2005–06 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2005–06
Men's soccer
A-League ChampionshipSydney FC
A-League PremiershipAdelaide United
Club World Championship Qualifying TournamentSydney FC
A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupAdelaide United
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The 2005–06 season was the 37th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 123rd overall. This was the first season following the formation of the A-League.

A-League

The inaugural 2005–06 A-League season began on 26 August 2005 and ended on 5 March 2006.

Regular season

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for Finals series
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[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The inaugural 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup began on 22 July 2005 and ended on 20 August 2005.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to semifinals
2 Perth Glory 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Adelaide United 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4 Newcastle Jets 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney FC 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to semifinals
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
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Melbourne Victory1
 
21 August
 
Central Coast Mariners3
 
Central Coast Mariners1
 
14 August
 
Perth Glory0
 
Sydney FC0
 
 
Perth Glory1
 

Australian Club World Championship qualifying tournament

Round 1
(7 May) 		Semi-finals
(11 May) 		Finals
(15 May)
         
Perth Glory 1
Sydney FC 2
Sydney FC 3
Queensland Roar 0
Sydney FC 1
Central Coast Mariners 0
Central Coast Mariners (pen) 0 (4)
Newcastle Jets 0 (2)
Central Coast Mariners 4
Adelaide United 0
Adelaide United (pen) 0 (4)
Melbourne Victory 0 (1)

International club competititons

OFC Club Championship

The 2005 OFC Club Championship began on 31 May 2005 and ended on 10 June 2005. Sydney FC entered as winners of the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Sydney FC Australia v New Zealand Auckland City
31 May 2005 Group Stage Sydney FC Australia 3–2 New Zealand Auckland City Tahiti
Ceccoli 32'
Packer 47'
Corica 90+3'		 Report Seaman 37'
Smith 78'		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 4,000
Sobou FC Papua New Guinea v Australia Sydney FC
2 June 2005 Group Stage Sobou FC Papua New Guinea 2–9 Australia Sydney FC Tahiti
Wate 57'
Daniel 90'		 Report Fyfe 5'
Petrovski 14', 43', 71'
Zdrilic 19', 40', 42'
Brodie 79'
Salazar 82'		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 3,000
Sydney FC Australia v French Polynesia AS Pirae
4 June 2005 Group Stage Sydney FC Australia 6–0 French Polynesia AS Pirae Tahiti
Zdrilic 11', 25', 35', 39'
Buonavoglia 43'
Carney 85'		 Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 1,500
Sydney FC Australia v Vanuatu Tafea
7 June 2005 Semi-final Sydney FC Australia 6–0 Vanuatu Tafea Tahiti
Petrovski 26'
Zdrilic 39'
Talay 44' (pen.)
Corica 65', 90'
Salazar 87'		 Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 4,000
Sydney FC Australia v New Caledonia AS Magenta
10 June 2005 Final Sydney FC Australia 2–0 New Caledonia AS Magenta Stade Pater, Tahiti
Bingley 16'
Zdrilic 59'		 Report Attendance: 4,000

FIFA Club World Championship

The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship ran from 11 to 18 December 2005. Sydney FC qualified as winners of the 2005 OFC Club Championship.

Sydney Australia v Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
12 December 2005 Quarterfinal Sydney Australia 0–1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Toyota, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) Report Bolaños 47' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 28,538
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Al Ahly Egypt v Australia Sydney
16 December 2005 Fifth Place Play-Off Al Ahly Egypt 1–2 Australia Sydney Tokyo, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) Moteab 45' Report Yorke 35'
Carney 66'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 15,951
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2005–06.

