Australia 1996/97


National Soccer League 1996/97
National Cup 1996/97
State Leagues 1997

National Soccer League 1996/97

NB: see also 1996/97 National Soccer League.

Regular Season

Final Table:

 1. Sydney United Pumas      26  17  5  4  67-33  56
 2. Brisbane Strikers        26  15  2  9  55-40  47
 3. South Melbourne          26  14  4  8  39-25  46
 4. Adelaide City Zebras     26  11 10  5  32-22  43
 5. Marconi Fairfield        26  12  4 10  41-37  40
 6. Melbourne Knights        26  11  6  9  36-32  39
 7. Perth Glory              26  11  5 10  48-41  38
 8. West Adelaide Sharks     26  10  3 13  39-51  33
 9. UTS Olympic              26   8  8 10  41-46  32
10. Wollongong City Wolves   26   8  8 10  42-48  32
11. Newcastle Breakers       26   7  9 10  40-46  30
12. Gippsland Falcons        26   8  6 12  33-41  30
13. Collingwood Warriors     26   6  9 11  32-44  27
14. Canberra Cosmos          26   2  5 19  30-69  11

NB: West Adelaide Hellas were renamed West Adelaide Sharks;
    Morwell Falcons were renamed Gippsland Falcons;
    Collingwood Warriors withdrew after the season.

Round 1
[11 Oct 96]
Newcastle Breakers   6-1 West Adelaide
[12 Oct 96]
Canberra Cosmos      2-3 Marconi-Fairfield
Gippsland Falcons    0-0 South Melbourne
[13 Oct 96]
Perth Glory          1-4 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 3-0 Melbourne Knights
Sydney United        3-3 Wollongong City
Adelaide City        0-0 Brisbane Strikers

Round 2
[19 Oct 96]
Brisbane Strikers    6-1 Newcastle Breakers
Marconi-Fairfield    1-1 Collingwood Warriors
[20 Oct 96]
South Mebourne       1-3 Sydney United
Melbourne Knights    1-0 Gippsland Falcons
UTS Olympic          1-0 Canberra Cosmos
West Adelaide        3-1 Perth Glory
Wollongong City      1-0 Adelaide City

Round 3
[25 Oct 96]
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 West Adelaide
[26 Oct 96]
Brisbane Strikers    2-1 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons    2-2 Marconi-Fairfield
Newcastle Breakers   1-3 Perth Glory
[6 Nov 96]
Sydney United        3-1 Melbourne Knights
[13 Nov 96]
Adelaide City        2-1 South Melbourne
[23 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 UTS Olympic

Round 4
[2 Nov 96]
Marconi-Fairfield    0-3 Sydney United
[3 Nov 96]
South Melbourne      1-2 Brisbane Strikers
Wollongong City      0-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights    0-0 Adelaide City
Perth Glory          6-0 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic          3-0 Gippsland Falcons
West Adelaide        1-2 Collingwood Warriors

Round 5
[8 Nov 96]
Wollongong City      1-1 South Melbourne
Newcastle Breakers   2-2 Canberra Cosmos
[9 Nov 96]
Gippsland Falcons    1-2 West Adelaide
Brisbane Strikers    2-1 Melbourne Knights
[10 Nov 96]
Sydney United        2-1 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Perth Glory
Adelaide City        0-1 Marconi-Fairfield

Round 6
[16 Nov 96]
Perth Glory          2-3 Gippsland Falcons
Marconi-Fairfield    0-1 Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Cosmos      2-2 Collingwood Warriors
[17 Nov 96]
South Melbourne      1-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights    0-0 Wollongong City
West Adelaide        2-3 Sydney United
UTS Olympic          1-1 Adelaide City

Round 7
[22 Nov 96]
Newcastle Breakers   1-1 Collingwood Warriors
[23 Nov 96]
Brisbane Strikers    4-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United        4-2 Perth Glory
Gippsland Falcons    0-0 Canberra Cosmos
[24 Nov 96]
South Melbourne      1-1 Melbourne Knights
Adelaide City        1-0 West Adelaide
Wollongong City      3-2 Marconi-Fairfield

Round 8
[29 Nov 96]
Melbourne Knights    2-0 Newcastle Breakers
[30 Nov 96]
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 Sydney United
Marconi-Fairfield    0-1 South Melbourne
[1 Dec 96]
Perth Glory          2-1 Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors 0-1 Gippsland Falcons
UTS Olympic          1-1 Wollongong City
West Adelaide        0-0 Brisbane Strikers

Round 9
[6 Dec 96]
Newcastle Breakers   2-2 Gippsland Falcons
Wollongong City      2-0 West Adelaide
[7 Dec 96]
Brisbane Strikers    1-5 Perth Glory
[8 Dec 96]
South Melbourne      4-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United        7-0 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights    1-2 Marconi-Fairfield
Adelaide City        1-0 Canberra Cosmos

Round 10
[14 Dec 96]
Canberra Cosmos      1-4 Brisbane Strikers
Marconi-Fairfield    2-1 Newcastle Breakers
Perth Glory          3-1 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons    1-2 Sydney United
[15 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 1-3 Adelaide City
UTS Olympic          1-0 Melbourne Knights
West Adelaide        0-2 South Melbourne

Round 11
[20 Dec 96]
Wollongong City      2-1 Canberra Cosmos
Newcastle Breakers   3-1 Sydney United
[21 Dec 96]
Brisbane Strikers    5-2 Collingwood Warriors
South Melbourne      1-0 Perth Glory
Marconi-Fairfield    5-1 UTS Olympic
[22 Dec 96]
Adelaide City        4-1 Gippsland Falcons
Melbourne Knights    4-0 West Adelaide

