2003 National Soccer League Grand Final

Football match
2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
Event2002–03 National Soccer League
Perth Glory Olympic Sharks
2 0
Date1 June 2003 (2003-06-01)
VenueSubiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia
Man of the MatchSimon Colosimo
(Joe Marston Medal)
RefereeMark Shield
Attendance38,111
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The 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 1 June 2003 between Perth Glory and Olympic Sharks at Subiaco Oval. Perth Glory had gained home-ground advantage as they topped the Championship Playoff, with Olympic Sharks finishing second. Perth won the match 2–0, with goals from Jamie Harnwell and Damian Mori sealing their first National Soccer League championship.[1] Simon Colosimo won the Joe Marston Medal.

Route to the Final

League Standings

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 Playoff

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.[2]
  4. ^ a b The final round match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

Match

Details

Perth Glory2 – 0Olympic Sharks
Harnwell 29'
Mori 87'		 Reports[3]
Attendance: 38,111
Referee: Mark Shield
GK 1 Australia Jason Petkovic
MF 2 Australia Matt Horsley
DF 3 Australia Jamie Harnwell
MF 4 Australia Bradley Hassell downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 6 Germany Andre Gumprecht
MF 7 Australia Scott Miller
FW 10 Australia Bobby Despotovski (c) downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 16 Australia Damian Mori downward-facing red arrow 89'
DF 18 Australia Shane Pryce
DF 22 Australia Simon Colosimo
DF 23 Australia David Tarka Yellow card 40'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Vince Matassa
FW 9 Australia Nik Mrdja upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 12 Australia Mark Byrnes upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 15 Brazil Edgar Aldrighi upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 21 Australia Adrian Caceres
Manager:
South Africa Mich d'Avray

Joe Marston Medal:
Simon Colosimo (Perth Glory)
GK 1 Australia Clint Bolton
DF 4 Australia Paul Kohler downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF 6 Australia Ante Jurić (c)
MF 8 Australia Tom Pondeljak
FW 9 Australia Ante Milicic
MF 10 Australia Troy Halpin
MF 11 Australia Jade North
FW 17 Australia Jeromy Harris downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 18 Australia Joel Porter Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF 23 Australia Andrew Packer
MF 27 Japan Hiroyuki Ishida
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Brett Hughes
MF 7 Australia Wayne Srhoj upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 12 Australia Franco Parisi upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 14 Australia Greg Owens upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 24 Australia Andrew Durante
Manager:
Australia Lee Sterrey

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

  1. ^ "The good, the bad and the ugly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-06-02. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ "2003 NSL Final". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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