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2 unusual facts about National Soccer League


C7 Sport

The programming lineup on the Sports Australia service was generally considered superior to that of its rival, Fox Sports Australia, with the AFL, Australian Rugby League premiership, the Australian National Soccer League, the FA Premier League, and Sheffield Shield cricket.

During the trial it also emerged that C7 had purchased the rights to the National Soccer League in an effort to kill the league and sport to gain favour from the AFL.


Claudio Pelosi

In the 2001-02 season, Pelosi played 23 matches and scored 7 goals with Grosetto before leaving Italy and heading to South Australia where he played for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League.

Mirko Jeličić

Jeličić had previously worked as a fitness coach for Perth Glory in the Australian National Soccer League, during the reign of manager Bernd Stange.

Mitchell Prentice

An AIS graduate, he played with Northern Spirit and Marconi Stallions in the NSL before trying his luck overseas where he had short stints with Scottish club Stirling Albion and Malaysian Super League side Pahang FA.

Morwell, Victoria

The LaTrobe City Stadium was home to the Gippsland Falcons, which competed in the National Soccer League until they disbanded in 2001, an offshoot club competes as the Falcons 2000 Gippsland Soccer League along with Fortuna 60 and Morwell Pegasus.

Pratten Park

Pratten Park has also hosted National Soccer League matches and was the home ground of Sydney Olympic FC for a brief period in the 1980s, the ground has also been used for lower league NSW Soccer matches.


see also

Goulburn Strikers FC

Over the years Goulburn and the Southern Tablelands have produced some great footballers, such as Shane Hall, the first Goulburn player ever to make the National Soccer League, Daniel Aliffi who has played professionally in the NSL for the Canberra Cosmos and the Wollongong Wolves

Spirit FC

Northern Spirit FC, a former National Soccer League team from North Sydney

Sydney City

Hakoah Sydney City East FC, a soccer club formerly competing in the Australian National Soccer League

Toronto Supra

Toronto Supra (CNSL) (1996, 1997) of the Canadian National Soccer League