National Soccer League 1991-92

Statistics of National Soccer League in season 1991/1992.

Overview

The 1991/92 National Soccer League season saw fourteen teams compete with Adelaide City winning the championship after defeating Melbourne Croatia in the grand final on a penalty shootout 4-2 after the scores were locked at 0-0 after full time and extra time at Olympic Park, Melbourne in front of 15,463 fans. Melbourne Croatia were named premiers after finishing the home-and-away season on top of the table one point clear ahead of Sydney Olympic.

This was the only season future socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and striker Paul Agostino would compete in the National Soccer League. Bosnich, signed from Manchester United, would make five appearances for his junior club Sydney Croatia before heading back to England to play for Aston Villa [citeweb|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BOS.html|title=Australian Player Database |publisher= ozfootball.net |accessdate=2008-08-26] and Agostino, at age sixteen, would make seventeen appearances and score six goals with West Adelaide before heading to Switzerland to play for BSC Young Boys. [citeweb|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/AG.html|title=Australian Player Database |publisher= ozfootball.net |accessdate=2008-08-26] Other significant signings included former Hong Kong international striker Tim Bredbury signing with Sydney Olympic who would finish the season joint top goal scorer with fifteen goals. This would be the final season in the National Soccer League for A.P.I.A. Leichhardt as they fell into financial troubles and went down to the NSW Super League in 1993. [citeweb|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/NSW/1993/1993SLT.html|title=1993 NSW Super League final table |publisher= ozfootball.net |accessdate=2008-08-25] [citeweb|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9192/NSLTable.html|title=1991-92 Season Final Table|publisher= ozfootball.net |accessdate=2008-08-25]

Regular season

Championship playoff

Elimination final

*Adelaide City 1-0 Wollongong City

Qualifying final

*Sydney Olympic 0-2 South Melbourne

Minor semi final

*Sydney Olympic 1-2 Adelaide City

Major semi final

*South Melbourne 0-0 (pen 3-5) Melbourne Croatia

Preliminary final

*South Melbourne 0-2 Adelaide City

Grand final

*Melbourne Croatia 0-0 (pen 2-4) Adelaide City

Individual Awards

*Player of the Year: Josip Biskic (Melbourne Croatia)
*U-21 Player of the Year: Kevin Muscat (Heidelberg United)
*Top Scorer(s): Tim Bredbury (Sydney Olympic) and Kimon Taliadoros (South Melbourne) – 15 goals
*Coach of the Year: David Ratcliffe (Wollongong City)

External Links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/aushist.html Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9192/NSL.html All scores and match details of 1991/92 NSL season (ozfootball.net)]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9192/NSLTable.html 1991/92 final season table including notes (ozfootball.net)]

References