2006–07 Sydney FC season

August 2011 January 2021 Sydney FC 2006–2007 Terry Butcher,Branko Čulina Walter Bugno,George Perry A-League 4th (League)Semi-finals (Finals) A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup 3rd AFC Champions League Group stage (2nd) Sasho Petrovski (5 goals) Sasho Petrovski (8 goals) 21,122 (v Newcastle United Jets, 26 January 2007) 9,871 (v New Zealand Knights, 10 November 2006) _navyshoulders _navyangleshoulder b0f0f0 b0f0f0 000060 000060 b0f0f0 _shouldersonwhite _shouldersonwhite _shouldersonwhite b0f0f0 FFFFFF b0f0f0 b0f0f0 FFFFFF 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 season is Sydney FC's second season of soccer in Australia. Sydney FC contested in the 2006–07 A-League, and after winning the inaugural A-League Championship in 2005–06, competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of Australia's two representatives. Review Preseason After winning the A-League Championship in his first season with the club, head coach Pierre Littbarski signalled his intentions to remain with Sydney FC for the following season in April, whilst the club indicated that an "in-principle agreement" with Littbarski had been finalised. 13 April 2006 Littbarski extends Sydney FC contract http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Littbarski-extends-Sydney-FC-contract/2006/04/13/1144521454394.html The Age 24 December 2006 Melbourne In May 2006 however, it was revealed that Littbarski would not accept an estimated A$250,000 pay cut to his original contract and thus decided to leave Sydney FC.3 May 2006 Littbarski walks http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=70407 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083852/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=70407 dead 11 October 2007 The World Game 24 December 2006 Two months later, Sydney announced that they had agreed to terms with Motherwell F.C. manager and former England international Terry Butcher, who would sign a two-year deal.17 May 2006 Butcher signs two-year contract with Sydney FC http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3926 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060822035558/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3926 22 August 2006 During the off-season, Sydney released Andrew Packer from the final year of his contract for him to return to his home state to play for Queensland Roar,23 March 2006 Sydney FC releases Packer for family reasons http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3926 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060822035558/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3926 22 August 2006 whilst signing Alex Brosque (Queensland – 3 years) 11 February 2006 Brosque confirms Sydney move http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3337 24 December 2006 and Jeremy Brockie (New Zealand – 2 years).16 March 2006 Kiwi Jeremy Brockie signs two-year Sydney FC deal http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3675 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060822041848/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3675 22 August 2006 19-year-old Ruben Zadkovich, who was signed as short-term cover for Ufuk Talay late in the 2005–06 season, also upgraded to a two-year full-time contract with Sydney. 5 March 2006 Zadkovich inks two-year Sydney FC deal http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3597 24 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060822041916/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3597 22 August 2006 dead Matthew Bingley was released from the squad due to salary cap restrictions. Preseason Challenge Cup Group stage thumb|right|Sydney FC playing Newcastle United at Canberra Stadium The group stage of the A-League pre-season cup saw Sydney drawn with Queensland Roar FC, Newcastle United Jets and the New Zealand Knights, whilst in the "bonus round" they would face Perth Glory. Sydney decided to host their two "home" matches during the group stage in Canberra (vs Newcastle) and Wollongong (vs Perth), as well as a match in Campbelltown in the final rounds of the competition.26 May 2006 Sydney FC to play in Canberra and Wollongong http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3980 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060822035611/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3980 22 August 2006 Sydney's first match for 2006–07 was against Queensland, and featured the debut of former Queensland player Alex Brosque, as well as Nikolai Topor-Stanley, a short-term signing to cover injury to defender Jacob Timpano. Brosque scored the winning goal for Sydney against his old club with three minutes remaining. Sydney went to the top of the group with a 2–1 win over Newcastle, Topor-Stanley scoring just three minutes into his debut starting appearance, and the Jets' only goal coming from Sydney player Terry McFlynn. A scoreless draw away to New Zealand sealed Sydney's place in the semi-finals, 29 July 2006 Sydney FC qualifies for semis after 0–0 draw