1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves FC season

The 1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1980. The club participated in the National Soccer League for the 19th time. They were crowned runners-up in the premiership and the champions of the finals series.

Wollongong Wolves

1999–2000 season
Manager	Nick Theodorakopoulos
Stadium	Brandon Park, North Wollongong
NSL	2nd
NSL Finals Series	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Stuart Young (19) All: Stuart Young (19)

Players

Squad

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	AUS	Les Pogliacomi
2	DF	AUS	George Souris
3	DF	AUS	Alvin Ceccoli
4	DF	AUS	Robbie Stanton
5	DF	AUS	David Cervinski
6	MF	AUS	Matt Horsley (captain)
7	MF	AUS	Paul Reid
8	MF	AUS	Anthony Surjan
10	FW	ENG	Stuart Young
11	MF	AUS	Scott Chipperfield
12	MF	NZL	Neil Harlock
13	MF	AUS	Noel Spencer
14	FW	AUS	Sasho Petrovski

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	AUS	David Huxley
16	MF	AUS	Bevan Sullivan
17	MF	AUS	Ben Blake
17	FW	FIJ	Esala Masi
20	GK	AUS	Daniel Beltrame
21	MF	AUS	Mark Robertson
23	MF	AUS	Dino Mennillo
—	DF	AUS	Paul Dimech
—	DF	AUS	Graeme Goodfellow
—	DF	AUS	Peter Lahanas
—	DF	AUS	Paul O'Grady
—	MF	AUS	Chad Bishop
—	FW	AUS	Sasho Dimoski

Source: WorldFootball

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Nick Theodorakopoulos
Assistant Manager	Ron Corry

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					NSL					NSL Finals
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Les Pogliacomi	34	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
2	DF		George Souris	31	1	0	0	0	22+7	1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Alvin Ceccoli	27	2	0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Robbie Stanton	38	0	1	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0
5	DF		David Cervinski	35	3	0	0	0	28+3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Matt Horsley	36	5	0	0	0	32	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Paul Reid	31	3	0	0	1	23+4	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Anthony Surjan	21	0	0	0	0	9+12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Stuart Young	33	19	0	0	0	29	17	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0
11	MF		Scott Chipperfield	35	13	1	0	0	31	12	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0
12	MF		Neil Harlock	20	1	0	0	0	13+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Noel Spencer	35	0	0	0	0	16+15	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Sasho Petrovski	36	14	0	0	0	24+8	14	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
15	DF		David Huxley	31	0	0	0	1	19+11	0	0	0	1	0+1	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Bevan Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Ben Blake	8	1	0	0	0	1+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Esala Masi	30	12	0	0	1	16+10	11	0	0	1	2+2	1	0	0	0
20	GK		Daniel Beltrame	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Mark Robertson	12	0	1	0	0	4+5	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	1	0	0
23	MF		Dino Mennillo	17	4	1	0	0	13	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0
	DF		Paul Dimech	2	2	0	0	0	0+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Graeme Goodfellow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Peter Lahanas	4	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Paul O'Grady	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Chad Bishop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Sasho Dimoski	3	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 18 July 2015
• Source: worldfootball.net
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
National Soccer League	—	2nd	3 October 1999	7 May 2000
National Soccer League Finals	Semi-finals	Champions	21 May 2015	11 June 2015

National Soccer League

Main article: 1999–2000 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	34	19	7	8	60	42	+18	64	Qualification for the Finals series
2	Wollongong Wolves (C)	34	17	9	8	72	44	+28	60	Qualification for the Oceania Club Championship
3	Carlton	34	17	7	10	55	39	+16	58	Qualification for the Finals series
4	Adelaide Force	34	16	8	10	57	37	+20	56
5	Sydney Olympic	34	16	7	11	56	40	+16	55
6	Marconi Fairfield	34	16	7	11	53	49	+4	55
7	Newcastle Breakers	34	14	9	11	44	44	0	51
8	Auckland Kingz	34	15	5	14	57	59	−2	50
9	Brisbane Strikers	34	13	10	11	46	40	+6	49
10	South Melbourne	34	14	7	13	55	51	+4	49
11	Parramatta Power	34	14	5	15	52	47	+5	47
12	Melbourne Knights	34	13	6	15	44	57	−13	45
13	Northern Spirit	34	11	3	20	41	58	−17	36
14	Canberra Cosmos	34	9	9	16	44	64	−20	36
15	Gippsland Falcons	34	7	8	19	23	49	−26	29
16	Sydney United	34	5	5	24	19	58	−39	20

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	4	3	8	9	9	7	5	4	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	3	3	1	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2

