2006–07 A-League

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]

A-League

Season	2006–07
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)
Biggest home win	Brisbane Roar 5–0 New Zealand Knights (15 September 2006)
Biggest away win	New Zealand Knights 0–4 Melbourne Victory (27 October 2006)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United 5–1 Newcastle Jets (8 September 2006) Adelaide United 4–2 New Zealand Knights (22 October 2006)
Longest winning run	7 Matches Melbourne Victory
Longest unbeaten run	9 Matches Sydney FC
Longest winless run	8 Matches New Zealand Knights
Longest losing run	8 Matches New Zealand Knights
Highest attendance	50,333 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC (8 December 2006)
Lowest attendance	1,632 New Zealand Knights 0–1 Central Coast Mariners (28 September 2006)
Total attendance	1,281,447
Average attendance	12,927 ( 1972)
← 2005–06 2007–08 → (Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

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

Adelaide United

Central Coast Mariners

Melbourne Victory

Newcastle Jets

New Zealand Knights

Queensland Roar

Perth Glory

Sydney FC

Further information: A-League § Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium	17,000
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford	Bluetongue Stadium	20,119
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Olympic Park Stadium	18,500
	Melbourne	Telstra Dome	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

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Diego	Fernando	Qu Shengqing	Bobby Petta		Romário4
Central Coast Mariners	André Gumprecht	Jamie McMaster	Wayne O'Sullivan		John Hutchinson2
Melbourne Victory	Alessandro	Fred	James Robinson	Grant Brebner		Geoffrey Claeys Claudinho4
New Zealand Knights	Darren Bazeley	Malik Buari	Neil Emblen	Dani Rodrigues	Fernando3 Alen Marcina3 Gao Leilei3 Li Yan3 Hamza Mohammed3 Sean Devine1 Scot Gemmill3	Dean Gordon3
Newcastle Jets	Milton Rodríguez	Tim Brown	Steven Old		Vaughan Coveny1
Perth Glory	Leo Bertos	Jeremy Christie	Danny Hay		Mark Lee1 Stuart Young1
Queensland Roar	Reinaldo	Marcus Wedau	Simon Lynch	Remo Buess	Zhang Yuning3 Stuart McLaren1 Seo Hyuk-su1
Sydney FC	Jeremy Brockie	Terry McFlynn			Jonas Salley1	Benito Carbone4 Dwight Yorke

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)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Club	Marquee	Captain	Vice-Captain
Adelaide United	Qu Shengqing[4]	Ross Aloisi[5]	None
Central Coast Mariners	Tony Vidmar[6]	Noel Spencer[7] Alex Wilkinson[note 1][8]	None
Melbourne Victory	Archie Thompson[9][10]	Kevin Muscat[11]	Archie Thompson[12]
New Zealand Knights	Scot Gemmill[13]	Darren Bazeley[14]	None
Newcastle Jets	Paul Okon[15]	Paul Okon[15]	None
Perth Glory	Stan Lazaridis[16]	Jamie Harnwell[17]	None
Queensland Roar	None	Chad Gibson[18]	None
Sydney FC	Dwight Yorke[19][note 2]	Mark Rudan[21][22]	None

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Newcastle playing Sydney in a pre-season match in Canberra

Main article: 2006 A-League 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.^[23]

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
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	21	14	3	4	41	20	+21	45	Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Adelaide United	21	10	3	8	32	27	+5	33
3	Newcastle Jets	21	8	6	7	32	30	+2	30	Qualification for Finals series
4	Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	29	19	+10	29[a]
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[b]	21	5	4	12	13	39	−26	19	Disbanded at end of season

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
2. New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results

Round 1

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

25 August 2006	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Adelaide United	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10	Claudinho 78' Muscat 29' (pen.)			Attendance: 15,781 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Queensland Roar v Perth Glory

26 August 2006	Queensland Roar	3–0	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10	McLaren 84' Vidosic 82' Lynch 79'			Attendance: 20,606 Referee: Ben Williams

New Zealand Knights v Newcastle Jets

27 August 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–0	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
16:30 UTC+12				Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

27 August 2006	Sydney FC	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10	Fyfe 52'			Attendance: 19,274 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2

Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar

1 September 2006	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Queensland Roar	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Bridge 40' Gibson 25' (o.g.)		Lynch 88' Okon 38' (o.g.) Reinaldo 5'	Attendance: 7,276 Referee: Angelo Nardi

