2003 National Soccer League Grand Final

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.

2003 National Soccer League Grand Final

Event	2002–03 National Soccer League
Perth Glory Olympic Sharks 2 0
Date	1 June 2003 (2003-06-01)
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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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:

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

Match

Details

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

1 June 2003
13:00 AWST

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

1. "The good, the bad and the ugly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-06-02. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
2. "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
3. "2003 NSL Final". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.