1993–94 in Australian soccer

25th season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia
Season1993–94
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipMelbourne Knights
NSL ChampionshipAdelaide City
NSL CupMelita Eagles
← 1992–93 Australia 1994–95 →

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
24 September 1993 South Korea  1–1  Australia Seoul, South Korea
  • Jung-won 35'
 Report
  • Mori 85'
South Korea  v  Australia
26 September 1993 South Korea  1–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Australia  v  South Africa
8 June 1994 Australia  1–0  South Africa Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,203
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia)
Australia  v  South Africa
12 June 1994 Australia  1–0  South Africa 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
31 July 1993 1st Leg Canada  2–1  Australia Edmonton, Canada
20:30 CTZ
Report
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 27,775
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Australia  v  Canada
15 August 1993 2nd Leg Australia  2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(4–1 p)		  Canada Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 25,982
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)
Penalties
Second round
Australia  v  Argentina
31 October 1993 1st Leg Australia  1–1  Argentina Sydney, Australia
22:10 AEDT
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 43,697
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Argentina  v  Australia
17 November 1993 2nd Leg Argentina  1–0
(2–1 agg.)		  Australia 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
1  France 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2  Australia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Japan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
Japan  v  Australia
22 May 1994 Japan  1–1  Australia Hiroshima, Japan
 Report Stadium: Big Arch Stadium
Attendance: 27,350
Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
Australia  v  France
26 May 1994 Australia  0–1  France 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
24 April 1994 Australia  1–2  Russia Gold Coast, Australia
Report
  • Savina 10'
  • Merzlikina 75'
Australia  v  Russia
24 April 1994 Australia  1–1  Russia Gold Coast, Australia
 Report
  • Grigorieva 61'

Men's under-17

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3  Argentina 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: RSSSF
Australia  v  Argentina
22 August 1993 Australia  2–2  Argentina Nagoya, Japan
17:00 JST
  • Naglieri 6'
  • Ristevski 27'
 Report
Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 7,952
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Australia  v  Canada
24 August 1993 Australia  5–0  Canada Nagoya, Japan
17:00 JST
Report Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Sandor Piller (Hungary)
Australia  v  Nigeria
26 August 1993 Australia  0–2  Nigeria Gifu, Japan
17:00 JST Report
Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Attendance: 5,732
Referee: Salvador Imperatore (Chile)
Knockout stage
Ghana  v  Australia
29 August 1993 Quarter-finals Ghana  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Australia Kobe, Japan
19:00 JST
  • D. Addo 92'
 Report Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[1]

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

NSL Cup

[2]

Final

[3]

Parramatta Eagles2–0Sydney United
 Report
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References

  1. ^ "1993-94 Season Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1993/94 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "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.
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  • South Melbourne
  • Sydney CSC
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