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2005–06 A-League

January 01, 1970

The 2005–06 A-League was the 29th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the inaugural season of the A-League. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition since the close of the 2003–04 National Soccer League season, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005. The competition was made up of a triple round robin league stage before a championship playoff featuring the top four teams.

A-League
Season2005–06
Dates26 August 2005 – 5 March 2006
ChampionsSydney FC (1st title)
PremiersAdelaide United (1st title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Adelaide United
Matches played84
Goals scored232 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Brosque
Bobby Despotovski
Archie Thompson
Stewart Petrie
(8 goals)
Best goalkeeperClint Bolton
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC
(16 October 2005)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0–5 Queensland Roar
(26 January 2006)
Highest attendance25,557
Lowest attendance1,922
Average attendance10,955

Of the eight participants, four came from the National Soccer League (1977–2004): Perth Glory (established 1995), New Zealand Knights (1999), Newcastle Jets (2000) and Adelaide United (2003). New Zealand Knights had previously entered the NSL as the Auckland Football Kingz, but were significantly restructured and have a vastly different playing roster. Queensland Roar previously competed in the NSL from 1977 to 1988 and had competed in the Queensland State League since then as Brisbane Lions.

Adelaide United were named Premiers after finishing the season seven points clear at the top of the league. The first A-League Grand Final took place on 5 March 2006, with Sydney FC becoming the league's inaugural Champions, defeating the Central Coast Mariners 1–0.

Clubs edit

Further information: A-League § Clubs

Foreign players edit

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United   Fernando   Qu Shengqing
Central Coast Mariners   André Gumprecht   Wayne O'Sullivan   Stewart Petrie   John Hutchinson2
  Ian Ferguson3
Melbourne Victory   Richard Kitzbichler   Geoffrey Claeys
New Zealand Knights   Zhang Xiaobin   Darren Bazeley   Ben Collett   Neil Emblen   Li Yan3
  Ronnie Bull3
  Naoki Imaya3
  Frank van Eijs3
  Sean Devine1 		  Simon Yeo
Newcastle Jets   Guy Bates   Mateo Corbo   Vaughan Coveny1
Perth Glory   Steve McMahon   Hiroyuki Ishida   Danny Hay   Henry Fa'arodo   Stuart Young1
  Milan Jovanić3
Queensland Roar   Reinaldo   Remo Buess   Osvaldo Carro   Seo Hyuk-su1
Sydney FC   Terry McFlynn   Dwight Yorke   Alejandro Salazar   Kazuyoshi Miura4

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 edit

Preliminary Competitions edit

Two competitions were held prior to the start of the A-League season.

Oceania Club Championship Qualification edit

Main article: 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament

This three-round competition was held in May 2005 to determine Australia's qualifier for the 2005 season of the Oceania Club Championship. It consisted of all Australian A-League clubs (i.e. all clubs except for the New Zealand Knights) and granted Perth Glory – the reigning NSL champions – a bye into the semi-finals.

Sydney FC qualified for and subsequently won the 2005 Oceania Club Championship entitling it to a place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship to be played in Tokyo.

Pre-Season Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2005 A-League 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 edit

Group A
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
Source: [citation needed]

Group B
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
Source: [citation needed]

Finals edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Melbourne Victory1
 
21 August
 
Central Coast Mariners3
 
Central Coast Mariners1
 
14 August
 
Perth Glory0
 
Sydney FC0
 
 
Perth Glory1
 

The Central Coast Mariners were the inaugural Pre-season Challenge Cup winners.

Regular season edit

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 edit

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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results edit

Round 1 edit

26 August 2005 Perth Glory 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Spencer   66' Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Ben Williams
26 August 2005 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Veart   19' Attendance: 13,160
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
28 August 2005 Queensland Roar 2–0 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Brosque   80'
Baird   86'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,725
Referee: Matthew Breeze
28 August 2005 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Yorke   44'
Summary[permanent dead link]		 Thompson   73' Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2 edit

2 September 2005 Adelaide United 0–0 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,029
Referee: Ben Williams
2 September 2005 New Zealand Knights 1–3 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Rose   69'
Summary[permanent dead link]		 Rudan   25'
Bingley   73'
Middleby   90+4'		 Attendance: 9,827
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
4 September 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+10 Petrie   69' Report
Summary		 Milicic   25' Attendance: 5,917
Referee: Mark Shield
4 September 2005 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Perth Glory Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler   11'
Muscat   85' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Caceres   40'
Despotovski   56'		 Attendance: 17,960
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 3 edit

9 September 2005 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Brain   1' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Peter O'Leary
10 September 2005 Perth Glory 2–1 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski   54', 72' Report
Summary		 Moon   76' Attendance: 8,509
Referee: Simon Przydacz
10 September 2005 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 New Zealand Knights Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:35 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Yeo   69'
Devine   80'		 Attendance: 5,261
Referee: Ben Williams
11 September 2005 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Milicic   6'
Johnson   18'
Summary[permanent dead link]		 Yorke   78' Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 4 edit

16 September 2005 Sydney FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Packer   13'
Yorke   72'
Summary[permanent dead link]		 Petrie   20' (pen.)
Gumprecht   35'
Spencer   90+1'		 Attendance: 15,614
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
17 September 2005 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Valkanis   20' (o.g.) Report
Summary		 Aloisi   32'
Qu   65'		 Attendance: 8,052
Referee: Matthew Breeze
18 September 2005 Queensland Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Baird   62' Report
Summary		 Allsopp   88' Attendance: 15,444
Referee: Ben Williams
18 September 2005 Newcastle Jets 4–0 New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Haliti   12'
Thompson   26'
Musialik   37'
Carle   70' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,495
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 5 edit

