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A-League
Season2005–06
ChampionsSydney FC (1st title)
PremiersAdelaide United (1st title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Adelaide United
Matches played84
Goals scored232 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Brosque
Bobby Despotovski
Archie Thompson
Stewart Petrie
(8 goals)
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC
(16 October 2005)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0–5 Queensland Roar
(26 January 2006)
Highest attendance25,557
Lowest attendance1,922
Average attendance10,955

The 2005–06 A-League was the inaugural season of the Australian A-League football competition. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, 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.

Of the eight participants, four come from the National Soccer League (1977–2004): Template:ALeague PG (established 1995), Template:ALeague NZK (1999), Template:ALeague NUJ (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. Template:ALeague QR previously competed in the NSL from 1977–1988 and had competed in the Queensland State League since then as Brisbane Lions.

The first A-League Grand Final took place on 5 March 2006, with Template:ALeague SFC becoming the league's inaugural champions, defeating the Template:ALeague CCM 1–0. Template:ALeague AU were the named premiers after finishing the season seven points clear at the top of the league.

Clubs

Further information: A-League § Clubs
Team City Home Ground Capacity
Template:ALeague AU Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Template:ALeague CCM Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Template:ALeague MV Melbourne Olympic Park Stadium 18,500
Template:ALeague NUJ Newcastle Energy Australia Stadium 26,164
Template:ALeague NZK Auckland North Harbour Stadium 25,000
Template:ALeague PG Perth Members Equity Stadium 18,156
Template:ALeague QR Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Template:ALeague SFC Sydney Aussie Stadium 42,500

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)
         
Template:ALeague PG 1
Template:ALeague SFC 2
Template:ALeague SFC 3
Template:ALeague QR 0
Template:ALeague SFC 1
Template:ALeague CCM 0
Template:ALeague CCM (pso) 0 (4)
Template:ALeague NUJ 0 (2)
Template:ALeague CCM 4
Template:ALeague AU 0
Template:ALeague AU (pso) 0 (4)
Template:ALeague MV 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

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Group B Template:Fb cl header navbar Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl3 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team |}

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Template:ALeague MV2
 
21 August
 
Template:ALeague CCM3
 
Template:ALeague CCM3
 
14 August
 
Template:ALeague PG0
 
Template:ALeague SFC1
 
 
Template:ALeague PG2
 

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

Template:A-League 2005-06 Position Ladder Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Round 1

26 August 2005 Template:ALeague PG 0 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Spencer 66' Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
26 August 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 0 – 1 Template:ALeague AU EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Veart 19' Attendance: 13,160
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
28 August 2005 Template:ALeague QR 2 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Brosque 80'
Baird 86'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,725
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
28 August 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 1 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Yorke 44' Report
Summary		 Thompson 73' Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 2

2 September 2005 Template:ALeague AU 0 – 0 Template:ALeague QR Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,029
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
2 September 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 1 – 3 Template:ALeague SFC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Rose 69' Report
Summary		 Rudan 25'
Bingley 73'
Middleby 90+4'		 Attendance: 9,827
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
4 September 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+10 Petrie 69' Report
Summary		 Milicic 25' Attendance: 5,917
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
4 September 2005 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 2 Template:ALeague PG Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler 11'
Muscat 85' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Caceres 40'
Despotovski 56'		 Attendance: 17,960
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Round 3

9 September 2005 Template:ALeague AU 1 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Brain 1'
Alagich Red card 15'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Peter O'Leary
10 September 2005 Template:ALeague PG 2 – 1 Template:ALeague QR Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski 54', 72' Report
Summary		 Moon 76' Attendance: 8,509
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
10 September 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 0 – 2 Template:ALeague NZK Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:35 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Yeo 69'
Devine 80'		 Attendance: 5,261
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
11 September 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 2 – 1 Template:ALeague SFC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Milicic 6'
Johnson 18'
Corbo Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 70'		 Report
Summary		 Yorke 78'
Corica Red card 70'		 Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Round 4

