Event | 2005–06 A-League | ||||||
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Date | 5 March 2006 | ||||||
Venue | Aussie Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
Man of the Match | Dwight Yorke, Sydney FC | ||||||
Referee | Mark Shield | ||||||
Attendance | 41,689 | ||||||
The 2006 A-League Grand Final took place at Aussie Stadium in Sydney on 5 March 2006. Sydney FC had the home ground advantage after beating Adelaide United over 2 semifinal legs. Sydney FC would eventually go on to take the honours of being crowned the first ever A-League Champions, defeating the Central Coast Mariners. Steve Corica scored the only and winning goal in the 62nd minute after a pass from Sydney captain Dwight Yorke.
Joe Marston Medal: Dwight Yorke
Assistant Referees: Nathan Gibson, Ben Wilson.
Fourth Official: Matthew Breeze.