The 1999–2000 National Soccer League season was the 24th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.
| 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) |
Overview
1999–2000 was the first season since a 1995–96 rebrand to be officially known as the National Soccer League after Ericsson withdrew their sponsorship shortly before the season.[1][2]
The league was originally scheduled for 17 teams, however with the late withdrawal of the Southern Stars, (previously Adelaide Sharks and West Adelaide) Soccer Australia was forced to redraw fixtures less than a week out from the season. The rescheduled 34-week season saw each team play two teams four times, and the remaining teams two times.[3][4][5]
Wollongong Wolves won the championship.[6] Auckland Kingz and Parramatta Power entered the competition.[7][8]
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Glory | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves (C) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 60 | Qualification for the Oceania Club Championship |
| 3 | Carlton | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 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 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 51 | |
| 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 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | Sydney United | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals series
| Elimination Finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 May & 27 May 2000 | 11 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | Perth Glory | 3 (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Perth Glory | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 June 2000 | Wollongong Wolves (p) | 3 (7) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marconi Fairfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 May 2000 | 3 | Carlton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carlton SC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carlton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Force | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||