NB: see also 1996/97 National Soccer League.
Regular Season
Final Table:
1. Sydney United Pumas 26 17 5 4 67-33 56
2. Brisbane Strikers 26 15 2 9 55-40 47
3. South Melbourne 26 14 4 8 39-25 46
4. Adelaide City Zebras 26 11 10 5 32-22 43
5. Marconi Fairfield 26 12 4 10 41-37 40
6. Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 36-32 39
7. Perth Glory 26 11 5 10 48-41 38
8. West Adelaide Sharks 26 10 3 13 39-51 33
9. UTS Olympic 26 8 8 10 41-46 32
10. Wollongong City Wolves 26 8 8 10 42-48 32
11. Newcastle Breakers 26 7 9 10 40-46 30
12. Gippsland Falcons 26 8 6 12 33-41 30
13. Collingwood Warriors 26 6 9 11 32-44 27
14. Canberra Cosmos 26 2 5 19 30-69 11
NB: West Adelaide Hellas were renamed West Adelaide Sharks;
Morwell Falcons were renamed Gippsland Falcons;
Collingwood Warriors withdrew after the season.
Round 1
[11 Oct 96]
Newcastle Breakers 6-1 West Adelaide
[12 Oct 96]
Canberra Cosmos 2-3 Marconi-Fairfield
Gippsland Falcons 0-0 South Melbourne
[13 Oct 96]
Perth Glory 1-4 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 3-0 Melbourne Knights
Sydney United 3-3 Wollongong City
Adelaide City 0-0 Brisbane Strikers
Round 2
[19 Oct 96]
Brisbane Strikers 6-1 Newcastle Breakers
Marconi-Fairfield 1-1 Collingwood Warriors
[20 Oct 96]
South Mebourne 1-3 Sydney United
Melbourne Knights 1-0 Gippsland Falcons
UTS Olympic 1-0 Canberra Cosmos
West Adelaide 3-1 Perth Glory
Wollongong City 1-0 Adelaide City
Round 3
[25 Oct 96]
Canberra Cosmos 1-3 West Adelaide
[26 Oct 96]
Brisbane Strikers 2-1 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons 2-2 Marconi-Fairfield
Newcastle Breakers 1-3 Perth Glory
[6 Nov 96]
Sydney United 3-1 Melbourne Knights
[13 Nov 96]
Adelaide City 2-1 South Melbourne
[23 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 UTS Olympic
Round 4
[2 Nov 96]
Marconi-Fairfield 0-3 Sydney United
[3 Nov 96]
South Melbourne 1-2 Brisbane Strikers
Wollongong City 0-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights 0-0 Adelaide City
Perth Glory 6-0 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic 3-0 Gippsland Falcons
West Adelaide 1-2 Collingwood Warriors
Round 5
[8 Nov 96]
Wollongong City 1-1 South Melbourne
Newcastle Breakers 2-2 Canberra Cosmos
[9 Nov 96]
Gippsland Falcons 1-2 West Adelaide
Brisbane Strikers 2-1 Melbourne Knights
[10 Nov 96]
Sydney United 2-1 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Perth Glory
Adelaide City 0-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Round 6
[16 Nov 96]
Perth Glory 2-3 Gippsland Falcons
Marconi-Fairfield 0-1 Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Cosmos 2-2 Collingwood Warriors
[17 Nov 96]
South Melbourne 1-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights 0-0 Wollongong City
West Adelaide 2-3 Sydney United
UTS Olympic 1-1 Adelaide City
Round 7
[22 Nov 96]
Newcastle Breakers 1-1 Collingwood Warriors
[23 Nov 96]
Brisbane Strikers 4-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United 4-2 Perth Glory
Gippsland Falcons 0-0 Canberra Cosmos
[24 Nov 96]
South Melbourne 1-1 Melbourne Knights
Adelaide City 1-0 West Adelaide
Wollongong City 3-2 Marconi-Fairfield
Round 8
[29 Nov 96]
Melbourne Knights 2-0 Newcastle Breakers
[30 Nov 96]
Canberra Cosmos 1-3 Sydney United
Marconi-Fairfield 0-1 South Melbourne
[1 Dec 96]
Perth Glory 2-1 Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors 0-1 Gippsland Falcons
UTS Olympic 1-1 Wollongong City
West Adelaide 0-0 Brisbane Strikers
Round 9
[6 Dec 96]
Newcastle Breakers 2-2 Gippsland Falcons
Wollongong City 2-0 West Adelaide
[7 Dec 96]
Brisbane Strikers 1-5 Perth Glory
[8 Dec 96]
South Melbourne 4-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United 7-0 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights 1-2 Marconi-Fairfield
Adelaide City 1-0 Canberra Cosmos
Round 10
[14 Dec 96]
Canberra Cosmos 1-4 Brisbane Strikers
Marconi-Fairfield 2-1 Newcastle Breakers
Perth Glory 3-1 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons 1-2 Sydney United
[15 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 1-3 Adelaide City
UTS Olympic 1-0 Melbourne Knights
West Adelaide 0-2 South Melbourne
Round 11
[20 Dec 96]
Wollongong City 2-1 Canberra Cosmos
Newcastle Breakers 3-1 Sydney United
[21 Dec 96]