New Zealand Knights v Adelaide United

2 September 2006	New Zealand Knights	1–0	Adelaide United	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Buari 84'			Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

2 September 2006	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Muscat 11' (pen.) Allsopp 8', 51'		Vargas 84' (o.g.) Fyfe 18'	Attendance: 39,730 Referee: Mark Shield

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

3 September 2006	Perth Glory	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Young 81' Colosimo 52'			Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 3

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

8 September 2006	Adelaide United	5–1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Durante 65' (o.g.) Qu 28' Cornthwaite 19' Rech 8', 73'		Bridge 52'	Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Mark Shield

Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar

9 September 2006	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Queensland Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
				Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Peter O'Leary

New Zealand Knights v Melbourne Victory

10 September 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–3	Melbourne Victory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Muscat 35' Thompson 22' Allsopp 9'	Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

10 September 2006	Perth Glory	1–1	Sydney FC	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Coyne 69'		Petrovski 36'	Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 4

Queensland Roar v New Zealand Knights

15 September 2006	Queensland Roar	5–0	New Zealand Knights	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	Milicic 80' Lynch 72' Reinaldo 55' (pen.) McKay 7', 86'			Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Mark Shield

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

16 September 2006	Adelaide United	3–0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Dodd 34' Rech 14', 50'			Attendance: 11,474 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

17 September 2006	Sydney FC	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Zdrillic 38' Corica 33' (pen.)		Rodriguez 45', 62'	Attendance: 15,488 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

17 September 2006	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
	Thompson 51'			Attendance: 17,617 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 5

New Zealand Knights v Sydney FC

21 September 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–1	Sydney FC	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Rudan 58'	Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Ben Williams

Queensland Roar v Adelaide United

22 September 2006	Queensland Roar	0–0	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
				Attendance: 16,143 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

23 September 2006	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Hutchinson 12'		Griffiths 84'	Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

24 September 2006	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Tarka 90'		Muscat 72' (pen.) Caceres 54'	Attendance: 7,983 Referee: Peter Green

Round 6

New Zealand Knights v Central Coast Mariners

28 September 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Kwasnik 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

29 September 2006	Newcastle Jets	0–3	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
			Harnwell 83' Young 44', 90'	Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar

1 October 2006	Melbourne Victory	4–1	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 82' Muscat 22' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Fred 11'		Milicic 16'	Attendance: 25,921 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

2 October 2006	Adelaide United	1–4	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Burns 54'		Carbone 85' Petrovski 80' Dodd 57' (o.g.) Zadkovich 36'	Attendance: 15,119 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 7

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

6 October 2006	Adelaide United	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Burns 90' Rees 58' Veart 25'		Mori 38'	Attendance: 10,493 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v New Zealand Knights

6 October 2006	Perth Glory	1–0	New Zealand Knights	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Young 37'			Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Craig Zetter

Sydney FC v Queensland Roar

8 October 2006	Sydney FC	1–1	Queensland Roar	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Ceccoli 45'		Dilevski 15'	Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

8 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
			Allsopp 69', 90'	Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Peter Green

Round 8

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

13 October 2006	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Sydney FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Mori 52', 90' O'Grady 40'		Carbone 12'	Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Newcastle Jets v New Zealand Knights

14 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	3–0	New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Rodriguez 90+1' Musialik 86' North 72'			Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

15 October 2006	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
			Owens 83'	Attendance: 32,368 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory v Queensland Roar

15 October 2006	Perth Glory	1–2	Queensland Roar	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Young 2'		Vidosic 53' Milicic 14'	Attendance: 9,978 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 9

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

20 October 2006	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Pondeljak 2', 87'		Despotovski 58'	Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

21 October 2006	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Corica 9'		Thompson 50', 73'	Attendance: 20,881 Referee: Mark Shield

Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets

22 October 2006	Queensland Roar	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
			Coveny 34'	Attendance: 16,061 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Adelaide United v New Zealand Knights

22 October 2006	Adelaide United	4–2	New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Dodd 84' Petta 56' Veart 36' Burns 23'		van Dommele 71' (o.g.) Hickey 65'	Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 10

New Zealand Knights v Melbourne Victory

27 October 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–4	Melbourne Victory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Allsopp 72' Caceres 59' Thompson 57' Fred 9'	Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

27 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Carle 90' Coveny 26'		Veart 37' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,895 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners

28 October 2006	Queensland Roar	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	Reinaldo 49'		Mori 21'	Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Mark Shield

