2003 National Soccer League Grand Final

2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
Event	2002–03 National Soccer League
Date	1 June 2003
Venue	Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia
Man of the Match	Simon Colosimo; (Joe Marston Medal)
Referee	Mark Shield
Attendance	38,111
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The 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 1 June 2003 between Perth Glory and Olympic Sharks at Subiaco Oval. Perth Glory had gained home-ground advantage as they topped the Championship Playoff, with Olympic Sharks finishing second. Perth won the match 2–0, with goals from Jamie Harnwell and Damian Mori sealing their first National Soccer League championship.^[1] Simon Colosimo won the Joe Marston Medal.

Route to the Final

League Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olympic Sharks	24	16	3	5	51	28	+23	51	2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff
2	Perth Glory	24	16	2	6	48	22	+26	50
3	Parramatta Power	24	12	4	8	51	27	+24	40
4	Newcastle United	24	10	7	7	37	25	+12	37
5	Adelaide City	24	11	4	9	40	34	+6	37
6	Northern Spirit	24	11	3	10	37	44	−7	36
7	South Melbourne	24	10	5	9	36	37	−1	35
8	Sydney United	24	7	6	11	23	31	−8	27
9	Melbourne Knights	24	7	6	11	38	52	−14	27
10	Brisbane Strikers	24	7	5	12	38	45	−7	26
11	Football Kingz	24	6	6	12	26	45	−19	24
12	Marconi Fairfield	24	6	5	13	25	42	−17	23
13	Wollongong Wolves	24	5	8	11	25	43	−18	23

Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2003. Source: Soccer Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship Playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth Glory (C)	10	8	0	2	27	7	+20	27^[a]	2002–03 National Soccer League Champions
2	Olympic Sharks	10	4	1	5	17	14	+3	19^[b]	2003 National Soccer League Grand Final
3	Adelaide City (R)	10	5	2	3	19	14	+5	17	Joined the 2003 SASF Premier League^[c]
4	Parramatta Power	10	3	4	3	16	21	−5	13
5	Northern Spirit	9	2	2	5	7	22	−15	8^[d]
6	Newcastle United	9	2	1	6	9	17	−8	7^[d]

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2003. Source: Soccer Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
^ Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
^ Adelaide City was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the League due to financial difficulties.^[2]
^ ^a ^b The final round match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

Match

Details

1 June 2003
13:00 AWST

Perth Glory	2 – 0	Olympic Sharks
Harnwell 29' Mori 87'	Reports^[3]

Subiaco Oval, Perth

Attendance: 38,111

Referee: Mark Shield


GK	1	Jason Petkovic
MF	2	Matt Horsley
DF	3	Jamie Harnwell
MF	4	Bradley Hassell		60'
MF	6	Andre Gumprecht
MF	7	Scott Miller
FW	10	Bobby Despotovski (c)		87'
FW	16	Damian Mori		89'
DF	18	Shane Pryce
DF	22	Simon Colosimo
DF	23	David Tarka	40'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Vince Matassa
FW	9	Nik Mrdja		89'
DF	12	Mark Byrnes		60'
MF	15	Edgar Aldrighi		87'
FW	21	Adrian Caceres
Manager:
Mich d'Avray
Joe Marston Medal:
Simon Colosimo (Perth Glory)


GK	1	Clint Bolton
DF	4	Paul Kohler		80'
DF	6	Ante Jurić (c)
MF	8	Tom Pondeljak
FW	9	Ante Milicic
MF	10	Troy Halpin
MF	11	Jade North
FW	17	Jeromy Harris		76'
FW	18	Joel Porter	58'	80'
DF	23	Andrew Packer
MF	27	Hiroyuki Ishida
Substitutes:
GK	20	Brett Hughes
MF	7	Wayne Srhoj		80'
FW	12	Franco Parisi		80'
MF	14	Greg Owens		76'
DF	24	Andrew Durante
Manager:
Lee Sterrey

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

^ "The good, the bad and the ugly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-06-02. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ "2003 NSL Final". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[table_hth_PG0.028176458099939-2] Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.

[table_hth_OS0.028176458099939-3] Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.

[table_note_res_PL0.028176458099939-5] Adelaide City was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the League due to financial difficulties.^[2]

[table_hth_NS0.028176458099939-6] The final round match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

[1] "The good, the bad and the ugly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-06-02. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

[4] "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[7] "2003 NSL Final". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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