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List Of Australian Soccer Champions
The Australian soccer champions are the winners of the highest league in Australian men's soccer, which since 2005–06 is currently the A-League Men. The National Soccer League was established in 1977. At the end of the 1977 season, Sydney City (now Hakoah Sydney City East) were the first club to be crowned champions. As is the case in most Australian sports, the winners of a post-season playoffs competition, known as the Finals, has traditionally been crowned champion, unlike the first-past-the-post system used in many other countries. The team that finished first-past-the-post was often referred to as the Minor Premiers while the Finals winning team was awarded the Premiership. In an attempt to create more prestige around the first-past-the-post title, it was renamed the Premiership and the finals winning team is now awarded the Championship. The 2024–25 season is the 48th season of national level men's soccer in Australia. Background In 1977, the Australian Soccer Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 A-League
The 2005–06 A-League was the 29th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the inaugural season of the A-League. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition since the close of the 2003–04 National Soccer League season, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005. The competition was made up of a triple round robin league stage before a championship playoff featuring the top four teams. Of the eight participants, four came from the National Soccer League (1977–2004): Perth Glory (established 1995), New Zealand Knights (1999), Newcastle Jets (2000) and Adelaide United (2003). New Zealand Knights had previously entered the NSL as the ''Auckland Football Kingz'', but were significantly restructured and have a vastly different playing roster. Queensland Roar previously competed in the NSL from 1977 to 1988 and had competed in the Queensland State League since then as Brisbane Lions. Adelaide United were named Premiers aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Birch (manager)
William Birch (February 1831 – 21 April 1897) was a minstrel performer in the United States. An 1889 obituary referred to him as one of the oldest, best known, and most popular of the "Negro Minstral fraternity". Early life Birch was born in Utica, New York, and began performing at age 13. Career He performed with others at gold mining camps in California. He was on the ship ''Central America'' and was rescued at sea. He then performed in New York City before returning to California as his career waned. He performed in blackface along with others in San Francisco in a theater where the Pacific Stock Exchange was later located. His performances in San Francisco included free-wheeling improvisation on current events. He was on the ship ''SS Central America'' and was rescued by the ''S.S. Ellen'' before it sank. His wife was also rescued and managed to tuck away her pet canary and take it to safety as well. Death Birch died at home on 21 April 1897 from to paralysis of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Adelaide SC
West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian association football, soccer club currently playing in State League South Australia, South Australian State League 1. Traditionally named Hellas, the club was founded by members of the Greek Australian, Greek community of Adelaide. West Adelaide became a founding member of the National Soccer League in 1977 and a year later became the first Adelaide team to be crowned national champion when it won the 1978 National Soccer League after a 1–1 draw in the final round match with Adelaide City FC, Adelaide City in the Adelaide derby, local derby. One of the most successful clubs in South Australia, West Adelaide competed in the national league for 19 seasons, interrupted briefly by two short periods in which it was relegated back to state competition. In the late 1990s, the club renamed itself the Adelaide Sharks in an effort to attract support beyond its traditional base in the Greek community. At the end of the 1998–99 National Soccer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 National Soccer League
The 1978 National Soccer League was the second season of the National Soccer League, the former top-tier Australian association football, soccer league, since its establishment in 1977. The premiers were West Adelaide SC, West Adelaide. Teams Stadiums and locations ''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' League table Results Finals series The top four teams in the league entered a playoff series, however the winner of the grand final match was not considered the overall winner of the NSL season, unlike other NSL grand finals. Individual awards *Player of the Year: Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United) *U-21 Player of the Year: Ian Souness (Sydney City Soccer Club, Eastern Suburbs) *Top Scorer(s): Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United – 14 goals) Clive Eaton (Western Suburbs SC (NSW), Western Suburbs – 14 goals) *Coach of the Year: Gary Chaldi (Sydney City Soccer Club, Eastern Suburbs) Notes ReferencesOzFootball Archives - 1978 NSL Season table [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Smith (footballer, Born 1951)
Terence Peter "Terry" Smith (born 10 September 1951) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town. Career Smith was born in Cheltenham Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ... and joined Stoke City's youth team as an apprentice. He played three matches during the 1970–71 season scoring once away at Chelsea. He played once the following season and had a short spell on loan at Shrewsbury Town in 1972. At the end of the season he was released and he emigrated to Australia and played for Western Suburbs, St George Budapest and Hakoah Eastern Suburbs. Career statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Terry English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players English Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Haldi