Round 12
[28 Dec 96]
Canberra Cosmos      1-0 South Melbourne
Gippsland Falcons    1-0 Brisbane Strikers
Perth Glory          3-2 Melbourne Knights
[29 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 1-1 Wollongong City
UTS Olympic          2-2 Newcastle Breakers
West Adelaide        2-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Sydney United        1-1 Adelaide City

Round 13
[3 Jan 97]
Wollongong City      5-2 Gippsland Falcons
[4 Jan 97]
Brisbane Strikers    3-0 Sydney United
Marconi-Fairfield    1-2 Perth Glory
[5 Jan 97]
Adelaide City        2-2 Newcastle Breakers
South Melbourne      4-0 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights    1-1 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic          1-4 West Adelaide

Round 14
[10 Jan 97]
Newcastle Breakers   1-1 Adelaide City
[11 Jan 97]
Canberra Cosmos      2-4 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons    1-3 Wollongong City
[12 Jan 97]
West Adelaide        2-1 UTS Olympic
Perth Glory          1-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 South Melbourne
Sydney United        4-0 Brisbane Strikers

Round 15
[1 Feb 97]
Brisbane Strikers    1-3 Adelaide City
Marconi-Fairfield    1-0 Canberra Cosmos
[2 Feb 97]
Wollongong City      1-4 Sydney United
South Melbourne      2-0 Gippsland Falcons
Melbourne Knights    0-1 Collingwood Warriors
UTS Olympic          0-2 Perth Glory
West Adelaide        2-1 Newcastle Breakers

Round 16
[7 Feb 97]
Newcastle Breakers   3-1 Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Cosmos      0-2 UTS Olympic
[8 Feb 97]
Gippsland Falcons    1-2 Melbourne Knights
[9 Feb 97]
Perth Glory          1-1 West Adelaide
Adelaide City        0-0 Wollongong City
Collingwood Warriors 1-2 Marconi Fairfield
Sydney United        2-0 South Melbourne

Round 17
[14 Feb 97]
Wollongong City      0-4 Brisbane Strikers
[15 Feb 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    1-0 Gippsland Falcons
Perth Glory          0-2 Newcastle Breakers
[16 Feb 97]
South Melbourne      0-2 Adelaide City
Melbourne Knights    1-1 Sydney United
West Adelaide        4-1 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic          awd Collingwood Warriors [awarded 3-0]

Round 18
[21 Feb 97]
Newcastle Breakers   1-0 Wollongong City
[22 Feb 97]
Brisbane Strikers    2-3 South Melbourne
Gippsland Falcons    1-1 UTS Olympic
Canberra Cosmos      4-1 Perth Glory
[23 Feb 97]
Sydney United        1-3 Marconi-Fairfield
Adelaide City        1-0 Melbourne Knights
Collingwood Warriors 3-0 West Adelaide

Round 19
[1 Nov 96]
Canberra Cosmos      1-1 Newcastle Breakers
[28 Feb 97]
South Melbourne      3-0 Wollongong City
[1 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    3-1 Adelaide City
[2 Mar 97]
Perth Glory          0-2 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights    1-0 Brisbane Strikers
UTS Olympic          1-1 Sydney United
West Adelaide        3-2 Gippsland Falcons

Round 20
[8 Mar 97]
Wollongong City      5-2 Melbourne Knights
Newcastle Breakers   0-4 South Melbourne
[9 Mar 97]
Brisbane Strikers    2-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Gippsland Falcons    1-1 Perth Glory
[10 Mar 97]
Adelaide City        2-2 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 6-2 Canberra Cosmos
Sydney United        4-0 West Adelaide

Round 21
[15 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-0 Wollongong City
UTS Olympic          5-3 Brisbane Strikers
Perth Glory          3-1 Sydney United
Canberra Cosmos      2-4 Gippsland Falcons
[16 Mar 97]
West Adelaide        0-2 Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights    1-0 South Melbourne

Round 22
[21 Mar 97]
Newcastle Breakers   1-2 Melbourne Knights
[22 Mar 97]
Brisbane Strikers    3-2 West Adelaide
Gippsland Falcons    1-0 Collingwood Warriors
[23 Mar 97]
Wollongong City      2-3 UTS Olympic
Sydney United        7-2 Canberra Cosmos
Adelaide City        1-1 Perth Glory
South Melbourne      3-1 Marconi-Fairfield

Round 23
[29 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    0-1 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons    3-0 Newcastle Breakers
Canberra Cosmos      0-1 Adelaide City
[30 Mar 97]
Perth Glory          0-2 Brisbane Strikers
UTS Olympic          1-2 South Melbourne
West Adelaide        3-1 Wollongong City
[31 Mar 97]
Collingwood Warriors 2-3 Sydney United

Round 24
[4 Apr 97]
Newcastle Breakers   5-2 Marconi-Fairfield
[5 Apr 97]
Brisbane Strikers    3-1 Canberra Cosmos
[6 Apr 97]
Wollongong City      1-3 Perth Glory
South Melbourne      1-0 West Adelaide
Melbourne Knights    1-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United        1-0 Gippsland Falcons
Adelaide City        1-0 Collingwood Warriors

Round 25
[12 Apr 97]
Perth Glory          4-0 South Melbourne
Canberra Cosmos      2-4 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons    2-0 Adelaide City
[13 Apr 97]
UTS Olympic          0-2 Marconi-Fairfield
West Adelaide        2-4 Melbourne Knights
Collingwood Warriors 0-2 Brisbane Strikers
Sydney United        2-0 Newcastle Breakers

