# 1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves FC season

The 1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1980. The club participated in the National Soccer League for the 19th time. They were crowned runners-up in the premiership and the champions of the finals series.

## Players
### Squad

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 | AUS | Les Pogliacomi |
| 2 | DF | AUS | George Souris |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Alvin Ceccoli |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Robbie Stanton |
| 5 | DF | AUS | David Cervinski |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Matt Horsley (captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Paul Reid |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Anthony Surjan |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Stuart Young |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Scott Chipperfield |
| 12 | MF | NZL | Neil Harlock |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Noel Spencer |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Sasho Petrovski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | AUS | David Huxley |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Bevan Sullivan |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Ben Blake |
| 17 | FW | FIJ | Esala Masi |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Daniel Beltrame |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Mark Robertson |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Dino Mennillo |
| — | DF | AUS | Paul Dimech |
| — | DF | AUS | Graeme Goodfellow |
| — | DF | AUS | Peter Lahanas |
| — | DF | AUS | Paul O'Grady |
| — | MF | AUS | Chad Bishop |
| — | FW | AUS | Sasho Dimoski |
Source: WorldFootball

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Nick Theodorakopoulos |
| Assistant Manager | Ron Corry |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | NSL | NSL | NSL | NSL | NSL | NSL Finals | NSL Finals | NSL Finals | NSL Finals | NSL Finals |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Les Pogliacomi | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | George Souris | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Alvin Ceccoli | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Robbie Stanton | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | David Cervinski | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Matt Horsley | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Reid | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Anthony Surjan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Stuart Young | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Scott Chipperfield | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Neil Harlock | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Noel Spencer | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Sasho Petrovski | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | David Huxley | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Bevan Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Ben Blake | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Esala Masi | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16+10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Daniel Beltrame | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Mark Robertson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Dino Mennillo | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | Paul Dimech | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | Graeme Goodfellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | Peter Lahanas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | Paul O'Grady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Chad Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Sasho Dimoski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 18 July 2015
* Source: worldfootball.net
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| National Soccer League | — | 2nd | 3 October 1999 | 7 May 2000 |
| National Soccer League Finals | Semi-finals | Champions | 21 May 2015 | 11 June 2015 |

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves (C) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 60 | Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship |
| 3 | Carlton | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide Force | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Marconi Fairfield | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Breakers | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 | Auckland Kingz | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 50 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Strikers | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 49 | |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 49 | |
| 11 | Parramatta Power | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 47 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Knights | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45 | |
| 13 | Northern Spirit | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 36 | |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 36 | |
| 15 | Gippsland Falcons | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | Sydney United | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 20 | |

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |