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2002–03 National Soccer League

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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

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

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Team Home city Home ground
Adelaide City FC Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium
Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Ballymore Stadium
Football Kingz Auckland Mt Smart Stadium
Marconi-Stallions Sydney Marconi Stadium
Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Stadium
Newcastle United Newcastle Newcastle Stadium
Northern Spirit Sydney North Sydney Oval
Olympic Sharks Sydney Endeavour Field
Parramatta Power Sydney Parramatta Stadium
Perth Glory Perth Perth Oval
South Melbourne Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Sydney United Sydney Edensor Park
Wollongong City Wollongong Brandon Park

Regular season

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League table

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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 (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

Home and Away Results

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Round 1

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Marconi Fairfield2–2Wollongong Wolves
Brosque 7', 75' Report Sekulovski 44', 53'
Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle United2–0South Melbourne
A Griffiths 43'
Baillie 47'

Brisbane Strikers1–2Northern Spirit
Grierson 42' Report Tomasevic 20'
Hutchinson 57'
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Peter Green

Parramatta Power3–0*Perth Glory
Horsley 59'
Despotovski 64'
Attendance: 4,155
  • 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.

Football Kingz0–0Sydney United
Attendance: 2,999
Referee: Derek Rugg

Melbourne Knights1-1Olympic Sharks
Pelikan 36' Report Milicic 47'
Attendance: 4,462

Round 2

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Northern Spirit1-4Football Kingz
Tomasevic 90' (pen.) Report Ngata 3', 18', 83' (pen.), 87'
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Wollongong Wolves0–0Parramatta Power
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Mark Shield

Olympic Sharks3–0Marconi Fairfield
Juric 26'
Porter 50'
Ishida 62'
Report
Attendance: 4,638


Adelaide Force1-1Melbourne Knights
Valkanis 90+2' Tunbridge 15' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory3-4Brisbane Strikers
Hassell 56'
Mori 75' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Rech 9', 78'
Grierson 21'
Roche 73'
Attendance: 10,573
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Round 3

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Newcastle United5–0Northern Spirit
J Griffiths 23', 32', 67'
Thomas 45'
Moreira 76'

Brisbane Strikers1-2Wollongong Wolves
Rech 82' Young 7', 16'
Babic 31'
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Craig Zetter

Football Kingz0–1Perth Glory
Mori 58'
Attendance: 3,282
Referee: Con Diomis

South Melbourne1-1Sydney United
Coveny 24' Report Cacic 32'
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Perry Mur

Parramatta Power1-2Olympic Sharks
Cardozo 45' Juric 60'
Parisi 69'
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Brett Hugo

Round 4

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Wollongong Wolves0–0Football Kingz
Report
Attendance: 3,681
Referee: James Lewis

Northern Spirit3-2South Melbourne
Spencer 16'
Hutchinson 37'
Richter 88'
Kisnorbo 62'
Buljan 85'
Attendance: 2,823

Olympic Sharks2–0Brisbane Strikers
Packer 52'
Parisi 90+2'
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Derek Rugg

Adelaide Force2–2Parramatta Power
Pantelis 34'
Vidmar 52'
Thompson 60'
Elrich 74'
Attendance: 2,454
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Perth Glory1–0Newcastle United
Mori 26'
Attendance: 10,448
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Melbourne Knights1–0Marconi Fairfield
Vasilevski 78' Report
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 5

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Parramatta Power2–2Melbourne Knights
Piorkowski 38' (o.g.)
Brown 75'
Lapansky 68'
R Vargas 90+3'
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Peter Green

Brisbane Strikers2-3Adelaide Force
Rech 18'
Grierson 23'
Report Pelosi 66', 77'
Vidmar 79'
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Derek Rugg

Football Kingz2-2Olympic Sharks
Almendra 52', 81' (pen.) Packer 51'
Harris 54'
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Ben Williams

South Melbourne2–0Perth Glory
Buljan 61'
Baird 6'
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 6

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Marconi Fairfield0–2Parramatta Power
Renaud 28'
Salapasidis 54'
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Olympic Sharks1–0Newcastle United
Porter 39'
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Wollongong Wolves0–0South Melbourne
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: James Lewis

Adelaide Force2-1Football Kingz
Vidmar 43'
Tunbridge 52'
Almendra 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,996
Referee: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory2–0Sydney United
Mori 9', 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,595
Referee: Mark Shield

Melbourne Knights3-3Brisbane Strikers
Pelikan 8'
Fa’Arodo 39', 50'
Report Rech 21', 90+4' (pen.)
Pilic 52'
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7

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Football Kingz2-2Melbourne Knights
deGregorio 47'
Almendra 51' (pen.)
Sabljak 69'
Pelikan 81'
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle United2-1Adelaide Force
J Griffiths 53' (pen.)
Masi 90+1'
Tunbridge 35'

