1969 in Australian soccer

The 1969 season was the 79th season of regional competitive association football in Australia and 86th overall.

National teams

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Australia national soccer team

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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19 July 1969 Australia   1–0   Greece Sydney, Australia
  • Abonyi   60' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,155[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
23 July 1969 Australia   2–2   Greece Brisbane, Australia
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Showgrounds
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Harold Parsons (Australia)
27 July 1969 Australia   0–2   Greece Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 24,416
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
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First round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Australia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6
2   South Korea 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
3   Japan 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
10 October 1969 Australia   3–1   Japan Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
14 October 1969 Australia   2–1   South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G. Suppiah (Singapore)
16 October 1969 Japan   1–1   Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)
18 October 1969 South Korea   1–1   Australia Seoul, South Korea
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Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
Second round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=   Australia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
1=   Rhodesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
23 November 1969 Rhodesia   1–1   Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report
Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia   0–0   Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia   1–3   Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
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Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Antônio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Final round
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4 December 1969 Israel   1–0   Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia   1–1   Israel Sydney, Australia
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

League competitions

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Federation Competition[2] Grand Final Regular Season
Champions Score Runners-up Premiers Runners-up Third place
ACT Soccer Federation ACT Division One[3] Match abandoned[4][5] Croatia-Deakin[6] Queanbeyan Macedonia Forrest United
New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs NSW Federation Division One[7] APIA Leichhardt 3–2 St George-Budapest South Coast United St George-Budapest Hakoah Eastern Suburbs

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 1969". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Kungler, Peter. "Australia - List of Regional Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ACT Division One 1969". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Abandoned matches, assaults on referees and officials, violence among players and spectators, a record number of players sent off... Sorry year for soccer in ACT". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 437. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1969. p. 26. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "ACT soccer final abandoned in brawl". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 422. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 September 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Holland, John (11 August 1969). "DEAKIN IS SOCCER PREMIER AGAIN". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 387. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "NSW Federation Division One". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.