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) |
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.
Teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Marconi 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
[edit]Northern 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
[edit]Marconi 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
[edit]Northern 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
[edit]Newcastle 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
[edit]Adelaide 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
[edit]Football 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
[edit]Marconi 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
[edit]Football 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
[edit]Brisbane 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
[edit]Northern 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
[edit]Brisbane 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
[edit]Round 14
[edit]Round 15
[edit]Round 16
[edit]Round 17
[edit]Round 18
[edit]Round 19
[edit]Round 20
[edit]Round 21
[edit]Round 22
[edit]Round 23
[edit]Round 24
[edit]Parramatta Power | 4 - 1 | SouM |
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Round 25
[edit]Round 26
[edit]Championship play-offs
[edit]Pos | 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
[edit]Playoff Round 1
[edit]Playoff Round 2
[edit]Playoff Round 3
[edit]Playoff Round 4
[edit]Playoff Round 5
[edit]Playoff Round 6
[edit]Playoff Round 7
[edit]Playoff Round 8
[edit]Playoff 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
[edit]Grand final
[edit]Perth 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.