The 2002–03 National Soccer League season, was the 27th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The finals format was revised for this season, with the top six teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for a home-and-away championship series. The top two teams from the championship series progressed to the grand final. Olympic Sharks were crowned premiers and Perth Glory were champions.
NSL 2002–03 | |
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League | National Soccer League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 2002–2003 |
Number of teams | 13 |
NSL season | |
Champions | Perth Glory |
Top scorer | Damian Mori (24) |
Teams
editRegular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Olympic Sharks | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
2 | Perth Glory (C) | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 50 | |
3 | Parramatta Power | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 40 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | |
5 | Adelaide Force | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37 | |
6 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | |
7 | South Melbourne | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 35 | |
8 | Sydney United | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 27 | |
9 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 27 | |
10 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 26 | |
11 | Football Kingz | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 24 | |
12 | Marconi Fairfield | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
13 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 23 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Home and Away Results
editRound 1
editMarconi Fairfield | 2–2 | Wollongong Wolves |
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Brosque |
Report | Sekulovski |
Brisbane Strikers | 1–2 | Northern Spirit |
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Grierson |
Report | Tomasevic Hutchinson |
Parramatta Power | 3–0* | Perth Glory |
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Horsley Despotovski |
- This match was awarded to Parramatta 3-0 after it was found that Perth Glory breached regulation 16.13 in playing an unregistered player - Andre Gumprecht. The determination was made on 4 February 2003.
Melbourne Knights | 1-1 | Olympic Sharks |
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Pelikan |
Report | Milicic |
Round 2
editNorthern Spirit | 1-4 | Football Kingz |
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Tomasevic |
Report | Ngata |
Olympic Sharks | 3–0 | Marconi Fairfield |
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Juric Porter Ishida |
Report |
Sydney United | 2–0 | Newcastle United |
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B Santalab Menapi |
Adelaide Force | 1-1 | Melbourne Knights |
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Valkanis |
Tunbridge |
Perth Glory | 3-4 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Hassell Mori |
Rech Grierson Roche |
Round 3
editMarconi Fairfield | 1-2 | Adelaide Force |
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Brosque |
Report | Valkanis Budin |
Newcastle United | 5–0 | Northern Spirit |
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J Griffiths Thomas Moreira |
Brisbane Strikers | 1-2 | Wollongong Wolves |
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Rech |
Young Babic |
Football Kingz | 0–1 | Perth Glory |
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Mori |
South Melbourne | 1-1 | Sydney United |
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Coveny |
Report | Cacic |
Parramatta Power | 1-2 | Olympic Sharks |
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Cardozo |
Juric Parisi |
Round 4
editNorthern Spirit | 3-2 | South Melbourne |
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Spencer Hutchinson Richter |
Kisnorbo Buljan |
Olympic Sharks | 2–0 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Packer Parisi |
Adelaide Force | 2–2 | Parramatta Power |
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Pantelis Vidmar |
Thompson Elrich |
Perth Glory | 1–0 | Newcastle United |
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Mori |
Round 5
editNewcastle United | 2–0 | Wollongong Wolves |
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J Griffiths Dodd |
Referee: Brett Hugo
Parramatta Power | 2–2 | Melbourne Knights |
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Piorkowski Brown |
Lapansky R Vargas |
Brisbane Strikers | 2-3 | Adelaide Force |
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Rech Grierson |
Report | Pelosi Vidmar |
Football Kingz | 2-2 | Olympic Sharks |
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Almendra |
Packer Harris |
South Melbourne | 2–0 | Perth Glory |
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Buljan Baird |
Sydney United | 1-1 | Northern Spirit |
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Menapi |
McDermott |
Round 6
editAdelaide Force | 2-1 | Football Kingz |
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Vidmar Tunbridge |
Almendra |
Perth Glory | 2–0 | Sydney United |
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Mori |
Melbourne Knights | 3-3 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Pelikan Fa’Arodo |
Report | Rech Pilic |
Round 7
editFootball Kingz | 2-2 | Melbourne Knights |
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deGregorio Almendra |
