1982 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1982 season was the sixth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC for the third year in a row.

League table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Sydney City	30	20	5	5	68	28	45
2	St George Saints	30	14	8	8	47	40	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	34
5	Preston	30	12	10	8	45	41	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	31
7	A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers	30	12	7	11	49	54	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	21

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Peter Katholos (Sydney Olympic)
• U-21 Player of the Year: David Lowe (Newcastle KB United)
• Top Scorer(s): John Kosmina (Sydney City – 23 goals)
• Coach of the Year: Frank Arok (St George)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1982 NSL Season