Brisbane Strikers 5-2 Collingwood Warriors
South Melbourne 1-0 Perth Glory
Marconi-Fairfield 5-1 UTS Olympic
[22 Dec 96]
Adelaide City 4-1 Gippsland Falcons
Melbourne Knights 4-0 West Adelaide
Round 12
[28 Dec 96]
Canberra Cosmos 1-0 South Melbourne
Gippsland Falcons 1-0 Brisbane Strikers
Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne Knights
[29 Dec 96]
Collingwood Warriors 1-1 Wollongong City
UTS Olympic 2-2 Newcastle Breakers
West Adelaide 2-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Sydney United 1-1 Adelaide City
Round 13
[3 Jan 97]
Wollongong City 5-2 Gippsland Falcons
[4 Jan 97]
Brisbane Strikers 3-0 Sydney United
Marconi-Fairfield 1-2 Perth Glory
[5 Jan 97]
Adelaide City 2-2 Newcastle Breakers
South Melbourne 4-0 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights 1-1 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic 1-4 West Adelaide
Round 14
[10 Jan 97]
Newcastle Breakers 1-1 Adelaide City
[11 Jan 97]
Canberra Cosmos 2-4 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons 1-3 Wollongong City
[12 Jan 97]
West Adelaide 2-1 UTS Olympic
Perth Glory 1-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 South Melbourne
Sydney United 4-0 Brisbane Strikers
Round 15
[1 Feb 97]
Brisbane Strikers 1-3 Adelaide City
Marconi-Fairfield 1-0 Canberra Cosmos
[2 Feb 97]
Wollongong City 1-4 Sydney United
South Melbourne 2-0 Gippsland Falcons
Melbourne Knights 0-1 Collingwood Warriors
UTS Olympic 0-2 Perth Glory
West Adelaide 2-1 Newcastle Breakers
Round 16
[7 Feb 97]
Newcastle Breakers 3-1 Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Cosmos 0-2 UTS Olympic
[8 Feb 97]
Gippsland Falcons 1-2 Melbourne Knights
[9 Feb 97]
Perth Glory 1-1 West Adelaide
Adelaide City 0-0 Wollongong City
Collingwood Warriors 1-2 Marconi Fairfield
Sydney United 2-0 South Melbourne
Round 17
[14 Feb 97]
Wollongong City 0-4 Brisbane Strikers
[15 Feb 97]
Marconi-Fairfield 1-0 Gippsland Falcons
Perth Glory 0-2 Newcastle Breakers
[16 Feb 97]
South Melbourne 0-2 Adelaide City
Melbourne Knights 1-1 Sydney United
West Adelaide 4-1 Canberra Cosmos
UTS Olympic awd Collingwood Warriors [awarded 3-0]
Round 18
[21 Feb 97]
Newcastle Breakers 1-0 Wollongong City
[22 Feb 97]
Brisbane Strikers 2-3 South Melbourne
Gippsland Falcons 1-1 UTS Olympic
Canberra Cosmos 4-1 Perth Glory
[23 Feb 97]
Sydney United 1-3 Marconi-Fairfield
Adelaide City 1-0 Melbourne Knights
Collingwood Warriors 3-0 West Adelaide
Round 19
[1 Nov 96]
Canberra Cosmos 1-1 Newcastle Breakers
[28 Feb 97]
South Melbourne 3-0 Wollongong City
[1 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield 3-1 Adelaide City
[2 Mar 97]
Perth Glory 0-2 Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights 1-0 Brisbane Strikers
UTS Olympic 1-1 Sydney United
West Adelaide 3-2 Gippsland Falcons
Round 20
[8 Mar 97]
Wollongong City 5-2 Melbourne Knights
Newcastle Breakers 0-4 South Melbourne
[9 Mar 97]
Brisbane Strikers 2-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Gippsland Falcons 1-1 Perth Glory
[10 Mar 97]
Adelaide City 2-2 UTS Olympic
Collingwood Warriors 6-2 Canberra Cosmos
Sydney United 4-0 West Adelaide
Round 21
[15 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield 2-0 Wollongong City
UTS Olympic 5-3 Brisbane Strikers
Perth Glory 3-1 Sydney United
Canberra Cosmos 2-4 Gippsland Falcons
[16 Mar 97]
West Adelaide 0-2 Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Newcastle Breakers
Melbourne Knights 1-0 South Melbourne
Round 22
[21 Mar 97]
Newcastle Breakers 1-2 Melbourne Knights
[22 Mar 97]
Brisbane Strikers 3-2 West Adelaide
Gippsland Falcons 1-0 Collingwood Warriors
[23 Mar 97]
Wollongong City 2-3 UTS Olympic
Sydney United 7-2 Canberra Cosmos
Adelaide City 1-1 Perth Glory
South Melbourne 3-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Round 23
[29 Mar 97]
Marconi-Fairfield 0-1 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons 3-0 Newcastle Breakers
Canberra Cosmos 0-1 Adelaide City
[30 Mar 97]
Perth Glory 0-2 Brisbane Strikers
UTS Olympic 1-2 South Melbourne
West Adelaide 3-1 Wollongong City
[31 Mar 97]
Collingwood Warriors 2-3 Sydney United
Round 24
[4 Apr 97]
Newcastle Breakers 5-2 Marconi-Fairfield
[5 Apr 97]
Brisbane Strikers 3-1 Canberra Cosmos
[6 Apr 97]
Wollongong City 1-3 Perth Glory
