1993–94 in Australian soccer

{{Short description|25th season of national competitive soccer in Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football country season

| country = Australia

| season = 1993–94

| division1 = NSL Premiership

| champions1 = Melbourne Knights

| division2 = NSL Championship

| champions2 = Adelaide City

| domestic = NSL Cup

| dchampions = Melita Eagles

| prevseason = 1992–93

| nextseason = 1994–95

| flagicon = yes

| soccer = yes

}}

The 1993–94 season was the 25th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 111th overall.

National teams

=Men's senior=

{{main|Australia men's national soccer team}}

==Results and fixtures==

===Friendlies===

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| round =

| date = 24 September 1993

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}

| score = 1–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1993A.html

| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium =

| location = Seoul, South Korea

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = D

}}

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| round =

| date = 26 September 1993

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}

| score = 1–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1993A.html

| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium =

| location = Seoul, South Korea

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = L

}}

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| round =

| date = 8 June 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| location = Adelaide, Australia

| attendance = 10,203

| referee = Gerry Connolly (Australia)

| result = W

}}

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| round =

| date = 12 June 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium

| location = Sydney, Australia

| attendance = 17,769

| referee = Richard Lorenc (Australia)

| result = W

}}

===1994 FIFA World Cup qualification===

{{main|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)}}

====Inter-confederation play-offs====

{{main|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)}}

; First round

{{main|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)}}

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| round = 1st Leg

| date = 31 July 1993

| time = 20:30 CTZ

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

| score = 2–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160609071047/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=788/match=2715/index.html

| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Commonwealth Stadium

| location = Edmonton, Canada

| attendance = 27,775

| referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

| result = L

}}

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| round = 2nd Leg

| date = 15 August 1993

| time = 19:30 AEST

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

| score = 2–1

| aggregatescore = 3–3

| aet = yes

| penaltyscore = 4–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160609070901/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=788/match=2714/index.html

| team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium

| location = Sydney, Australia

| attendance = 25,982

| referee = Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

| result = W

}}

; Second round

{{main|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)}}

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| round = 1st Leg

| date = 31 October 1993

| time = 22:10 AEDT

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium

| location = Sydney, Australia

| attendance = 43,697

| referee = Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

| result = D

}}

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| round = 2nd Leg

| date = 17 November 1993

| time = 21:15 UTC−3

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}

| score = 1–0

| aggregatescore = 2–1

| report = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Monumental

| location = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| attendance = 59,768

| referee = Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

| result = L

}}

===1994 Kirin Cup Soccer===

{{main|Kirin Cup Soccer#1994 Kirin Cup Soccer}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|class_rules=

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kirin94.html RSSSF]

|showteam=AUS

|team_order=FRA, AUS, JPN

|update=complete

|win_FRA=2 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=0 |gf_FRA=5 |ga_FRA=1

|win_AUS=0 |draw_AUS=1 |loss_AUS=1 |gf_AUS=1 |ga_AUS=2

|win_JPN=0 |draw_JPN=1 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=2 |ga_JPN=5

|name_FRA={{fb|FRA}} |short_KOR={{flagdeco|FRA}}

|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}} |short_AUS={{flagdeco|AUS}}

|name_JPN={{fb|JPN}} |short_JPN={{flagdeco|JPN}}

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round =

| date = 22 May 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

| score = 1–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Big Arch Stadium

| location = Hiroshima, Japan

| attendance = 27,350

| referee = Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round =

| date = 26 May 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

| score = 0–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fb|FRA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

| location = Kobe, Japan

| attendance = 16,743

| referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

| result = L

}}

=Women's senior=

{{main|Australia women's national soccer team}}

==Results and fixtures==

===1994 Gold Coast Invitional Tournament===

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| round =

| date = 24 April 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

  • Savina {{goal|10}}
  • Merzlikina {{goal|75}}

| stadium =

| location = Gold Coast, Australia

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round =

| date = 24 April 1994

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/1994A.html

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

  • Grigorieva {{goal|61}}

| stadium =

| location = Gold Coast, Australia

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = D

}}

=Men's under-17=

{{main|Australia men's national under-17 soccer team}}

==1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship==

{{main|1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship}}

===Group B===

{{main|1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship#Group B}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|class_rules=

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc16hist.html#93 RSSSF]

|showteam=AUS

|team_order=NGR, AUS, ARG, CAN

|update=complete

|win_NGR=3 |draw_NGR=0 |loss_NGR=0 |gf_NGR=14|ga_NGR=0

|win_AUS=1 |draw_AUS=1 |loss_AUS=1 |gf_AUS=7 |ga_AUS=4

|win_ARG=1 |draw_ARG=1 |loss_ARG=1 |gf_ARG=7 |ga_ARG=6

|win_CAN=0 |draw_CAN=0 |loss_CAN=3 |gf_CAN=0 |ga_CAN=18

|name_NGR={{fbu|17|NGR}} |short_NGR={{flagdeco|NGR}}

|name_AUS={{fbu|17|AUS}} |short_AUS={{flagdeco|AUS}}

|name_ARG={{fbu|17|ARG}} |short_ARG={{flagdeco|ARG}}

|name_CAN={{fbu|17|CAN}} |short_CAN={{flagdeco|CAN}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=Q |result2=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to knockout stage

}}

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| round =

| date = 22 August 1993

| time = 17:00 JST

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|AUS}}

| score = 2–2

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234902/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191564/match=31281/index.html

| team2 = {{fbu|17|ARG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mizuho Rugby Stadium

| location = Nagoya, Japan

| attendance = 7,952

| referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)

| result = D

}}

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| round =

| date = 24 August 1993

| time = 17:00 JST

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|AUS}}

| score = 5–0

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234824/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191564/match=31289/index.html

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CAN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mizuho Rugby Stadium

| location = Nagoya, Japan

| attendance = 6,810

| referee = Sandor Piller (Hungary)

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round =

| date = 26 August 1993

| time = 17:00 JST

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|AUS}}

| score = 0–2

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20180512064654/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191564/match=31297/index.html

| team2 = {{fbu|17|NGR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium

| location = Gifu, Japan

| attendance = 5,732

| referee = Salvador Imperatore (Chile)

| result = L

}}

===Knockout stage===

{{main|1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship#Knockout stage}}

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| round = Quarter-finals

| date = 29 August 1993

| time = 19:00 JST

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|GHA}}

| score = 1–0

| aet = yes

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160408044526/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=191569/match=31303/index.html

| team2 = {{fbu|17|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

| location = Kobe, Japan

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)

| result = L

}}

Domestic soccer

=National Soccer League=

{{main|1993–94 National Soccer League}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9394/NSLTable.html|title=1993-94 Season Final Table|website=OzFootball}}

{{:1993–94 National Soccer League}}

=NSL Cup=

{{main|1993–94 NSL Cup}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9394/ncup9394.html|title=1993/94 National League Cup Results|last=Stock|first=Greg|website=OzFootball}}

==Final==

{{main|1993 NSL Cup final (October)}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127512170 |title=Spiteri leads Parramatta to Cup glory |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=68 |issue=21,370 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 October 1993 |accessdate=6 November 2023 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}

{{:1993 NSL Cup final (October)}}

References

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