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

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[lower-alpha 1] 2002–03 National Soccer League Champions
2 Olympic Sharks 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 19[lower-alpha 2] 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
3 Adelaide City (R) 10 5 2 3 19 14 +5 17 Joined the 2003 SASF Premier League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Parramatta Power 10 3 4 3 16 21 −5 13
5 Northern Spirit 9 2 2 5 7 22 −15 8[lower-alpha 4]
6 Newcastle United 9 2 1 6 9 17 −8 7[lower-alpha 4]
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. 1 2 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

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

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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