Round 26
[20 Apr 97]
Adelaide City        1-1 Sydney United
Brisbane Strikers    2-3 Gippsland Falcons
Wollongong City      4-4 Collingwood Warriors
South Melbourne      3-1 Canberra Cosmos
Melbourne Knights    3-1 Perth Glory
Marconi-Fairfield    2-2 West Adelaide
Newcastle Breakers   4-3 UTS Olympic

Final Table:

 1. Sydney United Pumas      26  17  5  4  67-33  56
 2. Brisbane Strikers        26  15  2  9  55-40  47
 3. South Melbourne          26  14  4  8  39-25  46
 4. Adelaide City Zebras     26  11 10  5  32-22  43
 5. Marconi Fairfield        26  12  4 10  41-37  40
 6. Melbourne Knights        26  11  6  9  36-32  39
 7. Perth Glory              26  11  5 10  48-41  38
 8. West Adelaide Sharks     26  10  3 13  39-51  33
 9. UTS Olympic              26   8  8 10  41-46  32
10. Wollongong City Wolves   26   8  8 10  42-48  32
11. Newcastle Breakers       26   7  9 10  40-46  30
12. Gippsland Falcons        26   8  6 12  33-41  30
13. Collingwood Warriors     26   6  9 11  32-44  27
14. Canberra Cosmos          26   2  5 19  30-69  11

NB: West Adelaide Hellas were renamed West Adelaide Sharks;
    Morwell Falcons were renamed Gippsland Falcons;
    Collingwood Warriors withdrew after the season.

Topscorers Regular Season:

21 David Zdrilic        (Sydney United)
18 Ante Milicic         (Sydney United)
14 Slobodan Despotovski (Perth Glory)
12 Adrian Cervinski     (Melbourne Knights)
   Vasili Kalogeracos   (Perth Glory)
   Norman Tome          (UTS Olympic)
11 Rod Brown            (Brisbane Strikers)
   Frank Farina         (Brisbane Strikers)
   Hamilton Thorp       (West Adelaide)
10 Michael Brooks       (Adelaide City)
   Ice Kutlesovski      (Melbourne Knights)
   Jim Tsekinis         (West Adelaide)
 9 Kris Trajanovski     (UTS Olympic)
   Paul Trimboli        (UTS Olympic)

Finals Series

Qualifying Semifinals

First Legs
[Apr 26]
Marconi-Fairfield    3-0 Adelaide City        
[Apr 27]
Melbourne Knights    1-4 South Melbourne      

Second Legs [May 4]
Adelaide City        4-0 Marconi-Fairfield    
South Melbourne      3-0 Melbourne Knights    

Major Semifinal

First Leg [May 3]
Brisbane Strikers    1-0 Sydney United        

Second Leg [May 11]
Sydney United        2-1 Brisbane Strikers    

Minor Semifinal [May 11]
South Melbourne      1-0 Adelaide City        

Preliminary Final [May 18]
Sydney United        1-0 South Melbourne      

Final [May 25]
Brisbane Strikers    2-0 Sydney United

Australia Cup 1996/97

1/8 Finals

First Legs
[Sep 4]
Wollongong City      0-1 Marconi-Fairfield    
[Sep 6]
Sydney United        0-1 UTS Olympic          
South Melbourne      1-2 Gippsland Falcons    
[Sep 7]
Canberra Cosmos      1-2 Melbourne Knights    
[Sep 8]
Brisbane Strikers    0-1 Brisbane Lions       
[Sep 12]
Northern NSW XI      1-7 Newcastle Breakers   
[Sep 15]
Adelaide City        0-0 West Adelaide        
South Australian XI  1-0 Collingwood Warriors 

Second Legs
[Sep 10]
UTS Olympic          1-0 Sydney United        
[Sep 13]
Marconi-Fairfield    3-1 Wollongong City      
Gippsland Falcons    0-3 South Melbourne      
Melbourne Knights    2-1 Canberra Cosmos      
[Sep 15]
Brisbane Lions       0-2 Brisbane Strikers    [asdet]
[Sep 18]
Newcastle Breakers   5-1 Northern NSW XI      
West Adelaide        0-1 Adelaide City        
Collingwood Warriors 2-0 South Australian XI  [asdet]
 
Quarterfinals
[Sep 20]
Marconi-Fairfield    3-1 Newcastle Breakers   
[Sep 21]
South Melbourne      1-0 Melbourne Knights    
UTS Olympic          1-3 Brisbane Strikers    
[Sep 22]
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Adelaide City        [asdet, 3-1 pen]
 
Semifinals
[Sep 27]
South Melbourne      1-3 Collingwood Warriors 
[Sep 28]
Marconi-Fairfield    5-0 Brisbane Strikers    
 
Final [Oct 6, 1996]
Collingwood Warriors 1-0 Marconi-Fairfield    


State Leagues 1997

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Australian Capital Territory 1997

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1997

Premier League

NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.

Final Table:

 1. Belconnen United         18  14 2/2 0  42- 7  48  Qualified
 2. Canberra Olympic         18  13 1/0 4  49-18  41  Qualified
 3. Weston Creek             18  12 2/0 4  54-29  40  Qualified
 4. Canberra Deakin          18   9 3/0 6  35-22  33  Qualified
 5. Monaro Panthers          18  10 0/1 7  38-26  32
 6. Canberra City            18   8 2/1 7  41-31  28
 7. Juventus                 18   7 2/1 8  35-24  26
 8. University of Canberra   18   3 1/2 12 19-43  13
 9. Queanbeyan City          18   2 1/1 14 14-69   9
10. Tuggeranong United       18   1 0/0 17 13-71   3

NB: Olympic were renamed Canberra Olympic before start season.

