2005–06 A-League

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A-League
Season2005–06
Dates26 August 2005 – 5 March 2006
Champions Sydney FC (1st title)
Premiers Adelaide United (1st title)
Champions League Sydney FC
Adelaide United
Matches played84
Goals scored232 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Alex Brosque
Bobby Despotovski
Archie Thompson
Stewart Petrie
(8 goals)
Best goalkeeper Clint Bolton
Biggest home win Melbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC
(16 October 2005)
Biggest away win Newcastle Jets 0–5 Queensland Roar
(26 January 2006)
Highest attendance25,557
Lowest attendance1,922
Average attendance10,955
2006–07 →

The 2005–06 A-League was the 29th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the inaugural season of the A-League. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition since the close of the 2003–04 National Soccer League season, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005. The competition was made up of a triple round robin league stage before a championship playoff featuring the top four teams.

Contents

Of the eight participants, four came from the National Soccer League (1977–2004): Perth Glory (established 1995), New Zealand Knights (1999), Newcastle Jets (2000) and Adelaide United (2003). New Zealand Knights had previously entered the NSL as the Auckland Football Kingz, but were significantly restructured and have a vastly different playing roster. Queensland Roar previously competed in the NSL from 1977 to 1988 and had competed in the Queensland State League since then as Brisbane Lions.

Adelaide United were named Premiers after finishing the season seven points clear at the top of the league. The first A-League Grand Final took place on 5 March 2006, with Sydney FC becoming the league's inaugural Champions, defeating the Central Coast Mariners 1–0.

Clubs

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Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
New Zealand Knights
Queensland Roar
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Olympic Park Stadium 18,500
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Energy Australia Stadium 26,164
New Zealand Knights Auckland North Harbour Stadium 25,000
Perth Glory Perth nib Stadium 20,500
Queensland Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Sydney FC Sydney Aussie Stadium 42,500

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
Adelaide United Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Shengqing
Central Coast Mariners Flag of Germany.svg André Gumprecht Flag of Ireland.svg Wayne O'Sullivan Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Petrie Flag of Malta.svg John Hutchinson 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Ferguson 3
Melbourne Victory Flag of Austria.svg Richard Kitzbichler Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geoffrey Claeys
New Zealand Knights Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xiaobin Flag of England.svg Darren Bazeley Flag of England.svg Ben Collett Flag of England.svg Neil Emblen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yan 3
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Bull 3
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Imaya 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank van Eijs 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Devine 1		 Flag of England.svg Simon Yeo
Newcastle Jets Flag of England.svg Guy Bates Flag of Uruguay.svg Mateo Corbo Flag of New Zealand.svg Vaughan Coveny 1
Perth Glory Flag of England.svg Steve McMahon Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Ishida Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Hay Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henry Fa'arodo Flag of England.svg Stuart Young 1
Flag of Serbia.svg Milan Jovanić 3
Queensland Roar Flag of Brazil.svg Reinaldo Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Remo Buess Flag of Uruguay.svg Osvaldo Carro Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Hyuk-su 1
Sydney FC Ulster Banner.svg Terry McFlynn Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Salazar Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Miura 4

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 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Shengqing [1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Aloisi [2] None
Central Coast Mariners None Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Spencer [3] None
Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson [4] [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Muscat [6] None
New Zealand Knights None Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Hay [7]
Flag of England.svg Darren Bazeley [note 1] [9] 		None
Newcastle Jets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ned Zelic [10] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ned Zelic [11] [12] [13] None
Perth Glory Flag of England.svg Brian Deane [14] [note 2] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Harnwell [15] None
Queensland Roar None Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Gibson [16] None
Sydney FC Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke [17] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rudan [18] None

Preliminary Competitions

Two competitions were held prior to the start of the A-League season.

Oceania Club Championship Qualification

This three-round competition was held in May 2005 to determine Australia's qualifier for the 2005 season of the Oceania Club Championship. It consisted of all Australian A-League clubs (i.e. all clubs except for the New Zealand Knights) and granted Perth Glory – the reigning NSL champions – a bye into the semi-finals.