22 September 2005 New Zealand Knights 0–1 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Harnwell   68' Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Neil Fox
23 September 2005 Queensland Roar 1–3 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Timpano   50' (o.g.)
Summary[permanent dead link]		 Corica   5', 67'
McFlynn   68'		 Attendance: 23,142
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 September 2005 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Thompson   68' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,831
Referee: Craig Zetter
25 September 2005 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+9:30 Valkanis   34' Report
Summary		 Kwasnik   19' Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 6 edit

30 September 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Heffernan   33' Report
Summary		 Thompson   73'
Leijer   81'		 Attendance: 9,313
Referee: Ben Williams
1 October 2005 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:35 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Moon   68' Attendance: 7,436
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 October 2005 Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski   40'
Summary		 Petrovski   48'
Yorke   65'		 Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Matthew Breeze
2 October 2005 New Zealand Knights 1–2 Adelaide United North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
18:00 UTC+12 Yeo   44' Report
Summary		 Dodd   34'
Qu   81'		 Attendance: 3,558
Referee:   Peter O'Leary

Round 7 edit

7 October 2005 Queensland Roar 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Seo   57' Report
Summary		 Spencer   41' Attendance: 13,195
Referee: Perry Mur
8 October 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–5 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:30 UTC+10 Parisi   72' Report
Summary		 Mori   33', 62'
Harnwell   46'
Despotovski   52'
Sekulovski   80'		 Attendance: 5,868
Referee: James Lewis
9 October 2005 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney   54'
Petrovski   88'
Summary		 Valkanis   51' Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Mark Shield
10 October 2005 Melbourne Victory 3–0 New Zealand Knights Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler   23'
Muscat   62'
Diaco   64'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Peter Green

Round 8 edit

14 October 2005 Adelaide United 2–4 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Valkanis   38'
Corbo   67' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Kemp   12' (o.g.)
Carle   22', 89'
Zelic   68'		 Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Mark Shield
16 October 2005 Melbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
13:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler   34'
Muscat   53' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Thompson   57', 69'
Summary		 Attendance: 18,206
Referee: Matthew Breeze
16 October 2005 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+10 Petrie   14', 48'
Heffernan   85'
Spencer   90+3'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Ben Williams
16 October 2005 New Zealand Knights 0–2 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
18:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Seo   8'
Baird   57'		 Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 9 edit

21 October 2005 Sydney FC 2–0 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Petrovski   10'
Carney   30'
Summary		 Attendance: 11,836
Referee: Ben Williams
22 October 2005 Queensland Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 Brownlie   76' Report
Summary		 Fernando   59'
Pantelis   89'		 Attendance: 15,181
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
23 October 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Energy Australia Stadium
17:00 UTC+10 Parisi   88' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,371
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 October 2005 Perth Glory 2–1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Deane   22'
Sekulovski   55'		 Report
Summary		 Thompson   39' Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 10 edit

28 October 2005 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Veart   83' Attendance: 16,201
Referee: Matthew Breeze
29 October 2005 Queensland Roar 0–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,685
Referee: Simon Przydacz
29 October 2005 New Zealand Knights 1–3 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Yeo   7' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Heffernan   4'
Petrie   49', 72' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Neil Fox
30 October 2005 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney   73'
Summary		 Milicic   77' Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 11 edit

4 November 2005 New Zealand Knights 2–4 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie   71', 77' Report
Summary		 Milicic   18', 28', 56'
Thompson   21'		 Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 November 2005 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Queensland Roar Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 McKay   15' Attendance: 13,239
Referee: Mark Shield
5 November 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson   40'
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 edit

11 November 2005 Perth Glory 3–0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward   69'
Sekulovski   25'
Despotovski   12'		 Attendance: 9,667
Referee: Craig Zetter
11 November 2005 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 12,407
Referee: Simon Przydacz
13 November 2005 Sydney FC 1–0 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Zdrillic   54' Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 13 edit

19 November 2005 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Matthew Breeze
20 November 2005 Adelaide United 1–0 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Qu   38' Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Angelo Nardi
20 November 2005 Queensland Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Thompson   34' Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 14 edit

25 November 2005 Perth Glory 0–1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Coveny   47' Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Simon Przydacz
26 November 2005 New Zealand Knights 2–3 Melbourne Victory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Devine   40' (pen.)
Christie   30'		 Kitzbichler   43', 73'
Muscat   28' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,922
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
27 November 2005 Adelaide United 3–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Rech   4', 84'
Veart   14'		 Miura   33', 76' Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 15 edit

1 December 2005 Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brownlie   28' Yeo   44' Attendance: 8,607
Referee: James Lewis
2 December 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Johnson   59' Brain   79'
Veart   75'		 Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Simon Przydacz
3 December 2005 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Carney   81'
Corica   24'		 Allsopp   88' Attendance: 17,272
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 December 2005 Perth Glory 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Ishida   65'
Ward   54'		 Petrie   12'
Hutchinson   8'		 Attendance: 7,428
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 16 edit

