National Soccer League Table: 1.Olympic Sharks (Sydney) 24 16 3 5 51-28 51 Qualified 2.Perth Glory 24 16 2 6 48-22 50 Qualified 3.Parramatta Power 24 12 4 8 51-27 40 Qualified 4.Newcastle United 24 10 7 7 37-25 37 Qualified 5.Adelaide City Force 24 11 4 9 40-34 37 Qualified 6.Northern Spirit 24 11 3 10 37-44 36 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.South Melbourne 24 10 5 9 36-37 35 8.Sydney United 24 7 6 11 23-31 27 9.Melbourne Knights 24 7 6 11 38-52 27 10.Brisbane Strikers 24 7 5 12 38-45 26 11.Football Kingz (Auckland) 24 6 6 12 26-45 24 [New Zealand] 12.Marconi-Fairfield Stallions 24 6 5 13 25-42 23 13.Wollongong City Wolves 24 5 8 11 25-43 23 Top-6 qualify for championship playoffs. Round 1 [Sep 20] Marconi Stallions 2-2 Wollongong Wolves Newcastle United 2-0 South Melbourne [Sep 21] Brisbane Strikers 1-2 Northern Spirit Parramatta Power awd Perth Glory [awarded 3-0; originally 0-2, [Sep 22] Perth fielded unregistered Football Kingz 0-0 Sydney United player (Andre Gumprecht)] Melbourne Knights 1-1 Olympic Sharks Adelaide Force bye Round 2 [Sep 27] Northern Spirit 1-4 Football Kingz Wollongong Wolves 0-0 Parramatta Power [Sep 28] Olympic Sharks 3-0 Marconi Stallions [Sep 29] Adelaide Force 1-1 Melbourne Knights Perth Glory 3-4 Brisbane Strikers Sydney United 2-0 Newcastle United South Melbourne bye Round 3 [Oct 4] Marconi Stallions 1-2 Adelaide Force Newcastle United 5-0 Northern Spirit [Oct 5] Brisbane Strikers 1-3 Wollongong Wolves [Oct 6] Football Kingz 0-1 Perth Glory South Melbourne 1-1 Sydney United [Oct 7] Parramatta Power 1-2 Olympic Sharks Melbourne Knights bye Round 4 [Oct 11] Wollongong Wolves 0-0 Football Kingz [Oct 12] Northern Spirit 3-2 South Melbourne Olympic Sharks 2-0 Brisbane Strikers [Oct 13] Adelaide Force 2-2 Parramatta Power Melbourne Knights 1-0 Marconi Stallions Perth Glory 1-0 Newcastle United Sydney United bye Round 5 [Oct 18] Newcastle United 2-0 Wollongong Wolves [Oct 19] Brisbane Strikers 2-3 Adelaide Force Parramatta Power 2-2 Melbourne Knights [Oct 20] Football Kingz 2-2 Olympic Sharks South Melbourne 2-0 Perth Glory Sydney United 1-1 Northern Spirit Marconi Stallions bye Round 6 [Oct 25] Marconi Stallions 0-2 Parramatta Power [Oct 26] Olympic Sharks 1-0 Newcastle United Wollongong Wolves 0-0 South Melbourne [Oct 27] Adelaide Force 2-1 Football Kingz Melbourne Knights 3-3 Brisbane Strikers Perth Glory 2-0 Sydney United Northern Spirit bye Round 7 [Nov 1] Football Kingz 2-2 Melbourne Knights Newcastle United 2-1 Adelaide Force Northern Spirit 1-3 Perth Glory [Nov 2] Brisbane Strikers 1-4 Marconi Stallions [Nov 3] South Melbourne 6-4 Olympic Sharks Sydney United 2-1 Wollongong Wolves Parramatta Power bye Round 8 [Nov 8] Marconi Stallions 2-1 Football Kingz [Nov 9] Parramatta Power 2-0 Brisbane Strikers [Nov 10] Adelaide Force 4-0 South Melbourne Melbourne Knights 2-0 Newcastle United