Australia 1997/98


National Soccer League 1997/98
State Leagues 1998

National Soccer League 1997/98

NB: see also 1997/98 National Soccer League.

Regular Season

Final Table:

 1. South Melbourne          26  13  9  4  56-41  48
 2. Carlton Blues            26  12  9  5  44-24  45
 3. Adelaide City Zebras     26  13  4  9  45-30  43
 4. Sydney United Pumas      26  11 10  5  37-26  43
 5. Marconi Fairfield        26  12  7  7  33-25  43
 6. Wollongong City Wolves   26  13  3 10  51-33  42
 7. Melbourne Knights        26  11  6  9  37-35  39
 8. Perth Glory              26  10  6 10  35-40  36
 9. UTS Olympic              26  10  5 11  37-43  35
10. West Adelaide Sharks     26  10  4 12  32-38  34
11. Gippsland Falcons        26   8  7 11  28-36  31
12. Brisbane Strikers        26   6  5 15  23-40  23
13. Newcastle Breakers       26   4  9 13  30-50  21
14. Canberra Cosmos          26   3  8 15  29-56  17

Round 1
[3 Oct 97]
Newcastle Breakers   4-2 Adelaide Sharks
[4 Oct 97]
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 Sydney United
Carlton              2-1 Perth Glory
Brisbane Strikers    0-3 South Melbourne
[5 Oct 97]
Melbourne Knights    0-1 Gippsland Falcons
UTS Olympic          1-0 Marconi-Fairfield
[18 Feb 98]
Adelaide City        4-2 Wollongong City

Round 2
[10 Oct 97]
Wollongong City      0-1 Brisbane Strikers
[11 Oct 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-0 Canberra Cosmos
[12 Oct 97]
Carlton              1-1 Sydney United
Gippsland Falcons    1-1 Newcastle Breakers
Perth Glory          1-4 Adelaide City
South Melbourne      2-2 Melbourne Knights
Adelaide Sharks      3-1 UTS Olympic

Round 3
[17 Oct 97]
Melbourne Knights    1-0 Wollongong City
Newcastle            0-2 South Melbourne
[18 Oct 97]
Brisbane Strikers    0-1 Perth Glory
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 Carlton
Marconi-Fairfield    2-0 Adelaide Sharks
[19 Oct 97]
UTS Olympic          3-0 Gippsland Falcons
Adelaide City        0-2 Sydney United

Round 4
[24 Oct 97]
Sydney United        2-1 Brisbane Strikers
[25 Oct 97]
Carlton              3-1 Adelaide City
[26 Oct 97]
Gippsland Falcons    0-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Perth Glory          3-2 Melbourne Knights
South Melbourne      2-2 UTS Olympic
Adelaide Sharks      3-0 Canberra Cosmos
Wollongong City      1-1 Newcastle Breakers

Round 5
[31 Oct 97]
Newcastle Breakers   2-3 Perth Glory
[1 Nov 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-2 South Melbourne
Brisbane Strikers    0-1 Carlton
Canberra Cosmos      1-2 Adelaide City
[2 Nov 97]
Melbourne Knights    0-0 Sydney United
UTS Olympic          0-3 Wollongong City
Adelaide Sharks      1-0 Gippsland Falcons

Round 6
[7 Nov 97]
South Melbourne      4-1 Adelaide Sharks
Sydney United        2-0 Newcastle Breakers
[8 Nov 97]
Carlton              1-1 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons    0-0 Canberra Cosmos
[9 Nov 97]
Wollongong City      5-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Perth Glory          1-0 UTS Olympic
Adelaide City        1-0 Brisbane Strikers

Round 7
[14 Nov 97]
Newcastle Breakers   0-0 Carlton
[15 Nov 97]
Canberra Cosmos      2-1 Brisbane Strikers
Gippsland Falcons    1-1 South Melbourne
Marconi-Fairfield    0-1 Perth Glory
[16 Nov 97]
UTS Olympic          0-3 Sydney United
Adelaide Sharks      3-1 Wollongong City
[4 Mar 98]
Melbourne Knights    2-0 Adelaide City

Round 8
[22 Nov 97]
Wollongong City      2-0 Gippsland Falcons
Brisbane Strikers    1-2 Melbourne Knights
Carlton              0-1 UTS Olympic
[23 Nov 97]
Perth Glory          2-2 Adelaide Sharks
South Melbourne      1-1 Canberra Cosmos
Sydney United        1-1 Marconi-Fairfield
[7 Jan 98]
Adelaide City        4-0 Newcastle Breakers

Round 9
[28 Nov 97]
South Melbourne      3-2 Wollongong City
Canberra Cosmos      1-1 Melbourne Knights
Marconi-Fairfield    1-2 Carlton
Newcastle Breakers   1-2 Brisbane Strikers
[30 Nov 97]
Adelaide Sharks      1-2 Sydney United
Gippsland Falcons    2-1 Perth Glory
UTS Olympic          0-1 Adelaide City

Round 10
[5 Dec 97]
Wollongong City      8-0 Canberra Cosmos
Melbourne Knights    4-1 Newcastle Breakers
[6 Dec 97]
Carlton              1-1 Adelaide Sharks
Brisbane Strikers    1-0 UTS Olympic
[7 Dec 97]
Adelaide City        5-0 Marconi-Fairfield
Perth Glory          4-1 South Melbourne
Sydney United        1-1 Gippsland Falcons

