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2002–03 in Australian soccer

The 2002–03 season was the 34th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 120th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season2002–03
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSydney Olympic
NSL ChampionshipPerth Glory
Women's soccer
WNSL PremiershipQueensland Sting
WNSL ChampionshipQueensland Sting
← 2001–02 Australia 2003–04 →


National teams edit

Australia national soccer team edit

Main article: Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
12 February 2003 England   1–3   Australia London, England
  • Jeffers   69'
 Report
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 30,590[1]
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
19 August 2003 Republic of Ireland   2–1   Australia Dublin, Ireland
 Report
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 37,200
Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)
7 September 2003 Australia   2–1   Jamaica Reading, England
 Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)

Australia women's national soccer team edit

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
26 September 2002 Canada   2–0   Australia Burnaby, Canada
 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: [2]
28 September 2002 Canada   0–1   Australia University of Victoria, Canada
Report
Stadium: Centennial Stadium
2 October 2002 United States   4–0   Australia Cary, United States
 Report Stadium: SAS Stadium
Attendance: 2,661
6 October 2002 Australia   2–0   Russia Cary, United States
 Report Stadium: SAS Stadium
9 October 2002 Australia   0–1   Italy Cary, United States
Report
  • Camporese   90'
 Stadium: SAS Stadium

National Soccer League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympic Sharks 24 16 3 5 51 28 +23 51 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff
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 City 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
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2003. Source: Soccer Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship play-off edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perth Glory (C) 10 8 0 2 27 7 +20 27[a] 2002–03 National Soccer League Champions
2 Olympic Sharks 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 19[b] 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
3 Adelaide City (R) 10 5 2 3 19 14 +5 17 Joined the 2003 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]
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2003. Source: Soccer Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of 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 City was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the League due to financial difficulties.[3]
  4. ^ a b The final round match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

References edit

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2003". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Matildas Internationals for 2002". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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