1994–95 National Soccer League
NSL 1994-95 | |
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League | National Soccer League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 1994-95 |
Number of teams | 13 |
NSL season | |
Champions | Melbourne Knights |
Minor premier | Melbourne Knights |
Top scorer | Mark Viduka (18) |
The 1994–95 National Soccer League season, was the 19th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season ended with Melbourne Knights winning the championship and minor premiership double.
Contents
Changes from 1993–94
In August 1994 the Australian Soccer Federation (ASF) announced to mixed reaction that all regular season league matches would be decided by penalty shootout if the game was drawn at the end of 90 minutes of play. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a win on penalties, one for a penalty loss and no points for a loss in regulation time.[1]
Teams
Prior to the start of the season, the Newcastle Breakers withdrew from the competition citing financial difficulties. The withdrawal of the Breakers left 13 teams, meaning each team had two byes for the season.[2][3]
Team | Home city | Home ground |
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Adelaide City | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane | |
Heidelberg United | Melbourne | |
Morwell Falcons | Morwell | Falcons Park |
Marconi-Stallions | Sydney | Marconi Stadium |
Melbourne Knights | Melbourne | Knights Stadium |
Melbourne SC | Melbourne | |
Parramatta Eagles | Sydney | |
South Melbourne | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium |
Sydney Olympic | Sydney | Belmore Oval |
Sydney United | Sydney | Edensor Park |
West Adelaide | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Wollongong City | Wollongong | Brandon Park |
Regular season
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(C) champion
Finals
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Semifinals Wk1 | Semifinals Wk2 | Preliminary final | Grand final | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide City | 1 | — | Adelaide City | 2 (3) | Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Melbourne Knights | 0 | — | Melbourne Knights | 1 (1) | Melbourne Knights | 2 | ||||||||
Melbourne Knights | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Sydney United | 1 1 (2) | South Melbourne | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | West Adelaide | 0 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
Sydney United | 1 | ||||||||||||||
South Melbourne | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Morwell Falcons | 0 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
6 | South Melbourne | 1 5 (6) |
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights)
- Top Scorer: Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights) – 18 goals
- Coach of the Year: Zoran Matic (Adelaide City)
Notes
References
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- Use Australian English from August 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- National Soccer League (Australia) seasons
- 1994 in Australian soccer
- 1995 in Australian soccer
- 1994 in Oceanian association football leagues
- 1995 in Oceanian association football leagues