National Soccer League (NSL) adalah liga sepak bola tingkat teratas di Australia yang dijalankan oleh Soccer Australia dan kemudian dilanjutkan oleh Asosiasi Sepak Bola Australia. NSL, pendahulu A-League, berjalan selama 28 musim dari awal pada 1977 hingga dibubarkan pada 2004, ketika digantikan oleh kompetisi A-League yang dijalankan oleh Federasi Sepak Bola Australia, penerus Asosiasi Sepak Bola Australia.
| Negara | Australia |
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| Klub lain dari | Selandia Baru |
| Dibentuk | 1977 |
| Musim perdana | 1977 |
| Dibubarkan | 2004 |
| Jumlah tim | 42 (total) |
| Juara bertahan liga | Perth Glory (gelar ke-2) |
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| Gelar musim reguler terbanyak | Melbourne Knights (5 gelar) |
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Selama sejarah NSL, liga ini diikuti oleh total 42 tim; 41 berbasis di Australia dan satu berbasis di Selandia Baru. Pada awalnya, musim pertandingan berjalan selama musim dingin, hingga pada tahun 1989 diubah menjadi pada musim panas. Pada tahun 1984, liga dibagi menjadi dua konferensi (Utara dan Selatan) agar lebih banyak tim yang dapat bergabung ke dalam kompetisi; sebelum kembali menjadi hanya satu divisi pada tahun 1987. Kompetisi ini dikenal dengan berbagai nama menurut hak sponsor, yakni Philips Soccer League, Olympic Airways Soccer League, Coca-Cola Soccer League, Piala Ericsson dan A-League.
Sejak musim perdana liga hingga dibubarkan pada tahun 2004, total 13 klub menjadi juara liga (Champions) baik sebagai pemuncak klasemen maupun pemenang seri final yang berakhir pada pertandingan grand final.
Juara sunting
| Musim | Juara musim (Champions) | Skor | Juara kedua musim | Stadion | Penonton | Juara kompetisi reguler (Premiers) | Juara kedua kompetisi reguler | ||
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| 1977 | Eastern Suburbs (1) | Per klasemen | Marconi Fairfield | ||||||
| 1978 | West Adelaide (1) | Per klasemen | Sydney City | ||||||
| 1979 | Marconi Fairfield (1) | Per klasemen | Heidelberg United | ||||||
| 1980 | Sydney City (2) | Per klasemen | Heidelberg United | ||||||
| 1981 | Sydney City (3) | Per klasemen | South Melbourne | ||||||
| 1982 | Sydney City (4) | Per klasemen | St. George-Budapest | ||||||
| 1983 | St. George-Budapest (1) | Per klasemen | Sydney City | ||||||
| 1984 | South Melbourne (1) | P1: 2–1; P2: 1–2 Agg.: 4–2 | Sydney Olympic | P1: Olympic Park, Melbourne P2: Stadion St. George, Sydney | P1: 10.000 P2: 11.221 | Sydney City (1) | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1985 | Brunswick Juventus (1) | P1: 0–1; P2:1–0 Agg.: 2–0 | Sydney City | P1: Stadion St. George, Sydney P2: Olympic Park, Melbourne | P1: 2.491 P2: 7.560 | Sydney City (2) | Sydney United | ||
| 1986 | Adelaide City (1) | P1: 0–1; P2: 3–1 Agg.: 3–2 | Sydney Olympic | P1: Stadion Hindmarsh, Adelaide P2: Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | P1: 12.232 P2: 14.032 | Sydney United (1) | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1987 | APIA Leichhardt (1) | Per klasemen | Preston Makedonia | ||||||
| 1988 | Marconi Fairfield (2) | 2–2 (5–4 a.p.) | Sydney United | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 17.064 | Wollongong Wolves (1) | Sydney United | ||
| 1989 | Marconi Fairfield (3) | 1–0 | Sydney Olympic | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 23.387 | Marconi Fairfield (1) | St. George-Budapest | ||
| 1989–1990 | Sydney Olympic (1) | 2–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 26.353 | Marconi Fairfield (2) | South Melbourne | ||
| 1990–1991 | South Melbourne (2) | 1–1 (5–4 a.p.) | Melbourne Knights | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 21.338 | Melbourne Knights (1) | South Melbourne | ||
| 1991–1992 | Adelaide City (2) | 0–0 (4–2 a.p.) | Melbourne Knights | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 15.463 | Melbourne Knights (2) | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1992–1993 | Marconi Fairfield (4) | 1–0 | Adelaide City | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 13.376 | South Melbourne (1) | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 1993–1994 | Adelaide City (3) | 1–0 | Melbourne Knights | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 13.790 | Melbourne Knights (3) | South Melbourne | ||
| 1994–1995 | Melbourne Knights (1) | 2–0 | Adelaide City | Stadion Hindmarsh, Adelaide | 15.573 | Melbourne Knights (4) | Adelaide City | ||
