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The 1984 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 78th season of soccer in South Australia and the 23rd to be run by the South Australian Soccer Federation since its reformation in 1962.
| Season | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Dates | ?–6 October |
← 1983 1985 → | |
Promotion and relegation
| 1983 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
|---|---|---|
| Division One | Adelaide City Youth Salisbury United | — |
| Division Two | Athelstone Seaford-Noarlunga Thebarton Asteras Windsor Melita | Sturt (withdrew) |
| Metropolitan League | Disbanded | |
1984 SASF Division One
| Season | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 March–? |
| Champions | Adelaide Croatia (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Adelaide City Youth Port Adelaide |
| NSL Cup | Adelaide Croatia West Torrens Birkalla |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 341 (2.58 per match) |
| Best Player | John Francis (Eastern Districts Azzurri) |
| Top goalscorer | Adrian Santrac (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Salisbury United 6–0 Adelaide City Youth |
| Biggest away win | Port Adelaide 0–5 Eastern Districts Azzurri (7 April) |
| Highest scoring | Beograd Woodville 6–4 Elizabeth City |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 SASF Division One season, known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 78th season of first division soccer in South Australia.[1][2][3]
Adelaide Croatia were champions for the second time. Adelaide City Youth and Port Adelaide were relegated.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Croatia (C) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 35 | Qualification for NSL Cup, Top Four Cup and Ampol Cup |
| 2 | West Torrens Birkalla | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 31 | |
| 3 | Beograd Woodville | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 30 | Qualification for Top Four Cup and Ampol Cup |
| 4 | Para Hills | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 26 | |
| 5 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for Ampol Cup |
| 6 | Salisbury United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 24 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Polonia Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | West Adelaide Youth | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Eastern Districts Azzurri | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 17 | |
| 11 | Adelaide City Youth (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 11 | Relegation to SASF Division Two |
| 12 | Port Adelaide (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 55 | −43 | 4 |
Source: Socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ACI | CRO | BEO | CAM | EDA | ELI | PAR | POL | POR | SAL | WES | WTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide City Youth | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Adelaide Croatia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Beograd Woodville | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Campbelltown City | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Eastern Districts Azzurri | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Elizabeth City | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Para Hills | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Polonia Adelaide | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Port Adelaide | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Salisbury United | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| West Adelaide Youth | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| West Torrens Birkalla | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Santrac | Beograd Woodville | 11 |
1984 SASF Division Two
| Season | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 March–? |
| Champions | Cumberland United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Cumberland United Whyalla City |
| Matches played | 168 |
| Goals scored | 450 (2.68 per match) |
| Best Player | Tom Middleton (Brighton City) |
| Biggest home win | Cumberland United 5–0 Brighton City (5 May) Noarlunga United 5–0 Modbury (19 May) |
| Biggest away win | Brighton City 1–6 Modbury (26 May) |
| Highest scoring | Brighton City 1–6 Modbury (26 May) |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 SASF Division Two season, known as the Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 61st season of second division soccer in South Australia.[4][2][3]
Cumberland United were champions for the first time and were promoted with Whyalla City.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland United (C, P) | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 12 | +41 | 38 | Promotion to SASF Division One and qualification for Ampol Cup |
| 2 | Whyalla City (P) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 35 | |
| 3 | West Fields APAC | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | USC Lion-Grange | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 34 | |
| 5 | Noarlunga United | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 28 | |
| 6 | Thebarton Asteras | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | Enfield-Victoria | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 21 | |
| 8 | Blackwood | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 19 | |
| 9 | Athelstone | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 19 | |
| 10 | Windsor Melita | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | Modbury | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 17 | |
| 12 | Seaford-Noarlunga | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 11 | |
| 13 | Brighton City | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 10 |
Source: Socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
Results from rounds 20 to 26 are unknown.
| Home \ Away | ATH | BLA | BRI | CMB | ENF | MOD | NOA | SEA | THE | USC | WEF | WHY | WIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athelstone | 0–2 | 2–0 | ? | ? | 2–1 | 0–3 | ? | ? | 0–4 | ? | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Blackwood | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | ? | ? | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | ? | ? | 4–0 | |
| Brighton City | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–6 | ? | 2–1 | 1–2 | ? | 2–4 | ? | 0–3 | |
| Cumberland United | ? | ? | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | ? | |
| Enfield-Victoria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ? | ? | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ? | 0–1 | ? | 1–0 | |
| Modbury | 0–2 | 2–3 | ? | 1–3 | ? | ? | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Noarlunga United | 1–1 | 2–2 | ? | 0–5 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | ? | 3–2 | |
| Seaford-Noarlunga | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | ? | 0–1 | 0–1 | ? | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ? | 0–1 | |
| Thebarton Asteras | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ? | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | ? | ? | ? | 1–2 | ? | |
| USC Lion-Grange | 3–1 | ? | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ? | |
| West Fields APAC | 2–1 | 3–1 | ? | 2–0 | ? | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ? | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | |
| Whyalla City | 4–0 | ? | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Windsor Melita | ? | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ? | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | ? | ? | 0–1 |
1984 Federation Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 45 |
| Defending champions | Beograd Woodville |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern Districts Azzurri (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Campbelltown City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 155 (3.52 per match) |
The 1984 SASF Federation Cup, known as the P.G.H. Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia.[5]
Eastern Districts Azzurri were champions for the second time, defeating Campbelltown City 2–1 after extra time in the final. Beograd Woodville were the defending champions, losing 0–1 in the quarter-finals to eventual finalists, Campbelltown City.
Format
| Round | No. of fixtures | Teams | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 13 | 45 → 32 | 26 |
| First round | 16 | 32 → 16 | 19 |
| Second round | 8 | 16 → 8 | None |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | None |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | None |
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | None |
Preliminary round
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Bracket
1984 Night Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | ?–21 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Eastern Districts Azzurri |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern Districts Azzurri (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | West Adelaide Youth |
The 1984 Night Series, known as the Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd running of the Night Series, a pre-season cup competition contested by the top six teams from the previous season's first division and the two newly promoted teams from the second division.[6]
Eastern Districts Azzurri were champions for the second time, defeating West Adelaide Youth in the final, successfully defending their title.
Group stage
The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals. Adelaide Croatia, Para Hills, Polonia Adelaide and Salisbury United were knocked out in the group stage.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Adelaide City Youth | 1 | |||||
| Eastern Districts Azzurri | 2 | |||||
| Eastern Districts Azzurri | ||||||
| West Adelaide Youth | ||||||
| West Adelaide Youth | 4 | |||||
| Beograd Woodville | 0 | |||||
1984 Top Four Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | ?–6 October |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Adelaide Croatia (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Para Hills |
The 1984 Top Four Cup, known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th running of the Top Four Cup, a post-season cup competition contested by the top four teams from the first division.[1]
Adelaide Croatia were champions for the first time, defeating Para Hills 3–2 in the final. Polonia Adelaide were the previous winners, but did not qualify for this season's competition after finishing eighth.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Adelaide Croatia | 3 | |||||
| Para Hills | 2 | |||||
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