# 2006–07 in Australian soccer

The 2006–07 season was the 38th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 124th overall.

## A-League

The 2006–07 A-League season began on 25 August 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007.

### Regular season

| 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.

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | Adelaide United | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Adelaide United (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1 (3) | | | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |

## A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup began on 15 July 2006 and ended on 19 August 2006

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand Knights | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Finals

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | | | |
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| B2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 1 | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| B2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 1 (4) |
| | | | Adelaide United (pen.) | Adelaide United (pen.) | 1 (5) |
| A2 | Adelaide United | 2 | Adelaide United (pen.) | Adelaide United (pen.) | 1 (5) |
| A2 | Adelaide United | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| B1 | Sydney FC | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| B1 | Sydney FC | 1 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 2 |
| | | | Newcastle Jets FC | Newcastle Jets FC | 0 |
| A3 | Melbourne Victory FC (pen.) | 0 (4) | Newcastle Jets FC | Newcastle Jets FC | 0 |
| A3 | Melbourne Victory FC (pen.) | 0 (4) | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 (2) | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 (2) | Melbourne Victory FC | Melbourne Victory FC | 1 |
| | | | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 0 |
| A4 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 0 |
| A4 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| B3 | Perth Glory | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| B3 | Perth Glory | 1 | New Zealand Knights | New Zealand Knights | 1 |
| | | | Queensland Roar | Queensland Roar | 2 |

## Asian Champions League

The 2006 AFC Champions League began on 7 March 2007 and ended on 14 November 2007. Adelaide United and Sydney FC represented Australia in the competition, 2005–06 A-League Premiers and Champions, respectively.

### Sydney FC
## National teams
### Men's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.

#### AFC Asian Cup qualification
### Men's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.

#### Olympic qualification
### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2006–07.

#### AFC Youth Championship
### Women's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2006–07.

#### Olympic qualification
### Women's under-20
#### FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
### Women's under-17
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2006–07.

#### AFC U-16 Women's Championship
## Retirements

* 21 November 2006: Geoffrey Claeys, 32, former Belgium and Melbourne Victory defender.
* 16 May 2007: Carl Veart, 36, former Australia, Adelaide City and Adelaide United forward.
* 19 June 2007: John Crawley, 35, former Sydney United and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.
* 21 June 2007: Paul Okon, 35, former Australia, Marconi Stallions and Newcastle Jets defender.