Soccer in Australia
Season1977
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupBrisbane City
Australia

The 1977 season was the eighth national competitive association football season in Australia and 94th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
12 February 1977 Australia  1–1  Israel Melbourne, Australia
  • Ollerton 58'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 8,000[1]
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
16 February 1977 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Des Miles (Australia)
19 March 1977 Fiji  1–0  Australia Suva, Fiji
  • Okete 75'
Report Referee: Bob Khan (Fiji)
13 November 1977 Singapore  0–2  Australia Singapore
Report
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to Final round
2  New Zealand 4 2 1 1 14 4 +10 5
3  Taiwan 4 0 0 4 1 17 16 0
Source: RSSSF
13 March 1977 Australia  3–0  Taiwan Ba, Fiji
Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P. Watana (Thailand)
16 March 1977 Taiwan  1–2  Australia Ba, Fiji
  • Fang 29'
Report
Referee: G. Vijit (Thailand)
27 March 1977 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Referee: Cham Tan-sun (Hong Kong)
30 March 1977 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Newmarket Park
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok-kui (Hong Kong)
Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 8 6 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Qualification for 1978 FIFA World Cup 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
2  South Korea 8 3 4 1 12 8 +4 10 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–2
3  Kuwait 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 9 1–2 2–2 1–0 4–0
4  Australia 8 3 1 4 11 8 +3 7 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
5  Hong Kong 8 0 0 8 5 26 21 0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–5
Source: RSSSF
10 July 1977 Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Adelaide, Australia
Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W. Hungerbuehler (Switzerland)
14 August 1977 Australia  0–1  Iran Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Franz Wohrer (Austria)
28 August 1977 Australia  2–1  South Korea Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Franz Wohrer (Netherlands)
16 October 1977 Australia  1–2  Kuwait Sydney, Australia
Report
  • Kamil 41' (pen.)
  • Aziz 49'
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Referee: Franz Wohrer (France)
23 October 1977 South Korea  0–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
30 October 1977 Hong Kong  2–5  Australia Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
  • Tang 66'
  • Chung 80'
Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Belgium)
19 November 1977 Kuwait  1–0  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)
25 November 1977 Iran  1–0  Australia Tehran, Iran
Report Stadium: Ayramehr Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Eastern Suburbs (C) 26 13 11 2 52 28 +24 37
2 Marconi Fairfield 26 15 7 4 42 21 +21 37
3 Fitzroy United 26 12 8 6 41 34 +7 32
4 Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50 31 +19 31
5 Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 29
6 St George-Budapest 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 3 24
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 14 23
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 17 17
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

Final

Brisbane City1–1 (a.e.t.)Marconi
  • Tokesi 60'
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. "Socceroo Internationals for 1977". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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