1997–98 National Soccer League

22nd season of top-tier soccer league in Australia

Sports season
NSL 1996-97
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1997–98
Number of teams14
NSL season
ChampionsSouth Melbourne
Top scorerDamian Mori (19)
National Soccer League seasons

The 1997–98 National Soccer League season, was the 22nd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. First year Carlton SC competed.

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne (C) 26 13 9 4 56 41 +15 48 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Carlton 26 12 9 5 44 24 +20 45
3 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 45 30 +15 43
4 Sydney United 26 11 10 5 37 26 +11 43
5 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 7 7 33 25 +8 43
6 Wollongong Wolves 26 13 3 10 51 33 +18 42
7 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 37 35 +2 39
8 Perth Glory 26 10 6 10 35 40 −5 36
9 UTS Olympic 26 10 5 11 37 43 −6 35
10 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 32 38 −6 34
11 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 7 11 28 36 −8 31
12 Brisbane Strikers 26 6 5 15 23 40 −17 23
13 Newcastle Breakers 26 4 9 13 30 50 −20 21
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 3 8 15 29 56 −27 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Bracket

Elimination FinalsMajor/Minor semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
16 May 1998
2Carlton101South Melbourne2
1South Melbourne21310 May 1998Carlton1
2Carlton1
5Marconi Fairfield112
5Marconi Fairfield0
4Sydney United000
5Marconi Fairfield2
6Wollongong Wolves1
6Wollongong Wolves325
3Adelaide City022

Grand Final

South Melbourne2 – 1Carlton SC
Anastasiadis 9'
Boutsianis 87'		 (report) Stergiopoulos 78'
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
SOUTH MELBOURNE:
GK 1 Australia Michael Petkovic
MF 2 Australia Steve Iosifidis
DF 3 Australia Fausto De Amicis
DF 5 Australia Con Blatsis
MF 6 Australia David Clarkson
MF 7 Australia Steve Panopoulos
FW 9 Australia Paul Trimboli (c)
MF 11 Australia Bill Damianos
MF 15 Australia Goran Lozanovski downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 16 Australia Tansel Başer
FW 17 Australia John Anastasiadis downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
FW 8 New Zealand Vaughan Coveny upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 10 Australia Michael Curcija
MF 12 Australia Con Boutsianis upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 19 Australia George Goutzioulis
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou
Joe Marston Medal:
Australia Fausto De Amicis
CARLTON SC:
GK 1 Australia Dean Anastasiadis
DF 2 Australia Rob Trajkovski
DF 5 New Zealand Sean Douglas (c)
MF 7 Australia Krešimir Marušić
MF 10 Australia Lupo Lapsansky
FW 11 Australia Andrew Vlahos downward-facing red arrow 65'
DF 12 Australia Simon Colosimo
FW 14 Australia John Markovski
DF 15 Australia David Cervinski downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 17 New Zealand Mark Atkinson
MF 23 Australia Mark Bresciano
Substitutes:
MF 3 Australia Marcus Stergiopoulos upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 Australia Alex Josifovski
DF 18 Australia David Della Rocca
FW 25 Australia Adrian Cervinski upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Australia Eddie Krnčević

References

  • Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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