National Soccer League 1987
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The National Soccer League 1987 season was the eleventh season of the National Soccer League
in Australia
. The season saw the format returned to a single league of thirteen 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 was also removed with the championship determined by a first past the post, won by APIA Leichhardt.
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
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. The season saw the format returned to a single league of thirteen 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 was also removed with the championship determined by a first past the post, won by APIA Leichhardt.
League table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, also known as APIA Tigers and Sydney Tigers, is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954, known as APIA Leichhardt, by Italian Australians... |
24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Preston | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | St George Saints St George Saints The St. George Saints Football Club are an Association football club based in the St. George region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The club plays its home games at St. George Stadium, after playing a brief stint at Belmore Sports Ground in the 2007-08. The St... |
24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 29 |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 27 |
| 5 | Sydney Croatia Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 26 |
| 6 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 25 |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 23 |
| 8 | Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Juventus is an Australian association football club from Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was a participant in the National Soccer League, where they were champions in 1985, and Victorian Premier League, in which they won eight titles... |
24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| 9 | Melbourne Croatia Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League... |
24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 23 |
| 10 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
| 11 | Footscray JUST Footscray JUST Footscray JUST is a defunct association football club from Melbourne, Australia.Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles, and three Dockerty Cup titles... |
24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 22 |
| 12 | Sunshine George Cross Sunshine George Cross FC Sunshine George Cross Football Club is an Australian football club from Sunshine, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the Victorian State League Division 1. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club... |
24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 15 |
| 13 | Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia... |
24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 13 |
Individual awards
- Referee's Player of the Year: Andrew ZinniAndrew ZinniAndrew Zinni is an Australian former international association footballer who most notably played for Brunswick Juventus and Preston Makedonia in the National Soccer League.-Honours:With Australia:* Trans-Tasman Cup: 1986...
(Brunswick JuventusBrunswick JuventusBrunswick Juventus is an Australian association football club from Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was a participant in the National Soccer League, where they were champions in 1985, and Victorian Premier League, in which they won eight titles...
) - Player's Player of the Year: Frank FarinaFrank FarinaFrank Farina OAM is a retired Australian football player. He most currently coaches the Papua New Guinea national football team....
(Marconi Fairfield) - U-21 Player of the Year: John MarkovskiJohn MarkovskiJohn Markovski is an Australian football coach and former player.Markovski played in the National Soccer League for Sunshine George Cross, Preston Lions , Morwell Falcons, Canberra Cosmos, Auckland Kingz, Carlton SC, Melbourne Knights and Perth Glory FC and was known Australia wide for his...
(Sunshine George CrossSunshine George Cross FCSunshine George Cross Football Club is an Australian football club from Sunshine, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the Victorian State League Division 1. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club...
) - Top Scorer(s): Frank FarinaFrank FarinaFrank Farina OAM is a retired Australian football player. He most currently coaches the Papua New Guinea national football team....
(Marconi Fairfield – 16 goals) - Coach of the Year: Rale RasicRalé RasicZvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM Zvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM Zvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM (born 26 December 1935 in Mostar, Littoral Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Serbian-Australian former football player, coach and media personality....
(APIA Leichhardt)