2005–06 A-League
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Highest attendance | 25,557 |
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Lowest attendance | 1,922 |
Average attendance | 10,955 |
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The 2005–06 A-League was the 29th season of top-flight
Of the eight participants, four came from the
Clubs
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,000 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford
|
Bluetongue Stadium | 20,119 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Energy Australia Stadium | 26,164 |
New Zealand Knights | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium | 25,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | nib Stadium
|
20,500 |
Queensland Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Aussie Stadium | 42,500 |
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Club | Marquee
|
Captain | Vice-Captain |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Qu Shengqing[1] | Ross Aloisi[2] | None |
Central Coast Mariners | None | Noel Spencer[3] | None |
Melbourne Victory | Archie Thompson[4][5] | Kevin Muscat[6] | None |
New Zealand Knights | None | Danny Hay[7] Darren Bazeley[note 1][9] |
None |
Newcastle Jets | Ned Zelic[10] | Ned Zelic[11][12][13] | None |
Perth Glory | Brian Deane[14][note 2] | Jamie Harnwell[15] | None |
Queensland Roar
|
None | Chad Gibson[16] | None |
Sydney FC | Dwight Yorke[17] | Mark Rudan[18] | None |
Preliminary Competitions
Two competitions were held prior to the start of the A-League season.
Oceania Club Championship Qualification
This three-round competition was held in May 2005 to determine Australia's qualifier for the
Round 1 (7 May) | Semi-finals (11 May) | Finals (15 May) | |||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||||
Sydney FC | 3 | ||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | ||||||||||
Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 (2) | ||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | ||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||||
Adelaide United (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 0 (1) |
Sydney FC qualified for and subsequently won the
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The inaugural pre-season cup was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The competition featured a group stage and a knockout stage. Commentators did not give much weight to the competition as a guide for performance during the season proper, as injuries or club strategic policy ruled that many teams did not use their best players and often used experimental tactics.
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2005–06 Pre-Season Cup Semi-finals |
2 | Perth Glory | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Adelaide United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | 2005–06 Pre-Season Cup Semi-finals |
2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | New Zealand Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Finals
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 August | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 | |||||
21 August | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | |||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||
14 August | ||||||
Perth Glory | 0 | |||||
Sydney FC | 0 | |||||
Perth Glory | 1 | |||||
The Central Coast Mariners were the inaugural Pre-season Challenge Cup winners.
Regular season
The A-League season commenced on 26 August 2005 with two Friday night fixtures. Games each round were held throughout the weekend, though certain rounds also featured Thursday night games. As there was no concurrent cup competition, midweek fixtures were uncommon unless they were held on Australian public holidays. A three-week break was also scheduled in December to coincide with the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup in Tokyo.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights[a] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results
Round 1
26 August 2005 | UTC+8 |
Report Summary |
Spencer 66' | Attendance: 11,113 Referee: Ben Williams |
26 August 2005 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Veart 19' | Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
28 August 2005 | UTC+10 |
Baird 86' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 20,725 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
28 August 2005 | UTC+10 |
Yorke 44' | Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Thompson 73' | Attendance: 25,208 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 2
2 September 2005 | UTC+9:30 |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,029 Referee: Ben Williams |
2 September 2005 | UTC+12 |
Rose 69' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Rudan 25' Bingley 73' Middleby 90+4' |
Attendance: 9,827 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
4 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Petrie 69' | Report Summary |
Milicic 25' | Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Mark Shield |
4 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Kitzbichler 11' Muscat 85' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Caceres 40' Despotovski 56' |
Attendance: 17,960 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 3
9 September 2005 | UTC+9:30 |
Brain 1' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
10 September 2005 | UTC+8 |
Despotovski 54', 72' | Report Summary |
Moon 76' |
Attendance: 8,509 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
10 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Yeo 69' Devine 80' |
Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Ben Williams |
11 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Johnson 18' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Yorke 78' | Attendance: 9,127 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 4
16 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Packer 13' Yorke 72' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
