2005–06 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC
2005–06 season
ChairmanWalter Bugno
ManagerPierre Littbarski
StadiumAussie Stadium
A-League2nd
A-League FinalsChampions
Oceania Club World Cup QualifyingChampions
Oceania Club ChampionshipChampions
Pre-Season CupSemi-finals
FIFA Club World Cup5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Sasho Petrovski (9)
All: Sasho Petrovski (18)
Highest home attendance41,689 v Central Coast Mariners
5 March 2006
Lowest home attendance9,132 v Newcastle
30 October 2005
Average home league attendance0

The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating Central Coast Mariners 1–0. Sydney also represented Oceania at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 where they were placed fifth.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Clint Bolton
2 DF Australia AUS Iain Fyfe
3 DF Australia AUS Alvin Ceccoli
4 DF Australia AUS Mark Rudan
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Laurie
6 MF Australia AUS Ufuk Talay
7 MF Australia AUS Robbie Middleby
8 MF Australia AUS Matthew Bingley
9 FW Australia AUS David Zdrilic
10 MF Australia AUS Steve Corica
11 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski
12 MF Australia AUS David Carney
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW United States USA Alejandro Salazar
14 MF Australia AUS Andrew Packer
15 MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry McFlynn
16 DF Australia AUS Mark Milligan
17 DF Australia AUS Jacob Timpano
18 DF Australia AUS Wade Oostendorp
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke
20 GK Australia AUS Justin Pasfield
21 FW Japan JPN Kazuyoshi Miura (guest player)
22 FW Australia AUS John Buonavoglia (short-term signing)
23 MF Australia AUS Ruben Zadkovich (short-term signing)
24 FW Australia AUS Tolgay Özbey (short-term signing)

Transfers in

Player From Fee Date
Australia Clint Bolton APIA Leichhardt Free 17 November 2004
Australia Alvin Ceccoli Wollongong Wolves Free
Australia Steve Laurie unattached –
Australia Robbie Middleby unattached –
Australia Sasho Petrovski Bankstown City Lions Free
Australia Andrew Packer Queensland Lions Free
Australia Steve Corica England Walsall – 1 December 2004
Australia Mark Milligan Blacktown City Demons Free 4 December 2004
Australia Justin Pasfield Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers –
Australia Jacob Timpano Wollongong Wolves Free
Australia Wade Oostendorp AIS –
Australia Mark Rudan Malaysia Public Bank Free 9 December 2004
United States Alejandro Salazar United States University of Portland Free
Australia David Zdrilic Germany SV Eintracht Trier – 13 December 2004
Australia Ufuk Talay Turkey Mersin Idman Yurdu – 5 January 2005
Australia Iain Fyfe Scotland Hamilton Academical – 16 February 2005
Australia David Carney Scotland Hamilton Academical – 11 March 2005
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn England Morecambe – 12 March 2005
Australia Matthew Bingley Central Coast United Free 15 March 2005
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke England Birmingham City Free 16 April 2005

Short-term signings

Player Transferred from Type/Fee Start date End date
Australia Mitchell Blowes Australia Kemblawarra FC Loan signing for Oceania Club Championship 16 May 2005 30 June 2005
Loan signing for FIFA Club World Championship 29 November 2005 17 December 2005
Australia Todd Brodie Australia Marconi Stallions Loan signing for Oceania Club Championship 16 May 2005 30 June 2005
Australia Brendan Renaud Australia St George Saints Loan signing for Oceania Club Championship 16 May 2005 30 June 2005
Australia John Buonavoglia Australia Sydney Olympic Loan signing for Oceania Club Championship 16 May 2005 30 June 2005
International duty replacement for Sasho Petrovski 1 September 2005 3 September 2005
Injury replacement for Steve Laurie 4 October 2005 4 November 2005
Loan signing for FIFA Club World Championship 29 November 2005 17 December 2005
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Japan Yokohama FC Guest player 4 November 2005 17 December 2005
Australia Dustin Wells Australia Belconnen Blue Devils Loan signing for FIFA Club World Championship 29 November 2005 17 December 2005
Australia Ruben Zadkovich England Notts County Loan signing for FIFA Club World Championship 29 November 2005 17 December 2005
Injury replacement for Ufuk Talay 21 January 2006 6 March 2006
Australia Tolgay Özbey Australia Blacktown City Demons Injury replacement for David Zdrilic 9 February 2006 6 March 2006

Kits

All A-League club kits were supplied by Reebok through a sponsorship deal with the A-League, and all clubs initially had a white change strip, Sydney adopting a light blue trim to their away shirts. The home shirt colour of sky blue adopted the NSW representative colour, contrasted with the navy blue and orange trim.

