2006–07 A-League
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Season | 2006–07 |
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Dates | 25 August 2006 – 18 February 2007 |
Champions | Melbourne Victory (1st title) |
Premiers | Melbourne Victory (1st title) |
AFC Champions League | Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 218 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Archie Thompson (15 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Michael Theoklitos |
Biggest away win |
New Zealand Knights 0–4 Melbourne Victory (27 October 2006) |
Highest attendance | 50,333 |
Lowest attendance | 1,632 |
Average attendance | 12,927 |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The 2006–07 A-League was the 30th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the second season of the A-League since its establishment the previous season. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Fox Sports had signed a A$120 million deal over 7 years for the exclusive broadcast rights of the A-League, AFC Champions League, and national team matches (excluding matches played in the World Cup finals).[1]
The television advertisement campaign used for the 2006–07 season was the same as the previous season, with different music. Scribe's song "Not Many" was replaced with Manuel Neztic's "Kickin Down".[2] The second season was marketed as "A-League: Version 2".[3]
Clubs
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,000 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Bluetongue Stadium | 20,119 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Olympic Park Stadium Telstra Dome |
18,500 56,347 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Energy Australia Stadium | 26,164 |
New Zealand Knights | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium | 25,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | Members Equity Stadium | 18,156 |
Queensland Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Aussie Stadium | 42,500 |
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
This competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).
The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.[4]
The pre-season cup was won by Adelaide United at the final on 19 August 2006.
Regular season
The league season took a triple round-robin format, and took place over 21 rounds between 25 August 2006 and 21 January 2007.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | 2007 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29[lower-alpha 3] | |
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 4] | 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) Champion.
Notes:
- ↑ First place qualifies for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Winning the 2007 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies. - ↑ First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2007 A-League Finals Series.
- ↑ 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 2008 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results
Round 1
25 August 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
20:00 UTC+10 | Claudinho Muscat |
Attendance: 15,781 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
26 August 2006 | Queensland Roar | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:30 UTC+10 | McLaren Vidosic Lynch |
Attendance: 20,606 Referee: Ben Williams |
27 August 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
16:30 UTC+12 | Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
27 August 2006 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:00 UTC+10 | Fyfe |
Attendance: 19,274 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 2
1 September 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 2–3 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge Gibson |
Lynch Okon Reinaldo |
Attendance: 7,276 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
2 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 1–0 | Adelaide United | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buari |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Peter Green |
2 September 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muscat Allsopp |
Vargas Fyfe |
Attendance: 39,730 Referee: Mark Shield |
3 September 2006 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Young Colosimo |
Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Round 3
8 September 2006 | Adelaide United | 5–1 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Durante Qu Cornthwaite Rech |
Bridge |
Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Mark Shield |
9 September 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
10 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muscat Thompson Allsopp |
Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
10 September 2006 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coyne |
Petrovski |
Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Round 4
15 September 2006 | Queensland Roar | 5–0 | New Zealand Knights | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milicic Lynch Reinaldo McKay |
Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 September 2006 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dodd Rech |
Attendance: 11,474 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
17 September 2006 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zdrillic Corica |
Rodriguez |
Attendance: 15,488 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
17 September 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thompson |
Attendance: 17,617 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Round 5
21 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–1 | Sydney FC | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rudan |
Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Ben Williams |
22 September 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 16,143 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
23 September 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hutchinson |
Griffiths |
Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
24 September 2006 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tarka |
Muscat Caceres |
Attendance: 7,983 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 6
28 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasnik |
Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
29 September 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 0–3 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harnwell Young |
Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
1 October 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allsopp Muscat Fred |
Milicic |
Attendance: 25,921 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
2 October 2006 | Adelaide United | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Burns |
Carbone Petrovski Dodd Zadkovich |
Attendance: 15,119 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 7
