National Soccer League 2001-02
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The National Soccer League 2001–02 season was the 26th season of the National Soccer League
in Australia
. Prior to the start of the season, Canberra Cosmos
and Eastern Pride were removed from the competition, reducing the league to 13 teams. The league premiership was won by Perth Glory and the championship won by Olympic Sharks
.
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Prior to the start of the season, Canberra Cosmos
Canberra Cosmos
Canberra Cosmos FC is a defunct Australian association football club based in Canberra in the ACT. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1995/96 season until the end of the 2000/01 season, after which it folded, primarily due to financial difficulties...
and Eastern Pride were removed from the competition, reducing the league to 13 teams. The league premiership was won by Perth Glory and the championship won by Olympic Sharks
Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the...
.
Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League... |
24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 23 | 55 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 42 |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 40 |
| 4 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 37 |
| 5 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 36 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League... |
24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 36 |
| 7 | Parramatta Power Parramatta Power Parramatta Power were a football team which was based in western Sydney. They played in the National Soccer League from season 1999/2000 until the league folded in 2004. The Power were runners up to Perth Glory in the 2003/04 season of the NSL after Perth made the Grand Final look easy in... |
24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 34 |
| 8 | Northern Spirit Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season... |
24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 34 |
| 9 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 30 |
| 10 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 25 |
| 11 | Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 24 |
| 12 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 20 |
| 13 | Auckland Kingz New Zealand Knights FC This page details the history of the club. For information on seasons and results see New Zealand Knights seasons 2005-06 and 2006-07New Zealand Knights Football Club were the only professional football club in New Zealand before they became defunct... |
24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 58 | 14 |
Elimination Final 1
| Leg | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 2-0 | Brisbane Strikers | Bob Jane Stadium | 8,450 | 14 April 2002 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 1-2 | South Melbourne | Ballymore Ballymore Ballymore may refer to:*Ballymore , an Irish property company*Ballymore, County Cork, village on Great Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland*Ballymore, County Donegal, Ireland*Ballymore, County Westmeath, Ireland*Ballymore, County Wexford, Ireland... |
5,391 | 21 April 2002 |
Elimination Final 2
| Leg | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 1 | Melbourne Knights | 0-0 | Olympic Sharks | Knights Stadium Knights Stadium Knights Stadium is the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. It was opened in 1990 and seats 10,002 fans. The park is actually across the state line from Charlotte, North Carolina in Fort Mill, South Carolina.Knights Stadium is easily... |
3,421 | 14 April 2002 |
| 2 | Olympic Sharks | 6-2 | Melbourne Knights | Toyota Park | 5,850 | 21 April 2002 |
Major Semi Final
| Leg | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 4-1 | Newcastle United | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
31,963 | 20 April 2002 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Perth Glory | Energy Australia Stadium | 17,503 | 26 April 2002 |
Minor Semi Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Olympic Sharks | 2-1 | South Melbourne | Marconi Stadium Marconi Stadium Marconi Stadium is a football stadium in Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly is used for association football and is the home ground for the Marconi Stallions team.-History:... |
6,341 | 28 April 2002 |
Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Newcastle United | 0-1 | Olympic Sharks | Energy Australia Stadium | 17,708 | 5 May 2002 |
Grand final
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Fernando RechFernando RechFernando Rech is a Brazilian former football player. He played either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.-Life and career:...
(Brisbane StrikersBrisbane StrikersThe Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:...
) - U-21 Player of the Year: Joseph Schirripa (Newcastle United)
- Top Scorer(s): Damian MoriDamian MoriDamian Mori is an Australian football player who is the top scorer for the Socceroos...
(Perth Glory – 17 goals) - Coach of the Year: Ian CrookIan CrookIan Stuart Crook, is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.-Club career:...
(Newcastle United)