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

Matches

Wollongong Wolves v South Melbourne

3 October 1999 1	Wollongong Wolves	2–1	South Melbourne	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Masi 6' Harlock 36'	Report	Magnacca 89'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Breakers v Wollongong Wolves

8 October 1999 2	Newcastle Breakers	2–2	Wollongong Wolves	Newcastle, New South Wales
	Pryce 36' Buonavoglia 54'	Report	Masi 41' Petrovski 88'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Simon Micallef

Wollongong Wolves v Sydney Olympic

16 October 1999 3	Wollongong Wolves	0–4	Sydney Olympic	Wollongong, New South Wales
		Report	Cardozo 7', 70', 80' Arambasic 28'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,021 Referee: Gerry Connolly

Sydney Olympic v Wollongong Wolves

24 October 1999 4	Sydney Olympic	1–1	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
	Tsekenis 77'	Report	Young 78'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Brett Hugo

Football Kingz v Wollongong Wolves

29 October 1999 5	Football Kingz	3–3	Wollongong Wolves	Auckland, New Zealand
	De Jong 51' Mennillo 77' Jones 89'	Report	Horsley 3' Reid 38' Masi 61'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Wollongong Wolves v Northern Spirit

7 November 1999 6	Wollongong Wolves	3–0	Northern Spirit	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Petrovski 1', 33' Young 62'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Football Kingz v Wollongong Wolves

13 November 1999 7	Football Kingz	2–4	Wollongong Wolves	Christchurch, New Zealand
	Rufer 61' (pen.), 84' (pen.)	Report	Masi 36' Chipperfield 40' Young 70', 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Jade Stadium Attendance: 4,186 Referee: D. Rugg

Wollongong Wolves v Gippsland Falcons

21 November 1999 8	Wollongong Wolves	2–0	Gippsland Falcons	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Cervinski 5' Petrovski 57'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,450 Referee: B. Precious

Marconi-Fairfield v Wollongong Wolves

28 November 1999 9	Marconi-Fairfield	1–0	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
	Trajanovski 22' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 5,774 Referee: Brett Hugo

Wollongong Wolves v Melbourne Knights

3 December 1999 10	Wollongong Wolves	1–2	Melbourne Knights	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Souris 22'	Report	A. Cervinski 64' Kelic 68'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Mark Shield

Adelaide Force v Wollongong Wolves

20 December 1999 11	Adelaide Force	1–2	Wollongong Wolves	Adelaide, South Australia
	Pelosi 59'	Report	Petrovski 1' Chipperfield 89'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Craig Zetter

Wollongong Wolves v Canberra Cosmos

19 December 1999 12	Wollongong Wolves	3–0	Canberra Cosmos	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Petrovski 15', 83' Chipperfield 77'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 2,497 Referee: David Dwight

South Melbourne v Wollongong Wolves

23 December 1999 15	South Melbourne	1–1	Wollongong Wolves	Melbourne, Victoria
	Curcija 83' (pen.)	Report	Stuart Young 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: David Dwight

Brisbane Strikers v Wollongong Wolves

28 December 1999 13	Brisbane Strikers	1–1	Wollongong Wolves	Brisbane, Queensland
	Harris 56'	Report	Petrovski 29'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Simon Micallef

Wollongong Wolves v Parramatta Power

2 January 2000 14	Wollongong Wolves	4–3	Parramatta Power	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Masi 2', 10', 58' Chipperfield 56'	Report	Burns 7' Byrnes 16' Sterjovski 72'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,844 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Wollongong Wolves v Carlton

16 January 2000 16	Wollongong Wolves	3–2	Carlton	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Chipperfield 15' Young 59' Masi 83'	Report	Thompson 17' McPherson 86'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 4,294 Referee: Mark Shield

Wollongong Wolves v Sydney United

23 January 2000 17	Wollongong Wolves	1–0	Sydney United	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Petrovski 8'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Con Diomis

Sydney United v Wollongong Wolves

26 January 2000 18	Sydney United	2–5	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
	Bosnar 10' Maric 78'	Report	Young 3', 11' Horsley 71' Masi 85' Chipperfield 88'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory v Wollongong Wolves

30 January 2000 19	Perth Glory	2–1	Wollongong Wolves	Perth, Western Australia
	Buljan 34' Edwards 63'	Report	Chipperfield 86'	Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Gerry Connolly

Wollongong Wolves v Newcastle Breakers

6 February 2000 20	Wollongong Wolves	1–2	Newcastle Breakers	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Chipperfield 7'	Report	Buonavoglia 60' Owens 86'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 4,438 Referee: Brett Hugo

