# 1986 in Australian soccer

The 1986 season was the 17th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 103rd overall.

## National teams
### Australia women's national soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1986 OFC Women's Championship
###### First round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advanced to Third place play-off |
| 4 | New Zealand B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Advanced to Third place play-off |

###### Final
### Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1986 OFC U-20 Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 | Qualification for 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | |

### Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1986 OFC U-17 Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Qualification for 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |

## Domestic soccer
### National Soccer League

Northern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 32 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 25 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 24 | Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Newcastle Rosebud United (R) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 24 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wollongong City (R) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 23 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 9 | Blacktown City (R) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 10 | Canberra City (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 16 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 11 | Canterbury Marrickville (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 11 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 12 | Inter Monaro (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 11 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
* ↑ Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup as the 1986 NSL Cup winners.
Southern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brunswick Juventus | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 28 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide City (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship |
| 4 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 25 | |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Lions (R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 | Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League |
| 9 | West Adelaide (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One |
| 10 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 13 | Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League |
| 12 | Green Gully (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 10 | Relegation to the 1987 Victorian State League |