# 2000–01 National Soccer League

The 2000–01 National Soccer League season, was the 25th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 69 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 61 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 61 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 50 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 49 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Adelaide Force | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 43 | |
| 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 | |
| 13 | Northern Spirit | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 30 | |
| 15 | Eastern Pride | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 0 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.
* ↑ Carlton withdrew after eight rounds. All games against them were awarded 3–0.

## Finals series
### Bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Major/Minor semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 June 2001 | 3 June 2001 | 3 June 2001 |
| | | | | | 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | Wollongong Wolves | 2 |
| | | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | South Melbourne | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Sydney Olympic | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Melbourne Knights | Melbourne Knights | Melbourne Knights | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney Olympic | Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney Olympic | Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Elimination finals

* Melbourne Knights 0–0 : 2–2 Perth Glory
* Sydney Olympic 3–1 : 2–0 Marconi Fairfield

### Minor semi-final

* Melbourne Knights 0–1 Sydney Olympic

### Major semi-final

* Wollongong Wolves 2–1 : 2–1 South Melbourne

### Preliminary final

* South Melbourne 2–0 Sydney Olympic

### Grand final

WOLLONGONG WOLVES: :
| GK | 26 | Dean Anastasiadis |
| DF | 2 | George Sounis |
| DF | 3 | Alvin Ceccoli | 79' |
| DF | 5 | David Cervinski |
| MF | 6 | Matt Horsley (c) |
| MF | 7 | Paul Reid |
| FW | 9 | Sasho Petrovski | 73' |
| FW | 10 | Stuart Young |
| MF | 15 | David Huxley |
| DF | 17 | Ben Blake |
| MF | 27 | Robbie Middleby | 90+1' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Daniel Beltrame |
| DF | 4 | Robert Stanton | 73' |
| MF | 8 | Max Nicholson |
| FW | 14 | Jay Lucas |
| MF | 23 | Dino Mennillo | 90+1' |
| Manager: |||
| Ron Corry ||||
| Joe Marston Medal: |||
| Matt Horsley ||||
SOUTH MELBOURNE: :
| GK | 1 | Michael Petkovic |
| MF | 2 | Steve Iosifidis | | 36' | | 71' |
| DF | 3 | Fausto De Amicis | (c) | | 89' |
| DF | 4 | Mehmet Durakovic |
| MF | 7 | Steve Panopoulos |
| FW | 8 | Vaughan Coveny |
| MF | 10 | Con Boutsianis |
| FW | 13 | Andrew Vlahos |
| FW | 14 | Vas Kalogeracos | | 65' |
| DF | 16 | Zeljko Susa | | 65' |
| DF | 25 | Simon Colosimo |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 20 | Chris Jones |
| MF | 6 | David Clarkson |
| FW | 9 | Paul Trimboli | | 65' |
| FW | 11 | John Anastasiadis | | 71' |
| MF | 15 | Goran Lozanovski | | 65' |
| Manager: |||
| Mike Petersen ||||