South Melbourne 1-0 West Adelaide
Melbourne Knights 1-1 UTS Olympic
Sydney United 1-0 Gippsland Falcons
Adelaide City 1-0 Collingwood Warriors
Round 25
[12 Apr 97]
Perth Glory 4-0 South Melbourne
Canberra Cosmos 2-4 Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons 2-0 Adelaide City
[13 Apr 97]
UTS Olympic 0-2 Marconi-Fairfield
West Adelaide 2-4 Melbourne Knights
Collingwood Warriors 0-2 Brisbane Strikers
Sydney United 2-0 Newcastle Breakers
Round 26
[20 Apr 97]
Adelaide City 1-1 Sydney United
Brisbane Strikers 2-3 Gippsland Falcons
Wollongong City 4-4 Collingwood Warriors
South Melbourne 3-1 Canberra Cosmos
Melbourne Knights 3-1 Perth Glory
Marconi-Fairfield 2-2 West Adelaide
Newcastle Breakers 4-3 UTS Olympic
Final Table:
1. Sydney United Pumas 26 17 5 4 67-33 56
2. Brisbane Strikers 26 15 2 9 55-40 47
3. South Melbourne 26 14 4 8 39-25 46
4. Adelaide City Zebras 26 11 10 5 32-22 43
5. Marconi Fairfield 26 12 4 10 41-37 40
6. Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 36-32 39
7. Perth Glory 26 11 5 10 48-41 38
8. West Adelaide Sharks 26 10 3 13 39-51 33
9. UTS Olympic 26 8 8 10 41-46 32
10. Wollongong City Wolves 26 8 8 10 42-48 32
11. Newcastle Breakers 26 7 9 10 40-46 30
12. Gippsland Falcons 26 8 6 12 33-41 30
13. Collingwood Warriors 26 6 9 11 32-44 27
14. Canberra Cosmos 26 2 5 19 30-69 11
NB: West Adelaide Hellas were renamed West Adelaide Sharks;
Morwell Falcons were renamed Gippsland Falcons;
Collingwood Warriors withdrew after the season.
Topscorers Regular Season:
21 David Zdrilic (Sydney United)
18 Ante Milicic (Sydney United)
14 Slobodan Despotovski (Perth Glory)
12 Adrian Cervinski (Melbourne Knights)
Vasili Kalogeracos (Perth Glory)
Norman Tome (UTS Olympic)
11 Rod Brown (Brisbane Strikers)
Frank Farina (Brisbane Strikers)
Hamilton Thorp (West Adelaide)
10 Michael Brooks (Adelaide City)
Ice Kutlesovski (Melbourne Knights)
Jim Tsekinis (West Adelaide)
9 Kris Trajanovski (UTS Olympic)
Paul Trimboli (UTS Olympic)
Finals Series
Qualifying Semifinals
First Legs
[Apr 26]
Marconi-Fairfield 3-0 Adelaide City
[Apr 27]
Melbourne Knights 1-4 South Melbourne
Second Legs [May 4]
Adelaide City 4-0 Marconi-Fairfield
South Melbourne 3-0 Melbourne Knights
Major Semifinal
First Leg [May 3]
Brisbane Strikers 1-0 Sydney United
Second Leg [May 11]
Sydney United 2-1 Brisbane Strikers
Minor Semifinal [May 11]
South Melbourne 1-0 Adelaide City
Preliminary Final [May 18]
Sydney United 1-0 South Melbourne
Final [May 25]
Brisbane Strikers 2-0 Sydney United
1/8 Finals First Legs [Sep 4] Wollongong City 0-1 Marconi-Fairfield [Sep 6] Sydney United 0-1 UTS Olympic South Melbourne 1-2 Gippsland Falcons [Sep 7] Canberra Cosmos 1-2 Melbourne Knights [Sep 8] Brisbane Strikers 0-1 Brisbane Lions [Sep 12] Northern NSW XI 1-7 Newcastle Breakers [Sep 15] Adelaide City 0-0 West Adelaide South Australian XI 1-0 Collingwood Warriors Second Legs [Sep 10] UTS Olympic 1-0 Sydney United [Sep 13] Marconi-Fairfield 3-1 Wollongong City Gippsland Falcons 0-3 South Melbourne Melbourne Knights 2-1 Canberra Cosmos [Sep 15] Brisbane Lions 0-2 Brisbane Strikers [asdet] [Sep 18] Newcastle Breakers 5-1 Northern NSW XI West Adelaide 0-1 Adelaide City Collingwood Warriors 2-0 South Australian XI [asdet] Quarterfinals [Sep 20] Marconi-Fairfield 3-1 Newcastle Breakers [Sep 21] South Melbourne 1-0 Melbourne Knights UTS Olympic 1-3 Brisbane Strikers [Sep 22] Collingwood Warriors 0-0 Adelaide City [asdet, 3-1 pen] Semifinals [Sep 27] South Melbourne 1-3 Collingwood Warriors [Sep 28] Marconi-Fairfield 5-0 Brisbane Strikers Final [Oct 6, 1996] Collingwood Warriors 1-0 Marconi-Fairfield
NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1997
Premier League
NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.
Final Table:
1. Belconnen United 18 14 2/2 0 42- 7 48 Qualified
2. Canberra Olympic 18 13 1/0 4 49-18 41 Qualified
3. Weston Creek 18 12 2/0 4 54-29 40 Qualified
4. Canberra Deakin 18 9 3/0 6 35-22 33 Qualified
5. Monaro Panthers 18 10 0/1 7 38-26 32
6. Canberra City 18 8 2/1 7 41-31 28
7. Juventus 18 7 2/1 8 35-24 26
8. University of Canberra 18 3 1/2 12 19-43 13
9. Queanbeyan City 18 2 1/1 14 14-69 9
10. Tuggeranong United 18 1 0/0 17 13-71 3
NB: Olympic were renamed Canberra Olympic before start season.