6 October 2006 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Burns Rees Veart |
Mori |
Attendance: 10,493 Referee: Ben Williams |
6 October 2006 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | New Zealand Knights | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Young |
Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Craig Zetter |
8 October 2006 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ceccoli |
Dilevski |
Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
8 October 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allsopp |
Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 8
13 October 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mori O'Grady |
Carbone |
Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
14 October 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 3–0 | New Zealand Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez Musialik North |
Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Peter Green |
15 October 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owens |
Attendance: 32,368 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
15 October 2006 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Young |
Vidosic Milicic |
Attendance: 9,978 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 9
20 October 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pondeljak |
Despotovski |
Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
21 October 2006 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corica |
Thompson |
Attendance: 20,881 Referee: Mark Shield |
22 October 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coveny |
Attendance: 16,061 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
22 October 2006 | Adelaide United | 4–2 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dodd Petta Veart Burns |
van Dommele Hickey |
Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Round 10
27 October 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allsopp Caceres Thompson Fred |
Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
27 October 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carle Coveny |
Veart |
Attendance: 10,895 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
28 October 2006 | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reinaldo |
Mori |
Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Mark Shield |
29 October 2006 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zdrillic |
Glavas |
Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 11
3 November 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allsopp Thompson |
McMaster Petrie Kwasnik |
Attendance: 28,118 Referee: Peter Green |
4 November 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brown |
Zdrillic |
Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Mark Shield |
5 November 2006 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Veart Owens Kemp |
Saric Despotovski |
Attendance: 11,032 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
5 November 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 1–0 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ognenovski |
Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Round 12
9 November 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brebner |
Attendance: 22,890 Referee: Craig Zetter |
10 November 2006 | Sydney FC | 4–0 | New Zealand Knights | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Petrovski Zdrillic Carney |
Attendance: 9,871 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
11 November 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dodd |
Attendance: 14,154 Referee: Ben Williams |
11 November 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge Carle Rodriguez |
Mori |
Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 13
17 November 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Packer Thompson |
Attendance: 14,797 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
18 November 2006 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harnwell Glavaš |
Carle |
Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
19 November 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mori Mrdja |
Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Peter Green |
19 November 2006 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Talay Rudan |
Aloisi |
Attendance: 14,308 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 14
24 November 2006 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Queensland Roar | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Talay Corica Middleby |
Attendance: 12,718 Referee: Ben Williams |
25 November 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasnik Petrie |
Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Mark Shield |
26 November 2006 | Perth Glory | 4–1 | New Zealand Knights | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harnwell Despotovski |
Hickey |
Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
26 November 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez |
Attendance: 27,753 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 15
1 December 2006 | Adelaide United | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando |
Muscat Allsopp Fred |
Attendance: 16,378 Referee: Mark Shield |
2 December 2006 | Queensland Roar | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
McKay |
Attendance: 11,237 Referee: Craig Zetter |
3 December 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marcina |
Griffiths |
Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O’Leary |
3 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 12,457 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 16
7 December 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–3 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge Griffiths |
Attendance: 10,040 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
8 December 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 50,333 Referee: Mark Shield |
10 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasnik |
Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Peter O’Leary |
10 December 2006 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owens |
Gao |
Attendance: 11,548 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Round 17
14 December 2006 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brosque |
Attendance: 11,816 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
15 December 2006 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Romário Fernando Owens |
Bridge Thompson |
Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasnik |
Griffin Vidosic |
Attendance: 7,132 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
17 December 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | New Zealand Knights | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allsopp Caceres Thompson |
Attendance: 15,563 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Round 18
