Sydney FC
2005–06 season
ChairmanWalter Bugno
ManagerPierre Littbarski
A-League2nd (League)
Champions (Finals)
Oceania Club World Cup QualifyingChampions
Oceania Club ChampionshipChampions
Pre-Season CupSemi-finals
FIFA Club World Cup5th
Top goalscorerSasho Petrovski
Highest home attendance41,689 v Central Coast Mariners
5 March 2006
Lowest home attendance9,132 v Newcastle
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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 League Fee Date
Australia Clint BoltonAPIA LeichhardtAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree17 November 2004
Australia Alvin CeccoliWollongong WolvesAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree17 November 2004
Australia Steve Laurieunattached17 November 2004
Australia Robbie Middlebyunattached17 November 2004
Australia Sasho PetrovskiBankstown City LionsAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree17 November 2004
Australia Andrew PackerQueensland LionsAustralia Brisbane Premier LeagueFree17 November 2004
Australia Steve CoricaWalsall FC (released)England Football League One1 December 2004
Australia Mark MilliganBlacktown City DemonsAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree4 December 2004
Australia Justin PasfieldBray Wanderers A.F.C. (released)Republic of Ireland League of Ireland4 December 2004
Australia Jacob TimpanoWollongong WolvesAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree4 December 2004
Australia Wade OostendorpAIS4 December 2004
Australia Mark RudanPublic Bank FCMalaysia Malaysian Super LeagueFree9 December 2004
United States Alejandro SalazarUniversity of PortlandUnited States NCAA WCCFree9 December 2004
Australia David ZdrilicSV Eintracht Trier 05 (released)Germany 2.Bundesliga13 December 2004
Australia Ufuk TalayMersin Idman Yurdu (released)Turkey Türk Telekom League A5 January 2005
Australia Iain FyfeHamilton Academical (released)Scotland SFL Div 216 February 2005
Australia David CarneyHamilton Academical (released)Scotland SFL Div 211 March 2005
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynnMorecambe (released)England Conference National12 March 2005
Australia Matthew BingleyCentral Coast UnitedAustralia NSW Premier LeagueFree15 March 2005
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight YorkeBirmingham CityEngland FA Premier LeagueFree16 April 2005

Short-term signings

Player From Start date End date Reason
Australia Mitchell BlowesAustralia Kemblawarra FC (loan) 16 May 200530 June 2005Signed for Oceania Club Championship
29 November 200517 December 2005Signed for Club World Championship
Australia Todd BrodieAustralia Marconi Stallions (loan)16 May 200530 June 2005Signed for Oceania Club Championship
Australia Brendan RenaudAustralia St George Saints (loan)16 May 200530 June 2005Signed for Oceania Club Championship
Australia John Buonavoglia Australia Sydney Olympic FC (loan) 16 May 200530 June 2005Signed for Oceania Club Championship
1 September 20053 September 2005Cover for Sasho Petrovski while on international duty
4 October 20054 November 2005Replacement for Steve Laurie
29 November 200517 December 2005Signed for Club World Championship
Japan Kazuyoshi MiuraJapan Yokohama FC (loan)4 November 200517 December 2005Guest player
Australia Dustin WellsAustralia Belconnen Blue Devils (loan)29 November 200517 December 2005Signed for Club World Championship
Australia Ruben ZadkovichEngland Notts County F.C. (released)29 November 200517 December 2005Signed for Club World Championship
21 January 20066 March 2006Injury cover for Ufuk Talay
Australia Tolgay ÖzbeyAustralia Blacktown City Demons (loan)9 February 20066 March 2006Injury cover for David Zdrilic

Statistics

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
Oceania Club Championship Qualification Round 1 champions 7 May 2005 15 May 2005
2004–05 Oceania Club Championship Group Stage champions 31 May 2005 10 June 2005
Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group Stage Semi-finalist 23 July 2005 12 August 2005
2005–06 A-League 2nd 28 August 2005 3 February 2006
2005 FIFA Club World Championship Quarter-finals 5th 12 December 2005 16 December 2005
2005–06 A-League Finals Semi-finals champions 10 February 2006 5 March 2006

2005 Oceania Club Championship Qualification

Round 1
(7 May)
Semi-finals
(11 May)
Finals
(15 May)
         
