National Soccer League 2002-03
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The National Soccer League 2002-03 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.
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OLYMPIC SHARKS:
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GK
1
Clint Bolton
DF
4
Paul Kohler
DF
6
Ante Jurić
(c)
MF
8
Tom Pondeljak
FW
9
Ante Milicic
MF
10
Troy Halpin
MF
11
Jade North
FW
17
Jeromy Harris
FW
18
Joel Porter
DF
23
Andrew Packer
MF
27
Hiroyuki Ishida
Substitutes:
MF
7
Wayne Srhoj
FW
12
Franco Parisi
MF
14
Greg Owens
Manager:
Lee Sterry
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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
Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the...
were crowned premiers and Perth Glory were champions.
Regular season table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League... |
24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 22 | 50 |
| 3 | Parramatta Power Parramatta Power Parramatta Power were a football team which was based in western Sydney. They played in the National Soccer League from season 1999/2000 until the league folded in 2004. The Power were runners up to Perth Glory in the 2003/04 season of the NSL after Perth made the Grand Final look easy in... |
24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 40 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 37 |
| 5 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 37 |
| 6 | Northern Spirit Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season... |
24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 36 |
| 7 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 35 |
| 8 | Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 27 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League... |
24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 52 | 27 |
| 10 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 26 |
| 11 | Football Kingz New Zealand Knights FC This page details the history of the club. For information on seasons and results see New Zealand Knights seasons 2005-06 and 2006-07New Zealand Knights Football Club were the only professional football club in New Zealand before they became defunct... |
24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 24 |
| 12 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 23 |
| 13 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 23 |
Championship series table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League... |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Parramatta Power Parramatta Power Parramatta Power were a football team which was based in western Sydney. They played in the National Soccer League from season 1999/2000 until the league folded in 2004. The Power were runners up to Perth Glory in the 2003/04 season of the NSL after Perth made the Grand Final look easy in... |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 13 |
| 5 | Northern Spirit Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season... |
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 8 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
Grand final
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| GK | 1 | Jason Petkovic Jason Petkovic Jason Petkovic is an Australian football player with Croatian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 2 | Matt Horsley Matt Horsley Matt Horsley is a retired Australian football player.-Club career:He last played as a right full back for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory in 2005, which he joined in 2001. Horsley had previously captained the Wollongong Wolves, with whom he played from 1990-2001... |
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| DF | 3 | Jamie Harnwell Jamie Harnwell Jamie Richard Harnwell is an Australian football player. He last played as a centre half for Sorrento FC.-Perth Glory:... |
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| MF | 4 | Bradley Hassell |
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| MF | 6 |  Andre GumprechtAndre Gumprecht André Gumprecht is a former German football player who is currently playing for Australian club Lake Macquarie City FC-Club career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Scott Miller Scott Miller (footballer) Scott "Scotty" Miller was an Australian football player.He last played as a left full back for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory. He earned 2 caps for the Australian national team and was an inaugural player for the Perth Glory in 1996.-External links:*... |
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| FW | 10 | Bobby Despotovski (c) |
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| FW | 16 | Damian Mori Damian Mori Damian Mori is an Australian football player who is the top scorer for the Socceroos... |
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| DF | 18 | Shane Pryce |
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| DF | 22 | Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 23 | David Tarka David Tarka David Tarka is an Australian football player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja Nik Mrdja Nik Mrdja is an Australian football player of Serbian ethnicity. He currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 12 | Mark Byrnes Mark Byrnes Mark John Byrnes is an Australian football defender who currently plays for the APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 15 |  Edgar AldrighiEdgar Aldrighi Júnior Edgar Aldrighi Júnior , also known as Dega, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hong Kong First Division club South China, as a defensive midfielder, and also assistant coach.-Club career:... |
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 Mich d'AvrayJean-Michel d'Avray Jean-Michel d'Avray is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town... Joe Marston Medal: Simon ColosimoSimon Colosimo Simon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:... Assistant Referees: Fourth Official: |
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Clint BoltonClint Bolton
Clint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
Paul KohlerPaul Kohler
Paul Kohler is an Australian football player of German and Italian Origin. He is a central defender who most recently played for the Sutherland Sharks.- Honours :...
Ante JurićAnte Juric
Ante Jurić is an Australian association football player and was recently the player/coach for Penrith Nepean United in the New South Wales Premier League in Australia...
(c)
Tom PondeljakTom Pondeljak
Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...
Ante MilicicAnte Milicic
Ante Milicic is an Australian former football player. He is currently one of the assistant managers of A-League club Melbourne Heart. He is of Croatian Australian origin....
Troy HalpinTroy Halpin
Troy Michael Halpin is a football player who played for many elite football teams in Australia.-Career:...
Jade NorthJade North
Jade Bronson North is an Indigenous Australian association football player. He played as a centre back or full back for the FC Tokyo in the J. League Division 2...
Jeromy Harris Joel PorterJoel Porter
Joel William Porter is an Australian football player who plays as a striker for the Hyundai A-League team Gold Coast United...
Andrew PackerAndrew Packer
Andrew Packer is a former Australian football player who last played for .-Biography:...
Hiroyuki IshidaHiroyuki Ishida
is a Japanese football player who has recently played as a right winger for Fujieda MY FC.-Biography:He played in the first season of the Hyundai A-League for Perth Glory coming from Sydney Olympic and not long after the 05/06 season had finished he went to pursue his playing career in Malaysia...
Wayne Srhoj Franco ParisiFranco Parisi
Franco Parisi is an Australian football player.-Biography:Franco plays as a striker for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League...
Greg OwensGreg Owens
Greg Owens is an Australian football player who plays in the position of attacking midfielder...
Lee Sterry