29 December 2005 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Perth Glory Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Allsopp   45'
Thompson   23'		 Ward   67'
Mori   5'		 Attendance: 14,754
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
30 December 2005 New Zealand Knights 2–2 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie   86'
Devine   3'		 Yorke   45' (pen.)
Carney   6'		 Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Peter Green
31 December 2005 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson   71', 82'
Brown   30'
Gumprecht   3'		 Coveny   85' Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Mark Shield
1 January 2006 Adelaide United 4–2 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10.30 Rech   40', 63'
Qu   30'
Veart   29'		 Baird   83'
Brosque   11'		 Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 17 edit

6 January 2006 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Matthew Breeze
7 January 2006 Perth Glory 0–2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Baird   80'
Reinaldo   10'		 Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Peter Green

Round 18 edit

12 January 2006 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward   86' Aloisi   71'
Qu   3'		 Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Matthew Breeze
13 January 2006 Newcastle Jets 3–0 New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Haliti   86', 90'
Milicic   19'		 Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Perry Mur
14 January 2006 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Carney   61' Pondeljak   52' Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 19 edit

19 January 2006 New Zealand Knights 1–4 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Emblen   7' Harnwell   78'
Coyne   14'
Sekulovski   11', 42'		 Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Neil Fox
21 January 2006 Queensland Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brosque   60', 70' Petrovski   85' Attendance: 13,302
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 20 edit

26 January 2006 Newcastle Jets 0–5 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Murdocca   90'
McKay   83'
Brosque   52'
Richter   44'
Reinaldo   10'		 Attendance: 10,271
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
27 January 2006 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan   88'
Spencer   28', 62'		 Ferrante   13' Attendance: 11,945
Referee: Simon Przydacz
28 January 2006 New Zealand Knights 1–1 Adelaide United North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Zhang   71' Brain   21' Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Perry Mur
29 January 2006 Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Despotovski   53' Zadkovich   23'
Rudan   14'		 Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 21 edit

3 February 2006 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Ceccoli   71'
Yorke   48' (pen.)		 Qu   90' Attendance: 25,557
Referee: Mark Shield
4 February 2006 Melbourne Victory 2–1 New Zealand Knights Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11 Muscat   21' (pen.)
Byrnes   2'		 Brockie   90' Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Angelo Nardi
5 February 2006 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Coveny   34' Mori   71'
Picken   58' (o.g.)
Ward   9'		 Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series edit

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 away goals rule (two-leg ties only), extra time and penalty shootouts were used to decide drawn games.

10 February 2006 Minor semi-final leg 1 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Osman   76' Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Ben Williams
12 February 2006 Major semi-final leg 1 Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 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 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan   79' Thompson   28' Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Simon Przydacz
19 February 2006 Major semi-final leg 2 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Rudan   76'
Petrovski   29'		 Qu   60' Attendance: 30,377
Referee: Mark Shield
26 February 2006 Preliminary final Adelaide United 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+10.30 Pondeljak   7' Attendance: 11,405
Referee: Matthew Breeze
See also: 2006 A-League Grand Final
5 March 2006 Grand final Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Corica   62' Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Mark Shield

Statistics edit

Attendance edit

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
{{{T9}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T10}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T11}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T12}}} 0 0 0 0 0
League total 84 10,955 25,557 1,922 920,219

