| Competition: | National Soccer League |
| Season: | 1982 |
| Dates: | 13 February – 5 September 1982 |
| Winners: | Sydney City 3rd title |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 701 |
| League Topscorer Section: | Top scorers |
| League Topscorer: | John Kosmina (23 goals) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Jeff Olver (10 clean sheets) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (7 March 1982) (6 June 1982) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (6 June 1982) |
| Highest Scoring: | (7 March 1982) (6 June 1982) |
| Highest Attendance: | 12,186 (4 April 1982) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 400 (5 September 1982) |
| Prevseason: | 1981 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
The 1982 National Soccer League was the sixth season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. Sydney City won the championship for the third consecutive season.
Sixteen teams competed in the league.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Kosmina | Sydney City | 23 |
| 2 | Charlie Egan | South Melbourne | 20 |
| 3 | Dez Marton | St George-Budapest | 18 |
| 4 | Mark Koussas | Sydney Olympic | 16 |
| Phil O'Connor | Wollongong City | ||
| 6 | Graham Honeyman | West Adelaide | 14 |
| Marshall Soper | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 8 | Jim Campbell | Heidelberg United | 12 |
| Gary Cole | |||
| Sebastian Giampaolo | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| Mark Jankovics | Marconi Fairfield |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Honeyman | West Adelaide | Wollongong City | 4–0 (H) | 28 February 1982 | |
| Mark Koussas | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane City | 5–0 (H) | 18 April 1982 | |
| John Kosmina | Sydney City | St George-Budapest | 3–1 (H) | 2 May 1982 | |
| Marconi Fairfield | 3–1 (H) | 16 May 1982 | |||
| Craig Johnston | Newcastle KB United | Brisbane Lions | 3–1 (H) | 26 June 1982 | |
| John Kosmina4 | Sydney City | Brisbane City | 5–2 (H) | 4 July 1982 | |
| Peter Katholos | Sydney Olympic | APIA Leichhardt | 3–0 (A) | 11 July 1982 | |
| John Kosmina | Sydney City | West Adelaide | 5–2 (H) | 5 September 1982 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Olver | Heidelberg United | 10 |
| 2 | Todd Clarke | Sydney City | 9 |
| 3 | Martyn Crook | West Adelaide | 8 |
| Mike Fraser | St George-Budapest | ||
| 5 | Bobby Ferguson | Adelaide City | 7 |
| Allan Maher | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 7 | Milutin Ciric | Footscray JUST | 5 |
| Jim Preston | Wollongong City | ||
| Peter Wilson | Sydney Olympic | ||
| Greg Woodhouse | APIA Leichhardt |
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Soccer League Player of the Year | Peter Katholos | Sydney Olympic | |
| National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year | David Lowe | Newcastle KB United | |
| National Soccer League Coach of the Year | Frank Arok | St George-Budapest |