1986 National Soccer League

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)

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 !Sydney Croatia	22	14	4	4	43	18	+25	32	Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Northern Conference Finals
2	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic	22	9	9	4	33	22	+11	27
3	St George-Budapest !St George-Budapest	22	11	5	6	33	29	+4	27
4	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield	22	9	7	6	35	22	+13	25
5	Sydney City !Sydney City	22	8	8	6	36	27	+9	24	Qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup ¹
6	Newcastle Rosebud United !Newcastle Rosebud United (R)	22	9	6	7	36	33	+3	24	Relegated to the 1987 NSW First Division
7	APIA Leichhardt Tigers !APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	9	6	7	25	23	+2	24
8	Wollongong City !Wollongong City (R)	22	9	5	8	26	25	+1	23	Relegated to the 1987 NSW First Division
9	Blacktown City !Blacktown City (R)	22	8	4	10	24	36	−12	20
10	Canberra City !Canberra City (R)	22	5	6	11	21	27	−6	16
11	Canterbury-Marrickville !Canterbury-Marrickville (R)	22	2	7	13	17	41	−24	11
12	Inter Monaro !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 !Brunswick Juventus	22	11	6	5	37	21	+16	28	Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
2	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	22	10	8	4	29	27	+2	28
3	Adelaide City !Adelaide City (C)	22	10	7	5	32	19	+13	27	Qualified for the 1987 Oceania Club Championship
4	Sunshine George Cross !Sunshine George Cross	22	8	11	3	26	17	+9	27	Qualified for the 1986 National Soccer League Southern Conference Finals
5	Heidelberg United !Heidelberg United	22	9	8	5	35	25	+10	26
6	Preston Makedonia !Preston Makedonia	22	8	9	5	30	20	+10	25
7	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	22	10	5	7	27	20	+7	25
8	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions (R)	22	7	5	10	27	28	−1	19	Relegated to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9	West Adelaide !West Adelaide (R)	22	7	4	11	24	36	−12	18	Relegated to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10	Melbourne Croatia !Melbourne Croatia	22	6	6	10	25	33	−8	18
11	Brisbane City !Brisbane City (R)	22	3	7	12	18	46	−28	13	Relegated to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12	Green Gully !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

Adelaide City v Sydney Olympic

First Leg
12 October 1986

Adelaide City	0–1	Sydney Olympic

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 12,232

Sydney Olympic v Adelaide City

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

Referee's Player of the Year: Bobby Russell (South Melbourne)
Player's Player of the Year: Graham Arnold (Sydney Croatia)
U-21 Player of the Year: Ernie Tapai (Melbourne Croatia)
Top Scorer(s): Graham Arnold (Sydney Croatia) 15 goals
Coach of the Year: Drago Sekularic (Melbourne Croatia)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1986 NSL Season

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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