Highest attendance edit

Leading goalscorers edit

Further information: A-League top scorers
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
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2005 06 A League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2005 06 A League was the 29th season of top flight soccer in Australia and the inaugural season of the A League After over 12 months without a national professional club competition since the close of the 2003 04 National Soccer League season the first match in the A League was played on 26 August 2005 The competition was made up of a triple round robin league stage before a championship playoff featuring the top four teams A LeagueSeason2005 06Dates26 August 2005 5 March 2006ChampionsSydney FC 1st title PremiersAdelaide United 1st title Champions LeagueSydney FCAdelaide UnitedMatches played84Goals scored232 2 76 per match Top goalscorerAlex BrosqueBobby DespotovskiArchie ThompsonStewart Petrie 8 goals Best goalkeeperClint BoltonBiggest home winMelbourne Victory 5 0 Sydney FC 16 October 2005 Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0 5 Queensland Roar 26 January 2006 Highest attendance25 557Lowest attendance1 922Average attendance10 955 2003 04 NSL2006 07 Of the eight participants four came from the National Soccer League 1977 2004 Perth Glory established 1995 New Zealand Knights 1999 Newcastle Jets 2000 and Adelaide United 2003 New Zealand Knights had previously entered the NSL as the Auckland Football Kingz but were significantly restructured and have a vastly different playing roster Queensland Roar previously competed in the NSL from 1977 to 1988 and had competed in the Queensland State League since then as Brisbane Lions Adelaide United were named Premiers after finishing the season seven points clear at the top of the league The first A League Grand Final took place on 5 March 2006 with Sydney FC becoming the league s inaugural Champions defeating the Central Coast Mariners 1 0 Contents 1 Clubs 1 1 Foreign players 1 2 Salary cap exemptions and captains 2 Preliminary Competitions 2 1 Oceania Club Championship Qualification 2 2 Pre Season Challenge Cup 2 2 1 Group stage 2 2 2 Finals 3 Regular season 3 1 League table 3 2 Results 3 2 1 Round 1 3 2 2 Round 2 3 2 3 Round 3 3 2 4 Round 4 3 2 5 Round 5 3 2 6 Round 6 3 2 7 Round 7 3 2 8 Round 8 3 2 9 Round 9 3 2 10 Round 10 3 2 11 Round 11 3 2 12 Round 12 3 2 13 Round 13 3 2 14 Round 14 3 2 15 Round 15 3 2 16 Round 16 3 2 17 Round 17 3 2 18 Round 18 3 2 19 Round 19 3 2 20 Round 20 3 2 21 Round 21 3 3 Finals series 4 Statistics 4 1 Attendance 4 1 1 Highest attendance 4 2 Leading goalscorers 4 3 Disciplinary records 4 4 Biggest victories 4 5 Highest aggregate scores 4 6 Other honours 5 Awards 6 AFC Champions League 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksClubs edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets New Zealand Knights Queensland Roar Perth Glory Sydney FC Further information A League 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 edit Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non Visa foreigner s Former player s Adelaide United nbsp Fernando nbsp Qu Shengqing Central Coast Mariners nbsp Andre Gumprecht nbsp Wayne O Sullivan nbsp Stewart Petrie nbsp John Hutchinson2 nbsp Ian Ferguson3 Melbourne Victory nbsp Richard Kitzbichler nbsp Geoffrey Claeys New Zealand Knights nbsp Zhang Xiaobin nbsp Darren Bazeley nbsp Ben Collett nbsp Neil Emblen nbsp Li Yan3 nbsp Ronnie Bull3 nbsp Naoki Imaya3 nbsp Frank van Eijs3 nbsp Sean Devine1 nbsp Simon Yeo Newcastle Jets nbsp Guy Bates nbsp Mateo Corbo nbsp Vaughan Coveny1 Perth Glory nbsp Steve McMahon nbsp Hiroyuki Ishida nbsp Danny Hay nbsp Henry Fa arodo nbsp Stuart Young1 nbsp Milan Jovanic3 Queensland Roar nbsp Reinaldo nbsp Remo Buess nbsp Osvaldo Carro nbsp Seo Hyuk su1 Sydney FC nbsp Terry McFlynn nbsp Dwight Yorke nbsp Alejandro Salazar nbsp Kazuyoshi Miura4 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 edit Club Marquee Captain Vice Captain Adelaide United nbsp Qu Shengqing 1 nbsp Ross Aloisi 2 None Central Coast Mariners None nbsp Noel Spencer 3 None Melbourne Victory nbsp Archie Thompson 4 5 nbsp Kevin Muscat 6 None New Zealand Knights None nbsp Danny Hay 7 nbsp Darren Bazeley note 1 9 None Newcastle Jets nbsp Ned Zelic 10 nbsp Ned Zelic 11 12 13 None Perth Glory nbsp Brian Deane 14 note 2 nbsp Jamie Harnwell 15 None Queensland Roar None nbsp Chad Gibson 16 None Sydney FC nbsp Dwight Yorke 17 nbsp Mark Rudan 18 NonePreliminary Competitions editTwo competitions were held prior to the start of the A League season Oceania Club Championship Qualification edit Main article 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament This three round competition was held in May 2005 to determine Australia s qualifier for the 2005 season of the Oceania Club Championship It consisted of all Australian A League clubs i e all clubs except for the New Zealand Knights and granted Perth Glory the reigning NSL champions a bye into the semi finals Round 1 7 May Semi finals 11 May Finals 15 May Perth Glory1Sydney FC2Sydney FC3Queensland Roar0Sydney FC1Central Coast Mariners0Central Coast Mariners p 0 4 Newcastle Jets0 2 Central Coast Mariners4Adelaide United0Adelaide United p 0 4 Melbourne Victory0 1 Sydney FC qualified for and subsequently won the 2005 Oceania Club Championship entitling it to a place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship to be played in Tokyo Pre Season Challenge Cup edit Main article 2005 A League 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 edit Group A 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 2Source citation needed Group B 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 0Source citation needed Finals edit Semi finalsFinal 12 