2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season
2006–07 season | |||
Manager | Paul Nevin | ||
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A-League | 8th | ||
Pre-Season Cup | 8th | ||
Top goalscorer |
Noah Hickey and Neil Emblen (2) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,304 (vs. Newcastle Jets, 27 August 2006) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,632 (vs. Central Coast Mariners, 28 September 2006) | ||
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← 2005–06 |
The 2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season was the clubs second season in the Australian A-League. The club finishing in eighth place.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Signed From | League | Transfer Fee |
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3 | Grégory Duruz | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Swiss Super League | |
4 | Che Bunce | ![]() | DF | ![]() | NZFC | |
5 | Steven O'Dor | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Victorian Premier League | |
7 | Richard Johnson | ![]() | FW | ![]() | A-League | |
8 | Scot Gemmill | ![]() | MF | ![]() | English Football League Two | |
11 | Jonti Richter | ![]() | MF | ![]() | A-League | |
13 | Jonas Salley | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Victorian Premier League | |
14 | Malik Buari | ![]() | DF | ![]() | English Conference South | |
15 | Adam Casey | ![]() | FW | ![]() | NSW Premier League | |
19 | Sime Kovacevic | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Victorian Premier League | |
31 | Leilei Gao | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Loan | |
33 | Dean Gordon | ![]() | DF | ![]() | NZFC | |
Transfers out
No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. |
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7 | Steve Fitzsimmons | ![]() | DF |
8 | Ben Collett | ![]() | MF |
11 | Zenon Caravella | ![]() | MF |
12 | Cole Tinkler | ![]() | DF |
13 | Jeremy Brockie | ![]() | FW |
14 | Josh Maguire | ![]() | MF |
15 | Joshua Rose | ![]() | DF |
18 | Xiaobin Zhang | ![]() | FW |
19 | Naoki Imaya | ![]() | FW |
20 | Glen Moss | ![]() | GK |
21 | Jeremy Christie | ![]() | MF |
22 | Sam Jasper | ![]() | MF |
24 | Kris Bright | ![]() | DF |
27 | Roy Bell | ![]() | GK |
Competitions
Pre-season
Group Stage 16 July 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
1 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Attendance: 804 | ||||||
Group Stage 22 July 2006 | Queensland Roar ![]() |
1 : 1 | ![]() |
Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore | ||
Attendance: 3,347 | ||||||
Group Stage 29 July 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 0 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Attendance: 3,121 | ||||||
Bonus Round 4 August 2006 | Adelaide United ![]() |
1 : 0 | ![]() |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | ||
Attendance: 12,006 | ||||||
Play-offs 11 August 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Attendance: 1,104 | ||||||
7th place Play-off 18 August 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
1 : 2 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
A-League
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | 2007 A-League Finals Series |
4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 291 | |
5 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 29 | |
6 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season and were replaced |
Updated to games played on 21 January 2007
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season.
2First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2007 A-League Finals Series.
3First place qualifies for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage.
4Winning the 2007 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
5New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Round 1 27 August 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 0 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz | ||||||
Round 2 2 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
1 : 0 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Buari ![]() |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Peter Green | |||||
Round 3 10 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 3 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Muscat ![]() Thompson ![]() Allsopp ![]() |
Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Matthew Breeze | |||||
Round 4 15 September 2006 | Queensland Roar ![]() |
5 : 0 | ![]() |
Suncorp Stadium | ||
Milicic ![]() Lynch ![]() Reinaldo ![]() McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Mark Shield | |||||
Round 5 21 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Rudan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Ben Williams | |||||
Round 6 28 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Duruz ![]() Bunce ![]() |
Kwasnik ![]() |
Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Peter O'Leary | ||||
Round 7 6 October 2006 | Perth Glory ![]() |
1 : 0 | ![]() |
Members Equity Stadium | ||
Young ![]() |
Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Craig Zetter | |||||
Round 8 14 October 2006 | Newcastle Jets ![]() |
3 : 0 | ![]() |
EnergyAustralia Stadium | ||
Rodriguez ![]() Musialik ![]() North ![]() |
Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Peter Green | |||||
Round 9 22 October 2006 | Adelaide United ![]() |
4 : 2 | ![]() |
Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
Dodd ![]() Petta ![]() Veart ![]() Burns ![]() |
van Dommele ![]() Hickey ![]() |
Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Angelo Nardi | ||||
Round 10 27 October 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 4 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Allsopp ![]() Caceres ![]() Thompson ![]() Fred ![]() |
Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Simon Przydacz | |||||
Round 11 5 November 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
1 : 0 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Ognenovski ![]() |
Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Craig Zetter | |||||
Round 12 10 November 2006 | Sydney FC ![]() |
4 : 0 | ![]() |
Aussie Stadium | ||
Petrovski ![]() Zdrillic ![]() Carney ![]() |
Attendance: 9,871 Referee: Angelo Nardi | |||||
Round 13 19 November 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
0 : 2 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Mori ![]() Mrdja ![]() |
Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Peter Green | |||||
Round 14 26 November 2006 | Perth Glory ![]() |
4 : 1 | ![]() |
Members Equity Stadium | ||
Harnwell ![]() Despotovski ![]() |
Hickey ![]() Salley ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Simon Przydacz | ||||
Round 15 3 December 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
1 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Marcina ![]() |
Griffiths ![]() |
Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O’Leary | ||||
Round 16 10 December 2006 | Adelaide United ![]() |
1 : 1 | ![]() |
Hindmarsh Stadium | ||
Owens ![]() |
Gao ![]() |
Attendance: 11,548 Referee: Angelo Nardi | ||||
Round 17 17 December 2006 | Melbourne Victory ![]() |
4 : 0 | ![]() |
Olympic Park | ||
Allsopp ![]() Caceres ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 15,563 Referee: Angelo Nardi | |||||
Round 18 29 December 2006 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
3 : 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Tambouras ![]() Emblen ![]() Marcina ![]() |
Milicic ![]() |
Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Peter O’Leary | ||||
Round 19 7 January 2007 | Sydney FC ![]() |
0 : 1 | ![]() |
Aussie Stadium | ||
Bunce ![]() |
Attendance: 16,040 Referee: Simon Przydacz | |||||
Round 20 11 January 2007 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() |
0 : 0 | ![]() |
Bluetongue Stadium | ||
Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Ben Williams | ||||||
Round 21 21 January 2007 | New Zealand Knights ![]() |
2 : 0 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
Emblen ![]() Buari ![]() |
Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Kevin Docherty | |||||
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