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 championsCentral Coast Mariners
ChampionsAdelaide United (1st title)
Runners-upCentral Coast Mariners
Third placeSydney FC
Fourth placeNewcastle 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).

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[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 4 2 2 0 5 2 0 8 Advance to semifinals
2 Adelaide United 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 8
3 Melbourne Victory FC 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 6
4 Perth Glory 4 0 2 2 3 6 0 2
Central Coast Mariners2–1Perth Glory
Petrie Goal 7'
Kwasnik Goal 8'		 Bertos Goal 62'
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: James Lewis
Melbourne Victory FC0–1Adelaide United
Veart Goal 65'
Attendance: 6,834
Central Coast Mariners0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 4,344
Referee:
Perth Glory1–1Melbourne Victory FC
Young Goal 59' Allsopp Goal 51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angelo Nardi
Melbourne Victory FC1–3Central Coast Mariners
Thompson Goal 4' Kwasnik Goal 35'
O'Grady Goal 63'
Spencer Goal 77'
Attendance: 6,593
Referee:
Perth Glory0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 12 Advance to semifinals
2 Newcastle Jets FC 4 0 2 2 4 6 1 3
3 New Zealand Knights 4 0 3 1 2 3 0 3[A]
4 Queensland Roar 4 0 3 1 2 3 0 3[A]
  • ^
    Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
    • Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits Goal 31'
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    New Zealand Knights1–1Newcastle Jets FC
    Richter Goal 39' Bridge Goal 57'
    Attendance: 804
    Referee:
    Sydney FC2–1Newcastle Jets FC
    Topor-Stanley Goal 2'
    Middleby Goal 25'    		 McFlynn Goal 68' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 7,226
    Referee: Ben Williams
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski Goal 8' Rodrigues Goal 24'
    , Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    New Zealand Knights0–0Sydney FC
    Attendance: 3,121
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    Newcastle Jets FC0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Bonus round[]

    Adelaide United1–0New Zealand Knights
    Veart Goal 19' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 12,006
    Referee:
    Newcastle Jets FC2–3Melbourne Victory FC
    North Goal 17'
    Carle Goal 65' (pen.)    		 Report Thompson Goal 4'
    Muscat Goal 62' (pen.)
    Allsopp Goal 84'
    Attendance: 3,126
    Queensland Roar0–0Central Coast Mariners
    Report
    Attendance: 4,571
    Referee: Peter Green
    Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
    Brosque Goal 26', 27'
    Petrovski Goal 57'    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,634

    Knockout stage[]

    Bracket[]

      Playoffs Finals
                     
                  Grand final  
      A1 Central Coast Mariners 2     Central Coast Mariners 1 (4)
      B2 Newcastle Jets FC 1     Adelaide United (pen.) 1 (5)
                     
                  Third place playoff  
      A2 Adelaide United 2     Sydney FC 2
      B1 Sydney FC 1     Newcastle Jets FC 0
                     
                  Fifth place playoff  
      A3 Melbourne Victory FC (pen.) 0 (4)     Melbourne Victory FC 1
      B4 Queensland Roar 0 (2)     Perth Glory 0
                     
                  Seventh place playoff  
      A4 New Zealand Knights 0     New Zealand Knights 1
      B3 Perth Glory 1     Queensland Roar 2

    Playoffs[]

    New Zealand Knights0–1Perth Glory
    Young Goal 87'
    Attendance: 1,104
    Sydney FC1–2Adelaide United
    Carney Goal 43' Dodd Goal 16'
    Rees Goal 90'
    Attendance: 4,210
    Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
    Central Coast Mariners2–1 (a.e.t.)Newcastle Jets FC
    Petrie Goal 52' (pen.)
    O'Grady Goal 96'    		 Coveny Goal 25'
    Attendance: 7,567
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Seventh place play-off[]

    Fifth place play-off[]

    Melbourne Victory FC1–0Perth Glory
    Allsopp Goal 84'
    Attendance: 2,215
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Third place play-off[]

    Sydney FC2–0Newcastle Jets FC
    Petrovski Goal 40'
    Rudan Goal 68'
    Attendance: 5,326
    Referee: (Australia)

    Final[]

    Central Coast Mariners1–1 (a.e.t.)Adelaide United
    Gumprecht Goal 77' Veart Goal 7'
    Penalties
    		 4–5
    Attendance: 10,463
    Referee: (Australia)

    Attendances[]

    Round Games Average Highest Lowest Total
    Pre-Season Group Stage 16 4,954 12,006 804 79,252
    Pre-Season Finals 7 4,715 10,463 1,104 33,002
    Totals[2] 23 4,881 12,006 804 112,254

    Top goalscorers[]

    3 goals:

    2 goals:

    1 goal:

    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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