The 1985 season was the 16th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 102nd overall.
National teams
Australia men's national soccer team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group C
Inter-confederation play-offs
Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
Results and fixtures
1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
Group C
1985 OFC U-20 Championship
Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
Results and fixtures
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Group B
Knockout stage
Domestic soccer
National Soccer League
For the second season of the conference format in the National Soccer League, Sydney City and South Melbourne won the Premierships from their respective conferences. The Grand Final was played between Sydney City and Brunswick Juventus, which Brunswick won 2–0 on aggregate winning their first national title.
NSL Cup
Final
Head coach changes This is a list of changes of head coaches within Australian league soccer:
TeamOutgoing head coachHead coaches of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentWest Adelaide Sam Salabasidis29 January 1985Pre-season Neil McGachey29 January 1985
Retirements 29 January 1985: Michael McLaughlin, 20, former Blacktown City striker.
References
External links Football Australia official website