1986 National Soccer League

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NSL 1986
League National Soccer League
Sport Association football
Duration 1986
Number of teams 24
NSL season
Champions Adelaide City
Top scorer Graham Arnold (15)
National Soccer League seasons

The National Soccer League 1986 season was the tenth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Adelaide City over Sydney Olympic.

Northern Conference

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Croatia 22 14 4 4 43 18 +25 32 Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Northern Conference Finals
2 Sydney Olympic 22 9 9 4 33 22 +11 27
3 St George-Budapest 22 11 5 6 33 29 +4 27
4 Marconi Fairfield 22 9 7 6 35 22 +13 25
5 Sydney City 22 8 8 6 36 27 +9 24 Qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup 1
6 Newcastle Rosebud United (R) 22 9 6 7 36 33 +3 24 Relegated to the 1987 NSW First Division
7 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 9 6 7 25 23 +2 24
8 Wollongong City (R) 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 23 Relegated to the 1987 NSW First Division
9 Blacktown City (R) 22 8 4 10 24 36 −12 20
10 Canberra City (R) 22 5 6 11 21 27 −6 16
11 Canterbury-Marrickville (R) 22 2 7 13 17 41 −24 11
12 Inter Monaro (R) 22 3 5 14 31 61 −30 11

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
 1 Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1986 NSL Cup.

Finals

  Elimination and Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Final Northern Final
                                     
1  Sydney Croatia 0  
    3  St George-Budapest 3         2  Sydney Olympic 3
2  Sydney Olympic 0     1  Sydney Croatia 3   3  St George-Budapest 2
3  St George-Budapest 1       2  Sydney Olympic 4  
2  Sydney Olympic 2
4  Marconi Fairfield 3 (4)   4  Marconi Fairfield 0  
5  Sydney City 3 (3)

Southern Conference

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 6 5 37 21 +16 28 Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
2 Footscray JUST 22 10 8 4 29 27 +2 28
3 Adelaide City (C) 22 10 7 5 32 19 +13 27 Qualified for the 1987 Oceania Club Championship
4 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 11 3 26 17 +9 27 Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
5 Heidelberg United 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 26
6 Preston Makedonia 22 8 9 5 30 20 +10 25
7 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 25
8 Brisbane Lions (R) 22 7 5 10 27 28 −1 19 Relegated to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9 West Adelaide (R) 22 7 4 11 24 36 −12 18 Relegated to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10 Melbourne Croatia 22 6 6 10 25 33 −8 18
11 Brisbane City (R) 22 3 7 12 18 46 −28 13 Relegated to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12 Green Gully (R) 22 2 6 14 16 38 −22 10 Relegated to the 1987 Victorian Premier League

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals

  Elimination and Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Final Southern Final
                                     
1  Brunswick Juventus 0  
    3  Adelaide City 2         2  Footscray JUST 1
2  Footscray JUST 2     1  Brunswick Juventus 1   3  Adelaide City 2
3  Adelaide City 3       2  Footscray JUST 2  
2  Footscray JUST 2
4  Sunshine George Cross 2   4  Sunshine George Cross 0  
5  Heidelberg United 1

Grand Final

First Leg
12 October 1986
Adelaide City 0–1 Sydney Olympic
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 12,232

Second Leg
19 October 1986
Sydney Olympic 1–3 Adelaide City
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 14,032
  • Adelaide City win 3-2 on aggregate

Individual awards

References

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