Shirt sponsorship was secured with health insurance provider Healthe.

Home
Away
Goalkeeper

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Oceania Club Championship Qualification Round 1 Champions 7 May 2005 15 May 2005
Oceania Club Championship Group Stage Champions 31 May 2005 10 June 2005
Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group Stage Semi-finals 23 July 2005 12 August 2005
A-League Round 1 2nd 28 August 2005 3 February 2006
FIFA Club World Championship Quarter-finals 5th 12 December 2005 16 December 2005
A-League Finals Semi-finals Champions 10 February 2006 5 March 2006

Oceania Club Championship Qualification

Main article: 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament

Matches

7 May 2005 Round 1 Sydney FC 3–0 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
report Attendance: 8,000
11 May 2005 Semi-final Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
report Attendance: 9,968
15 May 2005 Final Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
report Attendance: 9,627

Oceania Club Championship

Group stage

Main article: 2005 Oceania Club Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Sydney FC 3 3 0 0 18 4 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 French Polynesia AS Pirae 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3 New Zealand Auckland City 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
4 Papua New Guinea Sobou 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: RSSSF
31 May 2005 1 Sydney FC Australia 3–2 New Zealand Auckland City Stade Pater, Tahiti
Ceccoli 32'
Packer 47'
Corica 90+3'		 report Seaman 37'
Smith 78'		 Attendance: 4,000
2 June 2005 2 Sobou FC Papua New Guinea 2–9 Australia Sydney FC Stade Pater, Tahiti
Wate 57'
Daniel 90'		 report Fyfe 5'
Petrovski 14', 43', 71'
Zdrilic 19', 40', 42'
Brodie 79'
Salazar 82'		 Attendance: 3,000
4 June 2005 3 Sydney FC Australia 6–0 French Polynesia AS Pirae Stade Pater, Tahiti
Zdrilic 11', 25', 35', 39'
Buonavoglia 43'
Carney 85'		 report Attendance: 1,500

Knockout stage

7 June 2005 Semi-final Sydney FC Australia 6–0 Vanuatu Tafea Stade Pater, Tahiti
Petrovski 26'
Zdrilic 39'
Talay 44' (pen.)
Corica 65', 90'
Salazar 87'		 report Attendance: 4,000
10 June 2005 Final Sydney FC Australia 2–0 New Caledonia AS Magenta Stade Pater, Tahiti
Bingley 16'
Zdrilic 59'		 report Attendance: 4,000

2005 Pre-season Challenge Cup

Main article: 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney FC 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to semi-finals
2 Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Queensland Roar 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4 New Zealand Knights 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Melbourne Victory1
 
21 August
 
Central Coast Mariners3
 
Central Coast Mariners1
 
14 August
 
Perth Glory0
 
Sydney FC0
 
 
Perth Glory1
 

2005–06 A-League

Main article: 2005–06 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for Finals series
4 Newcastle Jets 21 9 4 8 27 29 −2 31
5 Perth Glory 21 8 5 8 34 29 +5 29
6 Queensland Roar 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5 28
7 Melbourne Victory 21 7 5 9 26 24 +2 26
8 New Zealand Knights[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Matches

