1997 National Soccer League grand final

June 2020 June 2020 1997 National Soccer League Grand Final 1996–97 National Soccer League Brisbane Strikers 2 Sydney United 0 1997 05 25 yes Lang Park Brisbane, Australia Alan Hunter(Joe Marston Medal) Simon Micallef 40,446 1996 1998The 1997 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 25 May 1997 between Brisbane Strikers and Sydney United at Lang Park. Brisbane gained home advantage because despite finishing below United on the league standings, they defeated the Sydney side in the major semi-final two weeks earlier. The teams were all locked up at half time, however two goals for the Strikers by Frank Farina and Rod Brown secured their first NSL championship.Australian National League http://howe.how/football/HAL_season-guide_201920.pdf Hyundai A-League season guide 2019–20 3221997 National Soccer League Playoff results http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Playoff.html www.ozfootball.net 2020-05-03Strikers miracle to spur on Roar https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/soccer/strikers-miracle-to-spur-on-roar-20110310-1bpid.html Lutton Phil 2011-03-10 Brisbane Times en 2020-05-03 Alan Hunter won the Joe Marston Medal. Route to the final League Standings main 6 QR SU Sydney United BS Brisbane Strikers SM South Melbourne AC Adelaide City MS Marconi Stallions MK Melbourne Knights WDL Perth Glory WA West Adelaide UO UTS Olympic WW Wollongong Wolves NB Newcastle Breakers GF Gippsland Falcons CW Collingwood Warriors PG CC 17 5 4 67 33 15 2 9 55 40 C 14 4 8 39 25 11 10 5 32 22 12 4 10 41 37 11 Canberra Cosmos 9 33 36 11 5 10 48 41 10 3 13 39 51 8 8 10 32 46 8 8 10 42 48 7 9 10 40 46 8 6 41 12 41 6 9 11 32 44 R 2 5 19 30 69 #FFFFAA 1997 National Soccer League Finals LF LF LF LF LF #D0F0C0 1996-97 National Soccer League Champions LC #FFCCCC Disbanded at end of season D 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete rsssf.com Finals Bracket 150 y y y 1 Sydney United 0 2 (2) 2 Brisbane Strikers (a) 1 1 (2) 3 South Melbourne 4 3 (7) 6 Melbourne Knights 1 0 (1) 4 Adelaide City 0 4 (4) 5 Marconi Fairfield 3 0 (3) South Melbourne 1 Adelaide City 0 Sydney United 1 South Melbourne 0 Sydney United 0 Brisbane Strikers 2 Match Details 25 May 199715:00 AEST Brisbane Strikers 2–0 Reports1997 NSL Final http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/19961997/Playoff.html Oz Football 30 December 2022 Sydney United Farina 47 Brown 69 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 40,446 Simon Micallef GK 1AUS Clint BoltonDF 2AUS Glen Gwynne 88 DF 3AUS Alan Hunter FW 5AUS Frank Farina 80MF 6AUS Sean CranneyFW 7AUS Rod BrownFW 9AUS Danny WrightMF 11AUS Troy CranneyMF 15AUS Chay Hews 79DF 16AUS Kasey WehrmanFW 17AUS Craig WilliamsSubstitutes:FW 8AUS Matt Bell 88FW 10AUS Reece Tollenaere 80MF 12AUS Jeremy Harris 79Manager:AUS Frank FarinaJoe Marston Medal:Alan Hunter (Brisbane Strikers) GK 1 AUS Zeljko KalacDF 2 AUS Rob Trajkovski 63DF 5AUS Velimir KupresakDF 7AUS Mark BabicMF 10 AUS Richard PlesaMF 11CRO Kresimir MarusicMF 12AUS Ante MoricFW14AUS Ante Milicic MF 15AUS Aytec GencFW 17AUS David ZdrilicMF 23AUS Paul Bilokapic 81Substitutes:MF 3AUS Jason Culina 63DF 25AUS Mark Rudan 81Manager:AUS Branko Culina Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. References Grand final 1997 Category:Brisbane Strikers FC matches Category:Sydney United 58 FC matches Category:1997 in Brisbane Category:Soccer matches in Brisbane Category:May 1997 sports events in Australia