2003–04 National Soccer League

NSL 2003-04
League National Soccer League
Sport Association football
Duration 2003-2004
Number of teams 13
NSL season
Champions Perth Glory
Top scorer Ante Milicic (20)

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 or relegation
1 Perth Glory (C) 24 18 3 3 56 22+34 57 2003–04 National Soccer League Champions
2 Parramatta Power 24 16 3 5 58 30+28 51 2004 National Soccer League Elimination Finals
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 28 335 32
7 Northern Spirit 24 9 3 12 31 332 30
8 Sydney Olympic 24 7 8 9 26 315 29
9 Wollongong Wolves 24 8 5 11 34 417 29
10 Sydney United 24 7 8 9 18 257 29
11 Newcastle Jets 24 6 6 12 18 3315 24
12 Melbourne Knights 24 6 5 13 21 4120 23
13 Football Kingz 24 4 3 17 25 5126 15

Updated to games played on 29 February 2004
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Home and away season

Round 1


19 September 2003
Wollongong Wolves 0 1 Sydney United
Report Vrkic  19' (Pen)
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Matthew Breeze

20 September 2003
Parramatta Power 0 0 South Melbourne FC
Report
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,861
Referee: Simon Micallef

20 September 2003
Football Kingz 1 2 Newcastle United
Ngata  74' Report Masi  19'
Wheelhouse  29'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: D. Rugg

21 September 2003
Melbourne Knights 1 1 Marconi Stallions
Pelikan  46' Report Maloney  27'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Craig Zetter

21 September 2003
Northern Spirit 1 3 Brisbane Strikers
Hutchinson  53' Report Morley  15',  45'
Rose  62'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,971
Referee: C. Diomis

30 November 2003
Sydney Olympic 0 0 Adelaide United
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: James Lewis

Round 2


26 September 2003
Newcastle United 2 1 Northern Spirit
Wheelhouse  2' (Pen), 77' (Pen) Report Macallister  28'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: James Lewis

27 September 2003
Brisbane Strikers 1 1 Sydney Olympic
Pilic  53' Report Bakis  63'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Mark Shield

27 September 2003
Marconi Stallions 2 1 Wollongong Wolves
Maloney  9', 18' Majurovski  73'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,945
Referee: Simon Micallef

28 September 2003
Sydney United 2 1 Football Kingz
Langdon  58',
Zmire  62',
Ozbey Red card 85'
Report Cunico  73' (OG)
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Ben Williams

28 September 2003
Perth Glory 3 0 Melbourne Knights
Mori  82',
Pondeljak  87',
Caceres  88'
Report
Arena Joondalup
Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Eddie Lennie

25 February 2004
Adelaide United 0 2 Parramatta Power
Report Elrich  5',
Milicic  52'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,125
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 3


3 October 2003
Wollongong Wolves 0 4 South Melbourne FC
Report Coveny  16', 53',
Curcija  78',
Poutakidis  92'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Mark Shield

4 October 2003
Northern Spirit 4 0 Sydney Olympic
Richter  47',
Ferguson  57',
Macallister  68',
Petrie  81'
Report
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,819
Referee: Matthew Breeze

4 October 2003
Parramatta Power 4 1 Football Kingz
Dodd  33', 36', 73',
Elrich  94'
Report Martin  57'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: Craig Zetter

4 October 2003
Brisbane Strikers 0 0 Perth Glory
Report
Perry Park
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: P. Green

4 October 2003
Marconi Stallions 1 1 Newcastle United
Renaud Red card 72',
Costanzo  92'
Report Middleby  54',
Thomas Red card 72'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Eddie Lennie

8 February 2004
Melbourne Knights 3 4 Adelaide United
Vasilevski  53',
Marinos  57', 90'
Report Alagich  45',
Aloisi  62',
Brooks  65',
Veart  83'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: James Lewis

Round 4



12 October 2003
Football Kingz 1 3 Perth Glory
Ngata  64' Report Despotovski  48',
Pondeljak  57',
Mori  67'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: D. Rugg

12 October 2003
Melbourne Knights 1 2 Wollongong Wolves
Pelikan  11' Young  7',
Hawrysiuk  83'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Perry Mur


12 October 2003
Sydney Olympic 1 0 Sydney United
Baird  62' Report
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Simon Micallef

12 October 2003
Marconi Stallions 2 1 Northern Spirit
Harris  21',
Spiteri  54'
Report Petrie  40'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: A. Nardi

