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2003–04 Perth Glory SC Season
The 2003–04 Perth Glory SC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 1996, and its final season in the National Soccer League (NSL). Perth Glory finished top of the league and were crowned champions after defeating Parramatta Power in the 2004 NSL Grand Final. Review and events Stadium A redevelopment of Perth Oval, known as Member's Equity Stadium at the time, forced the Glory to play two home matches at Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth. The unavailability of Perth Oval in the opening rounds led the Glory to play the majority of the first half of the season playing away. From the opening of the renovated stadium in round 12, Perth Glory only played four matches away until round 26. For the preliminary final, Glory used Subiaco Oval, which had hosted three previous NSL grand finals. Final standings Home and away season Finals Player details :''Squad at end of season'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 1995, Perth Glory is one of three A-League clubs to survive from the now-defunct National Soccer League (Australia), National Soccer League (NSL), playing its debut match in this competition in October 1996 for the 1996–97 National Soccer League, 1996–97 season. Perth established itself as a major side within Australian soccer in the final seasons of this league, with managers Bernd Stange and Mich d'Avray leading the club to three league Minor Premiership, Premierships and two Championships from four grand final appearances within a five-season period. Since entering the A-League as one of the eight original teams in 2004, the club has won a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Park, Brisbane
Perry Park is a 5,000-capacity sporting ground located in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills. Perry Park is home to the Brisbane Strikers, which plays in Queensland Premier League 1. Perry Park is owned by Brisbane City Council, and managed by the YMCA, who run facilities in the complex. Brisbane Strikers hold a sub-lease from the YMCA. History Scotsman William Raff was granted ownership of the land in 1857. He then subdivided the land in 1875, and the lot where Perry Park is now situated was sold to William Perry, among three other lots. Mr Perry was a prominent Brisbane ironmonger. He used the land essentially as his family cattle and horse paddock. Australian rules football In its oval configuration Perry Park was primarily used as an Australian rules football and cricket between the 1920s and 1950s. From 1923 it was home to the Queensland Australian Football League and the Mayne Football Club from 1925. The ground hosted 27 QANFL Grand Finals and many interstate game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OKI Jubilee Stadium
Jubilee Stadium (also known as Kogarah Oval) is a multi-purpose stadium in Carlton, a suburb in Sydney, Australia. The stadium is mainly used for rugby league and the A-League, and is one of the home grounds of the National Rugby League (NRL) team St. George Illawarra Dragons. The stadium has hosted football matches, including Sydney Olympic FC in the 2003–04 National Soccer League and recently, Sydney FC in the 2018–19, 2019–20 A-League, 2020–21 and 2021–22 due to the rebuild of the Sydney Football Stadium. The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks temporarily played at Jubilee Stadium during the major redevelopment of their leagues club and stadium in 2020–21. The ground hosted its first game of rugby league in March 1936 when the St. George Dragons were defeated by the Newtown Bluebags in an exhibition match. The first official game was played on 22 April 1950 in which the Dragons lost 17–15 to South Sydney. The stadium has undergone several constructions over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Olympic
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club, based in Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ..., that plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The club was founded as Pan-Hellenic Soccer Club in 1957 by Greek immigrants. In 1977, the club changed its name to Sydney Olympic and became a founding member of the Phillips Soccer League, later named the National Soccer League (NSL), the inaugural national football league of Australia, remaining a member of the competition until its demise in 2004. Sydney Olympic have won many trophies in Australian football, including two NSL Championships, two NSL Cups, the NSL Minor Premiership and three NSW Premier League Championships. The club has also won the Johnny W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Breeze
Matthew Christopher Breeze (born 10 June 1972) is an Australian association football referee. He is also a barrister and a former police prosecutor. Refereeing career Domestic career He officiates in the Australian A-League football competition. On 28 February 2009, in the 2009 A-League Grand Final, Breeze sent off Adelaide United striker Cristiano after his arm made contact with Melbourne Victory defender Rodrigo Vargas. The red card was rescinded after the game and the FFA chose not to sanction Cristiano. Awards A-League Matches Source: *2005/2006 Season: 22 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 1st Leg; Preliminary Final) *2006/2007 Season: 25 Matches (Including: 3 Pre-season; Minor Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Preliminary Final) *2007/2008 Season: 18 Matches (Including: Major Semi-Final 1st leg) *2008/2009 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final: Melbourne Victory - Adelaide United) *2009/2010 Season: 20 Matches (Including: Minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittwater Park
Pittwater Park is a rugby union stadium in Warriewood, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 500 metres from North Narrabeen beach within the reserve of the area. The park is more colloquially known as Rat Park being named after the Warringah Rugby Club whose official mascot is a rat. The ground was established in 1971, over the years, basic facilities have been added, such as the 1,000-seat grandstand, clubhouse, and training field. Lights have also been installed on the main field. It is mainly used for rugby union and has been the home ground of the Warringah Rugby Club since 1975. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000. See also *List of rugby league stadiums by capacity *List of rugby union stadiums by capacity The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Hassell