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 (p) 0 (4)
Newcastle Jets 0 (2)
Central Coast Mariners 4
Adelaide United 0
Adelaide United (p) 0 (4)
Melbourne Victory 0 (1)

Sydney FC qualified for and subsequently won the 2005 Oceania Club Championship entitling it to a place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship to be played in Tokyo.

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The inaugural pre-season cup was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The competition featured a group stage and a knockout stage. Commentators did not give much weight to the competition as a guide for performance during the season proper, as injuries or club strategic policy ruled that many teams did not use their best players and often used experimental tactics.

Group stage

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Melbourne Victory 312021+152005–06 Pre-Season Cup Semi-finals
2 Perth Glory 31114404
3 Adelaide United 30303303
4 Newcastle Jets 302134−12
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sydney FC 321051+472005–06 Pre-Season Cup Semi-finals
2 Central Coast Mariners 320143+16
3 Queensland Roar 311163+34
4 New Zealand Knights 300319−80
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
 

The Central Coast Mariners were the inaugural Pre-season Challenge Cup winners.

Regular season

The A-League season commenced on 26 August 2005 with two Friday night fixtures. Games each round were held throughout the weekend, though certain rounds also featured Thursday night games. As there was no concurrent cup competition, midweek fixtures were uncommon unless they were held on Australian public holidays. A three-week break was also scheduled in December to coincide with the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup in Tokyo.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Adelaide United 2113443325+843Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C)2110653528+736
3 Central Coast Mariners 218853528+732Qualification for Finals series
4 Newcastle Jets 219482729−231
5 Perth Glory 218583429+529
6 Queensland Roar 217772722+528
7 Melbourne Victory 217592624+226
8 New Zealand Knights [a] 2113171547−326
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.

Results

Round 1

26 August 2005 Perth Glory 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary 		Spencer Soccerball shade.svg66'Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 2

Round 3

10 September 2005 Perth Glory 2–1 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski Soccerball shade.svg54', 72' Report
Summary 		Moon Soccerball shade.svg76'Attendance: 8,509
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 4

17 September 2005 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Valkanis Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.) Report
Summary 		Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg32'
Qu Soccerball shade.svg65'		Attendance: 8,052
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 5

23 September 2005 Queensland Roar 1–3 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Timpano Soccerball shade.svg50' (o.g.) Report
Summary [ permanent dead link ‍]		 Corica Soccerball shade.svg5', 67'
McFlynn Soccerball shade.svg68'		Attendance: 23,142
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 September 2005 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Thompson Soccerball shade.svg68' Report
Summary 		Attendance: 13,831
Referee: Craig Zetter
25 September 2005 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+9:30 Valkanis Soccerball shade.svg34' Report
Summary 		Kwasnik Soccerball shade.svg19'Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 6

Round 7

8 October 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–5 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:30 UTC+10 Parisi Soccerball shade.svg72' Report
Summary 		Mori Soccerball shade.svg33', 62'
Harnwell Soccerball shade.svg46'
Despotovski Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sekulovski Soccerball shade.svg80'		Attendance: 5,868
Referee: James Lewis
9 October 2005 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney Soccerball shade.svg54'
Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Summary 		Valkanis Soccerball shade.svg51'Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 8

14 October 2005 Adelaide United 2–4 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Valkanis Soccerball shade.svg38'
Corbo Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary 		Kemp Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)
Carle Soccerball shade.svg22', 89'
Zelic Soccerball shade.svg68'		Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Mark Shield
16 October 2005 Melbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
13:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler Soccerball shade.svg34'
Muscat Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg57', 69'		 Report
Summary 		Attendance: 18,206
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 9

Round 10

30 October 2005 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney Soccerball shade.svg73' Report
Summary 		Milicic Soccerball shade.svg77'Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 11

