2002–03 Football Kingz FC season

Football Kingz
2002–03 season
Stadium	Ericsson Stadium; Waikato Stadium; Yarrow Stadium
National Soccer League	11th
Top goalscorer	Harry Ngata (8)
Highest home attendance	3,682 vs. Melbourne Knights; (1 November 2002); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,057 vs. Northern Spirit; (27 February 2003); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,612
Biggest win	4–1; vs. Northern Spirit; (27 September 2002); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–7; vs. Parramatta Power; (16 February 2003); National Soccer League
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was the fourth season in the history of Football Kingz. It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League.

Players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NZL	Michael Utting
2	DF	NZL	Jonathon Taylor
3	MF	NZL	Mark Atkinson
4	DF	NZL	Nick Haigh
5	DF	NZL	Jonathan Perry
6	MF	NZL	Chris Jackson
7	MF	NZL	Mark Burton
8	MF	CHI	Patricio Almendra
9	FW	NZL	Paul Urlovic
10	MF	NZL	Jeff Campbell
11	FW	AUS	Andrew Vlahos
12	MF	NZL	Harry Ngata
14	DF	NZL	Jason Rowley
15	MF	NZL	Raffaele de Gregorio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	NZL	Ben Sigmund
17	MF	ENG	Paul Dempsey
18	MF	NZL	Johnny Foundoulakis
19	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Miyazawa
20	GK	NZL	James Bannatyne
21	DF	NZL	Riki van Steeden
22	DF	NZL	James Pritchett
23	DF	NZL	Darren Young
24	MF	NZL	Steven Turner
25	MF	NZL	Mark Beldham
—	DF	AUS	Con Anthopoulos
—	MF	NZL	Jeremy Christie
—	DF	CHI	Mauro Donoso

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	22 September 2002	16 March 2003	Matchday 1	11th	24	6	6	12	26	45	−19	025.00
Total					24	6	6	12	26	45	−19	025.00

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Melbourne Knights	24	7	6	11	38	52	−14	27
10	Brisbane Strikers	24	7	5	12	38	45	−7	26
11	Football Kingz	24	6	6	12	26	45	−19	24
12	Marconi Fairfield	24	6	5	13	25	42	−17	23
13	Wollongong Wolves	24	5	8	11	25	43	−18	23

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	A	H
Result	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	✖	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	✖	W	L
Position	8	1	5	7	6	9	9	10	9	7	8	5	6	8	9	11	11	11	12	9	10	11	12	12	11	11

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

Matches

22 September 2002 1	Football Kingz	0–0	Sydney United	Auckland
		Report		Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,999 Referee: D. Rugg

27 September 2002 2	Northern Spirit	1–4	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Tomasevic 90' (pen.)	Report	Ngata 3', 18', 83' (pen.), 87'	Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,289 Referee: A. Nardi

6 October 2002 3	Football Kingz	0–1	Perth Glory	Auckland
		Report	Mori 58'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 3,282 Referee: C. Diomis

11 October 2002 4	Wollongong Wolves	0–0	Football Kingz	Wollongong
		Report		Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 3,681 Referee: J. Lewis

18 October 2002 5	Football Kingz	2–2	Olympic Sharks	Auckland
	Almendra 52', 81' (pen.)	Report	Packer 51' Harris 54'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,804 Referee: B. Williams

27 October 2002 6	Adelaide Force	2–1	Football Kingz	Adelaide
	Vidmar 34' Tunbridge 52'	Report	Almendra 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,996 Referee: C. Zetter

1 November 2002 7	Football Kingz	2–2	Melbourne Knights	Hamilton
	de Gregorio 47' Almendra 51' (pen.)	Report	Sabljak 69' Pelikan 81'	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 3,682 Referee: P. Green

8 November 2002 8	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Spiteri 40', 56'	Report	Ngata 69'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,040 Referee: B. Hugo

15 November 2002 9	Football Kingz	2–1	Parramatta Power	Auckland
	Renaud 62' (o.g.) Urlovic 81'	Report	Salapasidis 4'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,908 Referee: D. Rugg

23 November 2002 10	Brisbane Strikers	0–2	Football Kingz	Brisbane
		Report	Ngata 25' Almendra 81'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 1,695 Referee: A. Nardi

6 December 2002 12	Football Kingz	2–0	Newcastle United	Auckland
	Urlovic 9' Almendra 65'	Report		Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,753 Referee: P. Mur

15 December 2002 13	South Melbourne	3–0	Football Kingz	Melbourne
	Susa 22' Trimboli 30', 62'	Report		Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: B. Hugo

