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Soccer in Australia
Season1999–2000
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipPerth Glory
NSL ChampionshipWollongong City
Women's soccer
WNSL PremiershipNSW Sapphires
WNSL ChampionshipNSW Sapphires
← 1998–99 Australia 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was the 31st season of national competitive association football 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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9 February 2000 Chile  2–1  Australia Valparaiso, Chile
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
12 February 2000 Australia  0–0  Slovakia Valparaiso, Chile
Report Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Luis Mariano Pena (Chile)
15 February 2000 Australia  1–1  Bulgaria Valparaiso, Chile
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Playa Ancha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ruben Selman (Chile)
23 February 2000 Hungary  0–3  Australia Budapest, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Üllői úti Stadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria)
29 March 2000 Czech Republic  3–1  Australia Teplice, Czech Republic
 Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Hrinak (Slovenia)
9 June 2000 Australia  0–0  Paraguay Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
12 June 2000 Australia  0–0  Paraguay Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: The Gabba
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
15 June 2000 Australia  2–1  Paraguay Melbourne, Australia
 Report
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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19 June 2000 Cook Islands  0–17  Australia Papeete, Tahiti
Report
Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
23 June 2000 Australia  6–0  Solomon Islands Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Knockout stage
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25 June 2000 Australia  1–0  Vanuatu Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Stadium: Stade de Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
28 June 2000 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Papeete, Tahiti
 Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
LG Cup
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4 October 2000 Kuwait  0–1  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
7 October 2000 South Korea  4–2  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 Report

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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28 October 1999 China  3–1  Australia Guangdong, China
 Report
Stadium: Zhuhai Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
31 October 1999 China  4–2  Australia Xiamen, China
 Report
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
Australia South Melbourne 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6
Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles 2 1 0 1 15 4 +11 3
American Samoa Konica Machine 2 0 0 2 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Melbourne2–1Malaita Eagles

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Melbourne Australia 3–0 French Polynesia Vénus
Final
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Melbourne Australia 5–1 Fiji Nadi

Men's soccer

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National Soccer League

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Main article: 1999–2000 National Soccer League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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]

NSW Sapphires1–0SASI Pirates
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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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