Final Series

Minor Semifinal [Aug 14]
Weston Creek          0-3 Canberra Deakin
 
Major Semifinal [Aug 14]
Belconnen United      0-1 Canberra Olympic
 
Preliminary Final [Aug 30]
Belconnen United      2-3 Cenberra Deakin
 
Grand Final [Sep 7]
Canberra Olympic      4-0 Canberra Deakin

State League Division One

NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.

Final Table:

 1. Capital City Suns        21  17  1  3  80-33  53  Qualified
 2. Cooma                    21  16  0  5  70-25  48  Qualified
 3. ANU FC                   21  14  1  6  81-33  44  Qualified
 4. Burns FC                 21  14  1  6  65-27  44  Qualified
 5. Belconnen United B       21   9  2 10  43-42  31
 6. ADFA                     21   5  1 15  29-76  17
 7. White Eagles             21   4  0 17  16-92  12
 8. University of Canberra B 21   2  0 19  18-74   6

Final Series
ANU FC                1-2 Burns FC  
Capital City Suns     3-1 Cooma     
Cooma                 0-1 Burns FC  

Grand Final
Capital City Suns     1-2 Burns FC  

State League Division Two

NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.

Final Table:

 1. ANU FC C                 18  14  2  2  60-20  45  Qualified
 2. ANU FC B                 18  12  4  2  62-19  44  Qualified
 3. Wollondilly Wanderers    18  13  0  5  76-30  39  Qualified
 4. Ginninderra              18  11  2  5  67-36  37  Qualified
 5. Belconnen United C       18   9  2  7  37-29  29
 6. Calwell Valley           18   7  3  8  39-47  26
 7. Burns FC B               18   7  1 10  31-50  23
 8. Canberra City B          18   6  2 10  24-51  21
 9. Weston Creek B           18   2  2 14  18-78   9
10. Tuggeranong United B     18   0  0 18   0-54   0

NB: Tuggeranong United B withdrew during the season and had all matches
       awarded 0-3 losses against them.

Final Series
Wollondilly Wanderers 1-2 Ginninderra  
ANU FC C              1-0 ANU FC B     
ANU FC B              3-2 Ginninderra  

Grand Final
ANU FC C              0-1 ANU FC B 

New South Wales 1997

Super League

Final Table:

 1. Parramatta Eagles        20  11  7  2  43-17  40  Qualified
 2. Leichhardt Tigers        20  12  3  5  27-17  39  Qualified
 3. Bonnyrigg White Eagles   20  11  3  6  47-22  36  Qualified
 4. Blacktown City           20   7  6  7  29-26  27  Qualified
 5. Bankstown City Lions     20   7  6  7  32-30  27  Qualified
 6. Central Coast            20   6  7  7  27-26  25
 7. Canterbury-Marrickville  20   5  8  7  26-38  23
 8. Macarthur Rams           20   6  4 10  21-37  22
 9. St.George Saints         20   4  9  7  23-35  21
10. Sydney United B          20   6  4 10  20-36  21  [-1]
11. Sutherland Sharks        20   3  7 10  21-32  16

NB: Canterbury Berries were renamed Canterbury-Marrickville;
    Sydney United withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Blacktown City              4-2 Bankstown City Lions    
Leichhardt Tigers           0-2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles  
Leichhardt Tigers           2-1 Blacktown City              [aet]
Parramatta Eagles           4-1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles  
Leichhardt Tigers           1-2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles  

Grand Final
Parramatta Eagles           3-1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles  

Division One

Table:

 1. Hurstville C. Minotaurs  30  23  1  6  72-20  70  Qualified
 2. Ryde City                30  20  5  5  61-28  65  Qualified
 3. Eastern Suburbs          30  15 11  4  48-30  56  Qualified
 4. Bathurst 75              30  17  3 10  67-40  54  Qualified
 5. Stanmore Hawks           30  15  7  8  63-40  52  Qualified
 6. Belmore Hercules         30  16  4 10  65-47  52
 7. Mount Pritchard          30  13  7 10  42-47  46
 8. Auburn United            30  12  7 11  62-59  43
 9. Fairfield Bulls          30  13  4 13  44-55  43
10. Hills United             30  13  3 14  48-50  42
11. Rockdale City Suns       29  11  4 14  67-72  37
12. Illawarra Lions          30   9  7 14  44-56  31  [-3]
13. Penrith Panthers         29   7  6 16  48-57  27
14. Greystanes               30   7  5 18  47-82  26
15. West Wanderers           30   4  3 23  32-80  15
16. Warringah Dolphins       30   3  5 22  21-68  13  [-1]

NB: Southern Minotaurs were renamed Hurstville City Minotaurs;
    Sydney Cosmos were renamed Eastern Suburbs;
    Greystanes and West Wanderers withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Bathurst 75                 0-2 Stanmore Hawks   
Ryde City                   1-2 Eastern Suburbs  
Ryde City                   2-3 Stanmore Hawks   
Hurstville City Minotaurs   0-1 Eastern Suburbs  
Hurstville City Minotaurs   1-1 Stanmore Hawks              [aet, Stanmore Hawks on pen]

Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs             0-1 Stanmore Hawks

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. AC United                22  13  4  5  55-22  43  Qualified
 2. Moorebank Sports         22  12  5  5  39-25  41  Qualified
 3. University of NSW        22  11  6  5  36-30  39  Qualified
 4. Hurstville ZSC           22  11  2  9  39-39  35  Qualified
 5. Mt.Druitt Town Rangers   22   9  6  7  55-32  33
 6. Dulwich Hill             22   8  9  5  40-29  33
 7. Sydney District          22  10  3  9  32-36  33
 8. Gladesville United       22   9  1 12  30-33  28
 9. Liverpool City           22   7  7  8  29-40  28
10. Parramatta City          22   6  4 12  40-54  22
11. Alexander Warriors       22   5  3 14  35-51  18
12. Concord Juniors          22   3  6 13  21-60  15

NB: Concord Juniors withdrew after the season.

