2006–07 in Australian soccer

{{short description|38th season of national competitive soccer in Australia}}

{{Infobox football country season

| country = Australia

| season = 2006–07

| division1 = A-League Championship

| champions1 = Melbourne Victory

| division2 = A-League Premiership

| champions2 = Melbourne Victory

| leaguecup = A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

| lchampions = Adelaide United

| prevseason = 2005–06

| nextseason = 2007–08

| flagicon = yes

| soccer = yes

}}

The 2006–07 season was the 38th season of national competitive soccer 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=

=Finals=

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

;Group B

=Finals=

{{transcluded section|2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup}}{{#section-h:2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup|Bracket}}

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.

=Adelaide United=

{{football box collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 7 March 2007

| time =

| team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

| score = 0–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070313170305/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1386&mtId=12122

| team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shandong Luneng Taishan

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

Valkanis {{goal|47|o.g.}}

| location = Adelaide, Australia

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| attendance = 7,645

| referee = Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

| result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 21 March 2007

| time =

| team1 = Gach Dong Tam Long An {{flagicon|VIE}}

| score = 0–2

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070328173404/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1386&mtid=12125

| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

Fernando {{goal|18}}
Dodd {{goal|30}}

| location = Tân An, Vietnam

| stadium = Long An Stadium

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Ali Saleem (Maldives)

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 11 April 2007

| time =

| team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

| score = 2–2

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004615/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?aid=47145&cid=1386&mtid=12127&sqid=1425

| team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

| goals1 =

Fernando {{goal|48}}
Djite {{goal|55}}

| goals2 =

Kim {{goal|57}}
Mota {{goal|75}}

| location = Adelaide, Australia

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| attendance = 9,093

| referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 25 April 2007

| time =

| team1 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma {{flagicon|KOR}}

| score = 1–0

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062633/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1386&mtid=12129

| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

| goals1 =

Sung-Kuk {{goal|29}}

| goals2 =

| location = Seongnam, South Korea

| stadium = Seongnam 2 Stadium

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria)

| result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 9 May 2007

| time =

| team1 = Shandong Luneng Taishan {{flagicon|CHN}}

| score = 2–2

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062720/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1386&mtid=12130

| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide United

| goals1 =

Li {{goal|39}}
Chang {{goal|56}}

| goals2 =

Fernando {{goal|36|pen.}}
Burns {{goal|48}}

| location = Jinan, China

| stadium = Shandong Stadium

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Group stage

| date = 23 May 2007

| time =

| team1 = Adelaide United {{flagicon|AUS}}

| score = 3–0

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062726/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1386&mtid=12132

| team2 = {{flagicon|VIE}} Gach Dong Tam Long An

| goals1 =

Dodd {{goal|7||22||49}}

| goals2 =

| location = Adelaide, Australia

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| attendance = 6,917

| referee = Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

| result = W

}}

=Sydney FC=

{{football box collapsible

|date = 7 March 2007

| round = Group stage

|team1 = Shanghai Shenhua {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130612/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7228&pageid=495

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney FC

|goals1 = Xie Hui {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Steve Corica {{goal|8}}
Ufuk Talay {{goal|23}}

|stadium = Yuanshen Stadium

|location= Shanghai, China

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 21 March 2007

| round = Group stage

|team1 = Sydney FC {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 2–2

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070328173442/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1384&mtid=12101

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Urawa Red Diamonds

|goals1 = David Carney {{goal|1}}
Ufuk Talay {{goal|23|pen.}}

|goals2 = Robson Ponte {{goal|30}}
Yuichiro Nagai {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Aussie Stadium

|location= Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 21,010

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 12 April 2007

| round = Group stage

|team1 = Persik Kediri {{flagicon|IDN}}

|score = 2–1

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070415014400/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1384&mtid=12102

