1996–97 National Soccer League

The 1996–97 National Soccer League season, was the 21st season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Teams

Adelaide City

Brisbane Strikers

Canberra Cosmos

Gippsland Falcons

Newcastle Breakers

Perth Glory

West Adelaide

Wollongong City

Melbourne

Sydney

Melbourne teams:
Collingwood Warriors
Melbourne Knights
South Melbourne
Sydney teams:
Marconi-Fairfield
UTS Olympic
Sydney United

Location of teams in 1996–97 National Soccer League

It was performed in 14 teams, and Brisbane Strikers won the championship. Perth Glory and Collingwood Warriors entered the competition.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney United !Sydney United	26	17	5	4	67	33	+34	56	1997 National Soccer League Finals
2	Brisbane Strikers !Brisbane Strikers (C)	26	15	2	9	55	40	+15	47	1996-97 National Soccer League Champions
3	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	26	14	4	8	39	25	+14	46	1997 National Soccer League Finals
4	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	26	11	10	5	32	22	+10	43
5	Marconi Stallions !Marconi Stallions	26	12	4	10	41	37	+4	40
6	Melbourne Knights !Melbourne Knights	26	11	6	9	36	32	+4	39
7	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	26	11	5	10	48	41	+7	38
8	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	26	10	3	13	39	51	−12	33
9	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic	26	8	8	10	41	46	−5	32
10	Wollongong Wolves !Wollongong Wolves	26	8	8	10	42	48	−6	32
11	Newcastle Breakers !Newcastle Breakers	26	7	9	10	40	46	−6	30
12	Gippsland Falcons !Gippsland Falcons	26	8	6	12	33	41	−8	30
13	Collingwood Warriors !Collingwood Warriors (R)	26	6	9	11	32	44	−12	27	Disbanded at end of season
14	Canberra Cosmos !Canberra Cosmos	26	2	5	19	30	69	−39	11

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

25 May 1997
15:00 AEST

Brisbane Strikers	2 – 0	Sydney United
Farina 47' Brown 69'	(report)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 40,446
Referee: Simon Micallef

Soccer in Australia

Football Federation Australia

National teams	Men's Men's U-23 Men's U-20 Men's U-17 Men's Beach Men's Paralympic Women's Women's U-20 Women's U-17

Current competitions	A-League Youth League W-League National Premier Leagues FFA Cup FFA State Institute Challenge Kanga Cup

Defunct competitions	National Soccer League NSL Cup National Youth League (1984–2004) Women's National Soccer League Australia Cup

Lists	Clubs Venues (stadiums by capacity) Champions

Other	League system Professional Footballers Australia Football Hall of Fame Women's soccer in Australia

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

1996–97 in Australian soccer

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Domestic leagues	National Soccer League (Grand Final) National Youth League

Club seasons

NSL	Adelaide City Zebras Brisbane Strikers Canberra Cosmos Marconi Stallions Marconi-Fairfield Stallions Melbourne Knights Newcastle Breakers Perth Glory South Melbourne Lakers Sydney United Pumas UTS Olympic West Adelaide Sharks Wollongong City Wolves

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