Olympic Sharks 1-0 Sydney United Wollongong Wolves 2-1 Northern Spirit Perth Glory bye Round 9 [Nov 15] Football Kingz 2-1 Parramatta Power Newcastle United 0-0 Marconi Stallions Northern Spirit 2-3 Olympic Sharks [Nov 17] Perth Glory 3-1 Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne 4-2 Melbourne Knights Sydney United 2-1 Adelaide Force Brisbane Strikers bye Round 10 [Nov 23] Brisbane Strikers 0-2 Football Kingz [Nov 24] Adelaide Force 1-1 Northern Spirit Melbourne Knights 3-2 Sydney United Olympic Sharks 2-1 Perth Glory Parramatta Power 1-4 Newcastle United South Melbourne 1-0 Marconi Stallions Wollongong Wolves bye Round 11 [Nov 29] Newcastle United 3-3 Brisbane Strikers Northern Spirit 2-1 Melbourne Knights [Dec 1] Olympic Sharks 3-0 Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory 1-0 Adelaide Force South Melbourne 1-0 Parramatta Power Sydney United 2-0 Marconi Stallions Football Kingz bye Round 12 [Dec 6] Football Kingz 2-0 Newcastle United [Dec 7] Brisbane Strikers 2-1 South Melbourne [Dec 8] Melbourne Knights 1-4 Perth Glory Parramatta Power 3-0 Sydney United Wollongong Wolves 1-0 Adelaide Force [Jan 20] Marconi Stallions 0-1 Northern Spirit Olympic Sharks bye Round 13 [Dec 15] Adelaide Force 1-3 Olympic Sharks Melbourne Knights 1-4 Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory 3-0 Marconi Stallions South Melbourne 3-0 Football Kingz Sydney United 0-3 Brisbane Strikers [Feb 5] Northern Spirit 2-1 Parramatta Power Newcastle United bye Round 14 [Dec 20] Marconi Stallions 0-3 Olympic Sharks Newcastle United 4-1 Sydney United [Dec 21] Brisbane Strikers 1-1 Perth Glory [Dec 22] Melbourne Knights 4-3 Adelaide Force Parramatta Power 1-0 Wollongong Wolves [Feb 27] Football Kingz 1-3 Northern Spirit South Melbourne bye Round 15 [Dec 27] Northern Spirit 2-3 Brisbane Strikers Wollongong Wolves 2-4 Marconi Stallions [Dec 29] Olympic Sharks 3-1 Melbourne Knights Perth Glory 2-1 Parramatta Power South Melbourne 1-1 Newcastle United Sydney United 1-0 Football Kingz Adelaide Force bye Round 16 [Jan 3] Adelaide Force 3-0 Marconi Stallions Wollongong Wolves 1-1 Brisbane Strikers [Jan 4] Perth Glory 5-0 Football Kingz [Jan 5] Northern Spirit 0-0 Newcastle United Olympic Sharks 1-2 Parramatta Power Sydney United 0-1 South Melbourne Melbourne Knights bye Round 17 [Jan 10] Football Kingz 1-1 Wollongong Wolves Marconi Stallions 4-1 Melbourne Knights Newcastle United 0-1 Perth Glory [Jan 11] Brisbane Strikers 3-0 Olympic Sharks Parramatta Power 1-1 Adelaide Force [Jan 12] South Melbourne 1-0 Northern Spirit Sydney United bye Round 18 [Jan 17] Adelaide Force 1-0 Brisbane Strikers Northern Spirit 1-0 Sydney United [Jan 18] Olympic Sharks 1-0 Football Kingz Perth Glory 2-0 South Melbourne [Jan 19] Melbourne Knights 0-4 Parramatta Power Wollongong Wolves 2-2 Newcastle United Marconi Stallions bye Round 19 [Jan 24] Newcastle