2001–02 in Australian soccer

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Season of competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia

Season	2001–02
Men's soccer
NSL Premiership	Perth Glory
NSL Championship	Sydney Olympic
Women's soccer
WNSL Premiership	NSW Sapphires
WNSL Championship	Canberra Eclipse
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was the 33rd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 119th overall.

National teams

Australia national soccer team

Main article: Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Japan  v  Australia

15 August 2001	Japan	3–0	Australia	Fukuroi, Japan
	Yanagisawa 19' Hattori 53' Nakayama 65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Zhang Jianjun

Australia  v  France

11 November 2001	Australia	1–1	France	Melbourne, Australia
	Moore 43'	Report	Trezeguet 49'	Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 53,173 Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Intercontinental play-off

Australia  v  Uruguay

20 November 2001	Australia	1–0	Uruguay	Melbourne, Australia
	Muscat 79' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 84,656 Referee: Graziano Cesare (Italy

Uruguay  v  Australia

25 November 2001	Uruguay	3–0	Australia	Montevideo, Uruguay
	Silva 14' Morales 70', 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Australia women's national soccer team

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Australia  v  South Korea

13 January 2002	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Wagga Wagga, Australia
	Mann 72'	Report		Stadium: Robertson Oval Attendance: 3,712

Australia  v  South Korea

16 January 2002	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Albury, Australia
	Peters 32'	Report		Stadium: Lavington Sports Ground Attendance: 2,074

Australia  v  South Korea

19 January 2002	Australia	4–1	South Korea	Bendigo, Australia
	Mann 29' Golebiowski 66' Black 75' Garriock 79'	Report	Jung-suk 41'	Stadium: Tom Flood Sports Centre Attendance: 2,479

Australia  v  Canada

3 April 2002	Australia	0–0	Canada	Poitiers, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Pépinière

Australia  v  Canada

6 April 2002	Australia	1–1	Canada	Angoulême, France
	Golebiowski 31'	Report	Kasajima 89'	Stadium: Stade Camille-Lebon

France  v  Australia

9 April 2002	France	1–0	Australia	Limoges, France
	Picho 37'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Sports de Beaublanc

Men's soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 2001–02 National Soccer League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	24	16	7	1	52	23	+29	55	Qualification for the Finals series
2	Newcastle United	24	10	12	2	33	21	+12	42
3	Olympic Sharks (C)	24	12	4	8	37	24	+13	40
4	Brisbane Strikers	24	10	7	7	40	34	+6	37
5	South Melbourne	24	10	6	8	30	22	+8	36
6	Melbourne Knights	24	11	3	10	41	40	+1	36
7	Parramatta Power	24	10	4	10	34	30	+4	34
8	Northern Spirit	24	9	7	8	36	39	−3	34
9	Marconi Fairfield	24	8	6	10	33	36	−3	30
10	Wollongong Wolves	24	6	7	11	28	43	−15	25
11	Sydney United	24	6	6	12	27	37	−10	24
12	Adelaide Force	24	4	8	12	27	39	−12	20
13	Football Kingz	24	3	5	16	28	58	−30	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Finals series

	Elimination Finals							Major/Minor Semifinals							Preliminary Final					Grand Final
																				12 May 2002
								1	Perth Glory	4	0	4								Perth Glory		0
								2	Newcastle United	1	2	3								Olympic Sharks		1
															2	Newcastle United	0
	6	Melbourne Knights	0	2	2
															3	Olympic Sharks	1
	3	Olympic Sharks	0	6	6
								3	Olympic Sharks			2
								5	South Melbourne			1
	5	South Melbourne	2	2	4
	4	Brisbane Strikers	0	1	1

Women's soccer

Women's National Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	NSW Sapphires	10	9	1	0	39	7	+32	28	Qualification for the Grand Final
2	Canberra Eclipse (C)	10	6	2	2	20	9	+11	20
3	Queensland Sting	10	5	3	2	16	8	+8	18
4	Adelaide Sensation	10	3	0	7	12	23	−11	9
5	Northern NSW Pride	10	2	1	7	15	32	−17	7
6	Victoria Vision	10	1	1	8	5	28	−23	4

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: OzFootball
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

References

1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2001". OzFootball.
2. ^ "Matildas Internationals for 2002". OzFootball.
3. ^ "2001-2002 Season A-League Table". OzFootball.
4. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "2001-02 Women's National Soccer League". Retrieved 23 February 2022.