Final Series
Minor Semifinal [Aug 14]
Weston Creek 0-3 Canberra Deakin
Major Semifinal [Aug 14]
Belconnen United 0-1 Canberra Olympic
Preliminary Final [Aug 30]
Belconnen United 2-3 Cenberra Deakin
Grand Final [Sep 7]
Canberra Olympic 4-0 Canberra Deakin
State League Division One
NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.
Final Table:
1. Capital City Suns 21 17 1 3 80-33 53 Qualified
2. Cooma 21 16 0 5 70-25 48 Qualified
3. ANU FC 21 14 1 6 81-33 44 Qualified
4. Burns FC 21 14 1 6 65-27 44 Qualified
5. Belconnen United B 21 9 2 10 43-42 31
6. ADFA 21 5 1 15 29-76 17
7. White Eagles 21 4 0 17 16-92 12
8. University of Canberra B 21 2 0 19 18-74 6
Final Series
ANU FC 1-2 Burns FC
Capital City Suns 3-1 Cooma
Cooma 0-1 Burns FC
Grand Final
Capital City Suns 1-2 Burns FC
State League Division Two
NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.
Final Table:
1. ANU FC C 18 14 2 2 60-20 45 Qualified
2. ANU FC B 18 12 4 2 62-19 44 Qualified
3. Wollondilly Wanderers 18 13 0 5 76-30 39 Qualified
4. Ginninderra 18 11 2 5 67-36 37 Qualified
5. Belconnen United C 18 9 2 7 37-29 29
6. Calwell Valley 18 7 3 8 39-47 26
7. Burns FC B 18 7 1 10 31-50 23
8. Canberra City B 18 6 2 10 24-51 21
9. Weston Creek B 18 2 2 14 18-78 9
10. Tuggeranong United B 18 0 0 18 0-54 0
NB: Tuggeranong United B withdrew during the season and had all matches
awarded 0-3 losses against them.
Final Series
Wollondilly Wanderers 1-2 Ginninderra
ANU FC C 1-0 ANU FC B
ANU FC B 3-2 Ginninderra
Grand Final
ANU FC C 0-1 ANU FC B
Super League
Final Table:
1. Parramatta Eagles 20 11 7 2 43-17 40 Qualified
2. Leichhardt Tigers 20 12 3 5 27-17 39 Qualified
3. Bonnyrigg White Eagles 20 11 3 6 47-22 36 Qualified
4. Blacktown City 20 7 6 7 29-26 27 Qualified
5. Bankstown City Lions 20 7 6 7 32-30 27 Qualified
6. Central Coast 20 6 7 7 27-26 25
7. Canterbury-Marrickville 20 5 8 7 26-38 23
8. Macarthur Rams 20 6 4 10 21-37 22
9. St.George Saints 20 4 9 7 23-35 21
10. Sydney United B 20 6 4 10 20-36 21 [-1]
11. Sutherland Sharks 20 3 7 10 21-32 16
NB: Canterbury Berries were renamed Canterbury-Marrickville;
Sydney United withdrew after the season.
Final Series
Blacktown City 4-2 Bankstown City Lions
Leichhardt Tigers 0-2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Leichhardt Tigers 2-1 Blacktown City [aet]
Parramatta Eagles 4-1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Leichhardt Tigers 1-2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Grand Final
Parramatta Eagles 3-1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Division One
Table:
1. Hurstville C. Minotaurs 30 23 1 6 72-20 70 Qualified
2. Ryde City 30 20 5 5 61-28 65 Qualified
3. Eastern Suburbs 30 15 11 4 48-30 56 Qualified
4. Bathurst 75 30 17 3 10 67-40 54 Qualified
5. Stanmore Hawks 30 15 7 8 63-40 52 Qualified
6. Belmore Hercules 30 16 4 10 65-47 52
7. Mount Pritchard 30 13 7 10 42-47 46
8. Auburn United 30 12 7 11 62-59 43
9. Fairfield Bulls 30 13 4 13 44-55 43
10. Hills United 30 13 3 14 48-50 42
11. Rockdale City Suns 29 11 4 14 67-72 37
12. Illawarra Lions 30 9 7 14 44-56 31 [-3]
13. Penrith Panthers 29 7 6 16 48-57 27
14. Greystanes 30 7 5 18 47-82 26
15. West Wanderers 30 4 3 23 32-80 15
16. Warringah Dolphins 30 3 5 22 21-68 13 [-1]
NB: Southern Minotaurs were renamed Hurstville City Minotaurs;
Sydney Cosmos were renamed Eastern Suburbs;
Greystanes and West Wanderers withdrew after the season.
Final Series
Bathurst 75 0-2 Stanmore Hawks
Ryde City 1-2 Eastern Suburbs
Ryde City 2-3 Stanmore Hawks
Hurstville City Minotaurs 0-1 Eastern Suburbs
Hurstville City Minotaurs 1-1 Stanmore Hawks [aet, Stanmore Hawks on pen]
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 0-1 Stanmore Hawks
Division Two
Final Table:
1. AC United 22 13 4 5 55-22 43 Qualified
2. Moorebank Sports 22 12 5 5 39-25 41 Qualified
3. University of NSW 22 11 6 5 36-30 39 Qualified
4. Hurstville ZSC 22 11 2 9 39-39 35 Qualified
5. Mt.Druitt Town Rangers 22 9 6 7 55-32 33
6. Dulwich Hill 22 8 9 5 40-29 33
7. Sydney District 22 10 3 9 32-36 33
8. Gladesville United 22 9 1 12 30-33 28
9. Liverpool City 22 7 7 8 29-40 28
10. Parramatta City 22 6 4 12 40-54 22
11. Alexander Warriors 22 5 3 14 35-51 18
12. Concord Juniors 22 3 6 13 21-60 15
NB: Concord Juniors withdrew after the season.