United 2-1 Olympic Sharks [Jan 25] Brisbane Strikers 1-5 Melbourne Knights Football Kingz 0-3 Adelaide Force [Jan 26] Parramatta Power 7-0 Marconi Stallions South Melbourne 0-0 Wollongong Wolves Sydney United 1-1 Perth Glory Northern Spirit bye Round 20 [Jan 31] Adelaide Force 2-3 Newcastle United Marconi Stallions 2-1 Brisbane Strikers Wollongong Wolves 2-1 Sydney United [Feb 1] Perth Glory 3-0 Northern Spirit [Feb 2] Melbourne Knights 1-2 Football Kingz Olympic Sharks 3-2 South Melbourne Parramatta Power bye Round 21 [Feb 7] Football Kingz 0-0 Marconi Stallions Newcastle United 1-1 Melbourne Knights [Feb 9] Brisbane Strikers 3-0 Parramatta Power Northern Spirit 3-0 Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne 1-2 Adelaide Force Sydney United 1-1 Olympic Sharks Perth Glory bye Round 22 [Feb 14] Adelaide Force 2-0 Sydney United Marconi Stallions 0-1 Newcastle United [Feb 15] Parramatta Power 7-0 Football Kingz [Feb 16] Melbourne Knights 1-0 South Melbourne Olympic Sharks 2-3 Northern Spirit Wollongong Wolves 1-6 Perth Glory Brisbane Strikers bye Round 23 [Feb 21] Marconi Stallions 2-2 South Melbourne Newcastle United 3-0 Parramatta Power Northern Spirit 2-3 Adelaide Force [Feb 22] Football Kingz 0-3 Brisbane Strikers Perth Glory 0-1 Olympic Sharks Sydney United 2-0 Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves bye Round 24 [Feb 28] Adelaide Force 0-2 Perth Glory Marconi Stallions 1-1 Sydney United Wollongong Wolves 0-5 Olympic Sharks [Mar 1] Brisbane Strikers 1-1 Newcastle United Parramatta Power 4-1 South Melbourne [Mar 2] Melbourne Knights 1-3 Northern Spirit Football Kingz bye Round 25 [Feb 12] South Melbourne 1-0 Brisbane Strikers [Feb 7] Adelaide Force 2-1 Wollongong Wolves Newcastle United 1-2 Football Kingz Northern Spirit 2-1 Marconi Stallions [Feb 8] Perth Glory 3-1 Melbourne Knights [Feb 9] Sydney United 0-1 Parramatta Power Olympic Sharks bye Round 26 [Mar 14] Olympic Sharks 3-0 Adelaide Force Wollongong Wolves 1-2 Melbourne Knights [Mar 15] Brisbane Strikers 1-3 Sydney United [Mar 16] Football Kingz 4-5 South Melbourne Marconi Stallions 2-0 Perth Glory Parramatta Power 5-1 Northern Spirit Newcastle United bye Table: 1.Olympic Sharks (Sydney) 24 16 3 5 51-28 51 Qualified 2.Perth Glory 24 16 2 6 48-22 50 Qualified 3.Parramatta Power 24 12 4 8 51-27 40 Qualified 4.Newcastle United 24 10 7 7 37-25 37 Qualified 5.Adelaide City Force 24 11 4 9 40-34 37 Qualified 6.Northern Spirit 24 11 3 10 37-44 36 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.South Melbourne 24 10 5 9 36-37 35 8.Sydney United 24 7 6 11 23-31 27 9.Melbourne Knights 24 7 6 11 38-52 27 10.Brisbane Strikers 24 7 5 12 38-45 26 11.Football Kingz (Auckland) 24 6 6 12 26-45 24 [New Zealand] 12.Marconi-Fairfield Stallions 24 6 5 13 25-42 23 13.Wollongong City Wolves 24 5 8 11 25-43 23 Top-6 qualify for championship playoffs. Championship