1985 National Soccer League
# 1985 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Brunswick Juventus over Sydney City.

## League tables

Northern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Canberra City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Inter Monaro | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Blacktown City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 18 | |
| 9 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | |
| 10 | Wollongong City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 16 | |
| 11 | Penrith City (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League |
| 12 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 | |

Southern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Brunswick Juventus (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Green Gully | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | |
| 9 | Adelaide City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 12 | |

## Finals series

Northern Conference

| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Northern Final | Northern Final | Northern Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Sydney City | 1 | | | | 1 | Sydney City | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Sydney Croatia | 0 | | | | 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 0 |
| 2 | Sydney Croatia | 2 | | | | 2 | Sydney Croatia | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | | | | 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 3 (7) | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Sydney Olympic | 3 (6) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St George-Budapest | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

Southern Conference

| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Southern Final | Southern Final | Southern Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 0 | | | | 2 | Brunswick Juventus | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Brunswick Juventus | 1 | | | | 5 | Preston Makedonia | 1 |
| 2 | Brunswick Juventus | 2 | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 4 (4) | | | |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 0 | | | | 5 | Preston Makedonia | 4 (5) | | | |
| | | | 3 | Heidelberg United | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Preston Makedonia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Grand Final

* Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate

## Individual awards

* Player of the Year: Graham Honeyman (West Adelaide SC)
* U-21 Player of the Year: Alan Hunter (Brisbane Lions SC)
* Top Scorer(s): Charlie Egan (South Melbourne) - 21 goals)
* Coach of the Year: Eddie Thomson (Sydney City)