28 August 2005 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Yorke 44' Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍]		 Thompson 73' Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
2 September 2005 2 New Zealand Knights 1–3 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Rose 69' Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍]		 Rudan 25'
Bingley 73'
Middleby 90+4'		 Attendance: 9,827
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
11 September 2005 3 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Milicic 6'
Johnson 18'
Corbo Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 70'		 Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍]		 Yorke 78'
Corica Red card 70'		 Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
16 September 2005 4 Sydney FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Packer 13'
Yorke 72'		 Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍]		 Petrie 20' (pen.)
Gumprecht 35'
Spencer 90+1'		 Attendance: 15,614
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
23 September 2005 5 Queensland Roar 1–3 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Timpano 50' (o.g.) Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍]		 Corica 5', 67'
McFlynn 68'		 Attendance: 23,142
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
1 October 2005 6 Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski 40' Report
Summary		 Petrovski 48'
Yorke 65'		 Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
9 October 2005 7 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney 54'
Petrovski 88'		 Report
Summary		 Valkanis 51' Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
16 October 2005 8 Melbourne Victory 5–0 Sydney FC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
13:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler 34'
Muscat 53' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Thompson 57', 69'		 Report
Summary		 Talay Red card 58' Attendance: 18,206
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
21 October 2005 9 Sydney FC 2–0 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Petrovski 10'
Carney 30'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,836
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
30 October 2005 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney 73' Report
Summary		 Milicic 77' Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
5 November 2005 11 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson 40' Report
Summary		 Yorke 9' (pen.)
Talay 14'
Petrovski 23', 68', 83'		 Attendance: 10,529
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
13 November 2005 12 Sydney FC 1–0 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Zdrillic 54' Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
19 November 2005 13 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
27 November 2005 14 Adelaide United 3–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Rech 4', 84'
Veart 14'		 Miura 33', 76' Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
3 December 2005 15 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Carney 81'
Corica 24'		 Allsopp 88' Attendance: 17,272
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
30 December 2005 16 New Zealand Knights 2–2 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Brockie 86'
Devine 3'		 Yorke 45' (pen.)
Veart 6'		 Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Australia Peter Green
6 January 2006 17 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
14 January 2006 18 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Carney 61' Pondeljak 52' Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
21 January 2006 19 Queensland Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Brosque 60', 70' Petrovski 85' Attendance: 13,302
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
29 January 2006 20 Perth Glory 1–2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Despotovski 53' Zadkovich 23'
Rudan 14'		 Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
3 February 2006 21 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Ceccoli 71'
Yorke 48' (pen.)		 Qu 90' Attendance: 25,557
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

Finals series

12 February 2006 Semi-finals First leg Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Rech 34'
Dodd 31'		 Petrovski 39'
Corica 9'		 Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
19 February 2006 Semi-finals Second leg Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Rudan 76'
Petrovski 29'		 Qu 60' Attendance: 30,377
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
5 March 2006 Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Corica 62' Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Australia Mark Shield

FIFA World Club Championship

Main article: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
12 December 2005 Quarter-finals Sydney FC Australia 0–1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Toyota, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) Ceccoli Red card 81' Report Bolaños 47' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 28,538
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
16 December 2005 Match for fifth place Al Ahly Egypt 1–2 Australia Sydney FC Tokyo, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) Moteab 45' Report Yorke 35'
Carney 66'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 15,951
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League CWC Qualifying Pre-Season Cup OFC Club Championship Club World Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Clint Bolton 24 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 38 0
2 DF Australia Iain Fyfe 20+3 0 3 0 4 0 5 1 2 0 34+3 1
3 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli 24 1 3 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 37 2
4 DF Australia Marko Rudan 10+6 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0 24 3
6 MF Australia Ufuk Talay 15+1 1 3 1 2+1 0 4 1 1 0 27 3
7 MF Australia Robbie Middleby 2+14 1 0+3 0 3+1 0 4 0 0 0 27 1
8 MF Australia Matthew Bingley 13+7 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 29 2
9 FW Australia David Zdrilic 9+10 1 3 0 0+1 0 5 9 0+2 0 30 10
10 MF Australia Steve Corica 21+1 5 0+3 0 4 1 2+3 3 2 0 36 9
11 FW Australia Sasho Petrovski 20+2 9 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 0 34 18
12 MF Australia David Carney 22+2 6 3 2 4 0 5 1 2 1 38 6
14 MF Australia Andrew Packer 13+7 1 3 1 4 0 5 1 1+1 0 34 3
15 MF Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 16+5 1 3 0 4 0 4 0 1+1 0 34 1
16 DF Australia Mark Milligan 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
17 DF Australia Jacob Timpano 18+3 0 0+1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
18 DF Australia Wade Oostendorp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 19+2 7 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 31 9
23 MF Australia Ruben Zadkovich 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1

End-of-season awards

Award Winner
Player of the Year Australia Clint Bolton
Member's Player of the Year Australia David Carney
Golden Boot Australia Sasho Petrovski
Defender of the Year Australia Alvin Ceccoli
Midfielder of the Year Australia David Carney
Forward of the Year Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke
Chairman's Award Australia Mark Rudan
Finals Player of the Year Australia Steve Corica
Goal of the Year Australia Alvin Ceccoli