2000–01 National Soccer League

The 2000–01 National Soccer League season, was the 25th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

NSL 2000–01
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration2000–2001
Number of teams16
NSL season
ChampionsWollongong Wolves
Top scorerSasho Petrovski (21)

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne 30 21 6 3 70 24 +46 69 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Wollongong Wolves (C) 30 18 7 5 80 40 +40 61
3 Perth Glory 30 18 7 5 73 33 +40 61
4 Sydney Olympic 30 17 6 7 58 37 +21 57
5 Marconi Fairfield 30 14 8 8 42 33 +9 50
6 Melbourne Knights 30 14 7 9 61 46 +15 49
7 Adelaide Force 30 12 7 11 54 54 0 43
8 Football Kingz 30 12 7 11 52 52 0 43
9 Parramatta Power 30 13 3 14 42 44 −2 42
10 Sydney United 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 42
11 Canberra Cosmos 30 11 4 15 49 55 −6 37
12 Brisbane Strikers 30 9 8 13 52 56 −4 35
13 Northern Spirit 30 8 8 14 39 50 −11 32
14 Newcastle United 30 7 9 14 37 56 −19 30
15 Eastern Pride 30 5 5 20 32 61 −29 0[lower-alpha 1]
16 Carlton 30 0 0 30 0 90 −90 0[lower-alpha 2] Withdrew
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.[1]
  2. Carlton withdrew after eight rounds. All games against them were awarded 3–0.

Finals series

Bracket

Elimination finals

Minor semi-final

Major semi-final

Preliminary final

Grand final
Main article: 2001 National Soccer League Grand Final
Wollongong Wolves2 – 1South Melbourne
Petrovski 56'
Young 57'		 (report) Anastasiadis 78'
Attendance: 13,402
Referee: Eddie Lennie

References
  1. "Australia 2000/01". RSSSF. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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