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

29 October 2006	Sydney FC	1–1	Perth Glory	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Zdrillic 15'		Glavas 75'	Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 11

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

3 November 2006	Melbourne Victory	3–3	Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 4', 68' Thompson 10'		McMaster 6' Petrie 11' Kwasnik 23' (pen.)	Attendance: 28,118 Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

4 November 2006	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Brown 86'		Zdrillic 14'	Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Mark Shield

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

5 November 2006	Adelaide United	3–2	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Veart 8' Owens 24' Kemp 57'		Saric 14' Despotovski 45+2'	Attendance: 11,032 Referee: Matthew Breeze

New Zealand Knights v Queensland Roar

5 November 2006	New Zealand Knights	1–0	Queensland Roar	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Ognenovski 7' (o.g.)			Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 12

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

9 November 2006	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Brebner 88'			Attendance: 22,890 Referee: Craig Zetter

Sydney FC v New Zealand Knights

10 November 2006	Sydney FC	4–0	New Zealand Knights	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Petrovski 37', 53' Zdrillic 65' Carney 89'			Attendance: 9,871 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Queensland Roar v Adelaide United

11 November 2006	Queensland Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
			Dodd 62'	Attendance: 14,154 Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

11 November 2006	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Bridge 6' Carle 17' Rodriguez 79'		Mori 40'	Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 13

Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory

17 November 2006	Queensland Roar	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
			Packer 18' (o.g.) Thompson 46'	Attendance: 14,797 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

18 November 2006	Perth Glory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Harnwell 38' Glavaš 90+4'		Carle 77' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Angelo Nardi

New Zealand Knights v Central Coast Mariners

19 November 2006	New Zealand Knights	0–2	Central Coast Mariners	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Mori 65' Mrdja 90+5'	Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Peter Green

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

19 November 2006	Sydney FC	2–1	Adelaide United	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Talay 15' (pen.) Rudan 22'		Aloisi 9'	Attendance: 14,308 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 14

Sydney FC v Queensland Roar

24 November 2006	Sydney FC	3–0	Queensland Roar	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Talay 23' (pen.) Corica 64' Middleby 89'			Attendance: 12,718 Referee: Ben Williams

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

25 November 2006	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Kwasnik 55' Petrie 59'			Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Mark Shield

Perth Glory v New Zealand Knights

26 November 2006	Perth Glory	4–1	New Zealand Knights	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Harnwell 10', 42', 60' Despotovski 83'		Hickey 3'	Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

26 November 2006	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
			Rodriguez 61'	Attendance: 27,753 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 15

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

1 December 2006	Adelaide United	1–3	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Fernando 42'		Muscat 16' (pen.) Allsopp 61' Fred 86'	Attendance: 16,378 Referee: Mark Shield

Queensland Roar v Perth Glory

2 December 2006	Queensland Roar	1–0	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	McKay 80'			Attendance: 11,237 Referee: Craig Zetter

New Zealand Knights v Newcastle Jets

3 December 2006	New Zealand Knights	1–1	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Marcina 29' (pen.)		Griffiths 13'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O’Leary

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

3 December 2006	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Sydney FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
				Attendance: 12,457 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 16

Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets

7 December 2006	Queensland Roar	0–3	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
			Bridge 9', 77' Griffiths 53'	Attendance: 10,040 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

8 December 2006	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
				Attendance: 50,333 Referee: Mark Shield

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

10 December 2006	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Kwasnik 12'			Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Peter O’Leary

Adelaide United v New Zealand Knights

10 December 2006	Adelaide United	1–1	New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Owens 72'		Gao 18'	Attendance: 11,548 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 17

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

14 December 2006	Sydney FC	1–0	Perth Glory	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	Brosque 80'			Attendance: 11,816 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

15 December 2006	Adelaide United	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Romário 15' Fernando 60' Owens 78'		Bridge 59' Thompson 67'	Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Mark Shield

Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar

16 December 2006	Central Coast Mariners	2–3	Queensland Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Kwasnik 29' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		Griffin 40' Vidosic 63', 80'	Attendance: 7,132 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Melbourne Victory v New Zealand Knights

17 December 2006	Melbourne Victory	4–0	New Zealand Knights	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
	Allsopp 35', 45' Caceres 39' Thompson 45+3'			Attendance: 15,563 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 18

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

28 December 2006	Perth Glory	0–0	Adelaide United	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
				Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Ben Williams