29 December 2002 15	Sydney United	1–0	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Doumanis 11'	Report		Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 2,943 Referee: P. Green

4 January 2003 16	Perth Glory	5–0	Football Kingz	Perth
	Horsley 8' Pryce 11' Despotovski 23' Gumprecht 54', 85'	Report		Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 10,092 Referee: M. Breeze

10 January 2003 17	Football Kingz	1–1	Wollongong Wolves	Auckland
	Vlahos 56'	Report	Heffernan 51'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,354 Referee: B. Williams

18 January 2003 18	Olympic Sharks	1–0	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Milicic 67'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,868 Referee: S. Micallef

25 January 2003 19	Football Kingz	0–3	Adelaide Force	New Plymouth
		Report	Lozanovski 15' Fyfe 21', 64'	Stadium: Yarrow Stadium Attendance: 2,570 Referee: P. Green

2 February 2003 20	Melbourne Knights	1–2	Football Kingz	Melbourne
	Perry 15' (o.g.)	Report	Vlahos 45' Ngata 83'	Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,554 Referee: C. Zetter

7 February 2003 21	Football Kingz	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Auckland
		Report		Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 3,148 Referee: C. Diomis

16 February 2003 22	Parramatta Power	7–0	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Thompson 10' Buonavoglia 22', 48' Salapasidis 53', 58', 80' Cardozo 71'	Report		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 2,343 Referee: S. Micallef

23 February 2003 23	Football Kingz	0–3	Brisbane Strikers	Auckland
		Report	McKain 10' Roche 67', 69'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,535 Referee: M. Breeze

27 February 2003 14	Football Kingz	1–3	Northern Spirit	Auckland
	Beldham 81'	Report	Fisher 9' Petrie 50' Kwasnik 67'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 1,057 Referee: N. Fox

7 March 2003 25	Newcastle United	1–2	Football Kingz	Newcastle
	Masi 6'	Report	Ngata 5' Vlahos 87'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 4,054 Referee: B. Williams

16 March 2003 26	Football Kingz	4–5	South Melbourne	Auckland
	Donoso 30' Durakovic 64' (o.g.) Vlahos 66' (pen.) Beldham 83'	Report		Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 1,252 Referee: S. Micallef

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Michael Utting	22	0	22	0
2	DF		Jonathon Taylor	14(2)	0	16	0
3	MF		Mark Atkinson	17(2)	0	19	0
5	DF		Jonathan Perry	16(1)	0	17	0
6	MF		Chris Jackson	20	0	20	0
7	MF		Mark Burton	7(4)	0	11	0
8	MF		Patricio Almendra	18	6	18	6
9	FW		Paul Urlovic	6(9)	2	15	2
10	MF		Jeff Campbell	9(7)	0	16	0
11	FW		Andrew Vlahos	24	4	24	4
12	MF		Harry Ngata	22	8	22	8
15	MF		Raffaele de Gregorio	20(1)	1	21	1
16	DF		Ben Sigmund	1	0	1	0
17	MF		Paul Dempsey	0(2)	0	2	0
18	MF		Johnny Foundoulakis	0(2)	0	2	0
19	DF		Hiroshi Miyazawa	19(2)	0	21	0
20	GK		James Bannatyne	2(1)	0	3	0
21	DF		Riki van Steeden	3(2)	0	5	0
22	DF		James Pritchett	13	0	13	0
23	DF		Darren Young	3(2)	0	5	0
24	MF		Steven Turner	4(10)	0	14	0
25	MF		Mark Beldham	4(9)	2	13	2
—	DF		Con Anthopoulos	8	0	8	0
—	MF		Jeremy Christie	3(3)	0	6	0
—	DF		Mauro Donoso	9	1	9	1

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	National Soccer League	Total
1	1	GK		Michael Utting	5	5
Total					5	5

References

^ "Football Kingz » Appearances A-League 2002/2003". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Football Kingz playing roster for 2002/2003". OzFootball.net.

[1] "Football Kingz » Appearances A-League 2002/2003". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "Football Kingz playing roster for 2002/2003". OzFootball.net.

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2002–03 season
Stadium	Ericsson Stadium Waikato Stadium Yarrow Stadium
National Soccer League	11th
Top goalscorer	Harry Ngata (8)
Highest home attendance	3,682 vs. Melbourne Knights (1 November 2002) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,057 vs. Northern Spirit (27 February 2003) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,612
Biggest win	4–1 vs. Northern Spirit (27 September 2002) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs. Parramatta Power (16 February 2003) National Soccer League
← 2001–02 2003–04 →