1988 in Australian soccer

19th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1988
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipWollongong City
NSL ChampionshipMarconi Fairfield
NSL CupAPIA Leichhardt
← 1987 Australia 1989 →

The 1988 season was the 19th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 105th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
First round
Fiji  v  Australia
26 November 1988 Fiji  1–0  Australia Nadi, Fiji
  • Madigi 66'
 Report Stadium: Prince Charles Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand
Australia  v  Fiji
3 December 1988 Australia  5–1  Fiji Newcastle, Australia
 Report
  • Dalai 89'
 Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand
1988 Summer Olympics
Group D
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Australia  v  Yugoslavia
18 September 1988 Australia  1–0  Yugoslavia Gwangju, South Korea
 Report Stadium: Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
Brazil  v  Australia
20 September 1988 Brazil  3–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
 Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
Australia  v  Nigeria
22 September 1988 Australia  1–0  Nigeria Seoul, South Korea
 Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Knockout stage
Soviet Union  v  Australia
25 September 1988 QF Soviet Union  3–0  Australia Pusan, South Korea
  • Dobrovolski 50' (pen.), 54' (pen.)
  • Mikhaylichenko 62'
 Report Stadium: Kooduk Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
First round
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
26 February 1988 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Canberra, Australia
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Second round
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 10 Qualification for 1988 Summer Olympics
2  Israel 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
3  New Zealand (H) 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 23 −20 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Australia  v  Israel
6 March 1988 Australia  2–0  Israel Melbourne, Australia
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,518
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
9 March 1988 Australia  3–2  Chinese Taipei Adelaide, Australia
 Report
  • Chau-In 18'
  • I-Shiu 86'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,518
Australia  v  New Zealand
13 March 1988 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Israel  v  Australia
20 March 1988 Israel  0–0  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
New Zealand  v  Australia
23 March 1988 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
 Report
Stadium: Athletic Park
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
27 March 1988 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
1988 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
Group stage
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to Final
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2 Advance to Third place play-off
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Australia  v  Brazil
7 July 1988 Australia  0–1  Brazil Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 11,214
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Australia  v  Saudi Arabia
9 July 1988 Australia  3–0  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)
Australia  v  Argentina
14 July 1988 Australia  4–1  Argentina Sydney, Australia
  • Wade 4'
  • Yankos 42', 67' (pen.)
  • Bozinovski 80'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
Final
Brazil  v  Australia
17 July 1988 Brazil  2–0  Australia Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,161
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
1988 Trans-Tasman Cup
New Zealand  v  Australia
12 October 1988 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Ironside 77'
 Report Stadium: Caledonian Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
16 October 1988 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Bendigo, Australia
  • Ironside 77'
 Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth Oval
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Australia  v  Brazil
1 June 1988 Australia  1–0  Brazil Jiangmen, China
  • Riddington ?'
 Report
Australia  v  Thailand
3 June 1988 Australia  3–0  Thailand Jiangmen, China
 Report
Australia  v  Norway
5 June 1988 Australia  0–3  Norway Jiangmen, China
Report
China  v  Australia
8 June 1988 China  7–0  Australia Jiangmen, China
Report

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1988 OFC U-20 Championship
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 2
3  Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Australia  v  Vanuatu
5 September 1989 Australia  5–0  Vanuatu Suva, Fiji
Report
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
6 September 1989 Australia  6–1  Chinese Taipei Suva, Fiji
Report
Knockout stage
Australia  v  Fiji
8 September 1989 Semi-finals Australia  4–2  Fiji Suva, Fiji
Report
Australia  v  New Zealand
10 September 1989 Final Australia  1–0  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
 Report

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[1]

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wollongong City 26 13 8 5 44 32 +12 34 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Croatia 26 15 4 7 38 30 +8 34
3 South Melbourne 26 13 8 5 36 29 +7 34
4 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 12 8 6 46 26 +20 32
5 Sydney Olympic 26 9 9 8 28 22 +6 27
6 Adelaide City 26 10 7 9 36 35 +1 27
7 Sunshine George Cross 26 11 5 10 38 39 −1 27
8 St George-Budapest 26 10 6 10 41 35 +6 26
9 Melbourne Croatia 26 9 6 11 28 33 −5 24
10 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 34 32 +2 23
11 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 28 35 −7 23
12 Preston Makedonia 26 5 12 9 29 35 −6 22
13 Brunswick Juventus (R) 26 7 5 14 31 43 −12 19 Relegation to the Victorian State League
14 Brisbane Lions (R) 26 4 4 18 28 59 −31 12 Relegation to the Brisbane Premier League
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

[2]

Final

[3]

APIA Leichhardt0–0 (a.e.t.)Brunswick Juventus
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Alan Kibbler

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ Gauter, Lou (17 August 1988). "Apia wins Cup on a shootout". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 350. p. 4.
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