2006–07 Adelaide United FC season
Runners-up | |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Winners |
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Top goalscorer | League: Nathan Burns, Fernando (6) All: Travis Dodd, Carl Veart (9) |
Highest home attendance | 16,378 vs. Melbourne Victory (1 December 2006) |
Lowest home attendance | 8,785 vs. Newcastle Jets (8 September 2006) |
Average home league attendance | 12,553 |
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The 2006–07 season was
Adelaide United finished second in the 2006–07 Premiership. Competing for the Championship, The Reds advanced to the
Review
The 2006–07 season also saw Brazilian international Romário join the club for a four-game guest player stint.
Adelaide United were selected, along with Sydney FC, as the first Australian representatives to play in the
Adelaide lost to Shandong 1–0, defeated Long An 2–0, drew with Seongnam 2–2, then lost to the Korean team 1–0. The Reds broke Shandong's winning streak in a 2–2 draw, before finishing its campaign with a 3–0 win over Long An, thanks to a hat trick from Travis Dodd. This match marked the last Adelaide United appearances of Fernando Rech and Carl Veart as the 1–0 loss to Seongyam knocked Adelaide out of quarter finals contention. Adelaide finished 3rd in its group, ahead of Long An and behind Shandong; with group winner Seongnam making the semi-finals. Dodd scored on 4 occasions, Rech 3 times, and Olyroos players Bruce Djite and Nathan Burns one a piece.
Adelaide United were linked with
The
It was reported in
On Friday 29 September 2006, Adelaide United Football Club released an official statement[
United signed
Adelaide United played two major pre-season friendlies. They began with a 2–2 draw with Galaxy and played in front of a 1,500 strong crowd at the Marden Sports Complex against a Super League Select.
United performed well in the group stage beating
Adelaide United were looking to build upon their successful opening season in which they won the minor premiership. They choked in the finals however and their aim for season two was to achieve results in the Finals Series. They open the season with away matches in Melbourne and Auckland.
A thoroughly deserved win for Melbourne who dominated. The three Brazilians impressed particularly
Another lackluster performance from Adelaide as the much-improved New Zealand Knights stole all three points with an early contender for goal of the season from Ghanaian midfielder Malik Buari. Sean Devine, Jonti Richter and Darren Bazeley were all solid contributors for New Zealand while the entire Adelaide side played well below their best.
Adelaide returns to form with an emphatic 5–1 demolition of the Newcastle United Jets on a cold, wet Friday night at Hindmarsh Stadium. Nothing went right for the Jets as United scored three times in the first half hour with all three goals beginning with set pieces. Fernando got the ball rolling as he turned in a Jason Spagnuolo free kick. Robert Cornthwaite followed up a Ross Aloisi free kick and then Chinese striker Qu scored directly from a free kick. Jets striker Bridge pulled one back for the Jets in the second half but defender Durante scored a horrendous own goal. Bobby Petta impressed on his debut match for the Reds.
Adelaide United put in their second successive impressive performance and they were simply too good for the Glory who seemed to have no power going forward without injured stars Stan Lazaridis and Bobby Despotovski. United created chances from the first whistle with Dodd going close before Fernando opened the scoring with a shot in the 14th minute which beat goalkeeper Aleks Vrteski. The second goal came as the Glory defence sat back allowing superb winger Dodd too much time and space and he blasted the ball straight through Vrteski to make it 2–0. United added the third goal five minutes after the interval as Fernando's shot which was heading wide of the target took a wicked deflection off Jamie Coyne and fooled Vrteski. Coyne was credited with the own goal. United then created late chances through subs Bobby Petta and debutant Dez Giraldi but the score remained at 3–0.
