1981 Footscray JUST season

The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Footscray JUST finished 13th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Footscray JUST

1981 season
Head Coach	Cedo Cirkovic
Stadium	Schintler Reserve
National Soccer League	13th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Bruno Cozzella (7) All: Bruno Cozzella (8)
Highest home attendance	5,890 vs. South Melbourne (8 March 1981) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs. Sydney City (12 April 1981) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,556
Biggest win	3–1 (3 times) 2–0 (twice)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Canberra City (20 April 1981) National Soccer League

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SCO	Dennis Boland
2	DF	YUG	Igor Hazabent
3	DF	AUS	Chris Petrov
4	DF	AUS	Kyri Kyriakouleas
5	DF	GRE	Jim Kondarios
6	MF	YUG	Slobodan Jovanovic
7	FW	AUS	Paul Simic
8	MF	AUS	Zoran Ilioski
10	FW	YUG	Dragan Vasic
11	MF	YUG	Zdravko Lujic
12	MF	YUG	Nebojsa Licanin

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	NZL	Johan Verweij
14	MF	AUS	Vlatko Belic
15	DF	AUS	Shaun Parton
16	DF	SCO	Jim O'Reilly
17	FW	AUS	Bruno Cozzella
18	DF	AUS	Jim Milne
—	MF	AUS	Suleiman Curovic
—	FW	AUS	Steve Kakantonis
—		AUS	Mike McIvor
—		AUS	James McLaughlin
—	GK	AUS	Steve Potter

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	15 February 1981	13 September 1981	Matchday 1	13th	30	9	7	14	32	48	−16	030.00
NSL Cup	4 March 1981		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total					31	9	7	15	33	51	−18	029.03

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	19	5	6	59	30	+29	43
2	South Melbourne	30	13	13	4	41	27	+14	39
3	Brisbane City	30	12	11	7	37	25	+12	35
4	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	11	7	39	33	+6	35
5	Canberra City	30	13	7	10	41	32	+9	33
6	Brisbane Lions	30	11	11	8	41	33	+8	33
7	Adelaide City	30	13	6	11	46	42	+4	32
8	Heidelberg United	30	12	7	11	48	40	+8	31
9	Sydney Olympic	30	11	9	10	46	46	0	31
10	Newcastle KB United	30	11	8	11	41	41	0	30
11	Wollongong City	30	8	12	10	35	39	−4	28
12	Preston Makedonia	30	9	7	14	39	41	−2	25
13	Footscray JUST	30	9	7	14	32	48	−16	25
14	Marconi Fairfield	30	9	7	14	23	45	−22	25
15	Blacktown City (R)	30	6	9	15	32	47	−15	21	Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16	West Adelaide	30	5	4	21	26	57	−31	14

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	9	7	14	32	48	−16	34	7	5	3	21	14	+7	2	2	11	11	34	−23

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	10	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L
Position	16	9	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	13
Points	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	6	7	8	8	10	10	11	11	13	15	17	17	19	21	22	22	22	24	25	25

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Newcastle KB United v Footscray JUST

15 February 1981 1	Newcastle KB United	3–0	Footscray JUST	Newcastle
	Buckley 9' McClelland 25', 31'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,619 Referee: Jim Reeves

Footscray JUST v APIA Leichhardt

22 February 1981 2	Footscray JUST	2–1	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Kondarios 15' Vasic 44'	Report	O'Connor 24'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Wollongong City v Footscray JUST

1 March 1981 3	Wollongong City	2–1	Footscray JUST	Wollongong
	Tredinnick 71' Dunleavy 85'	Report	Cozzella 78'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,317 Referee: Tim Davies

Footscray JUST v South Melbourne

8 March 1981 4	Footscray JUST	1–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Ilioski 11'	Report	Christopoulos 20' Evans 68'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 5,890 Referee: David Yelland

Preston Makedonia v Footscray JUST

15 March 1981 5	Preston Makedonia	3–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Ollerton 42', 71' Cullen 61'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Footscray JUST v Marconi Fairfield

22 March 1981 10	Footscray JUST	1–2	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ilioski 71'	Report	Sharne 62' Muir 80'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Footscray JUST v Adelaide City

29 March 1981 6	Footscray JUST	1–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Cozzella 28'	Report	Mitchell 59'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Evan Venios

Brisbane City v Footscray JUST

5 April 1981 7	Brisbane City	2–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	P. Wilkinson 71' Conner 80'	Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Jack Wood

Footscray JUST v Sydney City

12 April 1981 8	Footscray JUST	1–0	Sydney City	Melbourne
	Belic 67'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Canberra City v Footscray JUST

20 April 1981 9	Canberra City	5–0	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Brennan 1' Gibson 43', 66', 80' Maclaren 78'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Bob Mee

Sydney Olympic v Footscray JUST

3 May 1981 11	Sydney Olympic	0–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Peter Rampley

Footscray JUST v Heidelberg United

10 May 1981 12	Footscray JUST	2–2	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Belic 19' Jovanovic 62'	Report	Monagle 64' McGrory 82'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Footscray JUST v West Adelaide

17 May 1981 13	Footscray JUST	1–1	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Belic 28'	Report	Forde 24'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Brisbane Lions v Footscray JUST