http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4417 24 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821034102/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4417 21 August 2006 dead with the "bonus round" against Perth Glory still to play. Sydney won the match 3–0, picking up two bonus points and easily finishing on top of Group B with 12 points to each other teams' three. Knockout stages Sydney were drawn against Adelaide United, 2nd-placed finishers in group A, in their semi-final, which was held in Wollongong. Adelaide scored first through Travis Dodd, but a goal from David Carney two minutes before half-time levelled the scores. A red card to Alvin Ceccoli for "foul and abusive language" 11 August 2006 10-man Sydney goes down 2–1 to Adelaide http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4587 24 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821022434/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4587 21 August 2006 dead towards referee Mark Shield after the end of the first half left the hosts with ten men for the remainder, and although Sydney managed to create several chances, Adelaide ultimately came out on top with a goal to Kristian Rees in the final minute of the match. The result left Sydney to play-off with Newcastle for third place in the competition. The 3rd-place playoff was contested in Campbelltown in south-western Sydney. Injuries and representative duties for several of Sydney's regular players handed Terry Butcher the opportunity to give game time to backup goalkeeper Justin Pasfield, as well as trial uncontracted players such as Nikolas Tsattalios, Jason Naidovski and Steven Bozinovski.19 August 2006 Sydney FC takes third spot The World Game http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=74264 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060821053929/http://theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=74264 21 August 2006 Goals to Sasho Petrovski and Mark Rudan saw Sydney win the match 2–0 and take third place in the Pre-Season Cup. Regular season Sydney FC's 2006–07 A-League season campaign began with a rematch against their 2005–06 Grand Final opponents, the Central Coast Mariners. Over 19,000 people turned out to see an Iain Fyfe goal seal the contest for Sydney, while goalkeeper kept a clean sheet with two especially excellent saves keeping Sydney in the match.27 August 2006 Collins Ben http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4807&pageid=18 New season, same scoreline 28 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115719/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay 6 March 2011 Sydney's following match was the first played at Melbourne's Telstra Dome – a decision made because Melbourne's regular home ground of Olympic Park was unavailable,1 May 2006 Dome away from home announced for blockbuster http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3826 28 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060826030127/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3826 26 August 2006 but allowed an A-League record attendance of almost 40,000 to see the match. After just 13 minutes, Sydney were behind 2–0 to Melbourne, with captain Mark Rudan having been sent off for retaliation. Coach Terry Butcher praised the "spirit" of the Sydney team as they outscored Melbourne for the remainder of the match,6 September 2006 Butcher extremely proud of Sydney FC players http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4904 28 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120301214117/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4904 1 March 2012 but Sydney could not level the scores as Melbourne took the match 3–2. Two days before the Melbourne match it was confirmed that Sydney FC's marquee player Dwight Yorke would be leaving the club for English Championship team Sunderland for a reported £200,000 transfer fee. 31 August 2006 Yorke completes Sunderland move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5300876.stm BBC Sport 28 December 2006 Whilst Yorke still had one season remaining on his original contract with Sydney, the club were not committed to extending his contract and could not compete with the salary rise offered by Sunderland. 2 September 2006 Timms Aaron Yorke's parting shot http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/yorkes-parting-shot/2006/09/01/1156817102921.html?page=fullpage The Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 2006 With two draws and a win in their following three matches leaving them sitting in third position after five rounds, Sydney welcomed the arrival of Italian Benito Carbone for a four-match "guest stint". 