August Melbourne Victory1 21 August Central Coast Mariners3 Central Coast Mariners1 14 August Perth Glory0 Sydney FC0 Perth Glory1 The Central Coast Mariners were the inaugural Pre season Challenge Cup winners Regular season editThe 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 edit 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 6Source ultimatealeague comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C ChampionsNotes New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club Results edit Round 1 edit Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners 26 August 2005Perth Glory0 1Central Coast MarinersMembers Equity Stadium Perth20 00 UTC 8 ReportSummary Spencer nbsp 66 Attendance 11 113Referee Ben Williams Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United 26 August 2005Newcastle Jets0 1Adelaide UnitedEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle20 00 UTC 10 ReportSummary Veart nbsp 19 Attendance 13 160Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Queensland Roar v New Zealand Knights 28 August 2005Queensland Roar2 0New Zealand KnightsSuncorp Stadium Brisbane15 00 UTC 10 Brosque nbsp 80 Baird nbsp 86 ReportSummary Attendance 20 725Referee Matthew Breeze Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 28 August 2005Sydney FC1 1Melbourne VictoryAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 10 Yorke nbsp 44 ReportSummary permanent dead link Thompson nbsp 73 Attendance 25 208Referee Mark Shield Round 2 edit Adelaide United v Queensland Roar 2 September 2005Adelaide United0 0Queensland RoarHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide19 30 UTC 9 30 ReportSummary Attendance 11 029Referee Ben Williams New Zealand Knights v Sydney FC 2 September 2005New Zealand Knights1 3Sydney FCNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 12 Rose nbsp 69 ReportSummary permanent dead link Rudan nbsp 25 Bingley nbsp 73 Middleby nbsp 90 4 Attendance 9 827Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets 4 September 2005Central Coast Mariners1 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium Gosford15 00 UTC 10 Petrie nbsp 69 ReportSummary Milicic nbsp 25 Attendance 5 917Referee Mark Shield Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 4 September 2005Melbourne Victory2 2Perth GloryOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne17 00 UTC 10 Kitzbichler nbsp 11 Muscat nbsp 85 pen ReportSummary Caceres nbsp 40 Despotovski nbsp 56 Attendance 17 960Referee Matthew Breeze Round 3 edit Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 9 September 2005Adelaide United1 0Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide19 30 UTC 9 30 Brain nbsp 1 ReportSummary Attendance 8 785Referee Peter O Leary Perth Glory v Queensland Roar 10 September 2005Perth Glory2 1Queensland RoarMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 35 UTC 8 Despotovski nbsp 54 72 ReportSummary Moon nbsp 76 Attendance 8 509Referee Simon Przydacz Central Coast Mariners v New Zealand Knights 10 September 2005Central Coast Mariners0 2New Zealand KnightsBluetongue Stadium Gosford19 35 UTC 10 ReportSummary Yeo nbsp 69 Devine nbsp 80 Attendance 5 261Referee Ben Williams Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC 11 September 2005Newcastle Jets2 1Sydney FCEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle17 00 UTC 10 Milicic nbsp 6 Johnson nbsp 18 ReportSummary permanent dead link Yorke nbsp 78 Attendance 9 127Referee Matthew Breeze Round 4 edit Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 16 September 2005Sydney FC2 3Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium Sydney20 00 UTC 10 Packer nbsp 13 Yorke nbsp 72 ReportSummary permanent dead link Petrie nbsp 20 pen Gumprecht nbsp 35 Spencer nbsp 90 1 Attendance 15 614Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Perth Glory v Adelaide United 17 September 2005Perth Glory1 2Adelaide UnitedMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 35 UTC 8 Valkanis nbsp 20 o g ReportSummary Aloisi nbsp 32 Qu nbsp 65 Attendance 8 052Referee Matthew Breeze Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory 18 September 2005Queensland Roar1 1Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium Brisbane15 00 UTC 10 Baird nbsp 62 ReportSummary Allsopp nbsp 88 Attendance 15 444Referee Ben Williams Newcastle Jets v New Zealand Knights 18 September 2005Newcastle Jets4 0New Zealand KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle17 00 UTC 10 Haliti nbsp 12 Thompson nbsp 26 Musialik nbsp 37 Carle nbsp 70 pen ReportSummary Attendance 7 495Referee Simon Przydacz Round 5 edit New Zealand Knights v Perth Glory 22 September 2005New Zealand Knights0 1Perth GloryNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 12 ReportSummary Harnwell nbsp 68 Attendance 4 138Referee Neil Fox Queensland Roar v Sydney FC 23 September 2005Queensland Roar1 3Sydney FCSuncorp Stadium Brisbane20 00 UTC 10 Timpano nbsp 50 o g ReportSummary permanent dead link Corica nbsp 5 67 McFlynn nbsp 68 Attendance 23 142Referee Matthew Breeze Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 25 September 2005Melbourne Victory1 0Newcastle JetsOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne17 00 UTC 10 Thompson nbsp 68 ReportSummary Attendance 13 831Referee Craig Zetter Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners 25 September 2005Adelaide United1 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide17 00 UTC 9 30 Valkanis nbsp 34 ReportSummary Kwasnik nbsp 19 Attendance 7 013Referee Angelo Nardi Round 6 edit Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 30 September 2005Central Coast Mariners1 2Melbourne VictoryBluetongue Stadium Gosford20 00 UTC 10 Heffernan nbsp 33 ReportSummary Thompson nbsp 73 Leijer nbsp 81 Attendance 9 313Referee Ben