2005–06 Sydney FC season
2005–06 season | |||
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Chairman | Walter Bugno | ||
Manager | Pierre Littbarski | ||
A-League |
2nd (League) Champions (Finals) | ||
Oceania Club World Cup Qualifying | Champions | ||
Oceania Club Championship | Champions | ||
Pre-Season Cup | Semi-finals | ||
FIFA Club World Cup | 5th | ||
Top goalscorer | Sasho Petrovski | ||
Highest home attendance |
41,689 v Central Coast Mariners 5 March 2006 | ||
Lowest home attendance |
9,132 v Newcastle 30 October 2005 | ||
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The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating Central Coast Mariners 1-0. Sydney also represented Oceania at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 where they were placed fifth.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
Short-term signings
Player | From | Start date | End date | Reason |
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16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship | ||
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship | ||
16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship | ||
16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship | ||
1 September 2005 | 3 September 2005 | Cover for Sasho Petrovski while on international duty | ||
4 October 2005 | 4 November 2005 | Replacement for Steve Laurie | ||
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
4 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Guest player | ||
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
21 January 2006 | 6 March 2006 | Injury cover for Ufuk Talay | ||
9 February 2006 | 6 March 2006 | Injury cover for David Zdrilic | ||
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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Oceania Club Championship Qualification | Round 1 | Champions | 7 May 2005 | 15 May 2005 |
2004–05 Oceania Club Championship | Group Stage | Champions | 31 May 2005 | 10 June 2005 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group Stage | Semi-finalist | 23 July 2005 | 12 August 2005 |
2005–06 A-League | — | 2nd | 28 August 2005 | 3 February 2006 |
2005 FIFA Club World Championship | Quarter-finals | 5th | 12 December 2005 | 16 December 2005 |
2005–06 A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Champions | 10 February 2006 | 5 March 2006 |
2005 Oceania Club Championship Qualification
Round 1 (7 May) |
Semi-finals (11 May) |
Finals (15 May) | |||||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners (pso) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United (pso) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 0 (1) |
Matches
7 May 2005 Round 1 | Sydney FC |
3 : 0 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | |
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report | Attendance: 8,000 |
11 May 2005 Semi-Final | Perth Glory |
1 : 2 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth | |
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report | Attendance: 9,968 |
15 May 2005 Semi-Final | Central Coast Mariners |
0 : 1 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | |
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report | Attendance: 9,627 |
2005 Oceania Club Championship
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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Sydney FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 |
AS Pirae | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Auckland City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Sobou FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2 |
Knockout Stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
A1 | Sydney FC | 6 | ||||||||
B2 | Tafea FC | 0 | ||||||||
A1 | Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||
B1 | AS Magenta | 0 | ||||||||
B1 | AS Magenta | 4 | ||||||||
A2 | AS Pirae | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
A2 | AS Pirae | 1 | ||||||||
B2 | Tafea FC | 3 |
Group Matches
31 May 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC |
3 : 2 | Stade Pater, Tahiti | |
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Ceccoli Packer Corica |
report | Seaman Smith |
Attendance: 4,000 |
2 June 2005 Group Stage | Sobou FC |
2 : 9 | Stade Pater, Tahiti | |
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Wate Daniel |
report | Fyfe Petrovski Zdrilic Brodie Salazar |
Attendance: 3,000 |
4 June 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC |
6 : 0 | Stade Pater, Tahiti | |
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Zdrilic Buonavoglia Carney |
report | Attendance: 1,500 |
Finals
7 June 2005 Semi-Final | Sydney FC |
6 : 0 | Stade Pater, Tahiti | |
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Petrovski Zdrilic Talay Corica Salazar |
report | Attendance: 4,000 |
10 June 2005 Final | Sydney FC |
2 : 0 | Stade Pater, Tahiti | |
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Bingley Zdrilic |
report | Attendance: 4,000 |
2005 Pre-season Challenge Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Pre-season Cup Finals Series |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Knockout Stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 August | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 | |||||
21 August | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | |||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||
14 August | ||||||
Perth Glory | 0 | |||||
Sydney FC | 0 | |||||
Perth Glory | 1 | |||||
2005–06 A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | 2006 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2] |
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[lower-alpha 3] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- ↑ First place qualifies for the 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Winning the 2006 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2007 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 2006 A-League Finals Series.
- ↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2007 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Knockout Stage
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 |
Matches
28 August 2005 Round 1 | Sydney FC |
1 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Yorke |
Report Summary |
Thompson |
Attendance: 25,208 Referee: |
2 September 2005 Round 2 | New Zealand Knights |
1 : 3 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | |
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20:00 UTC+12 | Rose |
Report Summary |
Rudan Bingley Middleby |
Attendance: 9,827 Referee: |
11 September 2005 Round 3 | Newcastle Jets |
2 : 1 | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Milicic Johnson Corbo |
Report Summary |
Yorke Corica |
Attendance: 9,127 Referee: |
16 September 2005 Round 4 | Sydney FC |
2 : 3 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Packer Yorke |
Report Summary |
Petrie Gumprecht Spencer |
Attendance: 15,614 Referee: |
23 September 2005 Round 5 | Queensland Roar |
1 : 3 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Timpano |
Report Summary |
Corica McFlynn |
Attendance: 23,142 Referee: |
1 October 2005 Round 6 | Perth Glory |
1 : 2 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth | |
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19:35 UTC+8 | Despotovski |
Report Summary |
Petrovski Yorke |
Attendance: 13,157 Referee: |
9 October 2005 Round 7 | Sydney FC |
2 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Carney Petrovski |
Report Summary |
Valkanis |
Attendance: 18,276 Referee: |
16 October 2005 Round 8 | Melbourne Victory |
5 : 0 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | |
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13:00 UTC+10 | Kitzbichler Muscat Thompson |
Report Summary |
Talay |
Attendance: 18,206 Referee: |
21 October 2005 Round 9 | Sydney FC |
2 : 0 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Petrovski Carney |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,836 Referee: |
30 October 2005 Round 10 | Sydney FC |
1 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Carney |
Report Summary |
Milicic |
Attendance: 9,132 Referee: |
5 November 2005 Round 11 | Central Coast Mariners |
1 : 5 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | |
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20:00 UTC+11 | Hutchinson |
Report Summary |
Yorke Talay Petrovski |
Attendance: 10,529 Referee: |
13 November 2005 Round 12 | Sydney FC |
1 : 0 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Zdrillic |
Attendance: 13,030 Referee: |
19 November 2005 Round 13 | Sydney FC |
0 : 0 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Attendance: 16,242 Referee: |
27 November 2005 Round 14 | Adelaide United |
3 : 2 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | |
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Rech Veart |
Miura |
Attendance: 14,068 Referee: |
3 December 2005 Round 15 | Sydney FC |
2 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Carney Corica |
Allsopp |
Attendance: 17,272 Referee: |
30 December 2005 Round 16 | New Zealand Knights |
2 : 2 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | |
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Brockie Devine |
Yorke Veart |
Attendance: 4,212 Referee: |
6 January 2006 Round 17 | Sydney FC |
0 : 0 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Attendance: 15,211 Referee: |
14 January 2006 Round 18 | Sydney FC |
1 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Carney |
Pondeljak |
Attendance: 15,977 Referee: |
21 January 2006 Round 19 | Queensland Roar |
2 : 1 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
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Brosque |
Petrovski |
Attendance: 13,302 Referee: |
29 January 2006 Round 20 | Perth Glory |
1 : 2 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth | |
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Despotovski |
Zadkovich Rudan |
Attendance: 12,796 Referee: |
3 February 2006 Round 21 | Sydney FC |
2 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Ceccoli Yorke |
Qu |
Attendance: 25,557 Referee: |
Finals series
12 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 | Adelaide United |
2 : 2 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | |
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Rech Dodd |
Petrovski Corica |
Attendance: 15,104 Referee: |
19 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 | Sydney FC |
2 : 1 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Rudan Petrovski |
Qu |
Attendance: 30,377 Referee: |
5 March 2006 Grand Final | Sydney FC |
1 : 0 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
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Corica |
Attendance: 41,689 Referee: |
2005 FIFA World Club Championship
12 December 2005 Quarter-Final | Sydney FC |
0 : 1 | Toyota Stadium, Nagoya | |
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Attendance: 28,538 |
16 December 2005 Fifth Place Play-Off | Al Ahly |
1 : 2 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo | |
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Attendance: 15,951 |
Team kit
All A-League club kits were supplied by Reebok through a sponsorship deal with the A-League, and all clubs initially had a white change strip, Sydney adopting a light blue trim to their away shirts. The home shirt colour of sky blue adopted the NSW representative colour, contrasted with the navy blue and orange trim.
Shirt sponsorship was secured with health insurance provider Healthe.
End of season awards
Club Awards
- Player of the Year: Clint Bolton
- Top Scorer: Sasho Petrovski
- Defender of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli
- Midfielder of the Year: David Carney
- Forward of the Year: Dwight Yorke
- Members Player of the Year: David Carney
- Chairmans Award: Mark Rudan
- Finals Player of the Year: Steve Corica
- Goal of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli
A-League Awards
- Joe Marston Medal Winner: Dwight Yorke