1999–2000 Northern Spirit FC season
Northern Spirit 1999–2000 football season
1999–2000 season | |
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Stadium | North Sydney Oval North Power Stadium |
National Soccer League | 13th |
Top goalscorer | David Seal (9) |
Highest home attendance | 16,134 vs. Sydney Olympic (29 October 1999) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 3,481 vs. Gippsland Falcons (24 March 2000) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 8,304 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Sydney United (7 January 2000) National Soccer League 3–0 vs. Melbourne Knights (7 April 2000) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (3 times) 1–4 (once) |
The 1999–2000 season was the second season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League where they finished 13th.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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— | MF | Sean Cranney | Brisbane Strikers | July 1999 | [1] | |
— | MF | Shane Lyons | Nuneaton Borough | [1] | ||
— | FW | Abbas Saad | Sydney United | [1] | ||
— | FW | David Seal | Northampton Town | [1] | ||
— | DF | Dean Culina | Westvale SC | August 1999 | [1] | |
— | DF | Paul Wearne | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 1999 | [1] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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— | GK | Peter Blazincic | West Adelaide | June 1999 | [1] | |
— | MF | Paul Foster | Brisbane Strikers | [1] | ||
— | MF | Kresimir Marusic | Lommel | [1] | ||
— | MF | Gabriel Mendez | Sydney Olympic | [1] | ||
— | FW | Scott Ollerenshaw | Gladesville Ryde Magic | [1] | ||
— | FW | Daniel Watkins | Canberra Cosmos | [1] | ||
— | GK | John Perosh | Sydney Olympic | February 2000 | [1] | |
— | MF | Shane Lyons | Canberra City | April 2000 | [1] | |
— | MF | Phil Moss | Fraser Park | [1] | ||
— | FW | Clayton Zane | Molde | [1] | ||
— | DF | Luke Casserly | AIK | May 2000 | [1] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 4 October 1999 | 7 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 032.35 |
Total | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 032.35 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
Pos | Team
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Sydney United v Northern Spirit
4 October 1999 1 | Sydney United | 0–2 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Mark Shield |
South Melbourne v Northern Spirit
10 October 1999 2 | South Melbourne | 2–0 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Wayne Dade |
Northern Spirit v Newcastle Breakers
15 October 1999 3 | Northern Spirit | 0–2 | Newcastle Breakers | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 12,733 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Brisbane Strikers v Northern Spirit
23 October 1999 4 | Brisbane Strikers | 2–2 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Northern Spirit v Sydney Olympic
29 October 1999 5 | Northern Spirit | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Mark Shield |
Wollongong Wolves v Northern Spirit
7 November 1999 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 3–0 | Northern Spirit | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Marconi Fairfield v Northern Spirit
13 November 1999 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Northern Spirit v Football Kingz
19 November 1999 8 | Northern Spirit | 3–2 | Football Kingz | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 8,933 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Gippsland Falcons v Northern Spirit
27 November 1999 9 | Gippsland Falcons | 2–0 | Northern Spirit | Morwell |
| Report | Stadium: Falcons Park Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Con Dioms |
Northern Spirit v Marconi Fairfield
3 December 1999 10 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 9,089 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Melbourne Knights v Northern Spirit
12 December 1999 11 | Melbourne Knights | 0–1 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
Report |
| Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Perry Mur |
Northern Spirit v Adelaide Force
17 December 1999 12 | Northern Spirit | 0–3 | Adelaide Force | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 6,106 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Canberra Cosmos v Northern Spirit
28 December 1999 13 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–3 | Northern Spirit | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Con Diomis |
Northern Spirit v Brisbane Strikers
2 January 2000 14 | Northern Spirit | 0–2 | Brisbane Strikers | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 6,714 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Northern Spirit v Sydney United
7 January 2000 15 | Northern Spirit | 3–0 | Sydney United | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 11,772 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Northern Spirit v Perth Glory
14 January 2000 16 | Northern Spirit | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 11,128 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Carlton v Northern Spirit
21 January 2000 17 | Carlton | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,167 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Northern Spirit v Carlton