Round 11
[13 Dec 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    1-0 Brisbane Strikers
Canberra Cosmos      1-1 Newcastle Breakers
Gippsland Falcons    0-0 Carlton
[14 Dec 97]
South Melbourne      3-0 Sydney United
UTS Olympic          2-1 Melbourne Knights
Adelaide Sharks      1-1 Adelaide City
Perth Glory          0-3 Wollongong City

Round 12
[19 Dec 97]
Newcastle Breakers   3-2 UTS Olympic
[20 Dec 97]
Brisbane Strikers    2-0 Adelaide Sharks
[21 Dec 97]
Sydney United        2-1 Wollongong City
Carlton              2-3 South Melbourne
Perth Glory          1-1 Canberra Cosmos
Melbourne Knights    2-1 Marconi-Fairfield
Adelaide City        3-0 Gippsland Falcons

Round 13
[27 Dec 97]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-1 Newcastle Breakers
[28 Dec 97]
South Melbourne      4-1 Adelaide City
Wollongong City      3-1 Carlton
Perth Glory          0-2 Sydney United
Adelaide Sharks      2-1 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons    1-0 Brisbane Strikers
UTS Olympic          1-1 Canberra Cosmos

Round 14
[2 Jan 98]
Newcastle Breakers   0-0 Marconi-Fairfield
[3 Jan 98]
Brisbane Strikers    1-2 Gippsland Falcons
Carlton              1-0 Wollongong City
[4 Jan 98]
Sydney United        0-0 Perth Glory
Adelaide City        3-1 South Melbourne
Melbourne Knights    1-0 Adelaide Sharks
[5 Jan 98]
Canberra Cosmos      8-1 UTS Olympic

Round 15
[10 Jan 98]
Marconi-Fairfield    1-1 UTS Olympic
Gippsland Falcons    1-2 Melbourne Knights
[11 Jan 98]
South Melbourne      5-1 Brisbane Strikers
Wollongong City      2-1 Adelaide City
Sydney United        4-1 Canberra Cosmos
Adelaide Sharks      3-1 Newcastle Breakers
Perth Glory          0-0 Carlton

Round 16
[16 Jan 98]
Newcastle Breakers   1-5 Gippsland Falcons
[17 Jan 98]
Brisbane Strikers    2-1 Wollongong City
Canberra Cosmos      0-2 Marconi-Fairfield
[18 Jan 98]
Sydney United        1-1 Carlton
UTS Olympic          3-0 Adelaide Sharks
Melbourne Knights    1-1 South Melbourne
Adelaide City        0-1 Perth Glory

Round 17
[24 Jan 98]
Carlton              2-0 Canberra Cosmos
[25 Jan 98]
Sydney United        0-1 Adelaide City
Wollongong City      2-0 Melbourne Knights
Perth Glory          1-3 Brisbane Strikers
South Melbourne      2-1 Newcastle Breakers
Gippsland Falcons    3-2 UTS Olympic
Adelaide Sharks      0-2 Marconi-Fairfield

Round 18
[30 Jan 98]
Newcastle Breakers   1-2 Wollongong City
[31 Jan 98]
Marconi-Fairfield    3-0 Gippsland Falcons
Brisbane Strikers    0-3 Sydney United
Canberra Cosmos      1-0 Adelaide Sharks
[1 Feb 98]
UTS Olympic          1-3 South Melbourne
Adelaide City        1-1 Carlton
Melbourne Knights    1-2 Perth Glory

Round 19
[21 Feb 98]
Carlton              1-1 Brisbane Strikers
[22 Feb 98]
Perth Glory          3-4 Newcastle Breakers
Sydney United        0-3 Melbourne Knights
Adelaide City        4-1 Canberra Cosmos
Wollongong City      3-2 UTS Olympic
Gippsland Falcons    0-0 Adelaide Sharks
South Melbourne      3-1 Marconi Fairfield

Round 20
[27 Feb 98]
Newcastle Breakers   3-1 Sydney United
[28 Feb 98]
Brisbane Strikers    2-2 Adelaide City
Marconi-Fairfield    0-0 Wollongong City
[1 Mar 98]
Adelaide Sharks      2-0 South Melbourne
UTS Olympic          3-1 Perth Glory
Melbourne Knights    2-4 Carlton
[2 Mar 98]
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 Gippsland Falcons

Round 21
[7 Mar 98]
Brisbane Strikers    1-1 Newcastle Breakers
Carlton              0-1 Marconi-Fairfield
[8 Mar 98]
Sydney United        2-1 Adelaide Sharks
Wollongong City      1-2 South Melbourne
Perth Glory          2-1 Gippsland Falcons
Melbourne Knights    3-1 Canberra Cosmos
Adelaide City        0-1 UTS Olympic

Round 22
[13 Mar 98]
UTS Olympic          3-2 Carlton
Newcastle Breakers   0-0 Adelaide City
[14 Mar 98]
Marconi-Fairfield    1-0 Sydney United
[15 Mar 98]
Gippsland Falcons    2-3 Wollongong City
Melbourne Knights    2-0 Brisbane Strikers
Adelaide Sharks      1-0 Perth Glory
[16 Mar 98]
Canberra Cosmos      1-1 South Melbourne

