2003–04 National Soccer League

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2003–04 National Soccer League
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportSoccer
Duration2003–2004
Number of teams13
NSL season
ChampionsPerth Glory
Top scorerAnte Milicic (20)
National Soccer League seasons

The 2003–04 National Soccer League season was the 28th and final season of the National Soccer League in Australia. Perth Glory were crowned both premiers and champions after winning both the league and grand final.[1]

Overview

The season was remembered as the end of an era for the national league, following the announcement in 2003 that the national competition would be wholly scrapped in response to the Crawford Report into soccer in Australia. The end of the NSL led to the formation of the A-League, a new national competition that began in 2005. The season was played as a single league, home-and-away format with top six teams qualifying for a finals series. Adelaide City withdrew from the competition shortly before the start of the season, leading to the hasty formation of Adelaide United to take their place. At the beginning of the season, it became obvious that the title would be fought between Perth Glory and Parramatta Power. The Champions Glory lost several of their title-winning squad, most notably their dominant midfield, most of whom to the Power. Parramatta, backed by the Leagues Club, bought big for the last year including notably Ante Milicic and Sasho Petrovski, looking to simply buy the title. This tactic seemed to be working for a large part of the season, as Power held off major challengers Perth, including a memorable 6–0 hiding, Glory's worst-ever loss. However, a turning point came and Perth began to close the gap both in results and performance terms, and won the Premiership by 6 points in the end. Neither of these sides were ever really matched by other sides during the season. Perhaps the surprise of the season was Adelaide United, who surprised all by making the finals and nearly breaking Perth's all-time average season record attendance in the process, with the biggest crowds of the season. This was most notable as the club was thrown together just a few weeks before the season to take the place of former heavyweight Adelaide City. In the finals series, notably Perth were comprehensively beaten in both legs of the major semi-final, while Adelaide progressed to the minor semi-final in their first ever season, only to be thrashed by Glory, just highlighting the gap between the top two sides and the rest of the league. The last ever NSL Grand Final was held at Parramatta Stadium, due to Power winning the major semi-final. The Final was attended by a very measly crowd of just over 9,000, and played in thick rain from kick-off. Power's slick passing game was somewhat hurt by the poor conditions, and the game turned into something of a scrap. No goals were scored in 90 minutes of football, so the game went to extra-time where young Glory striker Nik Mrdja slotted to give Glory their fifth National League title and second NSL Championship, while Power finished the season with nothing to show for their quality and dominance.

Regular season

League table

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

Home and away season

Round 1

Wollongong Wolves0 – 1Sydney United
Report Vrkic File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (Pen)
Attendance: 2,346
Parramatta Power0 – 0South Melbourne FC
Report
Attendance: 1,861
Football Kingz1 – 2Newcastle United
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Report Masi File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Wheelhouse File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: D. Rugg
Melbourne Knights1 – 1Marconi Stallions
Pelikan File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Report Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Craig Zetter
Northern Spirit1 – 3Brisbane Strikers
Hutchinson File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Report Morley File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Rose File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 2,971
Referee: C. Diomis
Sydney Olympic0 – 0Adelaide United
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: James Lewis

Round 2

Newcastle United2 – 1Northern Spirit
Wheelhouse File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (Pen), 77' (Pen) Report Macallister File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: James Lewis
Brisbane Strikers1 – 1Sydney Olympic
Pilic File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Report Bakis File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Mark Shield
Marconi Stallions2 – 1Wollongong Wolves
Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 18' Majurovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Attendance: 1,945
Sydney United2 – 1Football Kingz
Langdon File:Soccerball shade.svg 58',
Zmire File:Soccerball shade.svg 62',
Ozbey Red card 85'		 Report Cunico File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (OG)
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Ben Williams
Perth Glory3 – 0Melbourne Knights
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 82',
Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 87',
Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Report
Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Eddie Lennie
Adelaide United0 – 2Parramatta Power
Report Elrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 5',
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Attendance: 12,125
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 3

