2003–04 in Australian soccer

The 2003–04 season was the 35th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 121st overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season2003–04
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipPerth Glory
NSL ChampionshipPerth Glory
Women's soccer
WNSL PremiershipQueensland Sting
WNSL ChampionshipNSW Sapphires
← 2002–03 Australia 2004–05 →

National teams edit

Australia national soccer team edit

Friendlies edit

18 February 2004 Venezuela   1–1   Australia Caracas, Venezuela
  • Arango   90+2'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 12,000[1]
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
30 March 2004 Australia   1–0   South Africa London, England
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,108
Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Australia women's national soccer team edit

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4   Australia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September Group D Australia   1–2   Russia Carson, United States
17:30 UTC−7
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 15,239[2]
Referee: Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)
25 September Group D China   1–1   Australia Carson, United States
19:00 UTC−7
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,929
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
28 September Group D Ghana   2–1   Australia Portland, United States
17:15 UTC−7
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,132
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

2004 Australia Cup edit

18 February 2004 Australia   2–0   New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: QEII Stadium
Attendance: [3]
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
24 February 2004 Australia   0–0   China Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: QEII Stadium

2004 OFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament edit

4 March 2004 Australia   10–0   Papua New Guinea Ba, Fiji
15:30 UTC+12
Report Stadium: Govind Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
6 March 2004 Fiji   0–7   Australia Ba, Fiji
15:30 UTC+12
Report Stadium: Govind Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dongqing Zhang (China)

Men's football edit

National Soccer League 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

Source:[4]

Women's football edit

National Soccer League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Queensland Sting 10 8 2 0 37 9 +28 26 Qualification for the Grand Final
2 NSW Sapphires (C) 10 6 4 0 32 10 +22 22
3 SASI Pirates 10 4 1 5 19 25 −6 13
4 Canberra Eclipse 10 2 4 4 9 12 −3 10
5 Victoria Vision 10 2 3 5 14 32 −18 9
6 Northern NSW Pride 10 0 2 8 15 38 −23 2
Source: ozfootball.net[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

References edit

  1. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 2004". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Matildas Internationals for 2003". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Matildas Internationals for 2004". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2003-2004 Season NSL League Table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Women's National Soccer League". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.