2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff.

In previous years, the Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres. In 2007 venues included Sunshine Coast, Launceston, Canberra, Port Macquarie, Darwin, Orange and Geelong.[1]

The group stage had a bonus point system. One point was awarded for 2 goals in a match, two points for 3 and three points for 4 or more goals in a match.

If two or more teams were level on points accumulated, the following criteria would be applied, in order, until one of the teams was determined as the higher ranked:

  1. highest goal difference;
  2. highest number of goals scored;
  3. result of the match played between the teams concerned;
  4. highest number of bonus points accumulated;
  5. lowest number of red cards accumulated;
  6. lowest number of yellow cards accumulated;
  7. toss of a coin.

The finals series was held over two weekends – 3 August to 5 August, and 10 August to 12 August.

Pre-Season Cup group stage fixtures and results

Round 1

14 July 2007
14:30 UTC+10
Newcastle Jets 0–1 Perth Glory
(Report) Harnwell  48'

14 July 2007
18:00 UTC+10
Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix
Wilkinson  3'
Kwasnik  30' 		(Report)

14 July 2007
19:00 UTC+10
Queensland Roar 0–0 Sydney FC
(Report)
Maroochydore Soccer Club,
Maroochydore, Queensland
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Peter Green

15 July 2007
13:00 UTC+10
Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United
Allsopp  74' (Report) Dodd  9'

Round 2

20 July 2007
19:30 UTC+9:30
Adelaide United 1–1 Perth Glory
Cassio  59' (Report) Rukavytsya  53'
Hindmarsh Stadium,
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory

21 July 2007
15:00 UTC+10
Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar
Boogaard  6' (Report) Lynch  60'

22 July 2007
14:00 UTC+12
Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Sydney FC
Smeltz  13',  89'
Rudan  14' (own) 		(Report)

22 July 2007
14:00 UTC+10
Melbourne Victory 0–1 Newcastle Jets
(Report) Wheelhouse  51'

Round 3

27 July 2007
19:00 UTC+12
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Queensland Roar
Old  47' (Report) Lynch  41'
Ognenovski  50'
Queen Elizabeth II Park,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Michael Hester

27 July 2007
19:30 UTC+9:30
Adelaide United 4–1 Newcastle Jets
Burns  6'
Djite  66'
Sarkies  80' (pen)
Alagich  86' 		(Report) Bridge Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 69'
A. Griffiths Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 79'
J. Griffiths  90+2' (pen)

28 July 2007
18:30 UTC+9:30
Perth Glory 2–1 Melbourne Victory
Rukavytsya  52'
Harnwell  70' 		(Report) Hernandez  34'

29 July 2007
15:00 UTC+10
Sydney FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners
(Report) Osman  36'
Kwasnik  44'
Gumprecht  51'

Playoffs

4 August 2007
18:00 UTC+10
Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Perth Glory
Mrdja  43'
Petrovski  90' 		(Report) Dragicevic  23'
Bertos  55'
Tarka  78'

4 August 2007
19:30 UTC+10
Newcastle Jets 3–2 Sydney FC
J. Griffiths  5',  76'
Tunbridge  56' 		(Report) Zadkovich  79'
Talay  83'

4 August 2007
19:30 UTC+10
Melbourne Victory 1–2 Wellington Phoenix
Dodd  34' (own) (Report) Smeltz  53'
Daniel  87'

5 August 2007
18:00 UTC+9:30
Adelaide United 3–2 Queensland Roar
Djite  1'
Petta  45'
Cássio  64' 		(Report) Lynch  16'
Milicic  73'

Finals

10 August 2007
19:30 UTC+12
Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Newcastle Jets
(Report)
  Penalties  
Smeltz
Aloisi
Christie
Johnson 		2–4 J. Griffiths
Bridge
Thompson
Elrich
Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Mike Hester

11 August 2007
19:30 UTC+10
Melbourne Victory 0–1 Sydney FC
(Report) Brosque  34'
Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Simon Przydacz

12 August 2007
15:00 UTC+9:30
Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory
Djite  66'
Cássio  83' 		(Report) Bertos  45'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter

12 August 2007
16:00 UTC+10
Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Queensland Roar
Simon  9' (Report) Milicic  30'
Nichols Red card 33'
Marcinho  48'
Seo Red card 76'
Reinaldo  86'
Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Group A table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA BP
Adelaide United 83120633
Perth Glory 83210421
Newcastle Jets 33102250
Melbourne Victory 13012240

Group B table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA BP
Central Coast Mariners 103210613
Queensland Roar 63120321
Wellington Phoenix 53102442
Sydney FC 13012060

Finals

  Playoffs Finals
                 
              Grand final  
  A1  Adelaide United 3      Adelaide United 2
  B2  Queensland Roar 2      Perth Glory 1
                 
              Third place playoff  
  A2  Perth Glory 3      Queensland Roar 3
  B1  Central Coast Mariners 2      Central Coast Mariners 1
                 
              Fifth place playoff  
  A3  Newcastle Jets 3      Newcastle Jets 0 (4)
  B4  Sydney FC 2      Wellington Phoenix 0 (2)
                 
              Seventh place playoff  
  A4  Melbourne Victory 1      Sydney FC 1
  B3  Wellington Phoenix 2      Melbourne Victory 0

Scorers

As at 12 August 2007

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Own Goals

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Focus for Pre-Season Cup". 23 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
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