2 October 2006 Sydney FC set to unleash Carbone in Adelaide http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5324 28 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061215001446/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5324 15 December 2006 dead The 35-year-old had an instant impact, setting up goals for Ruben Zadkovich and Sasho Petrovski before scoring one of his own as Sydney ran away 4–1 winners over rivals Adelaide at Hindmarsh Stadium. The performance had Carbone touted as a possible marquee replacement for Dwight Yorke, 4 October 2006 Cockerill Michael http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/beni-makes-his-case-for-fulltime-role/2006/10/03/1159641325023.html Beni makes his case for full-time role but star quality won't come cheap 28 December 2006 The Sydney Morning Herald but a management re-shuffle, which saw chairman Walter Bugno replaced by Edmund Capon and CEO Tim Parker by George Perry, forced Sydney to focus on financial stability in their second season and eventually led to the loss of Carbone. 7 November 2006 Budget FC closes door on Benito http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20710852-23215,00.html Fox Sports 28 December 2006 Carbone's final appearance for Sydney, in an away match against the Central Coast, was the first in a string of four consecutive matches in which Sydney scored an early goal but failed to win the match. The run coincided with a large injury list for Sydney, travelling to Newcastle with a squad of just 13 players despite the return of Matthew Bingley on a short-term contract. 31 October 2006 Bingley remains on board to ease player shortage http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5724 30 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061215001759/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5724 15 December 2006 dead The return of David Carney, however, saw a 4–0 win over the New Zealand Knights, which sparked a streak of six matches in which Sydney conceded just one goal. This gave Sydney a run of eight matches undefeated heading into the Christmas break, where they sat second on the ladder. Sydney began the 2007 year well, with a 2–0 away win over the Newcastle Jets on New Year's Day. The result ensured that Sydney retained second position and their one-point margin over Adelaide United on the table despite the deduction of three points due to salary cap breaches. In the following match, against New Zealand, Sydney's run of 542 minutes without conceding a goal came to an end, as did their nine-match unbeaten streak. A 1–0 loss to Adelaide in the penultimate round dropped Sydney to third position, and following Newcastle's 4–0 win over Melbourne in the first match of the final round, left Sydney needing to secure at least a point against Queensland Roar in order to finish in the top four. They did so, earning a 1–1 draw and thus scraping into the finals on goal difference ahead of Queensland. Salary cap breaches It was revealed in late 2004, shortly after the launch of the A-League, that the competition's salary cap rules included unrestricted concessions for "service agreements" – off-field earnings from sponsors to players in return for additional services. Then-chairman Walter Bugno confirmed that Sydney would be including service agreements in players' contracts, but denied that Sydney had contravened any rules regarding salaries whilst speculation mounted that Sydney had already exceeded the salary cap and the FFA announced a zero tolerance policy for breaches in the area. 28 December 2004 A-League cap-holes exposed http://www.theworldgame.com.au/a-league/index.php?pid=st&cid=53112 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011091046/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/a-league/index.php?pid=st&cid=53112 dead 11 October 2007 The World Game 3 January 2007 During the 2006–07 season, the FFA announced that Sydney had been found guilty of salary cap breaches regarding the 2005–06 season. Although the FFA would not divulge the nature of the breach, Sydney CEO Tim Parker attributed it to Sydney's unexpectedly heavy schedule which saw them play in the 2005 Oceania Club Championship, 2005 FIFA Club World Championship and the A-League finals series – preventing players from completing the additional services for which they were paid. 28 August 2006 Sydney fined for contract breaches http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20276750-23215,00.html The Australian 3 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20060903020912/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20276750-23215,00.html 3 September 2006 dead Sydney were fined $89,000 and penalised one competition point, but the fine was reduced to $44,000 and the point penalty suspended due to the Sydney FC administration's co-operation with FFA investigations. One month after the initial penalty, in September 2006, it was announced that the FFA would again be investigating alleged discrepancies regarding the contract of a Sydney FC player. 16 September 2006 Smithies Tom FFA probe Sydney player deal http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20420023-23215,00.html Fox Sports 3 January 2007 The investigation concluded that Sydney had committed multiple breaches of the player contracting regulations: "an undisclosed payment made to a player, pre-payments from the club to players and payments made by the club to agents of the players", all of which should have been, but were not included in Sydney's declaration of player payments for 2005–06. FFA Management assessed that the severity of the breaches warranted a $259,000 fine for Sydney as well as a penalty of three competition points, but this was again reduced in consideration of Sydney's co-operation with the investigation. Sydney's final penalty was a $129,000 fine along with the deduction of three competition points (including the activation of the one point suspended penalty from the earlier breach), with a suspended automatic one point penalty should Sydney be found to be in breach of contracting regulations in 2006–07 or 2007–08.29 December 2006 Sydney FC penalised for regulations breach http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6486 3 January 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115719/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay 6 March 2011 Sydney "reluctantly accepted" the decision and elected not to appeal the penalty,4 January 2007 Sydney FC not to appeal FFA sanctions http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6546&pageid=489 4 January 2007 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes which left them still in second position with three premiership rounds remaining, but their gap back to Adelaide United was reduced to a single point. Postseason Following the completion of the A-League season, Terry Butcher resigned as Sydney FC coach.News DisplayDecember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes He was replaced by Branko Culina, who was appointed as interim coach for the club's AFC Champions League campaign on 13 February 2007. 13 February 2007 Branko is Sydney's man http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,21218247-23215,00.html?from=public_rss Fox Sports 7 April 2007 Friendly matches As part of Sydney's ACL campaign, a number of friendly matches were arranged against local clubs, and a match against the Malaysian national team. These matches were generally a part of preparations for upcoming ACL matches (as Australian clubs are not playing as regularly as other Asian domestic leagues) and also to build connections with the NSW football community. Asian Champions League As 2005–06 Champions, Sydney qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of the two teams representing Australia along with 2005–06 League Premiers, Adelaide United. The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December 2006. Sydney were placed into Group E along with J.League 2006 Champions Urawa Reds, Chinese Super League 2006 Runners-up Shanghai Shenhua and Liga Indonesia 2005–06 Champions Persik Kediri. Group matches were played from March to May 2007, each team playing each other at home and away. Sydney made an impressive start, defeating Shanghai away and holding Urawa to a draw at Sydney Football Stadium. A shock loss to Persik in Indonesia was followed up by a 3–0 win in Sydney two weeks later, but disappointing scoreless draws in the final two matches against Shanghai and Urawa meant Sydney finished second in their group and Urawa progressed to the next stage. Players Squad 1 Australia Clint Bolton GK 2 Australia Iain Fyfe DF 3 Australia Alvin Ceccoli DF 3 Australia Nikolas Tsattalios DF 4 Australia Mark Rudan DF captain 5 Australia Noel Spencer MF 6 Australia Ufuk Talay MF 7 Australia Robbie Middleby MF 8 Australia Ruben Zadkovich MF 9 Australia David Zdrilic FW 10 Australia Steve Corica MF 11 Australia Sasho Petrovski FW 12 Australia David Carney MF 13 New Zealand Jeremy Brockie FW 14 Australia Alex Brosque FW 15 Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn MF 16 Australia Mark Milligan DF 17 Australia Jacob Timpano DF 18 Australia Adam Casey FW 19 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke FW 19 Australia Luka Glavas FW 20 Australia Justin Pasfield GK 21 Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley DF 22 Australia Matthew Bingley MF short term contract 23 Italy Benito Carbone MF guest player 24 Ivory Coast Jonas Salley FW short term contract 27 Australia Joel Theissen MF short term contract 28 Australia Tallan Martin MF short term contract 30 Australia Dean Bouzanis GK on loan from Liverpool F.C. Coaches: Terry Butcher, Branko Culina Transfers in PlayerFromFeeDateContract lengthAustralia Alex BrosqueAustralia Queensland Roar FC—11 February 20063 yearsAustralia Ruben ZadkovichAustralia Sydney FC(promoted from short-term deal)—5 March 20062 yearsNew Zealand Jeremy BrockieNew Zealand New Zealand Knights FC—16 March 20062 yearsAustralia Adam CaseyNew Zealand New Zealand Knights FC—30 January 20072 yearsAdam Casey Signs for Sydney http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6885&pageid=492 2 February 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716174724/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6885&pageid=492 16 July 2011 New deals for Corica and Bolton http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21143462-5000940,00.html 2 February 2007Australia Dean