Final season tables -- Australia Soccer Federation 1986

First-grade teams are listed in bold.

The National Soccer League (NSL) returned to a single division of 14 teams in 1987.

 

Tier 1 -- NSL Northern Conference -- 1986

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals
For

Goals
Against

Goal
+ / -

Points

Notes

1

Sydney Croatia

22

14

4

4

43

18

25

32

 

2

Sydney Olympic

22

9

9

4

33

22

11

27

 

3

St George-Budapest

22

11

5

6

33

29

4

27

 

4

Marconi Fairfield

22

9

7

6

35

22

13

25

 

5

Sydney City

22

8

8

6

36

27

9

24

 

6

Newcastle Rosebud United

22

9

6

7

36

33

3

24

Relegated to the NSW State League

7

APIA Leichhardt

22

9

6

7

25

23

2

24

 

8

Wollongong City

22

9

5

8

26

25

1

23

Relegated to the NSW State League

9

Blacktown City

22

8

4

10

24

36

-12

20

Relegated to the NSW State League

10

Canberra City

22

5

6

11

21

27

-6

16

Relegated to the NSW State League

11

Canterbury-Marrickville

22

2

7

13

17

41

-24

11

Relegated to the NSW State League

12

Inter Monaro

22

3

5

14

17

43

-26

11

Relegated to the NSW State League

 

Northern Conference Grand Final: Sydney Olympic 3 St George-Budapest 2

 

Tier 1 -- NSL Southern Conference -- 1986

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals
For

Goals
Against

Goal
+ / -

Points

Notes

1

Brunswick Juventus

22

11

6

5

37

21

16

28

 

2

Footscray JUST

22

10

8

4

29

27

2

28

 

3

Adelaide City

22

10

7

5

32

19

13

27

 

4

Sunshine George Cross

22

8

11

3

26

17

9

27

 

5

Heidelberg United

22

9

8

5

35

25

10

26

 

6

Preston Makedonia

22

8

9

5

30

20

10

25

 

7

South Melbourne

22

10

5

7

27

20

7

25

 

8

Brisbane Lions

22

7

5

10

27

28

-1

19

Relegated to the Brisbane Premier League

9

West Adelaide

22

7

4

11

26

34

-8

18

Relegated to the SA State League Division 1

10

Melbourne Croatia

22

6

6

10

25

33

-8

18

 

11

Brisbane City

22

3

7

12

18

46

-28

13

Relegated to the Brisbane Premier League

12

Green Gully

22

2

6

14

16

38

-22

10

Relegated to the Victorian State League

 

Southern Conference Grand Final: Adelaide City 2 Footscray JUST 1

 

NSL Championship Play-off: Adelaide City - Sydney Olympic 0-1 3-1 -- Adelaide City won 3-2 on aggregate.

 

 

Tiers below:

Tier 2 -- Australian Capital Territory

Tier 2 -- New South Wales

Tier 2 -- Northern New South Wales

Tier 2 -- Northern Territory

Tier 2 -- Queensland

Tier 2 -- South Australia

Tier 2 -- Tasmania

Tier 2 -- Victoria

Tier 2 -- Western Australia

 

 

Australian tables (national)

Final season tables -- Australia | 1985 | 1987 |

 

Season 1986 index

Complete final season tables -- Australia 1986 -- Index

 

 

About this document

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Author: Andrew Robinson (contact: andrew at elitetograssroots dot net)
First created: 8 September 2023

Last updated: 8
September 2023

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