National Soccer League Final Table: 1.Perth Glory 24 16 7 1 52-23 55 2.Newcastle United 24 10 12 2 33-21 42 3.Sydney Olympic Sharks 24 12 4 8 37-24 40 4.Brisbane Strikers 24 10 7 7 40-34 37 5.South Melbourne Lakers 24 10 6 8 30-22 36 6.Melbourne Knights 24 11 3 10 41-40 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Parramatta Power 24 10 4 10 34-30 34 8.Northern Spirit 24 9 7 8 36-39 34 9.Marconi-Fairfield Stallions 24 8 6 10 33-36 30 10.Wollongong City Wolves 24 6 7 11 28-43 25 11.Sydney United Pumas 24 6 6 12 27-37 24 12.Adelaide City Force 24 4 8 12 27-39 20 13.Auckland Kingz (Nw Zealand) 24 3 5 16 28-58 14 Top-6 qualified for championship playoffs. Round 1 [Oct 5] Brisbane Strikers 2-1 Kingz FC Newcastle United 1-0 Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves 0-0 Marconi Stallions [Oct 6] Olympic Sharks 1-0 Sydney United Parramatta Power 1-3 Northern Spirit [Oct 7] South Melbourne 1-3 Perth Glory Adelaide City Force bye Round 2 [Oct 12] Kingz FC 0-0 South Melbourne Northern Spirit 1-1 Newcastle United [Oct 13] Melbourne Knights 1-1 Adelaide City Force Parramatta Power 3-1 Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory 2-0 Marconi Stallions [Oct 14] Sydney United 1-3 Brisbane Strikers Olympic Sharks bye Round 3 [Oct 19] Adelaide City Force 2-2 Northern Spirit Newcastle United 0-0 Parramatta Power Wollongong Wolves 0-2 Perth Glory [Oct 20] Marconi Stallions 5-3 Kingz FC Olympic Sharks 0-1 Melbourne Knights [Oct 21] South Melbourne 0-1 Sydney United Brisbane Strikers bye Round 4 [Oct 26] Kingz FC 2-7 Perth Glory Newcastle United 3-1 Wollongong Wolves Northern Spirit 0-3 Olympic Sharks [Oct 27] Melbourne Knights 0-2 Brisbane Strikers Parramatta Power 1-0 Adelaide City Force [Oct 28] Sydney United 1-1 Marconi Stallions South Melbourne bye Round 5 [Nov 2] Adelaide City Force 2-2 Newcastle United South Melbourne 0-1 Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves 2-2 Kingz FC [Nov 3] Brisbane Strikers 1-1 Northern Spirit Olympic Sharks 2-2 Parramatta Power Perth Glory 2-1 Sydney United Marconi Stallions bye Round 6 [Nov 9] Adelaide City Force 3-0 Wollongong Wolves Melbourne Knights 1-3 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit 1-0 South Melbourne Parramatta Power 1-2 Brisbane Strikers Sydney United 1-2 Kingz FC [Nov 10] Newcastle United 1-0 Olympic Sharks Perth Glory bye Round 7 [Nov 17] Brisbane Strikers 1-2 Newcastle United Wollongong Wolves 1-0 Sydney United Perth Glory 2-0 Melbourne Knights Marconi Stallions 0-2 Northern Spirit [Nov 18] Olympic Sharks 1-0 Adelaide City Force South Melbourne 2-0 Parramatta Power Kingz FC bye Round 8 [Nov 23] Adelaide City Force 1-1 Brisbane Strikers Melbourne Knights 2-1 Kingz FC Northern Spirit 0-2 Perth Glory [Nov 24] Olympic Sharks 2-1 Wollongong Wolves Parramatta Power 1-0 Marconi Stallions [Nov 25] South Melbourne 0-1 Newcastle United Sydney United bye Round 9 [Nov 30] Kingz FC 2-3 Northern Spirit [Dec 1] Brisbane Strikers 1-0 Olympic Sharks Marconi Stallions 1-1 Newcastle United Perth Glory 2-1 Parramatta Power [Dec 2] South Melbourne 2-1 Adelaide City Force Sydney United 2-1 Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves bye Round 9 [Dec 7] Newcastle United 1-1 Perth Glory Adelaide City Force 1-2 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit 1-2 Sydney United [Dec 8] Parramatta Power 2-2 Kingz FC Brisbane Strikers 1-1 Wollongong Wolves Olympic Sharks 0-0 South Melbourne Melbourne Knights bye Round 11 [Dec 14] Kingz FC 2-2 Newcastle United [Dec 15] Marconi Stallions 1-0 Olympic Sharks Perth Glory 4-1 Adelaide City Force Wollongong Wolves 1-3 Melbourne Knights [Dec 16] South Melbourne 1-1 Brisbane Strikers Sydney United 0-2 Parramatta Power Northern Spirit bye Round 12 [Dec 22] Newcastle United 2-0 Sydney United Northern Spirit 3-5 Melbourne Knights Adelaide City Force 3-0 Kingz FC Brisbane Strikers 2-1 Marconi Stallions [2-0?] South Melbourne 1-3 Wollongong Wolves Olympic Sharks 3-1 Perth Glory Parramatta Power bye Round 13 [Jan 4-6] Kingz FC 2-1 Olympic Sharks Sydney United 1-1 Adelaide City Force Marconi Stallions 1-0 South Melbourne Wollongong Wolves 2-1 Northern Spirit Perth Glory 4-2 Brisbane Strikers Melbourne Knights 0-1 Parramatta Power Newcastle United bye Round 14 [Jan 11] Kingz FC 1-2 Brisbane Strikers Northern Spirit 1-0 Parramatta Power [Jan 12] Marconi Stallions 1-1 Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory 0-0 South Melbourne [Jan 13] Melbourne Knights 2-1 Newcastle United Sydney United 1-4 Olympic Sharks Adelaide City Force bye Round 15 [Jan 18] Adelaide City Force 3-2 Melbourne Knights Newcastle United 1-1 Northern Spirit South Melbourne 2-1 Kingz FC Wollongong Wolves 1-0 Parramatta Power [Jan 19] Brisbane Strikers 1-2 Sydney United Marconi Stallions 1-2 Perth Glory Olympic Sharks bye Round 16 [Jan 25] Kingz FC 1-0 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit 1-0 Adelaide City Force [Jan 26] Parramatta Power 2-0 Newcastle United [Jan 27] Melbourne Knights 1-2 Olympic Sharks Perth Glory 1-1 Wollongong Wolves Sydney United 2-2 South Melbourne Brisbane Strikers bye Round 17 [Feb 1] Wollongong Wolves 0-2 Newcastle United Adelaide City Force 1-1 Parramatta Power Brisbane Strikers 3-5 Melbourne Knights [Feb 2] Marconi Stallions 2-2 Sydney United Perth Glory 1-0 Kingz FC [Feb 3] Olympic Sharks 3-0 Northern Spirit South Melbourne bye Round 18 [Feb 8] Newcastle United 2-1 Adelaide City Force Kingz FC 0-0 Wollongong Wolves Northern Spirit 2-2 Brisbane Strikers [Feb 9] Parramatta Power 1-0 Olympic Sharks [Feb 10] Sydney United 1-2 Perth Glory Melbourne Knights 2-3 South Melbourne Marconi Stallions bye Round 19 [Feb 15] Kingz FC 0-3 Sydney United South Melbourne 2-1 Northern Spirit [Feb 16] Wollongong Wolves 1-1 Adelaide City Force Marconi Stallions 1-3 Melbourne Knights Brisbane Strikers 4-1 Parramatta Power [Feb 17] Olympic Sharks 1-1 Newcastle United Perth Glory bye Round 20 [Feb 22] Adelaide City Force 0-3 Olympic Sharks Newcastle United 1-1 Brisbane Strikers Northern Spirit 2-1 Marconi Stallions [Feb 23] Melbourne Knights 1-1 Perth Glory [in Hobart, Tasmania] Parramatta Power 0-1 South Melbourne [Feb 24] Sydney United 1-2 Wollongong Wolves Kingz FC bye Round 21 [Mar 1] Kingz FC 1-2 Melbourne