2000–01 Perth Glory SC season

Perth Glory SC
2000–01 season
OwnersNick Tana (75%)
Paul Afkos (25%)
ChairmanNick Tana
Head coachBernd Stange
StadiumPerth Oval (league)
Subiaco Oval (finals)
National Soccer League3rd
Top goalscorerDamian Mori (18)
Highest home attendance16,422 (league)
31,710 (finals)
Lowest home attendance10,912 (league)
31,710 (finals)
Average home league attendance13,093

The 2000–2001 Perth Glory SC season was the club's fifth in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL). The club finished third on the table, losing in the elimination final to the Melbourne Knights. It was the final season in charge for head coach Bernd Stange who left the club in mid-2001.[1]

Background

The Glory entered the 2000–01 season having lost the 2000 NSL Grand Final on penalties. The "villain" of the day, James Afkos was released by the club, signed by Marconi-Fairfield. Afkos, son of minority owner and deputy chairman Paul Afkos, claimed that he had been released on board orders, rather than a coaching decision.[2][3][4]

Season review

Preseason

The Glory opened their preseason campaign with matches in Adelaide against the Blue Eagles (1–1) and Adelaide Force (2–1).[5][6][7] Perth Glory returned to Perth for two matches at the WACA Ground against the Slovakia team preparing for the 2000 Olympic football tournament. The Glory lost the two matches, 0–1 and 1–5.[8][9] On 20 September, the Glory defeated Inglewood United 3–1.[10] Perth Glory and Sydney Olympic played two matches in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The first match, in Newman ended in a scoreless draw, while the second, in Karratha was a 4–2 victory to the Glory. The final match of the preseason was a tightly contested 3–2 win over the Western Australia under-23 team.[11][12]

Regular season

The season was opened with a replay of the 1999–2000 NSL grand final against Wollongong Wolves with the teams locked at one goal apiece at full time at WIN Stadium.[13][14]

The Glory began the season with a six-match unbeaten home streak, only dropping points in a 1–1 draw with Sydney Olympic in Round 4. The streak was broken with a defeat to Marconi in Round 11 when former Glory player James Afkos returned to score his first NSL goal.[4][15][16]

Playing against the Brisbane Strikers in Round 13, the Glory set a club record high score in a 7–2 win with Damian Mori scoring four goals in the second half.[17]

Finals series

Perth Glory finished the regular season in third place, equal on points and goal difference with Wollongong Wolves. The Wolves took second place based on a greater number of goals scored. The Glory would have taken second place but for a decision by Soccer Australia to award the Wolves a 3–0 forfeit win over Eastern Pride after their withdrawal from the league. Had Soccer Australia followed their decision to award walkovers to opponents of Carlton after their withdrawal, Perth would have finished above the Wolves. As a result of finishing third, Perth missed out on a double chance in the finals.[18][19][20]

In the first leg of the elimination final, Perth and Melbourne Knights drew 1–1 at Knights Stadium. The match was overshadowed by a number of incidents involving members of the crowd and the Perth Glory team and supporters. During the match, Serbian-raised Glory forward Bobby Despotovski reacted to comments from the crowd supporting the Croatian-majority Knights with a three-fingered salute, a symbol of Serbian Orthodox Christianity. Members of the crowd attacked a number of players including Despotovski, Craig Deans, Gareth Naven and Jason Petkovic as they left the stadium. Coach Bernd Stange and several supporters were also attacked. Knights management claimed that a group of skinheads associated with another, un-named, Melbourne-based Croatian team were responsible.[21][22][23][24]

After a mid-week investigation, the Knights were cleared to play the second leg at Subiaco Oval in Perth.[25] The Glory and Knights drew 2–2, with the Perth team being eliminated on the away goals rule.[26][27]

Coaching

Having survived an attempt by majority owner and chairman Nick Tana to replace him during the previous season, coach Bernd Stange took charge of the Glory for his last season.[28]

In March 2001, the club placed a poll on their website asking fans to decide whether Stange should be retained beyond the current season. When the poll was removed, it was approximately 50–50 for and against keeping Stange as coach.[29]

After the end of the 2000–01 season, Stange left the club after the completion of his contract. He was replaced by his deputy, Mich d'Avray.[30]

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Preseason

Date Opponent H/A Score Ref
30 August 2000 Blue Eagles A 1–1 [5]
2 September 2000 Adelaide Force A 2–0 [7][31]
6 September 2000 Slovakia U-23 H 0–1 [8][32]
9 September 2000 Slovakia U-23 H 1–5 [9][33]
20 September 2000 Inglewood United A 3–1 [10]
30 September 2000 Sydney Olympic H 0–0 [11]
2 October 2000 Sydney Olympic H 4–2 [12]
7 October 2000 WA Under-23 H 3–2 [12][34]