90+1' | Attendance: 15,614 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
17 September 2005 | UTC+8 |
Valkanis 20' (o.g.) | Report Summary |
Aloisi 32' Qu 65' |
Attendance: 8,052 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
18 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Baird 62' |
Report Summary |
Allsopp 88' | Attendance: 15,444 Referee: Ben Williams |
18 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
) | Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Round 5
23 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Timpano 50' (o.g.) | Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Corica 5', 67' McFlynn 68' |
Attendance: 23,142 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
25 September 2005 | UTC+9:30 |
Valkanis 34' | Report Summary |
Kwasnik 19' | Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Round 6
30 September 2005 | UTC+10 |
Heffernan 33' | Report Summary |
Thompson 73' Leijer 81' |
Attendance: 9,313 Referee: Ben Williams |
1 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Moon 68' |
Attendance: 7,436 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
1 October 2005 | UTC+8 |
Despotovski 40' | Report Summary |
Petrovski 48' Yorke 65' |
Attendance: 13,157 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 7
8 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Parisi 72' |
Report Summary |
Mori 33', 62' Harnwell 46' Despotovski 52' Sekulovski 80' |
Attendance: 5,868 Referee: James Lewis |
9 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Carney 54' Petrovski 88' |
Report Summary |
Valkanis 51' | Attendance: 18,276 Referee: Mark Shield |
10 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Kitzbichler 23' Muscat 62' Diaco 64' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 8
14 October 2005 | UTC+9:30 |
Valkanis 38' Corbo 67' (o.g.) |
Report Summary |
68' | Attendance: 13,182 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Kitzbichler 34' Muscat 53' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Thompson 57', 69' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 18,206 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
16 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Petrie 14', 48' Heffernan 85' Spencer 90+3' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Ben Williams |
16 October 2005 | UTC+12 |
Report Summary |
Baird 57' |
Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Round 9
21 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Petrovski 10' Carney 30' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,836 Referee: Ben Williams |
22 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Brownlie 76' | Report Summary |
Fernando 59' Pantelis 89' |
Attendance: 15,181 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
23 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Parisi 88' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,371 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
23 October 2005 | UTC+8 |
Deane 22' Sekulovski 55' |
Report Summary |
Thompson 39' | Attendance: 12,312 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 10
28 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Veart 83' | Attendance: 16,201 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
29 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 13,685 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
29 October 2005 | UTC+12 |
Yeo 7' (pen.) | Report Summary |
Heffernan 4' Petrie 49', 72' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Neil Fox |
30 October 2005 | UTC+10 |
Carney 73' | Report Summary |
Milicic 77' | Attendance: 9,132 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 11
4 November 2005 | UTC+13 |
Brockie 71', 77' | Report Summary |
Thompson 21' |
Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Report Summary |
McKay 15' | Attendance: 13,239 Referee: Mark Shield |
5 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Hutchinson 40' | Report Summary |
Yorke 9' (pen.) Talay 14' Petrovski 23', 68', 83' |
Attendance: 10,529 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
6 November 2005 | Adelaide United | 2–4 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
16:30 UTC+10:30 | Veart 13' (pen.) Rees 53' |
Report Summary |
Mori 9', 34', 45+1' Despotovski 39' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,868 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 12
11 November 2005 | UTC+8 |
12' | Attendance: 9,667 Referee: Craig Zetter |
11 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Attendance: 12,407 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
13 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Hutchinson 12' | Rech 90' Dodd 85' |
Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
13 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Zdrillic 54' |
Attendance: 13,030 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 13
18 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Heffernan 75' Hutchinson 38' |
Attendance: 13,892 Referee: Ben Williams |
19 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Attendance: 16,242 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
20 November 2005 | UTC+10.30 |
Qu 38' | Attendance: 9,676 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
20 November 2005 | UTC+10 |
Thompson 34' |
Attendance: 13,004 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 14
25 November 2005 | UTC+11 |
Heffernan 89' Osman 56' |
Brosque 7', 78' | Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
25 November 2005 | UTC+8 |
Coveny 47' | Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
26 November 2005 | UTC+13 |
Devine 40' (pen.) Christie 30' |
Kitzbichler 43', 73' Muscat 28' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,922 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
27 November 2005 | UTC+10.30 |
Rech 4', 84' Veart 14' |
Miura 33', 76' | Attendance: 14,068 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 15
2 December 2005 | UTC+11 |
Johnson 59' |
Brain 79' Veart 75' |
Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