Australia  v  Jamaica
9 October 2006 Friendly Australia  5–0  Jamaica London, England
Bresciano 3'
Thompson 29'
Viduka 48'
Aloisi 58'
Griffiths 85'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Australia  v  Greece
25 May 2006 Friendly Australia  1–0  Greece Melbourne, Australia
Skoko 16' Report Stadium: MCG
Attendance: 95,103
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Netherlands  v  Australia
4 June 2006 Friendly Netherlands  1–1  Australia Rotterdam, Netherlands
van Nistelrooy 9' Report 54' Cahill Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Liechtenstein  v  Australia
8 June 2006 Friendly Liechtenstein  1–3  Australia Ulm, Germany
Neill 8' (o.g.) Report 20' Sterjovski
75' Kennedy
83' Aloisi		 Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 5,872
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Australia  v  Solomon Islands
3 September 2005 Final round Australia  7–0  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
Culina 20'
Viduka 36', 43'
Cahill 57'
Chipperfield 64'
Thompson 68'
Emerton 89'		 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Solomon Islands  v  Australia
6 September 2005 Final round Solomon Islands  1–2  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
Fa'arodo 49' Report 19' Thompson
58' Emerton		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Uruguay  v  Australia
12 November 2005 Play-off Uruguay  1–0  Australia Montevideo, Uruguay
Rodríguez 37' Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Australia  v  Uruguay
16 November 2005 Play-off Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Uruguay Sydney, Australia
Bresciano 35' Report Stadium: Telstra Stadium
Attendance: 82,698
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Penalties
Kewell soccer ball with check mark
Neill soccer ball with check mark
Vidmar soccer ball with check mark
Viduka soccer ball with red X
Aloisi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark Varela
soccer ball with check mark Estoyanoff
soccer ball with red X Zalayeta

Asian Cup qualification

Bahrain  v  Australia
22 February 2006 Group Stage Bahrain  1–3  Australia Manama, Bahrain
Ali 35' Report 54' Thompson
79' Skoko
88' (pen.) Elrich		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

FIFA World Cup

Australia  v  Japan
12 June 2006 Group Stage Australia  3–1  Japan Kaiserslautern, Germany
15:00 CEST Cahill 84', 89'
Aloisi 90+2'		 (Report) Nakamura 26' Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Brazil  v  Australia
18 June 2006 Group Stage Brazil  2–0  Australia Munich, Germany
18:00 CEST Adriano 49'
Fred 90'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Croatia  v  Australia
22 June 2006 Group Stage Croatia  2–2  Australia Stuttgart, Germany
21:00 CEST Srna 2'
N. Kovač 56'		 Report Moore 38' (pen.)
Kewell 79'		 Stadium: Gottlieb Daimler Stadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Italy  v  Australia
26 June 2006 Round of 16 Italy  1–0  Australia Kaiserslautern, Germany
17:00 CEST Totti 90+5' (pen.) Report Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2005–06.

Australia  v  Iran
16 April 2006 Australia  0–0  Iran Hanoi, Vietnam
Report
Vietnam  v  Australia
18 April 2006 Vietnam  0–0  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
Report

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2005–06.

Australia  v  New Zealand
4 May 2006 Australia  0–1  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Report Jenkins 60' Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Australia  v  New Zealand
7 May 2006 Australia  1–3  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Berger 67' Report Jenkins 29', 81'
White 62'		 Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Australia  v  New Zealand
10 May 2006 Australia  4–2  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Hearfield 68', 77'
Grossman 80'
Djite 83'		 Report Barbarouses 30'
Roydhouse 89'		 Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

AFC Youth Championship qualification

Australia  v  Turkmenistan
22 February 2006 Australia  3–0  Turkmenistan Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hearfield 1', 70'
Williams 65'		 Report Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
Sri Lanka  v  Australia
26 February 2006 Sri Lanka  0–4  Australia Colombo, Sri Lanka
Report Hearfield 47'
Grossman 70'
Djite 80', 82'		 Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2005–06.

Ecuador  v  Australia
24 July 2005 Four Nation Tournament Ecuador  0–0  Australia Lima, Peru
Report
Peru  v  Australia
26 July 2005 Four Nation Tournament Peru  2–2  Australia Lima, Peru
Campos 39'
Carnero 45+1'		 Report Cumming 42'
Spiranovic 74'		 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Peru  v  Australia
28 July 2005 Four Nation Tournament Peru  1–1  Australia Lima, Peru
Espejo 4' Report Miller 45'

FIFA U-17 World Championship

Turkey  v  Australia
16 September 2005 Group stage Turkey  1–0  Australia Lima, Peru
17:00 PET Şahin 84' Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Mexico  v  Australia
19 September 2005 Group stage Mexico  3–0  Australia Lima, Peru
15:30 PET Esparza 20'
Vela 43', 79'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Australia  v  Uruguay
22 September 2005 Group stage Australia  2–1  Uruguay Chiclayo, Peru
15:30 PET Burns 20'
Kruse 83'		 Report Figueroa 38' Stadium: Estadio Elías Aguirre
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification

Laos  v  Australia
7 February 2006 Group stage Laos  0–0  Australia Vientiane, Laos
Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Australia  v  Indonesia
9 February 2006 Group stage Australia  3–1  Indonesia Vientiane, Laos
Visconte 39'
Giannou 60'
Brown 68'		 Report 69' Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 2,500

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2005–06.

