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.

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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2004. Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion

Home and away season[]

Round 1[]

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

Round 2[]

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

Round 3[]

Wollongong Wolves0 – 4South Melbourne FC
Report Coveny Goal 16', 53',
Curcija Goal 78',
Poutakidis Goal 92'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Mark Shield
Northern Spirit4 – 0Sydney Olympic
Richter Goal 47',
Ferguson Goal 57',
Macallister Goal 68',
Petrie Goal 81'		 Report
Attendance: 2,819
Parramatta Power4 – 1Football Kingz
Dodd Goal 33', 36', 73',
Elrich Goal 94'		 Report Martin Goal 57'
Parramatta Stadium
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 Goal 92'		 Report Middleby Goal 54',
Red card 72'
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Eddie Lennie
Melbourne Knights3 – 4Adelaide United
Vasilevski Goal 53',
Goal 57', 90'		 Report Alagich Goal 45',
Aloisi Goal 62',
Goal 65',
Veart Goal 83'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: James Lewis

Round 4[]

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

Round 5[]

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

Round 6[]

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

Round 7[]

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

Round 8[]

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

Round 9[]

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

Round 10[]

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

Round 11[]

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

Round 12[]

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

Round 13[]

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

Round 14[]

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

Round 15[]

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

Round 16[]

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

Round 17[]

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

Round 18[]

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

Round 19[]

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

Round 20[]

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

Round 21[]

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

Round 22[]

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

Round 23[]

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

Round 24[]

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

Round 25[]

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

Round 26[]

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

Finals[]

Bracket[]

  Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                           
 
2  Parramatta Power  4  2  6    Parramatta Power  0
1  Perth Glory  2  0  2            Perth Glory (a.e.t.)  1
       
       
         
  3  Adelaide United (a)  3  1 4           1  Perth Glory  5  
  6  Brisbane Strikers  0  4  4         3  Adelaide United  0
       
       
        3  Adelaide United (a.e.t.)  2  
        5  South Melbourne  1
     
     
  4  Marconi Stallions  0  0  0  
  5  South Melbourne  0  2  2


Elimination Final 1 (3rd v 6th)[]

Adelaide United3–0Brisbane Strikers
Veart Goal 31'
Agius Goal 67'
Goal 92'		 (Report)
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,258
Referee: Williams
Brisbane Strikers4–1Adelaide United
Moon Goal 45'
Rose Goal 58'
Brain Goal 82'
Goal 87'		 (Report) Veart Goal 65'
Perry Park, Brisbane
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 Goal 20', 60' (Report)
Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Shield
  • South Melbourne progress 2–0 on aggregate

Major Semi Final (1st v 2nd)[]

Parramatta Power4–2Perth Glory
Ceccoli Goal 9'
Petrovski Goal 41'
Zorbas Goal 45'
Milicic Goal 75'		 (Report) Despotovski Goal 46'
Harnwell Goal 56'
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 6,059
Referee:
Perth Glory0–2Parramatta Power
(Report Elrich Goal 15'
Petrovski Goal 65'
Members Equity Stadium Perth
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Breeze
  • Parramatta Power progress 6–2 on aggregate

Minor Semi Final[]

Adelaide United2–1 (a.e.t.)South Melbourne
Aloisi Goal 71'
Alagich Golden goal 105'  (pen.)		 (Report Curcija Goal 12'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,558
Referee:

Preliminary Final[]

Perth Glory5–0Adelaide United
Despotovski Goal 10', 81'
Mori Goal 51', 69'
Mrdja Goal 88'		 (Report)
Subiaco Oval, Perth
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 Golden goal 98'
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
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 Substituted off 68'
DF 13 Australia Paul O'Grady
FW 14 Australia Sasho Petrovski
FW 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich
MF 22 Australia Peter Zorbas Substituted off 97'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Daniel Beltrame
MF 6 Australia Matt Thompson Substituted in 97'
MF 10 Brazil Fernando Rech Substituted in 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 Substituted off 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 Substituted off 95'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Vince Matassa
MF 4 Australia Bradley Hassell Substituted in 95'
MF 6 Australia Wayne Srhoj
MF 8 Australia Anthony Danze
FW 9 Australia Nik Mrdja Substituted in 82'
Manager:
England Mich d'Avray

Individual awards[]

  • Johnny Warren Medal (Player of the Year): Ante Milicic (Parramatta Power)
  • U-21 Player of the Year: Alex Brosque (Marconi Stallions)
  • Top Scorer(s): Ante Milicic (Parramatta Power – 20 goals)

References[]

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