BouzanisEngland Liverpool F.C. (on loan)—4 February 2007to Jan 2008How A Sydney kid made cut at one of the greatest clubs http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/how-a-sydney-kid-made-cut-at-one-of-the-greatest-clubs/2007/02/03/1169919584241.html The Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 2007 4 February 2007Australia Nikolai Topor-StanleyAustralia Sydney FC(promoted from short-term deal)—13 February 20074 months (ACL)Australia Noel SpencerAustralia Central Coast Mariners—13 February 20076 months14 February 2007 Sacked Mariners skipper thrown a lifeline http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200702/s1847716.htm ABC News 15 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070218083137/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200702/s1847716.htm 18 February 2007Australia Nikolas TsattaliosAustralia NSW Institute of Sport—13 February 20074 months (ACL)14 February 2007 Culina granted audition as Sydney coach http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/culina-poised-to-make-early-mark/2007/02/14/1171405294352.html The Sydney Morning Herald 15 February 2007 Melbourne Michael CockerillAustralia Luka GlavasAustralia Perth Glory—13 February 20074 months (ACL)25 January 2007 Perth Glory Squad Changes http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6829&pageid=204 perthglory.com.au 15 February 2007 May 2020 medicmedic Transfers out PlayerToFeeDateNotesAustralia Matthew BingleyReleased—USA Alejandro SalazarContract was not renewed-Australia Steve LaurieReleased-Australia Andrew PackerAustralia Queensland Roar FC—23 March 2006Released early from two-year contractTrinidad and Tobago Dwight YorkeEngland Sunderland AFCA$500,000Transfer fee of £200,000; Yorke completes Sunderland move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5300876.stm BBC Sport 31 August 2006 15 August 200731 August 2006Released early from two-year contractAustralia Sasho PetrovskiAustralia Central Coast Mariners—12 February 2007Released early (contract to end April 2007)News Display https://web.archive.org/web/20110726082003/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7003&pageid=261 26 July 2011 Australia Wade OostendorpReleased—Australia Alvin CeccoliJapan Avispa Fukuoka—16 February 2007Releasedhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html AAP Ceccoli trades Sydney for Japan 16 February 2007 18 February 2007 https://archive.today/20120911135449/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html 11 September 2012 deadNew Zealand Jeremy BrockieReleased—6 March 2007Released early for personal reasonsNews DisplayDecember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Short-term signings PlayerFromFeeStart dateEnd dateReasonAustralia Nikolai Topor-StanleyAustralia Manly United FC—7 July 200624 November 2006Injury cover for Jacob Timpano and Ruben Zadkovich 7 July 2006 Sydney FC signs Topor-Stanley on short term deal http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4207 4 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821034553/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4207 21 August 2006 dead 14 August 2006 Nikolai Topor-Stanley gets another four weeks http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4608 4 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821022311/http://sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4608 21 August 2006 deadAustralia Matthew BingleyAustralia Hamilton Olympic—5 September 20065 November 2006Injury cover for Robbie MiddlebyAustralia Joel Theissen—7 September 200630 October 2006Injury cover for David Carney7 September 2006 Zadkovich returns to ease player shortage http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4970 4 January 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120301214206/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4970 1 March 2012 Italy Benito CarboneUnattached—28 September 200617 October 2006Four-match "guest stint", released early due to injury 17 October 2006 Injury ends Benito Carbone's Sydney FC career http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5530 4 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061215001247/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5530 15 December 2006 deadAustralia Tallan MartinAustralia Sydney United—17 January 200726 January 2007Two-match contract to cover for Jeremy Brockie (international duty with New Zealand). 17 January 2007 Cockerill Michael Butcher not looking over his shoulder ... Farina will be sideways glance away http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/butcher-not-looking-over-his-shoulder/2007/01/16/1168709752510.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 The Sydney Morning Herald 24 January 2007Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley—18 January 20072 February 2007Injury cover for Jacob Timpano. 19 January 2007 Taylor John Hyphen joins up with FC at last http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21082437-5000940,00.html Fox Sports 24 January 2007Ivory Coast Jonas SalleyNew Zealand New Zealand Knights FC—31 January 20072 February 2007Injury cover for Terry McFlynn for remainder of finals series. 