The 2003–04 Perth Glory SC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 1996, and its final season in the National Soccer League (NSL). Perth Glory finished top of the league and were crowned champions after defeating Parramatta Power in the 2004 NSL Grand Final.
| 2003–04 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owner | Nick Tana | |
| Head coach | Mich d'Avray | |
| Stadium | Members Equity Stadium Arena Joondalup Subiaco Oval | |
| National Soccer League | Premier (1st) | |
| Finals series | Champion | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Damian Mori (14)[1] All: Damian Mori (16)[1] | |
| Highest home attendance | 12,624 (regular season) 17,524 (finals) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,801 | |
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Review and events edit
Stadium edit
A redevelopment of Perth Oval, known as Member's Equity Stadium at the time, forced the Glory to play two home matches at Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth. The unavailability of Perth Oval in the opening rounds led the Glory to play the majority of the first half of the season playing away. From the opening of the renovated stadium in round 12, Perth Glory only played four matches away until round 26.[2][3][4][5] For the preliminary final, Glory used Subiaco Oval, which had hosted three previous NSL grand finals.[6][7]
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Glory (C) | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 57 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Parramatta Power | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 51 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40 | |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 37 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Sydney United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 24 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 23 | |
| 13 | Football Kingz | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 15 |
Source: ozfootball.net
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 season edit
| 28 September 2003 Round 2 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Melbourne Knights | Arena Joondalup |
Mori  82',Pondeljak 87',Caceres 88' |
Report[8] | Attendance: 9,780 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 4 October 2003 Round 3 | Brisbane Strikers | 0–0 | Perth Glory | Perry Park |
| Report | Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Peter Green |
| 12 October 2003 Round 4 | Football Kingz | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Ericsson Stadium |
| Ngata 64' |
Report | Despotovski 48', Pondeljak 57',Mori 67' |
Attendance: 1,245 Referee: D. Rugg |
| 19 October 2003 Round 5 | Northern Spirit | 3–5 | Perth Glory | Pittwater Park |
| O'Sullivan 6', 34', Osman 38' |
Report[9] | Pondeljak 11', Mori 12',Despotovski 14',Hassell 43', 48' |
Attendance: 2,867 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 26 October 2003 Round 6 | Sydney Olympic | 0–2 | Perth Glory | OKI Jubilee Stadium |
| Report | Mori 37', 76' |
Attendance: 3,383 Referee: S. Pryzdacz |
| 2 November 2003 Round 7 | Parramatta Power | 6–0 | Perth Glory | Parramatta Stadium |
| Milicic 8', 37', 44', Buonavoglia 29', 49',Colosimo 90' |
Report | Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 9 November 2003 Round 8 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | South Melbourne | Arena Joondalup |
| Despotovski 62' (pen.) |
Report[10] | Attendance: 7,356 Referee: S. Micallef |
| 16 November 2003 Round 9 | Adelaide United | 1–4 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Kemp 19' |
Report | Pondeljak 15', 92', Mori 16',Despotovski 49' |
Attendance: 13,096 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 23 November 2003 Round 10 | Wollongong Wolves | 2–1 | Perth Glory | WIN Stadium |
| Young 3', Nwaogazi 54' |
Report | Mori 69' |
Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Peter Green |
| 28 November 2003 Round 11 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Energy Australia Stadium |
| Masi 82' |
Report | Attendance: 2,976 Referee: S. Micallef |
| 2 February 2004 Round 12 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Sydney United | Perth |
| Mori 20', Mrdja 81' |
Report | Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 6,801 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 10 December 2003 Round 13 | Marconi Stallions | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Marconi Stadium |
| Report | Mori 68', Despotovski 73' |
Attendance: 1,851 Referee: B. Hugo |
| 21 December 2003 Round 15 | Melbourne Knights | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Knights Stadium |
| Report | Mrdja 32', 74' |
Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 27 December 2003 Round 16 | Perth Glory | 6–1 | Brisbane Strikers | Perth |
| Despotovski 26', Byrnes 45',Hassell 55',Caceres 74',Pondeljak 76',Mrdja 84' |
Report | Brownlie 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 12,142 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 3 January 2004 Round 17 | Perth Glory | 4–0 | Football Kingz | Perth |
| Murphy 29', Faria 56',Mrdja 62', 78' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 9,856 Referee: C. Diomis |
| 21 January 2004 Round 18 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
| Murphy 9', Pondeljak 42',Despotovski 85' |
Richter 25', Tomasevic 92' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 7,996 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 10 January 2004 Round 19 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Sydney Olympic | Perth |
| Murphy 76', 84' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 9,005 Referee: A. Nardi |
| 17 January 2004 Round 20 | Perth Glory | 4–1 | Parramatta Power | Perth |
| Mrdja 18', 52', Despotovski 27' (pen.),Caceres 90' |