Round 23
[21 Mar 98]
Brisbane Strikers    2-2 Canberra Cosmos
[22 Mar 98]
Adelaide City        3-1 Melbourne Knights
Sydney United        0-0 Sydney Olympic
Wollongong City      0-2 Adelaide Sharks
South Melbourne      2-1 Gippsland Falcons
Perth Glory          1-1 Marconi-Fairfield
[23 Mar 98]
Carlton              3-0 Newcastle Breakers

Round 24
[27 Mar 98]
Newcastle Breakers   0-0 Melbourne Knights
[28 Mar 98]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-0 Adelaide City
[29 Mar 98]
South Melbourne      3-3 Perth Glory
UTS Olympic          3-0 Brisbane Strikers
Gippsland Falcons    1-1 Sydney United
Adelaide Sharks      0-3 Carlton
[30 Mar 98]
Canberra Cosmos      1-3 Wollongong City

Round 25
[3 Apr 98]
Newcastle Breakers   2-1 Canberra Cosmos
[4 Apr 98]
Brisbane Strikers    0-0 Marconi-Fairfield
Wollongong City      1-0 Perth Glory
[5 Apr 98]
Adelaide City        3-1 Adelaide Sharks
Melbourne Knights    2-1 UTS Olympic
Carlton              4-1 Gippsland Falcons
Sydney United        2-2 South Melbourne

Round 26
[12 Apr 98]
UTS Olympic          2-2 Newcastle Breakers
Wollongong City      2-2 Sydney United
South Melbourne      0-5 Carlton
Marconi-Fairfield    5-0 Melbourne Knights
Gippsland Falcons    1-0 Adelaide City
Adelaide Sharks      2-1 Brisbane Strikers
[13 Apr 98]
Canberra Cosmos      1-2 Perth Glory

Final Table:

 1. South Melbourne          26  13  9  4  56-41  48
 2. Carlton Blues            26  12  9  5  44-24  45
 3. Adelaide City Zebras     26  13  4  9  45-30  43
 4. Sydney United Pumas      26  11 10  5  37-26  43
 5. Marconi Fairfield        26  12  7  7  33-25  43
 6. Wollongong City Wolves   26  13  3 10  51-33  42
 7. Melbourne Knights        26  11  6  9  37-35  39
 8. Perth Glory              26  10  6 10  35-40  36
 9. UTS Olympic              26  10  5 11  37-43  35
10. West Adelaide Sharks     26  10  4 12  32-38  34
11. Gippsland Falcons        26   8  7 11  28-36  31
12. Brisbane Strikers        26   6  5 15  23-40  23
13. Newcastle Breakers       26   4  9 13  30-50  21
14. Canberra Cosmos          26   3  8 15  29-56  17

Topscorers Regular Season:

19 Damian Mori          (Adelaide City)
14 Norman Tome          (UTS Olympic)
13 Pablo Cardozo        (Adelaide Sharks)
   Scott Chipperfield   (Wollongong City)
   Andrew Vlahos        (Carlton SC)
11 John Markovski       (Carlton SC)
   Tomislav Pondeljak   (Melbourne Knights)
10 John Anastasiadis    (South Melbourne)
   Ivan Kelic           (Melbourne Knights)

Finals Series

Qualifying Semifinals

First Legs [Apr 19]
Marconi-Fairfield    1-0 Sydney United        
Wollongong City      3-0 Adelaide City        

Second Legs [Apr 26]
Sydney United        0-1 Marconi-Fairfield    
Adelaide City        2-2 Wollongong City      

Major Semifinal

First Leg [Apr 26]
Carlton              1-2 South Melbourne      

Second Leg [May 3]
South Melbourne      1-0 Carlton              

Minor Semifinal [May 2]
Marconi-Fairfield    2-1 Wollongong City      

Preliminary Final [May 10]
Carlton              1-0 Marconi-Fairfield    

Final [May 16]
South Melbourne      2-1 Carlton              


State Leagues 1998

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Australian Capital Territory 1998

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1998

Premier League

NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.

Final Table:

 1. Belconnen United         18  13 4/0 1  53-18  47  Qualified
 2. Monaro Panthers          18   9 7/0 2  39-21  41  Qualified
 3. Canberra Olympic         18  11 2/0 5  43-26  37  Qualified
 4. Capital City Suns        18   8 3/1 6  38-32  31  Qualified
 5. Weston Creek Royals      18   8 3/0 7  34-38  30
 6. Gungahlin Juventus       18   7 3/2 6  40-31  29
 7. Canberra Deakin          18   5 4/1 8  24-29  24
 8. Queanbeyan City          18   5 2/0 11 38-55  19
 9. Canberra City            18   4 2/0 12 31-44  16
10. University of Canberra   18   1 4/0 13 17-63  11

NB: Canberra City withdrew after the season.

Final Series

Minor Semifinal [Sep 6]
Canberra Olympic      1-0 Capital City Suns
 
Major SEmifinal [Sep 6]
Belconnen United      2-0 Monaro Panthers
 
Preliminary Final [Sep 13]
Monaro Panthers       2-3 Canberra Olympic
 
Grand Final [Sep 20]
Belconnen United      2-0 Canberra Olympic

Premier League Two

NB: score draws gave both clubs an additional point.

