League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney City | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 39 |
| 3 | Brisbane City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 35 |
| 4 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 35 |
| 5 | Canberra City | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 33 |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 33 |
| 7 | Adelaide City | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 32 |
| 8 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 31 |
| 9 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 31 |
| 10 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 30 |
| 11 | Wollongong City | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 28 |
| 12 | Preston Lions FC | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 25 |
| 13 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 25 |
| 14 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 25 |
| 15 | Blacktown City | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 21 |
| 16 | West Adelaide | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 57 | 14 |
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