1999–2000 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season1999–2000
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipPerth Glory
NSL ChampionshipWollongong City
Women's soccer
WNSL PremiershipNSW Sapphires
WNSL ChampionshipNSW Sapphires
← 1998–99 Australia 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was the 31st season of national competitive association football in Australia and 117th overall.

National teams

Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Chile  v  Australia
9 February 2000 Chile  2–1  Australia Valparaiso, Chile
 Report
  • Corica 15'
 Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Australia  v  Slovakia
12 February 2000 Australia  0–0  Slovakia Valparaiso, Chile
Report Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Luis Mariano Pena (Chile)
Australia  v  Bulgaria
15 February 2000 Australia  1–1  Bulgaria Valparaiso, Chile
Report
Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ruben Selman (Chile)
Hungary  v  Australia
23 February 2000 Hungary  0–3  Australia Budapest, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Üllői úti Stadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria)
Czech Republic  v  Australia
29 March 2000 Czech Republic  3–1  Australia Teplice, Czech Republic
 Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Hrinak (Slovenia)
Australia  v  Paraguay
9 June 2000 Australia  0–0  Paraguay Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Australia  v  Paraguay
12 June 2000 Australia  0–0  Paraguay Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: The Gabba
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Australia  v  Paraguay
15 June 2000 Australia  2–1  Paraguay Melbourne, Australia
 Report
  • Caceres 58'
 Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia)
OFC Nations Cup

In Australia's fourth OFC Nations Cup run, they were declared Champions after they won 2–0 against New Zealand and had conceded no goals through their whole run in the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.[1]

Group A
Cook Islands  v  Australia
19 June 2000 Cook Islands  0–17  Australia Papeete, Tahiti
Report
Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
Australia  v  Solomon Islands
23 June 2000 Australia  6–0  Solomon Islands Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Knockout stage
Australia  v  Vanuatu
25 June 2000 Australia  1–0  Vanuatu Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
28 June 2000 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
LG Cup
Kuwait  v  Australia
4 October 2000 Kuwait  0–1  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
South Korea  v  Australia
7 October 2000 South Korea  4–2  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 Report

Australia national under-23 soccer team

Australia national under-17 soccer team

Australia national women's soccer team

Friendlies

China  v  Australia
28 October 1999 China  3–1  Australia Guangdong, China
 Report
Stadium: Zhuhai Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
China  v  Australia
31 October 1999 China  4–2  Australia Xiamen, China
  • Ying 15', 58'
  • Ouying 41'
  • Haiyan 61'
 Report Stadium: Xiamen Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

OFC competitions

Oceania Club Championship

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia South Melbourne 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6
Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles 2 1 0 1 15 4 +11 3
American Samoa Konica Machine 2 0 0 2 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Melbourne Australia 3–0 French Polynesia Vénus
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Melbourne Australia 5–1 Fiji Nadi

Men's soccer

National Soccer League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 34 19 7 8 60 42 +18 64 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Wollongong Wolves (C) 34 17 9 8 72 44 +28 60 Qualification for the Oceania Club Championship
3 Carlton 34 17 7 10 55 39 +16 58 Qualification for the Finals series
4 Adelaide Force 34 16 8 10 57 37 +20 56
5 Sydney Olympic 34 16 7 11 56 40 +16 55
6 Marconi Fairfield 34 16 7 11 53 49 +4 55
7 Newcastle Breakers 34 14 9 11 44 44 0 51
8 Auckland Kingz 34 15 5 14 57 59 −2 50
9 Brisbane Strikers 34 13 10 11 46 40 +6 49
10 South Melbourne 34 14 7 13 55 51 +4 49
11 Parramatta Power 34 14 5 15 52 47 +5 47
12 Melbourne Knights 34 13 6 15 44 57 −13 45
13 Northern Spirit 34 11 3 20 41 58 −17 36
14 Canberra Cosmos 34 9 9 16 44 64 −20 36
15 Gippsland Falcons 34 7 8 19 23 49 −26 29
16 Sydney United 34 5 5 24 19 58 −39 20
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Women's soccer

Women's National Soccer League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NSW Sapphires (C) 10 7 2 1 26 8 +18 23 Qualification for the Grand Final
2 SASI Pirates 10 5 4 1 13 8 +5 19
3 Queensland Sting 10 5 3 2 21 8 +13 18
4 Northern NSW Pride 10 3 2 5 18 19 −1 11
5 Canberra Eclipse 10 2 1 7 15 30 −15 7
6 Victoria Vision 10 1 2 7 8 28 −20 5
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Grand Final

The 1999 Women's National Soccer League Grand Final was played at Marconi Stadium on 20 November. The match was contested between the NSW Sapphires and the SASI Pirates. NSW won the Grand Final in a 1–0 victory by an own goal by Dianne Alagich in the 18th minute.[2]

NSW Sapphires1–0SASI Pirates
 Report

References

  1. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "1999 Women's National Soccer League Table and Championship Match". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.