2006 A-League Grand Final

October 2015 April 2021 2006 A-League Grand Final 2005–06 A-League Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners 1 0 5 March 2006 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Dwight Yorke (Sydney) Mark Shield 41,689 2004 (NSL) 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 2005–06 A-League 2 February 10 & 17 Adelaide United 2 1 Sydney FC 2 2 February 12 & 19 Central Coast Mariners 1 1 Newcastle Jets 0 1 26 February Adelaide United 0 Central Coast Mariners 1 5 March Sydney FC 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 Match Details 5 March 200617:00 AEDT Sydney FC 1–0 Reportshttps://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3603 Sydney FC prevails 5 March 2006 Adam Lucas dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060903044639/https://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3603 3 September 2006 Central Coast Mariners Corica 62 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 41,689 Mark Shield _navyshoulders _navyangleshoulder b0f0f0 b0f0f0 000060 000060 b0f0f0 Sydney FC _navyshoulders _navyangleshoulder FBEC5D FBEC5D 000060 000060 FBEC5D Central Coast Mariners GK 1 AUS Clint BoltonDF 3 AUS Alvin CeccoliDF 4 AUS Mark Rudan72DF 8 AUS Matthew BingleyMF 10 AUS Steve CoricaFW 11 AUS Sasho Petrovski90MF 12AUS David CarneyMF 14AUS Andrew PackerMF 15Northern Ireland Terry McFlynnDF 17 AUS Jacob Timpano81FW 19TTO Dwight Yorke (c)Substitutes:GK 20AUS Justin PasfieldDF 2 AUS Iain Fyfe72MF 7AUS Robbie Middleby90FW 23 AUS Ruben Zadkovich81FW 24 AUS Tolgay OzbeyManager:GER Pierre Littbarski |style="vertical-align:top"|right|300px |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| GK 20 AUS Danny VukovicDF 2 IRL Wayne O'SullivanMF 4 AUS Noel Spencer (c)57DF 5AUS Michael BeauchampMF 6GER Andre GumprechtDF 8 AUS Dean HeffernanMF 10AUS Tom PondeljakMF 11AUS Damien Brown 68FW 12SCO Stewart Petrie 73FW 15 AUS Andrew ClarkDF 18 AUS Alex Wilkinson 84Substitutes:GK 30 AUS Matthew TrottDF 3AUS Paul O'Grady 84DF 17AUS Matthew Osman 68MF 22AUS Jamie McMasterFW 19AUS Adam Kwasnik 73Manager:SCO 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-League2006 ChampionsAustralia 100pxSydney FCFirst Title Statistics Sydney Central CoastAttempts at goal 15 15Attempts on target 6 5Attempts off target 9 10Attempts - Woodwork 0 0Keeper saves 4 3Ball possession 50% 50%Corners 4 9Fouls committed 20 16Offsides 4 3Yellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0 See also 2005–06 A-League List of A-League honours References External links Full Match highlights on YouTube Official A-League Website Grand Final 2006 Category:Sydney FC matches Category:Central Coast Mariners FC matches Category:2006 in New South Wales Category:2006 in sport in Sydney Category:Men's soccer matches in Sydney Category:March 2006 sports events in Australia