Final Series
University of NSW           1-0 Hurstville ZSC    
AC United                   2-1 Moorebank Sports  
University of NSW           0-0 Moorebank Sports            [aet, University of NSW on pen]

Grand Final
AC United                   1-0 University of NSW           [aet]

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Glebe Wanderers          22  18  4  0  56-15  58  Qualified
 2. Arncliffe Scots          22  13  3  6  52-30  42  Qualified
 3. Colo Colo                22  12  5  5  52-34  41  Qualified
 4. The Wanderers            22  12  3  7  48-35  39  Qualified
 5. Granville Greenisland    22  12  3  7  54-44  39
 6. Prospect United          22  10  4  8  48-36  34
 7. White City               22   8  3 11  62-49  27
 8. Hakoah                   22   7  5 10  40-35  26
 9. Trasandinos              22   7  5 10  30-40  26
10. Hawkesbury City          22   6  5 11  48-45  23
11. St.Johns Park            22   3  3 16  29-79  12
12. Prariewood United        22   2  1 19  22-99   7

Final Series
Colo Colo                   3-2 The Wanderers    
Glebe Wanderers             2-3 Arncliffe Scots  
The Wanderers               0-0 Glebe Wanderers             [aet, Glebe on pen]

Grand Final
Arncliffe Scots             2-1 Glebe Wanderers             [aet]

Northern New South Wales - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Broadmeadow Magic        18  13  2  3  36-14  41  Final Series
 2. Highfields Azzurri       18  12  4  2  43-14  40  Final Series
 3. Edgeworth Eagles         18  11  3  4  56-20  36  Final Series
 4. Hamilton Olympic         18   8  6  4  30-20  30  Final Series
 5. Weston Workers Bears     18   7  7  4  43-23  28  Final Series
 6. Toronto Awaba            18   7  5  6  36-31  26
 7. East Maitland            18   6  2 10  28-38  20
 8. Cessnock City Hornets    18   2  7  9  21-43  13
 9. Wallsend                 18   3  3 12  25-48  12
10. Belmont Swansea United   18   1  1 16   9-76   4

NB: Maitland City were renamed East Maitland.

Final Series
Hamilton Olympic            0-2 Weston Workers      
Highfields Azzurri          2-0 Edgeworth Eagles    
Weston Workers              2-1 Edgeworth Eagles    
Broadmeadow Magic           0-2 Highfields Azzurri          [aet]
Broadmeadow Magic           3-1 Weston Workers      

Grand Final
Highfields Azzurri          3-1 Broadmeadow Magic  

Northern New South Wales - Division Two

 Final Table:

 1. South Cardiff            20  17  1  2  63-22  52  Final Series
 2. Lambton Jaffas           20  13  4  3  44-11  43  Final Series
 3. Thornton Park            20  11  4  5  27-17  37  Final Series
 4. West Wallsend            20  10  5  5  53-33  35  Final Series
 5. Beresfield United        20  11  2  7  43-35  35  Final Series
 6. Dudley Redhead United    20   8  4  8  45-39  28
 7. Budgewoi                 20   8  2 10  37-36  26
 8. Pasminco                 20   7  3 10  26-28  24
 9. Singleton                20   3  4 13  20-58  13
10. Stockton                 20   2  5 13  21-49  11
11. Belmont                  20   1  4 15  16-67   7
 -. Manning Mustangs         did not play any matches.

NB: Pasminco withdrew after the season.

Final Series
West Wallsend               2-1 Beresfield United  
Lambton Jaffas              1-1 Thornton Park               [aet, Lambton Jaffas on pen]
West Wallsend               3-1 Thornton Park      
Lambton Jaffas              3-2 South Cardiff      
South Cardiff               2-2 West Wallsend               [aet, South Cardiff on pen]

Grand Final
Lambton Jaffas              1-1 South Cardiff  

Grand Final Replay
Lambton Jaffas              2-1 South Cardiff  

Queensland 1997

Brisbane Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Brisbane City            21  12  6  3  39-22  42  Final Series
 2. Bundaberg Waves          21  11  4  6  40-31  37  Final Series
 3. Taringa Rovers           21  11  3  7  37-23  36  Final Series
 4. Brisbane Lions           21  10  6  5  27-19  36  Final Series
 5. Rochedale Rovers         21   8  6  7  40-32  30
 6. Wynnum                   21   6  2 13  30-46  20
 7. Beenleigh                21   6  1 14  27-47  19
 8. Coalstars                21   5  2 14  22-42  17

Final Series

[Aug 17]
Taringa                     1-0 Brisbane Lions
Brisbane City               3-1 Bundaberg          

[Aug 24]
Bundaberg                   0-1 Taringa            

Grand Final [Aug 31]
Brisbane City               2-0 Taringa 

Brisbane Division One

North

Final Table:

 1. Mitchelton               18  10  5  3  34-20  35  Final Series
 2. North Star               18  10  3  5  39-24  33  Final Series
 3. Albany Creek             18   8  6  4  29-20  30  Final Series
 4. Pine Rivers United       18   8  4  6  39-29  28  Final Series
 5. Brisbane Olympic         18   7  5  6  28-33  26
 6. Newmarket                18   7  4  7  30-30  25
 7. Eastern Suburbs          18   7  4  7  28-31  25
 8. Capalaba                 18   5  3 10  31-30  18
 9. The Gap                  18   4  6  8  32-41  18
10. Grange Thistle           18   2  4 12  19-51  10

