2000 Women's National Soccer League

Women's National Soccer League
Season	2000
Dates	3 November – 16 December 2000
Champions	Queensland Sting; 2nd title
Premiers	Queensland Sting; 1st title
Matches played	17
Goals scored	55 (3.24 per match)
Biggest away win	Adelaide Sensation 0–5 NSW Sapphires; (2 December 2000)
Highest scoring	NSW Sapphires 5–1 Northern NSW Pride; (17 November 2000)
Longest winning run	5 matches; Queensland Sting
Longest unbeaten run	5 matches; Queensland Sting
Longest winless run	5 matches; Canberra Eclipse
Longest losing run	4 matches; Canberra Eclipse
	← 1999 2001–02 →

The 2000 Women's National Soccer League was the fifth season of the Women's National Soccer League. The season began on 3 November 2000, and concluded with the grand final on 16 December 2000.^[1]

NSW Sapphires were the defending champions, as Queensland Sting won their second championship in a 1–0 win over NSW Sapphires in the grand final.^[2]

Teams

Northern NSW Horizon

Victoria Vision

Locations of the 2000 Women's National Soccer League

Adelaide Sensation
Canberra Eclipse
Northern NSW Pride
NSW Sapphires
Queensland Sting
Victoria Vision

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Queensland Sting	5	5	0	0	12	1	+11	15	Qualification for Finals series^[a]
2	NSW Sapphires	5	3	1	1	15	7	+8	10
3	Northern NSW Pride	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	6
4	Adelaide Sensation	5	2	0	3	4	8	−4	6
5	Victoria Vision	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3	5
6	Canberra Eclipse	5	0	1	4	4	12	−8	1

Source: OzFootball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ The top team enters the finals series at the grand final, while the teams ranked second to third enter the finals series at the semi-finals.

Results

Round 1

3 November 2000	Northern NSW Pride	2–1	Victoria Vision	Sydney
	McMinn 49', 63'	Report	68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

3 November 2000	Queensland Sting	1–0	Adelaide Sensation	Sydney
	Maza 56'	Report		Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

3 November 2000	NSW Sapphires	2–1	Canberra Eclipse	Sydney
	Rockall 19', 50'	Report	Rawson 82'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

Round 2

5 November 2000	Adelaide Sensation	2–1	Northern NSW Pride	Sydney
	Halfpenny 13', 56'	Report	Amber Neilson 68'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

5 November 2000	Canberra Eclipse	0–3	Queensland Sting	Sydney
		Report	Maza 37' Revell 58' Dunne 65'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

5 November 2000	Victoria Vision	2–2	NSW Sapphires	Sydney
	Kuralay 78' Terek 90+1'	Report	Garriock 13' Rockall 90+2'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

Round 3

17 November 2000	Victoria Vision	0–3	Queensland Sting	Canberra
		Report	Ferguson 1' Mann 12' Revell 90'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

17 November 2000	NSW Sapphires	5–1	Northern NSW Pride	Canberra
	Kristine Collins 21' Rockall 47', 83' Golebiowski 63', 78'	Report	Gill 34'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

17 November 2000	Canberra Eclipse	0–2	Adelaide Sensation	Canberra
		Report	Halfpenny 1', 67'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

Round 4

19 November 2000	Queensland Sting	3–1	NSW Sapphires	Canberra
	Maza 3' Mann 25' Revell 29'	Report	McLaughlin 11'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

19 November 2000	Adelaide Sensation	0–1	Victoria Vision	Canberra
		Report	Terek 68'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

19 November 2000	Northern NSW Pride	3–1	Canberra Eclipse	Canberra
	Dunne 11' Gill 30' McMinn 47'	Report	Taylor 84'	Stadium: Ainslie Football Club

Round 5

2 December 2000	Adelaide Sensation	0–5	NSW Sapphires	Adelaide
		Report	Warrener 3' McLaughlin 24' Carney 44' Rockall 64' Cannuli 82'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

2 December 2000	Victoria Vision	2–2	Canberra Eclipse	Melbourne
	Kuralay 34' Terek 54'	Report	Thomson 24' 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Epping Stadium

3 December 2000	Northern NSW Pride	0–2	Queensland Sting	Coffs Harbour
		Report	Mann 41', 62'	Stadium: Coffs Harbour International Stadium

Finals series

Semi-final

9 December 2000

NSW Sapphires	5–1	Northern NSW Pride
McLaughlin 26' Slatyer 43' Golebiowski 59', 75' Gilbert 87'	Report	Dunne 89'

St George Stadium, Sydney

Grand final

16 December 2000

Queensland Sting	1–0	NSW Sapphires
Bartlett 56'	Report

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 2,665

Awards

Award	Winner	Club
Julie Dolan Medal	Taryn Rockall	NSW Sapphires
Women's National Soccer League Rising Star	Selin Kuralay	Victoria Vision

References

^ Esamie, Thomas; Persoglia, Tony. "2000 Women's National Soccer League". OzFootball.
^ Mar, Janene (19 December 2000). "STING WIN CROWN IN THRILLER". Australian & British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 21, no. 1014. p. 14.

[table_note_res_FS0.71067643990306-3] The top team enters the finals series at the grand final, while the teams ranked second to third enter the finals series at the semi-finals.

[1] Esamie, Thomas; Persoglia, Tony. "2000 Women's National Soccer League". OzFootball.

[2] Mar, Janene (19 December 2000). "STING WIN CROWN IN THRILLER". Australian & British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 21, no. 1014. p. 14.

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