National Youth League (1984–2004)

For the current competition, founded in 2008, see National Youth League (Australia).
National Youth League
Country Australia
Founded 1984
Folded 2004
Most championships Melbourne Knights, South Melbourne,
Australian Institute of Sport,
(3 titles each)

The National Youth League (NYL), was an Australian national soccer league run in parallel to the National Soccer League (NSL) between 1984 and 2004. The aim of the league was to provide a pathway for young players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior NSL teams to remain match fit. The league was founded in 1984, alongside the simultaneous expansion of the senior competition.[1] The league later followed the NSL's move to summer competition during the switch to summer play in 1989.

The competition was split into Northern and Southern divisions, with the winners of each division playing off in a grand final to decide the national champion. The Southern division included teams mostly from Victoria, but also sides from South Australia. The Northern division contained teams from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland. Teams were drawn from NSL clubs, state league clubs, regional representative sides as well as the programs of the various state-run sports institutes, such as the Australian Institute of Sport's Football Program. The competition ceased operation in 2004, at the same time the NSL ended. While the A-League replaced the NSL in 2005, after a season's recess, the NYL was not succeeded by the A-League National Youth League until 2008.

Champions

Year Champion Runner up Score Venue
1984 South Melbourne Hellas Melita Eagles 3–2
1985 Sydney City Heidelberg Alexander 3-0
1986 Australian Institute of Sport Sunshine George Cross 3–0
1987 Sydney Olympic Sunshine George Cross 1-0
1988 Marconi Sunshine George Cross 2-1
1989 Sunshine George Cross Marconi 3–2
1989/1990 Melbourne Croatia APIA Leichhardt 2–1
1990/1991 South Melbourne Sydney Olympic 3–2
1991/1992 Sydney Croatia South Melbourne 3–1
1992/1993 West Adelaide Australian Institute of Sport 1–0
1993/1994 South Melbourne Sydney United 2–0
1994/1995 Sydney United Melbourne Knights 1-0
1995/1996 Marconi Stallions West Adelaide 3–1
1996/1997 Melbourne Knights Sydney United 1–0
1997/1998 Australian Institute of Sport Adelaide City 4-1
1998/1999 Australian Institute of Sport Adelaide City 8–1 Knights Stadium
1999/2000 Carlton Parramatta Power 1-0
2000/2001 Melbourne Knights Marconi Stallions 3–2
2001/2002 Parramatta Power Melbourne Knights 2-0
2002/2003 Parramatta Power Whittlesea Stallions 6-2
2003/2004 Canberra Deakin South Melbourne 2–1

Performance by team

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Melbourne Knights
3
2
 1989-90, 1996–97, 2000–01
South Melbourne
3
2
 1984, 1990–91, 1993–94
Australian Institute of Sport
3
1
 1986, 1997–98, 1998–99,
Marconi Stallions
2
2
 1988, 1995–96
Sydney United
2
2
 1991-92, 1994–95
Parramatta Power
2
1
 2001-02, 2002–03
Sunshine George Cross
1
3
 1989
Sydney Olympic
1
1
 1987
West Adelaide
1
1
 1992/93
Carlton
1
0
 1999/2000
Canberra Deakin
1
0
 2003-04
Sydney City
1
0
 1985

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Swift, Adrian (29 February 1984). "Soccer strives for new image to sell season". The Age. Retrieved 23 September 2014 – via Google News Archive.

References

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