1998–99 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season November 2015 November 2015 NSL 1998-99 National Soccer League Association football 1998-99 15 NSL season South Melbourne Champions Mile SterjovskiPablo Cardozo (18 each) List of NSL seasons National Soccer League 1997–98 National Soccer League 1997–98 1999–2000 National Soccer League 1999–2000 The 1998–99 National Soccer League season, known under a sponsorship arrangement as the 1998–99 Ericsson Cup, was the 23rd season of the National Soccer League in Australia. Overview It was contested by 15 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. Northern Spirit FC entered the competition.Reid Michael 1998-10-05 Foot soldiers 44 The Age https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108589975/foot-soldiers/ 2022-08-30 Regular season League table main WDL Q FS CC FS FS FS FS SUN, SOU, PER, MAR, NOR, ADE, SOL, NEW, BRI, WOL, CAR, MEL, WES, GIP, CAN complete 13 6 9 39 26 11 6 11 41 47 4 3 21 21 55 9 4 15 47 47 5 10 13 17 44 15 3 10 53 47 8 5 15 32 43 11 7 10 29 33 14 4 10 36 35 16 5 7 62 37 17 6 5 50 26 12 7 9 46 36 18 4 6 53 33 7 6 15 36 46 8 8 12 45 52 C Adelaide City Brisbane Strikers Canberra Cosmos Carlton Gippsland Falcons Marconi Fairfield Melbourne Knights Newcastle Breakers Northern Spirit Perth Glory South Melbourne Sydney Olympic Sydney United West Adelaide Wollongong Wolves green1 Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship yellow1 Qualification for the Finals series 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.com Finals series Bracket y y y Elimination Finals Major/Minor semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final 6 Adelaide City 0 1 1 3 Perth Glory 0 2 2 5 Northern Spirit 0 1 1 4 Marconi Stallions 0 2 2 9 & 16 May 1999 2 South Melbourne 2 0 2 1 Sydney United 1 0 1 15 May 1999 3 Perth Glory 1 4 Marconi Stallions 0 23 May 1999 1 Sydney United 2 3 Perth Glory 1 30 May 1999 South Melbourne 3 Sydney United 2 Elimination finals Northern Spirit 0-0 : 1-2 Marconi Stallions Adelaide City 0-0 : 1-2 Perth Glory Major semi-final South Melbourne 2-1 : 0-0 Sydney United Minor semi-final Perth Glory 1-0 Marconi Stallions Preliminary final Sydney United 2-1 Perth Glory Grand Final 1999 National Soccer League Grand Final 30 May 199915:15 AEST South Melbourne 3 – 2 (report) Sydney United Trimboli 53 Anastasiadis 63,87 Sterjovski 8 Townsend 90+ Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 15,194 Simon Michallef SOUTH MELBOURNE: GK 1 AUS Michael PetkovicMF 2 AUS Steve Iosifidis DF 3 AUS Fausto De Amicis DF 4AUS Nick OrlicDF 5 AUS Con BlatsisMF 6 AUS David ClarksonMF 7AUS Steve PanopoulosFW 8NZL Vaughan Coveny FW 9AUS Paul Trimboli (c) 68FW 10AUS Michael Curcija 63MF 15AUS Goran Lozanovski 81Substitutes:GK 20AUS Chris JonesFW 11AUS John Anastasiadis 63MF 16 AUS George Goutzioulis 68FW 17 AUS Jim Tsekinis 81DF 18AUS Robert LiparotiManager:AUS Ange PostecoglouJoe Marston Medal:AUS Goran Lozanovski SYDNEY UNITED: GK 30 AUS Mike GibsonDF 2 AUS David BarrettDF 4AUS Velimir Kupresak (c) DF 5AUS Richard PlesaDF 6 AUS Joe VrkicMF7AUS Jacob Burns 88FW 9AUS Mile SterjovskiFW 10AUS Nathan Day 64MF 11AUS Steve BerryDF 17AUS Michael Santalab 68MF 28AUS Peter BennettSubstitutes:GK 20 AUS Barney SmithDF 8AUS Walter Ardone 88MF 15 AUS Danny Townsend 68FW 19AUS Joel Griffiths 64MF 25AUS Ante MoricManager:AUS David Mitchell Footnotes References Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1998–99 Category:1998–99 in Australian men's soccer leagues Australia