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2005–06 Sydney FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Sydney FC |
| season | 2005–06 |
| manager | Pierre Littbarski |
| stadium | Aussie Stadium |
| chairman | Walter Bugno |
| league | A-League |
| league result | 2nd |
| cup1 | A-League Finals |
| cup1 result | Champions |
| cup2 | Oceania Club World Cup Qualifying |
| cup2 result | Champions |
| cup3 | Oceania Club Championship |
| cup3 result | Champions |
| cup4 | Pre-Season Cup |
| cup4 result | Semi-finals |
| cup5 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| cup5 result | 5th |
| league topscorer | Sasho Petrovski (9) |
| season topscorer | Sasho Petrovski (18) |
| highest attendance | 41,689 v Central Coast Mariners |
| 5 March 2006 | |
| lowest attendance | 9,132 v Newcastle |
| 30 October 2005 | |
| average attendance | **** |
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| nextseason | 2006–07 |
5 March 2006 30 October 2005
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
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 | Ireland Bray Wanderers | – | |
| Australia Jacob Timpano | Wollongong Wolves | Free | |
| Australia Wade Oostendorp | AIS | – | |
| Australia Mark Rudan | Malaysia Public Bank | Free | 9 December 2004 |
| USA Alejandro Salazar | USA 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.
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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
Oceania Club Championship
Main article: 2005 Oceania Club Championship
Group stage
Packer Corica Smith
Daniel Petrovski Zdrilic Brodie Salazar
Buonavoglia Carney
Knockout stage
Zdrilic Talay Corica Salazar
Zdrilic
2005 Pre-season Challenge Cup
Main article: 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Knockout stage
|12 August|Melbourne Victory|1|Central Coast Mariners|3 |14 August|Sydney FC|0|Perth Glory|1 |21 August|Central Coast Mariners|1|Perth Glory|0|
2005–06 A-League
Main article: 2005–06 A-League
League table
Matches
Summary Bingley Middleby
Summary Johnson Corbo Corica
Summary Yorke Gumprecht Spencer
Summary McFlynn
Summary Yorke
Summary Petrovski
Summary Muscat Thompson
Summary Carney
Summary Talay Petrovski
Veart
Corica
Devine Veart
Rudan
Yorke
Finals series
Dodd Corica
Petrovski
FIFA World Club Championship
Main article: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
Carney
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 | AUS | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS | 20+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34+3 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | AUS | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | AUS | 10+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS | 15+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | AUS | 2+14 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | AUS | 13+7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | AUS | 9+10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 30 | 10 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | AUS | 21+1 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |||||||
| 11 | FW | AUS | 20+2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 18 | |||||||
| 12 | MF | AUS | 22+2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | AUS | 13+7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | MF | NIR | 16+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | AUS | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | DF | AUS | 18+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | DF | AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | TRI | 19+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | |||||||
| 23 | MF | AUS | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
End-of-season awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Player of the Year | AUS Clint Bolton |
| Member's Player of the Year | AUS David Carney |
| Golden Boot | AUS Sasho Petrovski |
| Defender of the Year | AUS Alvin Ceccoli |
| Midfielder of the Year | AUS David Carney |
| Forward of the Year | TRI Dwight Yorke |
| Chairman's Award | AUS Mark Rudan |
| Finals Player of the Year | AUS Steve Corica |
| Goal of the Year | AUS Alvin Ceccoli |
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