2001 National Soccer League Grand Final

2001 National Soccer League Grand Final

Event	2000–01 National Soccer League
Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne 2 1
Date	3 June 2001 (2001-06-03)
Venue	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Man of the Match	Matt Horsley (Joe Marston Medal)
Referee	Eddie Lennie
Attendance	13,402

The 2001 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 3 June 2001 between Wollongong Wolves and South Melbourne at Parramatta Stadium. Wollongong won the match 2–1, with two goals in as many minutes from Sasho Petrovski and Stuart Young putting them ahead. Although John Anastasiadis got a goal for South Melbourne, it wasn't enough. This won the Wolves their second consecutive National Soccer League championship and their second overall. Matt Horsley won the Joe Marston Medal.

Route to the Final

League Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Melbourne	30	21	6	3	70	24	+46	69	2001 National Soccer League Finals
2	Wollongong Wolves (C)	30	18	7	5	80	40	+40	61	2000–01 National Soccer League Champions
3	Perth Glory	30	18	7	5	73	33	+40	61	2001 National Soccer League Finals
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	Auckland 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 (R)	30	11	4	15	49	55	−6	37	Disbanded at end of season
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 (R)	30	5	5	20	32	61	−29	0	Disbanded at end of season
16	Carlton SC (R)	30	0	0	30	0	90	−90	0	Team withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2001. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Finals Bracket

	Elimination finals					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						2	Wollongong Wolves	2								Wollongong Wolves		2
						1	South Melbourne	1								South Melbourne		1
											1	South Melbourne	2
	6	Melbourne Knights (a)	0
											4	Sydney Olympic	0
	3	Perth Glory	0
						6	Melbourne Knights	0
						4	Sydney Olympic	1
	4	Sydney Olympic	3
	5	Marconi Fairfield	1

Match

Details

3 June 2001
12:00 AEST

Wollongong Wolves	2 – 1	South Melbourne
Petrovski 56' Young 57'	(report)	Anastasiadis 78'

Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 13,402

Referee: Eddie Lennie

WOLLONGONG WOLVES:
GK	26	Dean Anastasiadis
DF	2	George Sounis
DF	3	Alvin Ceccoli		79'
DF	5	David Cervinski
MF	6	Matt Horsley (c)
MF	7	Paul Reid
FW	9	Sasho Petrovski		73'
FW	10	Stuart Young
MF	15	David Huxley
DF	17	Ben Blake
MF	27	Robbie Middleby		90+1'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Daniel Beltrame
DF	4	Robert Stanton		73'
MF	8	Max Nicholson
FW	14	Jay Lucas
MF	23	Dino Mennillo		90+1'
Manager:
Ron Corry
Joe Marston Medal:
Matt Horsley

SOUTH MELBOURNE:
GK	1	Michael Petkovic
MF	2	Steve Iosifidis			36'			71'
DF	3	Fausto De Amicis	(c)			89'
DF	4	Mehmet Durakovic
MF	7	Steve Panopoulos
FW	8	Vaughan Coveny
MF	10	Con Boutsianis
FW	13	Andrew Vlahos
FW	14	Vas Kalogeracos			65'
DF	16	Zeljko Susa			65'
DF	25	Simon Colosimo
Substitutes:
GK	20	Chris Jones
MF	6	David Clarkson
FW	9	Paul Trimboli			65'
FW	11	John Anastasiadis			71'
MF	15	Goran Lozanovski			65'
Manager:
Mike Petersen