Playoff Final Table: 1.Perth Glory 10 8 0 2 27- 7 27 [ 3] 2.Olympic Sharks (Sydney) 10 4 1 5 17-14 19 [ 6] 3.Adelaide City Force 10 5 2 3 19-14 17 4.Parramatta Power 10 3 4 3 16-21 13 5.Northern Spirit 9 2 2 5 7-22 8 6.Newcastle United 9 2 1 6 9-17 7 NB: bonus points regular season between square brackets Round 1 [Mar 21] Adelaide Force 1-0 Olympic Sharks [Lozanovski 73] [Mar 22] Perth Glory 5-0 Northern Spirit [Despotovski 30, 36, 43, 87, Caceres 81] [Mar 23] Newcastle United 1-2 Parramatta Power [Griffiths 43; O'Grady 78, Zorbas 88] Round 2 [Mar 28] Adelaide Force 3-2 Newcastle United [Thomas 18og, Smeltz 47, 90; Dodd 7, Masi 82] [Mar 30] Olympic Sharks 1-3 Northern Spirit [Parisi 13; Spencer 31, Hutchinson 36, MacAllister 78] Parramatta Power 2-1 Perth Glory [Brown 23, Elrich 34; Hanwell 47] Round 3 [Apr 4] Newcastle United 1-3 Olympic Sharks [Griffiths 28; Milicic 24, 38, Pondeljak 92] [Apr 5] Northern Spirit 1-0 Parramatta Power [Tomasevic 25] Perth Glory 3-1 Adelaide Force [Mori 8, Hassell 32, Despotovski 81; Peloisi 17] Round 4 [Apr 11] Adelaide Force 2-2 Parramatta Power [Pantelis 36, Pelosi 53; Reddy 35pen, Zorbas 81] [Apr 13] Newcastle United 0-0 Northern Spirit Olympic Sharks 1-2 Perth Glory [Milicic 57pen; Mori 1, Mrdja 88] Round 5 [Apr 18] Northern Spirit 1-2 Adelaide Force [Hutchinson 47; Pelosi 63, Watts 88og] [Apr 19] Perth Glory 4-0 Newcastle United [Despotovski 26, 59, Byrnes 83, Mori 90] [Apr 20] Parramatta Power 2-2 Olympic Sharks [Buonavoglia 62, Cardoza 90; Harris 54, Milicic 78pen] Round 6 [Apr 25] Northern Spirit 0-3 Perth Glory [Apr 27] Olympic Sharks 3-1 Adelaide Force Parramatta Power 3-2 Newcastle United Round 7 [May 2] Newcastle United 0-1 Adelaide Force [Lozanovski 76pen] [May 3] Perth Glory 6-1 Parramatta Power [Mori 36, 65, Despotovski 52, 56, 64, Mrdja 82; Maloney 23] [May 4] Northern Spirit 0-3 Olympic Sharks [Milicic 38, Porter 55, 59] Round 8 [May 9] Adelaide Force 1-2 Perth Glory [May 11] Parramatta Power 2-2 Northern Spirit [May 12] Olympic Sharks 1-2 Newcastle United Round 9 [May 16] Northern Spirit n/p Newcastle United [twice postponed, then cancelled due to irrelevance] [May 17] Perth Glory 1-0 Olympic Sharks [Mori 10] [May 18] Parramatta Power 1-1 Adelaide Force [Elrich 58; Tunbridge 33] Round 10 [May 23] Newcastle United 1-0 Perth Glory [May 25] Adelaide City Force 6-0 Northern Spirit Olympic Sharks 3-1 Parramatta Power Final Table: 1.Perth Glory 10 8 0 2 27- 7 27 [ 3] 2.Olympic Sharks (Sydney) 10 4 1 5 17-14 19 [ 6] 3.Adelaide City Force 10 5 2 3 19-14 17 4.Parramatta Power 10 3 4 3 16-21 13 5.Northern Spirit 9 2 2 5 7-22 8 6.Newcastle United 9 2 1 6 9-17 7 NB: bonus points regular season between square brackets Grand Final [Jun 1, Subiaco Oval, Perth] Perth Glory 2-0 Olympic Sharks [Jamie Harnwell 30, Damian Mori 87; att: 38,711]
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