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney FC

|goals1 = Aris Budi Prasetyo {{goal|25}}
Budi Sudarsono {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Steve Corica {{goal|8}}

|stadium = Manahan Stadium

|location= Surakarta, Indonesia

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 25 April 2007

|team1 = Sydney FC {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 3–0

| round = Group stage

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062607/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1384&mtid=12105

|team2 = {{flagicon|IDN}} Persik Kediri

|goals1 = Steve Corica {{goal|54||90}}
Alex Brosque {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parramatta Stadium

|location= Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 10,075

|referee = Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 9 May 2007

|team1 = Sydney FC {{flagicon|AUS}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070519192948/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1384&mtid=12107 (Report 1] [http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7571&pageid=11 2)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

| round = Group stage

|stadium = Aussie Stadium

|location= Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 14,786

|referee = Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 23 May 2007

|team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20070526100615/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1384&mtid=12108

|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney FC

|goals1 =

| round = Group stage

|goals2 =

|stadium = Saitama Stadium

|location= Saitama, Japan

|attendance = 44,793

|referee = Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

|result = D

}}

National teams

=[[Australia men's national soccer team|Men's senior]]=

==Friendlies==

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

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 7 October 2006

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 1–1

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=15783

|team2 = {{fb|Paraguay|1990}}

|goals1 = Popovic {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Beauchamp {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium

|location = Brisbane, Australia

|attendance = 47,609

|referee = Joji Kashihara (Japan)

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 14 November 2006

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 1–1

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=15641

|team2 = {{fb|Ghana}}

|goals1 = Aloisi {{goal|25|pen.}}

|goals2 = Agogo {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Loftus Road

|location = London, England

|attendance = 14,379

|referee = Mark Clattenburg (England)

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 6 February 2007

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 1–3

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=16494

|team2 = {{fb|Denmark}}

|goals1 = Emerton {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Tomasson {{goal|5||38}}
Jensen {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Loftus Road

|location = London, England

|attendance = 12,476

|referee = Rob Styles (England)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 24 March 2007

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|China PR}}

|score = 0–2

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=16037

|team2 = {{fb|Australia}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Holman {{goal|8}}
Bresciano {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Yuexiushan Stadium

|location = Guangzhou, China

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Wu Chao Jue (Hong Kong)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 2 June 2007

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 1–2

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=18314

|team2 = {{fb|Uruguay}}

|goals1 = Sterjovski {{goal|6}}

|goals2 = Forlán {{goal|40}}
Recoba {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Telstra Stadium

|location = Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 61,795

|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 30 June 2007

|time =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Singapore}}

|score = 0–3

|report = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009australia/default.aspx?s=aus_news_news_display&id=18291

|team2 = {{fb|Australia}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Viduka {{goal|55||88}}
Kewell {{goal|76}}

|stadium = National Stadium

|location = Kallang, Singapore

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = Masaaki Toma (Japan)

|result = W

}}

==AFC Asian Cup qualification==

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 16 August 2006

|time =

|round = Qualifying round

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Kuwait}}

|goals1 = Dodd {{goal|75}}
Petrovski {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sydney Football Stadium

|location = Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 32,622

|referee = Junjie Huang (China)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 6 September 2006

|time =

|round = Qualifying round

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Kuwait}}

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Australia}}

|goals1 = Al Mutairi {{goal|55}}
Al-Mutwa {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium

|location = Kuwait City, Kuwait

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 11 October 2006

|time =

|round = Qualifying round

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/australia-v-bahrain-11-october-2006-274893/

|team2 = {{fb|Bahrain}}

|goals1 = Aloisi {{goal|17}}
Bresciano {{goal|23}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sydney Football Stadium

|location = Sydney, Australia

|attendance = 37,000

|referee = Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

|result = W

}}

=[[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Men's under-23]]=

==Friendlies==

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

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 18 February 2007

|round = Lunar New Year Cup semifinal

|team1 = {{fbu|23|CHN}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20110527203943/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/mensu23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_newsfeatures_news_item&id=16485

|team2 = {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1 = Cornthwaite {{goal|7|o.g.}}
Jiang {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Hong Kong Stadium

