2001–02 National Soccer League

The 2001–02 National Soccer League 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.

NSL 2001–02
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration2001–2002
Number of teams13
NSL season
ChampionsOlympic Sharks
Top scorerDamian Mori (17)

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 24 16 7 1 52 23 +29 55 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Newcastle United 24 10 12 2 33 21 +12 42
3 Olympic Sharks (C) 24 12 4 8 37 24 +13 40
4 Brisbane Strikers 24 10 7 7 40 34 +6 37
5 South Melbourne 24 10 6 8 30 22 +8 36
6 Melbourne Knights 24 11 3 10 41 40 +1 36
7 Parramatta Power 24 10 4 10 34 30 +4 34
8 Northern Spirit 24 9 7 8 36 39 −3 34
9 Marconi Fairfield 24 8 6 10 33 36 −3 30
10 Wollongong Wolves 24 6 7 11 28 43 −15 25
11 Sydney United 24 6 6 12 27 37 −10 24
12 Adelaide Force 24 4 8 12 27 39 −12 20
13 Football Kingz 24 3 5 16 28 58 −30 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Finals series

Bracket

Elimination Final 1
LegHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceDate
1South Melbourne2–0Brisbane StrikersBob Jane Stadium8,45014 April 2002
2Brisbane Strikers1–2South MelbourneBallymore5,39121 April 2002

Elimination Final 2
LegHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceDate
1Melbourne Knights0–0Olympic SharksKnights Stadium3,42114 April 2002
2Olympic Sharks6–2Melbourne KnightsToyota Park5,85021 April 2002

Major semi Final
LegHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceDate
1Perth Glory4–1Newcastle UnitedSubiaco Oval31,96320 April 2002
2Newcastle United2–0Perth GloryEnergy Australia Stadium17,50326 April 2002

Minor semi Final
Home teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceDate
Olympic Sharks2–1South MelbourneMarconi Stadium6,34128 April 2002

Preliminary Final
Home teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceDate
Newcastle United0–1Olympic SharksEnergy Australia Stadium17,7085 May 2002

Grand Final
Main article: 2002 National Soccer League Grand Final
Perth Glory0 – 1Olympic Sharks
Reports[1] Miličić 48'
Attendance: 42,735
Referee: Mark Shield

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

Individual awards

References
  1. "2002 National Soccer League Playoff results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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