2006–07 in Australian soccer
The following article is a summary of the 2006–07 football season in Australia, which was the 2nd season following the formation of the A-League.
| Season | 2006–07 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||||
| A-League Championship | Melbourne Victory | |||
| A-League Premiership | Melbourne Victory | |||
| A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Adelaide United | |||
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A-League
The 2006–07 A-League season began on 25 August 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Finals Series and 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Finals Series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
- New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals
| Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| L1 | L2 | |||||||||||||
| 28 January & 4 February | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 2 | 18 February | ||||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide United | 0 | 1 | 11 February | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Adelaide United (pso) | 1 (4) | 2 | Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 January & 2 February | 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sydney FC | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup began on 15 July 2006 and ended on 19 August 2006
Group stage
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Knights | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Finals
| Playoffs | Finals | |||||||
| Grand final | ||||||||
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 (4) | ||||
| B2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | Adelaide United (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||
| Third place playoff | ||||||||
| A2 | Adelaide United | 2 | Sydney FC | 2 | ||||
| B1 | Sydney FC | 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | ||||
| Fifth place playoff | ||||||||
| A3 | Melbourne Victory (pen.) | 0 (4) | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 (2) | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||
| Seventh place playoff | ||||||||
| A4 | Perth Glory | 1 | New Zealand Knights | 1 | ||||
| B3 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | Queensland Roar | 2 | ||||
Asian Champions League
The 2006 AFC Champions League began on 7 March 2007 and ended on 14 November 2007. Adelaide United and Sydney FC represented Australia in the competition, 2005–06 A-League Premiers and Champions, respectively.
Adelaide United
| 7 March 2007 Group stage | Adelaide United .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 0–1 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,645 Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) |
| 21 March 2007 Group stage | Gach Dong Tam Long An  | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Tân An, Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Long An Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives) |
| 11 April 2007 Group stage | Adelaide United | 2–2 |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 25 April 2007 Group stage | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Seongnam, South Korea |
|
Report | Stadium: Seongnam 2 Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
| 9 May 2007 Group stage | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Jinan, China |
| Report | Stadium: Shandong Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 23 May 2007 Group stage | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Gach Dong Tam Long An | Adelaide, Australia |
|
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
Sydney FC
| 7 March 2007 Group stage | Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Shanghai, China |
Xie Hui  78' |
Report | Steve Corica 8' Ufuk Talay 23' |
Stadium: Yuanshen Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) |
| 21 March 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 2–2 |  Urawa Red Diamonds | Sydney, Australia |
| David Carney 1' Ufuk Talay 23' (pen.) |
Report | Robson Ponte 30' Yuichiro Nagai 55' |
Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 12 April 2007 Group stage | Persik Kediri  | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Surakarta, Indonesia |
| Aris Budi Prasetyo 25' Budi Sudarsono 70' |
Report | Steve Corica 8' |
Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
| 25 April 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Persik Kediri | Sydney, Australia |
| Steve Corica 54', 90' Alex Brosque 73' |
Report | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 10,075 Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam) |
| 9 May 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Sydney, Australia |
| (Report 1 2) | Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 14,786 Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
| 23 May 2007 Group stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Saitama, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 44,793 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
National teams
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.
| 7 October 2006 | Australia | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | Brisbane, Australia |
| Popovic 88' |
Report | Beauchamp 90+2' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,609 Referee: Joji Kashihara (Japan) |
| 14 November 2006 | Australia | 1–1 |  Ghana | London, England |
| Aloisi 25' (pen.) |
Report | Agogo 75' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,379 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
| 6 February 2007 | Australia | 1–3 |  Denmark | London, England |
| Emerton 85' |
Report | Tomasson 5', 38' Jensen 28' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Rob Styles (England) |
| 24 March 2007 | China PR | 0–2 | Australia | Guangzhou, China |
| Report | Holman 8' Bresciano 28' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wu Chao Jue (Hong Kong) |
| 2 June 2007 | Australia | 1–2 |  Uruguay | Sydney, Australia |
| Sterjovski 6' |
Report | Forlán 40' Recoba 77' |
Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 61,795 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 30 June 2007 | Singapore  | 0–3 | Australia | Kallang, Singapore |
| Report | Viduka 55', 88' Kewell 76' |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
AFC Asian Cup qualification
| 16 August 2006 Qualifying round | Australia | 2–0 |  Kuwait | Sydney, Australia |
| Dodd 75' Petrovski 86' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 32,622 Referee: Junjie Huang (China) |
| 6 September 2006 Qualifying round | Kuwait | 2–0 | Australia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al Mutairi 55' Al-Mutwa 60' |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
| 11 October 2006 Qualifying round | Australia | 2–0 |  Bahrain | Sydney, Australia |
| Aloisi 17' Bresciano 23' |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.
