A-League 2006-07

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A-League 2006-07
A-League 2006-07
League A-League
Sport Association football
Duration July 2006-February 2007
Number of teams 8
Total attendance 1,085,829 (regular season)
TV partner/s Fox Sports
A-League season
Champions Melbourne Victory
Premiers Melbourne Victory
Top scorer Allsopp (11)
Pre-season Cup
Champions Adelaide United

A-League seasons

< 2005-06

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The A-League's 2006-07 season was a football (soccer) competition. 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 AU$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 "Not Many" was replaced with Manuel Neztic's "Kickin Down".[2] The second season was marketed as "A-League: Version 2".[3]

[edit] 2006-07 league participants

Team Region Chairman Coach/Manager Home ground Capacity
Adelaide United SA Nick Bianco John Kosmina Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500
Central Coast Mariners NSW Ian Kiernan Lawrie McKinna Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 20,059
Melbourne Victory VIC Geoff Lord Ernie Merrick Telstra Dome 56,347
Olympic Park 18,500
Newcastle Jets NSW Con Constantine Nick Theodorakopoulos EnergyAustralia Stadium 28,000
Gary van Egmond
New Zealand Knights NZ Anthony Lee Paul Nevin North Harbour Stadium 25,000
Barry Simmons interim
Ricki Herbert
Perth Glory WA Michelle Phillips Ron Smith Members Equity Stadium 18,450
Queensland Roar QLD John Ribot Miron Bleiberg Suncorp Stadium 52,000
Frank Farina
Sydney FC NSW Edmund Capon Terry Butcher Aussie Stadium 41,159

Football Federation Australia have stated that the current franchises have a 5 year exclusivity clause in their licenses that prevents any new franchise from being established in the same city or town.

This does not preclude teams from other regions from joining, however no new teams were added to the competition for the 2006-07 season.

[edit] Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Newcastle playing Sydney in a pre-season match in Canberra
Newcastle playing Sydney in a pre-season match in Canberra

This competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round was July 15, 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.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Home and away season

The league season took a triple round-robin format, and took place over 21 rounds between August 25, 2006 and January 21, 2007.

[edit] Round 1

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
August 25 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium 15,781 report
August 26 Queensland Roar 3-0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 20,606 report
August 27 New Zealand Knights 0-0 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium 7,304 report
August 27 Sydney FC 1-0 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium 19,274 report

[edit] Round 2

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
September 1 Newcastle Jets 2-3 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium 7,276 report
September 2 New Zealand Knights 1-0 Adelaide United North Harbour Stadium 4,100 report
September 2 Melbourne Victory 3-2 Sydney FC Telstra Dome 39,730 report
September 3 Perth Glory 2-0 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium 7,229 report

[edit] Round 3

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
September 8 Adelaide United 5-1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium 8,785 report
September 9 Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 4,644 report
September 10 New Zealand Knights 0-3 Melbourne Victory North Harbour Stadium 2,107 report
September 10 Perth Glory 1-1 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium 8,052 report

[edit] Round 4

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
September 15 Queensland Roar 5-0 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium 15,517 report
September 16 Adelaide United 3-0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium 11,474 report
September 17 Sydney FC 2-2 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium 15,488 report
September 17 Melbourne Victory 1-0 Central Coast Mariners Olympic Park 17,617 report

[edit] Round 5

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
September 21 New Zealand Knights 0-1 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium 2,764 report
September 22 Queensland Roar 0-0 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium 16,143 report
September 23 Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 8,439 report
September 24 Perth Glory 1-2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium 7,983 report

[edit] Round 6

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
September 28 New Zealand Knights 0-1 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium 1,632 report
September 29 Newcastle Jets 0-3 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium 7,961 report
October 1 Melbourne Victory 4-1 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome 25,921 report
October 2 Adelaide United 1-4 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium 15,119 report

[edit] Round 7

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
October 6 Adelaide United 3-1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium 10,493 report
October 6 Perth Glory 1-0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium 7,309 report
October 8 Sydney FC 1-1 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium 17,274 report
October 8 Newcastle Jets 0-2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium 4,635 report

[edit] Round 8

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
October 13 Central Coast Mariners 3-1 Sydney FC Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 11,567 report
October 14 Newcastle Jets 3-0 New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium 5,725 report
October 15 Melbourne Victory 0-1 Adelaide United Telstra Dome 32,368 report
October 15 Perth Glory 1-2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium 9,978 report

[edit] Round 9

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
October 20 Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 8,496 report
October 21 Sydney FC 1-2 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium 20,881 report
October 22 Queensland Roar 0-1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium 16,061 report
October 22 Adelaide United 4-2 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium 11,600 report

[edit] Round 10

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
October 27 New Zealand Knights 0-4 Melbourne Victory North Harbour Stadium 2,357 report
October 27 Newcastle Jets 2-1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium 10,895 report
October 28 Queensland Roar 1-1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium 13,727 report

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October 29 Sydney FC 1-1 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium 12,316 report

[edit] Round 11

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
November 3 Melbourne Victory 3-3 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome 28,118 report
November 4 Newcastle Jets 1-1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium 8,493 report
November 5 New Zealand Knights 1-0 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium 2,675 report
November 5 Adelaide United 3-2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium 11,062 report

[edit] Round 12

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
November 9 Melbourne Victory 1-0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome 22,890 report
November 10 Sydney FC 4-0 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium 9,871 report
November 11 Queensland Roar 0-1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium 14,154 report
November 12 Newcastle Jets 3-1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium 14,026 report

