# 1997–98 in Australian soccer

The 1996–97 season was the 29th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 115th overall.

## National teams
### Men's senior
#### Results and fixtures
##### 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### 1998 Optus World Series
### Men's under-17
#### Results and fixtures
##### Friendlies
## Domestic soccer
### National Soccer League

South Melbourne won the championship in a 2–1 win against Carlton in the Grand Final.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Carlton | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 45 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney United | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | |
| 9 | UTS Olympic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Gippsland Falcons | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Strikers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 21 | |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 17 | |

#### Finals series

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 May 1998 | 16 May 1998 | 16 May 1998 |
| | | | | | 2 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | South Melbourne | 2 |
| | | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 May 1998 | 10 May 1998 | 10 May 1998 | Carlton | Carlton | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carlton | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Carlton | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Marconi Fairfield | Marconi Fairfield | Marconi Fairfield | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's National Soccer League

NSW Institute of Sport won the championship in 3–2 win against SA Sports Institute.
Pool A :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SA Sports Institute | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Victoria ITC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Queensland Academy of Sport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 9 | |
Pool B :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NSW Institute of Sport (C) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | ACT Academy of Sport | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Northern NSW ITC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |