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NSL 1995-96
League National Soccer League
Sport Association football
Duration 1995-96
Number of teams 12
NSL season
Champions Melbourne Knights
Minor premiers Marconi-Fairfield
Top scorer
Damian Mori (31)
National Soccer League seasons

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The 1995–96 A-League season was the first year of a rebranded Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and the twentieth since the national league began in 1977. The competition was variously known as the A-League and the Ericsson Cup (as part of a sponsorship arrangement) at the time.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Overview


  • 3 Regular season


  • 4 Finals


    • 4.1 Grand Final




  • 5 Individual awards


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References





Background[edit]


After an attempt to reduce the number of NSL teams from 14 to 12, the Australian Soccer Federation announced that a new competition known as the A-League would operate in parallel to the NSL.[1] After a series of legal challenges, the A-League became the sole national league with largely the same composition of teams as the previous NSL season. The change was seen at the time as a rebranding rather than a new competition. Prior to the season beginning, the league announced a sponsorship agreement with Ericsson that was supposed to last until 2000. The sponsorship led to the league being renamed the Ericsson Cup, though the A-League and NSL names were still used in various forms.[2][3]


The commencement of the season was delayed as relegated teams Melbourne SC and Heidelberg United obtained court injunctions to prevent the league going ahead. Eventually the injunction was lifted in the Federal Court of Australia to allow the league to start, albeit several weeks late.[4][5]



Overview[edit]


The league was composed of 12 teams. After 33 rounds, Marconi-Fairfield were crowned minor premiers. In the final series, Marconi-Fairfield and the Melbourne Knights contested the 1996 A-League Grand Final, with Melbourne Knights prevailing 2–1.[6][7]



Regular season[edit]





































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Marconi Fairfield
 33
 17
 9
 7
 58
 35
 +23
 60
1996 National Soccer League Finals
2
Melbourne Knights (C)
 33
 17
 8
 8
 50
 28
 +22
 59
 1995–96 National Soccer League Champions
3
Sydney Olympic
 33
 17
 8
 8
 55
 41
 +14
 59
1996 National Soccer League Finals
4
Brisbane Strikers
 33
 17
 6
 10
 54
 35
 +19
 57
5
Adelaide City
 33
 15
 9
 9
 65
 40
 +25
 54
6
Sydney United
 33
 14
 12
 7
 47
 33
 +14
 54
7
West Adelaide
 33
 16
 5
 12
 49
 43
 +6
 53
8
South Melbourne
 33
 14
 4
 15
 50
 56
 −6
 46
9
Canberra Cosmos
 33
 8
 11
 14
 48
 61
 −13
 35
10
Morwell Falcons
 33
 9
 8
 16
 35
 65
 −30
 35
11
Wollongong City
 33
 5
 5
 23
 31
 63
 −32
 20
12
Newcastle Breakers
 33
 4
 5
 24
 35
 77
 −42
 17

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.


Finals[edit]












































































































































































































 
 Semifinals Wk1
Semifinals Wk2
Preliminary final
Grand final
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 1
  Marconi Fairfield
  0
 —
  Marconi Fairfield
  2 (2)
  
  Melbourne Knights
  2
 
 2
  Melbourne Knights
  1
 —
  Melbourne Knights
  2 (3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Marconi Fairfield
  1
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Marconi Fairfield
  4
  
  
  
  
 
 3
  Sydney Olympic
  0 0 (0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Adelaide City
  1
  
  
  
  
 
 5
  Adelaide City
  2 1 (3)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  Adelaide City
  1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  Sydney United
  0
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 4
  Brisbane Strikers
  0 1 (1)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 6
  Sydney United
  2 2 (4)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  




Grand Final[edit]


Main article: 1996 A-League Grand Final

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26 May 1996
15:00 AEST












Melbourne Knights 2 – 1 Marconi-Fairfield

Marth Goal 58'
Cervinski Goal 74'
 (report)
Harper Goal 78'


Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 14,258

Referee: Eddie Lennie




Individual awards[edit]




  • Johnny Warren Medal: Damian Mori (Adelaide City)[8]


  • U-21 Player of the Year: Jim Tsekenis (West Adelaide)[8]


  • Top Scorer: Damian Mori (Adelaide City) – 31 goals[8]


  • Coach of the Year: John Perin (Adelaide City)[8]



Notes[edit]





  1. ^ Schwab, Laurie (6 August 1995). "New League Announced". The Age. The federation would, in accordance with its articles of association, launch a new competition called the Soccer Australia A League, to kick off on 30 September..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Cockerill, Michael (5 October 1995). "A-plus: Hill nets five-year sponsor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


  3. ^ Cockerill, Michael (5 September 1995). "Stalled A-League gets key support". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


  4. ^ Cockerill, Michael (20 September 1995). "Court clears deck for A-teams". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


  5. ^ Cockerill, Michael (1 October 1995). "A-League far from the big league". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2015. Following an exhaustive and acrimonious legal process in which the lawyers (as usual) were the only winners, a revamped national competition - to be known as the A-League - will kick-off next weekend.


  6. ^ "4-1 win secures Marconi grand final spot". The Age. 19 May 1995. Retrieved 16 February 2015. Minor premier Marconi will now meet defending champion Melbourne Knights in the grand final in Melbourne next Sunday in their fifth clash this season.


  7. ^ Cockerill, Michael (26 May 1996). "It's two in a row for Knights". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2015. MELBOURNE KNIGHTS 2 (A Marth 58th A Cervinski 75th) bt MARCONI 1 (A Harper 80th). Referee: E Lennie. Crowd: 14,258 at Olympic Park. For once the game matched the occasion as the Melbourne Knights confirmed their favouritism with a stylish 2-1 win over Marconi-Fairfield in yesterday's A-League grand final.


  8. ^ abcd Schwab, Laurie (21 May 1996). "Mori tops soccer poll by record 186 votes". The Age. Retrieved 16 February 2015.




References[edit]



  • - NSL Awards

  • Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF)











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