16 September 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 3 Template:ALeague CCM Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Packer 13'
Yorke 72'		 Report
Summary		 Petrie 20' (pen.)
Gumprecht 35'
Spencer 90+1'		 Attendance: 15,614
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
17 September 2005 Template:ALeague PG 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Valkanis 20' (o.g.) Report
Summary		 Aloisi 32'
Qu 65'
Beltrame Red card 67'		 Attendance: 8,052
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
18 September 2005 Template:ALeague QR 1 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Baird 62'
McKay Red card 40'		 Report
Summary		 Allsopp 88' Attendance: 15,444
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
18 September 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 4 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Haliti 12'
Thompson 26'
Musialik 37'
Carle 70' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,495
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz

Round 5

22 September 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 0 – 1 Template:ALeague PG North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Harnwell 68' Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Australia Neil Fox
23 September 2005 Template:ALeague QR 1 – 3 Template:ALeague SFC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Timpano 50' (o.g.) Report
Summary		 Corica 5', 67'
McFlynn 68'		 Attendance: 23,142
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
25 September 2005 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 0 Template:ALeague NUJ Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Thompson 68' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,831
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
25 September 2005 Template:ALeague AU 1 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+9:30 Valkanis 34' Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 19' Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Australia Angelo Nardi

Round 6

30 September 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 2 Template:ALeague MV Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Heffernan 33' Report
Summary		 Thompson 73'
Leijer 81'		 Attendance: 9,313
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
1 October 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 0 – 1 Template:ALeague QR EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:35 UTC+10 Carle Red card 31' Report
Summary		 Moon 68'
McKay Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 80'		 Attendance: 7,436
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
1 October 2005 Template:ALeague PG 1 – 2 Template:ALeague SFC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski 40' Report
Summary		 Petrovski 48'
Yorke 65'		 Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
2 October 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
18:00 UTC+12 Yeo 44', Red card 64' Report
Summary		 Dodd 34'
Qu 81'		 Attendance: 3,558
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary

Round 7

7 October 2005 Template:ALeague QR 1 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Seo 57' Report
Summary		 Spencer 41' Attendance: 13,195
Referee: Australia Perry Mur
8 October 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 5 Template:ALeague PG EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:30 UTC+10 Parisi 72' Report
Summary		 Mori 33', 62'
Harnwell 46'
Despotovski 52'
Sekulovski 80'		 Attendance: 5,868
Referee: Australia James Lewis
9 October 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney 54'
Petrovski 88'		 Report
Summary		 Valkanis 51' Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
10 October 2005 Template:ALeague MV 3 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler 23'
Muscat 62'
Diaco 64'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Australia Peter Green

Round 8

14 October 2005 Template:ALeague AU 2 – 4 Template:ALeague NUJ Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Valkanis 38'
Corbo 67' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Kemp 12' (o.g.)
Carle 22', 89'
Zelic 68'		 Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
16 October 2005 Template:ALeague MV 5 – 0 Template:ALeague SFC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
13:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler 34'
Muscat 53' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Thompson 57', 69'		 Report
Summary		 Talay Red card 58' Attendance: 18,206
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
16 October 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 4 – 0 Template:ALeague PG Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+10 Petrie 14', 48'
Heffernan 85'
Spencer 90+3'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
16 October 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 0 – 2 Template:ALeague QR North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
18:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Seo 8'
Baird 57'		 Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz

Round 9

21 October 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Petrovski 10'
Carney 30'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,836
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
22 October 2005 Template:ALeague QR 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 Brownlie 76' Report
Summary		 Fernando 59'
Pantelis 89'		 Attendance: 15,181
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
23 October 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 0 Template:ALeague CCM Energy Australia Stadium
17:00 UTC+10 Parisi 88' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,371
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
23 October 2005 Template:ALeague PG 2 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Deane 22'
Sekulovski 55'		 Report
Summary		 Thompson 39' Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 10

28 October 2005 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Veart 83' Attendance: 16,201
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
29 October 2005 Template:ALeague QR 0 – 0 Template:ALeague PG Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,685
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
29 October 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 1 – 3 Template:ALeague CCM North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Yeo 7' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Heffernan 4'
Petrie 49', 72' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Australia Neil Fox
30 October 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 1 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney 73' Report
Summary		 Milicic 77' Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 11