3 December 2005 | UTC+11 |
Carney 81' Corica 24' |
Allsopp 88' | Attendance: 17,272 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 December 2005 | UTC+8 |
Ward 54' |
Petrie 12' Hutchinson 8' |
Attendance: 7,428 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 16
29 December 2005 | UTC+11 |
Allsopp 45' Thompson 23' |
5' | Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
30 December 2005 | UTC+13 |
Brockie 86' Devine 3' |
Yorke 45' (pen.) Carney 6' |
Attendance: 4,212 Referee: Peter Green |
31 December 2005 | UTC+11 |
Gumprecht 3' |
Coveny 85' | Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Mark Shield |
1 January 2006 | UTC+10.30 |
Rech 40', 63' Qu 30' Veart 29' |
11' | Attendance: 8,426 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 17
5 January 2006 | UTC+10.30 |
Dodd 14' | Attendance: 13,427 Referee: Mark Shield |
6 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
7 January 2006 | UTC+8 |
10' | Attendance: 11,087 Referee: Peter Green |
8 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Heffernan 90' | Attendance: 7,257 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Round 18
12 January 2006 | UTC+8 |
Ward 86' |
Aloisi 71' Qu 3' |
Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
14 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Carney 61' | Pondeljak 52' | Attendance: 15,977 Referee: Ben Williams |
15 January 2006 | UTC+10 |
Thompson 56' | Attendance: 12,710 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 19
19 January 2006 | UTC+13 |
Emblen 7' | Harnwell 78' Coyne 14' Sekulovski 11', 42' |
Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Neil Fox |
20 January 2006 | UTC+10.30 |
Veart 50' (pen.) | Kwasnik 54' | Attendance: 13,008 Referee: Mark Shield |
21 January 2006 | UTC+10 |
Brosque 60', 70' | Petrovski 85' | Attendance: 13,302 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
22 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Coveny 36' | Attendance: 9,073 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 20
26 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Murdocca 90' McKay 83' Brosque 52' Richter 44' Reinaldo 10' |
Attendance: 10,271 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
27 January 2006 | UTC+11 |
Heffernan 88' Spencer 28', 62' |
Ferrante 13' | Attendance: 11,945 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
29 January 2006 | UTC+8 |
Despotovski 53' | Zadkovich 23' Rudan 14' |
Attendance: 12,796 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Round 21
3 February 2006 | UTC+11 |
Ceccoli 71' Yorke 48' (pen.) |
Qu 90' | Attendance: 25,557 Referee: Mark Shield |
4 February 2006 | UTC+11 |
Muscat 21' (pen.) Byrnes 2' |
Brockie 90' | Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
4 February 2006 | UTC+10 |
3' | O'Sullivan 81' Petrie 33' |
Attendance: 13,641 Referee: Ben Williams |
5 February 2006 | UTC+11 |
Coveny 34' | Ward 9' |
Attendance: 9,232 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Finals series
After the home and away season, the finals series began, with the top four teams. The finals series used a modified Page playoff system, with the difference that each first-round game would be played over two legs. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC was crowned as the A-League champion. Adelaide United, as the holder of the top position on the league ladder, were named the 2005–06 premiers.
Standard cup rules – such as the
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 | |||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||||
1 | Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
10 February 2006 Minor semi-final leg 1 | UTC+11 |
Osman 76' | Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ben Williams |
12 February 2006 Major semi-final leg 1 | UTC+10.30 |
Rech 34' Dodd 31' |
Petrovski 39' Corica 9' |
Attendance: 15,104 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
17 February 2006 Minor semi-final leg 2 | UTC+11 |
Heffernan 79' | Thompson 28' |
Attendance: 17,429 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
19 February 2006 Major semi-final leg 2 | UTC+11 |
Rudan 76' Petrovski 29' |
Qu 60' | Attendance: 30,377 Referee: Mark Shield |
26 February 2006 Preliminary final | UTC+10.30 |
Pondeljak 7' | Attendance: 11,405 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
5 March 2006 Grand final | UTC+11 |
Corica 62' | Attendance: 41,689 Referee: Mark Shield |
Statistics
Attendance
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney FC | 11 | 16,669 | 25,557 | 9,132 | 183,355 |
Queensland Roar | 11 | 14,785 | 23,142 | 8,607 | 162,636 |
Melbourne Victory | 10 | 14,158 | 18,026 | 10,078 | 141,578 |
Adelaide United | 10 | 10,947 | 14,068 | 7,013 | 109,473 |
Perth Glory | 11 | 9,734 | 13,157 | 5,033 | 107,075 |
Newcastle Jets | 11 | 8,912 | 13,000 | 5,868 | 98,027 |
Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 7,899 | 17,429 | 5,194 | 78,989 |
New Zealand Knights | 10 | 3,909 | 9,900 | 1,922 | 39,086 |
League total | 84 | 10,955 | 25,557 | 1,922 | 920,219 |
Highest attendance
- 41,689: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners, 5 March 2006 (grand final)
- 30,377: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, 19 February 2006 (Semi-final Leg2)
- 25,557: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, 3 February 2006 (Round 21)
- 25,208: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory, 28 August 2005 (Round 1)
- 23,142: Queensland Roar vs Sydney FC, 23 September 2005 (Round 5)
- 20,725: Queensland Roar vs New Zealand Knights, 28 August 2005 (Round 1)
- 18,276: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, 9 October 2005 (Round 7)
- 18,206: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 16 October 2005 (Round 8)
- 17,960: Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory, 4 September 2005 (Round 2)
Leading goalscorers
Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||||