New Zealand Knights v Queensland Roar

29 December 2006	New Zealand Knights	3–1	Queensland Roar	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Tambouras 14' Emblen 52' Marcina 56'		Milicic 80'	Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Peter O’Leary

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

31 December 2006	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Kwasnik 52'		Fred 23' Thompson 26'	Attendance: 15404 Referee: Mark Shield

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

1 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
			Brosque 46' Petrovski 90+1'	Attendance: 20,980 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 19

Adelaide United v Queensland Roar

4 January 2007	Adelaide United	0–1	Queensland Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
			Reinaldo 52'	Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

5 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Rodriguez 25'			Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Mark Shield

Sydney FC v New Zealand Knights

7 January 2007	Sydney FC	0–1	New Zealand Knights	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
			Bunce 16'	Attendance: 16,040 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

7 January 2007	Perth Glory	2–2	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Harnwell 29' Byrnes 43' (o.g.)		Sarkies 58', 76'	Attendance: 6,462 Referee: Peter Green

Round 20

Central Coast Mariners v New Zealand Knights

11 January 2007	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	New Zealand Knights	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
				Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar

12 January 2006	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Thompson 79'		Mori 18' Vidosic 90+2'	Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Mark Shield

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

14 January 2007	Adelaide United	1–0	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Fernando 89'			Attendance: 14,704 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

14 January 2007	Perth Glory	3–3	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Colosimo 43' (pen.) Harnwell 78' Magdic 81'		Carle 12' Griffiths 90+1', 90+4'	Attendance: 7,904 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 21

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

19 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Bridge 36', 48' Coveny 51' Griffiths 73'			Attendance: 19,601 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Queensland Roar v Sydney FC

20 January 2007	Queensland Roar	1–1	Sydney FC	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	Mori 20'		Brosque 13'	Attendance: 32,371 Referee: Mark Shield

New Zealand Knights v Perth Glory

21 January 2007	New Zealand Knights	2–0	Perth Glory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Emblen 32' Buari 40'			Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Kevin Docherty

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

21 January 2007	Central Coast Mariners	1–3	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Pondeljak 77'		Burns 10', 49', 66'	Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Finals series

Melbourne Victory celebrating their 2007 A-League Grand Final victory.

	Semifinals							Preliminary final					Final
	2	Adelaide United	0	1	1								1	Melbourne Victory	6
	1	Melbourne Victory	0	2	2								2	Adelaide United	0
								2	Adelaide United (p)	1 (4)
								3	Newcastle Jets	1 (3)
	4	Sydney FC	2	0	2
	3	Newcastle Jets	1	2	3

Semi-finals

Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets
Brosque 15' Milligan 30'		Rodriguez 71'

26 January 2007

20:00 UTC+11

Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Sydney

Attendance: 21,112

Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle Jets	2–0	Sydney FC
Griffiths 57' Coveny 71'

2 February 2007

20:00 UTC+11

EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

Attendance: 24,338

Referee: Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets won 3–2 on aggregate.

Adelaide United	0–0	Melbourne Victory

28 January 2007

17:30 UTC+10.30

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 15,575

Referee: Simon Przydacz

Melbourne Victory	2–1	Adelaide United
Allsopp 48' Robinson 90+2'		Dodd 4'

4 February 2007

18:00 UTC+11

Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Attendance: 47,413

Referee: Mark Shield

Melbourne Victory won 2–1 on aggregate.

Preliminary Final

Adelaide United	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets
Veart 57'		Coveny 74'
Penalties
Diego Owens Alagich Aloisi	4–3	Bridge Carle Thompson Coveny Musialik

11 February 2007

17:30 UTC+10.30

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 13,798

Referee: Matthew Breeze

Grand Final

See also: 2007 A-League Grand Final

Melbourne Victory	6–0	Adelaide United
Thompson 20', 29', 39', 56', 72' Sarkies 90+3'

18 February 2007

18:00 UTC+11

Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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.^[24]

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

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory	15
2	Daniel Allsopp	Melbourne Victory	12
3	Damian Mori	Central Coast Mariners (6), Queensland Roar (2)	8
	Mark Bridge	Newcastle Jets
5	Adam Kwasnik	Central Coast Mariners	7
	Jamie Harnwell	Perth Glory

Most yellow cards

Rank	Player	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Adrian Leijer	Melbourne Victory	7
2	Nick Carle	Newcastle Jets	6
	Andrew Durante	Newcastle Jets
4	Kevin Muscat	Melbourne Victory	5
	Terry McFlynn	Sydney FC
	Simon Colosimo	Perth Glory

