Sydney FC Season 2006-07
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The 2006–07 season is Sydney FC's second season of football (soccer) in Australia. Sydney FC contested in the 2006–07 A-League, and after winning the inaugural A-League Championship in 2005–06, will compete in the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of Australia's two representatives.
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[edit] Pre-Season
After winning the A-League Championship in his first season with the club, head coach Pierre Littbarski signalled his intentions to remain with Sydney FC for the following season in April, whilst the club indicated that an "in-principle agreement" with Littbarski had been finalised.[1] In May 2006 however, it was revealed that Littbarski would not accept an estimated A$250,000 pay cut to his original contract and thus decided to leave Sydney FC.[2] Two months later, Sydney announced that they had agreed to terms with Motherwell F.C. manager and former England international Terry Butcher, who would sign a two-year deal.[3]
During the off-season, Sydney released Andrew Packer from the final year of his contract for him to return to his home state to play for Queensland Roar,[4] whilst signing Alex Brosque (Queensland – 3 years)[5] and Jeremy Brockie (New Zealand – 2 years).[6] 19-year-old Ruben Zadkovich, who was signed as short-term cover for Ufuk Talay late in the 2005–06 season, also upgraded to a two-year full-time contract with Sydney.[7] Matthew Bingley was released from the squad due to salary cap restrictions.
[edit] A-League
[edit] Pre-Season Challenge Cup
[edit] Group stage
The group stage of the A-League pre-season cup saw Sydney drawn with Queensland Roar FC, Newcastle United Jets and the New Zealand Knights, whilst in the "bonus round" they would face Perth Glory. Sydney decided to host their two "home" matches during the group stage in Canberra (vs Newcastle) and Wollongong (vs Perth), as well as a match in Campbelltown in the final rounds of the competition.[8] Sydney's first match for 2006–07 was against Queensland, and featured the debut of former Queensland player Alex Brosque, as well as Nikolai Topor-Stanley, a short-term signing to cover injury to defender Jacob Timpano. Brosque scored the winning goal for Sydney against his old club with three minutes remaining. Sydney went to the top of the group with a 2-1 win over Newcastle, Topor-Stanley scoring just three minutes into his debut starting appearance, and the Jets' only goal coming from Sydney player Terry McFlynn. A scoreless draw away to New Zealand sealed Sydney's place in the semi-finals,[9] with the "bonus round" against Perth Glory still to play. Sydney won the match 3-0, picking up two bonus points and easily finishing on top of Group B with 12 points to each other teams' three.
[edit] Results
| July 15, 2006 | |||
| Queensland Roar FC | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 7,132 |
| T.Smits 30' | (Report) | S.Petrovski 16' A.Brosque 87' |
| July 22, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2–1 | Newcastle United Jets | Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 7,226 |
| N.Topor-Stanley 3' R.Middleby 25' |
(Report) | T.McFlynn 68' (og) |
| July 29, 2006 | |||
| New Zealand Knights FC | 0–0 | Sydney FC | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 3,121 |
| (Report) |
| August 6, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 3–0 | Perth Glory FC | WIN Stadium, Wollongong Attendance: 6,634 |
| A.Brosque 26', 27' S.Petrovski 57' |
(Report) |
[edit] Group table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Sydney FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Newcastle Jets | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| New Zealand Knights 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Queensland Roar 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
[edit] Knockout stages
Sydney were drawn against Adelaide United, 2nd-placed finishers in group A, in their semi-final, which was held in Wollongong. Adelaide scored first through Travis Dodd, but a goal from David Carney two minutes before half-time levelled the scores. A red card to Alvin Ceccoli for "foul and abusive language"[10] towards referee Mark Shield after the end of the first half left the hosts with ten men for the remainder, and although Sydney managed to create several chances, Adelaide ultimately came out on top with a goal to Kristian Rees in the final minute of the match. The result left Sydney to play-off with Newcastle for third place in the competition.
The 3rd-place playoff was contested in Campbelltown in south-western Sydney. Injuries and representative duties for several of Sydney's regular players handed Terry Butcher the opportunity to give game time to backup goalkeeper Justin Pasfield, as well as trial uncontracted players such as Nikolas Tsattalios, Jason Naidovski and Steven Bozinovski.[11] Goals to Sasho Petrovski and Mark Rudan saw Sydney win the match 2-0 and take third place in the Pre-Season Cup.