| 1995–1996 | Melbourne Knights (2) | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 14.258 | Marconi Fairfield (3) | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 1996–1997 | Brisbane Strikers (1) | 2–0 | Sydney United | Lang Park, Brisbane | 40.446 | Sydney United (2) | Brisbane Strikers | ||
| 1997–1998 | South Melbourne (3) | 2–1 | Carlton SC | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 16.000 | South Melbourne (2) | Carlton SC | ||
| 1998–1999 | South Melbourne (4) | 3–2 | Sydney United | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 15.194 | Sydney United (3) | South Melbourne | ||
| 1999–2000 | Wollongong Wolves (1) | 3–3 (7–6 a.p.) | Perth Glory | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 43.242 | Perth Glory (1) | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| 2000–2001 | Wollongong Wolves (2) | 2–1 | South Melbourne | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 13.402 | South Melbourne (3) | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sydney Olympic (2) | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 42.735 | Perth Glory (2) | Newcastle Jets | ||
| 2002–2003 | Perth Glory (1) | 2–0 | Sydney Olympic | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 38.111 | Sydney Olympic (1) | Perth Glory | ||
| 2003–2004 | Perth Glory (2) | 1–0 (p.w.) | Parramatta Power | Stadion Parramatta, Sydney | 9.630 | Perth Glory (3) | Parramatta Power |
Penghargaan sunting
| Musim | Peraih Medali Johnny Warren (Pemain Terbaik dalam Musim) | Peraih Medali Joe Marston (Pemain Terbaik Pertandingan Final) | Pencetak gol terbanyak | Jumlah gol | |
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| 1977 | Dixie Deans (West Adelaide) | 16 | |||
| 1978 | Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United) Clive Eaton (Western Suburbs) | 14 | |||
| 1979 | Mark Jankovic (Marconi Fairfield) | 18 | |||
| 1980 | Gary Cole (Heidelberg United) | 21 | |||
| 1981 | Gary Cole (Heidelberg United) | 16 | |||
| 1982 | John Kosmina (Sydney City) | 23 | |||
| 1983 | Doug Brown (South Melbourne) | 16 | |||
| 1984 | Doug Brown (South Melbourne) | 22 | |||
| 1985 | Charlie Egan (South Melbourne) | 21 | |||
| 1986 | Graham Arnold (Sydney United) | 15 | |||
| 1987 | Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield) | 16 | |||
| 1988 | Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield) | 16 | |||
| 1989 | Zlatko Nastevski (Marconi Fairfield) | 20 | |||
| 1989–1990 | Željko Adžić (Melbourne Croatia) | Abbas Saad (Sydney Olympic) | David Seal (Sydney United) | 15 | |
| 1990–1991 | Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City) | Josip Biskic (Melbourne Knights) | David Seal (Marconi Fairfield) | 19 | |
| 1991–1992 | Josip Biskic (Melbourne CSC) | Alex Tobin (Adelaide City) | Tim Bredbury (Sydney Olympic) Kimon Taliadoros (South Melbourne) | 15 | |
| 1992–1993 | Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne) | Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City) | Francis Awaritefe (South Melbourne) | 19 | |
| 1993–1994 | Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights ) | Alex Tobin (Adelaide City) | Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights) | 16 | |
| 1994–1995 | Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights ) | Steve Horvat (Melbourne Knights) | Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights) | 18 | |
| 1995–1996 | Damian Mori (Adelaide City) | Andrew Marth (Melbourne Knights) | Damian Mori (Adelaide City) | 31 | |
| 1996–1997 | Kresimir Marusic (Sydney United) | Alan Hunter (Brisbane Strikers) | David Zdrilic (Sydney United) | 21 | |
| 1997–1998 | Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne) | Fausto De Amicis (South Melbourne) | Damian Mori (Adelaide City) | 19 | |
| 1998–1999 | Brad Maloney (Marconi-Fairfield) | Goran Lozanovski (South Melbourne) | Mile Sterjovski (Sydney United) | 18 | |
| 1999–2000 | Scott Chipperfield (Wollongong Wolves) | Scott Chipperfield (Wollongong Wolves) | Damian Mori (Adelaide City) | 22 | |
| 2000–2001 | Scott Chipperfield (Wollongong Wolves) | Matthew Horsley (Wollongong Wolves) | Saso Petrovski (Wollongong Wolves) | 21 | |
| 2001–2002 | Fernando Rech (Brisbane Strikers) | Ante Milicic (Sydney Olympic) | Damian Mori (Perth Glory) | 17 | |
| 2002–2003 | Damian Mori (Perth Glory) | Simon Colosimo (Perth Glory) | Damian Mori (Perth Glory) | 24 | |
| 2003–2004 | Ante Milicic (Parramatta Power) | Ahmad Elrich (Parramatta Power) | Ante Milicic (Parramatta Power) | 20 |
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