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Australian soccer state leagues

Season	1997
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The 1997 Australian soccer state leagues were eight different state league tournaments, ran by each major state football federation. The competitions were the ACT Premier League, NSW Super League, Northern NSW Division 1, Brisbane Premier League, South Australian Super League, Tasmanian State League, Victorian Premier League and Western Australian Premier League.

League tables

ACT

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Belconnen United (C)	18	14	4	0	42	7	+35	48	1997 ACT Premier League Finals
2	Canberra Olympic	18	13	1	4	49	18	+31	41
3	Weston Creek Royals	18	12	2	4	54	29	+25	40
4	Canberra Deakin	18	9	3	6	35	22	+13	33
5	Monaro Panthers	18	10	1	7	38	26	+12	32
6	Canberra City	18	8	3	7	41	31	+10	28
7	Gungahlin Juventus	18	7	3	8	35	24	+11	26
8	UC Pumas	18	3	3	12	19	43	−24	13
9	Queanbeyan City	18	2	2	14	14	69	−55	9
10	Tuggeranong United (R)	18	1	0	17	13	71	−58	3	Relegated to the 1998 ACT Division 1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/ACT/PL/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

^NB Score draws awarded two points and goalless draws one point.

NSW

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Parramatta Eagles (C)	20	11	7	2	43	17	+26	40	1997 NSW Super League Finals
2	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	20	12	3	5	27	17	+10	39
3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	20	11	3	6	47	22	+25	36
4	Blacktown City Demons	20	7	6	7	29	26	+3	27
5	Bankstown City	20	7	6	7	32	30	+2	27
6	Central Coast Coasties	20	6	7	7	27	26	+1	25
7	Canterbury-Marrickville	20	5	8	7	26	38	−12	23
8	Macarthur Rams	20	6	4	10	21	37	−16	22
9	St George Saints	20	4	9	7	23	35	−12	21
10	Sydney United	20	6	4	10	20	36	−16	21
11	Sutherland Sharks	20	3	7	10	21	32	−11	16

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/NSW/SL/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Northern NSW

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Broadmeadow Magic	18	13	2	3	36	14	+22	41	1997 NNSW Division 1 Finals
2	Highfields Azzurri (C)	18	12	4	2	43	14	+29	40
3	Edgeworth Eagles	18	11	3	4	56	20	+36	36
4	Hamilton Olympic	18	8	6	4	30	20	+10	30
5	Weston Workers	18	7	7	4	43	23	+20	28
6	Toronto Awaba	18	7	5	6	36	31	+5	26
7	Easts Maitland	18	6	2	10	28	38	−10	20
8	Cessnock City	18	2	7	9	21	43	−22	13
9	Wallsend	18	3	3	12	25	48	−23	12
10	Belmont Swansea	18	1	1	16	9	76	−67	4

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/NNSW/Div1/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Queensland (Brisbane)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brisbane City (C)	21	12	6	3	39	22	+17	42	1997 Brisbane Premier League Finals
2	Bundaberg Waves	21	11	4	6	40	31	+9	37
3	Taringa Rovers	21	11	3	7	37	23	+14	36
4	Brisbane Lions	21	10	6	5	27	19	+8	36
5	Rochedale Rovers	21	8	6	7	40	32	+8	30
6	Wynnum Wolves	21	6	2	13	42	30	+12	20
7	Beenleigh FC	21	6	1	14	43	47	−4	19
8	Coalstars SC (R)	21	5	2	14	23	56	−33	17	Relegated to the 1998 Brisbane Division 1

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/QLD/PL/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

South Australia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adelaide Raiders (C)	21	13	8	0	44	22	+22	47	1997 SA Premier League Finals
2	West Torrens Birkalla	21	11	5	5	50	25	+25	38
3	Adelaide Blue Eagles	21	9	6	6	33	28	+5	33
4	Campbelltown City	21	9	5	7	41	33	+8	32
5	Adelaide Olympic	21	8	6	7	42	35	+7	30
6	White City	21	5	5	11	21	36	−15	20
7	Port Adelaide Pirates	21	5	5	11	23	41	−18	20
8	Salisbury United (R)	21	2	4	15	18	52	−34	10	Relegated to the 1998 SA State League

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/SA/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tasmania

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	New Town Eagles (C)	18	14	2	2	80	19	+61	44	1997 TAS State League Finals
2	Devonport City	18	12	2	4	62	30	+32	38
3	Hobart Zebras	18	10	4	4	48	31	+17	34
4	Hobart Olympic	18	9	5	4	45	31	+14	32
5	Launceston Zebras	18	8	2	8	46	47	−1	26
6	South Hobart	18	7	3	8	39	47	−8	24
7	West Hobart Lions	18	5	3	10	26	42	−16	18
8	Glenorchy Knights	18	5	3	10	41	59	−18	18
9	Launceston United	18	4	2	12	27	62	−35	14
10	Riverside Olympic (R)	18	2	2	14	20	66	−46	8	Qualification to the 1997 Relegation play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/TAS/State/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Victoria

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Altona Magic (C)	26	14	9	3	53	17	+36	51	1997 VIC Premier League Finals
2	Bentleigh Greens	26	14	7	5	75	36	+39	49
3	Green Gully	26	13	9	4	40	19	+21	48
4	Preston Lions	26	13	6	7	45	30	+15	45
5	Bulleen Inter Kings	26	13	6	7	45	37	+8	45
6	Springvale White Eagles	26	11	8	7	43	37	+6	41
7	St Albans Saints	26	11	7	8	48	38	+10	40
8	Sunshine George Cross	26	10	6	10	54	53	+1	36
9	Heidelberg United	26	10	4	12	44	47	−3	34
10	Port Melbourne	26	10	3	13	48	43	+5	33
11	Thomastown Zebras	26	8	5	13	38	42	−4	29
12	Fawkner Blues	26	6	9	11	37	47	−10	27
13	North Geelong Warriors (R)	26	4	4	18	22	77	−55	16	Relegated to the 1998 VIC State League Division 1
14	Melton Reds (R)	26	2	3	21	29	98	−69	9

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/VIC/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Western Australia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Floreat Athena (C)	26	17	7	2	70	30	+40	58
2	Sorrento	26	17	4	5	55	26	+29	55
3	Fremantle City	26	15	7	4	59	14	+45	52
4	Western Knights	26	14	6	6	67	45	+22	48
5	Inglewood Falcons	26	13	8	5	51	37	+14	47
6	Spearwood Dalmatinac	26	12	4	10	65	47	+18	40
7	Perth SC	26	10	9	7	44	37	+7	39
8	Joondalup City	26	10	8	8	49	45	+4	38
9	Bayswater City	26	7	8	11	43	44	−1	29
10	Dianella White Eagles	26	7	7	12	31	48	−17	28
11	Stirling Macedonia	26	7	4	15	38	56	−18	25
12	Olympic Kingsway	26	5	7	14	38	70	−32	22
13	Swan IC (R)	26	6	2	18	30	71	−41	20	Relegated to 1998 WA State League Division 1
14	Morley-Windmills (R)	26	1	1	24	9	79	−70	4

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 1997. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/WA/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated