2002–03 NSW Premier League season
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
| Premiers | Blacktown City |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 464 (3.36 per match) |
|
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
The 2002–03 NSW Premier League season was the third season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
Clubs
Teams promoted from Winter Super League:
(After the end of the 2002 season.)
Teams relegated to Winter Super League:
(After the end of the 2001–02 season.)
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions | Jensen Oval | 8,000 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 2,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | The Crest Reserve | |
| Central Coast Coasties | Pluim Park | |
| Fairfield Bulls | ||
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| Rockdale City Suns | Bicentennial Park South | 5,000 |
| St George Saints | St George Stadium | 15,000 |
Regular Season
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 45 | Qualified for the Championship Finals Series |
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 40 | |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Parramatta Eagles | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 24 | |
| 9 | St George Saints | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 23 | |
| 10 | Bankstown City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Coasties | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 21 | |
| 12 | Fairfield Bulls (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 15 | Relegated to Super League |
Updated to games played on 31 May 2003.
Source: OzFootball
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | API | BAN | BEL | BCD | BWE | CMO | CCC | FFB | PAR | PEN | ROC | SGS |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bankstown City | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Blacktown City Demons | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 9–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Central Coast Coasties | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Fairfield Bulls | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Parramatta Eagles | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Rockdale City Suns | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| St George Saints | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–3 |
Updated to games played on 31 May 2003.
Source: socceraust.co.uk
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Finals Series
| Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Blacktown City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt | 2 | 2 | APIA Leichhardt | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | APIA Leichhardt | 3 | 1 | Blacktown City (p) | 1(8) | 1 | Blacktown City | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Bonnyrigg | 0 | 3 | Bonnyrigg | 1(7) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bonnyrigg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Belconnen | 1 | 4 | Belconnen | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Parramatta Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Finals
| 10 May 2003 Elimination Final | Belconnen Blue Devils | 1–0 | Parramatta Eagles | Canberra, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Daniel Macor |
Report | Stadium: Belconnen Soccer Centre Referee: Simon Przydacz |
| 11 May 2003 Qualifying Final | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3–0 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Damon Langan Norman Tome |
Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Craig Pearce |
Semi Finals
| 17 May 2003 Major Semi-final | Blacktown City Demons | 1–2 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | N. Imaya |
Report | D. Langan |
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Referee: Nick Asargiotis |
| 18 May 2003 Minor Semi-final | Belconnen Blue Devils | 0–2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Report | Shane Knight Aaron Burgess |
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Referee: Mark Hester |
Preliminary Final
| 24 May 2003 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) |
Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Aaron Burgess |
Report | Damien Foxe |
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Referee: Vic Gauci |
Grand Final
| 31 May 2003 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambasic |
Report | Reid |
Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Greg Leverton |