|location = Hong Kong

|attendance = 14,633

|result = L

}}

==Olympic qualification==

{{football box collapsible

| date = 7 February 2007

| time = 19:00 UTC+09:30

| round = Preliminary Round 1

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

| score = 11–0

| report = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/olyroos-swamp-taiwan-11-0-20070208-gdpfep.html

| team2 = {{fbu|23|TPE}}

| goals1 = Milligan {{goal|4}}
Burns {{goal|10}}
Sarkies {{goal|45||63||84||89}}
Djite {{goal|48}}
Stanley {{goal|62||78}}
Cornthwaite {{goal|81}}
Vidošić {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| location = Adelaide, Australia

| attendance = 1,459

| referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id = Chinese Taipei v Australia

| date = 14 February 2007

| round = Preliminary Round 1

| time = 18:00 UTC+08:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TPE}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/competitions/fixtures/1739.pdf Report]

| team2 = {{fbu|23|AUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Milligan {{goal|66}}

| stadium = Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

| location = Taipei

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

| result = W

| aggregatescore = 0–12

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|id = Iran v Australia

|date= 28 February 2007

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|time=15:00 UTC+03:30

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|IRN}}

|score= 0–0

|report=[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/1890.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Azadi Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance= 4,000

|referee= Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|id = Australia v Jordan

|date= 14 March 2007

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|time= 19:00 UTC+10:30

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score= 1–1

|report=[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/1954.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|JOR}}

|goals1= Sarkies {{goal|58}}

|goals2= Abdel-Halim {{goal|86}}

|stadium= Hindmarsh Stadium

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|attendance= 1,296

|referee= Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|id = Australia v Saudi Arabia

|date= 28 March 2007

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|time=19:00 UTC+10:30

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score= 2–0

|report=[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/1999.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|KSA}}

|goals1= Topor-Stanley {{goal|73}}
Sarkies {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Hindmarsh Stadium

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|attendance= 3,434

|referee= Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|id = Saudi Arabia v Australia

|date= 18 April 2007

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|time=20:30 UTC+03:00

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|KSA}}

|score= 2–1

|report=[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/2144.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1= Al-Bishi {{goal|60|pen.}}
Al-Salem {{goal|67}}

|goals2= Bridge {{goal|45+2}}

|stadium= Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

|location = Dammam, Saudi Arabia

|attendance= 11,000

|referee= Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|id = Australia v Iran

|date= 16 May 2007

|time=19:00 UTC+09:30

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|score= 3–1

|report=[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/2167.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|IRN}}

|goals1= Downes {{goal|3}}
Bridge {{goal|42|pen.}}
Troisi {{goal|52}}

|goals2= Amraei {{goal|4}}

|stadium= Hindmarsh Stadium

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|attendance= 6,750

|referee= Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date= 6 June 2007

|time=18:30 UTC+02:00

|team1= {{fbu-rt|23|JOR}}

|score= 0–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120616205707/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/2198.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|round = Preliminary Round 2

|goals1=

|goals2= Williams {{goal|54||73}}
Ward {{goal|66}}
Vidošić {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium= King Abdullah Stadium

|location = Amman, Jordan

|attendance= 100

|referee= Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

|result = W

}}

=[[Australia national under-20 soccer team|Men's under-20]]=

==Friendlies==

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

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 9 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110306133909/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default.aspx?s=aus_u20men_results

|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}

|stadium = Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona

|location = Buenos Aires, Argentina

|result = D}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 12 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}}

|score = 1–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default59b4.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}

|goals1 = {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = Djite {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida

|location = Santiago, Chile

|result = D}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 14 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}}

|score = 2–2

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default1fa8.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}

|goals1 = {{goal|70}}
{{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Bozanic {{goal|25||32}}

|location = Santiago, Chile

|result = D}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 17 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}

|score = 0–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default390c.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|KOR}}

|goals2 = Yoon Bit-garam {{goal|8}}

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = L}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 18 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}

|score = 3–3

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204512/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/defaulta2e5.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|JPN}}

|goals1 = Ryall {{goal|37}}
Naidovski {{goal|58}}
Jesic {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Marutani {{goal|40}}
Kiyotake {{goal|45+1}}
Yamamoto {{goal|63}}

