1998–99 National Soccer League

The 1998–99 National Soccer League season, known under a sponsorship arrangement as the 1998–99 Ericsson Cup, was the 23rd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

NSL 1998-99
LeagueNational Soccer League
SportAssociation football
Duration1998-99
Number of teams15
NSL season
ChampionsSouth Melbourne
Top scorerMile Sterjovski
Pablo Cardozo (18 each)
National Soccer League seasons

Overview

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It was contested by 15 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. Northern Spirit FC entered the competition.[1]

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney United 28 18 4 6 53 33 +20 58 Qualification for the Finals series
2 South Melbourne (C) 28 17 6 5 50 26 +24 57 Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship
3 Perth Glory 28 16 5 7 62 37 +25 53 Qualification for the Finals series
4 Marconi Fairfield 28 15 3 10 53 47 +6 48
5 Northern Spirit 28 14 4 10 36 35 +1 46
6 Adelaide City 28 13 6 9 39 26 +13 45
7 Sydney Olympic 28 12 7 9 46 36 +10 43
8 Newcastle Breakers 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 40
9 Brisbane Strikers 28 11 6 11 41 47 −6 39
10 Wollongong Wolves 28 8 8 12 45 52 −7 32
11 Carlton 28 9 4 15 47 47 0 31
12 Melbourne Knights 28 8 5 15 32 43 −11 29
13 West Adelaide 28 7 6 15 36 46 −10 27
14 Gippsland Falcons 28 5 10 13 17 44 −27 25
15 Canberra Cosmos 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 15
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

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Bracket

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Elimination FinalsMajor/Minor semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
9 & 16 May 199930 May 1999
2South Melbourne202South Melbourne3
1Sydney United10123 May 1999Sydney United2
1Sydney United2
6Adelaide City011
15 May 19993Perth Glory1
3Perth Glory022
3Perth Glory1
4Marconi Stallions0
5Northern Spirit011
4Marconi Stallions022

Elimination finals

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Major semi-final

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Minor semi-final

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Preliminary final

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Grand Final

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South Melbourne3 – 2Sydney United
Trimboli   53'
Anastasiadis   63,87'
(report) Sterjovski   8'
Townsend   90+'
Attendance: 15,194
Referee: Simon Michallef

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Reid, Michael (5 October 1998). "Foot soldiers". The Age. p. 44. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

References

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