Final Table:

 1. Burns FC                 21  16  1  4  72-28  50  Qualified
 2. ANU FC                   21  15  2  4  63-25  49  Qualified
 3. White Eagles             21  14  2  5  55-24  46  Qualified
 4. Cooma                    21   9  4  8  43-30  35  Qualified
 5. O'Connor Knights         21  10  0 11  32-40  30
 6. Tuggeranong United       21   6  2 13  32-60  22
 7. Defence Academy          21   7  0 14  36-56  21
 8. Canberra Defence         21   1  1 19  19-89   5

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
Burns FC              1-2 ANU FC 

State League Division One

Final Ranking:

 1. Belwest Foxes
 2. Belconnen United B
 3. Ginninderra
 4. ANU FC B
 5. University of Canberra B
 6. Calwell Valley
 7. Monaro Panthers B
 8. Quanbeyan City B
 9. Canberra City B
10. Blue Light

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
Belwest Foxes         4-1 Belconnen United B

New South Wales 1998

Super League

Final Table:

 1. Bonnyrigg White Eagles   22  14  4  4  51-24  46  Qualified
 2. Blacktown City           22  13  5  4  46-25  44  Qualified
 3. Macarthur Rams           22  13  3  6  38-29  42  Qualified
 4. Canterbury-Marrickville  22  12  4  6  36-30  40  Qualified
 5. Eastern Suburbs          22  11  4  7  50-33  37  Qualified
 6. Parramatta Eagles        22  11  4  7  48-34  37
 7. Bankstown City Lions     22   8  6  8  36-33  30
 8. Leichhardt Tigers        21   8  6  7  32-32  30
 9. Sutherland Shire         21   4  6 11  17-37  18
10. Central Coast            22   4  4 14  26-45  16
11. Ryde City                21   3  6 12  21-40  15
12. St.George Saints         21   1  4 16  17-56   7

Final Series
Canterbury-Marrickville     0-1 Eastern Suburbs  
Blacktown City              3-2 Macarthur Rams   
Eastern Suburbs             1-2 Macarthur Rams   
Bonnyrigg White Eagles      1-0 Blacktown City              [aet]
Blacktown City              2-0 Macarthur Rams   

Grand Final
Blacktown City              1-0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles  

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Fairfield Bulls          25  19  3  3  53-22  60  Qualified
 2. Hurstville C. Minotaurs  25  18  2  5  54-27  56  Qualified
 3. Stanmore Hawks           26  17  2  7  54-30  53  Qualified
 4. Manly Warringah Dolphins 26  12  7  7  48-31  43  Qualified
 5. Auburn United            26  11  6  9  44-40  39  Qualified
 6. Penrith Panthers         25  10  5 10  34-30  35
 7. Rockdale City Suns       25  10  3 12  49-46  33
 8. Moorebank Sports         26   9  6 11  33-39  33
 9. Illawarra Lions          25   8  8  9  31-30  32
10. Bathurst 75              25   8  7 10  26-34  31
11. AC United                26   7  9 10  42-48  30
12. Hills United             26   5  5 16  29-59  20
13. Mount Pritchard          25   4  5 16  33-57  17
14. Belmore Hercules         25   3  6 16  24-61  15

NB: four matches not played due to bad weather;
    Warringah Dolphins were renamed Manly Warringah Dolphins.

Final Series
Manly Warringah Dolphins    5-0 Auburn United              
Hurstville City Minotaurs   4-2 Stanmore Hawks             
Stanmore Hawks              0-3 Manly Warringah Dolphins   
Fairfield Bulls             0-1 Hurstville City Minotaurs  
Fairfield Bulls             3-2 Manly Warringah Dolphins   

Grand Final
Hurstville City Minotaurs   8-9 Fairfield Bulls  

Division Two

Table:

 1. Hajduk Wanderers         22  17  5  0  64-14  56  Qualified
 2. Dulwich Hill             22  17  5  0  61-16  56  Qualified
 3. Hurstville ZSC           21  13  5  3  50-27  44  Qualified
 4. Arncliffe Scots          21  10  2  9  44-39  32  Qualified
 5. Sydney District          22  10  1 11  31-42  31
 6. Greystanes               22   9  3 10  43-40  30
 7. Alexander Warriors       22   8  2 12  40-47  23  [-3]
 8. University of NSW        22   8  1 13  26-50  22  [-3
 9. Mt.Druitt Town Rangers   22   5  6 11  34-44  21
10. Gladesville United       21   4  5 12  31-54  17
11. Liverpool City           22   4  4 14  25-48  16
12. Parramatta City          21   4  3 14  26-54  15

NB: Alexander Warriors withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Hurstville ZSC              3-1 Arncliffe Scots  
Hajduk Wanderers United     2-1 Dulwich Hill     
Dulwich Hill                1-2 Hurstville ZSC              [aet]

Grand Final
Hajduk Wanderers United     1-0 Hurstville ZSC  

Division Three

Table:

 1. Sydney University        22  15  3  4  70-33  48  Qualified
 2. Maroubra United          22  13  2  7  68-45  41  Qualified
 3. Camden Tigers            22  12  5  5  58-45  41  Qualified
 4. Colo Colo                22  13  1  8  41-34  40  Qualified
 5. Glebe Wanderers          22  11  5  6  41-36  38  
 6. St.Johns Park            22   9  4  9  36-40  31 
 7. Hakoah                   21   8  2 11  38-44  26
 8. Prospect United          22   7  3 12  38-46  24
 9. White City               22   6  6 10  38-62  24
10. Trasandinos              22   7  2 13  40-46  23
11. Granville Greenisland    22   6  5 11  41-56  23
12. Hawkesbury City          21   5  0 16  31-53  15

NB: Glebe Wanderers and St.Johns Park withdrew after the season.

