Adelaide United season 2005-06
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As one of eight clubs participating in the A-League Adelaide United had to wait a while before competitive matches started. United played friendly matches against local teams and A-League teams and participated in two pre-season tournaments: the Club World Cup Qualification tournament and the Pre-Season Cup.
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[edit] Friendly
Adelaide United played in total twelve friendlies against South Australian Premier League and State League clubs, as well as three matches against the other A-League clubs.
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Date
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Day
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Home
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Score
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Visitors
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Venue
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19/02/05
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Sat
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0-9
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Bryne Park, Port Pirie
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20/02/05
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Sun
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0-8
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Adelaide United
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Savoy Park, Port Pirie
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25/02/05
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Fri
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Adelaide United
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1-1
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Premier's XI
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Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
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27/02/05
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Tue
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0-4
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Adelaide United
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The Paddocks, Para Hills
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15/03/05
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Tue
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0-4
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Adelaide United
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Woodville West Reserve, Woodville West
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22/03/05
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Tue
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1-9
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Adelaide United
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A.A Bailey Reserve, Clarence Gardens
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05/04/05
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Tue
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1-2
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Adelaide United
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Croatian Sports Centre, Gepps Cross
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12/04/05
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Tue
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0-4
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Adelaide United
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Marden Sports Complex, Marden
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19/04/05
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Tue
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0-3
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Adelaide United
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Newton Sports Ground, Newton
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22/04/05
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Fri
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0-9
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Adelaide United
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Camden Sports Complex, Novar Gardens
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30/04/05
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Sat
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Adelaide United
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2-0
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Australia U20
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Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
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05/07/05
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Tue
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0-4
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Adelaide United
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T.K. Shutter Reserve, Klemzig
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With the FFA rules stipulating A-League clubs could only play against each other in non-FFA sanctioned matches, United played Melbourne Victory in Bendigo in a friendly match.
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Date
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Day
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Home
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Score
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Visitors
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Venue
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25/06/05
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Sat
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0-0
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Adelaide United
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La Trobe Complex, Bendigo
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United was also involved in a three-team, two-game series with Newcastle and Queensland held in Coffs Harbour in the middle of July.
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Date
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Day
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Home
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Score
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Visitors
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Venue
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12/07/05
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Tue
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2-0
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Adelaide United
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Coffs Harbour Stadium, Coffs Harbour
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14/07/05
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Thu
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Adelaide United
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1-0
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Coffs Harbour Stadium, Coffs Harbour
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[edit] Club World Cup Qualifiers
Seven of the A-League clubs participated in a short tournament to find who would be Australia's representative at the FIFA Club World Cup in December. The New Zealand Knights did not compete, and Perth Glory received a bye into the second round.
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Rd
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Date
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Day
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Home
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Score
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Visitors
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Venue
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1
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07/05/05
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Sat
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Adelaide United
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0-0
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Melbourne Victory
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Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
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| Scorers: | PK - AU: Costanzo, Alagich, Veart, Brain | MV: Diaco. 4-1
aet and pk. |
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SF
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11/07/05
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Wed
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Central Coast Mariners
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4-0
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Adelaide United
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ExpressAdvocate Stadium, Gosford
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| Scorers: | CC: Mrdja pen 20', Petrie 24', Mrdja 43', Mrdja 65' | |||||
Sydney FC went on to defeat the Mariners in the final.
[edit] Pre-Season Cup
Adelaide United participated in Group B of the Pre-Season Cup.
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Rd
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Date
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Day
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Home
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Score
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Visitors
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Venue
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1
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22/07/05
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Fri
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Adelaide United
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2-2
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Perth Glory
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Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
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| Scorers: | AU: Aloisi 56', Valkanis 60'; PG: Valkanis 28' og, Despotovski
50', McMahon Jr. 75' red |
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2
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29/07/05
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Fri
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Adelaide United
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1-1
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Newcastle United
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Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
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| Scorers: | AU: Valkanis 74'; NU: Johnson 79' | |||||
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3
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06/08/05
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Sat
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Melbourne Victory
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0-0
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Adelaide United
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Olympic Park, Melbourne
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| Scorers: | Not applicable. | |||||
[edit] Awards
- Club Champion:
- Player's Player:
- Top goalscorer:
- Carl Veart, Fernando Rech and Shengqing Qu (7)
- Best Team Man:
- Rising Star:
[edit] See also
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