2000–01 Wollongong Wolves FC season

Wollongong Wolves
2000–01 season
Chairman Joe Cachia
Manager Ron Corry
Stadium WIN Stadium, Wollongong
NSL 2nd
NSL Finals Series Champions
OFC Club Championship Champions
FIFA Club World Championship Cancelled
Top goalscorer League: Sasho Petrovski (21)
All: Sasho Petrovski (34)

The 2000–01 Wollongong Wolves FC season was the club's 21st season since its establishment in 1980. The club participated in the National Soccer League for the 20th time. They were crowned runners-up in the premiership and the champions of the finals series. They were also champions for the first time of the Oceania Club Championship from their first attempt. For the period between 16 December 2000 and 2 March 2001 the club went on an unbeaten run of 18 competitive games. This included seven consecutive wins in the 2001 Oceania Club Championship and 11 league games.

Players

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Daniel Beltrame
2 Australia DF George Souris
3 Australia DF Alvin Ceccoli
4 Australia DF Robbie Stanton
5 Australia DF David Cervinski
6 Australia MF Matt Horsley (captain)
7 Australia MF Paul Reid
8 England MF Max Nicholson
9 Australia FW Sasho Petrovski
10 England FW Stuart Young
11 Australia MF Scott Chipperfield
12 Australia FW Liam Austin
13 Australia MF George Nohra
14 Australia FW Jay Lucas
No. Position Player
15 Australia DF David Huxley
16 Australia MF Bevan Sullivan
17 Australia MF Ben Blake
20 Australia GK Grant Barlow
23 Australia MF Dino Mennillo
26 Australia GK Dean Anastasiadis
27 Australia MF Robbie Middleby
Australia GK Steve Angelov
Australia DF Paul O'Grady
Australia MF Frank Barilla
Australia MF Steven Dimitrievski
Australia FW Paul Harries
Australia FW Andrew Smith
Australia FW Sasho Dimoski

Source: WorldFootball

Transfers in

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF England Max Nicholson 28 Transfer Pre-season 2001 Free
12 FW Australia Liam Austin Transfer Pre-season Free
13 MF Australia George Nohra Transfer Pre-season Free
14 FW Australia Jay Lucas Transfer Pre-season Free
20 GK Australia Grant Barlow Transfer Pre-season Free
26 GK Australia Dean Anastasiadis 30 Carlton SC Australia Transfer Pre-season Free
27 MF Australia Robbie Middleby 24 Carlton SC Australia Transfer Pre-season Free
GK Australia Steve Angelov Transfer Pre-season Free
MF Australia Frank Barilla Transfer Pre-season Free
MF Australia Steven Dimitrievski Transfer Pre-season Free
FW Australia Paul Harries Transfer Pre-season Free
FW Australia Andrew Smith Transfer Pre-season Free

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Australia Les Pogliacomi 24 Parramatta Power Transfer Pre-season Free
8 MF Australia Anthony Surjan End of Contract Pre-season Free
12 MF New Zealand Neil Harlock 25 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season Free
13 MF Australia Noel Spencer 22 Northern Spirit End of Contract Pre-season Free
17 MF Fiji Esala Masi 26 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season Free
DF Australia Paul Dimech End of Contract Pre-season Free
DF Australia Graeme Goodfellow End of Contract Pre-season Free
DF Australia Peter Lahanas End of Contract Pre-season Free
MF Australia Chad Bishop End of Contract Pre-season Free

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Australia Ron Corry
Assistant Manager

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalNSLNSL Finals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Daniel Beltrame 6 0 0 0 0 6000000000
2 DF Australia George Souris 29 0 0 0 0 25+1000030000
3 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli 24 2 1 0 0 21200030100
4 DF Australia Robbie Stanton 23 5 0 0 0 8+1250001+20000
5 DF Australia David Cervinski 22 0 0 0 0 15+400002+10000
6 MF Australia Matt Horsley 31 6 0 0 0 28500031000
7 MF Australia Paul Reid 30 7 0 0 0 27700030000
8 MF England Max Nicholson 8 0 0 0 0 0+8000000000
9 FW Australia Sasho Petrovski 28 21 0 0 1 22+31800133000
10 FW England Stuart Young 28 15 0 0 1 251300132000
11 MF Australia Scott Chipperfield 24 17 0 0 0 21+11700020000
12 MF Australia Liam Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
13 MF Australia George Nohra 3 0 0 0 0 1+2000000000
14 FW Australia Jay Lucas 7 0 0 0 0 0+7000000000
15 DF Australia David Huxley 29 2 0 0 0 26200030000
16 MF Australia Bevan Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 1000000000
17 MF Australia Ben Blake 31 1 0 0 0 28100030000
20 GK Australia Grant Barlow 13 0 0 0 0 13000000000
23 MF Australia Dino Mennillo 18 0 0 0 2 14+300020+10000
26 GK Australia Dean Anastasiadis 14 0 0 0 0 9+2000030000
27 MF Australia Robbie Middleby 18 1 0 0 1 16+1100110000
GK Australia Steve Angelov 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
DF Australia Paul O'Grady 5 0 0 0 0 0+5000000000
MF Australia Frank Barilla 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
MF Australia Steven Dimitrievski 2 0 0 0 0 0+2000000000
FW Australia Paul Harries 6 1 0 0 0 2+4100000000
FW Australia Andrew Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
FW Australia Sasho Dimoski 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
National Soccer League 2nd 14 October 2000 29 April 2001
National Soccer League Finals Major Semi-final Champions 11 May 2001 3 June 2001
Oceania Club Championship Group stage Champions 9 January 2001 22 January 2001

National Soccer League

League table

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 Auckland 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[lower-alpha 1] Disbanded at end of season
16 Carlton SC (R) 30 0 0 30 0 90 90 0[lower-alpha 2] 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.[1]
  2. Carlton SC withdrew after eight rounds. All games against them were awarded 3-0.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 18 7 5 80 40  +40 61 10 3 2 46 21  +25 8 4 3 34 19  +15

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: aus.worldfootball.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAH
ResultDWWWWWLWLWDWDDDDWWWWWLWLDWWLWW
Position743221212122224322221333433332

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

Matches

Finals Series

Oceania Champions League

Group Stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Wollongong Wolves 5500380+3815
New Zealand Napier City Rovers 5311162+1410
Solomon Islands Laugu United 53111914+510
Papua New Guinea Unitech 52031019-96
Fiji Foodtown Warriors Labasa 5104717-103
Tonga Lotoha'apai 5005442-380

Knockout stage

Semi Finals
Final

FIFA Club World Championship

As winners of the 2001 Oceania Club Championship, the Wollongong Wolves was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which would be hosted in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. However, the tournament was cancelled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was marketing partner of FIFA at the time.

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Boca Juniors 00000000
Spain Deportivo de La Coruña 00000000
Australia Wollongong Wolves 00000000
Egypt Zamalek SC 00000000

References

  1. "Australia 2000/01". rsssf.com. RSSSF. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. "Australia 2000/01". rsssf.com. RSSSF. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. "Round 27". OzFootball.
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