1985 in Australian soccer

The 1985 season was the 16th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 102nd overall.

National Soccer League
For the second season of the conference format in the National Soccer League, Sydney City and South Melbourne won the Premierships from their respective conferences. The Grand Final was played between Sydney City and Brunswick Juventus, which Brunswick won 2–0 on aggregate winning their first national title.

Head coach changes
This is a list of changes of head coaches within Australian league soccer:

Retirements

 * 29 January 1985: Michael McLaughlin, 20, former Blacktown City striker.