[edit] Round 13

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
November 17 Queensland Roar 0-2 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium 14,797 report
November 18 Perth Glory 2-1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium 7,315 report
November 19 New Zealand Knights 0-2 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium 2,139 report
November 19 Sydney FC 2-1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium 14,308 report

[edit] Round 14

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
November 24 Sydney FC 3-0 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium 12,718 report
November 25 Central Coast Mariners 2-0 Adelaide United Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 13,119 report
November 26 Melbourne Victory 0-1 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome 27,753 report
November 26 Perth Glory 4-1 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium 6,251 report

[edit] Round 15

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
December 1 Adelaide United 1-3 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium 16,378 report
December 2 Queensland Roar 1-0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 11,237 report
December 3 New Zealand Knights 1-1 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium 2,039 report
December 3 Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Sydney FC Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 12,457 report

[edit] Round 16

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
December 7 Queensland Roar 0-3 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium 10,040 report
December 8 Melbourne Victory 0-0 Sydney FC Telstra Dome 50,333 report
December 10 Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 8,089 report
December 10 Adelaide United 1-1 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium 11,548 report

[edit] Round 17

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
December 14 Sydney FC 1-0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium 11,816 report
December 15 Adelaide United 3-2 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium 12,214 report
December 16 Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 7,132 report

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December 17 Melbourne Victory 4-0 New Zealand Knights Olympic Park 15,563 report

[edit] Round 18

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
December 28 Perth Glory 0-0 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium 8,226 report
December 29 New Zealand Knights 3-1 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium 1,903 [6] report
December 31 Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 15,404 report
January 1 Newcastle Jets 0-2 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium 20,980 report

[edit] Round 19

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
January 4 Adelaide United 0-1 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium 10,435 report
January 5 Newcastle Jets 1-0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium 14,828 report
January 7 Sydney FC 0-1 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium 16,040 report
January 7 Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium 6,462 report

[edit] Round 20

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
January 11 Central Coast Mariners 0-0 New Zealand Knights Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 10,637 report
January 12 Melbourne Victory 1-2 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome 28,937 report
January 14 Adelaide United 1-0 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium 14,704 report
January 14 Perth Glory 3-3 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium 7,904 report

[edit] Round 21

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
January 19 Newcastle Jets 4-0 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium 19,601 report
January 20 Queensland Roar 1-1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium 32,371 report
January 21 New Zealand Knights 2-0 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium 4,136 [7] report
January 21 Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Adelaide United Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 8,128 report

[edit] League table

edit ladder
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Melbourne Victory 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45
Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30
Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29
Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 -2 29
Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 -4 24
Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 -6 20
New Zealand Knights 21 5 4 12 13 39 -26 19


[edit] Finals series

See also: A-League Grand Final 2007
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Report
Semi-finals - Leg 1
January 26 Sydney FC 2-1 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium 21,122 report
January 28 Adelaide United 0-0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium 15,575 report
Semi-finals - Leg 2
February 2 Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium 24,338 report
February 4 Melbourne Victory 2-1 Adelaide United Telstra Dome 47,413 report
Preliminary final
February 11 Adelaide United 1-1 (4-3 pen) Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium 13,798 report
Grand final
February 18 Melbourne Victory 6-0 Adelaide United Telstra Dome 55,436 report
  Semifinals Preliminary final Grand final
    L1 L2    
    Jan 28 & Feb 4                        
1  Melbourne Victory 0 2     February 18
2  Adelaide United 0 1     February 11          Melbourne Victory 6
       Adelaide United 1 (4)      Adelaide United 0
  Jan 26 & Feb 2      Newcastle Jets 1 (3)  
3  Newcastle Jets 1 2
4  Sydney FC 2 0  

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 A-League 2005-06 premiers and champions would qualify and not those from the current season. [8]

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.

[edit] 2006-07 league records (regular season)

[edit] Leading goalscorers

Player Team Goals
Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 11
Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 10
Damian Mori Central Coast Mariners (6), Queensland Roar (2) 8
Mark Bridge Newcastle Jets 8
Adam Kwasnik Central Coast Mariners 7
Jamie Harnwell Perth Glory 7

[edit] Most Goal Assists

Player Team Goal Assists
Fred Melbourne Victory 9
Leo Bertos Perth Glory 9
Jason Spagnuolo Adelaide United 7
Matt Thompson Newcastle Jets 6
Nick Carle Newcastle Jets 6
Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 5

[edit] 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

[edit] Attendances (regular season)

Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest 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
Totals 84 12,927 50,333 1,632 1,085,829

[edit] Highest attendances

[edit] 2007 A-League Awards

The 2007 A-League Awards ceremony was held on 27 February 2007 at the Sydney Opera House.[9]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Historic deal for football", 26 April 2006. 
  2. ^ "Football's new kick-start", 26 August 2006. 
  3. ^ "Version 2.0 launched", 25 August 2006. 
  4. ^ "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed", 1 June 2006. 
  5. ^ a b These matches were swapped due to concerns over the quality of the pitch at Suncorp Stadium after a second Robbie Williams concert was scheduled days before the Round 17 game.
  6. ^ Note: 1,963 reported in article: "All White Knights silence Roar", New Zealand Knights, 2006-12-29. Retrieved on 2007-01-01. 
  7. ^ Note: 4,936 reported in article: "Knights Fantastic Finish", New Zealand Knights, 2007-01-21. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. 
  8. ^ "AFC confirm Sydney and Adelaide", 21 November 2006. 
  9. ^ Nick Carle takes out Johnny Warren Medal, Hyundai A-League, 27 February 2007.

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