2003–04 Women's National Soccer League Explained

2003 Women's National Soccer League
League:Women's National Soccer League
Sport:Women's soccer
Duration:17 October–20 December 2003
No Of Teams:6
Season:WNSL season and grand final
Season Champs:NSW Sapphires
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Queensland Sting
League Champ Name:Minor premiers
Top Scorer:Catherine Cannuli

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, 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.

Clubs

Teams in the 2003 WNSL:

TeamCity
Queensland StingBrisbane
NSW SapphiresSydney
Adelaide SensationAdelaide
Canberra EclipseCanberra
Victoria VisionMelbourne
Northern NSW PrideNewcastle

Regular season

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.

† 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]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Sapphires win WNSL title . 21 December 2003 . The World Game . 1 June 2017 . Special Broadcasting Service . Sportal.
  2. News: NSL award nominees named . 25 March 2004 . The World Game . 1 June 2017 . Special Broadcasting Service.