1977 National Soccer League

NSL 1977
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1977
Number of teams	14
NSL season
Champions	Eastern Suburbs
Top scorer	Dixie Deans (16)

The 1977 National Soccer League season was the first season of the National Soccer League of Australia.

The league was the first national football (soccer) league format competition in Australia. Clubs predominantly joined from the top leagues in each state, with some clubs forming in 1977 to join the league. The inaugural champions were Eastern Suburbs.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastern Suburbs !Eastern Suburbs (C)	26	13	11	2	52	28	+24	37	1977 National Soccer League Champions
2	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield	26	15	7	4	42	21	+21	37
3	Fitzroy United !Fitzroy United	26	12	8	6	41	34	+7	32
4	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	26	12	7	7	50	31	+19	31
5	Western Suburbs !Western Suburbs	26	11	7	8	38	29	+9	29
6	St George-Budapest !St George-Budapest	26	7	14	5	39	35	+4	28
7	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	26	8	10	8	38	32	+6	26
8	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	26	9	6	11	36	39	−3	24
9	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	26	9	5	12	27	41	−14	23
10	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	26	8	6	12	30	35	−5	22
11	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	26	7	8	11	27	35	−8	22
12	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic	26	7	7	12	25	38	−13	21
13	Canberra City !Canberra City	26	5	7	14	22	39	−17	17
14	Mooroolbark United !Mooroolbark United (R)	26	5	5	16	31	61	−30	15	Relegated to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three

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

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Jim Rooney (Marconi Fairfield)
U-21 Player of the Year: John Kosmina (West Adelaide)
Top Scorer(s): Dixie Deans (Adelaide City – 16 goals)
Coach of the Year: Rale Rasic (Marconi Fairfield)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1977 NSL Table

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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