2005–06 Sydney FC season
2005–06 season | |||
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Chairman | Walter Bugno | ||
Manager | Pierre Littbarski | ||
A-League | 2nd (League) Champions (Finals) | ||
Oceania Club World Cup Qualifying | Champions | ||
Oceania Club Championship | Champions | ||
Pre-Season Cup | Semi-finals | ||
FIFA Club World Cup | 5th | ||
Top goalscorer | Sasho Petrovski | ||
Highest home attendance | 41,689 v Central Coast Mariners 5 March 2006 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,132 v Newcastle 30 October 2005 | ||
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The 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 Central Coast Mariners 1-0. Sydney also represented Oceania at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 where they were placed fifth.
Players[]
Squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in[]
Player | From | League | Fee | Date |
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Clint Bolton | APIA Leichhardt | NSW Premier League | Free | 17 November 2004 |
Alvin Ceccoli | Wollongong Wolves | NSW Premier League | Free | 17 November 2004 |
Steve Laurie | unattached | – | – | 17 November 2004 |
Robbie Middleby | unattached | – | – | 17 November 2004 |
Sasho Petrovski | Bankstown City Lions | NSW Premier League | Free | 17 November 2004 |
Andrew Packer | Queensland Lions | Brisbane Premier League | Free | 17 November 2004 |
Steve Corica | Walsall FC (released) | Football League One | – | 1 December 2004 |
Mark Milligan | Blacktown City Demons | NSW Premier League | Free | 4 December 2004 |
Justin Pasfield | Bray Wanderers A.F.C. (released) | League of Ireland | – | 4 December 2004 |
Jacob Timpano | Wollongong Wolves | NSW Premier League | Free | 4 December 2004 |
Wade Oostendorp | AIS | – | – | 4 December 2004 |
Mark Rudan | Public Bank FC | Malaysian Super League | Free | 9 December 2004 |
Alejandro Salazar | University of Portland | NCAA WCC | Free | 9 December 2004 |
David Zdrilic | SV Eintracht Trier 05 (released) | 2.Bundesliga | – | 13 December 2004 |
Ufuk Talay | Mersin Idman Yurdu (released) | Türk Telekom League A | – | 5 January 2005 |
Iain Fyfe | Hamilton Academical (released) | SFL Div 2 | – | 16 February 2005 |
David Carney | Hamilton Academical (released) | SFL Div 2 | – | 11 March 2005 |
Terry McFlynn | Morecambe (released) | Conference National | – | 12 March 2005 |
Matthew Bingley | NSW Premier League | Free | 15 March 2005 | |
Dwight Yorke | Birmingham City | FA Premier League | Free | 16 April 2005 |
Short-term signings[]
Player | From | Start date | End date | Reason |
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(loan) | 16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship | |
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
Todd Brodie | Marconi Stallions (loan) | 16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship |
Brendan Renaud | St George Saints (loan) | 16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship |
John Buonavoglia | Sydney Olympic FC (loan) | 16 May 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Signed for Oceania Club Championship |
1 September 2005 | 3 September 2005 | Cover for Sasho Petrovski while on international duty | ||
4 October 2005 | 4 November 2005 | Replacement for Steve Laurie | ||
29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship | ||
Kazuyoshi Miura | Yokohama FC (loan) | 4 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Guest player |
Dustin Wells | Belconnen Blue Devils (loan) | 29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship |
Ruben Zadkovich | Notts County F.C. (released) | 29 November 2005 | 17 December 2005 | Signed for Club World Championship |
21 January 2006 | 6 March 2006 | Injury cover for Ufuk Talay | ||
Tolgay Özbey | Blacktown City Demons (loan) | 9 February 2006 | 6 March 2006 | Injury cover for David Zdrilic |
Statistics[]
Competitions[]
Overall[]
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Oceania Club Championship Qualification | Round 1 | Champions | 7 May 2005 | 15 May 2005 |
2004–05 Oceania Club Championship | Group Stage | Champions | 31 May 2005 | 10 June 2005 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group Stage | Semi-finalist | 23 July 2005 | 12 August 2005 |
2005–06 A-League | — | 2nd | 28 August 2005 | 3 February 2006 |
2005 FIFA Club World Championship | Quarter-finals | 5th | 12 December 2005 | 16 December 2005 |
2005–06 A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Champions | 10 February 2006 | 5 March 2006 |
2005 Oceania Club Championship Qualification[]
Round 1 (7 May) | Semi-finals (11 May) | Finals (15 May) | ||||||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners (pso) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide United (pso) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 0 (1) |
Matches[]
7 May 2005 Round 1 | Sydney FC | 3 : 0 | Queensland Roar | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
11 May 2005 Semi-Final | Perth Glory | 1 : 2 | Sydney FC | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
15 May 2005 Semi-Final | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 1 | Sydney FC | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
2005 Oceania Club Championship[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sydney FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 |
AS Pirae | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
Auckland City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
Sobou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Knockout Stage[]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
A1 | Sydney FC | 6 | |||||||
B2 | Tafea FC | 0 | |||||||
A1 | Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||
B1 | AS Magenta | 0 | |||||||
B1 | AS Magenta | 4 | |||||||
A2 | AS Pirae | 1 | Third place | ||||||
A2 | AS Pirae | 1 | |||||||
B2 | Tafea FC | 3 |
Group Matches[]
31 May 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC | 3 : 2 | Auckland City | showStade Pater, Tahiti |
2 June 2005 Group Stage | Sobou FC | 2 : 9 | Sydney FC | showStade Pater, Tahiti |
4 June 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC | 6 : 0 | AS Pirae | showStade Pater, Tahiti |
Finals[]
7 June 2005 Semi-Final | Sydney FC | 6 : 0 | Tafea | showStade Pater, Tahiti |
10 June 2005 Final | Sydney FC | 2 : 0 | AS Magenta | showStade Pater, Tahiti |
2005 Pre-season Challenge Cup[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | New Zealand Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Knockout Stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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 | |||||