Northern Spirit1-3Perth Glory
Fisher 55' Hassell 26'
Miller 62'
Mori 90+1'


South Melbourne6–4Olympic Sharks
Baird 2', 40'
Buljan 8'
Coveny 13', 89' (pen.)
Panopoulos 20'
Report Packer 22'
Milicic 44'
Halpin 60'
Pondeljak 85'
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 8

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Marconi Fairfield2-1Football Kingz
Spiteri 40', 56' Ngata 69'
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Brett Hugo

Parramatta Power2–0Brisbane Strikers
Cardozo 16' (pen.)
Brownlie 78'
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Con Diomis

Adelaide Force4–0South Melbourne
Tunbridge 18'
Durakovic 19' (o.g.)
Smeltz 62'
Pelosi 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Olympic Sharks1–0Sydney United
Packer 90+2'
Attendance: 3,620
Referee: Derek Rugg

Melbourne Knights2–0Newcastle United
Pelikan 3'
Buhic 44'
Report
Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Mark Shield

Wollongong Wolves2-1Northern Spirit
Babic 35'
Young 62'
Hutchinson 55'
Attendance: 2,925

Round 9

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Football Kingz2-1Parramatta Power
Renaud 62' (o.g.)
Urlovic 81'
Salaoasidis 4'
Attendance: 2,908
Referee: Derek Rugg

Newcastle United0–0Marconi Fairfield

Northern Spirit2-3Olympic Sharks
Tomasevic 77', 90+2' Watts 2' (o.g.)
Porter 17'
Pondeljak 68'
Attendance: 2,795

Perth Glory3-1Wollongong Wolves
Hassell 14', 43'
Mrdja 23'
Young 37' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,801
Referee: Peter Green

South Melbourne4-2Melbourne Knights
Trimboli 1' (pen.)
Buljan 31'
Damianos 61'
Tolios 67'
Report Buhic 30'
Pelikan 43' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,997
Referee: Brett Hugo

Sydney United2-1Adelaide Force
Angelucci 45', 87' Vidmar 84'

Round 10

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Brisbane Strikers0–2Football Kingz
Report Ngata 25'
Almendra 81'
Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Melbourne Knights3-2Sydney United
Pelikan 28' (pen.)
Biscayzacu 58' (pen.)
Cervinski 78'
Santalab 3', 55'
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: Craig Zetter

Olympic Sharks2-1Perth Glory
Milicic 60'
Harris 86'
Report Hassell 65'
Attendance: 5,020
Referee: Mark Shield

Parramatta Power1-4Newcastle United
Buonavoglia 88' J Griffiths 7', 18'
Dodd 24', 74'
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Eddie Lennie


Adelaide Force1-1Northern Spirit
Valkanis 83' Hutchinson 89'
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Con Diomis

Round 11

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Newcastle United3-3Brisbane Strikers
Masi 12'
Tsekenis 39'
J Griffiths 81'
Roche 55', 79'
Drake 59'

Perth Glory1–0Adelaide Force
Mrdja 84'
Attendance: 9,687
Referee: Con Diomis

South Melbourne1–0Parramatta Power
Coveny 85' Report
Attendance: 4,250

Olympic Sharks3–0Wollongong Wolves
Milicic 39'
Durante 52'
Porter 90+2'
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 12

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Football Kingz2–0Newcastle United
Urlovic 9'
Almendra 65'
Report
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Perry Mur

Brisbane Strikers2–1South Melbourne
Trajanovski 12'
McLaren 80'
Report Coveny 52'
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Mark Shield


Melbourne Knights1-4Perth Glory
Pelikan 18' (pen.) Report Mrdja 25'
Mori 33', 80'
Hassell 45'
Attendance: 4,770

Parramatta Power3–0Sydney United
Salapasidis 44'
Maloney 45'
Elrich 75'
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Ben Williams

Wollongong Wolves1–0Adelaide Force
Sekulovski 9'
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 13

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Northern Spirit2 - 1Parramatta Power

Adelaide Force1 - 3Olympic Sharks

Perth Glory3 - 0Marconi Fairfield

South Melbourne3 - 0Football Kingz

Melbourne Knights1 - 4Wollongong Wolves

Sydney United0 - 3Brisbane Strikers

Round 14

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Marconi Fairfield0 - 3Olympic Sharks

Newcastle United4 - 1Sydney United

Brisbane Strikers1 - 1Perth Glory

Melbourne Knights4 - 3Adelaide Force

Parramatta Power1 - 0Wollongong Wolves

Football Kingz1 - 3Northern Spirit

Round 15

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Northern Spirit2 - 3Brisbane Strikers