Final Series
University of NSW 1-0 Hurstville ZSC
AC United 2-1 Moorebank Sports
University of NSW 0-0 Moorebank Sports [aet, University of NSW on pen]
Grand Final
AC United 1-0 University of NSW [aet]
Division Three
Final Table:
1. Glebe Wanderers 22 18 4 0 56-15 58 Qualified
2. Arncliffe Scots 22 13 3 6 52-30 42 Qualified
3. Colo Colo 22 12 5 5 52-34 41 Qualified
4. The Wanderers 22 12 3 7 48-35 39 Qualified
5. Granville Greenisland 22 12 3 7 54-44 39
6. Prospect United 22 10 4 8 48-36 34
7. White City 22 8 3 11 62-49 27
8. Hakoah 22 7 5 10 40-35 26
9. Trasandinos 22 7 5 10 30-40 26
10. Hawkesbury City 22 6 5 11 48-45 23
11. St.Johns Park 22 3 3 16 29-79 12
12. Prariewood United 22 2 1 19 22-99 7
Final Series
Colo Colo 3-2 The Wanderers
Glebe Wanderers 2-3 Arncliffe Scots
The Wanderers 0-0 Glebe Wanderers [aet, Glebe on pen]
Grand Final
Arncliffe Scots 2-1 Glebe Wanderers [aet]
Northern New South Wales - Division One
Final Table:
1. Broadmeadow Magic 18 13 2 3 36-14 41 Final Series
2. Highfields Azzurri 18 12 4 2 43-14 40 Final Series
3. Edgeworth Eagles 18 11 3 4 56-20 36 Final Series
4. Hamilton Olympic 18 8 6 4 30-20 30 Final Series
5. Weston Workers Bears 18 7 7 4 43-23 28 Final Series
6. Toronto Awaba 18 7 5 6 36-31 26
7. East Maitland 18 6 2 10 28-38 20
8. Cessnock City Hornets 18 2 7 9 21-43 13
9. Wallsend 18 3 3 12 25-48 12
10. Belmont Swansea United 18 1 1 16 9-76 4
NB: Maitland City were renamed East Maitland.
Final Series
Hamilton Olympic 0-2 Weston Workers
Highfields Azzurri 2-0 Edgeworth Eagles
Weston Workers 2-1 Edgeworth Eagles
Broadmeadow Magic 0-2 Highfields Azzurri [aet]
Broadmeadow Magic 3-1 Weston Workers
Grand Final
Highfields Azzurri 3-1 Broadmeadow Magic
Northern New South Wales - Division Two
Final Table:
1. South Cardiff 20 17 1 2 63-22 52 Final Series
2. Lambton Jaffas 20 13 4 3 44-11 43 Final Series
3. Thornton Park 20 11 4 5 27-17 37 Final Series
4. West Wallsend 20 10 5 5 53-33 35 Final Series
5. Beresfield United 20 11 2 7 43-35 35 Final Series
6. Dudley Redhead United 20 8 4 8 45-39 28
7. Budgewoi 20 8 2 10 37-36 26
8. Pasminco 20 7 3 10 26-28 24
9. Singleton 20 3 4 13 20-58 13
10. Stockton 20 2 5 13 21-49 11
11. Belmont 20 1 4 15 16-67 7
-. Manning Mustangs did not play any matches.
NB: Pasminco withdrew after the season.
