2005 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup

October 2015 October 2015 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup 2005 Australia New Zealand 22 July – 20 August 8 Central Coast Mariners(1st title) Perth Glory 15 34 1864 5263 6750 4528 4687 7089 4247 8714 3397 8362 2269 4500 4500 3424 6609 2006 The 2005 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup was the first edition of the A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup, played in the lead-up to the inaugural season of the A-League. The competition involved all eight A-League clubs. The competition was won by the Central Coast Mariners, who beat Perth Glory 1–0 in the final. Group stage Group A main WDL Group A complete MVC PER ADL NEW QUAL QUAL 0 3 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 Adelaide United Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory QR green1 Advance to semi-finals Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 22 July 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Summary Melbourne Victory Deans 28 Thompson 85 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle 1,864 James Lewis (Australia) Adelaide United v Perth Glory 22 July 2005 Adelaide United 2–2 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-a-adelaide-united-fc-perth-glory-fc/ Perth Glory Aloisi 54Valkanis 62 Valkanis 29 o.g.Despotovski 52 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 5,263 Craig Zetter Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets 29 July 2005 Adelaide United 1–1 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-a-adelaide-united-fc-newcastle-united-jets-fc/ Newcastle Jets Valkanis 74 Johnson 79 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 6,750 Simon Przydacz Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 30 July 2005 Melbourne Victory 1–0 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-a-melbourne-victory-fc-perth-glory-fc/ Perth Glory Thompson 60 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,528 Peter Green Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 5 August 2005 Melbourne Victory 0–0 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-a-melbourne-victory-fc-adelaide-united-fc/ Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,687 Perry Mur Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets 6 August 2005 Perth Glory 2–1 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-a-perth-glory-fc-newcastle-united-jets-fc/ Newcastle Jets Despotovski 12 61 Thompson 29 Perth Oval, Perth 7,089 Angelo Nardi Group B main WDL Group B complete SYD CCM QLD NZK QUAL QUAL 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 9 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 5 1 Central Coast Mariners New Zealand Knights Queensland Roar Sydney FC QR green1 Advance to semi-finals Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar 23 July 2005 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-central-coast-mariners-fc-queensland-roar-fc/ Queensland Roar Mrdja 22 40 59 Tollenaere 29 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 4,247 Strebre Delovski Sydney FC v New Zealand Knights 24 July 2005 Sydney FC 3–1 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-sydney-fc-new-zealand-knights-fc/ New Zealand Knights Yorke 25 pen.Petrovski 45 72 Fitzsimmons 83 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 8,714 Ben Williams New Zealand Knights v Queensland Roar 30 July 2005 New Zealand Knights 0–5 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-new-zealand-knights-fc-queensland-roar-fc/ Queensland Roar Brownlie 8 9Tollenaere 82Moon 90Murdocca 90 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 3,397 Peter O'Leary Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC 30 July 2005 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-central-coast-mariners-fc-sydney-fc/ Sydney FC Corica 57Petrovski 79 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 8,362 Matthew Breeze New Zealand Knights v Central Coast Mariners 6 August 2005 New Zealand Knights 0–1 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-new-zealand-knights-fc-central-coast-mariners-fc/ Central Coast Mariners Brown 5 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 2,269 Neil Fox Queensland Roar v Sydney FC 6 August 2005 Queensland Roar 0–0 http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/pre-season-cup-2005-gruppe-b-queensland-roar-fc-sydney-fc/ Sydney FC Barlow Park, Cairns 4,500 Mark Shield Knockout stage Semi-finals Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 12 August 2005 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Summary Central Coast Mariners Byrnes 31 Pondeljak 39 pen. 53Brown 66 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,500 Mark Shield (Australia) Sydney FC v Perth Glory 14 August 2005 Sydney FC 0–1 Summary Perth Glory Ward 90 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 3,424 Ben Williams (Australia) Final Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory 20 August 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Report Perth Glory Petrie 39 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 6,609 Matthew Breeze (Australia) Top scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1AUS Nik MrdjaCentral Coast Mariners3AUS Bobby DespotovskiPerth GloryAUS Sasho PetrovskiSydney FC4AUS Michael ValkanisAdelaide United2AUS Damien BrownCentral Coast MarinersAUS Tom PondeljakCentral Coast MarinersAUS Archie ThompsonMelbourne VictoryAUS Royce BrownlieQueensland RoarAUS Reece TollenaereQueensland Roar Category:A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup Chall