24 May 1981 14	Brisbane Lions	4–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Latchford 24', 62' Millman 27' Low 32'	Report		Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jack Wood

Footscray JUST v Blacktown City

31 May 1981 15	Footscray JUST	2–0	Blacktown City	Melbourne
	Ilioski 53' Kakantonis 85'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Jim Fearn

APIA Leichhardt v Footscray JUST

7 June 1981 16	APIA Leichhardt	2–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Wilson 84' Soper 86'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Alf Rodway

Footscray JUST v Wollongong City

14 June 1981 17	Footscray JUST	1–1	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	Verweij 78'	Report	Adam 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bob Kerr

South Melbourne v Footscray JUST

21 June 1981 18	South Melbourne	2–1	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Wooddin 30' Christopoulos 40' (pen.)	Report	Verweij 90'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jim Fearn

Footscray JUST v Preston Makedonia

28 June 1981 19	Footscray JUST	2–1	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
	Ilioski 10' Milne 87'	Report	Cullen 73'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tim Davies

Adelaide City v Footscray JUST

5 July 1981 20	Adelaide City	1–3	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 59'	Report	Ilioski 15' Cozzella 82', 84'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Don Campbell

Footscray JUST v Brisbane City

12 July 1981 21	Footscray JUST	1–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Verweij 12'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Sydney City v Footscray JUST

19 July 1981 22	Sydney City	3–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Watson 10' Boden 69' Barnes 81'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Ken Allen

Footscray JUST v Canberra City

26 July 1981 23	Footscray JUST	3–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Ilioski 39' (pen.) Kondarios 59' Cozzella 71'	Report	R. O'Shea 84'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Evan Venios

Marconi Fairfield v Footscray JUST

2 August 1981 24	Marconi Fairfield	1–3	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Jankovics 79'	Report	Verweij 7' Cozzella 47' Lujic 84'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Footscray JUST v Sydney Olympic

9 August 1981 25	Footscray JUST	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Kakantonis 60'	Report	Redfern 79'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,300 Referee: David Yelland

Heidelberg United v Footscray JUST

16 August 1981 26	Heidelberg United	2–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Paton 84' Cole 88'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Graham Neal

West Adelaide v Footscray JUST

23 August 1981 27	West Adelaide	3–2	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Honeyman 30' Topaz 64' Lorenzoni 80'	Report	Verweij 29' Lujic 63'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bob Kerr

Footscray JUST v Brisbane Lions

30 August 1981 28	Footscray JUST	2–0	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Cozzella 37' Lujic 50'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Blacktown City v Footscray JUST

6 September 1981 29	Blacktown City	1–1	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Krstic 90'	Report	Boland 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,040 Referee: Jim Reeves

Footscray JUST v Newcastle KB United

13 September 1981 30	Footscray JUST	0–1	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
		Report	Heys 50'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preston Makedonia v Footscray JUST

4 March 1981	Preston Makedonia	3–1	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Ollerton 73', 85' (pen.) Brown 81'	Report	Cozzella 68'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Dennis Boland	29	1	1	0	30	1
2	DF		Igor Hazabent	21+4	0	1	0	26	0
3	DF		Chris Petrov	6+2	0	1	0	9	0
4	DF		Kyri Kyriakouleas	24+1	0	1	0	26	0
5	DF		Jim Kondarios	29	3	1	0	30	3
6	MF		Slobodan Jovanovic	26	1	1	0	27	1
7	FW		Paul Simic	5+3	0	1	0	9	0
8	MF		Zoran Ilioski	27+1	6	1	0	29	6
10	FW		Dragan Vasic	5+3	1	0+1	0	9	1
11	MF		Zdravko Lujic	19	3	0	0	19	3
12	MF		Nebojsa Licanin	5	0	0	0	5	0
13	MF		Johan Verweij	14	5	0	0	14	5
14	MF		Vlatko Belic	15+4	3	0+1	0	20	3
15	DF		Shaun Parton	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF		Jim O'Reilly	20	0	0	0	20	0
17	FW		Bruno Cozzella	23+4	7	1	1	28	8
18	DF		Jim Milne	25+1	1	1	0	27	1
—	MF		Suleiman Curovic	3+4	0	0	0	7	0
—	FW		Steve Kakantonis	22+2	1	0	0	24	1
—	—		Mike McIvor	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	—		James McLaughlin	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
—	GK		Steve Potter	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
9	MF		Josip Picioane	5	0	1	0	6	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League			NSL Cup			Total
1	2	DF		Igor Hazabent	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
	4	DF		Kyri Kyriakouleas	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
3	14	MF		Vlatko Belic	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
4	—	FW		Steve Kakantonis	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	6	MF		Slobodan Jovanovic	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9	MF		Josip Picioane	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16	DF		Jim O'Reilly	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	1	GK		Dennis Boland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5	DF		Jim Kondarios	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11	MF		Zdravko Lujic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	MF		Nebojsa Licanin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	DF		Shaun Parton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	DF		Jim Milne	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					30	0	3	0	0	0	30	0	3

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	NSL	NSL Cup	Total
1	1		Dennis Boland	4	0	4
Total				4	0	4