1985 National Soccer League

NSL 1985
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1985
Number of teams	24
NSL season
Champions	Brunswick Juventus
Top scorer	Charlie Egan (21)

The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth 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 Brunswick Juventus over Sydney City.

League tables

Northern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City	22	15	5	2	42	19	+23	35	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney Croatia	22	14	5	3	50	22	+28	33
3	Marconi Fairfield	22	11	7	4	44	23	+21	29
4	Sydney Olympic	22	12	3	7	29	25	+4	27
5	St George-Budapest	22	7	8	7	31	26	+5	22
6	Canberra City	22	8	6	8	33	35	−2	22
7	Inter Monaro	22	7	6	9	29	37	−8	20
8	Blacktown City	22	7	4	11	30	34	−4	18
9	APIA Leichhardt	22	7	2	13	20	34	−14	16
10	Wollongong City	22	5	6	11	29	46	−17	16
11	Penrith City (R)	22	4	6	12	24	35	−11	14	Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League
12	Newcastle Rosebud United	22	4	4	14	20	45	−25	12

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Southern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Melbourne	22	14	5	3	39	21	+18	33	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brunswick Juventus (C)	22	11	7	4	33	19	+14	29
3	Heidelberg United	22	10	7	5	29	17	+12	27
4	Preston Makedonia	22	9	6	7	30	28	+2	24
5	Melbourne Croatia	22	9	6	7	29	21	+8	24
6	Sunshine George Cross	22	8	7	7	25	22	+3	23
7	Brisbane Lions	22	9	4	9	29	29	0	22
8	Green Gully	22	6	6	10	24	29	−5	18
9	Adelaide City	22	6	6	10	29	35	−6	18
10	West Adelaide	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	17
11	Brisbane City	22	6	5	11	25	42	−17	17
12	Footscray JUST	22	5	2	15	25	41	−16	12

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Northern Conference

	Elimination and qualifying Finals					Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Northern Final
						1	Sydney City	1								1	Sydney City	2
						2	Sydney Croatia	0								3	Marconi Fairfield	0
	2	Sydney Croatia	2								2	Sydney Croatia	0
	3	Marconi Fairfield	1								3	Marconi Fairfield	1
						3	Marconi Fairfield	3 (7)
						4	Sydney Olympic	3 (6)
	4	Sydney Olympic	1
	5	St George-Budapest	0

Southern Conference

	Elimination and qualifying Finals					Semi-finals					Preliminary Final					Southern Final
						1	South Melbourne	0								2	Brunswick Juventus	2
						2	Brunswick Juventus	1								5	Preston Makedonia	1
	2	Brunswick Juventus	2								1	South Melbourne	4 (4)
	3	Heidelberg United	0								5	Preston Makedonia	4 (5)
						3	Heidelberg United	0
						5	Preston Makedonia	2
	4	Melbourne Croatia	1
	5	Preston Makedonia	2

Grand Final

First Leg
4 September 1985

Sydney City	0 – 1	Brunswick Juventus
		Incantalupo 38'

St George Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 2,491

Referee: Peter Rampley

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Second Leg
8 September 1985

Brunswick Juventus	1 – 0	Sydney City
Incantalupo 41'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 7,560

Referee: Don Campbell

• Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Graham Honeyman (West Adelaide SC)
• U-21 Player of the Year: Alan Hunter (Brisbane Lions SC)
• Top Scorer(s): Charlie Egan (South Melbourne) - 21 goals)
• Coach of the Year: Eddie Thomson (Sydney City)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1985 NSL Season