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2002–03 National Soccer League

October 27, 2023

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
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration2002–2003
Number of teams13
NSL season
ChampionsPerth Glory
Top scorerDamian Mori (24)
National Soccer League seasons

Teams edit

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olympic Sharks 24 16 3 5 51 28 +23 51 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Perth Glory 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

Championship play-offs edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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:
  1. ^ Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
  2. ^ Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
  3. ^ Adelaide Force was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the league due to financial difficulties.[1]
  4. ^ a b The Round 9 match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

Grand final edit

Main article: 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
Perth Glory2 – 0Olympic Sharks
Harnwell   29'
Mori   87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 38,111
Referee: Mark Shield

References edit

  1. ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  • OzFootball Archives - 2002–03 NSL Season

October 27, 2023
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