| Event | 2005–06 A-League | ||||||
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| Date | 5 March 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Sydney Football Stadium,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Dwight Yorke,Sydney FC | ||||||
| Referee | Mark Shield | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,689 | ||||||
←2004 (NSL) 2007 → | |||||||
The2006 A-League Grand Final, the first edition of theA-Leaguegrand final was played betweenSydney FC andCentral Coast Mariners to decide the champion of the2005–06 season. The Grand Final took place atSydney Football Stadium inSydney on 5 March 2006 after Sydney FC won the ground advantage after defeatingAdelaide United in the major semi-final.
In the Grand Final, a goal fromSteve Corica in the second half secured the premiership for Sydney. As the winners of the Grand Final, Sydney qualified through to the2007 AFC Champions League joining Adelaide United who were the minor premiers.
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Corica 62' | Reports[1] |
       Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners |
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Joe Marston Medal: | Match rules
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| A-League 2006 Champions |
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| Sydney FC First Title |
| Sydney | Central Coast | |
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| Attempts at goal | 15 | 15 |
| Attempts on target | 6 | 5 |
| Attempts off target | 9 | 10 |
| Attempts - Woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Keeper saves | 4 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corners | 4 | 9 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 16 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
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