2005–06 Adelaide United FC season

March 2026 October 2015 October 2015 Adelaide United 2005–06 John Kosmina Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide A-League 1st A-League Finals Preliminary Final Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group Stage Carl Veart (7) Carl Veart (7) 15,104 vs. Sydney FC(12 February 2006) 5,263 vs. Perth Glory(22 July 2005) 10,947 2003–04 2006–07 The 2005–06 Adelaide United FC season was the club's second season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the first time after the National Soccer League was replaced. Continuing their good form from the final season of the NSL, Adelaide United finished as Premiers in the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League. The Reds were bundled out of the finals race in straight sets losing to Sydney FC in the two leg semi final and then Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the preliminary final at Hindmarsh. Players Adelaide United FC#Players 1 AUS GK Daniel Beltrame 2 AUS DF Richie Alagich 3 AUS DF Kristian Rees 4 AUS DF Angelo Costanzo 5 AUS DF Michael Valkanis 6 AUS MF Ross Aloisi 7 AUS MF Lucas Pantelis 8 AUS FW Carl Veart 9 AUS MF Matthew Kemp 10 BRA FW Fernando 11 AUS MF Louis Brain 12 AUS FW Chad Bugeja 13 AUS MF Travis Dodd 15 AUS FW Michael Matricciani 17 AUS DF Adam van Dommele 20 AUS GK Robert Bajic 21 AUS MF Jason Spagnuolo Transfers Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 2 2 DFRichie AlagichUnattachedUndisclosed3 years1 July 2005 1 1 GKDaniel BeltrameParramatta Power AUS Parramatta PowerUndisclosed4 years1 July 2005 18 2 DFRobert Cornthwaite Robert Cornthwaite (footballer)UnattachedUndisclosed6 years1 July 2005 4 2 DFAngelo CostanzoCampbelltown City AUS Campbelltown CityUndisclosed4 years1 July 2005 10 3 MFFernando BRA FernandoVilla Rio BRA Villa RioUndisclosed2 years1 July 2005 16 3 MFTony HatzisNorth Eastern MetroStars AUS North Eastern MetroStarsFree1 year1 July 2005 21 3 MFJason SpagnuoloMetro NZL Metro AFCUndisclosed3 years1 January 2006 14 2 DFAaron GouldingUnattachedUndisclosed1 year1 January 2006 3 2 DFKristian ReesUnattachedUndisclosed1 year1 January 2006 Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef — 4 FWAurelio VidmarRetired1 July 2005 16 3 MFTony HatzisNorth Eastern MetroStars AUS North Eastern MetroStarsFree1 February 2006 Loans out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toDateRef 19 4 FWQu, Shengquin CHN Shengqing QuShanghai Greenland Shenhua CHN Shanghai Greenland Shenhua1 December 2005 Squad statistics Appearances and goals {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" |No. Squad number ! rowspan="2" |Pos. Playing position ! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;" |Name ! colspan="2" style="width:87px;" |A-League ! colspan="2" style="width:87px;" |Pre-Season Challenge Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:87px;" |OFC Club Championship ! colspan="2" style="width:87px;" |Total |- !Apps Appearances !Goals !Apps Appearances !Goals !Apps Appearances !Goals !Apps Appearances !Goals |- |1 |GK ! scope="row" |AUS Daniel Beltrame |14 |0 |3 |0 |2 |0 !19 !0 |- |2 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Richie Alagich |18+5 |0 |3 |0 |2 |0 !28 !0 |- |3 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Kristian Rees |15+7 |1 |3 |0 |0 |0 !25 !1 |- |4 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Angelo Costanzo |24 |0 |3 |0 |2 |0 !29 !0 |- |5 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Michael Valkanis |24 |3 |3 |2 |2 |0 !29 !5 |- |6 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Ross Aloisi |23 |2 |3 |1 |2 |0 !29 !3 |- |7 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Lucas Pantelis |13+4 |1 |1 |0 |0+2 |0 !20 !1 |- |8 |FW ! scope="row" |AUS Carl Veart |23 |7 |3 |0 |2 |0 !28 !7 |- |9 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Matthew Kemp |11+2 |0 |2+1 |0 |2 |0 !18 !0 |- |10 |FW ! scope="row" |BRA Fernando |17+1 |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 !18 !7 |- |11 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Louis Brain |6+11 |3 |0 |0 |0+2 |0 !19 !3 |- |12 |FW ! scope="row" |AUS Chad Bugeja |1+8 |0 |0+3 |0 |0+1 |0 !13 !0 |- |13 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Travis Dodd |20+3 |3 |3 |0 |2 |0 !28 !4 |- |14 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Aaron Goulding |7+2 |0 |0+2 |0 |2 |0 !13 !0 |- |15 |FW ! scope="row" |AUS