6 November 2005 Adelaide United 2–4 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30 Veart Soccerball shade.svg13' (pen.)
Rees Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report
Summary 		Mori Soccerball shade.svg9', 34', 45+1'
Despotovski Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)		Attendance: 10,868
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 12

11 November 2005 Perth Glory 3–0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward Soccerball shade.svg69'
Sekulovski Soccerball shade.svg25'
Despotovski Soccerball shade.svg12'		Attendance: 9,667
Referee: Craig Zetter
13 November 2005 Sydney FC 1–0 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Zdrillic Soccerball shade.svg54'Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 13

19 November 2005 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Matthew Breeze
20 November 2005 Adelaide United 1–0 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Qu Soccerball shade.svg38'Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Angelo Nardi
20 November 2005 Queensland Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Thompson Soccerball shade.svg34'Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 14

25 November 2005 Perth Glory 0–1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Coveny Soccerball shade.svg47'Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Simon Przydacz
27 November 2005 Adelaide United 3–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Rech Soccerball shade.svg4', 84'
Veart Soccerball shade.svg14'		 Miura Soccerball shade.svg33', 76'Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 15

1 December 2005 Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brownlie Soccerball shade.svg28' Yeo Soccerball shade.svg44'Attendance: 8,607
Referee: James Lewis
3 December 2005 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Carney Soccerball shade.svg81'
Corica Soccerball shade.svg24'		 Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg88'Attendance: 17,272
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 16

29 December 2005 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Perth Glory Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg45'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg23'		 Ward Soccerball shade.svg67'
Mori Soccerball shade.svg5'		Attendance: 14,754
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter O'Leary
30 December 2005 New Zealand Knights 2–2 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie Soccerball shade.svg86'
Devine Soccerball shade.svg3'		 Yorke Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Carney Soccerball shade.svg6'		Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Peter Green
1 January 2006 Adelaide United 4–2 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10.30 Rech Soccerball shade.svg40', 63'
Qu Soccerball shade.svg30'
Veart Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Baird Soccerball shade.svg83'
Brosque Soccerball shade.svg11'		Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 17

6 January 2006 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Matthew Breeze
7 January 2006 Perth Glory 0–2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Baird Soccerball shade.svg80'
Reinaldo Soccerball shade.svg10'		Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Peter Green

Round 18

12 January 2006 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward Soccerball shade.svg86' Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg71'
Qu Soccerball shade.svg3'		Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 19

19 January 2006 New Zealand Knights 1–4 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Emblen Soccerball shade.svg7' Harnwell Soccerball shade.svg78'
Coyne Soccerball shade.svg14'
Sekulovski Soccerball shade.svg11', 42'		Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Neil Fox
21 January 2006 Queensland Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brosque Soccerball shade.svg60', 70' Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg85'Attendance: 13,302
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 20

29 January 2006 Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Despotovski Soccerball shade.svg53' Zadkovich Soccerball shade.svg23'
Rudan Soccerball shade.svg14'		Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 21

3 February 2006 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Ceccoli Soccerball shade.svg71'
Yorke Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)		 Qu Soccerball shade.svg90'Attendance: 25,557
Referee: Mark Shield
4 February 2006 Melbourne Victory 2–1 New Zealand Knights Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11 Muscat Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Byrnes Soccerball shade.svg2'		 Brockie Soccerball shade.svg90'Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Angelo Nardi
5 February 2006 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Coveny Soccerball shade.svg34' Mori Soccerball shade.svg71'
Picken Soccerball shade.svg58' (o.g.)
Ward Soccerball shade.svg9'		Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

After the home and away season, the finals series began, with the top four teams. The finals series used a modified Page playoff system, with the difference that each first-round game would be played over two legs. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC was crowned as the A-League champion. Adelaide United, as the holder of the top position on the league ladder, were named the 2005–06 premiers.

Standard cup rules – such as the away goals rule (two-leg ties only), extra time and penalty shootouts were used to decide drawn games.