4 November 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 2 – 4 Template:ALeague NUJ North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie 71', 77' Report
Summary		 Milicic 18', 28', 56'
Thompson 21'		 Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
4 November 2005 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 1 Template:ALeague QR Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Claeys Red card 86'
Muscat Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 61'		 Report
Summary		 McKay 15' Attendance: 13,239
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
5 November 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 5 Template:ALeague SFC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson 40' Report
Summary		 Yorke 9' (pen.)
Talay 14'
Petrovski 23', 68', 83'		 Attendance: 10,529
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
6 November 2005 Template:ALeague AU 2 – 4 Template:ALeague PG Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30 Veart 13' (pen.)
Rees 53'		 Report
Summary		 Mori 9', 34', 45+1'
Despotovski 39' (pen.)		 Attendance: 10,868
Referee: Australia Ben Williams

Round 12

11 November 2005 Template:ALeague PG 3 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward 69'
Sekulovski 25'
Despotovski 12'		 Attendance: 9,667
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
11 November 2005 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 0 Template:ALeague NUJ Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 12,407
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
13 November 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson 12' Rech 90'
Dodd 85'		 Attendance: 5,467
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
13 November 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 1 – 0 Template:ALeague QR Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Zdrillic 54' Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Australia Ben Williams

Round 13

18 November 2005 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 2 Template:ALeague CCM Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan 75'
Hutchinson 38'		 Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
19 November 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 0 – 0 Template:ALeague PG Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
20 November 2005 Template:ALeague AU 1 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Qu 38' Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Australia Angelo Nardi
20 November 2005 Template:ALeague QR 0 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Thompson 34' Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 14

25 November 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 2 – 2 Template:ALeague QR Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan 89'
Osman 56'		 Brosque 7', 78'
Baird Red card 75'		 Attendance: 5,194
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
25 November 2005 Template:ALeague PG 0 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Coveny 47' Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
26 November 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 2 – 3 Template:ALeague MV North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Devine 40' (pen.)
Christie 30'		 Kitzbichler 43', 73'
Muscat 28' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,922
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
27 November 2005 Template:ALeague AU 3 – 2 Template:ALeague SFC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10.30 Rech 4', 84'
Veart 14'		 Miura 33', 76' Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 15

1 December 2005 Template:ALeague QR 1 – 1 Template:ALeague NZK Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brownlie 28' Yeo 44' Attendance: 8,607
Referee: Australia James Lewis
2 December 2005 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Johnson 59' Brain 79'
Veart 75'		 Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
3 December 2005 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Carney 81'
Corica 24'		 Allsopp 88' Attendance: 17,272
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
4 December 2005 Template:ALeague PG 2 – 2 Template:ALeague CCM Members Equity Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Ishida 65'
Ward 54'		 Petrie 12'
Hutchinson 8'		 Attendance: 7,428
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 16

29 December 2005 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 2 Template:ALeague PG Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Allsopp 45'
Thompson 23'		 Ward 67'
Mori 5'		 Attendance: 14,754
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
30 December 2005 Template:ALeague NZK 2 – 2 Template:ALeague SFC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie 86'
Devine 3'		 Yorke 45' (pen.)
Carney 6'		 Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Australia Peter Green
31 December 2005 Template:ALeague CCM 4 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson 71', 82'
Brown 30'
Gumprecht 3'		 Coveny 85'
Corbo Red card 56'		 Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
1 January 2006 Template:ALeague AU 4 – 2 Template:ALeague QR Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10.30 Rech 40', 63'
Qu 30'
Veart 29'		 Baird 83'
Brosque 11'		 Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Round 17

5 January 2006 Template:ALeague AU 1 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10.30 Dodd 14' Attendance: 13,427
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
6 January 2006 Template:ALeague SFC 0 – 0 Template:ALeague NUJ Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
7 January 2006 Template:ALeague PG 0 – 2 Template:ALeague QR Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Baird 80'
Reinaldo 10'		 Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Australia Peter Green
8 January 2006 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+11 Heffernan 90' Attendance: 7,257
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