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
Sydney University           3-1 Camden Tigers  

Northern New South Wales - State League

Final Table:

 1. Edgeworth Eagles         22  16  4  2  66-21  52  Final Series
 2. Hamilton Olympic         22  15  3  4  57-25  48  Final Series
 3. Broadmeadow Magic        22  11  4  7  42-26  37  Final Series
 4. Toronto Awaba            22  11  4  7  41-42  37  Final Series
 5. Wallsend                 22  11  3  8  47-38  36  Final Series
 6. East Maitland            22   8  7  7  47-34  31
 7. Cessnock City Hornets    22   9  3 10  37-51  30
 8. Highfields Azzurri       22   8  5  9  49-32  29
 9. Weston Workers Bears     22   8  4 10  33-42  28
10. South Cardiff            22   9  1 12  38-54  28
11. Adamstown Rosebud        22   4  3 15  28-54  15
12. Belmont Swansea United   22   0  3 19  21-87   3

Final Series
Wallsend                    1-3 Toronto Awaba      
Hamilton Olympic            4-2 Broadmeadow Magic  
Broadmeadow Magic           1-0 Toronto Awaba               [aet]
Edgeworth Eagles            2-4 Hamilton Olympic   
Edgeworth Eagles            0-3 Broadmeadow Magic  

Grand Final
Hamilton Olympic            2-1 Broadmeadow Magic 

Northern New South Wales - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Budgewoi                 22  16  3  3  73-34  51  Final Series
 2. West Wallsend            22  15  4  3  79-29  49  Final Series
 3. Beresfield United        22  14  3  5  64-31  45  Final Series
 4. Lambton Jaffas           22  13  6  3  58-25  45  Final Series
 5. Dudley Redhead United    22  12  4  6  45-36  40  Final Series
 6. Phoenix Rangers          22  10  1 11  60-50  31
 7. Thornton Park            22   8  3 11  34-39  27
 8. Lake Macquarie City      22   6  6 10  36-42  24
 9. Singleton                22   6  6 10  32-59  24
10. Mayfield United          22   6  3 13  37-70  21
11. Stockton                 22   3  6 13  34-58  15
12. Belmont                  22   0  1 21  13-92   1

NB: Lake Macquarie City and Stockton withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Lambton Jaffas              6-0 Dudley Redhead United 
West Wallsend               5-3 Beresfield United      
Beresfield United           0-1 Lambton Jaffas        
Budgewoi                    3-1 West Wallsend         
West Wallsend               0-5 Lambton Jaffas       

Grand Final
Lambton Jaffas              3-1 Budgewoi  

Queensland 1998

Brisbane Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Brisbane City            27  19  6  2  68-21  63  Final Series
 2. Rochedale Rovers         27  17  2  8  51-27  53  Final Series
 3. Brisbane Lions           27  16  4  7  50-34  52  Final Series
 4. Ipswich Knights          27  17  1  9  50-37  52  Final Series
 5. Taringa Rovers           27  15  5  7  42-24  50
 6. Wynnum District          27   8  4 15  32-47  28
 7. Bundaberg Waves          27   9  1 17  34-54  28
 8. Mount Gravatt            27   6  7 14  40-50  25
 9. Gold Coast City          27   6  6 15  34-59  24
10. Beenleigh                27   4  0 23  25-73  12

NB: St.Helens United and Coalstars merged into Ipswich Knights.

Final Series
Brisbane Lions              0-0 Ipswich Knights             [aet, Lions on pen]
Brisbane City               1-2 Rochedale Rovers  
Brisbane City               1-2 Brisbane Lions    

Grand Final
Rochedale Rovers            0-1 Brisbane Lions  

Brisbane Division One

North

Final Table:

 1. Eastern Suburbs          24  17  5  2  43-16  56  Final Series
 2. Albany Creek             24  13  6  5  46-20  45  Final Series
 3. Pine Rivers United       24  11  8  5  32-20  41  Final Series
 4. University of Queensland 24  12  5  7  40-30  41  Final Series
 5. Mitchelton               24   9  5 10  36-41  32
 6. The Gap                  24   8  4 12  41-48  28
 7. Newmarket                24   6  6 12  30-48  24
 8. North Star               24   5  3 16  25-46  18
 9. Grange Thistle           24   4  4 16  20-44  16

Final Series
Pine Rivers United          2-1 University of Queensland  
Eastern Suburbs             0-0 Albany Creek                [aet, Eastern Suburbs on pen]
Albany Creek                1-0 Pine Rivers United        

Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs             0-3 Albany Creek 

South

Final Table:

 1. Toowoomba United         24  21  1  2  68-16  64  Final Series
 2. Rocklea United           24  14  3  7  53-36  45  Final Series
 3. Capalaba                 24  10  6  8  46-33  36  Final Series
 4. Inala City               24  10  4 10  47-52  34  Final Series
 5. Souths United            24   8  9  7  35-30  33
 6. Acacia Ridge             24   9  2 13  39-49  29
 7. Brisbane Olympic         24   7  3 14  33-48  24
 8. Redlands United          24   6  4 14  41-66  22
 9. Slacks Creek             24   5  4 15  30-62  19