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = D}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 20 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default5821.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|CHN}}

|goals1 = Naidovski {{goal|4}}

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = W}}

==AFF U-20 Youth Championship==

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 13 September 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|THA}}

|score = 0–3

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204512/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/defaultaa0d.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}

|goals2 = Djite {{goal|1}}
Downey {{goal|79}}
Burns {{goal|90+2}}

|location = Kuantan, Malaysia

|stadium = Darul Makmur Stadium

|result = W}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 15 September 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}

|score = 4–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204512/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default90d0.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|VIE}}

|goals1 = Berger {{goal|10}}
Hearfield {{goal|48}}
Burns {{goal|53}}
Elrich {{goal|76}}

|location = Kuantan, Malaysia

|stadium = Darul Makmur Stadium

|result = W}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 17 September 2006

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MAS}}

|score = 0–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204512/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default7609.html

|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}

|goals2 = Vidošić {{goal|29}}

|location = Kuantan, Malaysia

|stadium = Darul Makmur Stadium

|result = W}}

==AFC Youth Championship==

{{footballbox collapsible|result = L|round = Group stage|date = 30 October 2006|time=16:00 IST|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CHN}}|score = 1–0|team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia|goals1 =Xu {{goal|65}}|report=|goals2 =| stadium= Salt Lake Stadium|location=Kolkata, India|attendance= 300|referee= Qassim Shaban (Kuwait)}}

{{footballbox collapsible|round = Group stage|date = 1 November 2006|time=16:00 IST|team1 = Australia {{flagicon|Australia}}|score = 3–1|report=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default3172.html|team2 = {{fbu|20|THA}}|goals1 = Burns {{goal|26}} {{goal|90+2}}
Vidosic {{goal|33|pen.}}|goals2 =Phukom {{goal|40|pen.}}| stadium= Salt Lake Stadium |location = Kolkata, India|attendance= 100|result = W|referee= Mohsen Torky (Iran)}}

{{footballbox collapsible|round = Group stage|date = 3 November 2006|time=14:45 IST|team1 = Australia {{flagicon|Australia}}|score = 2–0|team2 = {{fbu|20|UAE}}|goals1 = Williams {{goal|14||31}}|report=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default4649.html||result = W|goals2 =| stadium= Municipal Corporation Stadium|location= Kolkata, India|attendance= 3,000|referee= Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)}}

{{footballbox collapsible|round=Quarterfinal|date = 6 November 2006|time=16:00 IST|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KOR}}|score = 2–1|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}|goals1 = Song Jin-hyung {{goal|10||36}}|goals2 =Grossman {{goal|18}}| stadium= Salt Lake Stadium|location= Kolkata, India|attendance= 600|referee= Muhsen Basma (Syria)|result = L|report=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204510/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default0735.html}}

=[[Australia women's national soccer team|Women's senior]]=

==Friendlies==

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

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Peace Queen Cup group stage

|date = 29 October 2006

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NED}}

| score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Walsh {{goal|65}}

|location = Gimhae, South Korea

|stadium = Gimhae Stadium

|attendance = 13,800

|referee = Cha Sung Mi (South Korea)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Peace Queen Cup group stage

|date = 31 October 2006

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

| score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lilly {{goal|20}}
Kai {{goal|35}}

|location = Cheonan, South Korea

|stadium = Cheonan Stadium

|attendance = 8,215

|referee = Kim Eun Jin (South Korea)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Peace Queen Cup group stage

|date = 2 November 2006

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

| score = 1–2

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1 = Munoz {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Juliussen {{goal|13}}
Rasmussen {{goal|81}}

|location = Suwon, South Korea

|stadium = Suwon World Cup Stadium

|attendance = 2,350

|referee = Shin Hwa Yeon (South Korea)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round =

|date = 19 November 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 = Nagasato {{goal|51}}

|goals2 =

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|stadium = Fukuda-Denshi Arena

|attendance = 4,093

|referee = Deng Junxia (China)