Round 5



19 October 2003
Football Kingz 1 2 Melbourne Knights
Ngata  4' Report Pelikan  26',
Oksuz  72'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,271
Referee: C. Diomis

19 October 2003
Sydney Olympic 1 2 Marconi Stallions
Schirripa  92' Webb  8',
Spiteri  80'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: P. Green


19 October 2003
South Melbourne 4 1 Newcastle United
Coveny  24' (pen.), 39', 76',
Perosh  56' (o.g.)
Report Owens  30'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: D. Rugg

19 October 2003
Northern Spirit 3 5 Perth Glory
O'Sullivan  6', 34',
Osman  38'
Report Pondeljak  11',
Mori  12',
Despotovski  14',
Hassell  43', 48'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,867
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 6


24 October 2003
Newcastle United 2 3 Adelaide United
Owens  16',
R. Griffiths  61'
Report Veart  64' (pen.), 78',
Vidmar  73'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: C. Diomis

25 October 2003
Marconi Stallions 1 2 Parramatta Power
Anabalon  46' Report Buonavoglia  33',
Thompson  76'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: P. Mur

26 October 2003
Melbourne Knights 0 1 Northern Spirit
Macallister  2'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: B. Williams

26 October 2003
Sydney Olympic 0 2 Perth Glory
Report Mori  37', 76'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: S. Pryzdacz

26 October 2003
Sydney United 0 0 South Melbourne
Report
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: C. Zetter

19 January 2004
Wollongong Wolves 1 2 Football Kingz
Hawrysiuk  2' Hickey  9',
Ngata  48' (pen.)
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: B. Williams

Round 7


1 November 2003
Brisbane Strikers 2 1 Newcastle United
Morley  36',
Brownlie  45'
Report Tsekenis  90'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: J. Lewis

2 November 2003
Parramatta Power 6 0 Perth Glory
Milicic  8', 37', 44',
Buonavoglia  29', 49',
Colosimo  90'
Report
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: M. Breeze

2 November 2003
Sydney Olympic 0 2 Melbourne Knights
Report Pelikan  19', 41'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: S. Micallef

2 November 2003
Adelaide United 0 0 Sydney United
Report
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,413
Referee: A. Nardi

2 November 2003
Northern Spirit 3 0 Wollongong Wolves
Petrie  35', 64', 80' Report
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: E. Lennie

2 November 2003
South Melbourne 2 0 Marconi Stallions
Boutsianis  62',
Coveny  69'
Report
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,950
Referee: M. Shield

Round 8


7 November 2003
Wollongong Wolves 0 1 Sydney Olympic
Report Cardozo  74' (pen.)
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: C. Diomis

8 November 2003
Football Kingz 0 2 Northern Spirits
Report Macallister  55',
Ferguson  68' (pen.)
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: B. Hugo

8 November 2003
Parramatta Power 4 0 Melbourne Knights
Kovacic  37' (o.g.),
Milicic  54', 62',
Dodd  78'
Report
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: P. Green

8 November 2003
Marconi Stallions 0 0 Adelaide United
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: C. Zetter

9 November 2003
Perth Glory 1 0 South Melbourne
Despotovski  62' (pen.) Report
Arena Joondalup
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: S. Micallef

9 November 2003
Sydney United 3 0 Brisbane Strikers
Collina  7',
Doumanis  56' (pen.), 89'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 9


14 November 2003
Newcastle United 0 0 Sydney United
Report
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: P. Mur

14 November 2003
Wollongong Wolves 3 1 Parramatta Power
Arrarte  29',
Hawrysiuk  41', 54'
Report Ceccoli  33'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: B. Hugo

15 November 2003
Marconi Stallions 1 0 Brisbane Strikers
Carle  68' Report
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: S. Micallef

16 November 2003
Sydney Olympic 2 2 Football Kingz
Ishida  10',
Cardozo  36'
Rowley  3',
Souris  45' (o.g.)
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,398
Referee: B. Williams

16 November 2003
Melbourne Knights 0 5 South Melbourne
Report Panopoulos  14',
Trimboli  22', 34',
Coveny  39',
Curcija  89'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: A. Nardi

16 November 2003
Adelaide United 1 4 Perth Glory
Kemp  19' Report Pondeljak  15', 92',
Mori  16',
Despotovski  49'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,096
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 10


21 November 2003
Newcastle United 0 1 Sydney Olympic
Caravella  84'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: C. Zetter