Wollongong Wolves0 – 4South Melbourne FC
Report Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 53',
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 78',
Poutakidis File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Mark Shield
Northern Spirit4 – 0Sydney Olympic
Richter File:Soccerball shade.svg 47',
Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 57',
Macallister File:Soccerball shade.svg 68',
Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report
Attendance: 2,819
Parramatta Power4 – 1Football Kingz
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 36', 73',
Elrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 94'		 Report Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: Craig Zetter
Brisbane Strikers0 – 0Perth Glory
Report
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: P. Green
Marconi Stallions1 – 1Newcastle United
Renaud Red card 72',
Costanzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'		 Report Middleby File:Soccerball shade.svg 54',
Thomas Red card 72'
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Eddie Lennie
Melbourne Knights3 – 4Adelaide United
Vasilevski File:Soccerball shade.svg 53',
Marinos File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 90'		 Report Alagich File:Soccerball shade.svg 45',
Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 62',
Brooks File:Soccerball shade.svg 65',
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: James Lewis

Round 4

Newcastle United1 – 1Parramatta Power
Ceccoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (o.g.) Report Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Attendance: 3,501
Football Kingz1 – 3Perth Glory
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Report Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 48',
Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 57',
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: D. Rugg
Melbourne Knights1 – 2Wollongong Wolves
Pelikan File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 7',
Hawrysiuk File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Perry Mur
South Melbourne FC0 – 1Brisbane Strikers
Report Brain File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Attendance: 7,250
Referee: Eddie Lennie
Sydney Olympic1 – 0Sydney United
Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Report
Attendance: 4,327
Marconi Stallions2 – 1Northern Spirit
Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 21',
Spiteri File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: A. Nardi

Round 5

Adelaide United1 – 0Brisbane Strikers
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Report
Attendance: 15,568
Referee: Craig Zetter
Football Kingz1 – 2Melbourne Knights
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Report Pelikan File:Soccerball shade.svg 26',
Oksuz File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Attendance: 1,271
Referee: C. Diomis
Sydney Olympic1 – 2Marconi Stallions
Schirripa File:Soccerball shade.svg 92' Webb File:Soccerball shade.svg 8',
Spiteri File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: P. Green
Sydney United0 – 2Parramatta Power
Report Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 92'
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Mark Shield
South Melbourne4 – 1Newcastle United
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (pen.), 39', 76',
Perosh File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (o.g.)		 Report Owens File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: D. Rugg
Northern Spirit3 – 5Perth Glory
O'Sullivan File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 34',
Osman File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'		 Report Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 11',
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 12',
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 14',
Hassell File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 48'
Attendance: 2,867

Round 6

Newcastle United2 – 3Adelaide United
Owens File:Soccerball shade.svg 16',
R. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Report Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.), 78',
Vidmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: C. Diomis
Marconi Stallions1 – 2Parramatta Power
Anabalon File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Report Buonavoglia File:Soccerball shade.svg 33',
Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: P. Mur
Melbourne Knights0 – 1Northern Spirit
Macallister File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: B. Williams
Sydney Olympic0 – 2Perth Glory
Report Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 76'
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: S. Pryzdacz
Sydney United0 – 0South Melbourne
Report
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: C. Zetter
Wollongong Wolves1 – 2Football Kingz
Hawrysiuk File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Hickey File:Soccerball shade.svg 9',
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: B. Williams

Round 7

Brisbane Strikers2 – 1Newcastle United
Morley File:Soccerball shade.svg 36',
Brownlie File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		 Report Tsekenis File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: J. Lewis
Parramatta Power6 – 0Perth Glory
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 37', 44',
Buonavoglia File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 49',
Colosimo File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: M. Breeze
Sydney Olympic0 – 2Melbourne Knights
Report Pelikan File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 41'
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: S. Micallef
Adelaide United0 – 0Sydney United
Report
Attendance: 14,413
Referee: A. Nardi
Northern Spirit3 – 0Wollongong Wolves
Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 64', 80' Report
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: E. Lennie
South Melbourne2 – 0Marconi Stallions
Boutsianis File:Soccerball shade.svg 62',
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'		 Report
Attendance: 5,950
Referee: M. Shield

Round 8

Wollongong Wolves0 – 1Sydney Olympic
Report Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: C. Diomis
Football Kingz0 – 2Northern Spirits
Report Macallister File:Soccerball shade.svg 55',
Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: B. Hugo
Parramatta Power4 – 0Melbourne Knights
Kovacic File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (o.g.),
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', 62',
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Report
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: P. Green
Marconi Stallions0 – 0Adelaide United
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: C. Zetter
Perth Glory1 – 0South Melbourne
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: S. Micallef
Sydney United3 – 0Brisbane Strikers
Collina File:Soccerball shade.svg 7',
Doumanis File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (pen.), 89'
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 9