Sekulovski 74' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 26 January 2004 Round 21 | South Melbourne | 0–0 | Perth Glory | Bob Jane Stadium |
| Attendance: 11,642 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 31 January 2004 Round 22 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| Mori 30', 34' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 9,711 Referee: A. Nardi |
| 7 February 2004 Round 23 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Wollongong Wolves | Perth |
| Despotovski 33', Mori 62' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 9,233 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 14 February 2004 Round 24 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Perth |
| Mori 27', Caceres 85' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 8,678 Referee: C. Zetter |
| 22 February 2004 Round 25 | Sydney United | 2–4 | Perth Glory | Sydney United Sports Centre |
| Santalab 69', Heffernan 78' |
Mrdja 28', 38', 92', Hassell 70' |
Attendance: 3,039 Referee: C. Diomis |
| 8 February 2004 Round 26 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Marconi Stallions | Perth |
| Mori 83', Mrdja 86' |
Spiteri 21', 76' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 10,458 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Finals edit
| 13 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 1st Leg | Parramatta Power | 4–2 | Perth Glory | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
| Ceccoli 9' Petrovski 41'Zorbas 45'Milicic 75' |
Report) | Despotovski 46' Harnwell 56' |
Attendance: 6,059 Referee: Micallef |
| 20 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 2nd Leg | Perth Glory | 0–2 (2–6 agg.) | Parramatta Power | Perth |
| Report | Elrich 15' Petrovski 65' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 14,023 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 28 March 2004 Preliminary Final | Perth Glory | 5–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| Despotovski 10', 81' Mori 51', 69'Mrdja 88' |
Report | Stadium: Subiaco Oval Attendance: 17,524 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 4 April 2004 2004 NSL Grand Final | Parramatta Power | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Mrdja  98' |
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 9,630 Referee: Mark Shield Man of the Match: Ahmad Elrich |
Player details edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National Soccer League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  AUS
|
Jason Petkovic | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS
|
Matt Horsley | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS
|
Matthew Bingley | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS
|
Brad Hassell | 27 | 4 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | AUS
|
Shaun Murphy | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | AUS
|
Wayne Srhoj | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AUS
|
Scott Miller | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS
|
Anthony Danze | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS
|
Nik Mrdja | 23 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| 10 | FW | AUS
|
Bobby Despotovski | 25 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
| 11 | FW | AUS
|
Jade North | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AUS
|
Mark Byrnes | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | AUS
|
Andrew Packer | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS
|
Tom Pondeljak | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 |
| 16 | FW | AUS
|
Damien Mori | 26 | 16 | 26 | 16 |
| 17 | MF | AUS
|
Gary Faria | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | AUS
|
Nick Ward | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | AUS
|
Jamie Harnwell | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| 20 | GK | AUS
|
Vince Matassa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS
|
Adrian Caceres | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 22 | DF | AUS
|
Dean Apelgren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | AUS
|
Jamie Coyne | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2003 | DF | Shaun Murphy |
Sheffield United | Free transfer | [13] |
| August 2003 | FW | Jade North |
Olympic Sharks | [14] | |
| MF | Wayne Shroj
| ||||
| MF | Tom Pondeljak
|
References edit
- ^ a b "2003/2004 Season Top Scorers". OzFootball. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (29 October 2003). "Perth Oval lost to Members Equity". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Cook, Jonathan (25 July 2003). "Glory in tough road test". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Glory's new home behind schedule". ABC Sport. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 29 October 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Perth Glory - 2003/04". The World Game. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Five-goal Glory into grand final". Illawarra Mercury. 29 March 2004. p. 35.
- ^ Place, Michael (4 April 2004). "Underdog is hungry for Grand Final glory". The Sunday Times. p. 89.
- ^ Findlay, Len (29 September 2003). "Glory leaves it late to strike". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Findlay, Len (23 October 2003). "Hassell on target for Glory's road warriors". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Cook, Jonathan (10 November 2003). "Glory in safe hands". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 19 November 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Players". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 8 June 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Perth Glory roster for 2003/2004". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Cook, Jonathan (29 July 2003). "D'Avray elated at Murphy signing". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Cook, Jonathan (5 August 2003). "Srhoj, North in switch to Glory". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.