| 18 February 2007 Lunar New Year Cup semifinal | China PR | 2–0 | Australia | Hong Kong |
| Cornthwaite 7' (o.g.) Jiang 87' |
Report | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 14,633 |
Olympic qualification
| 7 February 2007 Preliminary Round 1 | Australia | 11–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+09:30 | Milligan 4' Burns 10'Sarkies 45', 63', 84', 89'Djite 48'Stanley 62', 78'Cornthwaite 81'Vidošić 90' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 14 February 2007 Preliminary Round 1 | Chinese Taipei | 0–1 (0–12 agg.) | Australia | Taipei |
| 18:00 UTC+08:00 | Report | Milligan 66' |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) |
| 28 February 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Iran  | 0–0 | Australia | Tehran, Iran |
| 15:00 UTC+03:30 | Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
| 14 March 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Australia | 1–1 |  Jordan | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+10:30 | Sarkies 58' |
Report | Abdel-Halim 86' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand) |
| 28 March 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Australia | 2–0 |  Saudi Arabia | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+10:30 | Topor-Stanley 73' Sarkies 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
| 18 April 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Australia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+03:00 | Al-Bishi 60' (pen.) Al-Salem 67' |
Report | Bridge 45+2' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 16 May 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Australia | 3–1 | Iran | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+09:30 | Downes 3' Bridge 42' (pen.)Troisi 52' |
Report | Amraei 4' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.
| 9 August 2006 | Argentina  | 0–0 | Australia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona |
| 12 August 2006 | Chile  | 1–1 | Australia | Santiago, Chile |
| 57' |
Report | Djite 71' |
Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida |
| 17 January 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Australia | 0–1 | South Korea | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Yoon Bit-garam 8' |
AFF U-20 Youth Championship
| 13 September 2006 | Thailand  | 0–3 | Australia | Kuantan, Malaysia |
| Report | Djite 1' Downey 79'Burns 90+2' |
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium |
AFC Youth Championship
| 30 October 2006 Group stage | China PR | 1–0 | Australia | Kolkata, India |
| 16:00 IST | Xu 65' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Qassim Shaban (Kuwait) |
| 1 November 2006 Group stage | Australia | 3–1 | Thailand | Kolkata, India |
| 16:00 IST | Burns 26' 90+2' Vidosic 33' (pen.) |
Report | Phukom 40' (pen.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
| 3 November 2006 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 |  United Arab Emirates | Kolkata, India |
| 14:45 IST | Williams 14', 31' |
Report | Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 6 November 2006 Quarterfinal | South Korea | 2–1 | Australia | Kolkata, India |
| 16:00 IST | Song Jin-hyung 10', 36' |
Report | Grossman 18' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2006–07.
