2000–01 Sydney United FC season

Sydney United 58 FC
2000–01 season
ChairmanMarko Franović
ManagerAlan Hunter (Round 1-13) & Velimir Kuprešak (Round 14-30)
StadiumSydney United Sports Centre
National Soccer League10th (League)
Top goalscorerCommins Menapi (8)
Highest home attendance6,825 vs. Marconi Stallions
(4 October 2000)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,230 vs. South Melbourne
(12 March 2001)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,593
Biggest win2–0
vs. Adelaide City Force
(20 October 2000)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Melbourne Knights
(19 November 2000)
National Soccer League
1–5 vs. Perth Glory
(10 February 2001)
National Soccer League

The 2000–01 season marked Sydney United's eighteenth campaign in the NSL. The team finished in 10th place, missing out on the final series for a second consecutive season.

Following a disappointing 1999–2000, Sydney United appointed former player Alan Hunter as head coach in an effort to revitalize the squad, along with key signings including former Australian internationals Francis Awaritefe and Zlatko Arambašić.

The season began on a promising note, with United securing victories in their first three matches. However, a challenging period followed, as the team remained winless for the next ten games, leading to Hunter's departure. Velimir Kuprešak took over as player-coach, and while results improved under his leadership, United ultimately fell short of a finals berth.

Additionally, the campaign marked the conclusion of Velimir Kuprešak's distinguished tenure at the club, as he retired at the end of the season, having been with Sydney United since 1989.

A standout moment of the season was the guest appearance of Croatian international Aljoša Asanović, who featured in the final two matches, scoring one goal.[1]

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
1 GK Australia AUS Brett Hughes
2 DF Australia AUS Elvis Olic
3 MF Australia AUS Danny Burt
4 DF Australia AUS Velimir Kuprešak
5 MF Australia AUS Richard Plesa (Captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Vince Savoca
7 DF Australia AUS Raymond Younis
8 MF Australia AUS Paul Bilokapic
9 FW Australia AUS Zlatko Arambašić
10 MF Australia AUS Nahuel Arrarte
11 MF Australia AUS Tom Pondeljak
12 DF Australia AUS Tom Maric
13 MF Australia AUS Ante Deur
14 MF Australia AUS Kain Rastall
15 MF Australia AUS Aytek Genc (Captain)
16 FW Solomon Islands SOL Commins Menapi
17 FW Australia AUS Francis Awaritefe
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Goran Talevski
19 DF Australia AUS Shane Webb
20 GK Australia AUS Steve Tolios
21 MF Australia AUS Terry Palapanis
22 FW Solomon Islands SOL Akwasi Ageyi
23 MF Australia AUS Steve Jordan
24 MF Australia AUS Milan Bosnar
25 MF Australia AUS Matthew Jedinak
26 MF Australia AUS Mile Jedinak
27 MF Australia AUS Daniel Willoughby
28 DF Australia AUS Allan Picken
29 FW Australia AUS Matthew Zec
37 MF Croatia CRO Aljoša Asanović
— MF Australia AUS Matthew Clowes
— DF Australia AUS Damien Foxe
— FW Australia AUS Mark Silic


Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
17 FW Australia Francis Awaritefe 36 Marconi Stallions Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
9 FW Australia Zlatko Arambašić 31 Sydney Olympic Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
5 MF Australia Richard Plesa 24 Parramatta Power Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
8 MF Australia Mark Silic 28 Melbourne Knights Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [3]
16 FW Australia Commins Menapi 23 Nelson Suburbs FC New Zealand Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
3 DF Australia Danny Burt 27 Canberra Cosmos Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
19 DF Australia Shane Webb 20 Manly Warringah Dolphins Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
2 DF Australia Damien Foxe 26 Blacktown City Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
28 DF Australia Allan Picken 19 Penrith Panthers FC Australia Transfer Pre-season Free [5]