31 January 2007 Sydney FC sign Jonas Salley for finals http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Sydney-FC-sign-Jonas-Salley-for-finals/2007/01/31/1169919379532.html 2 February 2007 Melbourne The Age Team kit Sydney retained playing strip from the previous season, supplied by Reebok, and shirt sponsorship with Healthe continued. The home and away strips were modified for the club's Asian Champions League campaign in early 2007, adding a gold trim for the tournament. none center _navyshoulders _navyangleshoulder b0f0f0 b0f0f0 000060 000060 b0f0f0 2006–07 home colours none center _shouldersonwhite _shouldersonwhite _shouldersonwhite b0f0f0 FFFFFF b0f0f0 b0f0f0 FFFFFF 2006–07 away colours none center 000000 D3D3D3 000000 000000 FFFFFF 2006–07 goalkeeper Competitions Overall Competition Started round Final position / round First match Last matchPre-season Challenge Cup Group stage3rd 15 July 2006 19 August 2006A-League — 4th 27 August 2006 20 January 2007A-League Finals Series Semi-finals Semi-finalists 26 January 2006 2 February 2007AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 7 March 2007 23 May 2007 Preseason Challenge Cup Group table 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup#Group B Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstBP Bonus pointsPts PointsQualification1Sydney FC431072212Advance to semi-finals2Newcastle Jets FC402246133New Zealand Knights40312303A 14Queensland Roar40312303A 2 Matches 2006 7 15 y 18:00 AEST 1 1–2 Queensland Roar Smits 31 Sydney FC * Petrovski 16 Brosque 87 Carrara Stadium Gold Coast 7,132 Peter Green W2006 7 22 y 17:00 UTC+10 2 2–1 Sydney FC Topor-Stanley 2Middleby 25 Newcastle Jets McFlynn 68 o.g. Canberra Stadium Canberra 7,226 Ben Williams W2006 7 29 y 12:00 NZDT 3 0–0 New Zealand Knights Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium Auckland 3,121 Peter O'Leary D6 August 2006 Bonus Round 3–0 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-08-06/brosque-double-sinks-glory/1232450 Sydney FC Brosque 26 27Petrovski 57 Perth Glory WIN Stadium Wollongong 6,634 Strebre Delovski W Knockout Stage 11 August 2006 19:30 AEST Semi-final 1–2 Sydney FC Carney 43 Adelaide United Dodd 16Rees 90 WIN Stadium Wollongong 4,210 Mark Shield L19 August 2006 19:30 AEST Third place play-off 2–0 Sydney FC Newcastle Jets Dodd 16Rees 90 Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown 5,326 Strebe Delovski W A-League 2006–07 A-League League table Standings SFC Matches 27 August 2006 17:00 UTC+10 1 1–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430078/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Fyfe 52 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 19,274 Mark Shield W2 September 2006 2 3–2 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430081/scoreboard.html Melbourne Victory Muscat 11 pen.Allsopp 8 51 Sydney FC Vargas 84 o.g.Fyfe 18 Telstra Dome Melbourne 39,730 Mark Shield L10 September 2006 3 1–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430086/scoreboard.html Perth Glory Coyne 69 Sydney FC Petrovski 36 Members Equity Stadium Perth 7,229 Simon Przydacz D17 September 2006 4 2–2 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430089/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Zdrillic 38Corica 33 pen. Newcastle Jets Rodriguez 45 62 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 15,488 Matthew Breeze D21 September 2006 5 0–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430091/scoreboard.html New Zealand Knights Sydney FC Rudan 58 North Harbour Stadium Auckland 2,764 Ben Williams W2 October 2006 6 1–4 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430098/scoreboard.html Adelaide United Burns 54 Sydney FC Carbone 85Petrovski 80Dodd 57 o.g.Zadkovich 36 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 15,119 Mark Shield W8 October 2006 7 1–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430101/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Ceccoli 45 Queensland Roar Dilevski 15 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 17,274 Matthew Breeze W13 October 2006 8 3–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430103/scoreboard.html Central Coast Mariners Mori 52 90O'Grady 40 Sydney FC Carbone 12 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 11,567 Simon Przydacz L21 October 2006 9 1–2 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430108/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Corica 9 Melbourne Victory Thompson 50 73 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 20,881 Mark Shield L29 October 2006 10 1–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430114/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Zdrillic 15 Perth Glory Glavas 75 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 12,316 Ben Williams D4 November 2006 11 1–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430116/scoreboard.html Newcastle Jets Brown 86 Sydney FC Zdrillic 