Bradley may refer to: People * Bradley (given name) * Bradley (surname) Places In the United Kingdom In England: * Bradley, Cheshire * Bradley, Derbyshire * Bradley (house), a manor in Kingsteignton, Devon * Bradley, Gloucestershire * Bradley, Hampshire * Bradley, Lincolnshire * Bradley, North Yorkshire * Bradley, Staffordshire * Bradley (ward), Lancashire * Bradley, West Midlands * Bradley, West Yorkshire, near Huddersfield * Bradley in the Moors, Staffordshire * Bradley Green, Cheshire * Bradley Green, Gloucestershire * Bradley Green, Worcestershire * Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire In Wales: * Bradley, Wrexham In the United States * Bradley, Arkansas * Bradley, California * Bradley Junction, Florida, also known as Bradley * Bradley, Georgia * Bradley, Illinois * Bradley, Louisville, Kentucky * Bradley, Maine, a New England town ** Bradley (CDP), Maine, village in the town * Bradley, Michigan * Bradley, Nebraska * Bradley, Ohio * Bradley, Oklahoma * Bradley, South Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Osman
Matthew James Osman (born 29 July 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career On 12 October 2007, Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the 2007–08 A-League season. He was forced to have an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, returning to training in May 2008. In July 2008 he re-signed with the Mariners for the 2008–09 season. Osman appeared in a Season 5 episode of the U.S. TV series The Office. As described by reddit user kiasam111, new boss Charles (Idris Elba) walks out of his office to find Andy (Ed Helms) looking at what appears to be a screen-saver with a series of photos of football. A photo appears of two players, taken from an A-League (soccer) game between Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory, played at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford, Australia, on 31 December 2008. The players in the photo (taken by Corey Davis of Getty Images) are Marc Anthony (Perth) and Osma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne O'Sullivan
Wayne St John O'Sullivan (born 25 February 1974) is an Irish retired professional Association football, footballer. Since retiring as a player he has worked as a coach. Born in Cyprus, O'Sullivan played youth football for Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town before making his professional debut with the club. In 2001, he moved to Australia, where he played in the National Soccer League and A-League, as well as one season in Singapore. O'Sullivan represented Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, Republic of Ireland at youth level. O'Sullivan was former coach for Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. in National Premier League NSW 2 side, also for A-League caretaker coach for Central Coast Mariners FC and for W-League side Newcastle Jets FC W-League, Newcastle Jets. O'Sullivan is the current coach for Barker College. Playing career Club O'Sullivan was part of the regular first eleven for Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle. At the time Plymouth were placed low in the Football L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladesville Hornsby Football Association Spirit FC
North West Sydney Spirit FC is an Australian soccer club based in Macquarie Park, Sydney, New South Wales. It was the successor of the defunct Northern Spirit FC, a professional soccer club based in North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998–99 season. Its founding was inspired in part by the success Perth Glory was enjoying as a mainstream club (as opposed to the league's mainstay European migrant founded clubs), as well as an opportunity to tap into the previously unrepresented northern suburbs of Sydney. History Northern Spirit On the field, the club had early success in the National Soccer League, reaching the finals in its first attempt, but the next two seasons were not nearly as successful, the club finishing 13th in both of them. The club recovered somewhat to finish mid-table in its last 3 seasons, but only managed to make the finals once more, in 2002/03. During Northern Spirit's first season, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League and Auckland FC of the A-League Men, and occasionally hosts rugby union and international rugby league matches. Built within the quarried remnants of the Rarotonga / Mount Smart volcanic cone, it is located 10 kilometres south of the city centre, in the suburb of Penrose. History The Mount Smart Domain Board was established in 1943 with the purpose of transforming the former quarry site into a public reserve. In 1953, a plan was approved for a sports stadium which was officially opened in 1967. In 1978, it hosted 3 matches of the World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand. The stadium hosted track and field events including the highly successful Pan Am series during the early 1980s. During the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour the Aucklan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodan Despotovski
Slobodan "Bobby" Despotovski (born 14 July 1971) is an Australian soccer player who played 12 seasons in the top tier of Australian soccer. He played in National Soccer League (NSL) for Heidelberg United and Morwell Falcons before moving to Perth Glory where he played eight seasons in the NSL and two in the A-League. Early life Despotovski was born in Perth, Western Australia, to a Macedonian father, Cvetko, and mother, Valentina (Saharov). Her maternal parents, Martin and Margareta Saharov were from Sevastopol, Crimea, USSR. Valentina was born in Kačarevo, Pančevo and married Cvetko in Vojvodina. Only nine months after his birth his family moved to Yugoslavia because his mother was homesick. He grew up with his family in the town of Pančevo, 16 km (9.9 mi) outside the capital Belgrade, and played junior level football with Red Star Belgrade. When Despotovski was 15 he had a choice to continue either handball which he says had always played a large part in his life, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