League

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Attendance Ref
1 14 October 2000 Wollongong Wolves A 1–1 Mori 5,443 [35][36]
2 21 October 2000 South Melbourne H 1–0 Despotovski 14,081 [37][38]
3 29 October 2000 Sydney United A 1–2 J Harnwell 5,483 [39][40]
4 4 November 2000 Sydney Olympic H 1–1 Despotovski 12,894 [15][41]
5 12 November 2000 Eastern Pride A 3–2 Mori, Pryce, Maloney 1,846 [42][43]
6 18 November 2000 Football Kingz H 5–1 Mori (3), Maloney (2) 11,909 [44][45]
7 24 November 2000 Northern Spirit A 0–2 5,764 [46][47]
8 2 December 2000 Adelaide Force H 2–0 J Carbone 10,912 [48][49][50]
9 10 December 2000 Newcastle United H 4–0 Edgar Júnior, J Harnwell, Despotovski (2) 11,873 [51][52]
10 – Carlton SC – 3–0 – [53][notes 1]
11 23 December 2000 Marconi-Fairfield H 0–1 13,813 [54][55]
12 30 December 2000 Melbourne Knights A 1–1 Milicevic 4,871 [56][57]
13 6 January 2001 Brisbane Strikers H 7–2 Miller, G Faria, Despotovski, Mori (4) 11,942 [58][59]
14 12 January 2001 Parramatta Power A 3–2 Mori, Wehrman, Despotovski 5,071 [60][61]
15 20 January 2001 Canberra Cosmos H 3–0 Mori, Despotovski, G Faria 13,277 [62][63]
16 27 January 2001 Wollongong Wolves H 1–1 J Harnwell 16,019 [64][65]
17 4 February 2001 South Melbourne A 1–1 J Harnwell 12,917 [66][67][68]
18 10 February 2001 Sydney United H 5–1 Miller, Despotovski (2), G Naven, Mori 13,278 [69][70]
19 18 February 2001 Sydney Olympic A 3–3 A Edwards, Despotovski, Mori 8,669 [71][72]
20 24 February 2001 Eastern Pride H 2–1 Despotovski, J Carbone 11,732 [73][74]
21 2 March 2001 Football Kingz A 3–3 Eaddy (og), Despotovski, J Harnwell 4,554 [75][76]
22 10 March 2001 Northern Spirit H 4–1 Mori (2), Despotovski (2) 11,991 [77][78]
23 16 March 2001 Adelaide Force A 6–4 Kovacevic (og), A Edwards, Despotovski, S Miller, Mori, J Carbone (2) 4,030 [79][80][81]
24 23 March 2001 Newcastle United A 0–1 5,328 [82][83]
25 – Carlton SC – 3–0 – [84][notes 1]
26 7 April 2001 Marconi-Fairfield A 2–0 A Edwards, G Faria 3,348 [85][86]
27 14 April 2001 Melbourne Knights H 1–0 Despotovski 13,170 [87][88]
28 20 April 2001 Brisbane Strikers A 4–1 J Harnwell, Mori (3) 1,590 [89][90][91]
29 25 April 2001 Parramatta Power H 0–1 16,422 [92][93]
30 29 April 2001 Canberra Cosmos A 3–0 S Miller, Maloney, A Edwards 4,660 [94][95]

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 Football 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[a] Disbanded at end of season
16 Carlton SC (R) 30 0 0 30 0 90 −90 0[b] 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:
  1. ^ Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.[96]
  2. ^ Carlton SC withdrew after eight rounds. All games against them were awarded 3–0.[97]

Finals series

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Attendance Ref
EF1 6 May 2001 Melbourne Knights A 0–0 5,380 [22][98]
EF2 12 May 2001 Melbourne Knights H 2–2 Deans, Maloney 31,710 [26][27][98]

Squad statistics

No. Name League Finals Total Ref
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
12 Australia Peter Buljan 8 0 0 0 8 0 [99][100]
5 Australia Vinko Buljubasic 3 0 0 0 3 0 [99][101]
19 Australia John Carbone 20 3 0 0 20 3 [99][102]
24 Australia Aaron Cole 1 0 0 0 1 0 [99][103]
23 Australia Craig Deans 11 0 2 1 13 1 [99][104]
10 Australia Bobby Despotovski 26 17 2 0 28 17 [99][105]
9 Australia Alistair Edwards 17 4 2 0 19 4 [99][106]
17 Australia Gary Faria 24 3 2 0 26 3 [99][107]
3 Australia Jamie Harnwell 27 6 0 0 27 6 [99][108]
25 Australia Todd Harnwell 1 0 1 0 2 0 [99][109]
15 Brazil Edgar Júnior 26 1 2 0 28 1 [99][110]
8 Australia Brad Maloney 17 4 1 1 18 5 [99][111]
4 Australia Ljubo Milicevic 19 1 2 0 21 1 [99][112]
7 Australia Scott Miller 23 5 2 0 25 5 [99][113]
16 Australia Damian Mori 26 18 2 0 28 18 [99][114]
26 Australia Nik Mrdja 6 0 1 0 7 0 [99][115]
6 Australia Gareth Naven 21 1 2 0 23 1 [99][116]
1 Australia Jason Petkovic 28 0 2 0 30 0 [99][117]
18 Australia Shane Pryce 19 1 0 0 19 1 [99][118]
21 Australia PJ Roberts 8 0 0 0 8 0 [99][119]
2 Australia Robert Trajkovski 14 0 0 0 14 0 [99][100]
14 Chile Dion Valle 12 0 1 0 13 0 [99][120]
11 Australia Kasey Wehrman 15 1 2 0 17 1 [99][121]

Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2000–01 NSL season.[99]

Transfers

In

Player From Ref
Australia Damian Mori Adelaide Force [122][123]
Australia Shane Pryce Newcastle Breakers [122]
Australia PJ Roberts Canberra Cosmos [122][124]
Australia Brad Maloney Marconi-Fairfield [122]
Australia Anthony Danze Perth SC [122]

Out

Player To Ref
Australia James Afkos Marconi-Fairfield [125]
Australia Troy Halpin Sydney Olympic [126]
Serbia and Montenegro Ivan Ergić Juventus [127]
Australia Hamilton Thorp Parramatta Power [123]
Australia Con Boutsianis South Melbourne [128]
Brazil Aurélio Schwertz [99]

Notes

  1. ^ a b All of Carlton's matches were awarded as 3–0 walkovers after they withdrew from the competition after Round 8, including matches that were already played.

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