Final Series
Capalaba                    1-0 Inala City      
Toowoomba United            1-0 Rocklea United  
Rocklea United              0-2 Capalaba        

Grand Final
Toowoomba United            2-1 Capalaba 

Amateur Division One

Final Table:

 1. Annerley                 22  16  2  4  59-20  50  Final Series
 2. North Pine               22  16  0  6  54-24  48  Final Series
 3. Redcliffe City           22  13  2  7  52-39  41  Final Series
 4. Brothers United          22  12  1  9  59-41  37  Final Series
 5. Moggill United           22   9  5  8  36-36  32
 6. Southside Eagles         22   8  6  8  27-22  30
 7. Darra United             22   7  6  9  38-45  27
 8. Margate                  22   8  2 12  35-37  26
 9. Bayside United           22   7  4 11  38-55  25
10. South Star               22   6  4 12  25-39  22
11. Latrobe Valley           22   6  2 14  30-64  20
12. Goodna & Districts       22   4  6 12  27-58  18

NB: Latrobe Valley withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Redcliffe City              0-3 Brothers United  
Annerley                    3-2 North Pine       
North Pine                  4-3 Brothers United  

Grand Final
Annerley                    2-3 North Pine  

Amateur Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Ipswich City             20  13  4  3  54-18  43  Final Series
 2. Samford Rangers          20  13  2  5  52-27  41  Final Series
 3. Pine Hills               20  12  4  4  48-35  40  Final Series
 4. Jimboomba                20  11  6  3  62-28  39  Final Series
 5. Bethania Rams            20  12  2  6  54-26  38
 6. Park Ridge               20   9  3  8  31-37  30
 7. Oxley United             20   8  2 10  41-40  26
 8. Clairvaux                20   7  4  9  38-37  25
 9. Archerfield              20   4  2 14  37-80  14
10. Kingsridge               20   2  5 13  20-67  11 
11. Greenbank                20   1  2 17  21-63   5

NB: Kingsridge withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Pine Hills                  3-2 Jimboomba        
Ipswich City                1-0 Samford Rangers  
Samford Rangers             0-1 Pine Hills      

Grand Final
Ipswich City                0-2 Pine Hills 

South Australia 1998

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. West Torrens Birkalla    18  13  2  3  43-25  41  Final Series
 2. Campbelltown City        18  11  3  4  37-18  36  Final Series
 3. Croydon Kings            18   9  4  5  34-27  31  Final Series
 4. Adelaide Blue Eagles     18   7  3  8  23-28  24  Final Series
 5. White City Woodville     18   6  5  7  25-23  23  Final Series
 6. Pirates                  18   6  4  8  24-26  22
 7. Cumberland United        18   6  4  8  22-32  22
 8. Playford City Patriots   18   5  5  8  29-33  20
 9. Adelaide Olympic         18   6  2 10  17-34  20
10. Raiders                  18   4  2 12  23-31  14

Final Series
Adelaide Blue Eagles        0-4 White City         
Campbelltown City           3-5 Croydon Kings      
White City                  0-0 Campbelltown City           [aet, Campbelltown City on pen]
West Torrens Birkalla       3-3 Croydon Kings               [aet, Croydon Kings on pen]
West Torrens Birkalla       2-1 Campbelltown City  

Grand Final
West Torrens Birkalla       1-0 Croydon Kings               [aet,]

State League

Final Table:

 1. Modbury Jets             22  15  5  2  57-27  50  Final Series
 2. West Adelaide B          22  13  4  5  54-31  43
 3. Enfield City Falcons     22  12  5  5  38-31  41  Final Series
 4. Adelaide Cobras          22  12  3  7  42-33  39  Final Series
 5. Adelaide City B          22  10  5  7  41-25  35
 6. Para Hills Knights       22  10  3  9  38-37  33  Final Series
 7. Noarlunga United         22   8  5  9  37-41  29  Final Series
 8. Adelaide Hills           22   7  4 11  37-45  25
 9. Salisbury United         22   7  2 13  36-53  23
10. Port Pirie City          22   4  7 11  41-60  19
11. Western Strikers         22   3  7 12  26-40  16
12. Seaford Rangers          22   4  4 14  30-54  16

NB: West Adelaide B and Adelaide City B ineligible for Final Series;
    Plympton Omonia were renamed Adelaide Cobras.

Final Series
Para Hills Knights          3-0 Noarlunga United      
Enfield City Falcons        2-3 Adelaide Cobras       
Para Hills Knights          0-1 Enfield City Falcons  
Modbury Jets                2-1 Adelaide Cobras      
Para Hills Knights          2-0 Adelaide Cobras      

Grand Final
Modbury Jets                1-0 Para Hills Knights

Tasmania 1998

State League

Final Table:

 1. Devonport City           18  13  3  2  59-26  42  Final Series
 2. Glenorchy Knights        18  13  2  3  41-16  41  Final Series
 3. Launceston City          18   9  5  4  51-37  32  Final Series
 4. Hobart Olympic           18   8  5  5  51-37  29  Final Series
 5. New Town Eagles          18   9  2  7  42-31  29  Final Series
 6. South Hobart             18   7  1 10  36-40  22
 7. Hobart Zebras            18   5  6  7  34-39  21
 8. University               18   3  6  9  33-48  15
 9. Kingborough Lions        18   3  5 10  28-48  14 
10. Launceston United        18   1  3 14  17-70   6  Relegation Playoff

NB: Devonport City withdrew after the season;
    Kingborough United and West Hobart Lions merged into Kingborough Lions.

