# 2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season

The 2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season was the club's 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Danny Milosevic |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darren Bazeley |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Grégory Duruz |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Che Bunce |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Matthew Thai |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Neil Emblen |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Richard Johnson |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill |
| 9 | FW | POR | Dani Rodrigues |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Sean Devine |
| 11 | MF | RSA | Jonti Richter |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Lionel Ramirez |
| 13 | MF | CIV | Jonas Salley |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Malik Buari |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Adam Casey |
| 16 | MF | NZL | Noah Hickey |
| 17 | DF | NED | Frank van Eijs |
| 18 | MF | NZL | Michael White |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Sime Kovacevic |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Michael Turnbull |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Steven O'Dor |
| 22 | DF | AUS | John Tambouras |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Franco Parisi |
| 24 | MF | GHA | Hamza Mohammed |
| 25 | FW | NZL | Campbell Banks |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Fernando |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Dustin Wells |
| 28 | FW | CAN | Alen Marcina |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Li Yan |
| 30 | GK | NZL | Mark Paston |
| 31 | MF | CHN | Leilei Gao |
| 32 | MF | NZL | Jeff Fleming |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matt Carbon |
| 35 | MF | AUS | Justin Kiryu |
| 36 | FW | NZL | Kris Bright |
| 37 | DF | NZL | Cole Tinkler |
| 38 | MF | NZL | Sam Jasper |
| 39 | MF | NZL | Sam Messem |
| 40 | GK | NZL | Roy Bell |

### Transfers in

| No. | Name | Pos. | Signed From | League | Transfer Fee |
| 3 | Grégory Duruz | DF | FC Thun | Swiss Super League | |
| 4 | Che Bunce | DF | Waikato FC | NZFC | |
| 5 | Steven O'Dor | DF | South Melbourne | Victorian Premier League | |
| 7 | Richard Johnson | FW | Newcastle United Jets | A-League | |
| 8 | Scot Gemmill | MF | Oxford United | English Football League Two | |
| 11 | Jonti Richter | MF | Queensland Roar | A-League | |
| 13 | Jonas Salley | MF | South Melbourne | Victorian Premier League | |
| 14 | Malik Buari | DF | Woking | English Conference South | |
| 15 | Adam Casey | FW | Wollongong Wolves | National Premier Leagues NSW | |
| 19 | Sime Kovacevic | DF | Sunshine George Cross | Victorian Premier League | |
| 31 | Leilei Gao | MF | Beijing Guoan | | Loan |
| 33 | Dean Gordon | DF | Auckland City | NZFC | |

### Transfers out

| No. | Name | Pos. |
| 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
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 |
* ↑ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
* ↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.