[edit] Results
- Semi-Final
| August 11, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–2 | Adelaide United FC | WIN Stadium, Wollongong Attendance: 4,210 |
| D.Carney 43' | (Report) | T.Dodd 16' K.Rees 90' |
- 3rd-Place Playoff
| August 19, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2–0 | Newcastle United Jets | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 5,326 |
| S.Petrovski 43' M.Rudan 68' |
(Report) |
[edit] Regular Season
Sydney FC's 2006–07 A-League season campaign began with a rematch against their 2005–06 Grand Final opponents, the Central Coast Mariners. Over 19,000 people turned out to see an Iain Fyfe goal seal the contest for Sydney, while goalkeeper kept a clean sheet with two especially excellent saves keeping Sydney in the match.[12] Sydney's following match was the first played at Melbourne's Telstra Dome – a decision made because Melbourne's regular home ground of Olympic Park was unavailable,[13] but allowed an A-League record attendance of almost 40,000 to see the match. After just 13 minutes, Sydney were behind 2-0 to Melbourne, with captain Mark Rudan having been sent off for retaliation. Coach Terry Butcher praised the "spirit" of the Sydney team as they outscored Melbourne for the remainder of the match,[14] but Sydney could not level the scores as Melbourne took the match 3-2. Two days before the Melbourne match it was confirmed that Sydney FC's marquee player Dwight Yorke would be leaving the club for English Championship team Sunderland for a reported £200,000 transfer fee.[15] Whilst Yorke still had one season remaining on his original contract with Sydney, the club were not committed to extending his contract and could not compete with the salary rise offered by Sunderland.[16]
With two draws and a win in their following three matches leaving them sitting in third position after five rounds, Sydney welcomed the arrival of Italian Benito Carbone for a four-match "guest stint".[17] The 35-year-old had an instant impact, setting up goals for Ruben Zadkovich and Sasho Petrovski before scoring one of his own as Sydney ran away 4-1 winners over rivals Adelaide at Hindmarsh Stadium. The performance had Carbone touted as a possible marquee replacement for Dwight Yorke,[18] but a management re-shuffle, which saw chairman Walter Bugno replaced by Edmund Capon and CEO Tim Parker by George Perry, forced Sydney to focus on financial stability in their second season and eventually led to the loss of Carbone.[19] Carbone's final appearance for Sydney, in an away match against the Central Coast, was the first in a string of four consecutive matches in which Sydney scored an early goal but failed to win the match. The run coincided with a large injury list for Sydney, travelling to Newcastle with a squad of just 13 players despite the return of Matthew Bingley on a short-term contract.[20] The return of David Carney, however, saw a 4-0 win over the New Zealand Knights, which sparked a streak of six matches in which Sydney conceded just one goal. This gave Sydney a run of eight matches undefeated heading into the Christmas break, where they sat second on the ladder.
Sydney began the 2007 well, with a 2-0 away win over the Newcastle Jets on New Year's Day. The result ensured that Sydney retained second position and their one-point margin over Adelaide United on the table despite the deduction of three points due to salary cap breaches. In the following match, against New Zealand, Sydney's run of 542 minutes without conceding a goal came to an end, as did their nine-match unbeaten streak. A 1-0 loss to Adelaide in the penultimate round dropped Sydney to third position, and following Newcastle's 4-0 win over Melbourne in the first match of the final round, left Sydney needing to secure at least a point against Queensland Roar in order to finish in the top four. They did so, earning a 1-1 draw and thus scraping into the finals on goal difference ahead of Queensland.
[edit] Salary cap breaches
It was revealed in late 2004, shortly after the launch of the A-League, that the competition's salary cap rules included unrestricted concessions for "service agreements" – off-field earnings from sponsors to players in return for additional services. Then-chairman Walter Bugno confirmed that Sydney would be including service agreements in players' contracts, but denied that Sydney had contravened any rules regarding salaries whilst speculation mounted that Sydney had already exceeded the salary cap and the FFA announced a zero tolerance policy for breaches in the area.[21] During the 2006–07 season, the FFA announced that Sydney had been found guilty of salary cap breaches regarding the 2005–06 season. Although the FFA would not divulge the nature of the breach, Sydney CEO Tim Parker attributed it to Sydney's unexpectedly heavy schedule which saw them play in the 2005 Oceania Club Championship, 2005 FIFA Club World Championship and the A-League finals series – preventing players from completing the additional services for which they were paid.[22] Sydney were fined $89,000 and penalised one competition point, but the fine was reduced to $44,000 and the point penalty suspended due to the Sydney FC administration's co-operation with FFA investigations.