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Launceston United           0-3 Riverside Olympic  

NB: Riverside Olympic later declined promotion.

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
New Town Eagles             4-2 Glenorchy Knights 

North Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Riverside Olympic        18  17  0  1 138- 8  51  Promotion Playoff
 2. Burnie United            18  16  1  1 108-21  49
 3. Ulverstone               18  12  1  5  60-28  37
 4. Western Knights          18  12  0  6  76-36  36
 5. George Town United       18  10  1  7  60-34  31
 6. North Launceston Eagles  18   8  0 10  41-53  24
 7. Somerset                 18   6  1 11  40-62  19
 8. St.Leonards Rovers       18   3  2 13  20-99  11
 9. Launceston United B      18   2  2 14  19-97   8
10. Devonport City B         18   0  0 18   7-131  0

NB: Western Suburbs were renamed Western Knights;
    St.Leonards Rovers withdrew after the season.

South Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Clarence United          21  16  2  3  71-21  50 
 2. Taroona                  21  14  2  5  70-30  44
 3. Metro Claremont          21  10  4  7  45-42  34
 4. Kingborough Lions B      21   9  5  7  43-32  32
 5. Howrah                   21  10  0 11  39-49  30
 6. South Hobart B           21   6  3 12  26-52  21
 7. DOSA                     21   5  2 14  30-62  17
 8. New Town Eagles B        21   4  2 15  18-54  14

NB: Phoenix Clarence were renamed Clarence United;
    New Town Eagles B withdrew after the season.

Final Series

NB: only the result of the Grand Final is known.

Grand Final
Clarence United             3-1 Taroona  

South Division Two

Final Table:

 1. University B             21  16  4  1  73-20  52
 2. Hobart Olympic B         21  12  4  5  68-47  40
 3. Kingston Cannons         21  11  4  6  73-45  37
 4. Nelson United            21  12  1  8  51-43  37
 5. Metro Claremont B        21   9  3  9  48-61  30
 6. Huon Valley              21   6  2 13  44-53  20
 7. Kingborough Lions C      21   4  6 11  38-60  18
 8. Clarence United B        21   1  2 18  21-87   5

Victoria 1998

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. St.Albans Saints         26  16  5  5  47-28  53  Final Series
 2. Altona Magic             26  15  3  8  48-27  48  Final Series
 3. Bulleen Inter Kings      26  12 11  3  35-20  47  Final Series
 4. Green Gully Cavaliers    26  14  3  9  62-35  45  Final Series
 5. Port Melbourne Sharks    26  13  4  9  46-32  43  Final Series
 6. Fawkner Blues            26  12  7  7  40-28  43
 7. Sunshine Georgies        26  10  5 11  31-37  35
 8. Preston Lions            26  10  4 12  45-43  34
 9. Bentleigh Greens         26   9  7 10  35-42  34
10. Thomastown Zebras        26   9  4 13  48-50  31
11. Springvale White Eagles  26   8  6 12  27-42  30
12. South Dandenong          26   7  4 15  39-62  25
13. Moorabbin City           26   6  5 15  24-52  23
14. Heidelberg United        26   5  4 17  29-58  19

NB: Moorabbin City withdrew after the season.

Finals Series

Elimination Final [Aug 2] 
Green Gully Cavaliers         1-1 Port Melbourne Sharks         [aet, 5-4 pen]
 
Qualifying Final [Aug 2]
Altona Magic                  2-2 Bulleen Inter Kings           [aet, 5-3 pen]
 
Minor Semifinal [Aug 9]
Bulleen Inter Kings           2-0 Green Gully Cavaliers
 
Major Semifinal [Aug 9]
St Albans Saints              1-0 Altona Magic
 
Preliminary Final [Aug 16]
Altona Magic                  1-1 Bulleen Inter Kings           [aet, 2-4 pen]
 
Grand Final [Aug 23]
St Albans Saints              2-3 Bulleen Inter Kings 

State League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Westvale                 26  24  1  1  92-17  73
 2. Altona East              26  19  4  3  84-27  61
 3. Western Suburbs          26  19  2  5  75-29  59
 4. Kingston City            26  14  3  9  51-26  42  [-3]
 5. Werribee City            26  12  5  9  49-35  41
 6. Richmond                 26  10  5 11  49-44  35
 7. Springvale City Vales    26   9  7 10  49-51  34
 8. Doncaster Rovers         26  10  3 13  52-46  33
 9. North Geelong Warriors   26   9  6 11  50-48  33
10. Northcote City           26   9  4 13  50-65  31
11. Westgate                 26   6  9 11  47-53  27
12. Lalor United             26   5  6 15  46-63  21
13. Ringwood City            26   5  5 16  33-64  20
14. Melton Reds              26   0  2 24  15-174 -1  [-3]

NB: Melton Reds withdrew after the season.