China  v  Australia
16 July 2005 China  1–2  Australia Tianjin, China
Ji Ting 60' Report Gill 27'
Peters 90'		 Stadium: Minyuan Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
China  v  Australia
19 July 2005 China  2–0  Australia Tianjin, China
Zhang Ying 45'
Han Duan 56'		 Report Stadium: Minyuan Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Japan  v  Australia
23 July 2005 Japan  4–2  Australia Tokyo, Japan
Nagasato 27', 44'
Ohno 43'
Tomoe Sakai 67'		 Report De Vanna 14'
Peters 23' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,191
South Korea  v  Australia
26 July 2005 South Korea  0–0  Australia Jeonju, South Korea
Report
South Korea  v  Australia
28 July 2005 South Korea  3–0  Australia Jeonju, South Korea
unknown 56' unknown 58' unknown 67' Report
United States  v  Australia
16 October 2005 United States  0–0  Australia Fullerton, United States
Report Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States) ; Jennifer Bennett (United States)
Mexico  v  Australia
19 October 2005 Mexico  0–2  Australia El Paso, United States
Report Walsh 86'
Shipard 90'		 Stadium: Patriot Stadium
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States)
Australia  v  China
25 November 2005 Australia  0–0  China Gosford, Australia
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Krystyna Szokolai
Australia  v  China
3 December 2005 Australia  0–0  China Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Tammy Ogston
Australia  v  Mexico
25 May 2006 Australia  2–1  Mexico Melbourne, Australia
Gill 75'
Salisbury 84'		 Report Ocampo 13' Stadium: MCG
Referee: Tammy Ogston
Australia  v  Mexico
28 May 2006 Australia  3–0  Mexico Melbourne, Australia
Burgess 58'
Peters 33'
De Vanna 90'		 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Australia  v  Mexico
30 May 2006 Australia  4–0  Mexico Melbourne, Australia
Munoz 44', 45', 75'
Walsh 60'		 Report Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
China  v  Australia
16 June 2006 China  2–1  Australia Shanghai, China
unknown 28' (o.g.)
Pu Wei 75' (pen.)		 Report Walsh 48' Stadium: Shanghai FA Training Centre
China  v  Australia
19 June 2006 China  2–0  Australia Shanghai, China
unknown 38' unknown 44' Report Stadium: Oriental Green Boat Holiday Village

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2005–06.

Australia  v  New Zealand
15 February 2006 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Jackson 2', 12'
Khamis 77'		 Report 70' Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Thailand  v  Australia
5 March 2006 Thailand  2–6  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
Chawong 20'
Maijarern 73'		 Report Carroll 14'
Tristram 40'
McDonnell 45+4', 90+1'
Cooper 80'
Khamis 90+4'		 Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium
Australia  v  Myanmar
7 March 2006 Australia  6–0  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
Ledbrook 14', 78', 85'
McDonnell 34'
Uzunlar 70', 88'		 Report Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

China  v  Australia
9 April 2006 Group stage China  0–1  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report McDonnell 54' Stadium: KLFA Stadium
Australia  v  Malaysia
11 April 2006 Group stage Australia  16–0  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
McCallum 10', 27'
Blayney 18'
Tristram 21', 38', 60', 67'
Uzunlar 33', 47'
Balomenos 50', 57', 87'
Ledbrook 53', 57', 75', 82'		 Report Stadium: KLFA Stadium
Australia  v  Jordan
13 April 2006 Group stage Australia  7–0  Jordan Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
19:45 (UTC+08:00) Cooper 11', 17'
Jackson 32'
Ledbrook 36'
Cartwright 61'
72' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Australia  v  North Korea
15 April 2006 Semi-final Australia  2–4  North Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19:45 (UTC+08:00) McDonnell 40'
Shipard 81'		 Report Kim Song-hui 6', 15'
Ra Un-sim 52', 90'		 Stadium: KLFA Stadium
Japan  v  Australia
18 April 2006 Third-place playoff Japan  2–3  Australia Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Sakaguchi 11'
Nagasato 54'		 Report Khamis 19'
Tristram 75'
McCallum 88'		 Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Football legend George Best dies". BBC News. 25 November 2005.

External links

  • Football Federation Australia official website
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