Michael Matricciani |0+3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 !3 !0 |- |17 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Adam van Dommele |19 |0 |3 |1 |2 |0 !24 !1 |- |18 |DF ! scope="row" |AUS Robert Cornthwaite |2+9 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 !11 !0 |- |20 |GK ! scope="row" |AUS Robert Bajic |10+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 !11 !0 |- |21 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Jason Spagnuolo |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 !1 !0 |- !colspan="14"|Players sold but featured this season |- |10 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Aurelio Vidmar |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 !2 !0 |- |16 |MF ! scope="row" |AUS Tony Hatzis |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 !1 !0 |- |19 |FW ! scope="row" |CHN Shengqing Qu |17+2 |7 |1+2 |0 |2 |0 !24 !7 |} Disciplinary record RankPositionNameA-LeaguePre-Season Challenge CupOFC Club ChampionshipTotal1DFAUS Richie Alagich110010112GKAUS Daniel Beltrame010000013MFAUS Ross Aloisi800010904DFAUS Adam van Dommele60001070FWAUS Carl Veart501010706DFAUS Kristian Rees501000607DFAUS Angelo Costanzo30002050FWCHN Shengqing Qu500000509MFAUS Travis Dodd40000040DFAUS Michael Valkanis3010004011DFAUS Matthew Kemp2010003012MFAUS Lucas Pantelis2000002013MFAUS Louis Brain10000010FWBRA Fernando10000010DFAUS Aaron Goulding10000010FWAUS Michael Matricciani10000010 Pre-season Friendlies 19 February 2005 Northern Demons AUS 0–9 AUS Adelaide United Port Pirie, Australia Bryne Park W 20 February 2005 Port Pirie City AUS 0–8 AUS Adelaide United Port Pirie, Australia Savoy Park W 25 February 2005 Adelaide United AUS 1–1 AUS Premier's XI Adelaide, Australia Hindmarsh Stadium D 27 February 2005 Para Hills Knights AUS 0–4 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia The Paddocks W 15 March 2005 White City Woodville AUS 0–4 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia Woodville West Reserve W 22 March 2005 Cumberland United AUS 1–9 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia A.A. Bailey Reserve W 5 April 2005 Adelaide Raiders AUS 1–2 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia Croatian Sports Centre W 12 April 2005 Adelaide Blue Eagles AUS 0–4 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia Marden Sports Complex W 19 April 2005 Campbelltown City AUS 0–3 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia Newton Sports Ground W 22 April 2005 Adelaide Galaxy AUS 0–9 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia Camden Sports Complex W 30 April 2005 Adelaide United AUS 2–0 AUS Australia U-20 Adelaide, Australia Hindmarsh Stadium W 5 July 2005 North Eastern MetroStars AUS 0–4 AUS Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia T.K. Shutter Reserve W 26 June 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory AUS 0–0 AUS Adelaide United Bendigo, Australia D 12 July 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets AUS 2–0 AUS Adelaide United Coffs Harbour, Australia L 14 July 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Adelaide United AUS 1–0 AUS Queensland Roar Coffs Harbour, Australia W Pre-Season Challenge Cup main WDL 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 South Australia Adelaide United Victoria Melbourne Victory New South Wales Newcastle Jets Western Australia Perth Glory QR green1 Qualified for the Pre-Season Challenge Cup Finals Group Stage 22 July 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Adelaide United South Australia 2–2 Western Australia Perth Glory Aloisi 54Valkanis 62 Valkanis 29 o.g.Despotovski 52 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 5,263 Craig Zetter D Group Stage 29 July 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Adelaide United South Australia 1–1 New South Wales Newcastle Jets Valkanis 74 Johnson 79 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 6,750 Simon Przydacz D Group Stage 8 August 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory Victoria 0–0 South Australia Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,687 Perry Mur D Competitions A-League 2005–06 A-League League table Standings AU Matches 1 26 August 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 0–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Veart 19 EnergyAustralia Stadium 13,160 Peter O'Leary W 2 2 September 2005 