One month after the initial penalty, in September 2006, it was announced that the FFA would again be investigating alleged discrepancies regarding the contract of a Sydney FC player.[23] The investigation concluded that Sydney had committed multiple breaches of the player contracting regulations: "an undisclosed payment made to a player, pre-payments from the club to players and payments made by the club to agents of the players", all of which should have been, but were not included in Sydney's declaration of player payments for 2005–06. FFA Management assessed that the severity of the breaches warranted a $259,000 fine for Sydney as well as a penalty of three competition points, but this was again reduced in consideration of Sydney's co-operation with the investigation. Sydney's final penalty was a $129,000 fine along with the deduction of three competition points (including the activation of the one point suspended penalty from the earlier breach), with a suspended automatic one point penalty should Sydney be found to be in breach of contracting regulations in 2006–07 or 2007–08.[24] Sydney "reluctantly accepted" the decision and elected not to appeal the penalty,[25] which left them still in second position with three premiership rounds remaining, but their gap back to Adelaide United was reduced to a single point.
[edit] Results
- Round 1
| August 27, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 19,274 |
| I.Fyfe 52' | (Report) |
- Round 2
| September 2, 2006 | |||
| Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 39,730 |
| D.Allsopp 8', 51' K.Muscat 11' (pen) |
(Report) | I.Fyfe 18' R.Vargas 83' (og) |
- Round 3
| September 10, 2006 | |||
| Perth Glory FC | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Members Equity Stadium, Perth Attendance: 8,052 |
| J.Coyne 71' | (Report) | S.Petrovski 38' |
- Round 4
| September 17, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2–2 | Newcastle United Jets | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 15,488 |
| S.Corica 33' (pen) D.Zdrilic 38' |
(Report) | M.Rodriguez 45+1', 62' |
- Round 5
| September 21, 2006 | |||
| New Zealand Knights FC | 0–1 | Sydney FC | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 2,764 |
| (Report) | M.Rudan 58' |
- Round 6
| October 2, 2006 | |||
| Adelaide United FC | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 15,119 |
| N.Burns 54' | (Report) | R.Zadkovich 36' T.Dodd 57' (og) S.Petrovski 80' B.Carbone 85' |
- Round 7
| October 8, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 17,274 |
| A.Ceccoli 45+1' | (Report) | S.Dilevski 15' |
- Round 8
| October 13, 2006 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners FC | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 11,567 |
| D.Mori 53', 90' P.O'Grady 40' |
(Report) | B.Carbone 12' |
- Round 9
| October 21, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 20,881 |
| S.Corica 9' | (Report) | A.Thompson 50', 73' |
- Round 10
| October 29, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–1 | Perth Glory FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 12,316 |
| D.Zdrilic 15' | (Report) | L.Glavas 75' |
- Round 11
| November 4, 2006 | |||
| Newcastle United Jets | 1–1 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 8,493 |
| T.Brown 86' | (Report) | D.Zdrilic 14' |
- Round 12
| November 10, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 4–0 | New Zealand Knights FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 9,871 |
| S.Petrovski 37', 53' D.Zdrilic 65' D.Carney 89' |
(Report) |
- Round 13
| November 19, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,308 |
| U.Talay 15' (pen) M.Rudan 22' |
(Report) | R.Aloisi 9' |
- Round 14
| November 24, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 3–0 | Queensland Roar FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 12,718 |
| U.Talay 23' (pen) S.Corica 64' R.Middleby 89' |
(Report) |
- Round 15
| December 3, 2006 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners FC | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 12,457 |
| (Report) |
- Round 16
| December 8, 2006 | |||
| Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 50,333 |
| (Report) |
- Round 17
| December 14, 2006 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–0 | Perth Glory FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 11,816 |
| A.Brosque 80' | (Report) |
- Round 18
| January 1, 2007 | |||
| Newcastle United Jets | 0–2 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 20,980 |
| (Report) | A.Brosque 46' S.Petrovski 90+1' |
- Round 19
| January 7, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | 0–1 | New Zealand Knights FC | Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,040 |
| (Report) | C.Bunce 11' |
- Round 20
| January 14, 2007 | |||
| Adelaide United FC | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 14,704 |
| Fernando 89' | (Report) |
- Round 21
| January 20, 2007 | |||
| Queensland Roar FC | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 32,371 |
| D.Mori 20' | (Report) | A.Brosque 13' |
[edit] Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 |
| Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 |
| Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 |
| Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29 |
| Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 29 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 24 |
| Perth Glory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 |
| New Zealand Knights | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 19 |
[edit] Finals series
Having finished fourth overall, Sydney are played third-placed Newcastle United Jets in a two-legged sudden-death match for the chance to progress to the preliminary final. Despite winning the first leg 2-1, Sydney lost the return game 2-0, losing 3-2 on aggregate and being eliminated from the finals series.
