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.
Event | 2005–06 A-League | ||||||
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Date | 5 March 2006 | ||||||
Venue | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
Man of the Match | Dwight Yorke, Sydney FC | ||||||
Referee | Mark Shield | ||||||
Attendance | 41,689 | ||||||
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 edit
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Match edit
Details edit
Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Corica 62' | Reports[1] |
Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners |
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Joe Marston Medal: | Match rules
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A-League 2006 Champions |
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Sydney FC First Title |
Statistics edit
Sydney | Central Coast | |
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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 | 20 | 16 |
Offsides | 4 | 3 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lucas, Adam (5 March 2006). "Sydney FC prevails". Archived from the original on 3 September 2006.
External links edit
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