2006 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup
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The 2006 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia New Zealand |
| Dates | 15 July – 19 August 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Adelaide United (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Central Coast Mariners |
| Third place | Sydney FC |
| Fourth place | Newcastle Jets FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 44 (1.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 112,254 (4,677 per match) |
The Pre-season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
Petrie  7'Kwasnik 8' |
Bertos 62' |
| Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory FC |
|---|---|---|
| Young 59' |
Allsopp 51' |
| Melbourne Victory FC | 1–3 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson 4' |
Kwasnik 35' O'Grady 63'Spencer 77' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Knights | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[A] | |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[A] |
| Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Smits 31' |
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| New Zealand Knights | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets FC |
|---|---|---|
| Richter 39' |
Bridge 57' |
| Sydney FC | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets FC |
|---|---|---|
| Topor-Stanley 2' Middleby 25' |
McFlynn  68' (o.g.) |
Bonus round
| Newcastle Jets FC | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory FC |
|---|---|---|
| North 17' Carle 65' (pen.) |
Report | Thompson 4' Muscat 62' (pen.)Allsopp 84' |
| Sydney FC | 3–0 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Brosque 26', 27' Petrovski 57' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Playoffs | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | ||||||
| Grand final | ||||||||
| B2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 1 | ||||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 (4) | |||||||
| Adelaide United (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||
| A2 | Adelaide United | 2 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||||
| B1 | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||
| Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||
| Newcastle Jets FC | 0 | |||||||
| A3 | Melbourne Victory FC (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||
| Fifth place | ||||||||
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 (2) | ||||||
| Melbourne Victory FC | 1 | |||||||
| Perth Glory | 0 | |||||||
| A4 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||||
| B3 | Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||
| New Zealand Knights | 1 | |||||||
| Queensland Roar | 2 | |||||||
Playoffs
| Sydney FC | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Carney 43' |
Dodd 16' Rees 90' |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets FC |
|---|---|---|
| Petrie 52' (pen.) O'Grady 96' |
Coveny 25' |
Seventh place play-off
| New Zealand Knights | 1–2 | Queensland Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Bazeley 65' |
Reinaldo 49' Vidošić 88' |
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
| Sydney FC | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets FC |
|---|---|---|
| Petrovski 40' Rudan 68' |
Final
Attendances
| Round | Games | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Season Group Stage | 16 | 4,954 | 12,006 | 804 | 79,252 |
| Pre-Season Finals | 7 | 4,715 | 10,463 | 1,104 | 33,002 |
| Totals[2] | 23 | 4,881 | 12,006 | 804 | 112,254 |
Top goalscorers
3 goals:
Carl Veart (Adelaide United)- Danny Allsopp (Melbourne Victory FC)
- Alex Brosque (Sydney FC)
- Sasho Petrovski (Sydney FC)
2 goals:
- Adam Kwasnik (Central Coast Mariners)
- Paul O'Grady (Central Coast Mariners)
Stewart Petrie (Central Coast Mariners)- Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory FC)
Stuart Young (Perth Glory)
1 goal:
- Travis Dodd (Adelaide United)
- Kristian Rees (Adelaide United)
Andre Gumprecht (Central Coast Mariners)- Noel Spencer (Central Coast Mariners)
- Kevin Muscat (Melbourne Victory FC)
- Darren Bazeley (New Zealand Knights)
- Jonti Richter (New Zealand Knights)
Dani Rodrigues (New Zealand Knights)- Mark Bridge (Newcastle Jets FC
- Nicky Carle (Newcastle Jets FC)
Vaughan Coveny (Newcastle Jets FC)- Jade North (Newcastle Jets FC)
- Leo Bertos (Perth Glory)
- Spase Dilevski (Queensland Roar)
Reinaldo (Queensland Roar)- Tim Smits (Queensland Roar)
- Dario Vidosic (Queensland Roar)
- David Carney (Sydney FC)
- Robbie Middleby (Sydney FC)
- Mark Rudan (Sydney FC)
- Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Sydney FC)
