1981 in Australian soccer

12th season of national competitive soccer in Australia

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 1981

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Men's soccer
National Soccer League| Sydney City
NSL Cup| Brisbane Lions
Charity Shield| Marconi Fairfield
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The 1981 season was the twelfth season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 98th overall.

## National teams

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### Australia men's national soccer team

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Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

##### Group 1

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Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) § Group 1

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  |  |  |  |

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1  |  New Zealand | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 31  | 3  | +28  | 14  | Advance to Final round |  | -- | 3–3  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 13–0
2  |  Australia | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 22  | 9  | +13  | 10  |  |  | 0–2  | -- | 2–0  | 3–2  | 10–0
3  |  Indonesia | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 14  | −9  | 6  |  | 0–2  | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 3–3
4  |  Chinese Taipei | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 5  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | -- | 0–0
5  |  Fiji | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 35  | −29  | 5  |  | 0–4  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 2–1  | --

Source: RSSSF

New Zealand v  Australia 25 April 1981 |  New Zealand | 3–3|  Australia | Auckland, New Zealand

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* G. Turner 25'
* Woodin 34'
* Sumner 80'

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* Krncevic 15', 42'
* Boden 31'

| Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[1]
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Australia v  New Zealand 16 May 1981 |  Australia | 0–2|  New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

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* Woodin 29'
* G. Turner 81'

| Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Australia v  Indonesia 20 May 1981 |  Australia | 2–0|  Indonesia | Melbourne, Australia

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* Kosmina 29'
* Davidson 33'

| Report |  | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: V. Garcia Olivera (Portugal)

Australia v  Chinese Taipei 10 June 1981 |  Australia | 3–2|  Chinese Taipei | Adelaide, Australia

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* Henderson 18'
* Kosmina 56'
* Byrne 68' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand)

Fiji v  Australia 26 July 1981 |  Fiji | 1–4|  Australia | Suva, Fiji

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* Vuilanassa  83'

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* Cole 4', 31'
* Barnes 10'
* Sharne 28'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 11,000

Australia v  Fiji 14 August 1981 |  Australia | 10–0|  Fiji | Melbourne, Australia

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* Mitchell 28', 43', 80'
* Cole 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76'

| Report |  | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)

Indonesia v  Australia 30 August 1981 |  Indonesia | 1–0|  Australia | Suribaya, Indonesia

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* Risdianto  88'

| Report |  | Attendance: 25,000
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)

Chinese Taipei v  Australia 6 September 1981 |  Chinese Taipei | 0–0|  Australia | Taipei, Taiwan

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Referee: T. Gurkan (Philippines)

### Australia women's national soccer team

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Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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New Zealand v  Australia 5 October 1981 Trans-Tasman Cup|  New Zealand | 1–2|  Australia | Manurewa, New Zealand

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* Fulham  ?'

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* Porter ?'
* Brentnall ?'

| Stadium: Gallaher Park
Attendance: [2]

### Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

#### 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

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Main article: 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

##### Group D

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Main article: 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship § Group D

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  England | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Australia (H) | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 4
3  |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Cameroon | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 1

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Australia v  Argentina 3 October 1981 |  Australia | 2–1|  Argentina | Sydney, Australia

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* Koussas 79'
* Hunter 89'

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* Morresi 66'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 15,814
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Australia v  Cameroon 5 October 1981 |  Australia | 3–3|  Cameroon | Sydney, Australia

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* Mitchell 9'
* Koussas 53', 78' (pen.)

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* Ollé Ollé 17'
* Djonkep 35', 52'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 13,797
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (Syria)

England v  Australia 8 October 1981 |  England | 1–1|  Australia | Sydney, Australia

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21:00 AEST |

* Small 82'

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* Koussas 7'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 28,932
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (Romania)

##### Knockout stage

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Main article: 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship § Knockout stage

West Germany v  Australia 11 October 1981 QF|  West Germany | 1–0|  Australia | Canberra, Australia

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21:00 AEST |

* Wohlfarth 69'

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Attendance: 13,780
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

## Domestic soccer

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### National Soccer League

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Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

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Pos | Team

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1  | Sydney City (C) | 30  | 19  | 5  | 6  | 59  | 30  | +29  | 43  |
2  | South Melbourne | 30  | 13  | 13  | 4  | 41  | 27  | +14  | 39
3  | Brisbane City | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 37  | 25  | +12  | 35
4  | APIA Leichhardt | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 39  | 33  | +6  | 35
5  | Canberra City | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 41  | 32  | +9  | 33
6  | Brisbane Lions | 30  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 41  | 33  | +8  | 33
7  | Adelaide City | 30  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 46  | 42  | +4  | 32
8  | Heidelberg United | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 48  | 40  | +8  | 31
9  | Sydney Olympic | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 46  | 46  | 0  | 31
10  | Newcastle KB United | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 41  | 41  | 0  | 30
11  | Wollongong City | 30  | 8  | 12  | 10  | 35  | 39  | −4  | 28
12  | Preston Makedonia | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 39  | 41  | −2  | 25
13  | Footscray JUST | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 32  | 48  | −16  | 25
14  | Marconi Fairfield | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 23  | 45  | −22  | 25
15  | Blacktown City (R) | 30  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 32  | 47  | −15  | 21  | Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16  | West Adelaide | 30  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 26  | 57  | −31  | 14  |

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; (R) Relegated

### Cup competitions

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#### NSL Cup

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Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

##### Final

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Main article: 1981 NSL Cup final

20 September 1981

15:00 AEST

Brisbane Lions| 3–1| West Adelaide

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* Daunt 4'
* Ferris 75'
* Williamson 87' (pen.)

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* Topaz 82'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 6,132

Referee: Chris Bambridge

#### Charity Shield

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Main article: 1981 Charity Shield (NSL)

30 January 1981

Sydney City| 1–3 (a.e.t.)| Marconi Fairfield

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* Kosmina ?'

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* Cant 90' (o.g.)
* Sharne ?', ?'

Redfern Oval, Sydney

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Henry Witschge

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Football Australia official website

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