1992–93 National Soccer League

NSL 1992-92
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1992-93
Number of teams	14
NSL season
Champions	Marconi Fairfield
Top scorer	Francis Awaritefe (19)

The 1992–93 National Soccer League season, was the 17th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Teams

Team	Home city	Home ground
Adelaide City	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium
Brisbane United	Brisbane	Perry Park
Heidelberg United	Melbourne	Olympic Village
Marconi-Fairfield	Sydney	Marconi Stadium
Melbourne CSC	Melbourne	Somers Street Stadium
Morwell Falcons	Morwell	Falcons Park
Newcastle Breakers	Newcastle	Breakers Stadium
Parramatta Eagles	Sydney	Melita Stadium
Preston Makedonia	Melbourne	Connor Reserve
South Melbourne	Melbourne	Middle Park
Sydney CSC	Sydney	Edensor Park
Sydney Olympic	Sydney	St George Stadium
West Adelaide	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium
Wollongong City Wolves	Wollongong	Brandon Park

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Melbourne	26	18	4	4	51	23	+28	58	1993 National Soccer League Finals
2	Marconi Fairfield (C)	26	17	2	7	57	29	+28	53	1992–93 National Soccer League Champions
3	Adelaide City	26	12	5	9	37	34	+3	41	1993 National Soccer League Finals
4	Wollongong City	26	11	6	9	33	27	+6	39
5	West Adelaide	26	12	3	11	43	39	+4	39
6	Parramatta Eagles	26	11	6	9	39	41	−2	39
7	Sydney Croatia	26	12	3	11	36	41	−5	39
8	Newcastle Breakers	26	10	8	8	38	29	+9	38
9	Sydney Olympic	26	10	4	12	36	31	+5	34
10	Melbourne Croatia	26	10	4	12	38	39	−1	34
11	Heidelberg United	26	7	9	10	30	40	−10	30
12	Morwell Falcons	26	7	7	12	29	43	−14	28
13	Preston Makedonia (R)	26	6	4	16	28	45	−17	0181	Relegated to the 1994 Victorian Premier League
14	Brisbane United	26	5	3	18	32	64	−32	18

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹ Preston had 4 points deducted by the NSL for Crowd disturbances in the 1991/92 season.

Finals

	Semifinals Wk1					Semifinals Wk2				Preliminary final				Grand final
	1	South Melbourne	0	—		South Melbourne	0 (0)							Marconi Fairfield	1
	2	Marconi Fairfield	1	—		Marconi Fairfield	7 (8)							Adelaide City	0
										South Melbourne	1
	3	Adelaide City	0 2 (2)							Adelaide City	3
	5	West Adelaide	1 1 (2)
						Adelaide City	4
						Wollongong City	0
	4	Wollongong City	3 1 (4)
	6	Parramatta Eagles	0 2 (2)

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
• U-21 Player of the Year: Steve Corica (Marconi Fairfield)
• Top Scorer: Francis Awaritefe (South Melbourne) - 19 goals
• Coach of the Year: Jim Pyrgolios (South Melbourne)

References

• List of NSL Awards
• Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
• Matrix of 1992/93 NSL season at ozfootball
• Scores and match details at ozfootball