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 | |||
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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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
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 |
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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 |
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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 | 0–1 | 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 | Tân An, Vietnam | |
Report | Stadium: Long An Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives) |
11 April 2007 Group stage | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
25 April 2007 Group stage | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Seongnam, South Korea | |
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Report | Stadium: Seongnam 2 Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
9 May 2007 Group stage | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | Jinan, China | |
Report | Stadium: Shandong Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
23 May 2007 Group stage | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
Sydney FC
7 March 2007 Group stage | Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | Shanghai, China | |
Xie Hui |
Report | Steve Corica Ufuk Talay |
Stadium: Yuanshen Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) |
21 March 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Sydney, Australia | |
David Carney Ufuk Talay |
Report | Robson Ponte Yuichiro Nagai |
Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
12 April 2007 Group stage | Persik Kediri | 2–1 | Surakarta, Indonesia | |
Aris Budi Prasetyo Budi Sudarsono |
Report | Steve Corica |
Stadium: Manahan Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
25 April 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Sydney, Australia | |
Steve Corica Alex Brosque |
Report | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 10,075 Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam) |
9 May 2007 Group stage | Sydney FC | 0–0 | 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 | 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 | Brisbane, Australia | |
Popovic |
Report | Beauchamp |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,609 Referee: Joji Kashihara (Japan) |
14 November 2006 | Australia | 1–1 | London, England | |
Aloisi |
Report | Agogo |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,379 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
6 February 2007 | Australia | 1–3 | London, England | |
Emerton |
Report | Tomasson Jensen |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Rob Styles (England) |
24 March 2007 | China PR | 0–2 | Guangzhou, China | |
Report | Holman Bresciano |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wu Chao Jue (Hong Kong) |
2 June 2007 | Australia | 1–2 | Sydney, Australia | |
Sterjovski |
Report | Forlán Recoba |
Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 61,795 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
30 June 2007 | Singapore | 0–3 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Report | Viduka Kewell |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 August 2006 Qualifying round | Australia | 2–0 | Sydney, Australia | |
Dodd Petrovski |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 32,622 Referee: Junjie Huang (China) |
6 September 2006 Qualifying round | Kuwait | 2–0 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Al Mutairi Al-Mutwa |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
11 October 2006 Qualifying round | Australia | 2–0 | Sydney, Australia | |
Aloisi Bresciano |
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 | 2–0 | Hong Kong | ||
Cornthwaite Jiang |
Report | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 14,633 |
Olympic qualification
7 February 2007 Preliminary Round 1 | Australia | 11–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
19:00 UTC+09:30 | Milligan Burns Sarkies Djite Stanley Cornthwaite Vidošić |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
14 February 2007 Preliminary Round 1 | Chinese Taipei | 0–1 (0–12 agg.) | Taipei | |
18:00 UTC+08:00 | Report | Milligan |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) |
28 February 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Iran | 0–0 | 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 | Adelaide, Australia | |
19:00 UTC+10:30 | Sarkies |
Report | Abdel-Halim |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand) |
28 March 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Australia | 2–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
19:00 UTC+10:30 | Topor-Stanley Sarkies |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
18 April 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
20:30 UTC+03:00 | Al-Bishi Al-Salem |
Report | Bridge |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
16 May 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Australia | 3–1 | Adelaide, Australia | |
19:00 UTC+09:30 | Downes Bridge Troisi |
Report | Amraei |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) |
6 June 2007 Preliminary Round 2 | Jordan | 0–4 | Amman, Jordan | |
18:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | Williams Ward Vidošić |
Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain) |
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 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona |
12 August 2006 | Chile | 1–1 | Santiago, Chile | |
Report | Djite |
Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida |
17 January 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Australia | 0–1 | Sydney, Australia | |
Report | Yoon Bit-garam |
AFF U-20 Youth Championship
13 September 2006 | Thailand | 0–3 | Kuantan, Malaysia | |
Report | Djite Downey Burns |
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium |
AFC Youth Championship
30 October 2006 Group stage | China PR | 1–0 | Kolkata, India | |
16:00 IST | Xu |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Qassim Shaban (Kuwait) |
1 November 2006 Group stage | Australia | 3–1 | Kolkata, India | |
16:00 IST | Burns Vidosic |
Report | Phukom |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
3 November 2006 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 | Kolkata, India | |
14:45 IST | Williams |
Report | Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
6 November 2006 Quarterfinal | South Korea | 2–1 | Kolkata, India | |
16:00 IST | Song Jin-hyung |
Report | Grossman |
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 | Gimhae, South Korea | |
Report | Walsh |
Stadium: Gimhae Stadium Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Cha Sung Mi (South Korea) |
31 October 2006 Peace Queen Cup group stage | Australia | 0–2 | Cheonan, South Korea | |
Report | Lilly Kai |
Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Attendance: 8,215 Referee: Kim Eun Jin (South Korea) |
2 November 2006 Peace Queen Cup group stage | Australia | 1–2 | Suwon, South Korea | |
Munoz |
Report | Juliussen Rasmussen |
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 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Shin Sun-Nam Walsh Munoz De Vanna |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
18 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Shipard De Vanna |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dongqing Zhang (China) |
22 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 0–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan) |
24 July 2006 Group stage | Australia | 5–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Ferguson Burgess Walsh Gill De Vanna |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (South Korea) |
27 July 2006 Semifinal | Australia | 2–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Munoz Peters |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) |
Olympic qualification
21 February 2007 First round | Australia | 2–0 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
Walsh |
Report | Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan) |
23 February 2007 First round | Uzbekistan | 0–10 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
Report | Gill Slatyer Colthorpe Small Walsh Garriock Davies Walsh McCallum Harch |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan) |
25 February 2007 First round | Chinese Taipei | 1–8 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
Pei-Wen Tsai |
Report | Gill Walsh Peters Small |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
7 April 2007 Final round | Australia | 15–0 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | |
Walsh McCallum Gill Peters Burgess Small Salisbury |
Report | Stadium: Coffs Harbour International Stadium Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan) |
15 April 2007 Final round | Chinese Taipei | 0–10 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
Report | Gill Walsh Peters Salisbury Burgess |
Stadium: Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan) |
3 June 2007 Final round | North Korea | 2–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
Ri Kum-suk |
Report | Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Huijin Niu (China) |
10 June 2007 Final round | Australia | 0–2 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | |
Report | Ri Kum-suk Kim Kyong-hwa |
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 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Report | McCallum Shipard |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
20 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil | 2–0 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Francielle Fabiana |
Report | Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States) |
23 August 2006 Group stage | Australia | 1–1 | Moscow, Russia | |
Brogan |
Report | Kozhnikova |
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 | Sydney, Australia | |
Hogben |
Report | Ji So-yun |
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
10 March 2007 Group stage | South Korea | 3–1 | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | |
Park Hee-young Kim Jung-in Lee Hyun-young |
Report | Simon |
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Praew Semaksuk (Thailand) |
12 March 2007 Group stage | Australia | 0–0 | 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.