1994–95 National Soccer League
# 1994–95 National Soccer League

The 1994–95 National Soccer League season, was the 19th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season ended with Melbourne Knights winning the championship and minor premiership double.

## Changes from 1993–94

In August 1994 the Australian Soccer Federation (ASF) announced to mixed reaction that all regular season league matches would be decided by penalty shootout if the game was drawn at the end of 90 minutes of play. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a win on penalties, one for a penalty loss and no points for a loss in regulation time.

## Teams

Prior to the start of the season, the Newcastle Breakers withdrew from the competition citing financial difficulties. The withdrawal of the Breakers left 13 teams, meaning each team had two byes for the season.

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| - | - | - |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane | Perry Park |
| Heidelberg United | Melbourne | Olympic Village |
| Morwell Falcons | Morwell | Falcons Park |
| Marconi-Stallions | Sydney | Marconi Stadium |
| Melbourne Knights | Melbourne | Knights Stadium |
| Melbourne SC | Melbourne | Olympic Park |
| Parramatta Eagles | Sydney | Melita Stadium |
| South Melbourne | Melbourne | Middle Park Lakeside Stadium |
| Sydney Olympic | Sydney | Leichhardt Oval Belmore Oval |
| Sydney United | Sydney | Edensor Park |
| West Adelaide | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Wollongong City | Wollongong | Brandon Park |

## Regular season

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melbourne Knights (C) | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 70 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide City | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 69 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney United | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Morwell Falcons | 24 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 47 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | West Adelaide | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 45 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 44 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Wollongong City | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 37 | |
| 10 | Marconi Fairfield | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 35 | |
| 11 | Melbourne SC | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 34 | |
| 12 | Parramatta Eagles | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Heidelberg United | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | |

## Finals series

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | Adelaide City | 1 | 2 | (3) | | | | Adelaide City | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Knights | 0 | 1 | (1) | | | | Melbourne Knights | Melbourne Knights | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Melbourne Knights | Melbourne Knights | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Sydney United | 1 | 1 | (2) | | | | | | Melbourne Knights | Melbourne Knights | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Sydney United | 1 | 1 | (2) | | | | | | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 5 | West Adelaide | 0 | 1 | (1) | | | | | | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 5 | West Adelaide | 0 | 1 | (1) | Sydney United | Sydney United | Sydney United | Sydney United | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Morwell Falcons | 0 | 1 | (1) | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 1 | 5 | (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Individual awards

* Player of the Year: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights)
* U-21 Player of the Year: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights)
* Top Scorer: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights) – 18 goals
* Coach of the Year: Zoran Matic (Adelaide City)