Queensland dominated their match against Adelaide and certainly showed why they are title contenders early in the season. Their five-man attack consisting of
A poor match from Adelaide allowed Sydney FC to move four points clear of them on the A-League ladder. Sydney FC started the match well with
A much improved performance from United after the 4–1 drubbing at home by
One of the matches of the season as the Melbourne Victory attempted to maintain a 100% record against an Adelaide side nearing the top of their game. The match got off to a fiery start as
An impressive attacking performance as Adelaide go outright second on the
Another match that bore similarities to the Round 5 match against the Roar. Newcastle dominated possession but Adelaide continued to defend well. Bajic made six saves and defenders scrambled to cover him even when he was beaten. As in round five, Adelaide had to absorb pressure, the Jets had 24 shots at goal. Unlike the Queenslanders however, Newcastle punished Adelaide for its lapses in defence. At 1–1, 88 minutes into the match, Carl Veart had a chance to steal the game and cement second place on the ladder with his third spot kick of the night. The Jets had conceded two penalties with the first having to be retaken. Veart blasted the would-be match sealer over the bar and a minute later the Jets scored the winner instead.
Adelaide born Mimi Saric opened the scoring early in the first half due to some ball watching from the Adelaide defense but Carl Veart equalised literally straight after Saric scored after Spagnuolo was being held in the box. Eight minutes later Greg Owens scored a great goal after Travis Dodd burned down the right win and cross along to Veart, who missed the ball only for Greg Owens to place a perfect shot into the goal. Greg Owens missed another chance to put his side ahead but headed wide from 3 yards. On half time Perth were awarded a penalty after a player was pushed in the Perth box. Bobby scored from the spot and the teams were equal at half time. Early in the second half Matty Kemp scored a goal from a narrow angle where he jumped and kicked the ball over the keepers head only for it to sneak under the crossbar and win the game.
A deserved win for Adelaide who dominated. Adelaide dominated play despite early shots from Queensland and the Roar hardly tested Bajic until the end of the second half. Travis Dodds goal came from a long pass from Greg Owens deep in the midfield to Carl Veart who shrugged off his defender and delivered a ball across the face of goal to give Travis the easiest of goals.
Muscat scored from the spot early in the half after Bajic needlessly kicked Fred in the gut while retrieving the ball. Fernando scored a header from a cross from Matthew Kemp to equalize and Adelaide looked to score again. Half time came for AUFC as they were gaining momentum. The game was 50/50 after half time until the ageing Adelaide midfield began to tire and in the 61st minute Allsopp scored due and in the 86th minute Fred scored after his 1v1 shot was blocked by Beltrame, but Fred scored on the rebound.
Gao Leilei scored in the 16th minute after Richie Alagich started to wander and entered the 6-yard box without any pressure and slotted the ball past Beltrame's near post. Adelaide had chances and Spagnuolo hit the bar but in the 71st minute Greg Owens passed to Travis Dodd in the midfield and Travis out dribbled the defense to deliver a perfect ball back to Greg Owens whose shot hit the ball then went in off the keeper.
One of the best ever games of Hindmarsh and Romario's departure was a great game. In the 15th minute the young Spagnuolo skinned two defenders, feinted past Eagleton to deliver a shot at goal that Covic parried away. Luckily Romario was Johnny-on-the-spot and displaced the rebound. Mark Bridge scored a goal in the 59th minute and straight after kick off, Alagich booted the ball down the Spagnuolo who passed it to Fernando, who miss hit the ball and wrong footed Covic to deliver a very lucky goal. Matt Thompson scored after skinning Rees and powering the ball into the top of the net. This was not enough to stop AUFC as soon after Owens received the ball from Romario on the edge of the box, wrong footed his marker and shot a ball that subtly curved into the top right-hand corner.
This match was Diego's debut. Travis Dodd was brought down on the edge of the box and Petta took the free kick. Petta crossed to an unmarked Diego who headed the ball into Fernando's chest and the ball went through Bolton's legs. Soon after Beltrame denied Coricas header with a diving save and Adelaide took second place.