Jerry Haldi (; 14 August 1935 – 8 September 2019) also known as ''Gerry Haldi'' or ''Gerry Chaldi'' was an Israeli footballer and manager. Honours As a Player * Israeli Championship **Winner (4): 1955, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61 **''Runner-up (4):'' 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1966–68 *Israel State Cup **Winner (1): 1957 **''Runner-up (3):'' 1955, 1959, 1961 * Israeli Supercup **''Runner-up (1):'' 1957 * New South Wales Federation Championship **Winner (2): 1961, 1962 *New South Wales Federation Cup **Winner (2): 1961, 1963 As a Manager *National Soccer League **Winner (1): 1977 **''Runner-up (1):'' 1978 *NSL Manager of the Year - 1978 Personal life Gerry Chaldi was born on 14 August 1935 in Paris, France. He had two children from his first marriage, and one child from his second marriage. He had two grandchildren from his eldest child. He died in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Stallions FC
Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Fairfield, New South Wales, Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a social and sporting club founded in 1956 by Italian immigrants who settled in Sydney's western suburbs. It earned promotion to the top tier of soccer in New South Wales and established itself as one of the strongest clubs in Sydney during the 1970s, before becoming a founding member of the National Soccer League in 1977. Marconi, along with South Melbourne, were one of just two clubs to compete in all 27 seasons of the now-defunct National Soccer League. The club won its first national title in 1979 but the Stallions' heyday came in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when they won a further three NSL titles across six seasons, twice also finishing on top of the ladder as minor premiers. Marconi has produced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 National Soccer League
The 1988 National Soccer League season, was the 12th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. League table Results Finals series Individual awards *Player(s) of the Year: Paul Wade (South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne); Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield) *U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne) *Top Scorer: Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield) – 16 goals *Coach of the Year: Brian Garvey (footballer), Brian Garvey (South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne) References- NSL Awards {{AUS fb NSL 1988 National Soccer League (Australia), National Soccer League (Australia) seasons 1988 in Australian men's soccer, National Soccer League 1988 in Oceanian association football leagues, Australia 1988 in Australian soccer leagues, National Soccer League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 National Soccer League
The 1987 National Soccer League season was the 11th season of the National Soccer League, the former top Australian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1977. The season saw the format returned to a single league of fourteen teams instead of the two-conference system. Sydney City SC withdrew from the competition after round 1, reducing the competition to 13 teams. The finals series for the Championship was also removed and replaced with the standard non-Championship defining play-offs with the actual Championship determined by a first past the post, won by APIA Leichhardt. Teams :'' Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Regular season League table Results Finals series A top five Finals series was played at the end of the regular season. The Finals series was not considered the Championship for this season. Preliminary semi-final Elimination semi-final Minor semi-final Major semi-final Preliminary Final Grand Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 National Soccer League
The National Soccer League 1986 season was the tenth 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 Adelaide City over Sydney Olympic. League tables Northern Conference Southern Conference Finals series Northern Conference Southern Conference Grand Final ---- *''Adelaide City win 3-2 on aggregate'' Individual awards *Referee's Player of the Year: Bobby Russell (Australian association footballer), Bobby Russell (South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne) *Player's Player of the Year: Graham Arnold (Sydney Croatia) *U-21 Player of the Year: Ernie Tapai (Melbourne Croatia) *Top Scorer(s): Graham Arnold (Sydney Croatia) 15 goals *Coach of the Year: Drago Sekularic (Melbourne Croatia) ReferencesOzFootball Archives - 1986 NSL Season {{1986 in Australian soccer National Soccer League (Australia) seasons 1986 in Australian men's soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 National Soccer League
The 1984 National Soccer League season was the eighth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. This season saw a restructure of the league, introducing a split into two geographical divisions, and an expansion from 16 to 24 teams. A ''Northern Conference'' comprised 12 clubs from New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, and a ''Southern Conference'' consisted of 12 Victorian, South Australian, and Queensland clubs. This season also saw the introduction of the two well-supported Croatian clubs, Melbourne Croatia and Sydney Croatia, both of which had had recent success in the state-leagues. For the first time in the competition, a finals system was introduced, whereby the five highest finishing teams in each conference had a playoff to determine a conference winner. The two conference winners then played each other in a two-legged Grand Final to be declared champions. The Grand Final was won by South Melbourne over Sydney Olympic. Teams Twenty-four teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