Transfers out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
5 DF Australia Eddy Bosnar 20 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
17 FW Australia Nick Bosevski 23 RFC Liège Belgium Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
10 MF Australia Ante Moric 26 Sydney Olympic Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [8]
24 MF Australia Andy Rakic 19 Canberra Cosmos Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [9]
7 MF Australia Mirko Jurilj 26 Sembawang Rangers Singapore End of Contract Pre-season Free [10]
25 MF Australia Ante Deak 22 Eastern Pride Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [11]
1 GK Australia John Crawley 28 Blacktown City FC Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [12]
3 DF Australia Mark Racker 23 Blacktown City FC Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [13]
21 FW Australia Zvonko Usljebrka 27 Port Kembla FC Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [14]
18 MF Australia Steven Bozinovski 19 Rockdale City Suns Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [15]
26 FW Australia Fernando Pellegrino 20 Canterbury Marrickville FC Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [16]
22 DF Australia Colin Luff 25 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Australia End of Contract Pre-season Free [17]
19 FW Australia Grgo Saric 21 Free Agency End of Contract Pre-season Free [18]

Mid-Season Gains

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
8 MF Australia Paul Bilokapic 24 Northern Spirit Australia Transfer Mid-season Free [19][20]
37 MF Croatia Aljoša Asanović 35 Free Agency Guest Contract Mid-season April 30 Free [19][21]

Mid-Season Losses

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF Australia Damien Foxe 26 Blacktown City FC Australia Transfer Mid-season Free [22]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 15 October 2000 29 April 2001 Matchday 1 10th 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 040.00
Total 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 040.00

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Football Kingz 30 12 7 11 52 52 0 43
9 Parramatta Power 30 13 3 14 42 44 −2 42
10 Sydney United 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 42
11 Canberra Cosmos 30 11 4 15 49 55 −6 37
12 Brisbane Strikers 30 9 8 13 52 56 −4 35
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 12 6 12 47 55  −8 42 8 4 4 27 23  +4 4 2 8 20 32  −12

Source: [1]

