1999–2000 in Australian soccer

31st season of national competitive soccer in Australia

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 1999–2000

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Men's soccer
NSL Premiership| Perth Glory
NSL Championship| Wollongong City
Women's soccer
WNSL Premiership| NSW Sapphires
WNSL Championship| NSW Sapphires
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The 1999–2000 season was the 31st season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 117th overall.

## National teams

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### Australia national soccer team

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Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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Chile v  Australia 9 February 2000 |  Chile | 2–1|  Australia | Valparaiso, Chile

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* Gonzalez 10'
* Navia 90+2' (pen.)

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* 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

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|  | 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

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* Agostino 1'

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* Ivanov 89'

| Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ruben Selman (Chile)

Hungary v  Australia 23 February 2000 |  Hungary | 0–3|  Australia | Budapest, Hungary

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* Laybutt 12'
* Skoko 72'
* Moore 89'

| 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

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* Fukal 10'
* Koller 53'
* Ulich 66'

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* Foster 88'

| Stadium: Na Stínadlech Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Hrinak (Slovenia)

Australia v  Paraguay 9 June 2000 |  Australia | 0–0|  Paraguay | Sydney, Australia

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Australia v  Paraguay 12 June 2000 |  Australia | 0–0|  Paraguay | Brisbane, Australia

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: The Gabba
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Australia v  Paraguay 15 June 2000 |  Australia | 2–1|  Paraguay | Melbourne, Australia

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* Foster 47'
* Zdrilic 52'

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* Caceres 58'

| Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia)

##### OFC Nations Cup

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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

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Cook Islands v  Australia 19 June 2000 |  Cook Islands | 0–17|  Australia | Papeete, Tahiti

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* Agostino 18', 53', 68'
* Muscat 21', 45' (pen.)
* Tiatto 24'
* Foster 30', 51', 80'
* Zdrilic 35', 42', 65'
* Popovic 59'
* Corica 70'
* Zane 82', 87', 89'

| 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

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* Chipperfield 6'
* Zane 13', 35'
* Omokirio 36' (o.g.)
* Muscat 39' (pen.)
* Cardozo 43'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)

###### Knockout stage

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Australia v  Vanuatu 25 June 2000 |  Australia | 1–0|  Vanuatu | Papeete, Tahiti

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* Muscat 4' (pen.)

| 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

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* Murphy 40'
* Foster 66'

| Report |  | Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

##### LG Cup

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Kuwait v  Australia 4 October 2000 |  Kuwait | 0–1|  Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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* Aloisi 49'

South Korea v  Australia 7 October 2000 |  South Korea | 4–2|  Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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* Jae-won 44'
* Jung-yoon 48'
* Ki-hyeon 65'
* Dong-gook 90+2' (pen.)

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* Agostino 30', 35'

### Australia national under-23 soccer team

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Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

### Australia national under-17 soccer team

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Main article: Australia national under-17 soccer team

### Australia national women's soccer team

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#### Friendlies

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China v  Australia 28 October 1999 |  China | 3–1|  Australia | Guangdong, China

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* Liping 35'
* Huilin 37'
* Lihong 77'

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* Hughes 61'

| Stadium: Zhuhai Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

China v  Australia 31 October 1999 |  China | 4–2|  Australia | Xiamen, China

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* Ying 15', 58'
* Ouying 41'
* Haiyan 61'

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* Hughes 7'
* Salisbury 80'

| Stadium: Xiamen Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

## OFC competitions

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### Oceania Club Championship

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Main article: 1999 Oceania Club Championship

#### Group stage

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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South Melbourne | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 1  | +11  | 6
Malaita Eagles | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 4  | +11  | 3
Konica Machine | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 24  | −22  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

18 Sep

South Melbourne| 2–1| Malaita Eagles

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#### Knockout stage

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##### Semi-finals

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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South Melbourne | 3–0  |  Vénus

##### Final

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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South Melbourne | 5–1  |  Nadi

## Men's soccer

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### National Soccer League

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Main article: 1999–2000 National Soccer League

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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 Finals series and 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

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### Women's National Soccer League

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

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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]

20 November 1999

NSW Sapphires| 1–0| SASI Pirates

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* Alagich 18' (o.g.)

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Marconi Stadium, Sydney

## References

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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.

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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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