1988 in Australian soccer
Appearance
Season | 1988 | |
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Men's soccer | ||
NSL Premiership | Wollongong City | |
NSL Championship | Marconi Fairfield | |
NSL Cup | APIA Leichhardt | |
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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
26 November 1988 | Fiji ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Nadi, Fiji |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Charles Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand |
3 December 1988 | Australia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Newcastle, Australia |
Report |
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Stadium: Macquarie Field Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand |
1988 Summer Olympics
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
18 September 1988 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Gwangju, South Korea |
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Report | Stadium: Gwangju Mudeung Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina) |
20 September 1988 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
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Report | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany) |
22 September 1988 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
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Report | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland) |
Knockout stage
25 September 1988 QF | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Pusan, South Korea |
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Report | Stadium: Kooduk Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) |
1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
First round
26 February 1988 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium |
Second round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Qualification for 1988 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
6 March 1988 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 9,518 Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile) |
9 March 1988 | Australia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,518 |
13 March 1988 | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Report |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile) |
20 March 1988 | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
23 March 1988 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Wellington, New Zealand |
Report |
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Stadium: Athletic Park Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
27 March 1988 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Eden Park |
1988 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to Final |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Advance to Third place play-off |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
7 July 1988 | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
9 July 1988 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia) |
14 July 1988 | Australia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Gary Power (Australia) |
Final
17 July 1988 | Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 28,161 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia) |
1988 Trans-Tasman Cup
12 October 1988 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Report |
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Stadium: Caledonian Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand) |
16 October 1988 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bendigo, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Queen Elizabeth Oval Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
Australia women's national soccer team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
6 September 1989 | Australia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
Report |
Knockout stage
8 September 1989 Semi-finals | Australia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
Report |
10 September 1989 Final | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
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Report |
Domestic soccer
National Soccer League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
NSL Cup
Final
References
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ Gauter, Lou (17 August 1988). "Apia wins Cup on a shootout". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 350. p. 4.