1991–92 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season	1991–92
Men's soccer
NSL Premiership	Melbourne Croatia
NSL Championship	Adelaide City
NSL Cup	Adelaide City

The 1991–92 season was the 23rd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 109th overall.

National teams

Men's senior

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

26 January 1992	Australia	0–0	Sweden	Sydney, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,456 Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

29 January 1992	Australia	1–0	Sweden	Adelaide, Australia
	Edwards 77'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,301 Referee: Tom McRoe (Australia)

2 February 1992	Australia	1–0	Sweden	Melbourne, Australia
	Wade 66'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 10,800 Referee: John Fraser (Australia)

13 June 1992	United States	0–1	Australia	Orlando, United States
		Report	Spink 85'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Ed Cummings (United States)

18 June 1992	Argentina	2–0	Australia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Batistuta 47' (pen.), 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)

21 June 1992	Uruguay	2–0	Australia	Montevideo, Uruguay
	Martinez 74' Larrea 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

Men's under-17

Results and fixtures

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Qatar	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Congo	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	3
4	Mexico	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	2

Source: RSSSF

18 August 1991	Australia	4–3	Mexico	Carrara, Italy
21:00	Agostino 5', 28', 29' Kiratzoglu 17'	Report	Toledano 69', 74'	Attendance: 518 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

20 August 1991	Congo	0–2	Australia	Carrara, Italy
19:00		Report	Healey 63' Kiratzoglu 74'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo (Malaysia)

22 August 1991	Qatar	1–0	Australia	Carrara, Italy
19:00	Al-Tamimi 76'	Report		Attendance: 400 Referee: Juan Bava (Argentina)

Knockout stage

25 August 1991 Quarter-finals	Australia	1–2	Argentina	Viareggio, Italy
21:00	Azconzobal 75' (o.g.)	Report	Comelles 29', 55'	Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Croatia	26	14	7	5	45	26	+19	35	Qualification for the Finals series
2	Sydney Olympic	26	12	10	4	38	27	+11	34
3	South Melbourne	26	13	5	8	51	28	+23	31
4	Adelaide City (C)	26	10	9	7	26	23	+3	29
5	Wollongong City	26	9	10	7	24	17	+7	28
6	Brisbane United	26	8	10	8	31	35	−4	26
7	Marconi Fairfield	26	10	5	11	33	31	+2	25
8	APIA Leichhardt (R)	26	7	11	8	26	28	−2	25	Relegation to the NSW Division 1
9	Heidelberg United	26	8	8	10	28	33	−5	24
10	Parramatta Eagles	26	6	11	9	24	24	0	23
11	Newcastle Breakers	26	7	8	11	28	39	−11	22
12	Sydney CSC	26	6	9	11	22	33	−11	21
13	West Adelaide	26	7	7	12	25	46	−21	21
14	Preston Makedonia	26	5	10	11	21	32	−11	20

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

NSL Cup

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Final

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5 April 1992

Adelaide City	2–1	Marconi Fairfield
Mullen 7' Vidmar 81'	Report	Jones 74'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 3,102

Referee: Gordon Dunster

References

^ Howe, Andrew; Stock, Greg. "1991-92 Season Final Table". OzFootball.
^ Stock, Greg. "1991/2 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.
^ "NATIONAL RESULTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 812. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 April 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Football Australia official website

[1] Howe, Andrew; Stock, Greg. "1991-92 Season Final Table". OzFootball.

[2] Stock, Greg. "1991/2 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[3] "NATIONAL RESULTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 812. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 April 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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