Williams Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar 1 October 2005Newcastle Jets0 1Queensland RoarEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle19 35 UTC 10 ReportSummary Moon nbsp 68 Attendance 7 436Referee Strebre Delovski Perth Glory v Sydney FC 1 October 2005Perth Glory1 2Sydney FCMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 35 UTC 8 Despotovski nbsp 40 ReportSummary Petrovski nbsp 48 Yorke nbsp 65 Attendance 13 157Referee Matthew Breeze New Zealand Knights v Adelaide United 2 October 2005New Zealand Knights1 2Adelaide UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland18 00 UTC 12 Yeo nbsp 44 ReportSummary Dodd nbsp 34 Qu nbsp 81 Attendance 3 558Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Round 7 edit Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners 7 October 2005Queensland Roar1 1Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium Brisbane20 00 UTC 10 Seo nbsp 57 ReportSummary Spencer nbsp 41 Attendance 13 195Referee Perry Mur Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory 8 October 2005Newcastle Jets1 5Perth GloryEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle19 30 UTC 10 Parisi nbsp 72 ReportSummary Mori nbsp 33 62 Harnwell nbsp 46 Despotovski nbsp 52 Sekulovski nbsp 80 Attendance 5 868Referee James Lewis Sydney FC v Adelaide United 9 October 2005Sydney FC2 1Adelaide UnitedAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 10 Carney nbsp 54 Petrovski nbsp 88 ReportSummary Valkanis nbsp 51 Attendance 18 276Referee Mark Shield Melbourne Victory v New Zealand Knights 10 October 2005Melbourne Victory3 0New Zealand KnightsOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne19 00 UTC 10 Kitzbichler nbsp 23 Muscat nbsp 62 Diaco nbsp 64 ReportSummary Attendance 11 010Referee Peter Green Round 8 edit Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets 14 October 2005Adelaide United2 4Newcastle JetsHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide19 30 UTC 9 30 Valkanis nbsp 38 Corbo nbsp 67 o g ReportSummary Kemp nbsp 12 o g Carle nbsp 22 89 Zelic nbsp 68 Attendance 13 182Referee Mark Shield Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 16 October 2005Melbourne Victory5 0Sydney FCOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne13 00 UTC 10 Kitzbichler nbsp 34 Muscat nbsp 53 pen 78 pen Thompson nbsp 57 69 ReportSummary Attendance 18 206Referee Matthew Breeze Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory 16 October 2005Central Coast Mariners4 0Perth GloryBluetongue Stadium Gosford17 00 UTC 10 Petrie nbsp 14 48 Heffernan nbsp 85 Spencer nbsp 90 3 ReportSummary Attendance 6 494Referee Ben Williams New Zealand Knights v Queensland Roar 16 October 2005New Zealand Knights0 2Queensland RoarNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland18 00 UTC 12 ReportSummary Seo nbsp 8 Baird nbsp 57 Attendance 4 182Referee Simon Przydacz Round 9 edit Sydney FC v New Zealand Knights 21 October 2005Sydney FC2 0New Zealand KnightsAussie Stadium Sydney20 00 UTC 10 Petrovski nbsp 10 Carney nbsp 30 ReportSummary Attendance 11 836Referee Ben Williams Queensland Roar v Adelaide United 22 October 2005Queensland Roar1 2Adelaide UnitedSuncorp Stadium Brisbane19 30 UTC 10 Brownlie nbsp 76 ReportSummary Fernando nbsp 59 Pantelis nbsp 89 Attendance 15 181Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners 23 October 2005Newcastle Jets1 0Central Coast MarinersEnergy Australia Stadium17 00 UTC 10 Parisi nbsp 88 ReportSummary Attendance 9 371Referee Matthew Breeze Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 23 October 2005Perth Glory2 1Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium Perth17 00 UTC 8 Deane nbsp 22 Sekulovski nbsp 55 ReportSummary Thompson nbsp 39 Attendance 12 312Referee Mark Shield Round 10 edit Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 28 October 2005Melbourne Victory0 1Adelaide UnitedOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne20 00 UTC 10 ReportSummary Veart nbsp 83 Attendance 16 201Referee Matthew Breeze Queensland Roar v Perth Glory 29 October 2005Queensland Roar0 0Perth GlorySuncorp Stadium Brisbane19 30 UTC 10 ReportSummary Attendance 13 685Referee Simon Przydacz New Zealand Knights v Central Coast Mariners 29 October 2005New Zealand Knights1 3Central Coast MarinersNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 12 Yeo nbsp 7 pen ReportSummary Heffernan nbsp 4 Petrie nbsp 49 72 pen Attendance 2 583Referee Neil Fox Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets 30 October 2005Sydney FC1 1Newcastle JetsAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 10 Carney nbsp 73 ReportSummary Milicic nbsp 77 Attendance 9 132Referee Mark Shield Round 11 edit New Zealand Knights v Newcastle Jets 4 November 2005New Zealand Knights2 4Newcastle JetsNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 13 Brockie nbsp 71 77 ReportSummary Milicic nbsp 18 28 56 Thompson nbsp 21 Attendance 2 561Referee Matthew Breeze Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar 4 November 2005Melbourne Victory0 1Queensland RoarOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne20 00 UTC 11 ReportSummary McKay nbsp 15 Attendance 13 239Referee Mark Shield Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC 5 November 2005Central Coast Mariners1 5Sydney FCBluetongue Stadium Gosford20 00 UTC 11 Hutchinson nbsp 40 ReportSummary Yorke nbsp 9 pen Talay nbsp 14 Petrovski nbsp 23 68 83 Attendance 10 529Referee Simon Przydacz Adelaide United v Perth Glory 6 November 2005Adelaide United2 4Perth GloryHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide16 30 UTC 10 30 Veart nbsp 13 pen Rees nbsp 53 ReportSummary Mori nbsp 9 34 45 1 Despotovski nbsp 39 pen Attendance 10 868Referee Ben Williams Round 12 edit Perth Glory v New Zealand Knights 11 November 