Semi-finals

12 February 2006 Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+10.30 Rech Soccerball shade.svg34'
Dodd Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg39'
Corica Soccerball shade.svg9'		Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Matthew Breeze
19 February 2006 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Rudan Soccerball shade.svg76'
Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Qu Soccerball shade.svg60'Attendance: 30,377
Referee: Mark Shield

Sydney FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

Central Coast Mariners won 2–1 on aggregate.

Preliminary final

Grand Final

Statistics

Attendance

TeamHostedAverageHighLowTotal
Sydney FC 1116,66925,5579,132183,355
Queensland Roar 1114,78523,1428,607162,636
Melbourne Victory 1014,15818,02610,078141,578
Adelaide United 1010,94714,0687,013109,473
Perth Glory 119,73413,1575,033107,075
Newcastle Jets 118,91213,0005,86898,027
Central Coast Mariners 107,89917,4295,19478,989
New Zealand Knights 103,9099,9001,92239,086
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League total8410,95525,5571,922920,219

Highest attendance

Leading goalscorers

TotalPlayerTeamGoals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Brosque Brisbane Roar 121211
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bobby Despotovski Perth Glory 1211111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 1112111
Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Petrie Central Coast Mariners 112211
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Veart Adelaide United 1111111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Heffernan Central Coast Mariners 1111111
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke Sydney FC 1111111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Milicic Newcastle Jets 11131
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sasho Petrovski Sydney FC 11131
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damian Mori Perth Glory 2311

Disciplinary records

PlayerTeamYellow2YCRed
Terry McFlynn Sydney FC 700
Matt McKay Queensland Roar 311
Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory 410
Ross Aloisi Adelaide United 600
Remo Buess Queensland Roar 600

Biggest victories

ScoreDateRound
Melbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC 16 Oct 20058
Queensland Roar 5–0 Newcastle Jets 26 Jan 200620
Perth Glory 5–1 Newcastle Jets 8 Oct 20057
Sydney FC 5–1 Central Coast Mariners 5 Nov 200511
Newcastle Jets 4–0 New Zealand Knights 18 Sep 20054
Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Perth Glory 8 Oct 20058

Highest aggregate scores

ScoreDateRound
Perth Glory 5–1 Newcastle Jets 8 Oct 20057
Sydney FC 5–1 Central Coast Mariners 5 Nov 200511
Newcastle Jets 4–2 Adelaide United 14 Oct 20058
Newcastle Jets 4–2 New Zealand Knights 4 Nov 200511
Perth Glory 4–2 Adelaide United 6 Nov 200511
Adelaide United 4–2 Queensland Roar 1 Jan 200616

Other honours

Awards

AwardRecipient
Johnny Warren Medal (Player's Player of the Year) Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
Golden Boot Award (Top Goalscorer) Alex Brosque (Brisbane Roar)
Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory)
Stewart Petrie (Central Coast Mariners)
Rising Star Award (U-20 Player of the Year) Nick Ward (Perth Glory)
Coach of the Year Lawrie McKinna (Central Coast Mariners)
Referee of the Year Mark Shield
Joe Marston Medal (Best player in grand final) Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)

AFC Champions League

Although Australia became a member of the Asian Football Confederation in 2006, Australian teams were not invited to participate in the 2006 AFC Champions League competition.

The AFC later determined that qualification for the 2007 AFC Champions League would be based on the 2005–06 A-League competition, despite that ACL matches will commence after the completion of the A-League 2006–07 season. Adelaide as Premiers and Sydney as Champions were the representatives.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bazeley replaced Hay as captain mid-season, after they released Hay on 23 December 2005. [8]
  2. ↑ Deane's contract was mutually terminated part-way through his marquee deal and he left mid-season. [14]

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  11. ↑ "Jets look to shut down Mariners". ABC News . 10 February 2006. Jets captain Ned Zelic says...
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  16. ↑ "Roar name inaugural captain". ABC News . 3 May 2005. A-League club Queensland Roar have named Chad Gibson as their inaugural captain...
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