28 December 2006 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Ben Williams |
29 December 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 3–1 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tambouras Emblen Marcina |
Milicic |
Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Peter O’Leary |
31 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasnik |
Fred Thompson |
Attendance: 15404 Referee: Mark Shield |
1 January 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brosque Petrovski |
Attendance: 20,980 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 19
4 January 2007 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reinaldo |
Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
5 January 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez |
Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Mark Shield |
7 January 2007 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | New Zealand Knights | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bunce |
Attendance: 16,040 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
7 January 2007 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harnwell Byrnes |
Sarkies |
Attendance: 6,462 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 20
11 January 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | New Zealand Knights | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Ben Williams |
12 January 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thompson |
Mori Vidosic |
Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Mark Shield |
14 January 2007 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando |
Attendance: 14,704 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
14 January 2007 | Perth Glory | 3–3 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colosimo Harnwell Magdic |
Carle Griffiths |
Attendance: 7,904 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Round 21
19 January 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 4–0 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge Coveny Griffiths |
Attendance: 19,601 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
20 January 2007 | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mori |
Brosque |
Attendance: 32,371 Referee: Mark Shield |
21 January 2007 | New Zealand Knights | 2–0 | Perth Glory | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emblen Buari |
Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Kevin Docherty |
21 January 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pondeljak |
Burns |
Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Finals series
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 |
26 January 2007 Minor Semi Final – Leg 1 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
20:00 UTC+11 | Brosque Milligan |
Rodriguez |
Attendance: 21,112 Referee: Peter Green |
28 January 2007 Major Semi Final – Leg 1 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:30 UTC+10.30 | Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
2 February 2007 Minor Semi Final – Leg 2 | Newcastle Jets | 2–0 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
---|---|---|---|---|
20:00 UTC+11 | Attendance: 24,338 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 February 2007 Major Semi Final – Leg 2 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 UTC+11 | Allsopp Robinson |
Dodd |
Attendance: 47,413 Referee: Mark Shield |
11 February 2007 Preliminary Final | Adelaide United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:30 UTC+10.30 | Veart |
(4–3 Pen.) | Coveny |
Attendance: 13,798 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
18 February 2007 Grand Final | Melbourne Victory | 6–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 UTC+11 | Attendance: 55,436 Referee: Mark Shield |
The Asian Football Confederation announced on 21 November 2006 that Adelaide United and Sydney FC would represent Australia in the 2007 AFC Champions League. Despite an appeal by the Football Federation Australia, it was determined that the 2005–06 A-League premiers and champions would qualify and not those from the current season.[5]
The AFC also indicated that the qualification arrangements would not be reviewed prior to 2009. The FFA have indicated that the premiers and champions of A-League 2006–07 will qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League – establishing a precedent of maintaining a one-year lag between qualification and participation.
Season statistics
Leading goalscorers
Most yellow cards
Player | Team | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|
Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory | 7 |
Nick Carle | Newcastle Jets | 6 |
Andrew Durante | Newcastle Jets | 6 |
Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory | 5 |
Terry McFlynn | Sydney FC | 5 |
Simon Colosimo | Perth Glory | 5 |
Attendances
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory | 11 | 27,728 | 50,333 | 15,563 | 305,011 |
Queensland Roar | 10 | 16,465 | 32,371 | 10,040 | 164,653 |
Sydney FC | 10 | 14,999 | 20,881 | 9,871 | 149,986 |
Adelaide United | 11 | 12,162 | 16,378 | 8,785 | 133,782 |
Newcastle Jets | 10 | 11,442 | 20,980 | 4,635 | 114,420 |
Central Coast Mariners | 11 | 9,828 | 15,404 | 4,644 | 108,112 |
Perth Glory | 10 | 7,671 | 9,978 | 6,251 | 76,709 |
New Zealand Knights | 11 | 3,014 | 7,304 | 1,632 | 33,156 |
League total | 84 | 12,927 | 50,333 | 1,632 | 1,085,829 |
Highest attendances
- 55,436: Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 18 February 2007 (Grand Final)
- 50,333: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 8 December 2006 (Round 16)
- 47,413: Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 4 February 2007 (Finals Week 2)
- 39,730: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 2 September 2006 (Round 2)
- 32,371: Queensland Roar vs Sydney FC, 20 January 2007 (Round 21)
Awards
The 2007 A-League Awards ceremony was held on 27 February 2007 at the Sydney Opera House.[6]
- Johnny Warren Medal (Player of the Year): Nick Carle (Newcastle Jets)
- Joe Marston Medal (Best player in Grand Final) Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory)
- Rising Star (Young Player of the Year): Adrian Leijer (Melbourne Victory)
- Coach of the Year: Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory)
- Golden Boot Award (Most Goals in Season): Danny Allsopp (v – 11 goals) (Melbourne Victory)
- Fair Play Award: Perth Glory
- Referee of the Year: Mark Shield
See also
References
- ↑ "Historic deal for football". 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
- ↑ "Football's new kick-start". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2006.
- ↑ "Version 2.0 launched". 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
- ↑ "AFC confirm Sydney and Adelaide". 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
- ↑ Nick Carle takes out Johnny Warren Medal Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine., A-League, 27 February 2007.