1989–90 National Soccer League

The 1989–90 National Soccer League season, was the 14th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The league was known as the Quit NSL under a sponsorship arrangement with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.[1]

NSL 1989–90
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1989–90
Number of teams14
NSL season
ChampionsSydney Olympic
Top scorerDavid Seal (15)
National Soccer League seasons

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield 26 16 6 4 51 24 +27 38 Qualification for the Finals series
2 South Melbourne 26 15 6 5 42 23 +19 36
3 Melbourne Croatia 26 14 7 5 49 26 +23 35
4 Adelaide City 26 13 8 5 39 23 +16 34
5 Sydney Olympic (C) 26 12 7 7 40 25 +15 31
6 APIA Leichhardt 26 11 9 6 36 25 +11 31
7 Sydney Croatia 26 10 6 10 40 39 +1 26
8 Parramatta Eagles 26 10 6 10 31 31 0 26
9 Preston Makedonia 26 9 5 12 33 35 −2 23
10 St George-Budapest 26 7 7 12 35 44 −9 21
11 Wollongong City 26 8 4 14 30 48 −18 20
12 Sunshine George Cross 26 6 5 15 24 49 −25 17
13 West Adelaide (R) 26 5 4 17 21 54 −33 14 Relegation to the South Australian Division 1
14 Blacktown City (R) 26 4 4 18 30 55 −25 12 Relegation to the NSW Division 1
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

Finals series

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Grand Final

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1   Bob Catlin
2   Gary van Egmond
3   Jean-Paul de Marigny
4   Steve Calderan (c)
5   Robert Wheatley
6   Ian Gray
7   Tom McCulloch
8   Vince Colagiuri
9   Fred de Jong
10   Paul Okon
11   David Lowe
Substitutes:
12   Peter Katholos
14   Gerry Gomez
20   Mark Schwarzer
Manager:
  Bertie Mariani
1   Clint Gosling
2   David Barrett
3   Robert Hooker (c)
4   Tony Spyridakos
5   Andrew Bernal
6   Gary Phillips
7   Grant Lee
8   Alistair Edwards
9   Abbas Saad
10   Robert Ironside
11   Steve Refenes
Substitutes:
12   Marko Perinovic
13   Eric Hristodoulou
20   Gary Meier
Manager:
  Mick Hickman

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Daniel (31 October 1989). "NSL prepares to turn up the heat on rival codes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Other sources

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