2001–02 NSW Premier League season
Football league season
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Parramatta Eagles |
| Premiers | Parramatta Eagles |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 474 (3.43 per match) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 NSW Premier League season was the second season of the revamped NSW Premier League. From the original ten teams in the inaugural version of the Premier League, two more were added for the follow-up tournament. They were Bankstown City Lions and Fairfield Bulls.
The Parramatta Eagles took out the double winning the Championship and the Premiership.
Clubs
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2001 season.)
- Bankstown City Lions
- Fairfield Bulls
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2000–01 season.)
- Nil
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions FC | Jensen Oval | 8,000 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 2,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons FC | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | The Crest Reserve | |
| Central Coast | Pluim Park | |
| Fairfield Bulls | Nineveh Soccer Stadium | 1,000 |
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| St George Saints | St George Stadium | 15,000 |
| Sutherland Sharks | Seymour Shaw Park | 5,000 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parramatta FC (C) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 52 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 47 | |
| 3 | Blacktown City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 44 | |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 40 | |
| 6 | Fairfield Bulls | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 40 | |
| 7 | Bankstown City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 35 | |
| 8 | Central Coast FC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 18 | |
| 9 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 18 | |
| 10 | St George FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 17 | |
| 11 | Penrith Nepean United | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 11 | |
| 12 | Sutherland Sharks (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 7 | Relegated to Super League |
Source: OzFootball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | API | BAN | BEL | BCD | BWE | CMO | CCC | FFB | PAR | PEN | SGS | SUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bankstown City | 1–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Blacktown City Demons | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Central Coast Coasties | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Fairfield Bulls | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–3 | 6–3 | |
| Parramatta Eagles | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Penrith Panthers | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| St George Saints | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Sutherland Sharks | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2002. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Finals series
| Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Parramatta Eagles | 2 | 1 | Parramatta Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 0 | 3 | Blacktown City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 3 | 3 | Blacktown City | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 1 | 2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Blacktown City | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Finals
APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Belconnen Blue Devils
| 13 April 2002 Elimination final | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0–1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | Sydney, Australia |
| Saturday | Report |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles v Blacktown City Demons
| 13 April 2002 Qualifying Final | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 3–1 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, Australia |
| Saturday | Report |
Semi-finals
Belconnen Blue Devils v Blacktown City Demons
| 20 April 2002 Minor semi-final | Belconnen Blue Devils | 0–2 | Blacktown City Demons | Canberra, ACT |
| Saturday | Report |
Parramatta Eagles v Bonnyrigg White Eagles
| 20 April 2002 Major semi-final | Parramatta Eagles | 2–0 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, Australia |
| Saturday | Report |
Preliminary final
Blacktown City Demons v Bonnyrigg White Eagles
| 27 April 2002 | Blacktown City Demons | 5–1 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Sydney, Australia |
| Saturday | Report |
Grand final
Parramatta Eagles v Blacktown City Demons
| 27 April 2002 | Parramatta Eagles | 1–0 | Blacktown City Demons | Sydney, Australia |
| Saturday | Report |
See also
References
External links
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