Final Series
Albany Creek                2-1 Pine Rivers United 
Mitchelton                  3-2 North Star          
Albany Creek                1-0 North Star                  [aet]

Grand Final
Mitchelton                  4-2 Albany Creek  

South

Final Table:

 1. Toowoomba United         16  12  2  2  52-13  38  Final Series
 2. Mount Gravatt            16   9  3  4  52-17  30  Final Series
 3. Inala City               16   9  3  4  35-20  30  Final Series
 4. Slacks Creek             16   8  5  3  31-27  29  Final Series
 5. Rocklea United           16   5  7  4  29-25  22
 6. Acacia Ridge             16   4  5  7  23-32  17
 7. Souths United            16   3  5  8  28-53  14
 8. St.Helens United         16   4  2 10  17-44  14
 9. Redlands United          16   1  2 13  10-46   5

[*] Mount Gravatt promoveerde naar de Premier League.

Final Series
Inala City                  3-0 Slacks Creek      
Mount Gravatt               2-1 Toowoomba United  
Inala City                  2-1 Toowoomba United            [aet]

Grand Final
Mount Gravatt               2-1 Inala City  

Amateur Division One

Final Table:

 1. University of Queensland 22  16  5  1  59-15  53  Final Series
 2. North Pine               22  15  3  4  57-23  48  Final Series
 3. Annerley                 22  12  5  5  47-24  41  Final Series
 4. Latrobe Valley           22  11  6  5  47-39  39  Final Series
 5. South Star               22   8  8  6  35-34  32
 6. Darra United             22  10  2 10  45-46  32
 7. Moggill United           22   9  4  9  41-43  31
 8. Redcliffe City           22   8  4 10  51-54  28
 9. Southside Eagles         22   6  6 10  26-43  24
10. Goodna & Districts       22   4  5 13  17-45  17
11. Bayside United           22   3  5 14  30-46  14
12. Samford Rangers          22   2  3 17  30-73   9

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
Annerley                    1-1 University of Queensland    [aet, Annerley on pen]

Amateur Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Margate                  20  17  2  1  73-21  53
 2. Brothers United          20  16  4  0  81-16  52
 3. Park Ridge               20  10  8  2  45-17  38
 4. Bethania Rams            20   9  5  6  60-41  32
 5. Clairvaux                20   9  5  6  46-32  32
 6. Greenbank                20   9  4  7  40-27  31
 7. Jimboomba                20   9  3  8  51-41  30
 8. Ipswich City             20   5  2 13  24-71  17
 9. Mooroondu                20   4  3 13  20-47  15
10. Pine Hills               20   3  2 15  13-66  11
11. Oxley United             20   0  0 20  25-99   0

NB: Mooroondu withdrew after the season.

South Australia 1997

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Raiders                  21  13  8  0  44-22  47  Final Series
 2. West Torrens Birkalla    21  11  5  5  50-25  38  Final Series
 3. Adelaide Blue Eagles     21   9  6  6  33-28  33  Final Series
 4. Campbelltown City        21   9  5  7  41-33  32  Final Series
 5. Adelaide Olympic         21   8  6  7  42-35  30
 6. White City Woodville     21   5  5 11  21-36  20
 7. Pirates                  21   5  5 11  23-41  20
 8. Salisbury United         21   2  4 15  18-52  10

Final Series
Adelaide Blue Eagles        3-0 Campbelltown City      
Raiders                     2-0 West Torrens Birkalla  
West Torrens Birkalla       2-2 Adelaide Blue Eagles        [aet, West Torrnes on pen]

Grand Final
Raiders                     2-0 West Torrens Birkalla  

State League

Final Table:

 1. Cumberland United        22  15  3  4  59-22  48  Final Series
 2. Croydon Kings            22  13  8  1  68-25  47  Final Series
 3. Elizabeth City           22  12  7  3  51-23  43  Final Series
 4. Port Pirie City          22  13  2  7  54-50  41  Final Series
 5. Adelaide City B          22  10  6  6  53-33  36
 6. Para Hills Knights       22  10  3  9  43-48  33
 7. Modbury Jets             22   6  7  9  35-47  25
 8. Plympton Omonia          22   6  5 11  38-54  23
 9. West Adelaide B          22   6  4 12  27-43  22
10. Enfield City Falcons     22   5  6 11  28-48  21
11. Seaford Rangers          22   4  3 15  27-56  15
12. Noarlunga United         22   3  4 15  17-51  13

Final Series
Elizabeth City              3-2 Port Pirie City  
Cumberland United           1-0 Croydon Kings    
Elizabeth City              2-0 Croydon Kings    

Grand Final
Elizabeth City              1-0 Cumberland United  

Tasmania 1997

State League

Final Table:

 1. New Town Eagles          18  14  2  2  80-19  44  Final Series
 2. Devonport City           18  12  2  4  62-30  38  Final Series
 3. Hobart Zebras            18  10  4  4  48-31  34  Final Series
 4. Hobart Olympic           18   9  5  4  45-31  32  Final Series
 5. Launceston City          18   8  2  8  46-47  26
 6. South Hobart             18   7  3  8  39-47  24
 7. West Hobart Lions        18   5  3 10  26-42  18
 8. Glenorchy Knights        18   5  3 10  41-59  18
 9. Launceston United        18   4  2 12  27-62  14
10. Riverside Olympic        18   2  2 14  20-66   8  Relegation Playoff

NB: White Eagle were renamed New Town Eagles;
    Hobart Juventu were renamed Hobart Zebras;
    Olympia were renamed Hobart Olympic;
    Launceston Juventus were renamed Launceston City;
    Caledonians were renamed West Hobart Lions;
    Croatia Glenorchy were renamed Glenorchy Knights.

