2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season

New Zealand Knights
2006–07 season
Manager	Paul Nevin
A-League	8th
Pre-Season Cup	8th
Top goalscorer	Noah Hickey and ; Neil Emblen (2)
Highest home attendance	7,304 (vs. Newcastle Jets, 27 August 2006)
Lowest home attendance	1,632 (vs. Central Coast Mariners, 28 September 2006)
File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Home colours	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Away colours
	← 2005–06

The 2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season was the club's second season in the Australian A-League. The club finishing in eighth place.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Australia AUS	Danny Milosevic
2	DF	England ENG	Darren Bazeley
3	DF	Switzerland SUI	Grégory Duruz
4	DF	New Zealand NZL	Che Bunce
5	DF	Australia AUS	Matthew Thai
6	MF	England ENG	Neil Emblen
7	MF	Australia AUS	Richard Johnson
8	MF	Scotland SCO	Scot Gemmill
9	FW	Portugal POR	Dani Rodrigues
10	FW	Republic of Ireland IRL	Sean Devine
11	MF	South Africa RSA	Jonti Richter
12	FW	Australia AUS	Lionel Ramirez
13	MF	Ivory Coast CIV	Jonas Salley
14	MF	Ghana GHA	Malik Buari
15	MF	Australia AUS	Adam Casey
16	MF	New Zealand NZL	Noah Hickey
17	DF	Netherlands NED	Frank van Eijs
18	MF	New Zealand NZL	Michael White
19	DF	Australia AUS	Sime Kovacevic
20	GK	Australia AUS	Michael Turnbull


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	Australia AUS	Steven O'Dor
22	DF	Australia AUS	John Tambouras
23	FW	Australia AUS	Franco Parisi
24	MF	Ghana GHA	Hamza Mohammed
25	FW	New Zealand NZL	Campbell Banks
26	MF	Brazil BRA	Fernando
27	MF	Australia AUS	Dustin Wells
28	FW	Canada CAN	Alen Marcina
29	MF	China CHN	Li Yan
30	GK	New Zealand NZL	Mark Paston
31	MF	China CHN	Leilei Gao
32	MF	New Zealand NZL	Jeff Fleming
33	DF	England ENG	Dean Gordon
34	DF	England ENG	Matt Carbon
35	MF	Australia AUS	Justin Kiryu
36	FW	New Zealand NZL	Kris Bright
37	DF	New Zealand NZL	Cole Tinkler
38	MF	New Zealand NZL	Sam Jasper
39	MF	New Zealand NZL	Sam Messem
40	GK	New Zealand NZL	Roy Bell

Transfers in

No.	Name	Nat.	Pos.	Signed From	League	Transfer Fee
3	Grégory Duruz	Switzerland	DF	Switzerland FC Thun	Swiss Super League
4	Che Bunce	New Zealand	DF	New Zealand Waikato FC	NZFC
5	Steven O'Dor	Australia	DF	Australia South Melbourne	Victorian Premier League
7	Richard Johnson	Australia	FW	Australia Newcastle United Jets	A-League
8	Scot Gemmill	Scotland	MF	England Oxford United	English Football League Two
11	Jonti Richter	Australia	MF	Australia Queensland Roar	A-League
13	Jonas Salley	Ivory Coast	MF	Australia South Melbourne	Victorian Premier League
14	Malik Buari	Ghana	DF	England Woking	English Conference South
15	Adam Casey	Australia	FW	Australia Wollongong Wolves	National Premier Leagues NSW
19	Sime Kovacevic	Australia	DF	Australia Sunshine George Cross	Victorian Premier League
31	Leilei Gao	China	MF	China Beijing Guoan		Loan
33	Dean Gordon	England	DF	New Zealand Auckland City	NZFC

Transfers out

No.	Name	Nat.	Pos.
7	Steve Fitzsimmons	Australia	DF
8	Ben Collett	England	MF
11	Zenon Caravella	Australia	MF
12	Cole Tinkler	New Zealand	DF
13	Jeremy Brockie	New Zealand	FW
14	Josh Maguire	Australia	MF
15	Joshua Rose	Australia	DF
18	Xiaobin Zhang	China	FW
19	Naoki Imaya	Japan	FW
20	Glen Moss	New Zealand	GK
21	Jeremy Christie	New Zealand	MF
22	Sam Jasper	New Zealand	MF
24	Kris Bright	New Zealand	DF
27	Roy Bell	File:Flag placeholder.svg	GK

Competitions

Pre-season

16 July 2006 Group Stage	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	1 : 1	File:NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
				Attendance: 804

