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.

Perth Glory
2003–04 season
OwnerNick Tana
Head coachMich d'Avray
StadiumMembers Equity Stadium
Arena Joondalup
Subiaco Oval
National Soccer LeaguePremier (1st)
Finals seriesChampion
Top goalscorerLeague: Damian Mori (14)[1]
All: Damian Mori (16)[1]
Highest home attendance12,624 (regular season)
17,524 (finals)
Lowest home attendance6,801

First-team squad
Squad at end of season

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory (C) 24 18 3 3 56 22 +34 57 Qualification to Finals series
2 Parramatta Power 24 16 3 5 58 30 +28 51
3 Adelaide United 24 11 7 6 28 25 +3 40
4 Marconi Stallions 24 10 8 6 29 25 +4 38
5 South Melbourne 24 11 4 9 39 21 +18 37
6 Brisbane Strikers 24 9 5 10 28 33 −5 32
7 Northern Spirit 24 9 3 12 31 33 −2 30
8 Sydney Olympic 24 7 8 9 26 31 −5 29
9 Wollongong Wolves 24 8 5 11 34 41 −7 29
10 Sydney United 24 7 8 9 18 25 −7 29
11 Newcastle United Jets 24 6 6 12 18 33 −15 24
12 Melbourne Knights 24 6 5 13 21 41 −20 23
13 Football Kingz 24 4 3 17 25 51 −26 15
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2004. Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion.

Home and away season
28 September 2003 Round 2Perth Glory3–0Melbourne KnightsArena Joondalup
Mori  82',
Pondeljak  87',
Caceres  88'		 Report Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Eddie Lennie
4 October 2003 Round 3Brisbane Strikers0–0Perth GloryPerry Park
Report Attendance: 3,042
Referee: Peter Green
12 October 2003 Round 4Football Kingz1–3Perth GloryEricsson Stadium
Ngata  64' Report Despotovski  48',
Pondeljak  57',
Mori  67'		 Attendance: 1,245
Referee: D. Rugg
19 October 2003 Round 5Northern Spirit3–5Perth GloryPittwater Park
O'Sullivan  6', 34',
Osman  38'		 Report Pondeljak  11',
Mori  12',
Despotovski  14',
Hassell  43', 48'		 Attendance: 2,867
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 October 2003 Round 6Sydney Olympic0–2Perth GloryOKI Jubilee Stadium
Report Mori  37', 76' Attendance: 3,383
Referee: S. Pryzdacz
2 November 2003 Round 7Parramatta Power6–0Perth GloryParramatta Stadium
Milicic  8', 37', 44',
Buonavoglia  29', 49',
Colosimo  90'		 Report Attendance: 2,639
Referee: Matthew Breeze
9 November 2003 Round 8Perth Glory1–0South MelbourneArena Joondalup
Despotovski  62' (pen.) Report Attendance: 7,356
Referee: S. Micallef
16 November 2003 Round 9Adelaide United1–4Perth GloryHindmarsh Stadium
Kemp  19' Report Pondeljak  15', 92',
Mori  16',
Despotovski  49'		 Attendance: 13,096
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 November 2003 Round 10Wollongong Wolves2–1Perth GloryWIN Stadium
Young  3',
Nwaogazi  54'		 Report Mori  69' Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Peter Green
28 November 2003 Round 11Newcastle United1–0Perth GloryEnergy Australia Stadium
Masi  82' Report Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef
2 February 2004 Round 12Perth Glory2–0Sydney UnitedPerth
Mori  20',
Mrdja  81'		 Report Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: Matthew Breeze
10 December 2003 Round 13Marconi Stallions0–2Perth GloryMarconi Stadium
Report Mori  68',
Despotovski  73'		 Attendance: 1,851
Referee: B. Hugo
21 December 2003 Round 15Melbourne Knights0–2Perth GloryKnights Stadium
Report Mrdja  32', 74' Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Mark Shield
27 December 2003 Round 16Perth Glory6–1Brisbane StrikersPerth
Despotovski  26',
Byrnes  45',
Hassell  55',
Caceres  74',
Pondeljak  76',
Mrdja  84'		 Report Brownlie  55' (pen.) Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,142
Referee: Eddie Lennie
3 January 2004 Round 17Perth Glory4–0Football KingzPerth
Murphy  29',
Faria  56',
Mrdja  62', 78'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: C. Diomis
21 January 2004 Round 18Perth Glory3–2Northern SpiritPerth
Murphy  9',
Pondeljak  42',
Despotovski  85'		 Richter  25',
Tomasevic  92'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 7,996
Referee: Eddie Lennie
10 January 2004 Round 19Perth Glory2–0Sydney OlympicPerth
Murphy  76', 84' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: A. Nardi
17 January 2004 Round 20Perth Glory4–1Parramatta PowerPerth
Mrdja  18', 52',
Despotovski  27' (pen.),
Caceres  90'		 Sekulovski  74' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Eddie Lennie
26 January 2004 Round 21South Melbourne0–0Perth GloryBob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Matthew Breeze
31 January 2004 Round 22Perth Glory2–0Adelaide UnitedPerth
Mori  30', 34' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: A. Nardi
7 February 2004 Round 23Perth Glory2–0Wollongong WolvesPerth
Despotovski  33',
Mori  62'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Mark Shield
14 February 2004 Round 24Perth Glory2–0Newcastle UnitedPerth
Mori  27',
Caceres  85'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter
22 February 2004 Round 25Sydney United2–4Perth GlorySydney United Sports Centre
Santalab  69',
Heffernan  78'		 Mrdja  28', 38', 92',
Hassell  70'		 Attendance: 3,039
Referee: C. Diomis
8 February 2004 Round 26Perth Glory2–2Marconi StallionsPerth
Mori  83',
Mrdja  86'		 Spiteri  21', 76' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Finals
13 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 1st LegParramatta Power4–2Perth GloryParramatta Stadium, Sydney
Ceccoli  9'
Petrovski  41'
Zorbas  45'
Milicic  75'		 Report) Despotovski  46'
Harnwell  56'		 Attendance: 6,059
Referee: Micallef
20 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 2nd LegPerth Glory0–2
(2–6 agg.)		Parramatta PowerPerth
Report Elrich  15'
Petrovski  65'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Breeze
28 March 2004 Preliminary FinalPerth Glory5–0Adelaide UnitedPerth
Despotovski  10', 81'
Mori  51', 69'
Mrdja  88'		 Report Stadium: Subiaco Oval
Attendance: 17,524
Referee: Mark Shield
4 April 2004 2004 NSL Grand FinalParramatta Power0–1 (a.e.t.)Perth GlorySydney
15:00 AEST Report Mrdja  98' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,630
Referee: Mark Shield
Man of the Match: Ahmad Elrich
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References
  1. "2003/2004 Season Top Scorers". OzFootball. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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