2005–06 A-League[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Finals series and 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | Finals series |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights[a] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Knockout Stage[]
Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
L1 | L2 | |||||||||||||
February 10 & 17 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 5 March | ||||||||||
2 | Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | 26 February | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||||||
February 12 & 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 |
Matches[]
28 August 2005 Round 1 | Sydney FC | 1 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
2 September 2005 Round 2 | New Zealand Knights | 1 : 3 | Sydney FC | showNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
11 September 2005 Round 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 1 | Sydney FC | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
16 September 2005 Round 4 | Sydney FC | 2 : 3 | Central Coast Mariners | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
23 September 2005 Round 5 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 3 | Sydney FC | showSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
1 October 2005 Round 6 | Perth Glory | 1 : 2 | Sydney FC | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
9 October 2005 Round 7 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Adelaide United | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
16 October 2005 Round 8 | Melbourne Victory | 5 : 0 | Sydney FC | showOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
21 October 2005 Round 9 | Sydney FC | 2 : 0 | New Zealand Knights | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
30 October 2005 Round 10 | Sydney FC | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
5 November 2005 Round 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 5 | Sydney FC | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
13 November 2005 Round 12 | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Queensland Roar | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
19 November 2005 Round 13 | Sydney FC | 0 : 0 | Perth Glory | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
27 November 2005 Round 14 | Adelaide United | 3 : 2 | Sydney FC | showHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
3 December 2005 Round 15 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
30 December 2005 Round 16 | New Zealand Knights | 2 : 2 | Sydney FC | showNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
6 January 2006 Round 17 | Sydney FC | 0 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
14 January 2006 Round 18 | Sydney FC | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
21 January 2006 Round 19 | Queensland Roar | 2 : 1 | Sydney FC | showSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
29 January 2006 Round 20 | Perth Glory | 1 : 2 | Sydney FC | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
3 February 2006 Round 21 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Adelaide United | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
Finals series[]
12 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 | Adelaide United | 2 : 2 | Sydney FC | showHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Adelaide United | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
5 March 2006 Grand Final | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showAussie Stadium, Sydney |
2005 FIFA World Club Championship[]
12 December 2005 Quarterfinal | Sydney | 0 – 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | showToyota, Japan |
Appearances and goals[]
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | CWC Qualifying | Pre-Season Cup | OFC Club Championship | Club World Championship | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Clint Bolton | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Iain Fyfe | 20(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34(3) | 1 | |
3 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
4 | DF | Mark Rudan | 10(6) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 15(9) | 3 | |
6 | MF | Ufuk Talay | 15(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25(2) | 3 | |
7 | MF | Robbie Middleby | 2(14) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(18) | 1 | |
8 | MF | Matthew Bingley | 13(7) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22(7) | 2 | |
9 | FW | David Zdrilic | 9(10) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0(2) | 0 | 17(13) | 10 | |
10 | MF | Steve Corica | 21(1) | 5 | 0(3) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2(3) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29(7) | 9 | |
11 | FW | Sasho Petrovski | 20(2) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32(2) | 18 | |
12 | MF | David Carney | 22(2) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36(2) | 6 | |
14 | MF | Andrew Packer | 13(7) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 26(8) | 3 | |
15 | MF | Terry McFlynn | 16(5) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 28(6) | 1 | |
16 | DF | Mark Milligan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Jacob Timpano | 18(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(4) | 0 | |
18 | DF | Wade Oostendorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |
19 | FW | Dwight Yorke | 19(2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29(2) | 9 | |
23 | MF | Ruben Zadkovich | 4(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 1 |
Team kit[]
All A-League club kits were supplied by Reebok through a sponsorship deal with the A-League, and all clubs initially had a white change strip, Sydney adopting a light blue trim to their away shirts. The home shirt colour of sky blue adopted the NSW representative colour, contrasted with the navy blue and orange trim.
Shirt sponsorship was secured with health insurance provider Healthe.
End-of-season awards[]
Club Awards[]
- Player of the Year: Clint Bolton
- Top Scorer: Sasho Petrovski
- Defender of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli
- Midfielder of the Year: David Carney
- Forward of the Year: Dwight Yorke
- Members Player of the Year: David Carney
- Chairmans Award: Mark Rudan
- Finals Player of the Year: Steve Corica
- Goal of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli
A-League Awards[]
- Joe Marston Medal Winner: Dwight Yorke
- Sydney FC seasons
- 2005–06 A-League season by team