Final Series
West Wallsend 2-1 Beresfield United
Lambton Jaffas 1-1 Thornton Park [aet, Lambton Jaffas on pen]
West Wallsend 3-1 Thornton Park
Lambton Jaffas 3-2 South Cardiff
South Cardiff 2-2 West Wallsend [aet, South Cardiff on pen]
Grand Final
Lambton Jaffas 1-1 South Cardiff
Grand Final Replay
Lambton Jaffas 2-1 South Cardiff
Brisbane Premier League Final Table: 1. Brisbane City 21 12 6 3 39-22 42 Final Series 2. Bundaberg Waves 21 11 4 6 40-31 37 Final Series 3. Taringa Rovers 21 11 3 7 37-23 36 Final Series 4. Brisbane Lions 21 10 6 5 27-19 36 Final Series 5. Rochedale Rovers 21 8 6 7 40-32 30 6. Wynnum 21 6 2 13 30-46 20 7. Beenleigh 21 6 1 14 27-47 19 8. Coalstars 21 5 2 14 22-42 17 Final Series [Aug 17] Taringa 1-0 Brisbane Lions Brisbane City 3-1 Bundaberg [Aug 24] Bundaberg 0-1 Taringa Grand Final [Aug 31] Brisbane City 2-0 Taringa Brisbane Division One North Final Table: 1. Mitchelton 18 10 5 3 34-20 35 Final Series 2. North Star 18 10 3 5 39-24 33 Final Series 3. Albany Creek 18 8 6 4 29-20 30 Final Series 4. Pine Rivers United 18 8 4 6 39-29 28 Final Series 5. Brisbane Olympic 18 7 5 6 28-33 26 6. Newmarket 18 7 4 7 30-30 25 7. Eastern Suburbs 18 7 4 7 28-31 25 8. Capalaba 18 5 3 10 31-30 18 9. The Gap 18 4 6 8 32-41 18 10. Grange Thistle 18 2 4 12 19-51 10 Final Series Albany Creek 2-1 Pine Rivers United Mitchelton 3-2 North Star Albany Creek 1-0 North Star [aet] Grand Final Mitchelton 4-2 Albany Creek South Final Table: 1. Toowoomba United 16 12 2 2 52-13 38 Final Series 2. Mount Gravatt 16 9 3 4 52-17 30 Final Series 3. Inala City 16 9 3 4 35-20 30 Final Series 4. Slacks Creek 16 8 5 3 31-27 29 Final Series 5. Rocklea United 16 5 7 4 29-25 22 6. Acacia Ridge 16 4 5 7 23-32 17 7. Souths United 16 3 5 8 28-53 14 8. St.Helens United 16 4 2 10 17-44 14 9. Redlands United 16 1 2 13 10-46 5 [*] Mount Gravatt promoveerde naar de Premier League. Final Series Inala City 3-0 Slacks Creek Mount Gravatt 2-1 Toowoomba United Inala City 2-1 Toowoomba United [aet] Grand Final Mount Gravatt 2-1 Inala City Amateur Division One Final Table: 1. University of Queensland 22 16 5 1 59-15 53 Final Series 2. North Pine 22 15 3 4 57-23 48 Final Series 3. Annerley 22 12 5 5 47-24 41 Final Series 4. Latrobe Valley 22 11 6 5 47-39 39 Final Series 5. South Star 22 8 8 6 35-34 32 6. Darra United 22 10 2 10 45-46 32 7. Moggill United 22 9 4 9 41-43 31 8. Redcliffe City 22 8 4 10 51-54 28 9. Southside Eagles 22 6 6 10 26-43 24 10. Goodna & Districts 22 4 5 13 17-45 17 11. Bayside United 22 3 5 14 30-46 14 12. Samford Rangers 22 2 3 17 30-73 9 Final Series NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known. Grand Final Annerley 1-1 University of Queensland [aet, Annerley on pen] Amateur Division Two Final Table: 1. Margate 20 17 2 1 73-21 53 2. Brothers United 20 16 4 0 81-16 52 3. Park Ridge 20 10 8 2 45-17 38 4. Bethania Rams 20 9 5 6 60-41 32 5. Clairvaux 20 9 5 6 46-32 32 6. Greenbank 20 9 4 7 40-27 31 7. Jimboomba 20 9 3 8 51-41 30 8. Ipswich City 20 5 2 13 24-71 17 9. Mooroondu 20 4 3 13 20-47 15 10. Pine Hills 20 3 2 15 13-66 11 11. Oxley United 20 0 0 20 25-99 0 NB: Mooroondu withdrew after the season.
Premier League Final Table: 1. Raiders 21 13 8 0 44-22 47 Final Series 2. West Torrens Birkalla 21 11 5 5 50-25 38 Final Series 3. Adelaide Blue Eagles 21 9 6 6 33-28 33 Final Series 4. Campbelltown City 21 9 5 7 41-33 32 Final Series 5. Adelaide Olympic 21 8 6 7 42-35 30 6. White City Woodville 21 5 5 11 21-36 20 7. Pirates 21 5 5 11 23-41 20 8. Salisbury United 21 2 4 15 18-52 10 Final Series Adelaide Blue Eagles 3-0 Campbelltown City Raiders 2-0 West Torrens Birkalla West Torrens Birkalla 2-2 Adelaide Blue Eagles [aet, West Torrnes on pen] Grand Final Raiders 2-0 West Torrens Birkalla State League Final Table: 1. Cumberland United 22 15 3 4 59-22 48 Final Series 2. Croydon Kings 22 13 8 1 68-25 47 Final Series 3. Elizabeth City 22 12 7 3 51-23 43 Final Series 4. Port Pirie City 22 13 2 7 54-50 41 Final Series 5. Adelaide City B 22 10 6 6 53-33 36 6. Para Hills Knights 22 10 3 9 43-48 33 7. Modbury Jets 22 6 7 9 35-47 25 8. Plympton Omonia 22 6 5 11 38-54 23 9. West Adelaide B 22 6 4 12 27-43 22 10. Enfield City Falcons 22 5 6 11 28-48 21 11. Seaford Rangers 22 4 3 15 27-56 15 12. Noarlunga United 22 3 4 15 17-51 13 Final Series Elizabeth City 3-2 Port Pirie City Cumberland United 1-0 Croydon Kings Elizabeth City 2-0 Croydon Kings Grand Final Elizabeth City 1-0 Cumberland United
State League
Final Table:
1. New Town Eagles 18 14 2 2 80-19 44 Final Series
2. Devonport City 18 12 2 4 62-30 38 Final Series
3. Hobart Zebras 18 10 4 4 48-31 34 Final Series
4. Hobart Olympic 18 9 5 4 45-31 32 Final Series
5. Launceston City 18 8 2 8 46-47 26
6. South Hobart 18 7 3 8 39-47 24
7. West Hobart Lions 18 5 3 10 26-42 18
8. Glenorchy Knights 18 5 3 10 41-59 18
9. Launceston United 18 4 2 12 27-62 14
10. Riverside Olympic 18 2 2 14 20-66 8 Relegation Playoff
NB: White Eagle were renamed New Town Eagles;
Hobart Juventu were renamed Hobart Zebras;
Olympia were renamed Hobart Olympic;
Launceston Juventus were renamed Launceston City;
Caledonians were renamed West Hobart Lions;
Croatia Glenorchy were renamed Glenorchy Knights.