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 0–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium 11,029 Ben Williams D 3 9 September 2005 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 1–0 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Brain 1 Hindmarsh Stadium 8,785 Peter O'Leary W 4 17 September 2005 19:35 UTC+8 Perth Glory 1–2 ReportSummary Adelaide United Valkanis 20 o.g. Aloisi 32Qu 65 Members Equity Stadium 8,052 Matthew Breeze W 5 25 September 2005 17:00 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 1–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Valkanis 34 Kwasnik 19 Hindmarsh Stadium 7,013 Angelo Nardi D 6 2 October 2005 18:00 UTC+12 New Zealand Knights 1–2 ReportSummary Adelaide United Yeo 44 Dodd 34Qu 81 North Harbour Stadium 3,558 Peter O'Leary W 7 9 October 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 2–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230122154/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000260078/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Carney 54Petrovski 88 Valkanis 51 Aussie Stadium 18,276 Mark Shield L 8 14 October 2005 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 2–4 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Valkanis 38Corbo 67 o.g. Kemp 12 o.g.Carle 22 89Zelic 68 Hindmarsh Stadium 13,182 Mark Shield L 9 22 October 2005 19:30 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 1–2 ReportSummary Adelaide United Brownlie 76 Fernando 59Pantelis 89 Suncorp Stadium 15,181 Peter O'Leary W 10 28 October 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 0–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Veart 83 Olympic Park Stadium 16,201 Matthew Breeze W 11 6 November 2005 16:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–4 ReportSummary Perth Glory Veart 13 pen.Rees 53 Mori 9 34 45+1Despotovski 39 pen. Hindmarsh Stadium 10,868 Ben Williams L 12 13 November 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Adelaide United Hutchinson 12 Rech 90Dodd 85 Bluetongue Stadium 5,467 Peter O'Leary W 13 20 November 2005 Adelaide United 1–0 New Zealand Knights Qu 38 Hindmarsh Stadium 9,676 Angelo Nardi W 14 27 November 2005 Adelaide United 3–2 Sydney FC Rech 4 84Veart 14 Miura 33 76 Hindmarsh Stadium 14,068 Mark Shield W 15 2 December 2005 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United Johnson 59 Brain 79Veart 75 EnergyAustralia Stadium 10,132 Simon Przydacz W 16 1 January 2006 Adelaide United 4–2 Queensland Roar Rech 40 63Qu 30Veart 29 Baird 83Brosque 11 Hindmarsh Stadium 8,426 Matthew Breeze W 17 5 January 2006 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Dodd 14 Hindmarsh Stadium 13,427 Mark Shield W 18 12 January 2006 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Ward 86 Aloisi 71Qu 3 Members Equity Stadium 5,033 Matthew Breeze W 19 20 January 2006 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Veart 50 pen. Kwasnik 54 Hindmarsh Stadium 13,008 Mark Shield D 20 28 January 2006 New Zealand Knights 1–1 Adelaide United Zhang 71 Brain 21 North Harbour Stadium 3,079 Perry Mur D 21 3 February 2006 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Ceccoli 71Yorke 48 pen. Qu 90 Aussie Stadium 25,557 Mark Shield L Finals Series Semi-Final Leg 1 12 February 2006 Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Rech 34Dodd 31 Petrovski 39Corica 9 Hindmarsh Stadium 15,104 Matthew Breeze D Semi-Final Leg 2 19 February 2006 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Rudan 76Petrovski 29 Qu 60 Aussie Stadium 30,377 Mark Shield L Preliminary Final 26 February 2006 Adelaide United 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Pondeljak 7 Hindmarsh Stadium 11,405 Matthew Breeze L OFC Club Championship Qualification zone 7 May 2005 Adelaide United 0–0 4–1 Melbourne Victory 7,254 D 11 May 2005 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Adelaide United Mrdja 20 pen. 43 65 Petrie 24 4,539 L Awards Award Player Club Champion AUS Carl Vearthttps://adelaideunited.com.au/news/cassio-claims-second-club-champion-award/ Cassio claims second Club Champion award Adelaide United FC 26 March 2011 16 March 2026 Player's Player AUS Michael Valkanis Top Goalscorer AUS Carl Veart Best Team Man AUS Matthew Kemp Rising Star AUS Adam van Dommele References External links Official Website 2005–06 Category:2005–06 A-League by team Category:2005 in sport in Adelaide Category:2006 in sport in Adelaide