2005–06 in Australian soccer
Season | 2005–06 | |||
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Men's soccer | ||||
A-League Championship | Sydney FC | |||
A-League Premiership | Adelaide United | |||
Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament | Sydney FC | |||
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Adelaide United | |||
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The 2005–06 season was the 37th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 123rd overall. This was the first season following the formation of the A-League.
A-League
The inaugural 2005–06 A-League season began on 26 August 2005 and ended on 5 March 2006.
Regular season
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals series
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||
1 | Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The inaugural 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup began on 22 July 2005 and ended on 20 August 2005.
Group stage
- Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Perth Glory | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Adelaide United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
- Group B
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 semifinals |
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 |
Finals
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 August | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 | |||||
21 August | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | |||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||
14 August | ||||||
Perth Glory | 0 | |||||
Sydney FC | 0 | |||||
Perth Glory | 1 | |||||
Australian Club World Championship qualifying tournament
Round 1 (7 May) | Semi-finals (11 May) | Finals (15 May) | ||||||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners (pen) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide United (pen) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 0 (1) |
International club competitions
OFC Club Championship
The 2005 OFC Club Championship began on 31 May 2005 and ended on 10 June 2005. Sydney FC entered as winners of the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
31 May 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Tahiti |
Ceccoli ![]() Packer ![]() Corica ![]() | Report | Seaman ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 4,000 |
![Papua New Guinea](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/20px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
2 June 2005 Group Stage | Sobou FC ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | Tahiti |
Wate ![]() Daniel ![]() | Report | Fyfe ![]() Petrovski ![]() Zdrilic ![]() Brodie ![]() Salazar ![]() | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 3,000 |
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![French Polynesia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png)
4 June 2005 Group Stage | Sydney FC ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Tahiti |
Zdrilic ![]() Buonavoglia ![]() Carney ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 1,500 |
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![Vanuatu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png)
7 June 2005 Semi-final | Sydney FC ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Tahiti |
Petrovski ![]() Zdrilic ![]() Talay ![]() Corica ![]() Salazar ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 4,000 |
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
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10 June 2005 Final | Sydney FC ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Tahiti |
Bingley ![]() Zdrilic ![]() | Report | Attendance: 4,000 |
FIFA Club World Championship
The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship ran from 11 to 18 December 2005. Sydney FC qualified as winners of the 2005 OFC Club Championship.
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
12 December 2005 Quarterfinal | Sydney ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Toyota, Japan |
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) | Report | Bolaños ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 28,538 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
![Egypt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png)
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
16 December 2005 Fifth Place Play-Off | Al Ahly ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Tokyo, Japan |
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) | Moteab ![]() | Report | Yorke ![]() Carney ![]() | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 15,951 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
National teams
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2005–06.
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9 October 2006 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | London, England |
Bresciano ![]() Thompson ![]() Viduka ![]() Aloisi ![]() Griffiths ![]() | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
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25 May 2006 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Skoko ![]() | Report | Stadium: MCG Attendance: 95,103 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
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4 June 2006 Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
van Nistelrooy ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Mike Dean (England) |
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8 June 2006 Friendly | Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ulm, Germany |
Neill ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
FIFA World Cup qualification
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3 September 2005 Final round | Australia ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Culina ![]() Viduka ![]() Cahill ![]() Chipperfield ![]() Thompson ![]() Emerton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
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6 September 2005 Final round | Solomon Islands ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
Fa'arodo ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) |
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12 November 2005 Play-off | Uruguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Rodríguez ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
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16 November 2005 Play-off | Australia ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Bresciano ![]() | Report | Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 82,698 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Kewell ![]() Neill ![]() Vidmar ![]() Viduka ![]() Aloisi ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian Cup qualification
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22 February 2006 Group Stage | Bahrain ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Manama, Bahrain |
Ali ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
FIFA World Cup
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12 June 2006 Group Stage | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
15:00 CEST | Cahill ![]() Aloisi ![]() | (Report) | Nakamura ![]() | Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) |
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18 June 2006 Group Stage | Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Munich, Germany |
18:00 CEST | Adriano ![]() Fred ![]() | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
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22 June 2006 Group Stage | Croatia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Stuttgart, Germany |
21:00 CEST | Srna ![]() N. Kovač ![]() | Report | Moore ![]() Kewell ![]() | Stadium: Gottlieb Daimler Stadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
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26 June 2006 Round of 16 | Italy ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
17:00 CEST | Totti ![]() | Report | Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2005–06.
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2005–06.
