1979 National Soccer League

NSL 1979
League National Soccer League
Sport Association football
Duration 1979
Number of teams 14
NSL season
Champions Marconi Fairfield
Top scorer Mark Jankovic (18)

The National Soccer League 1979 season was the third season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Marconi Fairfield.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[lower-alpha 1] 1979 National Soccer League Champions
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[lower-alpha 1]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[lower-alpha 1]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[lower-alpha 1]
8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 25
9 Brisbane Lions 26 8 6 12 28 40 −12 22
10 Footscray JUST 26 8 3 15 29 43 −14 20[lower-alpha 1]
11 St George-Budapest 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 20
12 Canberra City 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 20
13 Sydney Olympic (R) 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 19 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14 South Melbourne 26 6 3 17 29 49 −20 16[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.

Individual awards

References

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