Newcastle United0 – 0Sydney United
Report
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: P. Mur
Wollongong Wolves3 – 1Parramatta Power
Arrarte File:Soccerball shade.svg 29',
Hawrysiuk File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 54'		 Report Ceccoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: B. Hugo
Marconi Stallions1 – 0Brisbane Strikers
Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Report
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: S. Micallef
Sydney Olympic2 – 2Football Kingz
Ishida File:Soccerball shade.svg 10',
Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'		 Rowley File:Soccerball shade.svg 3',
Souris File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,398
Referee: B. Williams
Melbourne Knights0 – 5South Melbourne
Report Panopoulos File:Soccerball shade.svg 14',
Trimboli File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 34',
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 39',
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: A. Nardi
Adelaide United1 – 4Perth Glory
Kemp File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Report Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 92',
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 16',
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Attendance: 13,096
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 10

Newcastle United0 – 1Sydney Olympic
Caravella File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: C. Zetter
Brisbane Strikers4 – 2Parramatta Power
Moon File:Soccerball shade.svg 34',
Rose File:Soccerball shade.svg 71', 86',
Morley File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 11',
Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: C. Diomis
Football Kingz3 – 1Marconi Stallions
Tambouras File:Soccerball shade.svg 28',
Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 65',
Midtsian File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Report Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: D. Rugg
Northern Spirit0 – 1Sydney United
Report Šantalab File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: B. Hugo
Wollongong Wolves2 – 1Perth Glory
Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 3',
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: P. Green
South Melbourne2 – 1Adelaide United
Kovacevic File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 61' Report Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 11

Adelaide United2 – 2Wollongong Wolves
Valkanis File:Soccerball shade.svg 48',
Saric File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 20',
Blake File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 9,528
Referee: P. Mur
Newcastle United1 – 0Perth Glory
Masi File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Report
Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef
Parramatta Power3 – 0Northern Spirit
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 47',
Elrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 96'		 Report
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: B. Williams
Brisbane Strikers1 – 0Melbourne Knights
Moon File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Report
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: S. Pryzdacz
South Melbourne6 – 0Football Kingz
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 57', 72', 85',
Laurie File:Soccerball shade.svg 34',
Tunbridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: C. Diomis
Sydney United1 – 1Marconi Stallions
Collina File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Spiteri File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: E. Lennie

Round 12

Wollongong Wolves1 – 1Brisbane Strikers
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Report Brain File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Attendance: 2,130
Referee: C. Zetter
Football Kingz1 – 3Adelaide United
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Pellegrino File:Soccerball shade.svg 50',
Smeltz File:Soccerball shade.svg 76',
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: P. Green
Sydney Olympic0 – 1Parramatta Power
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: D. Rugg
Melbourne Knights1 – 1Newcastle United
Razov File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' R. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: E. Lennie
Northern Spirit3 – 1South Melbourne
Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 56',
Fisher File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Report Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Attendance: 1,859
Referee: A. Nardi
Perth Glory2 – 0Sydney United
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 20',
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 13

Newcastle United2 – 0Wollongong Wolves
R. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 6',
Libbesson File:Soccerball shade.svg 91'		 Report
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: S. Przydacz
Adelaide United1 – 0Northern Spirit
Saric File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Report
Attendance: 9,159
Referee: C. Zetter
Brisbane Strikers1 – 1Football Kingz
McLaren File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Report Rowley File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: P. Green
Marconi Stallions0 – 2Perth Glory
Report Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 68',
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: B. Hugo
South Melbourne4 – 2Sydney Olympic
Tunbridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 7',
Poutakidis File:Soccerball shade.svg 25',
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 32',
Boutsianis File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Augerinos File:Soccerball shade.svg 36',
Bakis File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: P. Mur
Sydney United3 – 1Melbourne Knights
Babic File:Soccerball shade.svg 47',
Cunico File:Soccerball shade.svg 56',
Parisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'		 Report Vasilevski File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 14

