The 2003–04 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bankstown City Lions |
| Premiers | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Promoted | Sydney Crescent Star |
| Relegated | Fairfield Bulls |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 407 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matthew Borg (19) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The Belconnen Blue Devils took out the minor premiership on 47 competition points, after having a superior goal difference over second placed St George Saints. However, the Devils lost two of three games in the finals series, including the grand final 2–0 to Bankstown City Lions. Thus, the Lions were the premiers for the 2003–04 NSW Premier League season.
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Continental Tyres Cup in which the Sydney Crescent Star were crowned champions after defeating Bonnyrigg White Eagles in a penalty shootout at Gabbie Stadium.[1]
Clubs edit
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2003 season.)
- Sydney Crescent Star
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2002–03 season.)
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions | Jensen Oval | 8,000 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 2,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | The Crest Reserve | |
| Central Coast United | Pluim Park | |
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| Rockdale City Suns | Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre | 5,000 |
| St George Saints | St George Stadium | 15,000 |
| Sydney Crescent Star | Lidcombe Oval |
Regular Series edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 47 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | St George Saints | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | |
| 3 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | |
| 4 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sydney Crescent Star | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 30 | |
| 8 | Parramatta Eagles | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 19 | |
| 12 | Canterbury-Marrickville (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 17 | Relegated to Super League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results edit
Finals series edit
| Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belconnen | 3 | 3 | Bankstown | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bankstown | 4 | 1 | Belconnen | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George | 1 | 1 | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bankstown | 2 | 2 | St George | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Blacktown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Blacktown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Crescent Star | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Finals edit
| 22 May 2004 Elimination final | Blacktown City Demons | 2–0 | Sydney Crescent Star | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Saturday | J. Maguire  44'D. Hokin 80' |
Report |
| 23 May 2004 Qualifying Final | St George Saints | 1–2 | Bankstown City Lions | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | A. Deur 85' |
Report | R. Luksic 15' M. Hoenslaars 80' |
Semi-finals edit
| 29 May 2004 Major semi-final | Belconnen Blue Devils | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Bankstown City Lions | Canberra, ACT |
| Saturday | A. Castro 44', 69' Z. Josevski 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Z. Babic 40', 87' Borg 54'R. Luksic 93' |
| 30 May 2004 Minor semi-final | St George Saints | 3–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sunday | G. Mendez 30' S. Young 94'C. Cevinni 98' |
Report | D. Hokin 22' (pen.) |
Preliminary final edit
| 5 June 2004 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 2–1 | St George Saints | Canberra, ACT |
| Saturday | D. Macor 58', 78' |
Report | G. Lagoudakis 84' |
Grand final edit
| 14 June 2004 | Bankstown City Lions | 2–0 | Belconnen Blue Devils | Marconi Stadium, Sydney |
| Monday | Saso Boskovski 65' (pen.) Lee Pietrukowski 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jonathan Streater |
Gold Medal Dinner edit
At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.
| Award | Grade | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal Winner | First Grade | Illija Prenzoski | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Golden Boot | First Grade | Matthew Borg | Bankstown City Lions FC (19 goals) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | First Grade | John Crawley | Blacktown City Demons FC |
| Coach of the Year | First Grade | Chris Tanzey | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Referee of the Year | – | Jonathan Streater | – |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2003/4 New South Wales Premier League". Retrieved 8 July 2015.