2007 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup

2007 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates14 July – 12 August 2007
Teams8
Defending championsAdelaide United
Final positions
ChampionsAdelaide United (2nd title)
Runner-upPerth Glory
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored53 (2.65 per match)
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The 2007 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff.

In previous years, the Pre-season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres. In 2007 venues included Sunshine Coast, Launceston, Canberra, Port Macquarie, Darwin, Orange and Geelong.[1]

The group stage had a bonus point system. One point was awarded for 2 goals in a match, two points for 3 and three points for 4 or more goals in a match.

If two or more teams were level on points accumulated, the following criteria would be applied, in order, until one of the teams was determined as the higher ranked:

  1. highest goal difference;
  2. highest number of goals scored;
  3. result of the match played between the teams concerned;
  4. highest number of bonus points accumulated;
  5. lowest number of red cards accumulated;
  6. lowest number of yellow cards accumulated;
  7. toss of a coin.

The finals series was held over two weekends – 3 to 5 August, and 10 to 12 August.

Pre-Season Cup group stage fixtures and results

Round 1

Newcastle Jets0–1Perth Glory
(Report) Harnwell 48'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: James Lewis
Central Coast Mariners2–0Wellington Phoenix
Wilkinson 3'
Kwasnik 30'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,136
Queensland Roar0–0Sydney FC
(Report)
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory1–1Adelaide United
Allsopp 74' (Report) Dodd 9'
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 2

Adelaide United1–1Perth Glory
Cassio 59' (Report) Rukavytsya 53'
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory
Central Coast Mariners1–1Queensland Roar
Boogaard 6' (Report) Lynch 60'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis
Wellington Phoenix3–0Sydney FC
Smeltz 13', 89'
Rudan 14' (own)		 (Report)
Attendance: 6,039
Melbourne Victory0–1Newcastle Jets
(Report) Wheelhouse 51'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 3

Wellington Phoenix1–2Queensland Roar
Old 47' (Report) Lynch 41'
Ognenovski 50'
Attendance: 4,081
Adelaide United4–1Newcastle Jets
Burns 6'
Djite 66'
Sarkies 80' (pen)
Alagich 86'		 (Report) Bridge Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card
A. Griffiths Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card
J. Griffiths 90+2' (pen)
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig Zetter
Perth Glory2–1Melbourne Victory
Rukavytsya 52'
Harnwell 70'		 (Report) Hernandez 34'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Peter Green
Sydney FC0–3Central Coast Mariners
(Report) Osman 36'
Kwasnik 44'
Gumprecht 51'
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Ben Williams

Playoffs

Central Coast Mariners2–3Perth Glory
Mrdja 43'
Petrovski 90'		 (Report) Dragicevic 23'
Bertos 55'
Tarka 78'
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Ben Williams
Newcastle Jets3–2Sydney FC
J. Griffiths 5', 76'
Tunbridge 56'		 (Report) Zadkovich 79'
Talay 83'
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory1–2Wellington Phoenix
Dodd 34' (own) (Report) Smeltz 53'
Daniel 87'
Attendance: 4,100
Adelaide United3–2Queensland Roar
Djite 1'
Petta 45'
Cássio 64'		 (Report) Lynch 16'
Milicic 73'
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Finals

Wellington Phoenix0–0Newcastle Jets
(Report)
Penalties
Smeltz soccer ball with red X
Aloisi soccer ball with check mark
Christie soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark J. Griffiths
soccer ball with check mark Bridge
soccer ball with check mark Thompson
soccer ball with check mark Elrich
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Mike Hester
Melbourne Victory0–1Sydney FC
(Report) Brosque 34'
Attendance: 3,400
Adelaide United2–1Perth Glory
Djite 66'
Cássio 83'		 (Report) Bertos 45'
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter
Central Coast Mariners1–3Queensland Roar
Simon 9' (Report) Milicic 30'
Nichols Red card 33'
Marcinho 48'
Seo Red card 76'
Reinaldo 86'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Scorers

As at 12 August 2007

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "Regional Focus for Pre-Season Cup". 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2007.