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
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{{{T10}}}	0	0	0	0	0
{{{T11}}}	0	0	0	0	0
{{{T12}}}	0	0	0	0	0
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.^[25]

Award	Winner	Club
Johnny Warren Medal	Nick Carle	Newcastle Jets
Young Footballer of the Year	Adrian Leijer	Melbourne Victory
Golden Boot Award	Danny Allsopp	Melbourne Victory
Goalkeeper of the Year	Michael Theoklitos	Melbourne Victory
Coach of the Year	Ernie Merrick	Melbourne Victory
Fair Play Award	Perth Glory
Referee of the Year	Mark Shield

See also

• 2006–07 Adelaide United season
• 2006–07 Central Coast Mariners season
• 2006–07 Melbourne Victory season
• 2006–07 Newcastle Jets FC season
• 2006–07 New Zealand Knights season
• 2006–07 Perth Glory season
• 2006–07 Queensland Roar season
• 2006–07 Sydney FC season

Notes

1. Wilkinson replaced Spencer as captain mid-season
2. Yorke was released from his marquee deal early by Sydney FC to join Sunderland in September 2006.^[20]

References

1. "Historic deal for football". 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
2. "Football's new kick-start". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2006.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Version 2.0 launched". 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
4. "Eastern promise arrives right on Qu". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 2005. The 30-year-old Chinese international, who has the potential to be one of the stars of the new A-League as Adelaide United's marquee signing...
5. "Dodd Gets The Nod As Skipper". FTBL. 31 July 2008. Ross Aloisi taking over as the club's first Hyundai A-League captain and then Valkanis acquiring the role prior to the 2007/08 season.
6. "Vidmar announces retirement". ABC News. 14 February 2008. Vidmar joined the Mariners as a marquee signing in the 2006-07 season
7. "Mariners announce soccer captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2005.
8. "Captain Wilkinson promoted to Centurion". Central Coast Mariners. Football Federation Australia. 8 February 2011. Wilkinson took the captain-s armband from an injured Noel Spencer late in the second season of the Hyundai A-League
9. Lynch, Michael (30 April 2016). "Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...
10. "Archie Thompson, Adrian Leijer sign new deals with Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 2 May 2014. Victory's first ever signing, and scorer, will join up with new marquee Besart Berisha next season, after agreeing a new deal with the club that takes him inside the salary cap
11. "Kevin Muscat appointed as new Melbourne Victory coach". The Guardian. 31 October 2013. Phoenix's Ernie Merrick was the Victory's inaugural coach and Muscat the club's inaugural captain
12. "Victory youngster in line for debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 2007. Scottish midfielder Grant Brebner will captain the side in the absence of captain Muscat and vice-captain Thompson.
13. "SOCCER: Knights stars face cream of the Bay". The New Zealand Herald. 15 June 2006. Knights unveil their marquee signing for the 2006/07 season. Son of the legendary Archie Gemmill, [Scot Gemmill]
14. "Mariners escape with controversial win". ABC News. 28 September 2006. ...from New Zealand captain Darren Bazeley...
15. Roach, Stewart (7 June 2006). "Easy come, easy go: Okon signs for Jets as captain Zelic quits". The Sydney Morning Herald.
16. Cockerill, Michael (14 December 2006). "Sydney stars on the radar as Smith goes Glory seeking". The Sydney Morning Herald. One player who will still be at the Glory next season is marquee signing Stan Lazaridis
17. "Harnwell named Glory captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 2005.
18. "Roar name inaugural captain". ABC News. 3 May 2005. A-League club Queensland Roar have named Chad Gibson as their inaugural captain...
19. "Yorke goes Down Under". The Guardian. 30 June 2005. The former Manchester United, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Birmingham striker is Sydney's marquee player
20. "Yorke confirms Sunderland move". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 September 2006.
21. "Long time coming for Rudan". The World Game. SBS. 2 March 2006.
22. "Butcher blows stack after star floored, Rudan sent off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2006. a 14th-minute send-off of Sydney captain Mark Rudan...
23. "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
24. "AFC confirm Sydney and Adelaide". 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
25. Nick Carle takes out Johnny Warren Medal Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, A-League, 27 February 2007.

External links

• A-League official website, including fixtures
• Football Federation Australia
• SBS The World Game A-League section
• FOXSPORTS.com.au A-League section and Official A-League Fantasy competition