1981 in Australian soccer

The 1981 season was the twelfth season of competitive association football in Australia.

Soccer in Australia
Season1981
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupBrisbane Lions

National teams

Australia national soccer team
Main article: Australia national soccer team
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 April 1981 New Zealand  3–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • G. Turner 25'
  • Woodin 34'
  • Sumner 80'
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[1]
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
16 May 1981 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
20 May 1981 Australia  2–0  Indonesia Melbourne, Australia
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: V. Garcia Olivera (Portugal)
10 June 1981 Australia  3–2  Indonesia Adelaide, Australia
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand)
26 July 1981 Fiji  1–4  Australia Suva, Fiji
  • Vuilanassa 83'
 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
14 August 1981 Australia  10–0  Fiji Melbourne, Australia
  • Mitchell 28', 43', 80'
  • Cole 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)
30 August 1981 Indonesia  1–0  Australia Suribaya, Indonesia
  • Risdianto 88'
 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)
6 September 1981 Chinese Taipei  0–0  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: T. Gurkan (Philippines)

Australia women's national soccer team
Main article: Australia women's national soccer team
5 October 1981 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Manurewa, New Zealand
  • Fulham ?'
 Report
Stadium: Gallaher Park
Attendance: [2]

Men's football

National Soccer League
Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Slickers (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43 1981 National Soccer League Champions
2 South Melbourne Gunners 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane Gladiators 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 Leichhardt Strikers 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra Arrows 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide Giants 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg Warriors 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympians 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB Raiders 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong Wolves 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Rams 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray Eagles 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi-Datsun Leopards 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown Demons (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 Adelaide Hawks 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup
Main article: 1981 NSL Cup
Final
Brisbane Lions3–1West Adelaide
Attendance: [4]

References
  1. "Socceroo Internationals for 1981". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. "Matildas Internationals for 1981". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. "OzFootball Archives - 1981 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. Howe, Andrew. "1981 National League Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.


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