Round 18

12 January 2006 Template:ALeague PG 1 – 2 Template:ALeague AU Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Ward 86' Aloisi 71'
Qu 3'		 Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
13 January 2006 Template:ALeague NUJ 3 – 0 Template:ALeague NZK EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Haliti 86', 90'
Milicic 19'		 Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Australia Perry Mur
14 January 2006 Template:ALeague SFC 1 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Aussie Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Carney 61' Pondeljak 52' Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
15 January 2006 Template:ALeague QR 0 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Thompson 56' Attendance: 12,710
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Round 19

19 January 2006 Template:ALeague NZK 1 – 4 Template:ALeague PG North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Emblen 7' Harnwell 78'
Coyne 14'
Sekulovski 11', 42'		 Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Australia Neil Fox
20 January 2006 Template:ALeague AU 1 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10.30 Veart 50' (pen.) Kwasnik 54' Attendance: 13,008
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
21 January 2006 Template:ALeague QR 2 – 1 Template:ALeague SFC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Brosque 60', 70' Petrovski 85' Attendance: 13,302
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
22 January 2006 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 0 Template:ALeague MV EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Coveny 36' Attendance: 9,073
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Round 20

26 January 2006 Template:ALeague NUJ 0 – 5 Template:ALeague QR EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Murdocca 90'
McKay 83'
Brosque 52'
Richter 44'
Reinaldo 10'		 Attendance: 10,271
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
27 January 2006 Template:ALeague CCM 3 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan 88'
Spencer 28', 62'		 Ferrante 13' Attendance: 11,945
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
28 January 2006 Template:ALeague NZK 1 – 1 Template:ALeague AU North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Zhang 71' Brain 21' Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Australia Perry Mur
29 January 2006 Template:ALeague PG 1 – 2 Template:ALeague SFC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Despotovski 53' Zadkovich 23'
Rudan 14'		 Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter

Round 21

3 February 2006 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Ceccoli 71'
Yorke 48' (pen.)		 Qu 90' Attendance: 25,557
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
4 February 2006 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 1 Template:ALeague NZK Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11 Muscat 21' (pen.)
Byrnes 2'		 Brockie 90' Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Australia Angelo Nardi
4 February 2006 Template:ALeague QR 2 – 2 Template:ALeague CCM Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Baird 60'
Brosque 3'		 O'Sullivan 81'
Petrie 33'		 Attendance: 13,641
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
5 February 2006 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 3 Template:ALeague PG EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Coveny 34' Mori 71'
Picken 58' (o.g.)
Ward 9'		 Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Australia 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, Template:ALeague SFC was crowned as the A-League champion. Template:ALeague AU, 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. Template:PagePlayoffBracket-2LegQF

10 February 2006 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 Template:ALeague NUJ 0 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Osman 76' Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
12 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Template:ALeague AU 2 – 2 Template:ALeague SFC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+10.30 Rech 34'
Dodd 31'		 Petrovski 39'
Corica 9'		 Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
17 February 2006 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 Template:ALeague CCM 1 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan 79' Thompson 28' Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
19 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Rudan 76'
Petrovski 29'		 Qu 60' Attendance: 30,377
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
26 February 2006 Preliminary Final Template:ALeague AU 0 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 UTC+10.30 Pondeljak 7' Attendance: 11,405
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
5 March 2006 Grand Final Template:ALeague SFC 1 – 0 Template:ALeague CCM Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Corica 62' Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

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 represented Australia.

Attendance

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Sydney FC 13 19,648 25,557 9,132 255,421
Queensland Roar 11 14,785 23,142 8,607 162,636
Melbourne Victory 10 14,158 18,026 10,078 141,578
Adelaide United 12 11,332 14,068 7,013 135,982
Perth Glory 11 9,734 13,157 5,033 107,075
Newcastle Jets 12 9,022 13,000 5,868 108,263
Central Coast Mariners 11 8,765 17,429 5,194 96,418
New Zealand Knights 10 3,909 9,900 1,922 39,086
{{{T9}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T10}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T11}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T12}}} 0 0 0 0 0
League total 90 11,627 25,557 1,922 1,046,459

Highest attendance

League records

The following league records are from the regular season only. It does not include records from the finals series.