2005Perth Glory3 0New Zealand KnightsMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 00 UTC 8 Ward nbsp 69 Sekulovski nbsp 25 Despotovski nbsp 12 Attendance 9 667Referee Craig Zetter Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 11 November 2005Melbourne Victory0 0Newcastle JetsOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne20 00 UTC 11 Attendance 12 407Referee Simon Przydacz Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United 13 November 2005Central Coast Mariners1 2Adelaide UnitedBluetongue Stadium Gosford15 00 UTC 11 Hutchinson nbsp 12 Rech nbsp 90 Dodd nbsp 85 Attendance 5 467Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Sydney FC v Queensland Roar 13 November 2005Sydney FC1 0Queensland RoarAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 11 Zdrillic nbsp 54 Attendance 13 030Referee Ben Williams Round 13 edit Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 18 November 2005Melbourne Victory0 2Central Coast MarinersOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne20 00 UTC 11 Heffernan nbsp 75 Hutchinson nbsp 38 Attendance 13 892Referee Ben Williams Sydney FC v Perth Glory 19 November 2005Sydney FC0 0Perth GloryAussie Stadium Sydney19 00 UTC 11 Attendance 16 242Referee Matthew Breeze Adelaide United v New Zealand Knights 20 November 2005Adelaide United1 0New Zealand KnightsHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide16 30 UTC 10 30 Qu nbsp 38 Attendance 9 676Referee Angelo Nardi Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets 20 November 2005Queensland Roar0 1Newcastle JetsSuncorp Stadium Brisbane18 00 UTC 10 Thompson nbsp 34 Attendance 13 004Referee Mark Shield Round 14 edit Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar 25 November 2005Central Coast Mariners2 2Queensland RoarBluetongue Stadium Gosford20 00 UTC 11 Heffernan nbsp 89 Osman nbsp 56 Brosque nbsp 7 78 Attendance 5 194Referee Matthew Breeze Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets 25 November 2005Perth Glory0 1Newcastle JetsMembers Equity Stadium Perth17 00 UTC 8 Coveny nbsp 47 Attendance 7 921Referee Simon Przydacz New Zealand Knights v Melbourne Victory 26 November 2005New Zealand Knights2 3Melbourne VictoryNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 13 Devine nbsp 40 pen Christie nbsp 30 Kitzbichler nbsp 43 73 Muscat nbsp 28 pen Attendance 1 922Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Adelaide United v Sydney FC 27 November 2005Adelaide United3 2Sydney FCHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide16 30 UTC 10 30 Rech nbsp 4 84 Veart nbsp 14 Miura nbsp 33 76 Attendance 14 068Referee Mark Shield Round 15 edit Queensland Roar v New Zealand Knights 1 December 2005Queensland Roar1 1New Zealand KnightsSuncorp Stadium Brisbane19 00 UTC 10 Brownlie nbsp 28 Yeo nbsp 44 Attendance 8 607Referee James Lewis Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United 2 December 2005Newcastle Jets1 2Adelaide UnitedEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle20 00 UTC 11 Johnson nbsp 59 Brain nbsp 79 Veart nbsp 75 Attendance 10 132Referee Simon Przydacz Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 3 December 2005Sydney FC2 1Melbourne VictoryAussie Stadium Sydney19 00 UTC 11 Carney nbsp 81 Corica nbsp 24 Allsopp nbsp 88 Attendance 17 272Referee Matthew Breeze Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners 4 December 2005Perth Glory2 2Central Coast MarinersMembers Equity Stadium Perth16 00 UTC 8 Ishida nbsp 65 Ward nbsp 54 Petrie nbsp 12 Hutchinson nbsp 8 Attendance 7 428Referee Mark Shield Round 16 edit Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 29 December 2005Melbourne Victory2 2Perth GloryOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne20 00 UTC 11 Allsopp nbsp 45 Thompson nbsp 23 Ward nbsp 67 Mori nbsp 5 Attendance 14 754Referee nbsp Peter O Leary New Zealand Knights v Sydney FC 30 December 2005New Zealand Knights2 2Sydney FCNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 13 Brockie nbsp 86 Devine nbsp 3 Yorke nbsp 45 pen Carney nbsp 6 Attendance 4 212Referee Peter Green Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets 31 December 2005Central Coast Mariners4 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium Gosford18 00 UTC 11 Hutchinson nbsp 71 82 Brown nbsp 30 Gumprecht nbsp 3 Coveny nbsp 85 Attendance 11 612Referee Mark Shield Adelaide United v Queensland Roar 1 January 2006Adelaide United4 2Queensland RoarHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide18 30 UTC 10 30 Rech nbsp 40 63 Qu nbsp 30 Veart nbsp 29 Baird nbsp 83 Brosque nbsp 11 Attendance 8 426Referee Matthew Breeze Round 17 edit Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 5 January 2006Adelaide United1 0Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide19 30 UTC 10 30 Dodd nbsp 14 Attendance 13 427Referee Mark Shield Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets 6 January 2006Sydney FC0 0Newcastle JetsAussie Stadium Sydney20 00 UTC 11 Attendance 15 211Referee Matthew Breeze Perth Glory v Queensland Roar 7 January 2006Perth Glory0 2Queensland RoarMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 00 UTC 8 Baird nbsp 80 Reinaldo nbsp 10 Attendance 11 087Referee Peter Green Central Coast Mariners v New Zealand Knights 8 January 2006Central Coast Mariners1 0New Zealand KnightsBluetongue Stadium Gosford17 00 UTC 11 Heffernan nbsp 90 Attendance 7 257Referee Strebre Delovski Round 18 edit Perth Glory v Adelaide United 12 January 2006Perth Glory1 2Adelaide UnitedMembers Equity Stadium Perth19 00 UTC 8 Ward nbsp 86 Aloisi nbsp 71 Qu nbsp 3 Attendance 5 033Referee Matthew Breeze Newcastle Jets v New Zealand Knights 13 January 2006Newcastle Jets3 0New Zealand KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle20 00 UTC 11 Haliti nbsp 86 90 Milicic nbsp 