22 November 2003
Brisbane Strikers 4 2 Parramatta Power
Moon  34',
Rose  71', 86',
Morley  90'
Report Milicic  11',
Rech  58'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: C. Diomis

23 November 2003
Football Kingz 3 1 Marconi Stallions
Tambouras  28',
Martin  65',
Midtsian  78'
Report Carle  86' (pen.)
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: D. Rugg

23 November 2003
Northern Spirit 0 1 Sydney United
Report Šantalab  4'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: B. Hugo

23 November 2003
Wollongong Wolves 2 1 Perth Glory
Young  3',
Nwaogazi  54'
Report Mori  69'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: P. Green

23 November 2003
South Melbourne 2 1 Adelaide United
Kovacevic  23', 61' Report Veart  70'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 11


28 November 2003
Adelaide United 2 2 Wollongong Wolves
Valkanis  48',
Saric  81'
Report Nwaogazi  20',
Blake  90'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,528
Referee: P. Mur

28 November 2003
Newcastle United 1 0 Perth Glory
Masi  82' Report
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef

29 November 2003
Parramatta Power 3 0 Northern Spirit
Milicic  19', 47',
Elrich  96'
Report
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: B. Williams

29 November 2003
Brisbane Strikers 1 0 Melbourne Knights
Moon  66' Report
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: S. Pryzdacz

30 November 2003
South Melbourne 6 0 Football Kingz
Curcija  3', 57', 72', 85',
Laurie  34',
Tunbridge  90'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: C. Diomis

30 November 2003
Sydney United 1 1 Marconi Stallions
Collina  80' Report Spiteri  53'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: E. Lennie

Round 12


5 December 2003
Wollongong Wolves 1 1 Brisbane Strikers
Nwaogazi  46' Report Brain  13'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,130
Referee: C. Zetter

6 December 2003
Football Kingz 1 3 Adelaide United
Ngata  80' Report Pellegrino  50',
Smeltz  76',
Veart  86'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: P. Green

7 December 2003
Sydney Olympic 0 1 Parramatta Power
Milicic  78'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: D. Rugg

7 December 2003
Melbourne Knights 1 1 Newcastle United
Razov  49' R. Griffiths  58'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: E. Lennie

7 December 2003
Northern Spirit 3 1 South Melbourne
Petrie  45', 56',
Fisher  88'
Report Curcija  54'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 1,859
Referee: A. Nardi

2 February 2004
Perth Glory 2 0 Sydney United
Mori  20',
Mrdja  81'
Report
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 13


17 October 2003
Newcastle United 2 0 Wollongong Wolves
R. Griffiths  6',
Libbesson  91'
Report
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: S. Przydacz

10 December 2003
Adelaide United 1 0 Northern Spirit
Saric  8' Report
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,159
Referee: C. Zetter

10 December 2003
Brisbane Strikers 1 1 Football Kingz
McLaren  10' Report Rowley  14'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: P. Green

10 December 2003
Marconi Stallions 0 2 Perth Glory
Report Mori  68',
Despotovski  73'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: B. Hugo

10 December 2003
South Melbourne 4 2 Sydney Olympic
Tunbridge  7',
Poutakidis  25',
Curcija  32',
Boutsianis  78'
Augerinos  36',
Bakis  62'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: P. Mur

10 December 2003
Sydney United 3 1 Melbourne Knights
Babic  47',
Cunico  56',
Parisi  66'
Report Vasilevski  83'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 14


12 December 2003
Newcastle United 2 0 Football Kingz
Johnson  34',
Deans  55'
Report
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: B. Williams

13 December 2003
Brisbane Strikers 3 1 Northern Spirit
Morley  56',
Brownlie  82',
Pilic  87'
Report Kwasnik  46'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: A. Nardi

13 December 2003
Marconi Stallions 0 1 Melbourne Knights
Report Marinos  92'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: D. Rugg

14 December 2003
Sydney United 0 1 Wollongong Wolves
Report Nwaogazi  47'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: S. Przydacz

14 December 2003
Adelaide United 1 1 Sydney Olympic
Thompson  87' Report Cardozo  62'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: E. Lennie

14 December 2003
South Melbourne 2 1 Parramatta Power
Coveny  34' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Report Rech  15'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 10,005
Referee: B. Hugo

Round 15


19 December 2003
Football Kingz 0 1 Sydney United
Report Haliti  45'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: J. Lewis

