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1999–2000 Northern Spirit FC season

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Northern Spirit
1999–2000 season
StadiumNorth Sydney Oval
North Power Stadium
National Soccer League13th
Top goalscorerDavid Seal (9)
Highest home attendance16,134 vs. Sydney Olympic
(29 October 1999)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,481 vs. Gippsland Falcons
(24 March 2000)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance8,304
Biggest win3–0
vs. Sydney United
(7 January 2000)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Melbourne Knights
(7 April 2000)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3 (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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Australia AUS Graham Arnold
MF Italy ITA Nicola Berti
MF Australia AUS Paul Bilokapic
MF Australia AUS Matthew Bingley
DF Australia AUS Luke Casserly
FW Australia AUS Simon Catanzaro
MF Australia AUS Sean Cranney
MF Australia AUS Troy Cranney
MF England ENG Ian Crook
DF Australia AUS Dean Culina
DF Australia AUS Michael Cunico
MF Australia AUS Robert Enes
MF Australia AUS Anthony Faria
DF Australia AUS Adam Griffiths
FW Australia AUS Ryan Griffiths
GK Australia AUS Paul Henderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Australia AUS Matthew Langdon
MF Australia AUS Shane Lyons
DF England ENG Phil Moss
FW Australia AUS Tony Perinich
GK Australia AUS John Perosh
DF Australia AUS Michael Prentice
DF Australia AUS Marko Rudan
FW Australia AUS Abbas Saad
FW Australia AUS David Seal
MF Australia AUS Robbie Slater
MF Australia AUS Adam Snyder
MF Australia AUS Jack Sobczyk
GK Australia AUS Jess Vanstrattan
DF Australia AUS Paul Wearne
FW Australia AUS Clayton Zane

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
MF Sean Cranney Brisbane Strikers July 1999 [1]
MF Shane Lyons England Nuneaton Borough [1]
FW Abbas Saad Sydney United [1]
FW David Seal England Northampton Town [1]
DF Dean Culina Australia Westvale SC August 1999 [1]
DF Paul Wearne Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins September 1999 [1]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
GK Peter Blazincic West Adelaide June 1999 [1]
MF Paul Foster Brisbane Strikers [1]
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kresimir Marusic Belgium Lommel [1]
MF Gabriel Mendez Sydney Olympic [1]
FW Scott Ollerenshaw Australia 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 England Phil Moss Australia Fraser Park [1]
FW Clayton Zane Norway Molde [1]
DF Luke Casserly Sweden AIK May 2000 [1]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