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Riverside Olympic           3-5 University                  
Burnie United               w/o Riverside Olympic           [Riverside Olympic dns]
Burnie United               1-2 University                  
University                  2-2 Burnie United               

Final Series
Hobart Zebras               3-1 Hobart Olympic
New Town Eagles             2-4 Devonport City 
New Town Eagles             4-1 Hobart Zebras  

Grand Final
Devonport City              1-5 New Town Eagles  

North Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Burnie United            16  15  1  0  77-11  46  Promotion Playoff
 2. Ulverstone               16  14  1  1  89- 7  43
 3. St.Leonards Rovers       16   9  0  7  36-35  27
 4. Western Suburbs          16   8  2  6  54-26  26
 5. George Town United       16   8  1  7  50-39  25
 6. North Launceston Eagles  16   4  2 10  27-41  14
 7. Launceston United B      16   4  1 11  32-80  13
 8. Somerset                 16   4  0 12  20-63  12
 9. Devonport City B         16   2  0 14  12-95   6

South Premier League

Final Table:

 1. University               18  16  1  1  72-12  49  Promotion Playoff
 2. Phoenix Clarence         18  14  1  3  60-20  43
 3. New Town Eagles B        18  13  1  4  63-22  40
 4. Kingborough United       18  12  1  5  84-15  37
 5. Taroona                  18  10  0  8  54-41  30
 6. DOSA                     18   6  1 11  29-62  19
 7. Howrah                   18   6  0 12  24-64  18
 8. Metro Claremont          18   5  1 12  20-43  16
 9. Kingston Cannons         18   2  2 14  11-65   8
10. Nelson United            18   2  0 16  18-91   6

South Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Hobart Olympic B         18  12  4  2  70-33  40
 2. New Norfolk              18  12  2  4 103-59  38
 3. Hobart Zebras B          18  10  2  6  52-40  32
 4. University B             18   8  7  3  70-40  31
 5. Huon Valley              18   9  1  8  49-40  28
 6. South Hobart B           18   6  4  8  40-36  22 
 7. Phoenix Clarence B       18   6  4  8  38-48  22
 8. Glenorchy Knights B      18   6  2 10  57-62  20
 9. Kingborough United B     18   5  4  9  39-57  19
10. Metro Claremont B        18   0  2 16  14-117  2

NB: New Norfolk, Hobart Zebras B and Glenorchy Knights B withdrew after the season.

Victoria 1997

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Altona Magic             26  14  9  3  53-17  51  Final Series
 2. Bentleigh Greens         26  14  7  5  75-36  49  Final Series
 3. Green Gully Cavaliers    26  13  9  4  40-19  48  Final Series
 4. Preston Lions            26  13  6  7  45-30  45  Final Series
 5. Bulleen Inter Kings      26  13  6  7  45-37  45  Final Series
 6. Springvale White Eagles  26  11  8  7  43-37  41
 7. St Albans Saints         26  11  7  8  48-38  40
 8. Sunshine Georgies        26  10  6 10  54-53  36
 9. Heidelberg United        26  10  4 12  44-47  34
10. Port Melbourne Sharks    26  10  3 13  48-43  33
11. Thomastown Zebras        26   8  5 13  38-42  29
12. Fawkner Blues            26   6  9 11  37-47  27
13. North Geelong Warriors   26   4  4 18  22-77  16
14. Melton Reds              26   2  3 21  29-98   9

NB: Bulleen Lions and Box Hill Inter merged into Bulleen Inter Kings;
    Albion Redsox were renamed Melton Reds.

Finals Series

Elimination Final [Aug 17]
Preston Lions                 0-2 Bulleen Inter Kings

Qualifying Final [Aug 17]
Bentleigh Greens              1-4 Green Gully Cavaliers

Minor Semifinal [Aug 24]
Bentleigh Greens              1-2 Bulleen Inter Kings

Major Semifinal [Aug 24]
Altona Magic                  2-1 Green Gully Cavaliers

Preliminary Final [Aug 31]
Green Gully Cavaliers         0-1 Bulleen Inter Kings

Grand Final [Sep 7]
Altona Magic                  4-2 Bulleen Inter Kings           [aet]

State League Division One

Final Table:

 1. South Dandenong          26  20  3  3  81-24  63
 2. Moorabbin City           26  20  2  4  71-20  62
 3. Westvale                 26  19  2  5  73-19  59
 4. Western Suburbs          26  18  3  5  44-16  57
 5. Richmond                 26  17  3  6  64-31  54
 6. Kingston City            26  12  6  8  52-44  42
 7. Werribee City            26  10  4 12  37-47  34 
 8. Springvale City Vales    26  10  1 15  41-60  31
 9. Lalor United             26   8  3 15  35-52  27
10. Northcote City           26   7  3 16  27-73  24
11. Doncaster Rovers         26   6  5 15  37-56  23
12. Westgate                 26   6  3 17  27-52  21
13. Maroondah Arrows         26   2  7 17  27-73  13
14. Broadmeadows City        26   4  1 21  18-67  13

NB: Werribee City Bees were renamed Werribee City;
    Croydon City Dons were renamed Maroondah Arrows.

