1998–99 National Soccer League
Appearance
(Redirected from National Soccer League 1998-99)
NSL 1998-99 | |
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League | National Soccer League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 1998-99 |
Number of teams | 15 |
NSL season | |
Champions | South Melbourne |
Top scorer | Mile Sterjovski Pablo Cardozo (18 each) |
The 1998–99 National Soccer League season, known under a sponsorship arrangement as the 1998–99 Ericsson Cup, was the 23rd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 15 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. Northern Spirit FC entered the competition.[1]
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney United | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 58 | Qualification for the Finals series |
2 | South Melbourne (C) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship |
3 | Perth Glory | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for the Finals series |
4 | Marconi Fairfield | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 | |
5 | Northern Spirit | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 46 | |
6 | Adelaide City | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | |
7 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 43 | |
8 | Newcastle Breakers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 40 | |
9 | Brisbane Strikers | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 39 | |
10 | Wollongong Wolves | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 32 | |
11 | Carlton | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 31 | |
12 | Melbourne Knights | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 29 | |
13 | West Adelaide | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 27 | |
14 | Gippsland Falcons | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 25 | |
15 | Canberra Cosmos | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals series
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Elimination Finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||||||
9 & 16 May 1999 | 30 May 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | South Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | South Melbourne | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 May 1999 | Sydney United | 2 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Adelaide City | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 May 1999 | 3 | Perth Glory | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Perth Glory | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northern Spirit | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elimination finals
[edit]- Northern Spirit 0-0 : 1-2 Marconi Stallions
- Adelaide City 0-0 : 1-2 Perth Glory
Major semi-final
[edit]- South Melbourne 2-1 : 0-0 Sydney United
Minor semi-final
[edit]Preliminary final
[edit]Grand Final
[edit]South Melbourne | 3 – 2 | Sydney United |
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Trimboli ![]() Anastasiadis ![]() |
(report) | Sterjovski ![]() Townsend ![]() |
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Reid, Michael (5 October 1998). "Foot soldiers". The Age. p. 44. Retrieved 30 August 2022.