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League table

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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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLDLLLWLWWLWLWDLWLDLWLLWLWLWLLLLL
Position391111141516141614111311111011111111121211121212131313121313131313
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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4 October 1999 1 Sydney United 0–2 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
  • Slater 53'
  • Seal 60'
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Mark Shield
10 October 1999 2 South Melbourne 2–0 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 6,917
Referee: Wayne Dade
15 October 1999 3 Northern Spirit 0–2 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 12,733
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 October 1999 4 Brisbane Strikers 2–2 Northern Spirit Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Gerry Connolly
29 October 1999 5 Northern Spirit 0–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 16,134
Referee: Mark Shield
7 November 1999 6 Wollongong Wolves 3–0 Northern Spirit Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Eddie Lennie
13 November 1999 7 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Simon Micallef
19 November 1999 8 Northern Spirit 3–2 Football Kingz Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 8,933
Referee: Matthew Breeze
27 November 1999 9 Gippsland Falcons 2–0 Northern Spirit Morwell
Report Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Con Dioms
3 December 1999 10 Northern Spirit 1–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 9,089
Referee: Gerry Connolly
12 December 1999 11 Melbourne Knights 0–1 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,820
Referee: Perry Mur
17 December 1999 12 Northern Spirit 0–3 Adelaide Force Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 6,106
Referee: Simon Micallef
28 December 1999 13 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Northern Spirit Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Con Diomis
2 January 2000 14 Northern Spirit 0–2 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Gerry Connolly
7 January 2000 15 Northern Spirit 3–0 Sydney United Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 11,772
Referee: Simon Micallef
14 January 2000 16 Northern Spirit 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 11,128
Referee: Brett Hugo
21 January 2000 17 Carlton 1–0 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 January 2000 18 Northern Spirit 3–2 Carlton Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 7,138
Referee: David Dwight
29 January 2000 19 Parramatta Power 4–3 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Mark Shield
4 February 2000 20 Northern Spirit 2–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 7,205
Referee: Simon Micallef
11 February 2000 21 Newcastle Breakers 4–1 Northern Spirit Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Gerry Connolly
18 February 2000 22 Northern Spirit 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 10,438
Referee: Eddie Lennie
27 February 2000 23 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,232
Referee: Simon Micallef
3 March 2000 24 Northern Spirit 0–3 Wollongong Wolves Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Brett Hugo
10 March 2000 25 Northern Spirit 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 4,384
Referee: Matthew Breeze
17 March 2000 26 Football Kingz 3–2 Northern Spirit Auckland
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Simon Micallef
24 March 2000 27 Northern Spirit 2–0 Gippsland Falcons Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Con Diomis
2 April 2000 28 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Brett Hugo
7 April 2000 29 Northern Spirit 3–0 Melbourne Knights Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: Craig Zetter
14 April 2000 30 Adelaide City 4–2 Northern Spirit Adelaide
  • Mori 37', 44', 69', 90'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
22 April 2000 31 Northern Spirit 1–2 Canberra Cosmos Gosford
Report
Stadium: North Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Mark Shield
25 April 2000 32 Brisbane Strikers 2–0 Northern Spirit Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 1,669
Referee: Matthew Breeze
28 April 2000 33 Northern Spirit 0–1 Parramatta Power Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Con Diomis
7 May 2000 34 Perth Glory 1–0 Northern Spirit Perth
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 13,554
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Australia Graham Arnold 5(1) 0 6 0
MF Italy Nicola Berti 8 0 8 0
MF Australia Paul Bilokapic 24(2) 2 26 2
MF Australia Matthew Bingley 27 5 27 5
DF Australia Luke Casserly 18 1 18 1
FW Australia Simon Catanzaro 4(13) 0 17 0
MF Australia Sean Cranney 9(2) 1 11 1
MF Australia Troy Cranney 28(4) 1 32 1
MF England Ian Crook 7(5) 0 12 0
DF Australia Dean Culina 2(1) 0 3 0
DF Australia Michael Cunico 22(10) 1 32 1
MF Australia Robert Enes 20 0 20 0
MF Australia Anthony Faria 3(1) 0 4 0
DF Australia Adam Griffiths 12(4) 0 16 0
FW Australia Ryan Griffiths 6(5) 4 11 4
GK Australia Paul Henderson 14 0 14 0
MF Australia Matthew Langdon 25 4 25 4
MF Australia Shane Lyons 4(6) 1 10 1
DF England Phil Moss 7(9) 1 16 1
FW Australia Tony Perinich 14(3) 4 17 4
GK Australia John Perosh 17 0 17 0
DF Australia Michael Prentice 0(1) 0 1 0
DF Australia Marko Rudan 18(4) 0 22 0
FW Australia Abbas Saad 8(5) 3 13 3
FW Australia David Seal 17(3) 9 20 9
MF Australia Robbie Slater 27 3 27 3
MF Australia Adam Snyder 1(8) 0 9 0
MF Australia Jack Sobczyk 17(3) 0 20 0
GK Australia Jess Vanstrattan 3 0 3 0
DF Australia Paul Wearne 4 0 4 0
FW Australia Clayton Zane 3 0 3 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 GK Australia Paul Henderson 4 4
2 GK Australia John Perosh 3 3
Total 7 7

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 1999/2000". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 1999/2000". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Northern Spirit roster for 1999/2000". OzFootball.net.