The 2006 A-League Grand Final, the first edition of the A-League grand final was played between Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners to decide the champion of the 2005–06 season. The Grand Final took place at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on 5 March 2006 after Sydney FC won the ground advantage after defeating Adelaide United in the major semi-final.
In the Grand Final, a goal from Steve Corica in the second half secured the premiership for Sydney. As the winners of the Grand Final, Sydney qualified through to the 2007 AFC Champions League joining Adelaide United who were the minor premiers.
Road to the final
Match
Details
GK 1 Clint BoltonDF 3 Alvin CeccoliDF 4 Mark RudanDF 8 Matthew BingleyMF 10 Steve CoricaFW 11 Sasho PetrovskiMF 12 David CarneyMF 14 Andrew PackerMF 15 Terry McFlynnDF 17 Jacob TimpanoFW 19 Dwight Yorke (c)Substitutes:GK 20 Justin PasfieldDF 2 Iain FyfeMF 7 Robbie MiddlebyFW 23 Ruben ZadkovichFW 24 Tolgay OzbeyManager: Pierre Littbarski
|style="vertical-align:top"| |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| GK 20 Danny VukovicDF 2 Wayne O'SullivanMF 4 Noel Spencer (c)DF 5 Michael BeauchampMF 6 Andre GumprechtDF 8 Dean HeffernanMF 10 Tom PondeljakMF 11 Damien Brown FW 12 Stewart Petrie FW 15 Andrew ClarkDF 18 Alex Wilkinson Substitutes:GK 30 Matthew TrottDF 3 Paul O'Grady DF 17 Matthew Osman MF 22 Jamie McMasterFW 19 Adam Kwasnik Manager: Lawrie McKinna
Joe Marston Medal: Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)
Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
A-League2006 ChampionsSydney FCFirst Title
Statistics Sydney Central CoastAttempts at goal 15 15Attempts on target 6 5Attempts off target 9 10Attempts - Woodwork 0 0Keeper saves 4 3Ball possession 50% 50%Corners 4 9Fouls committed 20 16Offsides 4 3Yellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0
See also 2005–06 A-League List of A-League honours
References
External links Full Match highlights on YouTube Official A-League Website