1987 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1987 season was the eleventh season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season saw the format returned to a single league of thirteen teams instead of the two-conference system. Sydney City SC withdrew from the competition after round 1, reducing the competition to 13 teams. The finals series was also removed with the championship determined by a first past the post, won by APIA Leichhardt.

League table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers	24	13	9	2	39	21	35
2	Preston	24	11	7	6	32	22	29
3	St George Saints	24	12	5	7	31	24	29
4	Marconi Fairfield	24	11	5	8	41	25	27
5	Sydney Croatia	24	10	6	8	31	25	26
6	South Melbourne	24	9	7	8	32	34	25
7	Sydney Olympic	24	7	9	8	29	32	23
8	Brunswick Juventus	24	9	5	10	18	23	23
9	Melbourne Croatia	24	9	5	10	22	30	23
10	Adelaide City	24	6	10	8	29	23	22
11	Footscray JUST	24	7	8	9	17	27	22
12	Sunshine George Cross	24	3	9	12	26	42	15
13	Heidelberg United	24	3	7	14	25	44	13

Individual awards

• Referee's Player of the Year: Andrew Zinni (Brunswick Juventus)
• Player's Player of the Year: Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield)
• U-21 Player of the Year: John Markovski (Sunshine George Cross)
• Top Scorer(s): Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield – 16 goals)
• Coach of the Year: Rale Rasic (APIA Leichhardt)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1987 NSL Season