The 1989 season was the 20th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 106th overall.
National teams
Australia men's national soccer team
Results and fixtures
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Second round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
Source: RSSSF
| 12 March 1989 | Australia | 4–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
| 19 March 1989 | Israel | 1–1 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neumer (Germany) |
| 2 April 1989 | New Zealand | 2–0 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Bin Singah (Singapore) |
| 16 April 1989 | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Sydney, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy) |
Australia women's national soccer team
Results and fixtures
1989 OFC Women's Championship
First round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 8 | Advance to Final |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia (H)
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| 4 | Australia B
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| 26 March 1989 | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Brisbane, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
| 28 March 1989 | Australia | 6–0 | Papua New Guinea | Brisbane, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
| 31 March 1989 | Australia | 1–4 | Chinese Taipei | Brisbane, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park |
Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
Results and fixtures
1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| 10 June 1989 | East Germany | 1–0 | Australia | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland) |
| 12 June 1989 | Australia | 1–3 | Brazil | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 20:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: David Brummitt (Canada) |
| 14 June 1989 | Australia | 2–2 | United States | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kil Ki-Chul (South Korea) |
1989 OFC U-17 Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 | 8 | Qualification for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | New Zealand
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Fiji
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Vanuatu
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | −51 | 0 |
| 21 January 1989 | Australia | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Australia |
| Report |
| 29 January 1989 | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Australia |
| Report |
Domestic soccer
National Soccer League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 38 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Wollongong City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sunshine George Cross | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | Blacktown City | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 19 | |
| 13 | Melbourne JUST (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to the Victorian State League |
| 14 | Heidelberg United (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
NSL Cup
Final
State of Origin
References
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1989 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1989 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ Gauter, Lou (23 August 1989). "Adoring home crowd spurs City marauders". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 393. p. 4.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (21 August 1989). "Sydney push after Blues score". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Russell, Greg (23 August 1989). "Another winning goal by Nastevski". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 5. Retrieved 27 November 2024.