# 2003–04 NSW Premier League season

The 2003–04 NSW Premier League season was the fourth season of the revamped NSW Premier League.
The Belconnen Blue Devils took out the minor premiership on 47 competition points, after having a superior goal difference over second placed St George Saints. However, the Devils lost two of three games in the finals series, including the grand final 2–0 to Bankstown City Lions. Thus, the Lions were the premiers for the 2003–04 NSW Premier League season.
Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in a newly formed FA Cup-style knockout competition called the Continental Tyres Cup in which the Sydney Crescent Star were crowned champions after defeating Bonnyrigg White Eagles in a penalty shootout at Gabbie Stadium.

## Clubs

Teams promoted from Super League: (After the end of the 2003 season.)
* Sydney Crescent Star
Teams relegated to Super League: (After the end of the 2002–03 season.)
* Fairfield Bulls
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions | Jensen Oval | 8,000 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 2,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | The Crest Reserve | |
| Central Coast United | Pluim Park | |
| Parramatta Eagles | Melita Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| Rockdale City Suns | Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre | 5,000 |
| St George Saints | St George Stadium | 15,000 |
| Sydney Crescent Star | Lidcombe Oval | |

## Regular Series
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Belconnen Blue Devils | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 47 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 2 | St George Saints | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 3 | Bankstown City (C) | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 4 | Blacktown City Demons | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 37 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Crescent Star | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 32 | Qualified for the Championship Finals series |
| 6 | Rockdale City Suns | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 30 | |
| 8 | Parramatta Eagles | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 19 | |
| 12 | Canterbury-Marrickville (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 17 | Relegated to Super League |

### Results

| Home \ Away | API | BAN | BEL | BCD | BWE | CMO | CCU | PAR | PEN | ROC | SGS | SCS |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Bankstown City | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Belconnen Blue Devils | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Blacktown City Demons | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Central Coast United | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Parramatta Eagles | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Penrith Panthers | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Rockdale City Suns | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| St George Saints | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Sydney Crescent Star | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |

## Finals series

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Belconnen | 3 | | | | 3 | Bankstown | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Bankstown | 4 | | | | 1 | Belconnen | 0 |
| 2 | St George | 1 | | | | 1 | Belconnen | | | | |
| 3 | Bankstown | 2 | | | | 2 | St George | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | St George | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Blacktown | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Blacktown | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Crescent Star | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Grand final
## Gold Medal Dinner

At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.
| Award | Grade | Name | Club |
| Gold Medal Winner | First Grade | Illija Prenzoski | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Golden Boot | First Grade | Matthew Borg | Bankstown City Lions FC (19 goals) |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | First Grade | John Crawley | Blacktown City Demons FC |
| Coach of the Year | First Grade | Chris Tanzey | Belconnen Blue Devils |
| Referee of the Year | – | Jonathan Streater | – |