1982 National Soccer League

6th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia

Football league season

National Soccer LeagueSeason| 1982

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Dates| 13 February – 5 September 1982
Champions| Sydney City
3rd title
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 701 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer| John Kosmina (23 goals)
Best goalkeeper| Jeff Olver (10 clean sheets)
Biggest home win| Brisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Biggest away win| Preston Makedonia 0–5 Sydney City
(6 June 1982)
Highest scoring| Brisbane Lions 7–1 Footscray JUST
(7 March 1982)
Marconi Fairfield 7–1 APIA Leichhardt
(6 June 1982)
Highest attendance| 12,186
Sydney Olympic 2–0 APIA Leichhardt
(4 April 1982)
Lowest attendance| 400
Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City
(5 September 1982)
Total attendance| 784,724
Average attendance| 3,270

← 1981

1983 →

The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.

## Teams

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Sixteen teams competed in the league.

### Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Adelaide City | Adelaide (Norwood) | Olympic Sports Field | 8,000
APIA Leichhardt | Sydney (Leichhardt) | Lambert Park | 7,000
Brisbane City | Brisbane (Newmarket) | Spencer Park | 5,000
Brisbane Lions | Brisbane (Inala) | Lions Stadium | 5,000
Canberra City | Canberra | Canberra Stadium | 25,011
Footscray JUST | Melbourne (Preston) | Schintler Reserve  | ?
Heidelberg United | Melbourne (Collingwood) | Olympic Village | 12,000
Marconi Fairfield | Sydney (Smithfield) | Marconi Stadium | 9,000
Newcastle KB United | Newcastle | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 30,000
Preston Makedonia | Melbourne (Fitzroy) | B.T. Connor Reserve | 4,000
South Melbourne | Melbourne (St Kilda West) | Middle Park | 18,000
St George-Budapest | Sydney (Mortdale) | St George Stadium | 12,000
Sydney City | Sydney (Bondi) | ES Marks Athletics Field | 8,000
Sydney Olympic | Sydney (Waterloo) | Pratten Park | 15,000
West Adelaide | Adelaide (City of Adelaide) | Hindmarsh Stadium | 16,500
Wollongong City | Wollongong | Wollongong Showground | 22,000

## League table

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

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1  | Sydney City (C) | 30  | 20  | 5  | 5  | 68  | 28  | +40  | 45  | Qualification to Finals series[a]
2  | St George-Budapest | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 47  | 40  | +7  | 36
3  | Wollongong City | 30  | 16  | 3  | 11  | 43  | 46  | −3  | 35
4  | Heidelberg United | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 42  | 37  | +5  | 34
5  | Preston Makedonia | 30  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 45  | 41  | +4  | 34  |
6  | South Melbourne | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 46  | 37  | +9  | 31
7  | APIA Leichhardt | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 49  | 54  | −5  | 31
8  | Sydney Olympic | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 52  | 42  | +10  | 30
9  | West Adelaide | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 44  | 40  | +4  | 28
10  | Marconi Fairfield | 30  | 12  | 4  | 14  | 44  | 43  | +1  | 28
11  | Brisbane Lions | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 39  | 42  | −3  | 28
12  | Newcastle KB United | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 43  | 52  | −9  | 27
13  | Adelaide City | 30  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 36  | 44  | −8  | 24
14  | Footscray JUST | 30  | 5  | 14  | 11  | 34  | 46  | −12  | 24
15  | Canberra City | 30  | 7  | 10  | 13  | 37  | 54  | −17  | 24
16  | Brisbane City | 30  | 5  | 11  | 14  | 32  | 55  | −23  | 21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ADE | API | BRC | BRL | CAN | FOO | HEI | MAR | NKU | PRE | SOU | STG | SYC | SYO | WES | WOL

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Adelaide City | —  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 3–0
APIA Leichhardt | 4–1  | —  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 4–2  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 2–2
Brisbane City | 1–1  | 1–1  | —  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 3–1
Brisbane Lions | 2–0  | 0–4  | 1–3  | —  | 1–0  | 7–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0
Canberra City | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | —  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1
Footscray JUST | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | —  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–2
Heidelberg United | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–3  | —  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–2
Marconi Fairfield | 1–0  | 7–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | —  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–2
Newcastle KB United | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | —  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 1–3
Preston Makedonia | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | —  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–5  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–1
South Melbourne | 0–3  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | —  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–0
St George-Budapest | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | —  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–1
Sydney City | 6–1  | 0–1  | 5–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | —  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 3–3
Sydney Olympic | 1–3  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 1–2  | —  | 3–1  | 0–1
West Adelaide | 2–1  | 5–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | —  | 4–0
Wollongong City | 2–1  | 2–4  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | —

Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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John Kosmina scored 23 goals for Sydney City. Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[1]

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1  |  John Kosmina | Sydney City  | 23
2  |  Charlie Egan | South Melbourne  | 20
3  |  Dez Marton | St George-Budapest  | 18
4  |  Mark Koussas | Sydney Olympic  | 16
Phil O'Connor | Wollongong City
6  |  Graham Honeyman | West Adelaide  | 14
Marshall Soper | APIA Leichhardt
8  |  Jim Campbell | Heidelberg United  | 12
Gary Cole
Sebastian Giampaolo | APIA Leichhardt
Mark Jankovics | Marconi Fairfield

#### Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of National Soccer League hat-tricks

Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Graham Honeyman | West Adelaide  | Wollongong City  | 4–0 (H)  | 28 February 1982
Mark Koussas | Sydney Olympic  | Brisbane City  | 5–0 (H)  | 18 April 1982
John Kosmina | Sydney City  | St George-Budapest  | 3–1 (H)  | 2 May 1982
Marconi Fairfield  | 3–1 (H)  | 16 May 1982
Craig Johnston | Newcastle KB United  | Brisbane Lions  | 3–1 (H)  | 26 June 1982
John Kosmina4 | Sydney City  | Brisbane City  | 5–2 (H)  | 4 July 1982
Peter Katholos | Sydney Olympic  | APIA Leichhardt  | 3–0 (A)  | 11 July 1982
John Kosmina | Sydney City  | West Adelaide  | 5–2 (H)  | 5 September 1982

Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

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Jeff Olver kept 10 clean sheets for Heidelberg United. Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean
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1  |  Jeff Olver | Heidelberg United  | 10
2  |  Todd Clarke | Sydney City  | 9
3  |  Martyn Crook | West Adelaide  | 8
Mike Fraser | St George-Budapest
5  |  Bobby Ferguson | Adelaide City  | 7
Allan Maher | Marconi Fairfield
7  |  Milutin Ciric | Footscray JUST  | 5
Jim Preston | Wollongong City
Peter Wilson | Sydney Olympic
Greg Woodhouse | APIA Leichhardt

## Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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National Soccer League Player of the Year |  Peter Katholos | Sydney Olympic
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year |  David Lowe | Newcastle KB United
National Soccer League Coach of the Year |  Frank Arok | St George-Budapest

## References

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1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers". OzFootball.net.
2. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Squads". OzFootball.net.

* OzFootball Archives - 1982 NSL Season

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