| 29 October 2006 Peace Queen Cup group stage | Netherlands  | 0–1 | Australia | Gimhae, South Korea |
| Report | Walsh 65' |
Stadium: Gimhae Stadium Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Cha Sung Mi (South Korea) |
| 31 October 2006 Peace Queen Cup group stage | Australia | 0–2 |  United States | Cheonan, South Korea |
| Report | Lilly 20' Kai 35' |
Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Attendance: 8,215 Referee: Kim Eun Jin (South Korea) |
| 2 November 2006 Peace Queen Cup group stage | Australia | 1–2 | Denmark | Suwon, South Korea |
| Munoz 69' |
Report | Juliussen 13' Rasmussen 81' |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,350 Referee: Shin Hwa Yeon (South Korea) |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
| 16 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 4–0 | South Korea | Adelaide, Australia |
| Shin Sun-Nam 30' (o.g.) Walsh 66'Munoz 75'De Vanna 87' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
| 18 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Myanmar | Adelaide, Australia |
| Shipard 31' De Vanna 77' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dongqing Zhang (China) |
| 22 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 0–0 |  North Korea | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan) |
| 24 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 5–0 | Thailand | Adelaide, Australia |
| Ferguson 3' Burgess 27'Walsh 53'Gill 62'De Vanna 81' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (South Korea) |
| 27 July 2006 Semifinal | Australia | 2–0 | Japan | Adelaide, Australia |
| Munoz 10' Peters 45' |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) |
Olympic qualification
| 21 February 2007 First round | Australia | 2–0 | Myanmar | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Walsh 9', 55' |
Report | Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan) |
| 23 February 2007 First round | Uzbekistan  | 0–10 | Australia | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Report | Gill 3' Slatyer 14' Colthorpe 18' 57', 81' Small 25' Walsh 27' Garriock 52' Davies 57' Walsh 15' McCallum 59', 83' Harch 75' |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan) |
| 25 February 2007 First round | Chinese Taipei | 1–8 | Australia | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Pei-Wen Tsai 35' |
Report | Gill 14', 26', 44', 49', 90' Walsh 29' Peters 72' Small 83' |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
| 7 April 2007 Final round | Australia | 15–0 |  Hong Kong | Coffs Harbour, Australia |
| Walsh 10', 12' McCallum 16', 43', 54' Gill 26', 52', 72', 74', 89' Peters 33' Burgess 56' Small 72' Salisbury 85', 87' |
Report | Stadium: Coffs Harbour International Stadium Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan) |
| 15 April 2007 Final round | Chinese Taipei | 0–10 | Australia | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Report | Gill 6', 28', 29' Walsh 18', 32', 45' Peters 42', 57' Salisbury 81' Burgess 83' |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan) |
| 3 June 2007 Final round | North Korea | 2–0 | Australia | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Ri Kum-suk 35', 55' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Huijin Niu (China) |
| 10 June 2007 Final round | Australia | 0–2 | North Korea | Coffs Harbour, Australia |
| Report | Ri Kum-suk 60' Kim Kyong-hwa 69' |
Stadium: Coffs Harbour International Stadium Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan) |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
| 17 August 2006 Group stage | New Zealand  | 0–3 | Australia | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Report | McCallum 39', 80' Shipard 90+2' |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
| 20 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil  | 2–0 | Australia | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Francielle 41' (pen.) Fabiana 69' |
Report | Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States) |
| 23 August 2006 Group stage | Australia | 1–1 |  Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| Brogan 85' |
Report | Kozhnikova 75' |
Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Christine Baitinger (Germany) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2006–07.
| 17 January 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Australia | 1–2 | South Korea | Sydney, Australia |
| Hogben 88' |
Report | Ji So-yun 51', 74' |
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
| 10 March 2007 Group stage | South Korea | 3–1 | Australia | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Park Hee-young 51' Kim Jung-in 53'Lee Hyun-young 58' |
Report | Simon 61' |
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Praew Semaksuk (Thailand) |
| 12 March 2007 Group stage | Australia | 0–0 | China PR | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Kim Kyong-hui (North Korea) |
Retirements
- 21 November 2006: Geoffrey Claeys, 32, former Belgium and Melbourne Victory defender.[1]
- 16 May 2007: Carl Veart, 36, former Australia, Adelaide City and Adelaide United forward.[2]
- 19 June 2007: John Crawley, 35, former Sydney United and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.[3]
- 21 June 2007: Paul Okon, 35, former Australia, Marconi Stallions and Newcastle Jets defender.[4]
References
- "VictoryTV - November 22, 2006". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Carl Veart retires gracefully". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Out with the old, in with the new". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
- "Injuries force Okon to retire". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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