8 | Alex Brosque | Brisbane Roar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bobby Despotovski | Perth Glory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stewart Petrie | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Carl Veart | Adelaide United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dean Heffernan | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dwight Yorke | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ante Milicic | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sasho Petrovski | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Damian Mori | Perth Glory | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Disciplinary records
Player | Team | Yellow | 2YC | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terry McFlynn | Sydney FC | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Matt McKay | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Ross Aloisi | Adelaide United | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Remo Buess | Queensland Roar | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Biggest victories
Score | Date | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory | 5–0 | Sydney FC | 16 Oct 2005 | 8 |
Queensland Roar | 5–0 | Newcastle Jets | 26 Jan 2006 | 20 |
Perth Glory | 5–1 | Newcastle Jets | 8 Oct 2005 | 7 |
Sydney FC | 5–1 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 Nov 2005 | 11 |
Newcastle Jets | 4–0 | New Zealand Knights | 18 Sep 2005 | 4 |
Central Coast Mariners | 4–0 | Perth Glory | 8 Oct 2005 | 8 |
Highest aggregate scores
Score | Date | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Perth Glory | 5–1 | Newcastle Jets | 8 Oct 2005 | 7 |
Sydney FC | 5–1 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 Nov 2005 | 11 |
Newcastle Jets | 4–2 | Adelaide United | 14 Oct 2005 | 8 |
Newcastle Jets | 4–2 | New Zealand Knights | 4 Nov 2005 | 11 |
Perth Glory | 4–2 | Adelaide United | 6 Nov 2005 | 11 |
Adelaide United | 4–2 | Queensland Roar | 1 Jan 2006 | 16 |
Other honours
- First goal – Carl Veart (Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets, Round 1)
- First hat trick – Ante Milicic (Newcastle Jets vs New Zealand Knights, Round 11)
- First red card – Richie Alagich (Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory, Round 3)
Awards
Award | Recipient |
---|---|
Johnny Warren Medal (Player's Player of the Year) | Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory) |
Golden Boot Award (Top Goalscorer) |
Alex Brosque (Brisbane Roar) Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory) Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory) Stewart Petrie (Central Coast Mariners) |
Rising Star Award (U-20 Player of the Year) |
Nick Ward (Perth Glory )
|
Coach of the Year |
Lawrie McKinna (Central Coast Mariners) |
Referee of the Year |
Mark Shield |
Joe Marston Medal (Best player in grand final) | Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC) |
AFC Champions League
Although Australia became a member of the
The AFC later determined that qualification for the
See also
- 2005–06 Adelaide United FC season
- 2005–06 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2005–06 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2005–06 New Zealand Knights FC season
- 2005–06 Perth Glory FC season
- 2005–06 Queensland Roar FC season
- 2005–06 Sydney FC season
Notes
References
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The 30-year-old Chinese international, who has the potential to be one of the stars of the new A-League as Adelaide United's marquee signing...
- ^ "Dodd Gets The Nod As Skipper". FTBL. 31 July 2008.
Ross Aloisi taking over as the club's first Hyundai A-League captain and then Valkanis acquiring the role prior to the 2007/08 season.
- ^ "Mariners announce soccer captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2005.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (30 April 2016). "Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald.
As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...
- ^ "Archie Thompson, Adrian Leijer sign new deals with Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 2 May 2014.
Victory's first ever signing, and scorer, will join up with new marquee Besart Berisha next season, after agreeing a new deal with the club that takes him inside the salary cap
- ^ "Kevin Muscat appointed as new Melbourne Victory coach". The Guardian. 31 October 2013.
Phoenix's Ernie Merrick was the Victory's inaugural coach and Muscat the club's inaugural captain
- ^ "Player Profile - Danny Hay". New Zealand Football Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
He started the 2006–2007 season as inaugural captain for the Auckland-based New Zealand Knights
- ^ "Knights cut skipper Hay". The World Game. SBS. 23 December 2005.
- Football Federation Australia. 26 August 2006.
Welcome news however is the availability of captain and key defender Darren Bazeley
- ^ "Ned Zelic signs with Newcastle Jets". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "Jets look to shut down Mariners". ABC News. 10 February 2006.
Jets captain Ned Zelic says...
- ^ Roach, Stewart (7 June 2006). "Easy come, easy go: Okon signs for Jets as captain Zelic quits". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Young, Richie (17 August 2007). "'Our Form Will Return' - North". FTBL.
The Taree-born Socceroo says replacing former Jets captains Ned Zelic and Paul Okon came out of the blue at training.
- ^ a b Davidson, John (17 August 2017). "Deane: I had to wash my own kit at Glory". FTBL.
Deane was Perth's marquee signing for the first season of the new competition in 2005.[...] Deane's spell at the Glory was short-lived, with the centre forward departing mid-season
- ^ "Harnwell named Glory captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 2005.
- ^ "Roar name inaugural captain". ABC News. 3 May 2005.
A-League club Queensland Roar have named Chad Gibson as their inaugural captain...
- ^ "Yorke goes Down Under". The Guardian. 30 June 2005.
The former Manchester United, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Birmingham striker is Sydney's marquee player
- ^ "Long time coming for Rudan". The World Game. SBS. 2 March 2006.