Wollongong Wolves2 - 4Marconi Fairfield

Perth Glory2 - 1Parramatta Power

South Melbourne1 - 1Newcastle United

Olympic Sharks3 - 1Melbourne Knights

Sydney United1 - 0Football Kingz

Round 16

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Perth Glory5 - 0Football Kingz

Northern Spirit0 - 0Northern Spirit

Olympic Sharks1 - 2Parramatta Power

Sydney United0 - 1South Melbourne

Round 17

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Football Kingz1 - 1Wollongong Wolves

Marconi Fairfield4 - 1Melbourne Knights

Newcastle United0 - 1Perth Glory

Brisbane Strikers3 - 0Olympic Sharks

Parramatta Power1 - 1Adelaide Force

South Melbourne1 - 0Northern Spirit

Round 18

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Adelaide Force1 - 0Brisbane Strikers

Northern Spirit1 - 0Sydney United

Perth Glory2 - 0South Melbourne

Olympic Sharks1 - 0Football Kingz

Melbourne Knights0 - 4Parramatta Power

Wollongong Wolves2 - 2Newcastle United

Round 19

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Newcastle United2 - 1Olympic Sharks

Brisbane Strikers1 - 5Melbourne Knights

Football Kingz0 - 3Adelaide Force

Parramatta Power7 - 0Marconi Fairfield

Sydney United1 - 1Perth Glory

South Melbourne0 - 0Wollongong Wolves

Round 20

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Adelaide Force2 - 3Newcastle United

Marconi Fairfield2 - 1Brisbane Strikers

Wollongong Wolves2 - 1Sydney United

Perth Glory3 - 0Northern Spirit

Melbourne Knights1 - 2Football Kingz

Olympic Sharks3 - 2South Melbourne

Round 21

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Football Kingz0 - 0Marconi Fairfield

Newcastle United1 - 1Melbourne Knights

Northern Spirit3 - 0Wollongong Wolves

Sydney United1 - 1Olympic Sharks

Brisbane Strikers3 - 0Parramatta Power

South Melbourne1 - 2Adelaide Force

Round 22

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Adelaide Force2 - 0Sydney United

Marconi Fairfield0 - 1Newcastle United

Parramatta Power7 - 0Football Kingz

Melbourne Knights1 - 0South Melbourne

Olympic Sharks2 - 3Northern Spirit

Wollongong Wolves1 - 6Perth Glory

Round 23

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Marconi Fairfield2 - 2South Melbourne

Newcastle United3 - 0Parramatta Power

Northern Spirit2 - 3Adelaide Force

Perth Glory0 - 1Olympic Sharks

Football Kingz0 - 3Brisbane Strikers

Sydney United2 - 0Melbourne Knights

Round 24

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Adelaide Force0 - 2Perth Glory

Marconi Fairfield1 - 1Sydney United

Wollongong Wolves0 - 5Olympic Sharks



Parramatta Power4 - 1SouM

Round 25

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South Melbourne1 - 0Brisbane Strikers

Newcastle United1 - 2Football Kingz



Perth Glory3 - 1Melbourne Knights

Sydney United0 - 1Parramatta Power

Round 26

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Olympic Sharks3 - 0Adelaide Force

Brisbane Strikers1 - 3Sydney United

Football Kingz4 - 5South Melbourne

Marconi Fairfield2 - 0Perth Glory

Parramatta Power5 - 1Northern Spirit

Championship play-offs

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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.

Championship Playoff Results

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Playoff Round 1

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Adelaide Force1 - 0Olympic Sharks

Perth Glory5 - 0Northern Spirit

Playoff Round 2

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Adelaide Force3 - 2Newcastle United

Parramatta Power2 - 1Perth Glory

Olympic Sharks1 - 3Northern Spirit

Playoff Round 3

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Newcastle United1 - 3Olympic Sharks

Perth Glory3 - 1Adelaide Force

Playoff Round 4

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Adelaide Force2 - 2Parramatta Power

Newcastle United0 - 0Northern Spirit

Olympic Sharks1 - 2Perth Glory

Playoff Round 5

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Northern Spirit1 - 2Adelaide Force

Perth Glory4 - 0Newcastle United

Parramatta Power2 - 2Olympic Sharks

Playoff Round 6

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Northern Spirit0 - 3Perth Glory


Playoff Round 7

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Perth Glory6 - 1Parramatta Power

Playoff Round 8

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Adelaide Force1 - 2Perth Glory


Playoff Round 9

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  • 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.

Perth Glory1 - 0Olympic Sharks

Playoff Round 10

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Newcastle United1 - 0Perth Glory


Grand final

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Perth Glory2 – 0Olympic Sharks
Harnwell 29'
Mori 87'
(Report)
Attendance: 38,111
Referee: Mark Shield

References

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  1. ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.