2001–02 Football Kingz FC season

Football Kingz
2001–02 season
Stadium	Ericsson Stadium; North Harbour Stadium
National Soccer League	13rd
Top goalscorer	Paul Urlovic (9)
Highest home attendance	8,121 vs. South Melbourne; (12 October 2001); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	2,282 vs. Adelaid Force; (28 March 2002); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	3,873
Biggest win	2–1 (twice); 1–0 (once)
Biggest defeat	1–7; vs. Parramatta Power; (15 March 2002); National Soccer League
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was the third season in the history of Football Kingz. It was also the third season in the National Soccer League.

Players

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	Michael Theoklitos
2	DF	NZL	Jonathan Perry
3	MF	NZL	Mark Atkinson
4	DF	AUS	Levent Osman
5	DF	AUS	Vinko Buljubasic
6	DF	AUS	George Goutzioulis
7	FW	NZL	Wynton Rufer
8	DF	NZL	Gerard Davis
9	FW	NZL	Paul Urlovic
11	FW	AUS	Andrew Vlahos
12	MF	NZL	Harry Ngata
13	DF	NZL	Che Bunce
14	FW	AUS	John Markovski
15	MF	NZL	Mark Burton
19	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Miyazawa
20	GK	NZL	James Bannatyne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	NZL	Riki van Steeden
25	DF	NZL	Sean Douglas (Captain)
—	FW	NZL	Campbell Banks
—	GK	NZL	Scott Bishop
—	MF	NZL	Jeff Campbell
—	FW	NZL	Lance Eason
—	MF	NZL	Sean Fallon
—	DF	AUS	Robert Hooker
—	MF	NZL	Chris Jackson
—	FW	NZL	Leigh Kenyon
—	FW	NZL	Tim Stevens
—	DF	NZL	Craig Wylie
—	MF	CHI	Patricio Almendra
—	DF	NZL	James Pritchett
—	DF	NZL	Jason Rowley

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	5 October 2001	7 April 2002	Matchday 1	13rd	24	3	5	16	28	58	−30	012.50
Total					24	3	5	16	28	58	−30	012.50

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Marconi Fairfield	24	8	6	10	33	36	−3	30
10	Wollongong Wolves	24	6	7	11	28	43	−15	25
11	Sydney United	24	6	6	12	27	37	−10	24
12	Adelaide Force	24	4	8	12	27	39	−12	20
13	Football Kingz	24	3	5	16	28	58	−30	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	B	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	D	W	✖	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	✖	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	9	8	11	13	12	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Matches

5 October 2001 1	Brisbane Strikers	2–1	Football Kingz	Brisbane
	Rech 22' Foster 82'	Report	Urlovic 56'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 3,516 Referee: C. Zetter

12 October 2001 2	Football Kingz	0–0	South Melbourne	Auckland
		Report		Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 8,121 Referee: D. Rugg

20 October 2001 3	Marconi Fairfield	5–3	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Tome 23' Brownlie 26' Webb 73' Radulovic 90+1' Gulessarian 90+4'	Report	Urlovic 67' Osman 75' Markovski 87'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,952 Referee: S. Micallef

26 October 2001 4	Football Kingz	2–7	Perth Glory	Auckland
	Vlahos 38' Urlovic 49'	Report	Mori 6', 27', 43' Maloney 42', 84' Despotovski 65', 68'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 6,299 Referee: N. Fox

2 November 2001 5	Wollongong Wolves	2–2	Football Kingz	Wollongong
	McDonald 13' Perinich 74'	Report	Perry 7' Vlahos 71'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 3,322 Referee: C. Diomis

9 November 2001 6	Sydney United	1–2	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Menapi 62'	Report	Ngata 50', 70'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 3,817 Referee: P. Mur

23 November 2001 8	Melbourne Knights	2–1	Football Kingz	Melbourne
	Marth 89' Da Costa 90+1'	Report	Banks 79'	Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,321 Referee: P. Mur

30 November 2001 9	Football Kingz	2–3	Northern Spirit	Auckland
	Goutzioulis 64' Urlovic 69'	Report	Cardozo 48' Griffiths 80', 83'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 4,323 Referee: M. Shield

8 December 2001 10	Parramatta Power	2–2	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Buonavoglia 27' Arambasic 35'	Report	Urlovic 57' Banks 90'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 2,342 Referee: S. Micallef

14 December 2001 11	Football Kingz	2–2	Newcastle United	Auckland
	Urlovic 55' (pen.) Vlahos 77'	Report	Dodd 33' McBreen 90'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 4,937 Referee: P. Mur