Newcastle United2 – 0Football Kingz
Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 34',
Deans File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Report
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: B. Williams
Brisbane Strikers3 – 1Northern Spirit
Morley File:Soccerball shade.svg 56',
Brownlie File:Soccerball shade.svg 82',
Pilic File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: A. Nardi
Marconi Stallions0 – 1Melbourne Knights
Report Marinos File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: D. Rugg
Sydney United0 – 1Wollongong Wolves
Report Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: S. Przydacz
Adelaide United1 – 1Sydney Olympic
Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Report Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: E. Lennie
South Melbourne2 – 1Parramatta Power
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Report Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Attendance: 10,005
Referee: B. Hugo

Round 15

Football Kingz0 – 1Sydney United
Report Haliti File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: J. Lewis
Wollongong Wolves3 – 3Marconi Stallions
Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 68',
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 45',
Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 52',
Brosque File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Attendance: 2,302
Referee: S. Micallef
Parramatta Power1 – 2Adelaide United
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Report Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 10',
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Attendance: 1,967
Referee: A. Nardi
Sydney Olympic1 – 1Brisbane Strikers
Bakis File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Pilic File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: C. Diomis
Melbourne Knights0 – 2Perth Glory
Report Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 74'
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: M. Shield
Northern Spirit1 – 1Newcastle United
Thomas File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (o.g.) Report Masi File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: E. Lennie

Round 16

Perth Glory6 – 1Brisbane Strikers
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 26',
Byrnes File:Soccerball shade.svg 45',
Hassell File:Soccerball shade.svg 55',
Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 74',
Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 76',
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'		 Report Brownlie File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,142
Referee: E. Lennie
South Melbourne2 – 3Wollongong Wolves
Boutsianis File:Soccerball shade.svg 67',
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Arrarte File:Soccerball shade.svg 13',
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 76',
Balabanel File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: B. Williams
Sydney Olympic1 – 0Northern Spirit
Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 2,484
Referee: M. Shield
Football Kingz1 – 2Parramatta Power
Schjerven File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Report Gumprecht File:Soccerball shade.svg 20',
Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: C. Zetter
Newcastle United0 – 1Marconi Stallions
Report Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: B. Hugo
Adelaide United2 – 1Melbourne Knights
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 15',
Terminello File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'		 Report Trajanovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Attendance: 13,032
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 17

Parramatta Power4 – 0Newcastle United
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 57',
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 84',
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: B. Williams
Brisbane Strikers1 – 0South Melbourne
Grierson File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: M. Shield
Perth Glory4 – 0Football Kingz
Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 29',
Faria File:Soccerball shade.svg 56',
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 78'
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: C. Diomis
Sydney United0 – 0Sydney Olympic
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: M. Breeze
Wollongong Wolves1 – 1Melbourne Knights
Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (pen.) Trajanovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: N. Rice
Northern Spirit0 – 0Marconi Stallions
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: S. Przydacz

Round 18

Newcastle United0 – 1South Melbourne
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: P. Green
Parramatta Power5 – 1Sydney United
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 8',
Pantelis File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 33',
Zorbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 40',
Doumanis File:Soccerball shade.svg 92' (o.g.)		 B. Šantalab File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: M. Breeze
Melbourne Knights1 – 0Football Kingz
Marth File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: C. Zetter
Brisbane Strikers1 – 0Adelaide United
Morley File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: P. Mur
Perth Glory3 – 2Northern Spirit
Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 9',
Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 42',
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Richter File:Soccerball shade.svg 25',
Tomasevic File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'
Attendance: 7,996
Referee: E. Lennie
Marconi Stallions1 – 0Sydney Olympic
Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 19

Perth Glory2 – 0Sydney Olympic
Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 76', 84'
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: A. Nardi
Football Kingz1 – 1Wollongong Wolves
Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Dragas File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: D. Rugg
Northern Spirit2 – 0Melbourne Knights
Hutchinson File:Soccerball shade.svg 21',
Milligan File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: J. Lewis
Adelaide United0 – 0Newcastle United
Attendance: 14,280
Referee: P. Green
South Melbourne1 – 0Sydney United
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: E. Lennie
Parramatta Power2 – 2Marconi Stallions
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 4',
Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 Brosque File:Soccerball shade.svg 46',
Spiteri File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 20

