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1988 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1988
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipWollongong City
NSL ChampionshipMarconi Fairfield
NSL CupAPIA Leichhardt
← 1987 Australia 1989 →

The 1988 season was the 19th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 105th overall.

National teams

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Australia men's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
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First round
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26 November 1988 Fiji  1–0  Australia Nadi, Fiji
  • Madigi 66'
Report Stadium: Prince Charles Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand
3 December 1988 Australia  5–1  Fiji Newcastle, Australia
Report
Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand
1988 Summer Olympics
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
18 September 1988 Australia  1–0  Yugoslavia Gwangju, South Korea
Report Stadium: Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
20 September 1988 Brazil  3–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
22 September 1988 Australia  1–0  Nigeria Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Knockout stage
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25 September 1988 QF Soviet Union  3–0  Australia Pusan, South Korea
Report Stadium: Kooduk Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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First round
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26 February 1988 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Canberra, Australia
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Second round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 10 Qualification for 1988 Summer Olympics
2  Israel 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
3  New Zealand (H) 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 23 −20 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
6 March 1988 Australia  2–0  Israel Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,518
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
9 March 1988 Australia  3–2  Chinese Taipei Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,518
13 March 1988 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
23 March 1988 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Athletic Park
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
27 March 1988 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
1988 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
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Group stage
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to Final
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2 Advance to Third place play-off
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
7 July 1988 Australia  0–1  Brazil Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 11,214
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
9 July 1988 Australia  3–0  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)
14 July 1988 Australia  4–1  Argentina Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
Final
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17 July 1988 Brazil  2–0  Australia Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,161
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
1988 Trans-Tasman Cup
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12 October 1988 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Caledonian Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)
16 October 1988 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Bendigo, Australia
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth Oval
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

Australia women's national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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1 June 1988 Australia  1–0  Brazil Jiangmen, China
Report
3 June 1988 Australia  3–0  Thailand Jiangmen, China
Report
5 June 1988 Australia  0–3  Norway Jiangmen, China
Report
8 June 1988 China  7–0  Australia Jiangmen, China
Report

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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1988 OFC U-20 Championship
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Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 2
3  Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
5 September 1989 Australia  5–0  Vanuatu Suva, Fiji
Report
6 September 1989 Australia  6–1  Chinese Taipei Suva, Fiji
Report
Knockout stage
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8 September 1989 Semi-finals Australia  4–2  Fiji Suva, Fiji
Report
10 September 1989 Final Australia  1–0  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
Report

Domestic soccer

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National Soccer League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wollongong City 26 13 8 5 44 32 +12 34 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Croatia 26 15 4 7 38 30 +8 34
3 South Melbourne 26 13 8 5 36 29 +7 34
4 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 12 8 6 46 26 +20 32
5 Sydney Olympic 26 9 9 8 28 22 +6 27
6 Adelaide City 26 10 7 9 36 35 +1 27
7 Sunshine George Cross 26 11 5 10 38 39 −1 27
8 St George-Budapest 26 10 6 10 41 35 +6 26
9 Melbourne Croatia 26 9 6 11 28 33 −5 24
10 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 34 32 +2 23
11 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 28 35 −7 23
12 Preston Makedonia 26 5 12 9 29 35 −6 22
13 Brunswick Juventus (R) 26 7 5 14 31 43 −12 19 Relegation to the Victorian State League
14 Brisbane Lions (R) 26 4 4 18 28 59 −31 12 Relegation to the Brisbane Premier League
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ Gauter, Lou (17 August 1988). "Apia wins Cup on a shootout". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 350. p. 4.
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