Knights Brisbane Strikers 3-0 Adelaide City Force Wollongong Wolves 1-2 Olympic Sharks Newcastle United 0-0 South Melbourne [Mar 2] Marconi Stallions 3-0 Parramatta Power Perth Glory 3-0 Northern Spirit Sydney United bye Round 22 [Mar 8] Adelaide City Force 0-3 South Melbourne Newcastle United 3-1 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit 2-1 Kingz FC [Mar 9] Parramatta Power 2-4 Perth Glory [Mar 10] Melbourne Knights 2-1 Sydney United Olympic Sharks 1-0 Brisbane Strikers Wollongong Wolves bye Round 23 [Mar 15] Kingz FC 1-7 Parramatta Power Wollongong Wolves 3-1 Brisbane Strikers [Mar 16] Marconi Stallions 2-1 Adelaide City Force Perth Glory 2-2 Newcastle United [Mar 17] Northern Spirit 1-1 Sydney United South Melbourne 3-0 Olympic Sharks Melbourne Knights bye Round 24 [Mar 22] Adelaide City Force 1-1 Perth Glory Newcastle United 2-0 Kingz FC [Mar 23] Brisbane Strikers 1-0 South Melbourne Parramatta Power 2-0 Sydney United [Mar 24] Melbourne Knights 4-2 Wollongong Wolves Olympic Sharks 2-2 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit bye Round 25 [Mar 28] Wollongong Wolves 1-4 South Melbourne [Mar 29] Kingz FC 1-2 Adelaide City Force [Mar 30] Marconi Stallions 3-2 Brisbane Strikers Melbourne Knights 2-2 Northern Spirit Perth Glory 2-1 Olympic Sharks Sydney United 1-1 Newcastle United Parramatta Power bye Round 26 [Apr 5] South Melbourne 3-1 Marconi Stallions [Apr 7] Adelaide City Force 1-2 Sydney United Brisbane Strikers 1-1 Perth Glory Northern Spirit 5-2 Wollongong Wolves Olympic Sharks 5-2 Kingz FC Parramatta Power 3-0 Melbourne Knights Newcastle United bye Final Table: 1.Perth Glory 24 16 7 1 52-23 55 2.Newcastle United 24 10 12 2 33-21 42 3.Sydney Olympic Sharks 24 12 4 8 37-24 40 4.Brisbane Strikers 24 10 7 7 40-34 37 5.South Melbourne Lakers 24 10 6 8 30-22 36 6.Melbourne Knights 24 11 3 10 41-40 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Parramatta Power 24 10 4 10 34-30 34 8.Northern Spirit 24 9 7 8 36-39 34 9.Marconi-Fairfield Stallions 24 8 6 10 33-36 30 10.Wollongong City Wolves 24 6 7 11 28-43 25 11.Sydney United Pumas 24 6 6 12 27-37 24 12.Adelaide City Force 24 4 8 12 27-39 20 13.Auckland Kingz (Nw Zealand) 24 3 5 16 28-58 14 Top-6 qualified for championship playoffs. Playoffs First Round (Minor Semifinals) First Legs [Apr 14] South Melbourne 2-0 Brisbane Strikers Melbourne Knights 0-0 Olympic Sharks Second Legs [Apr 21] Brisbane Strikers 1-2 South Melbourne Olympic Sharks 6-2 Melbourne Knights Minor Semifinal [Apr 28, Marconi Stadium, Sydney] Olympic Sharks 2-1 South Melbourne Major Semifinal First Leg [Apr 20] Perth Glory 4-1 Newcastle United Second Leg [Apr 26] Newcastle United 2-0 Perth Glory Preliminary Final [May 5] Newcastle United 0-1 Olympic Sharks Grand Final [May 12, Subiaco Oval, Perth, att: 43,500] Perth Glory 0-1 Olympic Sharks [Ante Milicic 49] Sydney Olympic Sharks champions 2001/02
Prepared and maintained by Ian King for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Ian King
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Last updated: 29 Jan 2003
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