# 1984 in Australian soccer

The 1984 season was the 15th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 101st overall.

## Domestic soccer
### National Soccer League

Northern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 21 | +46 | 42 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney Croatia | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Penrith City | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | Canberra Arrows | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 25 | |
| 10 | St George-Budapest | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Melita Eagles (R) | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League |
| 12 | Wollongong City | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 15 | |
Southern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Brunswick Juventus | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Preston Makedonia | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | Adelaide City | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Footscray JUST | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | Green Gully | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 24 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 21 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 21 | |
| 12 | Sunshine George Cross | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 16 | |

#### Finals series

Northern Conference
| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Northern Final | Northern Final | Northern Final |
| | | | 1 | Sydney City | 1 (4) | | | | 1 | Sydney City | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 1 (2) | | | | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 2 |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 2 | | | | 2 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | | | | 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 3 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3 (4) | | | | | | |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
Southern Conference
| Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Elimination and qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Southern Final | Southern Final | Southern Final |
| | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 3 | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | | | | 2 | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 1 | | | | 2 | Heidelberg United | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 2 | | | | 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Heidelberg United | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Brisbane Lions | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brunswick Juventus | 2 | | | | | | | | | |