |APIA Leichhardt |3–0 (A) |11 July 1982 | ||||
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Kosmina
|Sydney City |West Adelaide |5–2 (H) |5 September 1982 |
;Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
=Clean sheets=
File:Jeff Olver.jpg kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United.]]
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jeff Olver |align="left"|Heidelberg United |10 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Clarke |align="left"|Sydney City |9 |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Martyn Crook |align="left"|West Adelaide |rowspan="2"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Fraser
|align="left"|St George-Budapest |
rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Ferguson |align="left"|Adelaide City |rowspan="2"|7 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Maher
|align="left"|Marconi Fairfield |
rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Milutin Ciric |align="left"|Footscray JUST |rowspan="4"|5 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Preston
|align="left"|Wollongong City |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson
|align="left"|Sydney Olympic |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Woodhouse
|align="left"|APIA Leichhardt |
Awards
class="wikitable" |
Award
! Winner ! Club |
---|
National Soccer League Player of the Year
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Katholos | Sydney Olympic |
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year
| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Lowe | Newcastle KB United |
National Soccer League Coach of the Year
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Arok | St George-Budapest |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1982/NSLTable.html OzFootball Archives - 1982 NSL Season]
{{National Soccer League}}
{{1982 in Australian soccer}}