2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates15 July – 19 August 2006
Teams8
Defending champions Central Coast Mariners
Champions Adelaide United (1st title)
Runners-up Central Coast Mariners
Third place Sydney FC
Fourth place Newcastle Jets FC
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Attendance112,254 (4,677 per match)
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The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main 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).

Contents

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. [1]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGABPPtsQualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 42205208Advance to semi-finals
2 Adelaide United 42202008
3 Melbourne Victory FC 41125726
4 Perth Glory 40223602
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Perth Glory
Petrie Soccerball shade.svg7'
Kwasnik Soccerball shade.svg8'		 Bertos Soccerball shade.svg62'
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: James Lewis
Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United
Veart Soccerball shade.svg65'
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Adelaide United
Wade Park, Orange
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Simon Przydacz
Perth Glory 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC
Young Soccerball shade.svg59' Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg51'
Dorrien Gardens, Perth
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angelo Nardi
Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg4' Kwasnik Soccerball shade.svg35'
O'Grady Soccerball shade.svg63'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg77'
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Craig Zetter
Perth Glory 0–0 Adelaide United
Dorrien Gardens, Perth
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGABPPtsQualification
1 Sydney FC 431072212Advance to semi-finals
2 Newcastle Jets FC 40224613
3 New Zealand Knights 40312303 [A]
4 Queensland Roar 40312303 [A]
  • ^
    Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
    • Queensland Roar 1–2 Sydney FC
    Smits Soccerball shade.svg31'
    Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    New Zealand Knights 1–1 Newcastle Jets FC
    Richter Soccerball shade.svg39' Bridge Soccerball shade.svg57'
    North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
    Attendance: 804
    Referee: Neil Fox
    Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets FC
    Topor-Stanley Soccerball shade.svg2'
    Middleby Soccerball shade.svg25'    		 McFlynn Soccerball shade.svg68' (o.g.)
    Canberra Stadium, Canberra
    Attendance: 7,226
    Referee: Ben Williams
    Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski Soccerball shade.svg8' Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg24'
    Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    Referee: Matthew Breeze
    New Zealand Knights 0–0 Sydney FC
    North Harbour Stadium
    Attendance: 3,121
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    Newcastle Jets FC 0–0 Queensland Roar
    Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Bonus round

    Adelaide United 1–0 New Zealand Knights
    Veart Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.) Report
    Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
    Attendance: 12,006
    Referee: Craig Zetter
    Newcastle Jets FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC
    North Soccerball shade.svg17'
    Carle Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)    		 Report Thompson Soccerball shade.svg4'
    Muscat Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
    Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg84'
    Scully Park, Tamworth
    Attendance: 3,126
    Referee: Matthew Breeze
    Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory
    Brosque Soccerball shade.svg26', 27'
    Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg57'    		 Report
    WIN Stadium, Wollongong
    Attendance: 6,634
    Referee: Strebre Delovski

    Knockout stage

    Bracket

    Playoffs

    New Zealand Knights 0–1 Perth Glory
    Young Soccerball shade.svg87'
    North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
    Attendance: 1,104
    Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
    Sydney FC 1–2 Adelaide United
    Carney Soccerball shade.svg43' Dodd Soccerball shade.svg16'
    Rees Soccerball shade.svg90'
    WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 4,210
    Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

    Seventh place play-off

    Fifth place play-off

    Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory
    Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg84'
    Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
    Attendance: 2,215
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Third place play-off

    Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets FC
    Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg40'
    Rudan Soccerball shade.svg68'
    Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
    Attendance: 5,326
    Referee: Strebe Delovski (Australia)

    Final

    Attendances

    RoundGamesAverageHighestLowestTotal
    Pre-Season Group Stage164,95412,00680479,252
    Pre-Season Finals74,71510,4631,10433,002
    Totals [2] 234,88112,006804112,254

    Top goalscorers

    3 goals:

    2 goals:

    1 goal:

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    References

    1. ↑ "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
    2. ↑ "Totals" regarding attendances for Pre-Season Cup, including highest and lowest crowds, are excluding the unknown figure for 7th Place Playoff match.
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