22 July 2006 Group Stage	Queensland Roar File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png	1 : 1	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
				Attendance: 3,347

29 July 2006 Group Stage	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 0	File:SYDicon.png Sydney FC	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
				Attendance: 3,121

4 August 2006 Bonus Round	Adelaide United File:AdelaideUnitedColours.png	1 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
				Attendance: 12,006

11 August 2006 Play-offs	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 1	File:PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
				Attendance: 1,104

18 August 2006 7th place Play-off

New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png

1 : 2

File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png Queensland Roar

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

A-League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	21	14	3	4	41	20	+21	45	Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Adelaide United	21	10	3	8	32	27	+5	33
3	Newcastle Jets	21	8	6	7	32	30	+2	30	Qualification for Finals series
4	Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	29	19	+10	29^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification for Finals series
5	Queensland Roar	21	8	5	8	25	27	−2	29
6	Central Coast Mariners	21	6	6	9	22	26	−4	24
7	Perth Glory	21	5	5	11	24	30	−6	20
8	New Zealand Knights^{[lower-alpha 2]}	21	5	4	12	13	39	−26	19	Disbanded at end of season

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

27 August 2006 Round 1	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 0	File:NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
				Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz

2 September 2006 Round 2	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	1 : 0	File:AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Buari File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'			Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Peter Green

10 September 2006 Round 3	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 3	File:MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Muscat File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Allsopp File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'	Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Matthew Breeze

15 September 2006 Round 4	Queensland Roar File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png	5 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Suncorp Stadium
	Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Lynch File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (pen.) McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 86'			Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Mark Shield

21 September 2006 Round 5	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 1	File:SYDicon.png Sydney FC	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Rudan File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'	Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Ben Williams

28 September 2006 Round 6	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 1	File:CentralCoastColours 2.png Central Coast Mariners	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Duruz Red card 87' Bunce Red card 83'		Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Peter O'Leary

6 October 2006 Round 7	Perth Glory File:PerthGloryColours.png	1 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Members Equity Stadium
	Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'			Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Craig Zetter

14 October 2006 Round 8	Newcastle Jets File:NewcastleJetsColours.png	3 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium
	Rodriguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' Musialik File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' North File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'			Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Peter Green

27 October 2006 Round 10	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 4	File:MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Allsopp File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Fred File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'	Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Simon Przydacz

5 November 2006 Round 11	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	1 : 0	File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png Queensland Roar	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Ognenovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (o.g.)			Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Craig Zetter

10 November 2006 Round 12	Sydney FC File:SYDicon.png	4 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Aussie Stadium
	Petrovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 53' Zdrillic File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Carney File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'			Attendance: 9,871 Referee: Angelo Nardi

19 November 2006 Round 13	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	0 : 2	File:CentralCoastColours 2.png Central Coast Mariners	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
			Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5'	Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Peter Green

26 November 2006 Round 14	Perth Glory File:PerthGloryColours.png	4 : 1	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Members Equity Stadium
	Harnwell File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 42', 60' Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		Hickey File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Salley Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 33'	Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Simon Przydacz

3 December 2006 Round 15	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	1 : 1	File:NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Marcina File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (pen.)		Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O’Leary

10 December 2006 Round 16	Adelaide United File:AdelaideUnitedColours.png	1 : 1	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium
	Owens File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		Gao File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'	Attendance: 11,548 Referee: Angelo Nardi

17 December 2006 Round 17	Melbourne Victory File:MelbourneVictoryColours.png	4 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Olympic Park
	Allsopp File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 45' Caceres File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3'			Attendance: 15,563 Referee: Angelo Nardi

29 December 2006 Round 18	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	3 : 1	File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png Queensland Roar	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Tambouras File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Emblen File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Marcina File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'		Milicic File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Peter O’Leary

7 January 2007 Round 19	Sydney FC File:SYDicon.png	0 : 1	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Aussie Stadium
			Bunce File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'	Attendance: 16,040 Referee: Simon Przydacz

11 January 2007 Round 20	Central Coast Mariners File:CentralCoastColours 2.png	0 : 0	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Bluetongue Stadium
				Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Ben Williams

21 January 2007 Round 21	New Zealand Knights File:NZKicon.png	2 : 0	File:PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	Emblen File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Buari File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'			Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Kevin Docherty

References

[table_hth_SFC0.31305563650702-1] Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season

[table_note_NZK0.31305563650702-2] New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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22 October 2006 Round 9	Adelaide United File:AdelaideUnitedColours.png	4 : 2	File:NZKicon.png New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium
	Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' Petta File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Burns File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'		van Dommele File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (o.g.) Hickey File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'	Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Angelo Nardi

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