Adelaide scored in the 10th minute thanks to some wing-play from former Celtic star Bobby Petta who crossed the ball across the goal to Burns who scored an easy tap in. After half time Kwasnik missed a penalty after Kemp hand-balled in the box and straight after Burns scored his second of the night with a cheeky feint to trick the keeper. Soon after Burns made his own goal after passing to Djite who passed to Petta, who rolled the ball through the Mariners defense to give Burnsy a relatively easy goal. Pondeljak's goal came after a messed up clearance by Beltrame. Beltrame kicked it straight to Pondeljak who showed instinct and skill by perfectly placing it above Bells head and ending his hope for his clean sheet. Djite hit the bar from a stunning volley from distance but failed to score. This game cemented Adelaide's second-place finish.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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12 | MF | Greg Owens | Sydney FC | Undisclosed | 1 year | 9 June 2006 | [3] |
25 | FW | Bruce Djite | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 2 years | 1 July 2006 | |
30 | GK | Ben Moore | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 1 year | 1 July 2006 | |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
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Undisclosed | 2 years | 1 August 2006 | |
16 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 year | 28 July 2006 | [4] |
15 | FW | Nathan Burns | ![]() |
Free | 2 years | 1 January 2007 | |
6 | DF | Cássio Oliveira
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Free | 6 years | 1 January 2007 | |
26 | DF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 2 years | 9 January 2007 | |
8 | MF | Kristian Sarkies | Melbourne Victory | Free | 4 years | 1 March 2007 |
Loans in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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11 | FW | Romario
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1 month | 1 November 2006 | [5] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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14 | DF | Aaron Goulding | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2006 | |
16 | MF | Tony Hatzis | North Eastern MetroStars
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Free | 1 July 2006 | |
30 | GK | Ben Moore | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 1 May 2007 | |
3 | DF | Kristian Rees | Whittlesea Zebras
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Undisclosed | 1 May 2007 | |
17 | DF | Adam van Dommele | ![]() |
Free | 1 May 2007 | |
8 | FW | Carl Veart | Retired | 16 May 2007 | [6] |
Loans out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Ref |
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11 | FW | Romario
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1 December 2006 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 27 March 2007
No. | Pos. | Name | A-League | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
18+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
18+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
22+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
6 | DF | Cássio
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
8 | FW | ![]() |
23+1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |||||
9 | DF | ![]() |
14+5 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
20+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 9 | |||||
12 | MF | ![]() |
12+9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||||
13 | MF | ![]() |
20+4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 9 | |||||
15 | FW | ![]() |
15+6 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 7 | |||||
16 | MF | ![]() |
8+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||||
18 | DF | ![]() |
6+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||
19 | FW | Shengqing Qu
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6+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||
20 | GK | ![]() |
15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
15+6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||||
23 | FW | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
25 | FW | ![]() |
0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||||
26 | DF | ![]() |
5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
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6 | MF | ![]() |
10+3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
14 | DF | ![]() |
9+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||
17 | DF | ![]() |
2+3 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-season
Friendlies
1 July 2006 | Adelaide Galaxy ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Adelaide |
Stadium: Camden Sports Complex |
12 July 2006 | S.A. State Team | Adelaide | ||
19:00 ACST |
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Stadium: MARS Sports Complex Attendance: 1,500 |
17 October 2006 | Miami FC | Adelaide | ||
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,528 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
16 July 2006 Group Stage | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Launceston |
13:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: |
22 July 2006 Group Stage | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Orange |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Wade Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
30 July 2006 Group Stage | Perth Glory ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Perth |
18:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 3,038 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
4 August 2006 Bonus Round | Adelaide United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Adelaide |
20:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,006 Referee: Craig Zetter |
11 August 2006 Play-offs | Sydney FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Wollongong |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Mark Shield |
19 August 2006 Final | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | ![]() | Gosford |
18:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 10,463 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Penalties | ||||
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 40.00 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
AFC Champions League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 33.33 |
