2003 Women's National Soccer League

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2003 Women's National Soccer League
League Women's National Soccer League
Sport Women's soccer
Duration17 October–20 December 2003
Number of teams6
WNSL season and grand final
Champions NSW Sapphires
Minor premiers Queensland Sting
Top scorer Catherine Cannuli
Seasons
←  2002

The 2003 Women's National Soccer League, known as the Ansett Summer Series under a sponsorship arrangement with Ansett Australia, was the eighth season of the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL), the Australian national women's soccer competition. The season was played over 10 rounds followed by a grand final match between the top two teams. Queensland Sting finished first in the league however second-placed NSW Sapphires were crowned champions after winning the grand final.

Contents

Clubs

Teams in the 2003 WNSL:

TeamCity
Queensland Sting Brisbane
NSW Sapphires Sydney
Adelaide Sensation Adelaide
Canberra Eclipse Canberra
Victoria Vision Melbourne
Northern NSW Pride Newcastle

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Queensland Sting 10820379+2826Grand final
2 NSW Sapphires (C)106403210+2222
3 Adelaide Sensation 104151925−613
4 Canberra Eclipse 10244912−310
5 Victoria Vision 102351432−189
6 Northern NSW Pride 100281538−232
Source: OzFootball
(C) Champions

Home and away season

The 2003 WNSL season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a grand final between the top two teams in the league, starting in October and completing in December 2009. While all teams played each other twice, not all teams played each other home and away with several rounds hosted in a single location.

Home \ AwayAdeCBRNNSWNSWQLDVic
Adelaide Sensation —2–03–1†1–21–40–1
Canberra Eclipse2–0—2–03–00–10–0†
Northern NSW Pride1–3†1–2—0–93–45–5
NSW Sapphires3–31–03–0—1–1†6–1
Queensland Sting8–22–05–10–0†—5–1
Victoria Vision3–40–02–11–40–7†—
Source: OzFootball

† Match hosted by "away" team.

Grand final

Queensland Sting entered the grand final without losing a match in the league, only missing out on points in two draws against NSW Sapphires. [1] The Sting were the reigning champions, having defeated the Sapphires in the 2002 Women's National Soccer League grand final. This was the fifth consecutive grand final for the Sapphires, who had lost the previous three championship deciders. [2]

Queensland Sting 1–3 NSW Sapphires
Belinda Dawney Soccerball shade.svg90'Report [3] Sally Shipard Soccerball shade.svg39'
Michelle Carney Soccerball shade.svg55'
Leah Blayney Soccerball shade.svg85'
Lions Stadium

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Sapphires win WNSL title". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Sportal. 21 December 2003. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sapphires sting Queensland to end run of outs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 26 February 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Mar, Janene (23 December 2003). "Sapphires finally break the hoodoo". Australian and British Soccer Weekly. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "NSL award nominees named". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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