21 December 2001 12	Adelaide Force	3–0	Football Kingz	Adelaide
	Brain 16' Tunbridge 19', 53'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,607 Referee: P. Green

4 January 2002 13	Football Kingz	2–1	Olympic Sharks	Auckland
	Goutzioulis 53' Durante 87' (o.g.)	Report	Wilson 86'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 3,153 Referee: C. Diomis

11 January 2002 14	Football Kingz	1–2	Brisbane Strikers	Auckland
	Goutzioulis 7'	Report	Foster 34', 42'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 3,473 Referee: D. Rugg

18 January 2002 15	South Melbourne	2–1	Football Kingz	Melbourne
	Bacak 27' Boutsianis 88'	Report	Urlovic 70'	Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 5,021 Referee: P. Mur

25 January 2002 16	Football Kingz	1–0	Marconi Fairfield	Auckland
	Urlovic 41'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,070 Referee: P. Green

2 February 2002 17	Perth Glory	1–0	Football Kingz	Perth
	Maloney 55'	Report		Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 12,035 Referee: C. Zetter

8 February 2002 18	Football Kingz	0–0	Wollongong Wolves	Auckland
		Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,199 Referee: N. Fox

15 February 2002 19	Football Kingz	0–3	Sydney United	Auckland
		Report	Menapi 22' Deur 62' Mendez 68'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,842 Referee: P. Mur

1 March 2002 21	Football Kingz	1–2	Melbourne Knights	Auckland
	Ngata 83'	Report	Sulemani 63', 68'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,342 Referee: D. Rugg

8 March 2002 22	Northern Spirit	2–1	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Cervinski 8' Cardozo 76'	Report	Vlahos 52' (pen.)	Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,224 Referee: C. Diomis

15 March 2002 23	Football Kingz	1–7	Parramatta Power	Auckland
	Ngata 8'	Report	Bennett 27' Holman 40', 74' Kwasnik 51' Elrich 61', 88' Thompson 84'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,443 Referee: C. Diomis

22 March 2002 24	Newcastle United	2–0	Football Kingz	Newcastle
	Griffiths 14' Moreira 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 9,544 Referee: M. Breeze

28 March 2002 25	Football Kingz	1–2	Adelaide Force	Auckland
	Urlovic 31'	Report	Pantelis 25' Budin 35'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 2,282 Referee: N. Fox

7 April 2002 26	Olympic Sharks	5–2	Football Kingz	Sydney
	Milicic 19', 27', 57', 84' Macallister 90+1'	Report	Banks 39' Vlahos 55'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,615 Referee: S. Micallef

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Michael Theoklitos	20	0	20	0
2	DF		Jonathan Perry	22	1	22	1
3	MF		Mark Atkinson	9	0	9	0
4	DF		Levent Osman	9(7)	1	16	1
5	DF		Vinko Buljubasic	4(3)	0	7	0
6	DF		George Goutzioulis	17(2)	3	19	3
7	FW		Wynton Rufer	2(3)	0	5	0
8	DF		Gerard Davis	3(4)	0	7	0
9	FW		Paul Urlovic	22(1)	9	23	9
11	FW		Andrew Vlahos	21	5	21	5
12	MF		Harry Ngata	18(5)	4	23	4
14	FW		John Markovski	21(2)	1	23	1
15	MF		Mark Burton	17(5)	0	22	0
19	DF		Hiroshi Miyazawa	7(6)	0	13	0
20	GK		James Bannatyne	3(1)	0	4	0
21	DF		Riki van Steeden	8(1)	0	9	0
25	DF		Sean Douglas	15(1)	0	16	0
—	FW		Campbell Banks	9(7)	3	16	3
—	GK		Scott Bishop	1	0	1	0
—	MF		Jeff Campbell	6(6)	0	12	0
—	FW		Lance Eason	0(2)	0	2	0
—	MF		Sean Fallon	0(1)	0	1	0
—	DF		Robert Hooker	10	0	10	0
—	MF		Chris Jackson	18	0	18	0
—	FW		Leigh Kenyon	1(1)	0	2	0
—	FW		Tim Stevens	0(2)	0	2	0
—	DF		Craig Wylie	1(4)	0	5	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	National Soccer League	Total
1	1	GK		Michael Theoklitos	3	3
Total					3	3

References

^ "Football Kingz » Appearances A-League 2001/2002". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Football Kingz playing roster for 2001/2002". OzFootball.net.

[1] "Football Kingz » Appearances A-League 2001/2002". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "Football Kingz playing roster for 2001/2002". OzFootball.net.

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