State League Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Oakleigh                 26  19  3  4  78-27  60
 2. Melbourne City           26  16  6  4  55-25  54
 3. Yarraville/Glen Eira     26  14  3  9  47-36  45
 4. Cranbourne               26  13  4  9  42-39  43
 5. Frankston Strikers       26  12  3 11  54-39  39
 6. Old Scotch Waverley      26  11  6  9  45-37  39
 7. Essendon Brunswick Royals26  12  3 11  39-44  39
 8. East Richmond            26   9  9  8  24-26  36
 9. Altona City              26   9  8  9  41-44  35
10. Maroondah Arrows         26   8  6 12  28-34  30
11. Knox City                26   8  5 13  38-39  29
12. Regent-Bulla             26   8  3 15  39-66  27
13. Broadmeadows City        26   4  6 16  28-59  18
14. Mooroolbark              26   4  5 17  23-66  17

State League Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Geelong                  26  21  3  2  86-27  66
 2. Diamond Valley United    26  18  6  2  63-26  60
 3. Frankston Pines          26  17  4  5  78-33  55
 4. Stonnington City         26  17  3  6  59-34  54
 5. South Springvale         26  11  6  9  41-38  39
 6. Keilor Park              26  11  4 11  42-38  37
 7. North Coburg United      26   9  6 11  37-38  33
 8. Banyule City             26   8  5 13  42-51  29
 9. Fitzroy City             26   7  6 13  35-43  27
10. Pascoe Vale              26   8  3 15  39-61  27
11. South Werribee           26   9  2 15  40-78  26  [-3]
12. Bell Park                26   7  3 16  36-57  21  [-3]
13. Chelsea                  26   7  2 17  39-71  20  [-3]
14. Keysborough              26   4  3 19  35-77  15

Western Australia 1998

Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Western Knights          22  14  4  4  57-27  46  Champions
 2. Fremantle City           22  12  5  5  51-27  41
 3. Joondalup City           22  12  4  6  56-45  40
 4. Sorrento                 22  11  6  5  58-34  39
 5. Floreat Athena           22  11  3  8  39-37  36
 6. Cockburn City            22  10  4  8  32-33  34
 7. Perth SC                 22   9  5  8  32-31  32
 8. Inglewood Falcons        22   8  7  7  42-38  31
 9. Bayswater City Panthers  22   5  8  9  33-37  23
10. Stirling Macedonia       22   5  4 13  27-52  19
11. Kingsway Olympic         22   3  5 14  31-55  14
12. Dianella White Eagles    22   4  1 17  25-67  13

NB: Spearwood Dalmatinac and Cockburn United merged into Cockburn City.

State League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Ashfield/Bunbury         22  17  3  2  87-34  54
 2. Rockingham City          22  16  4  2  55-21  52
 3. Swan IC                  22  15  3  4  72-32  48
 4. Wanneroo City            22  13  2  7  53-38  41
 5. Queens Park              22  12  4  6  60-38  40
 6. Balcatta                 22  10  4  8  40-38  34
 7. Bassendean Caledonian    22   8  3 11  39-39  27
 8. Perth City/Leeming Strik.22   8  3 11  34-40  27
 9. Stirling Suns            22   5  6 11  46-57  21
10. Southside United         22   4  1 17  21-58  13
11. Armadale                 22   3  1 18  24-87  10
12. North Lake               22   1  6 15  23-72   9

NB: Perth City and Leeming Strikers merged into Perth City/Leeming Strikers;
    Armadale Park were renamed Armadale;
    North Lake withdrew after the season.

Amateur Premier League

Final Table:

 1. Fremantle United         22  15  5  2  58-20  50
 2. Kwinana United           22  14  4  4  60-26  46
 3. Shamrock Rovers          22  12  7  3  61-28  43
 4. Hamersley Rovers         22  11  3  8  46-37  36
 5. Murdoch University       22  10  4  8  46-33  34
 6. Mandurah City            22  10  3  9  60-38  33
 7. Sorrento B               22  10  1 11  35-47  31
 8. Forrestfield United      22   8  3 11  49-52  27
 9. Canning/Langford         22   7  4 11  32-40  25
10. Morley-Windmills B       22   6  4 12  34-47  22
11. Maccabi                  22   5  3 14  26-72  18
12. Beechboro White Eagles   22   3  1 18  24-91  10

NB: Sorrento B withdrew after the season.

Amateur Division One

Final Table:

 1. South Perth United       22  14  5  3  60-44  47
 2. Spearwood Dalmatinac     22  13  7  2  78-36  46
 3. Perth Azzurri            22  13  4  5  46-28  43
 4. Joondalup City B         22  13  2  7  66-39  41
 5. Lynwood Chile            22  10  6  6  48-37  36
 6. Subiaco United           22  10  5  7  49-40  35
 7. Cloverdale Chindits      22  10  3  9  47-45  33
 8. Colo Colo                22   9  5  8  38-45  32
 9. Naval Base Wescoe        22   6  7  9  31-41  25
10. University W.Australia   22   7  2 13  45-61  23
11. Belmont Villa            22   5  5 12  32-41  20
12. Balga                    22   4  8 10  34-58  20
13. Perth Royals             22   5  2 15  29-64  17
14. Stirling Macedonia B     22   2  5 15  33-57  11

NB: Perth Royals withdrew after the season.


1996/97.

1998/99.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of final tables.

list of regional champions.

list of regional cup winners.


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