1979 National Soccer League

NSL 1979
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1979
Number of teams	14
NSL season
Champions	Marconi Fairfield
Top scorer	Mark Jankovic (18)

The National Soccer League 1979 season was the third season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Marconi Fairfield.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield (C)	26	15	6	5	58	32	+26	40	1979 National Soccer League Champions
2	Heidelberg United !Heidelberg United	26	14	7	5	44	30	+14	36
3	Sydney City !Sydney City	26	15	3	8	47	29	+18	34
4	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	26	14	5	7	38	30	+8	34
5	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	26	13	6	7	43	27	+16	33
6	Newcastle KB United !Newcastle KB United	26	11	9	6	43	30	+13	32
7	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	26	10	4	12	28	31	−3	25
8	APIA Leichhardt Tigers !APIA Leichhardt Tigers	26	11	3	12	29	37	−8	25
9	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	26	8	6	12	28	40	−12	22
10	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	26	8	3	15	29	43	−14	20
11	St George-Budapest !St George-Budapest	26	7	6	13	27	43	−16	20
12	Canberra City !Canberra City	26	6	8	12	25	41	−16	20
13	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic (R)	26	7	5	14	23	30	−7	19	Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	26	6	3	17	29	49	−20	16

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
^NBA Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Ivo Prskalo (Marconi Fairfield)
U-21 Player of the Year: Eddie Krncevic (Marconi Fairfield)
Top Scorer(s): Mark Jankovic (Marconi Fairfield – 18 goals)
Coach of the Year: Les Scheinflug (Marconi Fairfield)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1979 NSL Season

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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