2003–04 NSW Premier League season
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bankstown City Lions |
| Premiers | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Promoted | Sydney Crescent Star |
| Relegated | Fairfield Bulls |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 407 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matthew Borg (19) |
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← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The 2003–04 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
The Belconnen Blue Devils took out the minor premiership on 47 competition points, after having a superior goal difference over second placed St George Saints. However, the Devils lost two of three games in the finals series, including the grand final 2–0 to Bankstown City Lions. Thus, the Lions were the premiers for the 2003–04 NSW Premier League season.
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Continental Tyres Cup in which the Sydney Crescent Star were crowned champions after defeating Bonnyrigg White Eagles in a penalty shootout at Gabbie Stadium.[1]
Clubs
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2003 season.)
- Sydney Crescent Star
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2002–03 season.)
- Fairfield Bulls
| 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 United | Pluim Park | |
| 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 |
| Sydney Crescent Star |
Regular Series
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 47 | Qualified for the Championship Finals Series |
| 2 | St George Saints | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | |
| 3 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | |
| 4 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sydney Crescent Star | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 30 | |
| 8 | Parramatta Eagles | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 19 | |
| 12 | Canterbury-Marrickville (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 17 | Relegated to Super League |
Updated to games played on 8 July 2015.
Source:
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 | CCU | PAR | PEN | ROC | SGS | SCS |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Bankstown City | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Blacktown City Demons | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Central Coast United | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Parramatta Eagles | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Rockdale City Suns | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| St George Saints | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sydney Crescent Star | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
Updated to games played on 9 May 2004.
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 | Belconnen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bankstown | 4 | 3 | Bankstown | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George | 1 | 1 | Belconnen | 1 | Belconnen | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Bankstown | 2 | 2 | St George | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Blacktown | 2 | 4 | Blacktown | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Crescent Star | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Finals
| 22 May 2004 Elimination Final | Blacktown City Demons | 2–0 | Sydney Crescent Star | Sydney, New South Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | J. Maguire  44'D. Hokin 80' |
Report |
| 23 May 2004 Qualifying Final | St George Saints | 1–2 | Bankstown City Lions | Sydney, New South Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | A. Deur 85' |
Report | R. Luksic 15' M. Hoenslaars 80' |
Semi Finals
| 29 May 2004 Major Semi-final | Belconnen Blue Devils | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Bankstown City Lions | Canberra, ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | A. Castro 44', 69' Z. Josevski 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Z. Babic 40', 87' Borg 54'R. Luksic 93' |
| 30 May 2004 Minor Semi-final | St George Saints | 3–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, New South Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | G. Mendez 30' S. Young 94'C. Cevinni 98' |
Report | D. Hokin 22' (pen.) |
Preliminary Final
| 5 June 2004 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 2–1 | St George Saints | Canberra, ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | D. Macor 58', 78' |
Report | G. Lagoudakis 84' |
Grand Final
| 14 June 2004 | Bankstown City Lions | 2–0 | Belconnen Blue Devils | Marconi Stadium, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Saso Boskovski 65' (pen.) Lee Pietrukowski 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jonathan Streater |
Gold Medal Dinner
At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.
| Award | Grade | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal Winner | First Grade | Illija Prenzoski | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Golden Boot | First Grade | Matthew Borg | Bankstown City Lions FC (19 goals) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | First Grade | John Crawley | Blacktown City Demons FC |
| Coach of the Year | First Grade | Chris Tanzey | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Referee of the Year | - | Jonathan Streater | - |
See also
References
- ↑ "2003/4 New South Wales Premier League". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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