19 December 2003
Wollongong Wolves 3 3 Marconi Stallions
Young  2', 68',
Nwaogazi  81'
Report Carle  45',
Maloney  52',
Brosque  77'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,302
Referee: S. Micallef

20 December 2003
Parramatta Power 1 2 Adelaide United
Petrovski  44' Report Aloisi  10',
Veart  18'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,967
Referee: A. Nardi

21 December 2003
Sydney Olympic 1 1 Brisbane Strikers
Bakis  53' Pilic  12'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: C. Diomis

21 December 2003
Melbourne Knights 0 2 Perth Glory
Report Mrdja  32', 74'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: M. Shield

21 December 2003
Northern Spirit 1 1 Newcastle United
Thomas  62' (o.g.) Report Masi  34'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: E. Lennie

Round 16


27 December 2003
Perth Glory 6 1 Brisbane Strikers
Despotovski  26',
Byrnes  45',
Hassell  55',
Caceres  74',
Pondeljak  76',
Mrdja  84'
Report Brownlie  55' (pen.)
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,142
Referee: E. Lennie

27 December 2003
South Melbourne 2 3 Wollongong Wolves
Boutsianis  67',
Coveny  81'
Report Arrarte  13',
Nwaogazi  76',
Balabanel  90'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: B. Williams

28 December 2003
Sydney Olympic 1 0 Northern Spirit
Baird  47' (pen.) Report
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,484
Referee: M. Shield

28 December 2003
Football Kingz 1 2 Parramatta Power
Schjerven  34' Report Gumprecht  20',
Rech  62'
Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: C. Zetter

28 December 2003
Newcastle United 0 1 Marconi Stallions
Report Maloney  29'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: B. Hugo

28 December 2003
Adelaide United 2 1 Melbourne Knights
Veart  15',
Terminello  31'
Report Trajanovski  4'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,032
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 17


2 January 2004
Parramatta Power 4 0 Newcastle United
Dodd  57',
Petrovski  62', 84',
Milicic  71'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: B. Williams

3 January 2003
Brisbane Strikers 1 0 South Melbourne
Grierson  79'
Perry Park
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: M. Shield

3 January 2004
Perth Glory 4 0 Football Kingz
Murphy  29',
Faria  56',
Mrdja  62', 78'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: C. Diomis

4 January 2004
Sydney United 0 0 Sydney Olympic
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: M. Breeze

4 January 2004
Wollongong Wolves 1 1 Melbourne Knights
Young  50' (pen.) Trajanovski  66'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: N. Rice

4 January 2004
Northern Spirit 0 0 Marconi Stallions
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: S. Przydacz

Round 18


19 December 2003
Newcastle United 0 1 South Melbourne
Crucija  7'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: P. Green

7 January 2004
Parramatta Power 5 1 Sydney United
Milicic  8',
Pantelis  28', 33',
Zorbas  40',
Doumanis  92' (o.g.)
B. Šantalab  67'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: M. Breeze

7 January 2004
Melbourne Knights 1 0 Football Kingz
Marth  45'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: C. Zetter

7 January 2004
Brisbane Strikers 1 0 Adelaide United
Morley  10'
Perry Park
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: P. Mur

21 January 2004
Perth Glory 3 2 Northern Spirit
Murphy  9',
Pondeljak  42',
Despotovski  85'
Richter  25',
Tomasevic  92'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 7,996
Referee: E. Lennie

11 February 2004
Marconi Stallions 1 0 Sydney Olympic
Carle  79' (pen.)
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 19


10 January 2004
Perth Glory 2 0 Sydney Olympic
Murphy  76', 84'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: A. Nardi

11 January 2004
Football Kingz 1 1 Wollongong Wolves
Martin  13' Dragas  76'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: D. Rugg

11 January 2004
Northern Spirit 2 0 Melbourne Knights
Hutchinson  21',
Milligan  58'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: J. Lewis

11 January 2004
Adelaide United 0 0 Newcastle United
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,280
Referee: P. Green

11 January 2004
South Melbourne 1 0 Sydney United
Coveny  65' (pen.)
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: E. Lennie

4 February 2004
Parramatta Power 2 2 Marconi Stallions
Milicic  4',
Rech  76'
Brosque  46',
Spiteri  81'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 20


16 January 2004
Newcastle United 1 0 Brisbane Strikers
Wheelhouse  20'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: P. Green