Matches

15 October 2000 1 Sydney United 2–1 Northern Spirit Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Arambašić 73', 88'
 Report
  • Langdon 5'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,958
Referee: Craig Zetter
20 October 2000 2 Adelaide City Force 0–2 Sydney United Hindmarsh, South Australia
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Angelo Nardi
31 October 2001 3 Sydney United 2–1 Perth Glory Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,483
5 November 2000 4 Carlton SC 0–3 (awarded on walkover) Sydney United Albert Park, Victoria
 Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: P.Mur
12 November 2000 5 Sydney United 2–2 Marconi Stallions Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Simon Micallef
19 November 2000 6 Melbourne Knights 4–0 Sydney United Sunshine North, Victoria
  • A.Vargas 13'
  • Da Costa 25'
  • Porter 50'
  • Kiratzoglou 65'
 Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: Con Diomis
26 November 2000 7 Sydney United 1–1 Brisbane Strikers Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Deur 47'
 Report
  • Foster 69'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: Neil Fox
1 December 2000 8 Parramatta Power 3–2 Sydney United Parramatta, New South Wales
  • Thorp 34'
  • Miller 41', 44'
 Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Mark Shield
10 December 2000 9 Sydney United 2–2 Canberra Cosmos Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
  • Castro 5'
  • Popovich 90+4'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,254
Referee: Shaun Micallef
16 December 2000 10 Wollongong Wolves 2–0 Sydney United Wollongong, New South Wales
 Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Gerry Connolly
23 December 2000 11 Sydney United 0–3 South Melbourne Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,230
Referee: Mark Shield
29 December 2000 12 Newcastle United 1–1 Sydney United Newcastle, New South Wales
 Report
  • Sprod (og) 89'
 Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 8,305
Referee: Matthew Breeze
7 January 2001 13 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Sydney United Belmore, New South Wales
  • Augerinos 70'
  • Collina 88'
  • Parisi 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Shaun Michallef
14 January 2001 14 Sydney United 1–0 Eastern Pride Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Deur 58'
 Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: J.Blaney
19 January 2001 15 Football Kingz 1–1 Sydney United Wellington, New Zealand
  • Ibrahim 52'
 Report
Stadium: Westpac Trust Stadium
Attendance: 11,622
Referee: P.Mur
26 January 2001 16 Northern Spirit 1–2 Sydney United North Sydney, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,731
Referee: Shaun Micallef
4 February 2001 17 Sydney United 2–1 Adelaide Force Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Eddie Lennie
10 February 2001 18 Perth Glory 5–1 Sydney United Perth, Western Australia
 Report
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 13,278
Referee: Gerry Connelly
19 Sydney United 3–0 (awarded on walkover) Carlton SC Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
23 February 2001 20 Marconi Stallions 5–2 Sydney United Bossley Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 March 2001 21 Sydney United 0–1 Melbourne Knights Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Craig Zetter
11 March 2001 22 Brisbane Strikers 4–2 Sydney United Herston, Queensland
  • Harris 23'
  • Pilic 49'
  • Foster 71 (pen)', 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Ballymore Oval
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Peter Green
18 March 2001 23 Sydney United 2–1 Parramatta Power Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Mark Shield
23 March 2001 24 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Sydney United Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Cortes 71'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Peter Green
1 April 2001 25 Sydney United 1–1 Wollongong Wolves Edensor Park, New South Wales
  • Talevski 76'
 Report
  • Huxley 50'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Con Diomis
4 April 2001 Round 26 South Melbourne 3–1 Sydney United Albert Park, Victoria
 Report Menapi 52' Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Gerry Connelly
16 April 1994 Round 27 Sydney United 0–3 Newcastle United Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,638
Referee: Matthew Breeze
22 April 2001 Round 28 Sydney United 3–2 Sydney Olympic Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Eddie Lennie
Round 29 Sydney United 3–0 (awarded on forfeit) Eastern Pride Edensor Park, New South Wales
Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
29 April 2001 Round 30 Sydney United 2–4 Football Kingz Edensor Park, New South Wales
 Report
  • Ibrahim 5', 15', 20'
  • Perry 46'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,450
Referee: Mark Shield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[23][24]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Brett Hughes 19 0 19 0
2 DF Australia Elvis Olic 10 0 10 0
3 DF Australia Danny Burt 21 1 21 1
4 DF Australia Velimir Kuprešak 2 0 2 0
5 MF Australia Richard Plesa 24 0 24 0
6 MF Australia Vince Savoca 6 0 6 0
7 DF Australia Raymond Younis 8 0 8 0
8 MF Australia Paul Bilokapic 6 1 6 1
9 FW Australia Zlatko Arambašić 19 6 19 6
10 MF Australia Nahuel Arrarte 23 0 23 0
11 MF Australia Tom Pondeljak 26 4 26 4
12 DF Australia Tom Maric 19 0 19 0
13 MF Australia Ante Deur 21 3 21 3
14 MF Australia Kain Rastall 19 0 19 0
15 MF Australia Aytek Genc 22 1 22 1
16 FW Solomon Islands Commins Menapi 28 9 28 9
17 FW Australia Francis Awaritefe 22 7 22 7
18 MF Australia Goran Talevski 19 1 19 1
19 DF Australia Shane Webb 20 0 20 0
20 GK Australia Steve Tolios 11 0 11 0
21 MF Australia Terry Palapanis 13 0 13 0
22 FW Solomon Islands Akwasi Ageyi 2 1 2 1
23 MF Australia Steve Jordan 1 0 1 0
24 MF Australia Milan Bosnar 4 0 4 0
26 MF Australia Mile Jedinak 4 0 4 0
28 DF Australia Allan Picken 4 0 4 0
37 MF Croatia Aljoša Asanović 2 1 2 1
– MF Australia Mark Silic 5 0 5 0
– DF Australia Matthew Clowes 1 0 1 0
Players who left during the season
– DF Australia Damien Foxe 6 0 6 0

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