2006 A-League Grand Final Explained

2006 A-League Grand Final
Event:2005–06 A-League
Team1:Sydney FC
Team2:Central Coast Mariners
Team1score:1
Team2score:0
Date:5 March 2006
Stadium:Sydney Football Stadium
City:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Man Of The Match1a:Dwight Yorke, Sydney FC
Referee:Mark Shield
Attendance:41,689
Previous:2004 (NSL)
Next:2007

The 2006 A-League Grand Final, the first edition of the A-League grand final was played between Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners to decide the champion of the 2005–06 season. The Grand Final took place at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on 5 March 2006 after Sydney FC won the ground advantage after defeating Adelaide United in the major semi-final.

In the Grand Final, a goal from Steve Corica in the second half secured the premiership for Sydney. As the winners of the Grand Final, Sydney qualified through to the 2007 AFC Champions League joining Adelaide United who were the minor premiers.

Road to the final

See also: 2005–06 A-League.

Match

Details

GK 1 Clint Bolton
DF 3 Alvin Ceccoli
DF 4 Mark Rudan
DF 8 Matthew Bingley
MF 10 Steve Corica
FW 11 Sasho Petrovski
MF 12 David Carney
MF 14 Andrew Packer
MF 15 Terry McFlynn
DF 17 Jacob Timpano
FW 19 Dwight Yorke (c)
Substitutes:
GK 20 Justin Pasfield
DF 2 Iain Fyfe
MF 7 Robbie Middleby
FW 23 Ruben Zadkovich
Manager:
Pierre Littbarski

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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
Joe Marston Medal


Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)

Assistant referees


Fourth official

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
A-League
2006 Champions
Sydney FC
First Title

Statistics

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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 2016
Offsides 4 3
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

External links