16 January 2004
Wollongong Wolves 4 1 Northern Spirit
Hughes  35',
Young  38', 65',
Nwaogazi  64'
Richter  84'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: J. Lewis

17 January 2004
Perth Glory 4 1 Parramatta Power
Mrdja  18', 52',
Despotovski  27' (pen.),
Caceres  90'
Sekulovski  74'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: E. Lennie

18 January 2004
Sydney United 1 1 Adelaide United
Šantalab  89' Alagich  76'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: M. Breeze

18 January 2004
Melbourne Knights 1 1 Sydney Olympic
Marth  89' (pen.) Caravella  3'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: P. Mur

17 February 2004
Marconi Stallions 1 0 South Melbourne
Maloney  38'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,277
Referee: M. Shield

Round 21


21 January 2004
Sydney Olympic 5 2 Wollongong Wolves
Caravella  44',
Cardozo  57', 92',
Nikas  63',
Goutzioulis  89'
Nwaogazi  16',
Majurovski  75'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: C. Zetter

25 January 2004
Melbourne Knights 1 3 Parramatta Power
Oksuz  52' Rech  27', 76', 92'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: P. Green

26 January 2004
South Melbourne 0 0 Perth Glory
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: M. Breeze

4 February 2004
Brisbane Strikers 2 0 Sydney United
McCloughan  20',
Pilic  84'
Perry Park
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: M. Shield

20 February 2004
Adelaide United 1 0 Marconi Stallions
Veart  3'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: S. Micallef

20 February 2004
Northern Spirit 1 0 Football Kingz
Richter  60'
Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: C. Zetter

Round 22


31 January 2004
Perth Glory 2 0 Adelaide United
Mori  30', 34'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: A. Nardi

31 January 2004
South Melbourne 4 0 Melbourne Knights
Leijer  23' (o.g.),
Sarkies  41',
Curcija  52',
Tunbridge  90'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: M. Shield

31 January 2004
Football Kingz 2 4 Sydney Olympic
Hickey  51',
Rowley  94'
Cardozo  8',
Juric  28',
Bojić  58',
Ishida  63'
Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: N. Rice

31 January 2004
Parramatta Power 4 3 Wollongong Wolves
Milicic  14',
Rech  40',
Petrovski  49',
Gumprecht  63'
van Blerk  3',
Nwaogazi  23',
Sabljak  42'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: E. Lennie

1 February 2004
Sydney United 2 0 Newcastle United
B. Šantalab  22',
Austin  40'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: P. Mur

1 February 2004
Brisbane Strikers 0 2 Marconi Stallions
Maloney  66',
Carle  87'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: S. Micallef

Round 23


6 February 2004
Adelaide United 2 0 South Melbourne
Budin  6',
Aloisi  31'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,463
Referee: E. Lennie

7 February 2004
Perth Glory 2 0 Wollongong Wolves
Despotovski  33',
Mori  62'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: M. Shield

7 February 2004
Marconi Stallions 2 1 Football Kingz
Gibson  31',
Carle  61'
Harries  92'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: B. Williams

8 February 2004
Sydney United 0 0 Northern Spirit
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,964
Referee: S. Micallef

8 February 2004
Sydney Olympic 2 0 Newcastle United
Cardozo  72', 79'
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: D. Rugg

9 February 2004
Parramatta Power 3 2 Brisbane Strikers
Milicic  12', 37',
Pantelis  47'
Fitzsimmons  56',
Rose  81'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,873
Referee: M. Breeze

Round 24


13 February 2004
Wollongong Wolves 0 1 Adelaide United
Brooks  80'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: P. Green

14 February 2004
Perth Glory 2 0 Newcastle United
Mori  27',
Caceres  85'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter

14 February 2004
Football Kingz 2 0 South Melbourne
Hickey  19',
Ngata  59'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 892
Referee: P. O'Leary

14 February 2004
Marconi Stallions 3 0 Sydney United
Brosque  23',
Harris  45',
Gibson  66'
Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: S. Micallef

15 February 2004
Northern Spirit 0 1 Parramatta Power
Petrovski  23'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: J. Lewis

15 February 2004
Melbourne Knights 2 0 Brisbane Strikers
R. Vargas  27',
Oksuz  88'
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: C. Diomis

Round 25


23 January 2004
Adelaide United 1 0 Football Kingz
Veart  58'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,312
Referee: M. Shield

20 February 2004
Newcastle United 0 2 Melbourne Knights
Pelikan  64', 75' (pen.)
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: J. Lewis