Awards

Award Recipient
Johnny Warren Medal (Player's Player of the Year) Bobby Despotovski (Template:ALeague PG)
Reebok Golden Boot Award (Top Goalscorer) Four players (see below)
Hyundai Rising Star Award (U-20 Player of the Year) Nick Ward (footballer) (Template:ALeague PG)
Hyundai A-League Coach of the Year Lawrie McKinna (Template:ALeague CCM)
Zurich Referee of the Year Mark Shield
Joe Marston Medal (Best player in Grand Final) Dwight Yorke (Template:ALeague SFC)

Leading goalscorers

Further information: A-League top scorers
Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
8 Australia Alex Brosque Template:ALeague BR 1 2 1 2 1 1
Australia Bobby Despotovski Template:ALeague PG 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Australia Archie Thompson Template:ALeague MV 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Australia Stewart Petrie Template:ALeague CCM 1 1 2 2 1 1
7 Australia Carl Veart Template:ALeague AU 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Australia Dean Heffernan Template:ALeague CCM 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Template:ALeague SFC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Australia Ante Milicic Template:ALeague NUJ 1 1 1 3 1
Australia Sasho Petrovski Template:ALeague SFC 1 1 1 3 1
Australia Damian Mori Template:ALeague PG 2 3 1 1

Goal assists

Player Team Assists
Alex Brosque Template:ALeague QR 6
David Carney Template:ALeague SFC 6
Nick Carle Template:ALeague NUJ 6
Qu Shengqing Template:ALeague AU 6
Tom Pondeljak Template:ALeague CCM 6
Dwight Yorke Template:ALeague SFC 5
Kristian Sarkies Template:ALeague MV 5
Sasho Petrovski Template:ALeague SFC 5
Andre Gumprecht Template:ALeague CCM 4
Carl Veart Template:ALeague AU 4

Fouls conceded

Player Team Fouls Conceded
Stewart Petrie Template:ALeague CCM 60
Ross Aloisi Template:ALeague AU 50
Andrew Clark Template:ALeague CCM 49
Sasho Petrovski Template:ALeague SFC 49
Steve Pantelidis Template:ALeague MV 47
Terry McFlynn Template:ALeague SFC 42
Noel Spencer Template:ALeague CCM 41
Carl Veart Template:ALeague AU 40
Richard Johnson Template:ALeague NUJ 40
Travis Dodd Template:ALeague AU 39

Disciplinary records

Player Team Yellow 2YC Red
Terry McFlynn Template:ALeague SFC 7 0 0
Matt McKay Template:ALeague QR 3 1 1
Kevin Muscat Template:ALeague MV 4 1 0
Ross Aloisi Template:ALeague AU 6 0 0
Remo Buess Template:ALeague QR 6 0 0

Biggest victories

5 goals

Score Date Round
Template:ALeague MV 5–0 Template:ALeague SFC 16 Oct 2005 8
Template:ALeague QR 5–0 Template:ALeague NUJ 26 Jan 2006 20

4 goals

Score Date Round
Template:ALeague PG 5–1 Template:ALeague NUJ 8 Oct 2005 7
Template:ALeague SFC 5–1 Template:ALeague CCM 5 Nov 2005 11
Template:ALeague NUJ 4–0 Template:ALeague NZK 18 Sep 2005 4
Template:ALeague CCM 4–0 Template:ALeague PG 8 Oct 2005 8

Highest aggregate scores

Score Date Round
Template:ALeague PG 5–1 Template:ALeague NUJ 8 Oct 2005 7
Template:ALeague SFC 5–1 Template:ALeague CCM 5 Nov 2005 11
Template:ALeague NUJ 4–2 Template:ALeague AU 14 Oct 2005 8
Template:ALeague NUJ 4–2 Template:ALeague NZK 4 Nov 2005 11
Template:ALeague PG 4–2 Template:ALeague AU 6 Nov 2005 11
Template:ALeague AU 4–2 Template:ALeague QR 1 Jan 2006 16

Honours

See also

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