Newcastle United1 – 0Brisbane Strikers
Wheelhouse File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: P. Green
Wollongong Wolves4 – 1Northern Spirit
Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 35',
Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 65',
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'		 Richter File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: J. Lewis
Perth Glory4 – 1Parramatta Power
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 52',
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.),
Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Sekulovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: E. Lennie
Sydney United1 – 1Adelaide United
Šantalab File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Alagich File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: M. Breeze
Melbourne Knights1 – 1Sydney Olympic
Marth File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.) Caravella File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: P. Mur
Marconi Stallions1 – 0South Melbourne
Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Attendance: 1,277
Referee: M. Shield

Round 21

Sydney Olympic5 – 2Wollongong Wolves
Caravella File:Soccerball shade.svg 44',
Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 92',
Nikas File:Soccerball shade.svg 63',
Goutzioulis File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 16',
Majurovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: C. Zetter
Melbourne Knights1 – 3Parramatta Power
Oksuz File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 76', 92'
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: P. Green
South Melbourne0 – 0Perth Glory
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: M. Breeze
Brisbane Strikers2 – 0Sydney United
McCloughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 20',
Pilic File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: M. Shield
Adelaide United1 – 0Marconi Stallions
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: S. Micallef
Northern Spirit1 – 0Football Kingz
Richter File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: C. Zetter

Round 22

Perth Glory2 – 0Adelaide United
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 34'
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: A. Nardi
South Melbourne4 – 0Melbourne Knights
Leijer File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (o.g.),
Sarkies File:Soccerball shade.svg 41',
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 52',
Tunbridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: M. Shield
Football Kingz2 – 4Sydney Olympic
Hickey File:Soccerball shade.svg 51',
Rowley File:Soccerball shade.svg 94'		 Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 8',
Juric File:Soccerball shade.svg 28',
Bojić File:Soccerball shade.svg 58',
Ishida File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: N. Rice
Parramatta Power4 – 3Wollongong Wolves
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 14',
Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 40',
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 49',
Gumprecht File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 van Blerk File:Soccerball shade.svg 3',
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 23',
Sabljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: E. Lennie
Sydney United2 – 0Newcastle United
B. Šantalab File:Soccerball shade.svg 22',
Austin File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: P. Mur
Brisbane Strikers0 – 2Marconi Stallions
Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 66',
Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 23

Adelaide United2 – 0South Melbourne
Budin File:Soccerball shade.svg 6',
Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Attendance: 12,463
Referee: E. Lennie
Perth Glory2 – 0Wollongong Wolves
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 33',
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: M. Shield
Marconi Stallions2 – 1Football Kingz
Gibson File:Soccerball shade.svg 31',
Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Harries File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: B. Williams
Sydney United0 – 0Northern Spirit
Attendance: 1,964
Referee: S. Micallef
Sydney Olympic2 – 0Newcastle United
Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 72', 79'
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: D. Rugg
Parramatta Power3 – 2Brisbane Strikers
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 37',
Pantelis File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'		 Fitzsimmons File:Soccerball shade.svg 56',
Rose File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Attendance: 1,873
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 24

Wollongong Wolves0 – 1Adelaide United
Brooks File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: P. Green
Perth Glory2 – 0Newcastle United
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 27',
Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter
Football Kingz2 – 0South Melbourne
Hickey File:Soccerball shade.svg 19',
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Attendance: 892
Referee: P. O'Leary
Marconi Stallions3 – 0Sydney United
Brosque File:Soccerball shade.svg 23',
Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 45',
Gibson File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: S. Micallef
Northern Spirit0 – 1Parramatta Power
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: J. Lewis
Melbourne Knights2 – 0Brisbane Strikers
R. Vargas File:Soccerball shade.svg 27',
Oksuz File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 25

Adelaide United1 – 0Football Kingz
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 12,312
Referee: M. Shield
Newcastle United0 – 2Melbourne Knights
Pelikan File:Soccerball shade.svg 64', 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: J. Lewis
Parramatta Power3 – 2Sydney Olympic
Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 4',
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 34',
Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Caravella File:Soccerball shade.svg 3',
P. Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: M. Shield
Brisbane Strikers0 – 1Wollongong Wolves
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: E. Lennie
Sydney United2 – 4Perth Glory
Šantalab File:Soccerball shade.svg 69',
Heffernan File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 38', 92',
Hassell File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: C. Diomis
South Melbourne1 – 2Northern Spirit
Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 52',
Richter File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: B. Williams

