1980 National Soccer League

4th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia

Football league season

The 1980 National Soccer League season was the fourth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC, their second title after winning the 1977 season (as Eastern Suburbs).

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

League table

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.

Results

Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Semi-finals

Sydney City v Heidelberg United

South Melbourne v Marconi Fairfield

Preliminary final

Heidelberg United v South Melbourne

Grand final

26 October 1980

Bruce Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 11,126

Referee: Don Campbell

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 7
  • Paul Ontong (Brisbane Lions)
  • Warren Turnbull (Blacktown City)

• Most red cards: 2
  • Eddie Krncevic (Marconi Fairfield)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 30
  • Footscray JUST
  • St George-Budapest

• Fewest yellow cards: 13
  • Heidelberg United

• Most red cards: 3
  • West Adelaide

• Fewest red cards: 0
  • Adelaide City
  • Brisbane Lions
  • Heidelberg United

Awards

Annual awards

References

General

• Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.

Specific

1. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers". OzFootball.net.
2. "SOCCER Drubbing for PSL newcomer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 244. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 March 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "WESTFIELD SCOREBOARD". Soccer World. 10 April 1980. p. 4.
4. "PHILIPS SOCCER LEAGUE Cole takes Heidelberg to top of ladder". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 272. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 April 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "SOCCER". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 377. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Final effort for 3 top teams". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 439. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 September 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.