1993–94 in Australian soccer
25th season of national competitive association football in Australia
Season | 1993–94 | |||
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Men's soccer | ||||
NSL Premiership | Melbourne Knights | |||
NSL Championship | Adelaide City | |||
NSL Cup | Melita Eagles | |||
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The 1993–94 season was the 25th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 111th overall.
National teams
Men's senior
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
South Korea
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
24 September 1993 | South Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
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South Korea
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
26 September 1993 | South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
| Report |
Australia
v
South Africa
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png)
8 June 1994 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia) |
Australia
v
South Africa
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png)
12 June 1994 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 17,769 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Inter-confederation play-offs
- First round
Canada
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
31 July 1993 1st Leg | Canada ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Edmonton, Canada |
20:30 CTZ |
| Report | Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 27,775 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
Australia
v
Canada
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
15 August 1993 2nd Leg | Australia ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (4–1 p) | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 25,982 Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan) | |
Penalties | ||||
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- Second round
Australia
v
Argentina
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png)
31 October 1993 1st Leg | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
22:10 AEDT |
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| Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 43,697 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Argentina
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
17 November 1993 2nd Leg | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
21:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 59,768 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) |
1994 Kirin Cup Soccer
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Japan
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
22 May 1994 | Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Big Arch Stadium Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand) |
Australia
v
France
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
26 May 1994 | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Kobe, Japan |
Report |
| Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,743 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) |
Women's senior
Results and fixtures
1994 Gold Coast Invitional Tournament
Australia
v
Russia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
24 April 1994 | Australia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Gold Coast, Australia |
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Australia
v
Russia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
24 April 1994 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Gold Coast, Australia |
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Men's under-17
1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Australia
v
Argentina
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png)
22 August 1993 | Australia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Nagoya, Japan |
17:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
Australia
v
Canada
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
24 August 1993 | Australia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Nagoya, Japan |
17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium Attendance: 6,810 Referee: Sandor Piller (Hungary) |
Australia
v
Nigeria
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png)
26 August 1993 | Australia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Gifu, Japan |
17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 5,732 Referee: Salvador Imperatore (Chile) |
Knockout stage
Ghana
v
Australia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
29 August 1993 Quarter-finals | Ghana ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Kobe, Japan |
19:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
Domestic soccer
National Soccer League
[1]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 53 | Qualification for the Finals series |
2 | South Melbourne | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 47 | |
3 | Sydney United | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 46 | |
4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 42 | |
5 | Adelaide City (C) | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 41 | |
6 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 41 | |
7 | Morwell Falcons | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | |
8 | Brisbane Strikers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 36 | |
9 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 35 | |
10 | Parramatta Eagles | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 33 | |
11 | Wollongong City | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 27 | |
12 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 23 | |
13 | Brunswick Pumas | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 19 | |
14 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 14 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
NSL Cup
[2]
Final
[3]
Parramatta Eagles | 2–0 | Sydney United |
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Report |
References
- ^ "1993-94 Season Final Table". OzFootball.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1993/94 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Spiteri leads Parramatta to Cup glory". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 370. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 October 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Football Australia official website