|result = L

}}

==AFC Women's Asian Cup==

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 16 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 4–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|KOR}}

|goals1 = Shin Sun-Nam {{goal|30|o.g.}}
Walsh {{goal|66}}
Munoz {{goal|75}}
De Vanna {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 3,000

| referee = Bentla D'Coth (India)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 18 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|MYA|1974}}

|goals1 = Shipard {{goal|31}}
De Vanna {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 2,000

| referee = Dongqing Zhang (China)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 22 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|PRK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 4,000

| referee = Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 24 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|THA}}

|goals1 = Ferguson {{goal|3}}
Burgess {{goal|27}}
Walsh {{goal|53}}
Gill {{goal|62}}
De Vanna {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 400

| referee = Hong Eun-Ah (South Korea)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Semifinal

|date = 27 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}

|goals1 = Munoz {{goal|10}}
Peters {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 4,000

| referee = Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Final

|date = 27 July 2006

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2006A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|CHN}}

|goals1 = Munoz {{goal|29}}
Peters {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = Han Duan {{goal|68}}
Ma Xiaoxu {{goal|73}}

|penalties1 = McCallum {{penmiss}}
Shipard {{pengoal}}
Peters {{penmiss}}
Ferguson {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 = Ma Xiaoxu {{pengoal}}
Bi Yan {{pengoal}}
Li Jie {{pengoal}}
Han Duan {{pengoal}}

|location = Adelaide, Australia

|stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

|attendance = 5,000

| referee = Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

|result = D

}}

==Olympic qualification==

{{main|Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = First round

|date = 21 February 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|MYA|1974}}

|goals1 = Walsh {{goal|9||55}}

|goals2 =

|location = Taipei, Taiwan

|stadium = Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

|attendance = 300

|referee = Sachiko Baba (Japan)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = First round

|date = 23 February 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|UZB}}

|score = 0–10

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Gill {{goal|3}}
Slatyer {{goal|14}}
Colthorpe {{goal|18}} {{goal|57||81}}
Small {{goal|25}}
Walsh {{goal|27}}
Garriock {{goal|52}}
Davies {{goal|57}}
Walsh {{goal|15}}
McCallum {{goal|59||83}}
Harch {{goal|75}}

|location = Taipei, Taiwan

|stadium = Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

|attendance =

|referee = Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = First round

|date = 25 February 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TPE}}

|score = 1–8

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 = Pei-Wen Tsai {{goal|35}}

|goals2 = Gill {{goal|14||26||44||49||90}}
Walsh {{goal|29}}
Peters {{goal|72}}
Small {{goal|83}}

|location = Taipei, Taiwan

|stadium = Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

|attendance = 300

|referee = Bentla D'Coth (India)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Final round

|date = 7 April 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 15–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|HKG}}

|goals1 = Walsh {{goal|10||12}}
McCallum {{goal|16||43||54}}
Gill {{goal|26||52||72||74||89}}
Peters {{goal|33}}
Burgess {{goal|56}}
Small {{goal|72}}
Salisbury {{goal|85||87}}

|goals2 =

|location = Coffs Harbour, Australia

|stadium = Coffs Harbour International Stadium

|attendance = 1,511

|referee = Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Final round

|date = 15 April 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TPE}}

|score = 0–10

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Gill {{goal|6||28||29}}
Walsh {{goal|18||32||45}}
Peters {{goal|42||57}}
Salisbury {{goal|81}}
Burgess {{goal|83}}

|location = Taipei, Taiwan

|stadium = Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

|attendance = 600

|referee = Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Final round

|date = 3 June 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|PRK}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 = Ri Kum-suk {{goal|35||55|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|location = Pyongyang, North Korea

|stadium = Yanggakdo Stadium

|attendance = 3,100

|referee = Huijin Niu (China)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Final round

|date = 10 June 2007

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|PRK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ri Kum-suk {{goal|60}}
Kim Kyong-hwa {{goal|69}}

|location = Coffs Harbour, Australia

|stadium = Coffs Harbour International Stadium

|attendance = 2,121

|referee = Sachiko Baba (Japan)

|result = L

}}

=[[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team|Women's under-20]]=

==FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship==

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 17 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score = 0–3