Total | 37 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 40.54 |
Updated to match played completed results
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29[a] | |
5 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 29 | |
6 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights[b] | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Matches
25 August 2006 20:00 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Olympic Park |
Kevin Muscat 29' pen Claudinho 78' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Attendance: 15,781 Referee: Australia ) |
2 September 2006 12:30 | New Zealand Knights | 1–0 | Adelaide United | North Harbour Stadium |
Malik Buari 88' | (Report) (Summary) |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Australia ) |
8 September 2006 19:30 | Newcastle United Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
65' | (Report) (Summary) |
Mark Bridge 52' | Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Australia ) |
16 September 2006 18:30 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Fernando 14' Travis Dodd 34' Jamie Coyne (og) 50' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Attendance: 11,474 Referee: Australia ) |
2 October 2006 16:30 | Adelaide United | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Nathan Burns 55' | (Report) (Summary) |
Ruben Zadkovich 37' Travis Dodd (og) 58' Sasho Petrovski 80' Benito Carbone 85' |
Attendance: 15,119 Referee: Australia ) |
6 October 2006 19:30 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Carl Veart 25' Kristian Rees 58' Nathan Burns 90+1' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Damian Mori 38' | Attendance: 10,493 Referee: Australia ) |
15 October 2006 17:00 | Telstra Dome | |||
(Report) (Summary) |
Greg Owens 83' | Attendance: 32,368 Referee: Australia ) |
22 October 2006 19:30 | Adelaide United | 4–2 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Nathan Burns 23' Carl Veart 36' Bobby Petta 56' Travis Dodd 84' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Noah Hickey 65' Adam van Dommele (og) 72' |
Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Angelo Nardi ( Australia ) |
27 October 2006 19:30 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | |||
Vaughan Coveny 26' Nick Carle 89' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Carl Veart 37' pen | Attendance: 10,895 Referee: Australia ) |
5 November 2006 16:30 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Matthew Kemp 57' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Mimi Saric 14' Bobby Despotovski 45' pen |
Attendance: 11,062 Referee: Australia ) |
11 November 2006 19:00 | Suncorp Stadium | |||
(Report) (Summary) |
Travis Dodd 62' | Attendance: 14,154 Referee: Australia ) |
19 November 2006 17:00 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney Football Stadium |
Ufuk Talay 13'(pen) Marko Rudan 21' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Ross Aloisi 5' | Attendance: 14,308 Referee: Australia ) |
25 November 2006 19:00 | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | |||
Adam Kwasnik 56' Stewart Petrie 59' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Australia ) |
1 December 2006 19:30 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
Fernando 42' | (Report) (Summary) |
Fred 86' |
Attendance: 16,378 Referee: Australia ) |
10 December 2006 18:30 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Greg Owens 72' | (Report) (Summary) |
Gao Leilei 17' | Attendance: 11,548 Referee: Angelo Nardi ( Australia ) |
15 December 2006 19:30 | Newcastle United Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
Romário 15' Fernando 60' Greg Owens 78' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Matt Thompson 67' |
Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Australia ) |
4 January 2007 19:30 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
(Report) Summary) |
Reinaldo 52' | Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Australia ) |
14 January 2007 18:30 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium |
Fernando 89' | (Report) (Summary) |
Attendance: 14,704 Referee: Matthew Breeze ( Australia ) |
21 January 2007 19:30 | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | |||
Tom Pondeljak 77' | (Report) (Summary) |
Nathan Burns 10', 49', 66' | Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Australia ) |
Finals Series
28 January 2007 Major Semi Final | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
17:30 | Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Australia ) |
4 February 2007 Major Semi Final | Telstra Dome | |||
18:00 | Robinson ![]() |
Dodd ![]() |
Attendance: 47,413 Referee: Australia ) |
11 February 2007 Preliminary Final | Newcastle United Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
18:00 | Veart ![]() |
Coveny ![]() |
Attendance: 13, 798 Referee: Australia | |
Penalties | ||||
18 February 2007 Telstra Dome | ||||
18:00 | Thompson ![]() Sarkies ![]() |
Attendance: 55,436 Referee: Australia ) |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
Gach Dong Tam Long An
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
7 March 2007 1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,645 Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) |
21 March 2007 2 | 0–2 | ![]() | Tân An, Vietnam | |
Report | Stadium: Long An Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives) |
11 April 2007 3 | Adelaide United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
Report |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
25 April 2007 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seongnam, South Korea |
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Report | Stadium: Syria ) |
9 May 2007 5 | 2–2 | ![]() | Jinan, China | |
Report | Stadium: ) |
23 May 2007 6 | Gach Dong Tam Long An | Adelaide, Australia | ||
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
References
- ^ Kosmina takes a dive, The Age
- ^ Adelaide coach quits after A-League final loss, Soccer Net on ESPN
- ^ "Adelaide signs Sydney FC's Greg Owens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2006.
- ^ "New signings add X-factor for Adelaide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 2006.
- ^ "Adelaide sign World Cup legend Romario". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 2006.
- ^ "Carl Veart retires gracefully". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 May 2007.