A-League Grand Final 2006
Encyclopedia
The 2006 A-League Grand Final took place at Aussie Stadium in Sydney
on 5 March 2006. It was a South NSW derby
. had the home ground advantage after beating over 2 semifinal legs. Sydney FC would eventually go on to take the honours of being crowned the first ever A-League Champions. Steve Corica
scored the only and winning goal in the 62nd minute after a pass from Sydney captain Dwight Yorke
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CENTRAL COAST MARINERS:
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GK
20
Danny Vukovic
DF
2
Wayne O'Sullivan
MF
4
Noel Spencer
(c)
DF
5
Michael Beauchamp
MF
6
Andre Gumprecht
DF
8
Dean Heffernan
MF
10
Tom Pondeljak
MF
11
Damien Brown
FW
12
Stewart Petrie
FW
15
Andrew Clark
DF
18
Alex Wilkinson
Substitutes:
GK
30
Matthew Trott
DF
17
Matthew Osman
MF
3
Paul O'Grady
FW
19
Adam Kwasnik
Manager:
Lawrie McKinna
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
on 5 March 2006. It was a South NSW derby
South NSW derby
The NSW derby involves two of the teams from NSW in the Australian A-League, the Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC. The rivalry has developed due to the relatively short distance between the clubs as well as a number of notable games contested between the two.The rivalry began when the two sides...
. had the home ground advantage after beating over 2 semifinal legs. Sydney FC would eventually go on to take the honours of being crowned the first ever A-League Champions. Steve Corica
Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
scored the only and winning goal in the 62nd minute after a pass from Sydney captain Dwight Yorke
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
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2005-06 Finals series
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| GK | 1 | Clint Bolton Clint Bolton Clint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League... |
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| DF | 3 | Alvin Ceccoli Alvin Ceccoli Alvin Warren Ceccoli is an Australian football player of Sammarinese heritage who played for three A-League clubs and was capped internationally for Australia.-Club career:Alvin started his National Soccer League career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21 year old... |
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| DF | 4 | Mark Rudan Mark Rudan Mark Rudan is a former Australian football player who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 8 | Matthew Bingley Matthew Bingley Matthew Bingley is a former Australian football player. A utility who can play in midfield or defence, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia... |
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| MF | 10 | Steve Corica Steve Corica Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a... |
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| FW | 11 | Sasho Petrovski Sasho Petrovski Sasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team... |
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| MF | 12 | David Carney David Carney David Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :... |
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| MF | 14 | Andrew Packer Andrew Packer Andrew Packer is a former Australian football player who last played for .-Biography:... |
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| MF | 15 |  Terry McFlynnTerry McFlynn Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a football player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current captain.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 17 | Jacob Timpano Jacob Timpano Jacob Timpano in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football player who currently plays for NSW Premier League club South Coast Wolves FC.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 19 |  Dwight YorkeDwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland... (c) |
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| GK | 20 | Justin Pasfield Justin Pasfield Justin Pasfield is an Australian football goalkeeper who currently plays for the Central Coast Mariners.He was part of the Joeys squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, and previously played for Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland... |
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| DF | 2 | Iain Fyfe Iain Fyfe Iain Fyfe is an Australian football player who currently plays as defender for Busan I'Park in the K-League.- Club career :On completion of his SASI program in 2000, Iain joined hometown NSL club Adelaide City... |
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| MF | 7 | Robbie Middleby Robbie Middleby Robert Middleby is a former Australian football player who is the CEO for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 23 | Ruben Zadkovich Ruben Zadkovich Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:... |
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| Pierre Littbarski Pierre Littbarski Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany... Joe Marston Medal: Dwight YorkeDwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland... Assistant Referees: Nathan Gibson, Ben Wilson. Fourth Official: Matthew Breeze. |
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Danny VukovicDanny Vukovic
Danny Vukovic is an Australian football player of Serbian decent. Who has recently signed a three year contract with the Perth Glory, an Australian-based A League franchise.-Club career:...
Wayne O'Sullivan Noel SpencerNoel Spencer
Noel Spencer was an Australian football player.-NSL:Noel played for his hometown of Wollongong from 1996–2000 and was part of Wollongong Wolves championship-winning team of the 1999/2000 season. After the championship win Noel left for Northern Spirit which he played for and later captained until...
(c)
Michael BeauchampMichael Beauchamp
Michael Francis Beauchamp is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Sydney FC. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup squad.-Club career:...
Andre GumprechtAndre Gumprecht
André Gumprecht is a former German football player who is currently playing for Australian club Lake Macquarie City FC-Club career:...
Dean HeffernanDean Heffernan
Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:...
Tom PondeljakTom Pondeljak
Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...
Damien BrownDamien Brown
Damien Brown is an Australian football player and former school teacher. He most recently played as a left midfielder for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners....
Stewart PetrieStewart Petrie
Stewart Petrie is a former Scottish football player who is currently assistant manager of Arbroath F.C. who compete in the Irn Bru Scottish Third Division.-Career:...
Andrew ClarkAndrew Clark (footballer)
Andrew Clark is an Australian football player. He is currently the Fitness and Conditioning coach for the Central Coast Mariners.-External links:* *...
Alex WilkinsonAlex Wilkinson
Alexander Wilkinson is an Australian football player. He is currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League...
Matthew TrottMatthew Trott
Matthew Trott is a football goalkeeper, he has no club since leaving Didcot Town F.C...
Matthew OsmanMatthew Osman
Matthew Osman is a football player. He currently plays as a right midfielder for the Australian A-League club Gold Coast United.-Club career:...
Paul O'GradyPaul O'Grady (footballer)
Paul O'Grady is a football player, currently playing for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League.-Biography:...
Adam KwasnikAdam Kwasnik
Adam Kwasnik is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.-Club career:...
Lawrie McKinnaLawrie McKinna
Lawrie McKinna is a Scottish-Australian former football player and formerly managed Chengdu Blades in China Super League.-Club career:...
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| Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... First Title |
Match statistics
| Sydney | Central Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts at goal | 15 | 15 |
| Attempts on target | 6 | 5 |
| Attempts off target | 9 | 10 |
| Attempts - Woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Keeper saves | 4 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corners | 4 | 9 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 16 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also
- A-League 2005-06A-League 2005-06The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
- Sydney FC Season 2005-06Sydney FC Season 2005-06The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating 1-0...
- Central Coast Mariners FC Season 2005-06Central Coast Mariners FC Season 2005-06The 2005-06 season was the first for both the Central Coast Mariners and the Hyundai A-LeagueCompared with its Sydney rival, the Central Coast Mariners had a far more low-key buildup to the inaugural A-League season. The majority of its squad were experienced players from the defunct National...
- List of A-League champions
External links
- Full Match highlights on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Official A-League Website