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.

2007 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates14 July – 12 August 2007
Teams8
Defending championsAdelaide United
Final positions
ChampionsAdelaide United (2nd title)
Runner-upPerth Glory
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored53 (2.65 per match)
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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 to 5 August, and 10 to 12 August.

Pre-Season Cup group stage fixtures and results

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Round 1

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Newcastle Jets0–1Perth Glory
(Report) Harnwell   48'



Melbourne Victory1–1Adelaide United
Allsopp   74' (Report) Dodd   9'
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 2

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Adelaide United1–1Perth Glory
Cassio   59' (Report) Rukavytsya   53'
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory

Central Coast Mariners1–1Queensland Roar
Boogaard   6' (Report) Lynch   60'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis

Wellington Phoenix3–0Sydney FC
Smeltz   13',   89'
Rudan   14' (own)
(Report)

Round 3

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Wellington Phoenix1–2Queensland Roar
Old   47' (Report) Lynch   41'
Ognenovski   50'
Attendance: 4,081

Adelaide United4–1Newcastle Jets
Burns   6'
Djite   66'
Sarkies   80' (pen)
Alagich   86'
(Report) Bridge   69'  
A. Griffiths   79'  
J. Griffiths   90+2' (pen)
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig Zetter


Playoffs

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Central Coast Mariners2–3Perth Glory
Mrdja   43'
Petrovski   90'
(Report) Dragicevic   23'
Bertos   55'
Tarka   78'

Newcastle Jets3–2Sydney FC
J. Griffiths   5',   76'
Tunbridge   56'
(Report) Zadkovich   79'
Talay   83'

Melbourne Victory1–2Wellington Phoenix
Dodd   34' (own) (Report) Smeltz   53'
Daniel   87'

Adelaide United3–2Queensland Roar
Djite   1'
Petta   45'
Cássio   64'
(Report) Lynch   16'
Milicic   73'
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Finals

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Melbourne Victory0–1Sydney FC
(Report) Brosque   34'
Attendance: 3,400

Adelaide United2–1Perth Glory
Djite   66'
Cássio   83'
(Report) Bertos   45'
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter

Central Coast Mariners1–3Queensland Roar
Simon   9' (Report) Milicic   30'
Nichols   33'
Marcinho   48'
Seo   76'
Reinaldo   86'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Scorers

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As at 12 August 2007

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

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  1. ^ "Regional Focus for Pre-Season Cup". 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2007.