2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates14 July – 12 August 2007
Teams8
Defending championsAdelaide United
ChampionsAdelaide United (2nd title)
Runners-upPerth Glory
Matches played20
Goals scored53 (2.65 per match)
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The 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff.

In previous years, the Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres. In 2007 venues included Sunshine Coast, Launceston, Canberra, Port Macquarie, Darwin, Orange and Geelong.[1]

The group stage had a bonus point system. One point was awarded for 2 goals in a match, two points for 3 and three points for 4 or more goals in a match.

If two or more teams were level on points accumulated, the following criteria would be applied, in order, until one of the teams was determined as the higher ranked:

  1. highest goal difference;
  2. highest number of goals scored;
  3. result of the match played between the teams concerned;
  4. highest number of bonus points accumulated;
  5. lowest number of red cards accumulated;
  6. lowest number of yellow cards accumulated;
  7. toss of a coin.

The finals series was held over two weekends – 3 to 5 August, and 10 to 12 August.

Pre-Season Cup group stage fixtures and results[]

Round 1[]

Newcastle Jets0–1Perth Glory
(Report) Harnwell Goal 48'
Port Macquarie Regional Stadium,
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: James Lewis
Central Coast Mariners2–0Wellington Phoenix
Wilkinson Goal 3'
Kwasnik Goal 30'		 (Report)
Bluetongue Stadium,
Gosford, New South Wales
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: Srebre Delovski
Queensland Roar0–0Sydney FC
(Report)
,
Maroochydore, Queensland
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory1–1Adelaide United
Allsopp Goal 74' (Report) Dodd Goal 9'
Aurora Stadium,
Launceston, Tasmania
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 2[]

Adelaide United1–1Perth Glory
Cassio Goal 59' (Report) Rukavytsya Goal 53'
Hindmarsh Stadium,
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory
Central Coast Mariners1–1Queensland Roar
Boogaard Goal 6' (Report) Lynch Goal 60'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis
Wellington Phoenix3–0Sydney FC
Smeltz Goal 13', Goal 89'
Rudan Goal 14' (own)		 (Report)
Westpac Stadium,
Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,039
Melbourne Victory0–1Newcastle Jets
(Report) Wheelhouse Goal 51'
Skilled Stadium,
Geelong, Victoria
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 3[]

Wellington Phoenix1–2Queensland Roar
Old Goal 47' (Report) Lynch Goal 41'
Ognenovski Goal 50'
Attendance: 4,081
Adelaide United4–1Newcastle Jets
Burns Goal 6'
Djite Goal 66'
Sarkies Goal 80' (pen)
Alagich Goal 86'		 (Report) Bridge Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card
A. Griffiths Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card
J. Griffiths Goal 90+2' (pen)
Hindmarsh Stadium,
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig Zetter
Perth Glory2–1Melbourne Victory
Rukavytsya Goal 52'
Harnwell Goal 70'		 (Report) Hernandez Goal 34'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Peter Green
Sydney FC0–3Central Coast Mariners
(Report) Osman Goal 36'
Kwasnik Goal 44'
Gumprecht Goal 51'
Canberra Stadium,
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Ben Williams

Playoffs[]

Central Coast Mariners2–3Perth Glory
Mrdja Goal 43'
Petrovski Goal 90'		 (Report) Dragicevic Goal 23'
Bertos Goal 55'
Tarka Goal 78'
Bluetongue Stadium,
Gosford, New South Wales
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Ben Williams
Newcastle Jets3–2Sydney FC
J. Griffiths Goal 5', Goal 76'
Tunbridge Goal 56'		 (Report) Zadkovich Goal 79'
Talay Goal 83'
Parramatta Stadium,
Parramatta, New South Wales
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory1–2Wellington Phoenix
Dodd Goal 34' (own) (Report) Smeltz Goal 53'
Daniel Goal 87'
Olympic Park Stadium,
Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 4,100
Referee:
Adelaide United3–2Queensland Roar
Djite Goal 1'
Petta Goal 45'
Cássio Goal 64'		 (Report) Lynch Goal 16'
Milicic Goal 73'
Hindmarsh Stadium,
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Finals[]

Wellington Phoenix0–0Newcastle Jets
(Report)
Penalties
Smeltz Penalty missed
Aloisi Penalty scored
Christie Penalty scored
Johnson Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored J. Griffiths
Penalty scored Bridge
Penalty scored Thompson
Penalty scored Elrich
Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,174
Referee:
Melbourne Victory0–1Sydney FC
(Report) Brosque Goal 34'
Attendance: 3,400
Referee:
Adelaide United2–1Perth Glory
Djite Goal 66'
Cássio Goal 83'		 (Report) Bertos Goal 45'
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter
Central Coast Mariners1–3Queensland Roar
Simon Goal 9' (Report) Milicic Goal 30'
Nichols Red card 33'
Marcinho Goal 48'
Seo Red card 76'
Reinaldo Goal 86'
Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Scorers[]

As at 12 August 2007

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References[]

  1. ^ "Regional Focus for Pre-Season Cup". 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
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