2006 A-League Grand Final

The 2006 A-League Grand Final took place at Aussie Stadium in Sydney on 5 March 2006. Sydney FC had the home ground advantage after beating Adelaide United over 2 semifinal legs. Sydney FC would eventually go on to take the honours of being crowned the first ever A-League Champions, defeating the Central Coast Mariners. Steve Corica scored the only and winning goal in the 62nd minute after a pass from Sydney captain Dwight Yorke.

2006 A-League Grand Final
Event2005–06 A-League
Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners
1 0
Date5 March 2006
VenueAussie Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Man of the MatchDwight Yorke, Sydney FC
RefereeMark Shield
Attendance41,689

Route to the final
See also: 2005–06 A-League
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
    L1 L2    
    February 10 & 17                        
1 Adelaide United 2 1     5 March
2 Sydney FC 2 2     26 February         Sydney FC 1
      Adelaide United 0     Central Coast Mariners 0
  February 12 & 19     Central Coast Mariners 1  
3 Central Coast Mariners 1 1
4 Newcastle Jets 0 1  

Match

Details
Sydney FC1–0Central Coast Mariners
Corica  62' [1]
Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Mark Shield
Sydney FC
Central Coast Mariners


A-League
2006 Champions
Sydney FC
First Title

Statistics
Sydney Central Coast
Attempts at goal1515
Attempts on target65
Attempts off target910
Attempts - Woodwork00
Keeper saves43
Ball possession50%50%
Corners49
Fouls committed2016
Offsides43
Yellow cards01
Red cards00

See also

References
  1. Lucas, Adam (5 March 2006). "Sydney FC prevails". Archived from the original on 3 September 2006.
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