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Riverside Olympic 3-5 University
Burnie United w/o Riverside Olympic [Riverside Olympic dns]
Burnie United 1-2 University
University 2-2 Burnie United
Final Series
Hobart Zebras 3-1 Hobart Olympic
New Town Eagles 2-4 Devonport City
New Town Eagles 4-1 Hobart Zebras
Grand Final
Devonport City 1-5 New Town Eagles
North Premier League
Final Table:
1. Burnie United 16 15 1 0 77-11 46 Promotion Playoff
2. Ulverstone 16 14 1 1 89- 7 43
3. St.Leonards Rovers 16 9 0 7 36-35 27
4. Western Suburbs 16 8 2 6 54-26 26
5. George Town United 16 8 1 7 50-39 25
6. North Launceston Eagles 16 4 2 10 27-41 14
7. Launceston United B 16 4 1 11 32-80 13
8. Somerset 16 4 0 12 20-63 12
9. Devonport City B 16 2 0 14 12-95 6
South Premier League
Final Table:
1. University 18 16 1 1 72-12 49 Promotion Playoff
2. Phoenix Clarence 18 14 1 3 60-20 43
3. New Town Eagles B 18 13 1 4 63-22 40
4. Kingborough United 18 12 1 5 84-15 37
5. Taroona 18 10 0 8 54-41 30
6. DOSA 18 6 1 11 29-62 19
7. Howrah 18 6 0 12 24-64 18
8. Metro Claremont 18 5 1 12 20-43 16
9. Kingston Cannons 18 2 2 14 11-65 8
10. Nelson United 18 2 0 16 18-91 6
South Division Two
Final Table:
1. Hobart Olympic B 18 12 4 2 70-33 40
2. New Norfolk 18 12 2 4 103-59 38
3. Hobart Zebras B 18 10 2 6 52-40 32
4. University B 18 8 7 3 70-40 31
5. Huon Valley 18 9 1 8 49-40 28
6. South Hobart B 18 6 4 8 40-36 22
7. Phoenix Clarence B 18 6 4 8 38-48 22
8. Glenorchy Knights B 18 6 2 10 57-62 20
9. Kingborough United B 18 5 4 9 39-57 19
10. Metro Claremont B 18 0 2 16 14-117 2
NB: New Norfolk, Hobart Zebras B and Glenorchy Knights B withdrew after the season.
Premier League
Final Table:
1. Altona Magic 26 14 9 3 53-17 51 Final Series
2. Bentleigh Greens 26 14 7 5 75-36 49 Final Series
3. Green Gully Cavaliers 26 13 9 4 40-19 48 Final Series
4. Preston Lions 26 13 6 7 45-30 45 Final Series
5. Bulleen Inter Kings 26 13 6 7 45-37 45 Final Series
6. Springvale White Eagles 26 11 8 7 43-37 41
7. St Albans Saints 26 11 7 8 48-38 40
8. Sunshine Georgies 26 10 6 10 54-53 36
9. Heidelberg United 26 10 4 12 44-47 34
10. Port Melbourne Sharks 26 10 3 13 48-43 33
11. Thomastown Zebras 26 8 5 13 38-42 29
12. Fawkner Blues 26 6 9 11 37-47 27
13. North Geelong Warriors 26 4 4 18 22-77 16
14. Melton Reds 26 2 3 21 29-98 9
NB: Bulleen Lions and Box Hill Inter merged into Bulleen Inter Kings;
Albion Redsox were renamed Melton Reds.
Finals Series
Elimination Final [Aug 17]
Preston Lions 0-2 Bulleen Inter Kings
Qualifying Final [Aug 17]
Bentleigh Greens 1-4 Green Gully Cavaliers
Minor Semifinal [Aug 24]
Bentleigh Greens 1-2 Bulleen Inter Kings
Major Semifinal [Aug 24]
Altona Magic 2-1 Green Gully Cavaliers
Preliminary Final [Aug 31]
Green Gully Cavaliers 0-1 Bulleen Inter Kings
Grand Final [Sep 7]
Altona Magic 4-2 Bulleen Inter Kings [aet]
State League Division One
Final Table:
1. South Dandenong 26 20 3 3 81-24 63
2. Moorabbin City 26 20 2 4 71-20 62
3. Westvale 26 19 2 5 73-19 59
4. Western Suburbs 26 18 3 5 44-16 57
5. Richmond 26 17 3 6 64-31 54
6. Kingston City 26 12 6 8 52-44 42
7. Werribee City 26 10 4 12 37-47 34
8. Springvale City Vales 26 10 1 15 41-60 31
9. Lalor United 26 8 3 15 35-52 27
10. Northcote City 26 7 3 16 27-73 24
11. Doncaster Rovers 26 6 5 15 37-56 23
12. Westgate 26 6 3 17 27-52 21
13. Maroondah Arrows 26 2 7 17 27-73 13
14. Broadmeadows City 26 4 1 21 18-67 13
NB: Werribee City Bees were renamed Werribee City;
Croydon City Dons were renamed Maroondah Arrows.
