1997–98 National Soccer League

NSL 1996-97
League National Soccer League
Sport Association football
Duration 1997-98
Number of teams 14
NSL season
Champions South Melbourne
Top scorer Damian Mori (19)

The 1997–98 National Soccer League season, was the 22nd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Overview

It was performed in 14 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. First year Carlton SC competed.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne (C) 26 13 9 4 56 41 +15 48 1997-98 National Soccer League Champions
2 Carlton SC 26 12 9 5 44 24 +20 45 1998 National Soccer League Finals
3 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 45 30 +15 43
4 Sydney United 26 11 10 5 37 26 +11 43
5 Marconi Stallions 26 12 7 7 33 25 +8 43
6 Wollongong Wolves 26 13 3 10 51 33 +18 42
7 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 37 35 +2 39
8 Perth Glory 26 10 6 10 35 40 −5 36
9 UTS Olympic 26 10 5 11 37 43 −6 35
10 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 32 38 −6 34
11 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 7 11 28 36 −8 31
12 Brisbane Strikers 26 6 5 15 23 40 −17 23
13 Newcastle Breakers 26 4 9 13 30 50 −20 21
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 3 8 15 29 56 −27 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

Grand Final

South Melbourne 2 – 1 Carlton SC
Anastasiadis  9'
Boutsianis  87'		 (report) Stergiopoulos  78'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References

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