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204547/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/womensu20/default9172.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|AUS}}

|goals2 = McCallum {{goal|39||80}}
Shipard {{goal|90+2}}

|location = Saint Petersburg, Russia

|stadium = Petrovsky Stadium

|attendance = 1,100

|referee = Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

|result = W}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 20 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BRA}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204547/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/womensu20/defaulte8c2.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|AUS}}

|goals1 = Francielle {{goal|41|pen.}}
Fabiana {{goal|69}}

|location = Saint Petersburg, Russia

|stadium = Petrovsky Stadium

|attendance = 700

|referee = Jennifer Bennett (United States)

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Group stage

|date = 23 August 2006

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|AUS}}

|score = 1–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204547/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/womensu20/default776f.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|RUS}}

|goals1 = Brogan {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Kozhnikova {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Torpedo Stadium

|location = Moscow, Russia

|attendance = 1,000

|result = D

|referee = Christine Baitinger (Germany)

}}

=[[Australia women's national under-17 soccer team|Women's under-17]]=

==Friendlies==

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

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 17 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|17|AUS}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default390c.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|17|KOR}}

|goals1 = Hogben {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Ji So-yun {{goal|51||74}}

|stadium = Valentine Sports Park

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = L}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 18 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|17|AUS}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204512/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/defaulta2e5.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|17|JPN}}

|goals2 = Simon {{goal|68}}

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = W}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 20 January 2007

|round = Australian Youth Olympic Festival

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|17|AUS}}

|score = 2–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080713204511/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20080714-0000/www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU20/default5821.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|17|CHN}}

|goals1 = Kingsley {{goal|53}}
Butt {{goal|73|pen.}}

|goals2 = Zhao {{goal|48}}

|location = Sydney, Australia

|result = W}}

==AFC U-16 Women's Championship==

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 10 March 2007

|round = Group stage

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|17|KOR}}

|score = 3–1

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070717061744/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20070714-0008/www.footballaustralia.com.au/WomensU17/default49da.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|17|AUS}}

|goals1 = Park Hee-young {{goal|51}}
Kim Jung-in {{goal|53}}
Lee Hyun-young {{goal|58}}

|goals2 = Simon {{goal|61}}

|location = Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

|stadium = Petaling Jaya Stadium

|result = L

|attendance = 150

|referee = Praew Semaksuk (Thailand)}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 12 March 2007

|round = Group stage

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|17|AUS}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070717061744/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45673/20070714-0008/www.footballaustralia.com.au/WomensU17/default16a8.html

|team2 = {{fbwu|17|CHN}}

|location = Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

|stadium = Petaling Jaya Stadium

|result = D

|attendance = 100

|referee = Kim Kyong-hui (North Korea)

}}

Retirements

21 November 2006: Geoffrey Claeys, 32, former Belgium and Melbourne Victory defender.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t7klYfqjVI|title=VictoryTV - November 22, 2006|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
16 May 2007: Carl Veart, 36, former Australia, Adelaide City and Adelaide United forward.{{cite news|website=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=17 June 2020|date=16 May 2007|title=Carl Veart retires gracefully|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/carl-veart-retires-gracefully-20070516-gdq5jr.html#:~:text=Former%20Socceroo%20Carl%20Veart%2C%20who,6%2D0%20hiding%20by%20Melbourne.}}
19 June 2007: John Crawley, 35, former Sydney United and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.{{cite news|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140311090155/http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=1552|title=Out with the old, in with the new|url=http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=1552|archive-date=11 March 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
21 June 2007: Paul Okon, 35, former Australia, Marconi Stallions and Newcastle Jets defender.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/injuries-force-okon-to-retire-20070621-gdqfnx.html|title=Injuries force Okon to retire|website=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=17 June 2020}}

References

External links

[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ Football Federation Australia official website]

Category:Seasons in Australian soccer

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