19 Attendance 6 862Referee Perry Mur Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 14 January 2006Sydney FC1 1Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium Sydney19 00 UTC 11 Carney nbsp 61 Pondeljak nbsp 52 Attendance 15 977Referee Ben Williams Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory 15 January 2006Queensland Roar0 1Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium Brisbane18 00 UTC 10 Thompson nbsp 56 Attendance 12 710Referee Mark Shield Round 19 edit New Zealand Knights v Perth Glory 19 January 2006New Zealand Knights1 4Perth GloryNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 13 Emblen nbsp 7 Harnwell nbsp 78 Coyne nbsp 14 Sekulovski nbsp 11 42 Attendance 3 024Referee Neil Fox Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners 20 January 2006Adelaide United1 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide19 30 UTC 10 30 Veart nbsp 50 pen Kwasnik nbsp 54 Attendance 13 008Referee Mark Shield Queensland Roar v Sydney FC 21 January 2006Queensland Roar2 1Sydney FCSuncorp Stadium Brisbane19 00 UTC 10 Brosque nbsp 60 70 Petrovski nbsp 85 Attendance 13 302Referee Simon Przydacz Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 22 January 2006Newcastle Jets1 0Melbourne VictoryEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle17 00 UTC 11 Coveny nbsp 36 Attendance 9 073Referee Matthew Breeze Round 20 edit Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar 26 January 2006Newcastle Jets0 5Queensland RoarEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle20 00 UTC 11 Murdocca nbsp 90 McKay nbsp 83 Brosque nbsp 52 Richter nbsp 44 Reinaldo nbsp 10 Attendance 10 271Referee nbsp Peter O Leary Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 27 January 2006Central Coast Mariners3 1Melbourne VictoryBluetongue Stadium Gosford20 00 UTC 11 Heffernan nbsp 88 Spencer nbsp 28 62 Ferrante nbsp 13 Attendance 11 945Referee Simon Przydacz New Zealand Knights v Adelaide United 28 January 2006New Zealand Knights1 1Adelaide UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium Auckland20 00 UTC 13 Zhang nbsp 71 Brain nbsp 21 Attendance 3 079Referee Perry Mur Perth Glory v Sydney FC 29 January 2006Perth Glory1 2Sydney FCMembers Equity Stadium Perth16 00 UTC 8 Despotovski nbsp 53 Zadkovich nbsp 23 Rudan nbsp 14 Attendance 12 796Referee Craig Zetter Round 21 edit Sydney FC v Adelaide United 3 February 2006Sydney FC2 1Adelaide UnitedAussie Stadium Sydney20 00 UTC 11 Ceccoli nbsp 71 Yorke nbsp 48 pen Qu nbsp 90 Attendance 25 557Referee Mark Shield Melbourne Victory v New Zealand Knights 4 February 2006Melbourne Victory2 1New Zealand KnightsOlympic Park Stadium Melbourne18 00 UTC 11 Muscat nbsp 21 pen Byrnes nbsp 2 Brockie nbsp 90 Attendance 10 078Referee Angelo Nardi Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners 4 February 2006Queensland Roar2 2Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium Brisbane19 00 UTC 10 Baird nbsp 60 Brosque nbsp 3 O Sullivan nbsp 81 Petrie nbsp 33 Attendance 13 641Referee Ben Williams Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory 5 February 2006Newcastle Jets1 3Perth GloryEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle17 00 UTC 11 Coveny nbsp 34 Mori nbsp 71 Picken nbsp 58 o g Ward nbsp 9 Attendance 9 232Referee Matthew Breeze Finals series edit 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 away goals rule two leg ties only extra time and penalty shootouts were used to decide drawn games SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinalAdelaide United212Sydney FC1Sydney FC223Central Coast Mariners01Adelaide United03Central Coast Mariners1Central Coast Mariners11Newcastle Jets01 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners 10 February 2006 Minor semi final leg 1Newcastle Jets0 1Central Coast MarinersEnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle20 00 UTC 11 Osman nbsp 76 Attendance 10 236Referee Ben Williams Adelaide United v Sydney FC 12 February 2006 Major semi final leg 1Adelaide United2 2Sydney FCHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide17 00 UTC 10 30 Rech nbsp 34 Dodd nbsp 31 Petrovski nbsp 39 Corica nbsp 9 Attendance 15 104Referee Matthew Breeze Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets 17 February 2006 Minor semi final leg 2Central Coast Mariners1 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium Gosford20 00 UTC 11 Heffernan nbsp 79 Thompson nbsp 28 Attendance 17 429Referee Simon Przydacz Sydney FC v Adelaide United 19 February 2006 Major semi final leg 2Sydney FC2 1Adelaide UnitedAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 11 Rudan nbsp 76 Petrovski nbsp 29 Qu nbsp 60 Attendance 30 377Referee Mark Shield Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners 26 February 2006 Preliminary finalAdelaide United0 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium Adelaide17 00 UTC 10 30 Pondeljak nbsp 7 Attendance 11 405Referee Matthew Breeze See also 2006 A League Grand Final Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 5 March 2006 Grand finalSydney FC1 0Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium Sydney17 00 UTC 11 Corica nbsp 62 Attendance 41 689Referee Mark ShieldStatistics editAttendance edit 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 T9 0 0 0 0 0 T10 0 0 0 0 0 T11 0 0 0 0 0 T12 0 0 0 0 0 League total 84 10 955 25 557 1 922 920 219 Highest attendance edit 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 edit Further information A League top scorers 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 nbsp Alex Brosque Brisbane Roar 1 2 1 2 1 1 nbsp Bobby Despotovski Perth Glory 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 nbsp Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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