20 February 2004
Parramatta Power 3 2 Sydney Olympic
Rech  4',
Milicic  34',
Thompson  82'
Caravella  3',
P. Cardozo  43'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: M. Shield

21 February 2004
Brisbane Strikers 0 1 Wollongong Wolves
Nwaogazi  34'
Perry Park
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: E. Lennie

22 February 2004
Sydney United 2 4 Perth Glory
Šantalab  69',
Heffernan  78'
Mrdja  28', 38', 92',
Hassell  70'
Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: C. Diomis

22 February 2004
South Melbourne 1 2 Northern Spirit
Coveny  71' Kwasnik  52',
Richter  68'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: B. Williams

Round 26


8 February 2004
Perth Glory 2 2 Marconi Stallions
Mori  83',
Mrdja  86'
Spiteri  21', 76'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: E. Lennie

29 February 2004
Football Kingz 4 3 Brisbane Strikers
Hay  42',
Ngata  45' (pen.), 81' (pen.),
Christie  76'
McKay  7',
Rose  54',
Fitzsimmons  57'
Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: D. Rugg

29 February 2004
Northern Spirit 2 1 Adelaide United
Kwasnik  27', 69' Vidmar  45'
Pittwater Park
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: M. Breeze

29 February 2004
Sydney Olympic 0 0 South Melbourne
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: S. Micallef

29 February 2004
Melbourne Knights 0 0 Sydney United
Knights Stadium
Attendance: 8,423
Referee: A. Nardi

29 February 2004
Wollongong Wolves 3 0 Newcastle United
Nwaogazi  10',
Young  19',
Sabljak  83'
WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: P. Green

Finals

Elimination Final 1 (3rd v 6th)


1st Leg
7 March 2004
Adelaide United 30 Brisbane Strikers
Veart  31'
Agius  67'
Brooks  92'
(Report)
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,258
Referee: Williams

2nd Leg
13 March 2004
Brisbane Strikers 41 Adelaide United
Moon  45'
Rose  58'
Brain  82'
Grierson  87'
(Report) Veart  65'
Perry Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Breeze

Elimination Final 2 (4th v 5th)



2nd Leg
13 March 2004
South Melbourne 20 Marconi Stallions
Curcija  20', 60' (Report)
Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Shield

Major Semi Final (1st v 2nd)


1st Leg
13 March 2004
Parramatta Power 42 Perth Glory
Ceccoli  9'
Petrovski  41'
Zorbas  45'
Milicic  75'
(Report) Despotovski  46'
Harnwell  56'
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 6,059
Referee: Micallef

2nd Leg
20 March 2004
Perth Glory 02 Parramatta Power
(Report Elrich  15'
Petrovski  65'
Members Equity Stadium Perth
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Breeze

Minor Semi Final


20 March 2004
Adelaide United 21 (a.e.t.) South Melbourne
Aloisi  71'
Alagich  105'  (pen.)
(Report Curcija  12'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,558
Referee: Micallef

Preliminary Final


28 March 2004
Perth Glory 50 Adelaide United
Despotovski  10', 81'
Mori  51', 69'
Mrdja  88'
(Report)
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 17,524
Referee: Shield

Grand Final


PARRAMATTA POWER:
GK 1 Australia Clint Bolton
DF 3 Australia Alvin Ceccoli (c)
DF 4 Australia Simon Colosimo
DF 5Australia Michael Beauchamp
FW 7 Australia Travis Dodd
MF 8Germany Andre Gumprecht  86'
FW 9Australia Ante Milicic  68'
DF 13Australia Paul O'Grady
FW 14 Australia Sasho Petrovski
FW 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich
MF 22Australia Peter Zorbas  97'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Daniel Beltrame
MF 6Australia Matt Thompson 97'
MF 10 Brazil Fernando Rech 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 10Australia Bobby Despotovski  82'
MF 11Australia Jade North
DF 12 Australia Mark Byrnes  62'
MF 15Australia Tom Pondeljak
FW 16Australia Damian Mori
DF 19Australia Jamie Harnwell
FW 21 Australia Adrian Caceres
DF 24 Australia Jamie Coyne  95'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Vince Matassa
MF 4Australia Bradley Hassell  95'
MF 6 Australia Wayne Srhoj
MF 8 Australia Anthony Danze
FW 9Australia Nik Mrdja  82'
Manager:
South Africa Mich d'Avray

Individual awards

References

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