Football league season
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October – 14 December 2002 |
| Champions | Queensland Sting 3rd title |
| Premiers | Queensland Sting 2nd title |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3.19 per match) |
| ← 2001–02 2003 → | |
The 2002 Women's National Soccer League was the seventh season of the Women's National Soccer League. The season began on 12 October 2002, and concluded with the grand final on 14 December 2002.
Canberra Eclipse were the defending champions, as Queensland Sting won their third championship in a 1–0 win over NSW Sapphires in the grand final.
Teams
Adelaide SensationCanberra EclipseNorthern NSW PrideNSW SapphiresQueensland StingVictoria Visionclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2001–02 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 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 24 | Qualification for Grand final |
| 2 | NSW Sapphires | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | Canberra Eclipse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Sensation | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 12 | |
| 5 | Northern NSW Pride | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 10 | |
| 6 | Victoria Vision | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
| Home \ Away | ADE | CAN | NOR | NSW | QLD | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Sensation | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
| Canberra Eclipse | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Northern NSW Pride | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–9 | 4–0 | |
| NSW Sapphires | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Queensland Sting | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Victoria Vision | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Grand final
| Queensland Sting | 1–0 | NSW Sapphires |
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Report |
40'References
- "Women's National Soccer League - Season 2002/2003". OzFootball.
- Mar, Janene; Mark, Adam (17 December 2002). "QUEENSLAND TAKE WNSL CROWN". Australian & British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 23, no. 1118. p. 24.
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