26 January 2000 18 | Northern Spirit | 3–2 | Carlton | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 7,138 Referee: David Dwight |
Parramatta Power v Northern Spirit
29 January 2000 19 | Parramatta Power | 4–3 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 8,120 Referee: Mark Shield |
Northern Spirit v South Melbourne
4 February 2000 20 | Northern Spirit | 2–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 7,205 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Newcastle Breakers v Northern Spirit
11 February 2000 21 | Newcastle Breakers | 4–1 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,978 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Northern Spirit v Brisbane Strikers
18 February 2000 22 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Brisbane Strikers | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 10,438 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Sydney Olympic v Northern Spirit
27 February 2000 23 | Sydney Olympic | 3–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Northern Spirit v Wollongong Wolves
3 March 2000 24 | Northern Spirit | 0–3 | Wollongong Wolves | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Northern Spirit v Marconi Fairfield
10 March 2000 25 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Football Kingz v Northern Spirit
17 March 2000 26 | Football Kingz | 3–2 | Northern Spirit | Auckland |
Report |
| Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Northern Spirit v Gippsland Falcons
24 March 2000 27 | Northern Spirit | 2–0 | Gippsland Falcons | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,481 Referee: Con Diomis |
Marconi Fairfield v Northern Spirit
2 April 2000 28 | Marconi Fairfield | 3–2 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Northern Spirit v Melbourne Knights
7 April 2000 29 | Northern Spirit | 3–0 | Melbourne Knights | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Adelaide City v Northern Spirit
14 April 2000 30 | Adelaide City | 4–2 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,920 Referee: Jeremy Blaney |
Northern Spirit v Canberra Cosmos
22 April 2000 31 | Northern Spirit | 1–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Gosford |
| Report |
| Stadium: North Power Stadium Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Mark Shield |
Brisbane Strikers v Northern Spirit
25 April 2000 32 | Brisbane Strikers | 2–0 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 1,669 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Northern Spirit v Parramatta Power
28 April 2000 33 | Northern Spirit | 0–1 | Parramatta Power | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Con Diomis |
Perth Glory v Northern Spirit
7 May 2000 34 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
| Report | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 13,554 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
— | FW | Graham Arnold | 5(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
— | MF | Nicola Berti | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
— | MF | Paul Bilokapic | 24(2) | 2 | 26 | 2 | |
— | MF | Matthew Bingley | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 | |
— | DF | Luke Casserly | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
— | FW | Simon Catanzaro | 4(13) | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
— | MF | Sean Cranney | 9(2) | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
— | MF | Troy Cranney | 28(4) | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
— | MF | Ian Crook | 7(5) | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
— | DF | Dean Culina | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | DF | Michael Cunico | 22(10) | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
— | MF | Robert Enes | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
— | MF | Anthony Faria | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | DF | Adam Griffiths | 12(4) | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
— | FW | Ryan Griffiths | 6(5) | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
— | GK | Paul Henderson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
— | MF | Matthew Langdon | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |
— | MF | Shane Lyons | 4(6) | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
— | DF | Phil Moss | 7(9) | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
— | FW | Tony Perinich | 14(3) | 4 | 17 | 4 | |
— | GK | John Perosh | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
— | DF | Michael Prentice | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | DF | Marko Rudan | 18(4) | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
— | FW | Abbas Saad | 8(5) | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
— | FW | David Seal | 17(3) | 9 | 20 | 9 | |
— | MF | Robbie Slater | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | |
— | MF | Adam Snyder | 1(8) | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
— | MF | Jack Sobczyk | 17(3) | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
— | GK | Jess Vanstrattan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | DF | Paul Wearne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | FW | Clayton Zane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
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1 | — | GK | Paul Henderson | 4 | 4 | |
2 | — | GK | John Perosh | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 7 | 7 |