1999–2000 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season November 2015 November 2015 NSL 1999–2000 National Soccer League Association football 1999–2000 16 NSL season Wollongong Wolves Champions Damian Mori (22) List of NSL seasons National Soccer League 1998–99 National Soccer League 1998–99 2000–01 National Soccer League 2000–01 The 1999–2000 National Soccer League season was the 24th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. 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.Cockerill Michael 16 December 1999 Eve of extinction 42 The AgeCockerill Michael 11 September 1999 Ericsson exit boosts league 57 The Sydney Morning Herald 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.Lynch Michael 1999-09-30 Top coaches label draw reshuffle 'ridiculous' 45 The Age https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108595599/top-coaches-label-draw-reshuffle/ 2022-08-30Toutsidis Meno 28 September 1999 Force flies SA flag alone 66 The Advertiser AdelaideToutsidis Meno 22 September 1999 Stars could go out 114 The Advertiser Adelaide Wollongong Wolves won the championship.Lynch Michael 12 June 2000 Wolves' title in shootout thriller 6 The Age Auckland Kingz and Parramatta Power entered the competition.Cockerill Michael 22 September 1999 Parra seek the Power in yellow jersey 42 The Sydney Morning HeraldMillmow Jonathan 3 September 1999 Kingz primed for bumper debut season 23 Evening Post Wellington Regular season League table main WDL Q FS CC FS FS FS FS PER, WOL, CAR, ADE, SOL, MAR, NEW, AUC, BRI, SOU, PAR, MEL, NOR, CAN, GIP, SUN complete 16 8 10 57 37 15 5 14 57 59 13 10 11 46 40 9 9 16 44 64 17 7 10 55 39 7 8 19 23 49 16 7 11 53 49 13 6 15 44 57 14 9 11 44 44 11 3 20 41 58 14 5 15 52 47 19 7 8 60 42 14 7 13 55 51 16 7 11 56 40 5 5 24 19 58 17 9 8 72 44 C Adelaide Force Auckland Kingz Brisbane Strikers Canberra Cosmos Carlton Gippsland Falcons Marconi Fairfield Melbourne Knights Newcastle Breakers Northern Spirit Parramatta Power Perth Glory South Melbourne Sydney Olympic Sydney United 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 y y y Elimination Finals Major/Minor semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final 6 Marconi Fairfield 0 0 0 3 Carlton SC 1 2 3 5 Sydney Olympic 4 2 6 4 Adelaide Force 1 1 2 21 May & 27 May 2000 2 Wollongong Wolves 1 0 1 1 Perth Glory 2 0 2 28 May 2000 3 Carlton 2 5 Sydney Olympic 1 4 June 2000 2 Wollongong Wolves 2 3 Carlton 1 11 June 2000 Perth Glory 3 (6) Wollongong Wolves 3 (7) Grand Final 2000 National Soccer League Grand Final 11 June 200013:30 AWST Perth Glory 3 – 3 (a.s.d.e.t.) (report) Wollongong Wolves Despotovski 20 Milicevic 33 Harnwell 42 Chipperfield 56 Horsley 69 Reid 89 Subiaco Oval, Perth 43,242 Eddie Lennie Trajkovski Harnwell Schwertz Naven Wehrman Edgar Aldrighi Edwards Milicevic Afkos 6 – 7 Young Robertson Ceccoli Pogliacomi Petrovski Horsley Mennillo Chipperfield Reid PERTH GLORY: GK 23 AUS Jason PetkovicDF 2 AUS Rob TrajkovskiDF 3AUS Jamie HarnwellMF 7AUS Scott Miller 63MF 8AUS Troy HalpinFW 9 AUS Alistair Edwards (c) FW 10AUS Bobby Despotovski 68MF 11AUS Kasey Wehrman MF 15BRA Edgar AldrighiMF 21FRY Ivan Ergić 84DF 22AUS Ljubo Miličević 16Substitutes:GK 20 AUS Tony FrankenFW 4BRA Aurelio Schwertz 75 68DF 6ENG Gareth Naven 84MF 13AUS James Afkos 63DF 14AUS Dion ValleManager:GER Bernd Stange WOLLONGONG WOLVES: GK 1 AUS Les PogliacomiDF 3 AUS Alvin Ceccoli DF 4AUS Robert Stanton 82DF 5AUS David Cervinski 46MF 6 AUS Matt Horsley (c) MF7AUS Paul ReidFW 10ENG Stuart YoungDF 11AUS Scott Chipperfield 90MF 13AUS Noel Spencer 46FW 17FIJ Esala Masi 66MF 23AUS Dino Mennillo 28Substitutes:GK 20 AUS Daniel BeltrameDF 2AUS George Sounis 46FW 14 AUS Sasho Petrovski 66MF 15AUS David HuxleyDF 21AUS Mark Robertson 106 46Manager:AUS Nick TheodorakopoulosJoe Marston Medal::AUS Scott Chipperfield Footnotes References Australia - List of final tables (RSSSF) 1999–2000 Category:1999–2000 in Australian men's soccer leagues Australia