[edit] Results
- Minor Semi-Final Leg 1
| January 26, 2007 20:00 |
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| Sydney FC | 2–1 | Newcastle United Jets | Aussie Stadium, Sydney
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| Alex Brosque 15', Mark Milligan 30'; | (Report) (Summary) |
Milton Rodriguez 71'; |
- Minor Semi-Final Leg 2
| February 2, 2007 20:00 |
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| Newcastle United Jets | 2–0 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
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| Joel Griffiths 57', Vaughan Coveny 71'; | (Report) (Summary) |
[edit] Season break
Following the completion of the A-League season, Terry Butcher resigned as Sydney FC coach.[26] On 13 February Branko Culina was appointed as interim coach for the AFC Champions League series. As part of Culina's preparations for these matches, Sydney held two friendly matches against NSWPL club sides Sutherland Sharks and Blacktown City Demons.
| February 21, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | 1–1 | Sutherland Sharks | Seymour Shaw Park, Sydney |
| Alex Brosque | (Report) | Jimmy Lawrence |
| February 28, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2–0 | Blacktown City Demons | Fairfax Community Stadium, Sydney |
| David Carney, Iain Fyfe | (Report) |
[edit] Asian Champions League
As 2005-06 Champions, Sydney has qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of the two teams representing Australia along with 2005-06 League Premiers, Adelaide United.
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December 2006. Sydney were placed into Group E along with J.League 2006 Champions Urawa Reds, Chinese Super League 2006 Runners-up Shanghai Shenhua and Liga Indonesia 2005-06 Champions Persik Kediri.
[edit] Fixtures
[edit] Group Stage
| March 7, 2007 | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai, China Attendance: 12,000 |
| Xie Hui 78' | (Report) | Steve Corica 8', Ufuk Talay 23' |
| March 21, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | – | Urawa Reds | Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| April 11, 2007 | |||
| Persik Kediri | – | Sydney FC | Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Indonesia |
| April 25, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | – | Persik Kediri | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| May 9, 2007 | |||
| Sydney FC | – | Shanghai Shenhua | Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| May 23, 2007 | |||
| Urawa Reds | – | Sydney FC | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan |
[edit] Table - Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Urawa Reds |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
 Sydney FC |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Shanghai Shenhua |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
 Persik Kediri |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
[edit] Squad
[edit] Current squad
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- Coach: Branko Culina
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Brosque |
Queensland Roar FC |
— | February 11, 2006 | 3 years[5] |
| Ruben Zadkovich |
Sydney FC (promoted from short-term deal) |
— | March 5, 2006 | 2 years[7] |
 Jeremy Brockie |
New Zealand Knights FC |
— | March 16, 2006 | 2 years[6] |
| Adam Casey |
New Zealand Knights FC |
— | January 30, 2007 | 2 years [27] [28] |
| Dean Bouzanis |
 Liverpool FC (on loan) |
— | February 4, 2007 | to Jan 2008 [29] |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
Sydney FC (promoted from short-term deal) |
— | February 13, 2007 | 4 months (ACL) |
| Noel Spencer |
Central Coast Mariners |
— | February 13, 2007 | 6 months [30] |
| Nikolas Tsattalios |
NSW Institute of Sport |
— | February 13, 2007 | 4 months (ACL) [31] |
| Luka Glavas |
Perth Glory |
— | February 13, 2007 | 4 months (ACL) [32] [33] |
[edit] Out
| Player | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bingley |
Released | — | ||
| Andrew Packer |
Queensland Roar FC |
— | March 23, 2006 | Released early from two-year contract[4] |
 Dwight Yorke |
Sunderland AFC |
£200,000[15] | August 31, 2006 | Released early from two-year contract[16] |
| Sasho Petrovski |
Central Coast Mariners |
— | February 12, 2007 | Released early (contract to end April 2007)[34] |
| Wade Oostendorp |
Released | — | ||
| Alvin Ceccoli |
Avispa Fukuoka |
— | February 16, 2007 | Released [35] |
| Jeremy Brockie |
Released | — | March 6, 2007 | Released early for personal reasons [36] |
[edit] Short-term signings
| Player | From | Fee | Start date | End date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
Manly United FC |
— | July 7, 2006 | November 24, 2006 | Injury cover for Jacob Timpano and Ruben Zadkovich[37][38] |
| Matthew Bingley |
Hamilton Olympic |
— | September 5, 2006 | November 5, 2006 | Injury cover for Robbie Middleby[20] |
| Joel Theissen |
— | September 7, 2006 | October 30, 2006 | Injury cover for David Carney[39] | |
 Benito Carbone |
Unattached | — | September 28, 2006 | October 17, 2006 | Four-match "guest stint", released early due to injury[40] |
| Tallan Martin |
