The 1998–99 Perth Glory SC season was the club's third in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and the first where they made the finals series.
Review and events In June 1998 the club announced that former East Germany manager Bernd Stange had been appointed as coach, replacing Gary Marocchi who had been sacked in April. Mich d'Avray, a former England under-21 international was appointed as Stange's assistant coach.
The Glory opened the season with an eight-match unbeaten run, dropping points only to the Brisbane Strikers. The run was broken with a loss to Newcastle Breakers in December 1998. Despite winning only one match in December 1998 and January 1999, the club rallied to win 10 of the last eleven matches of the season to finish in third place on the table.
Match results
Legend WinDrawLoss
League RoundDate Opponent H/A Result Scorers Attendance Ref111 October 1998Adelaide CityA1–0Paul Strudwick5029218 October 1998Northern SpiritH2–0Paul Strudwick, John Markovski17580324 October 1998Brisbane StrikersA2–2Bobby Despotovski, Con Boutsianis611541 October 1998Sydney UnitedH2–1Troy Halpin, John Markovski1673858 November 1998Canberra CosmosADespite being played at Perth Oval, this was a Canberra Cosmos home game5–1Danny Hay, John Markovski (2), Vasilios Kalogeracos, Troy Halpin13943615 November 1998South MelbourneH2–1Scott Miller, Vasilios Kalogeracos18067722 November 1998Gippsland FalconsA3–0Scott Miller (2), Vinko Buljubasic3218829 November 1998Adelaide SharksH2–1John Markovski (2)1544494 December 1998Newcastle BreakersA2–3Bobby Despotovski, John Markovski36871013 December 1998Marconi-FairfieldH2–2Gareth Naven, Con Boutsianis175881120 November 1998Sydney OlympicA1–3John Markovski6898133 January 1999CarltonH3–0Con Boutsianis, Michael Garcia, John Markovski164811410 January 1999Melbourne KnightsA1–1Bobby Despotovski39051517 January 1999Wollongong CityH0–1148261624 January 1999Adelaide CityH1–2Con Boutsianis122901726 January 1999Northern SpiritA0–1177221831 January 1999Newcastle BreakersH0–110464197 February 1999Adelaide SharksA3–1Michael Garcia, Alistair Edwards, Con Boutsianis25452014 February 1999Brisbane StrikersH6–0Vasilios Kalogeracos, Scott Miller, Bobby Despotovski (3), Gianfranco Circati111902121 February 1999Sydney UnitedA4–3Con Boutsianis (2), Alistair Edwards, Michael Garcia42112228 February 1999Canberra CosmosH3–1Bobby Despotovski, Alistair Edwards (2)120722331 March 1999South MelbourneA1–2Alistair Edwards118612414 March 1999Gippsland FalconsH1–0Alistair Edwards128802520 March 1999Marconi-FairfieldA4–3Con Boutsianis (2), Michael Garcia, Vasilios Kalogeracos49042628 March 1999Sydney OlympicH2–2Con Boutsianis, Troy Halpin150412811 April 1999CarltonA2–1Con Boutsianis, Bobby Despotovski28872918 April 1999Melbourne KnightsH3–1Alistair Edwards, Bobby Despotovski, Gianfranco Circati154823025 April 1999Wollongong CityA3–3John Markovski (2), Craig Deans3213
Finals series
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref Elimination final, leg 12 May 1999Adelaide CityA0–04500 Elimination final, leg 28 May 1999Adelaide CityH2–1Jamie Harnwell, Bobby Despotovski25000 Minor semi final15 May 1999Marconi-FairfieldH1–0Buddy Farah (og)27556 Preliminary final23 May 1999Sydney UnitedA1–2Con Boutsianis7698
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