Sydney Olympic v Wollongong Wolves

13 February 2000 21	Sydney Olympic	2–2	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
	Emerton 27' Baillie 81'	Report	Mennillo 13' Ceccoli 48'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 5,638 Referee: Simon Micallef

Wollongong Wolves v Sydney Olympic

19 February 2000 22	Wollongong Wolves	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Mennillo 33'	Report	Arambasic 51'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Wollongong Wolves v Football Kingz

27 February 2000 23	Wollongong Wolves	3–1	Football Kingz	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Young 45', 56' Masi 49'	Report	Ngata 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,313 Referee: D. Rugg

Northern Spirit v Wollongong Wolves

3 March 2000 24	Northern Spirit	0–3	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
		Report	Young 21' (pen.) Cervinski 26' Horsley 57'	Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Brett Hugo

Wollongong Wolves v Football Kingz

12 March 2000 25	Wollongong Wolves	5–1	Football Kingz	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Mennillo 48' Reid 59' Horsley 60' Young 85' Blake 90+2'	Report	Bunce 29'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Con Diomis

Gippsland Falcons v Wollongong Wolves

18 March 2000 26	Gippsland Falcons	1–1	Wollongong Wolves	Morwell, Victoria
	Vargas 66' (pen.)	Report	Mennillo 9'	Stadium: Mobil Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: D. Rugg

Wollongong Wolves v Marconi-Fairfield

26 March 2000 27	Wollongong Wolves	1–2	Marconi-Fairfield	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Masi 27'	Report	Awaritefe 35' Babic 45'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Melbourne Knights v Wollongong Wolves

2 April 2000 28	Melbourne Knights	0–4	Wollongong Wolves	Melbourne, Victoria
		Report	Chipperfield 18', 38' Petrovski 28', 70'	Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,631 Referee: J. Blaney

Wollongong Wolves v Adelaide Force

9 April 2000 29	Wollongong Wolves	1–0	Adelaide Force	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Petrovski 34'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,518 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Canberra Cosmos v Wollongong Wolves

14 April 2000 30	Canberra Cosmos	0–6	Wollongong Wolves	Canberra, ACT
		Report	Chipperfield 32', 45' Young 64', 76' (pen.), 80', 90+1'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Craig Zetter

Wollongong Wolves v Brisbane Strikers

22 April 2000 31	Wollongong Wolves	2–2	Brisbane Strikers	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Petrovski 17', 57'	Report	North 85' Foster 90+5'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,253 Referee: Simon Micallef

Parramatta Power v Wollongong Wolves

25 April 2000 32	Parramatta Power	1–2	Wollongong Wolves	Sydney, New South Wales
	Griffiths 54'	Report	Young 28' Cervinski 77'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Wollongong Wolves v Perth Glory

30 April 2000 33	Wollongong Wolves	0–1	Perth Glory	Wollongong, New South Wales
		Report	Harnwell 50'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Gerry Connolly

Carlton v Wollongong Wolves

7 May 2000 34	Carlton	2–1	Wollongong Wolves	Melbourne, Victoria
	Moreira 17' Marth 54' (pen.)	Report	Ceccoli 26'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 1,704 Referee: Simon Micallef

Final Series

Wollongong Wolves v Perth Glory

21 May 2000 Major Semifinal (L1)	Wollongong Wolves	1–0	Perth Glory	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Young 28' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 8,326 Referee: Brett Hugo

Perth Glory v Wollongong Wolves

27 May 2000 Major Semifinal (L2)	Perth Glory	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Wollongong Wolves	Perth, Western Australia
	Trajkovski 85' (pen.) Ergic 93'	Report		Stadium: Subiaco Oval Attendance: 42,760 Referee: Mark Shield

Wollongong Wolves v Carlton

4 June 2000 Preliminary Final	Wollongong Wolves	2–1	Carlton	Wollongong, New South Wales
	Masi 24' Young 45'	Report	Markovski 18'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Simon Micallef

Perth Glory v Wollongong Wolves

11 June 2000 Grand Final	Perth Glory	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Wollongong Wolves	Perth, Western Australia
13:30 AWST	Despotovski 20' Milicevic 33' Harnwell 42'	Report	Chipperfield 56' Horsely 69' Reid 89'	Stadium: Subiaco Oval Attendance: 43,242 Referee: Mark Shield
	Penalties
	Trajkovski Harnwell Schwertz Naven Wehman Junior Edwards Milicevic Afkos		Young Robertson Ceccoli Pogliacomi Petrovski Horsley Mennillo Chipperfield Reid

External links

• Official Website