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4 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Report | Jenkins ![]() | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
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7 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Berger ![]() | Report | Jenkins ![]() White ![]() | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
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10 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Hearfield ![]() Grossman ![]() Djite ![]() | Report | Barbarouses ![]() Roydhouse ![]() | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
AFC Youth Championship qualification
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22 February 2006 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Hearfield ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
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26 February 2006 | Sri Lanka ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Report | Hearfield ![]() Grossman ![]() Djite ![]() | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2005–06.
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26 July 2005 Four Nation Tournament | Peru ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Lima, Peru |
Campos ![]() Carnero ![]() | Report | Cumming ![]() Spiranovic ![]() | Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) |
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28 July 2005 Four Nation Tournament | Peru ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Lima, Peru |
Espejo ![]() | Report | Miller ![]() |
FIFA U-17 World Championship
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16 September 2005 Group stage | Turkey ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Lima, Peru |
17:00 PET | Şahin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) |
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19 September 2005 Group stage | Mexico ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Lima, Peru |
15:30 PET | Esparza ![]() Vela ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) |
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22 September 2005 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Chiclayo, Peru |
15:30 PET | Burns ![]() Kruse ![]() | Report | Figueroa ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Elías Aguirre Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa) |
2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification
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7 February 2006 Group stage | Laos ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
Report | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
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9 February 2006 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
Visconte ![]() Giannou ![]() Brown ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2005–06.
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16 July 2005 | China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
Ji Ting ![]() | Report | Gill ![]() Peters ![]() | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium Attendance: 4,500 |
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19 July 2005 | China ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
Zhang Ying ![]() Han Duan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
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23 July 2005 | Japan ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Tokyo, Japan |
Nagasato ![]() Ohno ![]() Tomoe Sakai ![]() | Report | De Vanna ![]() Peters ![]() | Attendance: 4,191 |
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26 July 2005 | South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Jeonju, South Korea |
Report |
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28 July 2005 | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Jeonju, South Korea |
unknown ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report |
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16 October 2005 | United States ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Fullerton, United States |
Report | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States) ; Jennifer Bennett (United States) |
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19 October 2005 | Mexico ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | El Paso, United States |
Report | Walsh ![]() Shipard ![]() | Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States) |
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25 November 2005 | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Krystyna Szokolai |
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3 December 2005 | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Tammy Ogston |
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25 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Gill ![]() Salisbury ![]() | Report | Ocampo ![]() | Stadium: MCG Referee: Tammy Ogston |
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28 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Burgess ![]() Peters ![]() De Vanna ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium |
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30 May 2006 | Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Munoz ![]() Walsh ![]() | Report | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
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16 June 2006 | China ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Shanghai, China |
unknown ![]() Pu Wei ![]() | Report | Walsh ![]() | Stadium: Shanghai FA Training Centre |
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19 June 2006 | China ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Shanghai, China |
unknown ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Oriental Green Boat Holiday Village |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2005–06.
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15 February 2006 | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Jackson ![]() Khamis ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
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17 February 2006 | Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Tristram ![]() McDonnell ![]() McCallum ![]() Khamis ![]() | Report | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification
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5 March 2006 | Thailand ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Bangkok, Thailand |
Chawong ![]() Maijarern ![]() | Report | Carroll ![]() Tristram ![]() McDonnell ![]() Cooper ![]() Khamis ![]() | Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium |
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7 March 2006 | Australia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Bangkok, Thailand |
Ledbrook ![]() McDonnell ![]() Uzunlar ![]() | Report | Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
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9 April 2006 Group stage | China ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Report | McDonnell ![]() | Stadium: KLFA Stadium |
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11 April 2006 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 16–0 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
McCallum ![]() Blayney ![]() Tristram ![]() Uzunlar ![]() Balomenos ![]() Ledbrook ![]() | Report | Stadium: KLFA Stadium |
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13 April 2006 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
19:45 (UTC+08:00) | Cooper ![]() Jackson ![]() Ledbrook ![]() Cartwright ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium |
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15 April 2006 Semi-final | Australia ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
19:45 (UTC+08:00) | McDonnell ![]() Shipard ![]() | Report | Kim Song-hui ![]() Ra Un-sim ![]() | Stadium: KLFA Stadium |
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18 April 2006 Third-place playoff | Japan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
Sakaguchi ![]() Nagasato ![]() | Report | Khamis ![]() Tristram ![]() McCallum ![]() | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium |
Deaths
- 25 November 2005: George Best, Northern Ireland and Brisbane Lions midfielder.[1]
References
- ^ "Football legend George Best dies". BBC News. 25 November 2005.
External links
- Football Federation Australia official website