1999–2000 National Soccer League

NSL 1999–2000
NSL 1999–2000
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1999–2000
Number of teams	16
NSL season
Champions	Wollongong Wolves
Top scorer	Damian Mori (22)
National Soccer League seasons
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 National Soccer League season, was the 24th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

Overview[]

It was performed by 16 teams. Wollongong Wolves won the championship. Auckland Kingz and Parramatta Power entered the competition.

Regular season[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth Glory	34	19	7	8	60	42	+18	64	2000 National Soccer League Finals
2	Wollongong Wolves (C)	34	17	9	8	72	44	+28	60	2001 Oceania Club Championship
3	Carlton SC	34	17	7	10	55	39	+16	58	2000 National Soccer League Finals
4	Adelaide Force	34	16	8	10	57	37	+20	56
5	Sydney Olympic	34	16	7	11	56	40	+16	55
6	Marconi Fairfield	34	16	7	11	53	49	+4	55
7	Newcastle Breakers (R)	34	14	9	11	44	44	0	51	Disbanded at end of season and were replaced
8	Auckland Kingz	34	15	5	14	57	59	−2	50
9	Brisbane Strikers	34	13	10	11	46	40	+6	49
10	South Melbourne	34	14	7	13	55	51	+4	49
11	Parramatta Power	34	14	5	15	52	47	+5	47
12	Melbourne Knights	34	13	6	15	44	57	−13	45
13	Northern Spirit	34	11	3	20	41	58	−17	36
14	Canberra Cosmos	34	9	9	16	44	64	−20	36
15	Gippsland Falcons	34	7	8	19	25	51	−26	29
16	Sydney United	34	5	5	24	19	58	−39	20

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2000. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Finals[]

Elimination Finals					Semi-finals					Preliminary Final			Grand Final


					2	Wollongong Wolves	1	0	1				Perth Glory	3 (6)
					1	Perth Glory	2	0	2				Wollongong Wolves (p)	3 (7)


										4 June 2000
6	Marconi Fairfield	0	0	0						2	Wollongong Wolves	2
3	Carlton SC	1	2	3						3	Carlton	1


					3	Carlton			2
					5	Sydney Olympic			1


5	Sydney Olympic	4	2	6
4	Adelaide Force	1	1	2

Grand final[]

11 June 2000
13:30 AWST

Perth Glory	3 – 3 (a.s.d.e.t.)	Wollongong Wolves
Despotovski 20' Milicevic 33' Harnwell 42'	(report)	Chipperfield 56' Horsley 69' Reid 89'
Penalties
Trajkovski Harnwell Schwertz Naven Wehrman Edgar Aldrighi Edwards Milicevic Afkos	6 – 7	Young Robertson Ceccoli Pogliacomi Petrovski Horsley Mennillo Chipperfield Reid

Subiaco Oval, Perth

Attendance: 43,242

Referee: Eddie Lennie


PERTH GLORY:
GK	23	Jason Petkovic
DF	2	Rob Trajkovski
DF	3	Jamie Harnwell
MF	7	Scott Miller	63'
MF	8	Troy Halpin
FW	9	Alistair Edwards (c)
FW	10	Bobby Despotovski	68'
MF	11	Kasey Wehrman
MF	15	Edgar Aldrighi
MF	21	Ivan Ergić	84'
DF	22	Ljubo Miličević	16'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Tony Franken
FW	4	Aurelio Schwertz	75'	68'
DF	6	Gareth Naven	84'
MF	13	James Afkos	63'
DF	14	Dion Valle
Manager:
Bernd Stange


WOLLONGONG WOLVES:
GK	1	Les Pogliacomi
DF	3	Alvin Ceccoli
DF	4	Robert Stanton	82'
DF	5	David Cervinski	46'
MF	6	Matt Horsley (c)
MF	7	Paul Reid
FW	10	Stuart Young
DF	11	Scott Chipperfield		90'
MF	13	Noel Spencer	46'
FW	17	Esala Masi	66'
MF	23	Dino Mennillo	28'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Daniel Beltrame
DF	2	George Sounis	46'
FW	14	Sasho Petrovski	66'
MF	15	David Huxley
DF	21	Mark Robertson	106'		46'
Manager:
Nick Theodorakopoulos
Joe Marston Medal:
: Scott Chipperfield

References[]

Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF)