Soccer in Australia
Season1981
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupBrisbane Lions
Australia

The 1981 season was the twelfth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 98th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
25 April 1981 New Zealand  3–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[1]
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
16 May 1981 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
20 May 1981 Australia  2–0  Indonesia Melbourne, Australia
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: V. Garcia Olivera (Portugal)
10 June 1981 Australia  3–2  Chinese Taipei Adelaide, Australia
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand)
26 July 1981 Fiji  1–4  Australia Suva, Fiji
  • Vuilanassa 83'
 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
14 August 1981 Australia  10–0  Fiji Melbourne, Australia
  • Mitchell 28', 43', 80'
  • Cole 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)
30 August 1981 Indonesia  1–0  Australia Suribaya, Indonesia
  • Risdianto 88'
 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: A. Nobnom (Thailand)
6 September 1981 Chinese Taipei  0–0  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: T. Gurkan (Philippines)

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
5 October 1981 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  1–2  Australia Manurewa, New Zealand
  • Fulham ?'
 Report
Stadium: Gallaher Park
Attendance: [2]

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
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

NSL Cup

Final

Brisbane Lions3–1West Adelaide
 Report
  • Topaz 82'
Attendance: 6,132

References

  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.
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