14 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 8,493 Mark Shield D10 November 2006 12 4–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430120/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Petrovski 37 53Zdrillic 65Carney 89 New Zealand Knights Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 9,871 Angelo Nardi W19 November 2006 13 2–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430126/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Talay 15 pen.Rudan 22 Adelaide United Aloisi 9 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 14,308 Matthew Breeze W24 November 2006 14 3–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430127/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Talay 23 pen.Corica 64Middleby 89 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 12,718 Ben Williams W3 December 2006 15 0–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430134/scoreboard.html Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 12,457 Matthew Breeze D8 December 2006 16 0–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430136/scoreboard.html Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Telstra Dome Melbourne 50,333 Mark Shield D14 December 2006 17 1–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430139/scoreboard.html Sydney FC Brosque 80 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 11,816 Simon Przydacz W1 January 2007 18 0–2 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430146/scoreboard.html Newcastle Jets Sydney FC Brosque 46Petrovski 90+1 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 20,980 Matthew Breeze W7 January 2007 19 0–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430149/scoreboard.html Sydney FC New Zealand Knights Bunce 16 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 16,040 Simon Przydacz L14 January 2007 20 1–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430153/scoreboard.html Adelaide United Fernando 89 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 14,704 Matthew Breeze L20 January 2007 21 1–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430156/scoreboard.html Queensland Roar Mori 20 Sydney FC Brosque 13 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 32,371 Mark Shield D Minor semi-final 11 August 2006 20:00 UTC+11 First-leg 2–1 http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6850 Sydney FC Brosque 15Milligan 30 Newcastle Jets Rodriguez 71 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 21,112 Peter Green W19 August 2006 Second-leg 2–0 http://www.a-league.com.au/scoreboard/0000430146/scoreboard.html Newcastle Jets * Griffiths 57 Coveny 71 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 24,338 Matthew Breeze 3–2 L AFC Champions League 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage 2007 AFC Champions League#Group E 7 March 2007 17:00 UTC+10 1 1–2 (Report) Shanghai Shenhua CHN Xie Hui 78 AUS Sydney FC Steve Corica 8 Ufuk Talay 23 Yuanshen Stadium Shanghai, China 12,000 Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)hield]] W21 March 2007 2 2–2 (Report) Sydney FC AUS David Carney 1 Ufuk Talay 23 pen. JPN Urawa Red Diamonds Robson Ponte 30 Yuichiro Nagai 55 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 21,010 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) D12 April 2007 3 2–1 (Report) Persik Kediri IDN Aris Budi Prasetyo 25 Budi Sudarsono 70 AUS Sydney FC Steve Corica 8 Manahan Stadium Sur akarta, Indonesia 15,000 Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) L25 April 2007 4 3–0 (Report) Sydney FC AUS Steve Corica 54 90 Alex Brosque 73 IDN Persik Kediri Rodriguez 45 62 Parramatta Stadium Parramatta, Australia 10,075 Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam) W9 May 2007 5 0–0 (Report 1 2) Sydney FC AUS CHN Shanghai Shenhua Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 14,786 Abdul Bashir (Singapore) D23 May 2007 6 0–0 (Report) Urawa Red Diamonds JPN AUS Sydney FC Saitama Stadium Saitama, Japan 44,793 Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) D Friendlies 21 February 2007 Sutherland Sharks 1–1 (Report) Sydney FC Jimmy Lawrence Alex Brosque Seymour Shaw Park, Sydney 28 February 2007 Blacktown City Demons 0–2 (Report) Sydney FC David Carney Iain Fyfe Fairfax Community Stadium, Sydney 14 March 2007 Wollongong Wolves 2–3 (Report) Sydney FC Ballamodou Conde Josh Swinton David Zdrilic Michael Enfield Luka Glavas Judy Masters Oval, Wollongong 4 April 2007 Marconi Stallions 0–3 (Report) Sydney FC Nikolai Topor-Stanley Luka Glavas Adam Casey Marconi Stadium, Sydney 18 April 2007 Bankstown City Lions 1–2 (Report) Sydney FC Nahuel Arrarte Alex Brosque David Carney Jensen Oval, Sydney ~3,000 2 May 2007 Penrith Nepean United 2–2 (Report) Sydney FC Danny Wells (pen) Brad Boardman David Zdrillic (2) CUA Stadium, Sydney ~4,000 16 May 2007 Sydney FC 2–0 (Report) Malaysia Noel SpencerDavid Zdrillic Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney References 2006–07 Category:2006–07 A-League by team Category:2006 in sport in Sydney Category:2007 in sport in Sydney