Sydney FC season 2005-06

Infobox Football club season
club = Sydney FC

season = 2005-2006
manager = Pierre Littbarski
chairman = Walter Bugno
league = A-League
league result = 2nd (league), 1st (finals)
cup1 = Oceania Club Championship
cup1 result = 1st
cup2 = FIFA Club World Championship
cup2 result = 5th
league topscorer = Sasho Petrovski
season topscorer = Sasho Petrovski
highest attendance = 41,689 (v Central Coast Mariners, 5 March 2006)
lowest attendance = 9,132 (v Newcastle Jets, 30 October 2005)

The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating ALeague CCM 1-0. Sydney also represented Oceania at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 where they were placed fifth.

Preliminary Competitions

Australian World Club Championship Qualification

Results

2005 Oceania Club Championship

Group Table

hort-term signings

Team kit

All A-League club kits were supplied by Reebok through a sponsorship deal with the A-League, and all clubs initially had a white change strip, Sydney adopting a light blue trim to their away shirts. The home shirt colour of sky blue adopted the NSW representative colour, contrasted with the navy blue and orange trim.

Shirt sponsorship was secured with health insurance provider Healthe.

Season Awards

Club Awards

* Player of the Year: Clint Bolton
* Top Scorer: Sasho Petrovski
* Defender of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli
* Midfielder of the Year: David Carney
* Forward of the Year: Dwight Yorke
* Members Player of the Year: David Carney
* Chairmans Award: Mark Rudan
* Finals Player of the Year: Steve Corica
* Goal of the Year: Alvin Ceccoli

A-League Awards

* Joe Marston Medal Winner: Dwight Yorke