Perth Glory 1
Sydney FC 2
Sydney FC 3
Queensland Roar 0
Central Coast Mariners 0
Sydney FC 1
Central Coast Mariners (pso) 0 (4)
Newcastle Jets 0 (2)
Central Coast Mariners 4
Adelaide United 0
Adelaide United (pso) 0 (4)
Melbourne Victory 0 (1)

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

2005 Oceania Club Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Sydney FC 3 3 0 0 18 4 +14 9
French Polynesia AS Pirae 3 2 0 1 6 7 1 6
New Zealand Auckland City 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
Papua New Guinea Sobou 3 0 0 3 4 20 16 0
Source:

Knockout stage

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Sydney FC 6
B2 Tafea FC 0
A1 Sydney FC 2
B1 AS Magenta 0
B1 AS Magenta 4
A2 AS Pirae 1 Third place
A2 AS Pirae 1
B2 Tafea FC 3

Group matches

31 May 2005 Group Stage 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 Group Stage 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 Group Stage 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

Finals

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

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:

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Knockout stage

Matches

28 August 2005 Round 1 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Yorke 44' Report
Summary
Thompson 73' Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
2 September 2005 Round 2 New Zealand Knights 1 : 3 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Rose 69' Report
Summary
Rudan 25'
Bingley 73'
Middleby 90+4'
Attendance: 9,827
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
11 September 2005 Round 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
Yorke 78'
Corica Red card 70'
Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
16 September 2005 Round 4 Sydney FC 2 : 3 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Packer 13'
Yorke 72'
Report
Summary
Petrie 20' (pen.)
Gumprecht 35'
Spencer 90+1'
Attendance: 15,614
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
23 September 2005 Round 5 Queensland Roar 1 : 3 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Timpano 50' (o.g.) Report
Summary
Corica 5', 67'
McFlynn 68'
Attendance: 23,142
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
1 October 2005 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 12 Sydney FC 1 : 0 Queensland Roar Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Zdrillic 54' Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
19 November 2005 Round 13 Sydney FC 0 : 0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
27 November 2005 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 17 Sydney FC 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
14 January 2006 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 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 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 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

2005 FIFA World Club Championship

12 December 2005 Quarterfinal Sydney Australia 0–1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Toyota, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) McFlynn Yellow card 3'
Milligan Yellow card 71'
Ceccoli Red card 81'
Report González Yellow card 32'
Bolaños 47'
Gómez Yellow card 56'
Centeno Yellow card 77'
Porras Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 28,538
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
16 December 2005 Fifth Place Play-Off Al Ahly Egypt 1–2 Australia Sydney Tokyo, Japan
21:20 AEDT (UTC+11) Ashour Yellow card 42'
Moteab 45'
Gomaa Yellow card 76'
Moteab Yellow card 90+3'
Report Yorke 35' Yellow card 87'
Carney 66'
Rudan Yellow card 67'
Packer Yellow card 71'
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 24030405020380
2 DF Australia Iain Fyfe 20(3)03040512034(3)1
3 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli 24130405110372
4 DF Australia Marko Rudan 10(6)30(1)00(1)0101(1)015(9)3
6 MF Australia Ufuk Talay 15(1)1312(1)0411025(2)3
7 MF Australia Robbie Middleby 2(14)10(3)03(1)040009(18)1
8 MF Australia Matthew Bingley 13(7)13000511022(7)2
9 FW Australia David Zdrilic 9(10)1300(1)0590(2)017(13)10
10 MF Australia Steve Corica 21(1)50(3)0412(3)32029(7)9
11 FW Australia Sasho Petrovski 20(2)93233442032(2)18
12 MF Australia David Carney 22(2)63240512136(2)6
14 MF Australia Andrew Packer 13(7)13140511(1)026(8)3
15 MF Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 16(5)13040401(1)028(6)1
16 DF Australia Mark Milligan 10030000020150
17 DF Australia Jacob Timpano 18(3)00(1)040000022(4)0
18 DF Australia Wade Oostendorp 0000000(1)0000(1)0
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 19(2)70031002129(2)9
23 MF Australia Ruben Zadkovich 4(2)1000000004(2)1

Team kit

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.

2005-06 home colours
2005-06 away colours
2005-06 goalkeeper colours

End-of-season awards

Club Awards

A-League Awards

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