# 1987 in Australian soccer

The 1987 season was the 18th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 104th overall.

## National teams
### Australia men's national soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1987 President's Cup International Football Tournament
###### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Chile B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup
### Australia women's national soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1987 Women's World Invitation Tournament
###### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 4 | Qualification for tournament proper |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for tournament proper |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |

###### Tournament proper

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
| 3 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 |

### Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
###### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

### Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
###### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |

###### Knockout stage
## Domestic soccer
### National Soccer League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | APIA Leichhardt (C) | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Preston Makedonia | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 29 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | St George-Budapest | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Croatia | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Brunswick Juventus | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Croatia | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 22 | |
| 11 | Footscray JUST | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sunshine George Cross | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 15 | |
| 13 | Heidelberg United (R) | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 13 | Relegation to the Victorian State League |
| 14 | Sydney City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1987 National Soccer League.

### NSL Cup
#### Final
## Retirements

* 24 February 1987: Mark Jankovics, 30, former Australia, Saints and Marconi Fairfield striker.