State League Division Two
Final Table:
1. Ringwood City 26 19 3 4 49-18 60
2. Altona East 26 18 4 4 54-19 58
3. Frankston Strikers 26 18 1 7 71-36 55
4. Oakleigh 26 17 3 6 57-33 54
5. Yarraville/Glen Eira 26 12 9 5 32-21 45
6. Mooroolbark 26 10 6 10 33-38 36
7. Altona City 26 9 4 13 38-39 31
8. Knox City 26 8 5 13 40-43 29
9. East Richmond 26 8 5 13 30-46 29
10. Essendon Brunswick Royals26 9 1 16 34-55 28
11. Regent-Bulla 26 8 3 15 30-42 27
12. Old Scotch Waverley 26 6 7 13 34-43 25
13. Frankston Pines 26 8 3 15 30-55 24 [-3]
14. Bell Park 26 4 2 20 21-65 14
NB: Yarraville and Glen Eira City merged into Yarraville/Glen Eira;
Waverley City and Old Scotch & Hawthorn merged into Old Scotch Waverley.
State League Division Three
Final Table:
1. Cranbourne 26 18 4 4 56-28 58
2. Melbourne City 26 16 4 6 60-43 52
3. Chelsea 26 14 7 5 43-32 49
4. South Springvale 26 12 9 5 46-21 45
5. Geelong 26 12 4 10 48-40 40
6. Pascoe Vale 26 8 11 7 37-40 35
7. Keilor Park 26 8 8 10 30-36 32
8. Fitzroy City 26 7 11 8 29-36 32
9. South Werribee 26 8 9 9 55-54 30 [-3]
10. Banyule City 26 5 13 8 28-40 28
11. Diamond Valley United 26 6 12 8 45-45 27 [-3]
12. North Coburg United 26 5 11 10 41-42 26
13. South Caulfield 26 4 10 12 31-45 22
14. Nunawading City 26 1 3 22 23-70 6
NB: Keilor Eagles were renamed Keilor Park.
NB: see also Western Australia 1997
Premier League
Final Table:
1. Floreat Athena 26 17 7 2 70-30 58 Champions
2. Sorrento 26 17 4 5 55-26 55
3. Fremantle City 26 15 7 4 59-14 52
4. Western Knights 26 14 6 6 67-45 48
5. Inglewood Falcons 26 13 8 5 51-37 47
6. Spearwood Dalmatinac 26 12 4 10 65-47 40
7. Perth SC 26 10 9 7 44-37 39
8. Joondalup City 26 10 8 8 49-45 38
9. Bayswater City Panthers 26 7 8 11 43-44 29
10. Dianella White Eagles 26 7 7 12 31-48 28
11. Stirling Macedonia 26 7 4 15 38-56 25
12. Kingsway Olympic 26 5 7 14 38-70 22
13. Swan IC 26 6 2 18 30-71 20
14. Morley-Windmills 26 1 1 24 9-79 4
NB: Morley-Windmills withdrew after the season.
State League Division One
Final Table:
1. Southside United 28 19 6 3 93-40 63
2. Rockingham City 28 18 6 4 62-31 60
3. Ashfield/Bunbury 28 17 5 6 95-46 56
4. Cockburn United 28 16 6 6 61-25 54
5. Bassendean Caledonian 28 15 8 5 68-36 53
6. Wanneroo City 28 16 4 8 61-42 52
7. Queens Park 28 13 7 8 61-55 46
8. Perth City 28 11 4 13 59-66 37
9. Balcatta 28 10 5 13 44-69 35
10. Stirling Suns 28 8 3 17 41-62 27
11. Armadale Park 28 7 5 16 52-80 26
12. University W.Australia 28 7 3 18 36-77 24
13. Leeming Strikers 28 5 5 18 31-64 20
14. Balga 28 4 7 17 33-59 19
15. North Lake 28 5 4 19 48-93 19
NB: Stirling Vardar were renamed Stirling Suns;
Melville Corinthians were renamed Leeming Strikers;
University of West Australia and Balga withdrew after the season.
Amateur Premier League
Final Table:
1. Shamrock Rovers 22 17 4 1 62-21 55
2. Fremantle United 22 16 2 4 63-24 50
3. Kwinana United 22 14 1 7 58-29 43
4. Beechboro White Eagles 22 11 3 8 47-29 36
5. Mandurah City 22 10 3 9 42-44 33
6. Hamersley Rovers 22 8 4 10 41-42 28
7. Sorrento B 22 7 5 10 38-41 26
8. Morley-Windmills B 22 7 4 11 30-34 25
9. Canning/Langford 22 6 6 10 28-43 24
10. Maccabi 22 6 5 11 34-59 23
11. Lynwood Chile 22 5 3 14 36-66 18
12. Perth Azzurri 22 4 2 16 23-70 14
Amateur Division One
Final Table:
1. Murdoch University 22 16 1 5 56-20 49
2. Forrestfield United 22 14 3 5 64-35 45
3. Subiaco United 22 13 2 7 54-39 41
4. Colo Colo 22 11 4 7 47-39 37
5. Cloverdale Chindits 22 10 5 7 48-38 35
6. Stirling Macedonia B 22 9 3 10 55-54 30
7. Perth Royals 22 7 6 9 34-35 27
8. South Perth United 22 7 4 11 27-42 25
9. Naval Base Wescoe 22 6 6 10 38-52 24
10. Belmont Villa 22 6 6 10 25-45 24
11. Stirling United 22 5 4 13 37-55 19
12. Gosnells City 22 5 2 15 36-67 17
NB: Canning Villa were renamed Belmont Villa.
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