State League Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Ringwood City            26  19  3  4  49-18  60
 2. Altona East              26  18  4  4  54-19  58
 3. Frankston Strikers       26  18  1  7  71-36  55
 4. Oakleigh                 26  17  3  6  57-33  54
 5. Yarraville/Glen Eira     26  12  9  5  32-21  45 
 6. Mooroolbark              26  10  6 10  33-38  36
 7. Altona City              26   9  4 13  38-39  31
 8. Knox City                26   8  5 13  40-43  29
 9. East Richmond            26   8  5 13  30-46  29
10. Essendon Brunswick Royals26   9  1 16  34-55  28
11. Regent-Bulla             26   8  3 15  30-42  27
12. Old Scotch Waverley      26   6  7 13  34-43  25
13. Frankston Pines          26   8  3 15  30-55  24  [-3]
14. Bell Park                26   4  2 20  21-65  14

NB: Yarraville and Glen Eira City merged into Yarraville/Glen Eira;
    Waverley City and Old Scotch & Hawthorn merged into Old Scotch Waverley.

State League Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Cranbourne               26  18  4  4  56-28  58
 2. Melbourne City           26  16  4  6  60-43  52
 3. Chelsea                  26  14  7  5  43-32  49
 4. South Springvale         26  12  9  5  46-21  45
 5. Geelong                  26  12  4 10  48-40  40
 6. Pascoe Vale              26   8 11  7  37-40  35
 7. Keilor Park              26   8  8 10  30-36  32
 8. Fitzroy City             26   7 11  8  29-36  32
 9. South Werribee           26   8  9  9  55-54  30  [-3]
10. Banyule City             26   5 13  8  28-40  28
11. Diamond Valley United    26   6 12  8  45-45  27  [-3]
12. North Coburg United      26   5 11 10  41-42  26
13. South Caulfield          26   4 10 12  31-45  22
14. Nunawading City          26   1  3 22  23-70   6

NB: Keilor Eagles were renamed Keilor Park.

Western Australia 1997

NB: see also Western Australia 1997

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Floreat Athena           26  17  7  2  70-30  58  Champions
 2. Sorrento                 26  17  4  5  55-26  55
 3. Fremantle City           26  15  7  4  59-14  52
 4. Western Knights          26  14  6  6  67-45  48
 5. Inglewood Falcons        26  13  8  5  51-37  47
 6. Spearwood Dalmatinac     26  12  4 10  65-47  40
 7. Perth SC                 26  10  9  7  44-37  39
 8. Joondalup City           26  10  8  8  49-45  38
 9. Bayswater City Panthers  26   7  8 11  43-44  29
10. Dianella White Eagles    26   7  7 12  31-48  28
11. Stirling Macedonia       26   7  4 15  38-56  25
12. Kingsway Olympic         26   5  7 14  38-70  22
13. Swan IC                  26   6  2 18  30-71  20
14. Morley-Windmills         26   1  1 24   9-79   4

NB: Morley-Windmills withdrew after the season.

State League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Southside United         28  19  6  3  93-40  63
 2. Rockingham City          28  18  6  4  62-31  60
 3. Ashfield/Bunbury         28  17  5  6  95-46  56
 4. Cockburn United          28  16  6  6  61-25  54
 5. Bassendean Caledonian    28  15  8  5  68-36  53
 6. Wanneroo City            28  16  4  8  61-42  52
 7. Queens Park              28  13  7  8  61-55  46
 8. Perth City               28  11  4 13  59-66  37
 9. Balcatta                 28  10  5 13  44-69  35
10. Stirling Suns            28   8  3 17  41-62  27
11. Armadale Park            28   7  5 16  52-80  26
12. University W.Australia   28   7  3 18  36-77  24
13. Leeming Strikers         28   5  5 18  31-64  20
14. Balga                    28   4  7 17  33-59  19
15. North Lake               28   5  4 19  48-93  19

NB: Stirling Vardar were renamed Stirling Suns;
    Melville Corinthians were renamed Leeming Strikers;
    University of West Australia and Balga withdrew after the season.

Amateur Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Shamrock Rovers          22  17  4  1  62-21  55
 2. Fremantle United         22  16  2  4  63-24  50
 3. Kwinana United           22  14  1  7  58-29  43
 4. Beechboro White Eagles   22  11  3  8  47-29  36
 5. Mandurah City            22  10  3  9  42-44  33
 6. Hamersley Rovers         22   8  4 10  41-42  28
 7. Sorrento B               22   7  5 10  38-41  26
 8. Morley-Windmills B       22   7  4 11  30-34  25
 9. Canning/Langford         22   6  6 10  28-43  24
10. Maccabi                  22   6  5 11  34-59  23
11. Lynwood Chile            22   5  3 14  36-66  18
12. Perth Azzurri            22   4  2 16  23-70  14

Amateur Division One

Final Table:

 1. Murdoch University       22  16  1  5  56-20  49
 2. Forrestfield United      22  14  3  5  64-35  45
 3. Subiaco United           22  13  2  7  54-39  41
 4. Colo Colo                22  11  4  7  47-39  37
 5. Cloverdale Chindits      22  10  5  7  48-38  35
 6. Stirling Macedonia B     22   9  3 10  55-54  30
 7. Perth Royals             22   7  6  9  34-35  27
 8. South Perth United       22   7  4 11  27-42  25
 9. Naval Base Wescoe        22   6  6 10  38-52  24
10. Belmont Villa            22   6  6 10  25-45  24
11. Stirling United          22   5  4 13  37-55  19
12. Gosnells City            22   5  2 15  36-67  17

NB: Canning Villa were renamed Belmont Villa.


1995/96.

1997/98.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of final tables.

list of regional champions.

list of regional cup winners.


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