1991–92 Sydney Croatia FC season

Sydney Croatia
1991–1992 season
ChairmanTony Topić
ManagerMladen Vranković (Rd 1-10), Ivan Ražnjević (Rd 11-26)
StadiumSydney Croatian Sports Centre
National Soccer League12th
1991–92 NSL CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerTony Krslovic (7)
Highest home attendance5,362 vs. Sydney Olympic
(7 November 1991)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,481 vs. Adelaide City
(3 December 1991)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,610
Biggest win3–1
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(22 December 1991)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Melita Eagles
(23 February 1992)
National Soccer League

The 1991–92 season saw Sydney Croatia embark on its ninth campaign in the NSL. Ultimately, they finished 12th out of 14 teams.

The season began with a sense of optimism, as Mladen Vranković was appointed as the new coach, bringing with him a wealth of experience from his time at HNK Rijeka in Croatia. However, the team's performance failed to live up to expectations, and after securing only one win from the first ten rounds, Vranković was relieved of his duties. Former Melbourne Croatia coach, Ivan Rašnjević was subsequently appointed as his replacement. Despite an improvement in results under Ivan's leadership, with Sydney Croatia losing only one match in his first ten games in charge, the team ultimately fell short of qualifying for the finals series and finished third from the bottom of the table.[1]

The Sydney Croatia Youth team achieved significant success, winning the Northern Division and National Youth League Championships. They triumphed over AIS in the Northern Division Final with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of goals from Ante Moric and Mirko Jurilj. In the National Youth League Grand Final, they defeated South Melbourne 3-1, with goals scored by Ivan Topic, Ante Milicic, and Mirko Jurilj. [2]

This season would also prove to be a milestone in the club's history, as it marked the final season that the team would compete under the name Sydney Croatia. The following season, they would adopt the name Sydney CSC, before eventually settling on their current identity as Sydney United.[3]

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  AUS Mark Babic
— GK  AUS Mark Bosnich
— FW  AUS Joe Caleta
— FW  AUS Gabriel Gonzalez (Youth)
— DF  AUS Mike Grbevski
— FW  ARG José Iriarte
— MF  AUS George Jolevski
— DF  CRO Željko Jurin
— GK  AUS Zeljko Kalac
— FW  AUS Tony Krslovic (Captain)
— DF  CRO Velimir Kuprešak
— FW  PNG Manis Lamond
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AUS Tomislav Miličević (Youth)
— MF  KOS Fadil Muriqi
— MF  CRO Ivan Petković (Captain)
— MF  AUS Tony Popovic
— MF  AUS Pedro Ricoy
— DF  AUS Robert Runje
— DF  AUS Robert Stanton
— DF  CRO Miro Stipić
— DF  AUS Petar Vrilic (Youth)
— FW  AUS Matthew Zec (Youth)
— DF  AUS Ante Žižić


Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
GK Mark Bosnich 19 Manchester United Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
MF Fadil Muriqi 31 HNK Rijeka Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
MF Miro Stipić 28 HNK Rijeka Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
MF George Jolevski 22 Kedah FC Transfer Pre-season Free [7][8]
FW Joe Caleta 25 Melbourne Croatia Transfer Pre-season $15,000 [9][10]
DF Željko Jurin 30 Wollongong Macedonia Loan Return Pre-season Free [11][12]
FW José Iriarte 25 Manly Warringah Dolphins Transfer Pre-season Free [13]

Transfers out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
MF Wally Savor 32 retired Pre-season [14]
GK Tony Franken 26 APIA Leichhardt Transfer Pre-season $35,000 [15][16]
MF Ned Zelic 19 Sydney Olympic Transfer Pre-season $46,000 [17][18]
DF Paul Carter 27 Blacktown City Demons End of Loan Pre-season Free [19][20]
MF John Gibson 21 Blacktown City Demons End of Loan Pre-season Free [21][22]
FW Clayton Koch 20 Brisbane United End of Contract Pre-season Free [23][24]
MF Marcelo Toscanelli 27 Colorado Foxes End of Contract Pre-season Free [25][26][27]
MF Andrew French 18 Umina United End of Contract Pre-season Free [28]
DF Ante Rumora 30 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season [29]
FW Gordon Scott 30 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season [30]
FW Héctor Pérez 25 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season [31]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 8 October 1991 31 March 1992 Matchday 1 12th 26 6 9 11 23 33 −10 023.08
NSL Cup 20 November 1991 4 December 1991 First round Second Round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 28 7 9 12 25 36 −11 025.00

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Croatia 26 14 7 5 45 26 +19 35 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 26 12 10 4 38 27 +11 34
3 South Melbourne 26 13 5 8 51 28 +23 31
4 Adelaide City (C) 26 10 9 7 26 23 +3 29
5 Wollongong City 26 9 10 7 24 17 +7 28
6 Brisbane United 26 8 10 8 31 35 −4 26
7 Marconi Fairfield 26 10 5 11 33 31 +2 25
8 APIA Leichhardt (R) 26 7 11 8 26 28 −2 25 Relegation to the NSW Division 1
9 Heidelberg United 26 8 8 10 28 33 −5 24
10 Parramatta Eagles 26 6 11 9 24 24 0 23
11 Newcastle Breakers 26 7 8 11 28 39 −11 22
12 Sydney Croatia 26 6 9 11 22 33 −11 21
13 West Adelaide 26 7 7 12 25 46 −21 21
14 Preston Makedonia 26 5 10 11 21 32 −11 20
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Matches

6 October 1991 1 Sydney Croatia 1–3 Heidelberg United Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Muriqi 10'
 Report
  • Rizopoulos 25', 32', 42'
 Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,352
13 October 1991 2 Preston Makedonia 2–0 Sydney Croatia Reservoir, Victoria
 Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
20 October 1991 3 Sydney Croatia 0–1 Melbourne Croatia Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Gordon Dunster
25 October 1991 4 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Sydney Croatia Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Alex Spiroski
3 November 1991 5 Sydney Croatia 2–2 Brisbane United Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
  • C.Slater 14'
  • C.Koch 77'
 Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Ziggy Mnich
10 November 1991 6 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Sydney Croatia Lilyfield, New South Wales
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Bill Monteverde
17 November 1991 7 Sydney Croatia 1–1 Sydney Olympic Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,326
24 November 1991 8 Melita Eagles 2–0 Sydney Croatia South Granville, New South Wales
 Report Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 3,208
1 December 1991 9 Sydney Croatia 0–2 Wollongong City Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
  • Morlando 74'
  • Bard 81'
 Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,227
7 December 1991 10 West Adelaide 1–0 Sydney Croatia Hindmarsh, South Australia
  • Brazzale 80'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
18 December 1991 11 Sydney Croatia 1–1 Adelaide City Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,481
22 December 1991 12 Sydney Croatia 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,023
26 December 1991 13 South Melbourne FC 0–0 Sydney Croatia Middle Park, Victoria
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,500
29 December 1991 14 Heidelberg United 1–2 Sydney Croatia Heidelberg West, Victoria
  • Goutzioulis ?'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 1,500
1 January 1992 15 Sydney Croatia 1–1 Preston Makedonia Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,010
5 January 1992 16 Melbourne Croatia 2–1 Sydney Croatia Sunshine North, Victoria
 Report
  • Iriarte ?'
 Stadium: Somers St
Attendance: 4,000
12 January 1992 17 Sydney Croatia 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Caleta 71'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,023
18 January 1992 18 Brisbane United 1–2 Sydney Croatia Bowen Hills, Queensland
  • C.Slater ?'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,200
9 February 1992 19 Sydney Croatia 1–1 APIA Leichhardt Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Caleta ?'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,590
16 February 1992 20 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Sydney Croatia Banksia, New South Wales
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,378
23 February 1992 21 Sydney Croatia 0–3 Melita Eagles Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,821
1 March 1992 22 Wollongong City 0–1 Sydney Croatia Fairy Meadow, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,000
9 March 1992 23 Sydney Croatia 0–1 West Adelaide Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
  • Fletcher ?'
 Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,506
15 March 1992 24 Adelaide City 2–1 Sydney Croatia Hindmarsh, South Australia
 Report
  • Caleta ?'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
20 March 1992 25 Marconi Fairfield 2–2 Sydney Croatia Bossley Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,985
29 March 1992 26 Sydney Croatia 0–2 South Melbourne Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,026

NSL Cup

6 November 1991 First round Melita Eagles 1–2 Sydney Croatia Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Richard Lorenc
4 December 1991 Second round Sydney Croatia 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,115
Referee: Gary Power

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[32][33]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
— DF Mark Babic 18 0 1 0 19 0
— GK Mark Bosnich 5 0 0 0 5 0
— FW Joe Caleta 19 5 0 0 19 5
— DF Mike Grbevski 22 0 1 0 23 0
— FW José Iriarte 18 1 2 1 20 2
— MF George Jolevski 5 1 1 0 6 1
— DF Željko Jurin 13 0 1 0 14 0
— GK Zeljko Kalac 21 0 2 0 23 0
— FW Tony Krslovic 21 7 2 0 23 7
— FW Manis Lamond 23 1 1 0 24 1
— MF Tomislav Miličević 6 0 1 0 7 0
— MF Fadil Muriqi 23 3 1 0 24 3
— MF Ivan Petković 9 0 1 0 10 0
— MF Tony Popovic 20 1 2 0 22 1
— MF Pedro Ricoy 24 1 2 0 26 1
— DF Robert Runje 18 0 1 0 19 0
— DF Robert Stanton 23 1 1 1 24 2
— DF Miro Stipić 26 1 2 0 28 1
— FW Matthew Zec 1 0 1 0 2 0
— DF Ante Žižić 7 0 2 0 9 0

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