Sydney United |
— | January 17, 2007 | January 26, 2007 | Two-match contract to cover for Jeremy Brockie (international duty with New Zealand).[41] |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
— | January 18, 2007 | February 2, 2007 | Injury cover for Jacob Timpano.[42] | |
 Jonas Salley |
New Zealand Knights FC |
— | January 31, 2007 | February 2, 2007 | Injury cover for Terry McFlynn for remainder of finals series.[43] |
[edit] References
- ^ Littbarski extends Sydney FC contract. The Age (April 13, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Littbarski walks. The World Game (May 3, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Butcher signs two year contract with Sydney FC (May 17, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ a b Sydney FC releases Packer for family reasons (March 23, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ a b Brosque confirms Sydney move (February 11, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ a b Kiwi Jeremy Brockie signs two year Sydney FC deal (March 16, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ a b Zadkovich inks two year Sydney FC deal (March 5, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Sydney FC to play in Canberra and Wollongong (May 26). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Sydney FC qualifies for semis after 0-0 draw (July 29, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ 10-man Sydney goes down 2-1 to Adelaide (August 11, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Sydney FC takes third spot. The World Game (August 19, 2006). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Collins, Ben (August 27, 2006). New season, same scoreline. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ Dome away from home announced for blockbuster (May 1, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ Butcher extremely proud of Sydney FC players (September 6, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ a b Yorke completes Sunderland move. BBC Sport (August 31, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ a b Timms, Aaron (September 2, 2006). Yorke's parting shot. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ Sydney FC set to unleash Carbone in Adelaide (October 2, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (October 4, 2006). Beni makes his case for full-time role but star quality won't come cheap. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ Budget FC closes door on Benito. Fox Sports (November 7, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
- ^ a b Bingley remains on board to ease player shortage (October 31, 2006). Retrieved on December 30, 2006.
- ^ A-League cap-holes exposed. The World Game (December 28, 2004). Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
- ^ Sydney fined for contract breaches. The Australian (August 28, 2006). Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (September 16, 2006). FFA probe Sydney player deal. Fox Sports. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
- ^ Sydney FC penalised for regulations breach (December 29, 2006). Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
- ^ Sydney FC not to appeal FFA sanctions (January 4, 2007). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6994&pageid=489
- ^ Adam Casey Signs for Sydney. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ New deals for Corica and Bolton. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ How A Sydney kid made cut at one of the greatest clubs. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on February 04, 2007.
- ^ Sacked Mariners skipper thrown a lifeline. ABC News (February 14, 2007). Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ Culina granted audition as Sydney coach. Sydney Morning Herald (February 14, 2007). Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ Perth Glory Squad Changes. perthglory.com.au (January 25, 2007). Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ Culina granted audition as Sydney coach. Sydney Morning Herald (February 14, 2007). Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7003&pageid=261
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html
- ^ http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7209&pageid=489
- ^ Sydney FC signs Topor-Stanley on short term deal (July 7, 2006). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ Nikolai Topor-Stanley gets another four weeks (August 14, 2006). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ Zadkovich returns to ease player shortage (September 7, 2006). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ Injury ends Benito Carbone's Sydney FC career (October 17, 2006). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (January 17, 2007). Butcher not looking over his shoulder ... Farina will be sideways glance away. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Taylor, John (January 19, 2007). Hyphen joins up with FC at last. Fox Sports. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Sydney FC sign Jonas Salley for finals (January 31, 2007). Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
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