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 =
- Jung-won {{goal|35}}
| goals2 =
- Mori {{goal|85}}
| 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 =
- Moon-sik {{goal|75}}
| 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 =
- A. Vidmar {{goal|11}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium
| location = Adelaide, Australia
| attendance = 10,203
| referee = Gerry Connolly (Australia)
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- Polak {{goal|38}}
| 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)}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- Dasovic {{goal|44|o.g.}}
| stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| location = Edmonton, Canada
| attendance = 27,775
| referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
| result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- Hooper {{goal|54}}
| 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)}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = 1st Leg
| date = 31 October 1993
| time = 22:10 AEDT
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 =
- A. Vidmar {{goal|42}}
| goals2 =
- Balbo {{goal|37}}
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 43,697
| referee = Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- Tobin {{goal|59|o.g.}}
| 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 =
- Asano {{goal|10}}
| goals2 =
- A. Vidmar {{goal|67}}
| 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 =
- Cantona {{goal|43}}
| 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===
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- Salisbury {{goal|?}}
| 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 =
- Murray {{goal|?}}
| 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
}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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
}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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}}
{{football box collapsible
| 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 =
- D. Addo {{goal|92}}
| 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=
==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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ Football Australia official website]
{{1993–94 in Australian soccer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 in Australian soccer}}