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1980 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1980
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSydney City
NSL CupMarconi Fairfield
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The 1980 season was the eleventh season of national competitive association football in Australia and 97th overall.

National teams

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Australia men's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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27 January 1980 Australia  0–4  Czechoslovakia Canberra, Australia
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 15,686
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
3 February 1980 Australia  0–5  Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 14,368
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
9 February 1980 Australia  2–2  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
31 May 1980 Australia  1–2  England Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
12 June 1980 Australia  1–2  Northern Ireland Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
15 June 1980 Australia  1–1  Northern Ireland Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
18 June 1980 Australia  1–2  Northern Ireland Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Don Campbell
24 August 1980 Australia  2–2  Mexico Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
26 August 1980 Australia  1–1  Mexico Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
11 November 1980 Greece  3–3  Australia Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Panathinaikos Stadium
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Australia)
2 December 1980 Israel  0–1  Australia Beersheba, Israel
Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel)
5 December 1980 Hong Kong  1–0  Australia Hong Kong
Report Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Chan Tam Sum (Hong Kong)
7 December 1980 Indonesia  1–1  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kossain Katradiredja (Indonesia)
1980 Oceania Cup
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Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 6 Advance to Final
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 12 11 +1 4 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 22 −16 2
4  New Hebrides 3 0 0 3 6 9 −3 0


26 February 1980 2 Australia  11–2  Papua New Guinea Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report
  • Mouagi ?'
  • Torea ?'
Stadium: Nouméa Stadium

Australia women's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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18 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  3–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: University Park
Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)
21 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)
24 May 1980 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  2–3  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Referee: Jim Selby (Australia)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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1980 OFC U-20 Championship

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Final
2  New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 2 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Tahiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: RSSSF
6 December 1980 Australia  1–0  Tahiti Fiji
Report
11 December 1980 New Caledonia  1–6  Australia Fiji
Report
Final
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13 December 1980 New Zealand  2–0  Australia Fiji
Report

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 −4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 −9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 −21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 −7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 −22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League
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
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

NSL Cup

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Final

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Heidelberg United0–0 (a.e.t.)Marconi Fairfield
Report
Attendance: 6,388
Referee: Jack Johnston
Marconi Fairfield3–0Heidelberg United
Report
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jack Johnston

References

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  1. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1980 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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