2003–04 NSW Premier League season

The 2003–04 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.

NSW Premier League
Season2003–04
ChampionsBankstown City Lions
PremiersBelconnen Blue Devils
PromotedSydney Crescent Star
RelegatedFairfield Bulls
Matches played138
Goals scored407 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerMatthew Borg (19)

The Belconnen Blue Devils took out the minor premiership on 47 competition points, after having a superior goal difference over second placed St George Saints. However, the Devils lost two of three games in the finals series, including the grand final 2–0 to Bankstown City Lions. Thus, the Lions were the premiers for the 2003–04 NSW Premier League season.

Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Continental Tyres Cup in which the Sydney Crescent Star were crowned champions after defeating Bonnyrigg White Eagles in a penalty shootout at Gabbie Stadium.[1]

Clubs

Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2003 season.)

  • Sydney Crescent Star

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2002–03 season.)

Club Ground Capacity
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Lambert Park 7,000
Bankstown City Lions Jensen Oval 8,000
Belconnen Blue Devils Belconnen Soccer Centre 2,000
Blacktown City Demons Fairfax Community Stadium 7,500
Bonnyrigg White Eagles Bonnyrigg Sports Club 10,000
Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic The Crest Reserve
Central Coast United Pluim Park
Parramatta Eagles Melita Stadium 10,000
Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium 21,000
Rockdale City Suns Bicentennial Park South 5,000
St George Saints St George Stadium 15,000
Sydney Crescent Star Lidcombe Oval

Regular Series

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen Blue Devils 22 14 5 3 47 26 +21 47 Qualified for the Championship Finals Series
2 St George Saints 22 15 2 5 46 27 +19 47
3 Bankstown City (C) 22 12 2 8 40 33 +7 38
4 Blacktown City Demons 22 11 4 7 48 28 +20 37
5 Sydney Crescent Star 22 9 5 8 26 21 +5 32
6 Rockdale City Suns 22 8 6 8 34 36 −2 30
7 Penrith Panthers 22 9 3 10 25 37 −12 30
8 Parramatta Eagles 22 8 5 9 31 31 0 29
9 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 7 3 12 24 36 −12 24
10 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 7 2 13 33 39 −6 23
11 Central Coast United 22 5 4 13 25 47 −22 19
12 Canterbury-Marrickville (R) 22 4 5 13 28 46 −18 17 Relegated to Super League
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away API BAN BEL BCD BWE CMO CCU PAR PEN ROC SGS SCS
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0–3 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–3
Bankstown City 1–2 0–2 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0
Belconnen Blue Devils 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–1
Blacktown City Demons 0–1 4–1 2–1 5–0 3–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–3 2–3 5–1 1–2 1–2
Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic 1–1 2–3 0–4 1–4 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–3 0–1
Central Coast United 0–2 2–4 1–3 2–5 0–5 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–3
Parramatta Eagles 2–0 3–4 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1
Penrith Panthers 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–5 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0
Rockdale City Suns 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–1
St George Saints 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–0 6–2 3–0 2–3 2–0 2–0
Sydney Crescent Star 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2004. Source: socceraust.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals Series
 
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 Belconnen 3  
    3 Bankstown 4         3 Bankstown 2
2 St George 1     1 Belconnen   1 Belconnen 0
3 Bankstown 2       2 St George 1  
2 St George 3
4 Blacktown 2   4 Blacktown 1  
5 Crescent Star 0

Qualifying Finals
22 May 2004 Elimination Final Blacktown City Demons 2–0 Sydney Crescent Star Sydney, New South Wales
Saturday J. Maguire  44'
D. Hokin  80'		 Report
23 May 2004 Qualifying Final St George Saints 1–2 Bankstown City Lions Sydney, New South Wales
Sunday A. Deur  85' Report R. Luksic  15'
M. Hoenslaars  80'

Semi Finals
29 May 2004 Major Semi-final Belconnen Blue Devils 3–4 (a.e.t.) Bankstown City Lions Canberra, ACT
Saturday A. Castro  44', 69'
Z. Josevski  89' (o.g.)		 Report Z. Babic  40', 87'
Borg  54'
R. Luksic  93'
30 May 2004 Minor Semi-final St George Saints 3–1 Blacktown City Demons Sydney, New South Wales
Sunday G. Mendez  30'
S. Young  94'
C. Cevinni  98'		 Report D. Hokin  22' (pen.)

Preliminary Final
5 June 2004 Belconnen Blue Devils 2–1 St George Saints Canberra, ACT
Saturday D. Macor  58', 78' Report G. Lagoudakis  84'

Grand Final
14 June 2004 Bankstown City Lions 2–0 Belconnen Blue Devils Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Monday Saso Boskovski  65' (pen.)
Lee Pietrukowski  72' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Streater

Gold Medal Dinner

At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.

AwardGradeNameClub
Gold Medal WinnerFirst GradeIllija PrenzoskiBelconnen Blue Devils
Golden BootFirst GradeMatthew BorgBankstown City Lions FC (19 goals)
Goalkeeper of the YearFirst GradeJohn CrawleyBlacktown City Demons FC
Coach of the YearFirst GradeChris TanzeyBelconnen Blue Devils
Referee of the Year-Jonathan Streater-

See also

References
  1. "2003/4 New South Wales Premier League". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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