1999 National Soccer League Grand Final

The 1999 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 30 May 1999 between South Melbourne and Sydney United at Olympic Park Stadium. South Melbourne gained home advantage as although Sydney United finished higher in the regular season, South Melbourne won the major semi-final against them two weeks prior. Mile Sterjovski scored first for United as they went up 1–0 at the half time break, however, a goal from Paul Trimboli and a brace from John Anastasiadis sealed South Melbourne's second consecutive championship and fourth overall. Goran Lozanovski won the Joe Marston Medal.[1][2]

1999 National Soccer League Grand Final
Event1998–99 National Soccer League
South Melbourne Sydney United
3 2
Date30 May 1999 (1999-05-30)
VenueOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Man of the MatchGoran Lozanovski
(Joe Marston Medal)
RefereeSimon Michallef
Attendance15,194

Route to the final

League Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney United 28 18 4 6 53 33 +20 58 1999 National Soccer League Finals
2 South Melbourne (C) 28 17 6 5 50 26 +24 57 1999 Oceania Club Championship
3 Perth Glory 28 16 5 7 62 37 +25 53 1999 National Soccer League Finals
4 Marconi Stallions 28 15 3 10 53 47 +6 48
5 Northern Spirit 28 14 4 10 36 35 +1 46
6 Adelaide City 28 13 6 9 39 26 +13 45
7 Sydney Olympic 28 12 7 9 46 36 +10 43
8 Newcastle Breakers 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 40
9 Brisbane Strikers 28 11 6 11 41 47 −6 39
10 Wollongong Wolves 28 8 8 12 45 52 −7 32
11 Carlton SC 28 9 4 15 47 47 0 31
12 Melbourne Knights 28 8 5 15 32 43 −11 29
13 West Adelaide (R) 28 7 6 15 36 46 −10 27 Disbanded at end of season
14 Gippsland Falcons 28 5 10 13 17 44 −27 25
15 Canberra Cosmos 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 15
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 1999. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Finals Bracket
  Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                           
 
2  South Melbourne  2  0  2    South Melbourne  3
1  Sydney United  1  0  1            Sydney United  2
       
       
      23 May 1999  
  6  Adelaide City  0  1 1           1  Sydney United  2  
  3  Perth Glory  0  2  2         3  Perth Glory  1
       
       
        3  Perth Glory  1  
        4  Marconi Stallions  0
     
     
  5  Northern Spirit  0  1  1  
  4  Marconi Stallions  0  2  2

Match

Details
South Melbourne3 – 2Sydney United
Trimboli  53'
Anastasiadis  63', 87'		 Report Sterjovski  8'
Townsend  90+'
Attendance: 15,194
Referee: Simon Michallef

Post-match
Further information: 1999 Oceania Club Championship and 2000 FIFA Club World Championship

The match served as a qualifier for the 1999 Oceania Club Championship.[4] South Melbourne qualified easily for the championship final, conceding just one goal in the group stage and defeating Tahitian club A.S. Vénus 3–0 in the semifinal. They qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship with a 5–0 win in the final. At the Club World Championship, South Melbourne finished fourth in their group, eighth overall, without recording a win and scoring one goal.


References
  1. Cockerill, Michael (31 May 1999). "Sunk by a sub". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Cockerill, Ian (31 May 1999). "Fairytales are reserved for Souths". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Majid, Sham (20 April 2013). "Grand final recollections: David Mitchell". Goal.com. DAZN Media. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. Warren, Johnny (30 May 1999). "World champs is golden goal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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