Sabljak Pelikan |
Newcastle United | 2-1 | Adelaide Force |
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J Griffiths Masi |
Tunbridge |
Northern Spirit | 1-3 | Perth Glory |
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Fisher |
Hassell Miller Mori |
Brisbane Strikers | 1-4 | Marconi Fairfield |
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Trajanovski |
Report | Spiteri Perinich Sekulic |
South Melbourne | 6–4 | Olympic Sharks |
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Baird Buljan Coveny Panopoulos |
Report | Packer Milicic Halpin Pondeljak |
Sydney United | 2-1 | Wollongong Wolves |
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Angelucci Cacic |
Young |
Round 8
editMarconi Fairfield | 2-1 | Football Kingz |
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Spiteri |
Ngata |
Parramatta Power | 2–0 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Cardozo Brownlie |
Adelaide Force | 4–0 | South Melbourne |
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Tunbridge Durakovic Smeltz Pelosi |
Olympic Sharks | 1–0 | Sydney United |
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Packer |
Wollongong Wolves | 2-1 | Northern Spirit |
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Babic Young |
Hutchinson |
Round 9
editFootball Kingz | 2-1 | Parramatta Power |
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Renaud Urlovic |
Salaoasidis |
Northern Spirit | 2-3 | Olympic Sharks |
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Tomasevic |
Watts Porter Pondeljak |
Perth Glory | 3-1 | Wollongong Wolves |
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Hassell Mrdja |
Young |
South Melbourne | 4-2 | Melbourne Knights |
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Trimboli Buljan Damianos Tolios |
Report | Buhic Pelikan |
Sydney United | 2-1 | Adelaide Force |
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Angelucci |
Vidmar |
Round 10
editBrisbane Strikers | 0–2 | Football Kingz |
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Report | Ngata Almendra |
Melbourne Knights | 3-2 | Sydney United |
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Pelikan Biscayzacu Cervinski |
Santalab |
Olympic Sharks | 2-1 | Perth Glory |
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Milicic Harris |
Report | Hassell |
Parramatta Power | 1-4 | Newcastle United |
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Buonavoglia |
J Griffiths Dodd |
Adelaide Force | 1-1 | Northern Spirit |
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Valkanis |
Hutchinson |
Round 11
editNorthern Spirit | 2-1 | Melbourne Knights |
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Kwasnik Richter |
Biscayzacu |
Newcastle United | 3-3 | Brisbane Strikers |
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Masi Tsekenis J Griffiths |
Roche Drake |
Perth Glory | 1–0 | Adelaide Force |
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Mrdja |
Olympic Sharks | 3–0 | Wollongong Wolves |
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Milicic Durante Porter |
Sydney United | 2–0 | Marconi Fairfield |
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Santalab Deur |
Report |
Round 12
editBrisbane Strikers | 2–1 | South Melbourne |
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Trajanovski McLaren |
Report | Coveny |
Melbourne Knights | 1-4 | Perth Glory |
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Pelikan |
Report | Mrdja Mori Hassell |
Parramatta Power | 3–0 | Sydney United |
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Salapasidis Maloney Elrich |
Round 13
editRound 14
editRound 15
editRound 16
editRound 17
editRound 18
editRound 19
editRound 20
editRound 21
editRound 22
editRound 23
editRound 24
editParramatta Power | 4 - 1 | SouM |
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Round 25
editRound 26
editChampionship play-offs
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Glory (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 27[a] | Qualification for the Grand Final |
2 | Olympic Sharks | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19[b] | |
3 | Adelaide Force (R) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | Joined the SASF Premier League[c] |
4 | Parramatta Power | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 13 | |
5 | Northern Spirit | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 8[d] | |
6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7[d] |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
- ^ Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
- ^ Adelaide Force was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the league due to financial difficulties.[1]
- ^ a b The Round 9 match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.
Championship Playoff Results
editPlayoff Round 1
editPlayoff Round 2
editPlayoff Round 3
editPlayoff Round 4
editPlayoff Round 5
editPlayoff Round 6
editPlayoff Round 7
editPlayoff Round 8
editPlayoff Round 9
edit- This match was initially postponed due to heavy rains in Sydney making the pitch unplayable. It was intended to be rescheduled for Rat Park. Neither side could affect the championship, so the match was not played.
Playoff Round 10
editGrand final
editPerth Glory | 2 – 0 | Olympic Sharks |
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Harnwell Mori |
(Report) |
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References
edit- ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.