Round 26

Perth Glory2 – 2Marconi Stallions
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 83',
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Spiteri File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 76'
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: E. Lennie
Football Kingz4 – 3Brisbane Strikers
Hay File:Soccerball shade.svg 42',
Ngata File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.), 81' (pen.),
Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 7',
Rose File:Soccerball shade.svg 54',
Fitzsimmons File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Attendance: 950
Referee: D. Rugg
Northern Spirit2 – 1Adelaide United
Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 69' Vidmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: M. Breeze
Sydney Olympic0 – 0South Melbourne
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: S. Micallef
Melbourne Knights0 – 0Sydney United
Attendance: 8,423
Referee: A. Nardi
Wollongong Wolves3 – 0Newcastle United
Nwaogazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 10',
Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 19',
Sabljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: P. Green

Finals

Bracket

Elimination Final 1 (3rd v 6th)

Adelaide United3–0Brisbane Strikers
Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Agius File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Brooks File:Soccerball shade.svg 92'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,258
Referee: Williams
Brisbane Strikers4–1Adelaide United
Moon File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Rose File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Brain File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'
Grierson File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 (Report) Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Breeze
  • Adelaide United progress on away goals rule (4–4 on aggregate)

Elimination Final 2 (4th v 5th)

Marconi Stallions0–0South Melbourne
(Report)
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Lennie
South Melbourne2–0Marconi Stallions
Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 60' (Report)
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Shield
  • South Melbourne progress 2–0 on aggregate

Major semi Final (1st v 2nd)

Parramatta Power4–2Perth Glory
Ceccoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Zorbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'		 (Report) Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Harnwell File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Attendance: 6,059
Referee: Micallef
Perth Glory0–2Parramatta Power
(Report Elrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Breeze
  • Parramatta Power progress 6–2 on aggregate

Minor semi Final

Adelaide United2–1 (a.e.t.)South Melbourne
Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Alagich gold-colored soccer ball 105' (pen.)		 (Report Curcija File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Attendance: 16,558
Referee: Micallef

Preliminary Final

Perth Glory5–0Adelaide United
Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 81'
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 51', 69'
Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 17,524
Referee: Shield

Grand Final

Main article: 2004 National Soccer League Grand Final
Parramatta Power0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Perth Glory
(Report) Mrdja gold-colored soccer ball 98'
Attendance: 9,630
Referee: Mark Shield
PARRAMATTA POWER:
GK 1 Australia Clint Bolton
DF 3 Australia Alvin Ceccoli (c)
DF 4 Australia Simon Colosimo
DF 5 Australia Michael Beauchamp
FW 7 Australia Travis Dodd
MF 8 Germany Andre Gumprecht Yellow card 86'
FW 9 Australia Ante Milicic downward-facing red arrow 68'
DF 13 Australia Paul O'Grady
FW 14 Australia Sasho Petrovski
FW 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich
MF 22 Australia Peter Zorbas downward-facing red arrow 97'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Daniel Beltrame
MF 6 Australia Matt Thompson upward-facing green arrow 97'
MF 10 Brazil Fernando Rech upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 11 Australia Lucas Pantelis
DF 16 Australia Jacek Sobczyk
Manager:
Australia Nick Theodorakopoulos


Joe Marston Medal: Australia Ahmad Elrich Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:

PERTH GLORY:
GK 1 Australia Jason Petkovic
DF 3 Australia Matthew Bingley
DF 5 Australia Shaun Murphy (c)
FW 10 Australia Bobby Despotovski downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 11 Australia Jade North
DF 12 Australia Mark Byrnes Yellow card 62'
MF 15 Australia Tom Pondeljak
FW 16 Australia Damian Mori
DF 19 Australia Jamie Harnwell
FW 21 Australia Adrian Caceres
DF 24 Australia Jamie Coyne downward-facing red arrow 95'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Vince Matassa
MF 4 Australia Bradley Hassell upward-facing green arrow 95'
MF 6 Australia Wayne Srhoj
MF 8 Australia Anthony Danze
FW 9 Australia Nik Mrdja upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
England Mich d'Avray

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Golden goal earns Perth NSL glory". ABC News. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

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