2006–07 New Zealand Knights FC season

New Zealand Knights
2006–07 season
ManagerPaul Nevin; Barry Simmonds; Ricki Herbert
A-League8th
Pre-Season Cup8th
Top goalscorerNoah Hickey and
Neil Emblen (2)
Highest home attendance7,304 (vs. Newcastle Jets, 27 August 2006)
Lowest home attendance1,632 (vs. Central Coast Mariners, 28 September 2006)

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Danny Milosevic
2 DF  ENG Darren Bazeley
3 DF  SUI Grégory Duruz
4 DF  NZL Che Bunce
5 DF  AUS Matthew Thai
6 MF  ENG Neil Emblen
7 MF  AUS Richard Johnson
8 MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
9 FW  POR Dani Rodrigues
10 FW  IRL Sean Devine
11 MF  RSA Jonti Richter
12 FW  AUS Lionel Ramirez
13 MF  CIV Jonas Salley
14 MF  GHA Malik Buari
15 MF  AUS Adam Casey
16 MF  NZL Noah Hickey
17 DF  NED Frank van Eijs
18 MF  NZL Michael White
19 DF  AUS Sime Kovacevic
20 GK  AUS Michael Turnbull
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  AUS Steven O'Dor
22 DF  AUS John Tambouras
23 FW  AUS Franco Parisi
24 MF  GHA Hamza Mohammed
25 FW  NZL Campbell Banks
26 MF  BRA Fernando
27 MF  AUS Dustin Wells
28 FW  CAN Alen Marcina
29 MF  CHN Li Yan
30 GK  NZL Mark Paston
31 MF  CHN Leilei Gao
32 MF  NZL Jeff Fleming
33 DF  ENG Dean Gordon
34 DF  ENG Matt Carbon
35 MF  AUS Justin Kiryu
36 FW  NZL Kris Bright
37 DF  NZL Cole Tinkler
38 MF  NZL Sam Jasper
39 FW  NZL Sam Messam
40 GK  NZL Roy Bell

Transfers in

No. Name Nat. Pos. Signed From League Transfer Fee
3 Grégory Duruz DF FC Thun Swiss Super League Free [1][2]
4 Che Bunce DF Waikato FC NZFC Free [3]
5 Matt Carbon DF Barnsley English League One Free [4]
7 Richard Johnson FW Newcastle United Jets A-League Free [5]
8 Scot Gemmill MF Oxford United English League Two Free [6]
9 Dani Rodrigues FW AFC Bournemouth English League Two Free [7][8][9]
11 Jonti Richter MF Queensland Roar A-League Free [10][11]
12 Mark Paston GK St Johnstone FC Scottish First Division Free [12][13]
13 Jonas Salley MF South Melbourne Victorian Premier League Free [14][15]
14 Malik Buari DF Woking English Conference South Free [16]
15 Adam Casey FW Wollongong Wolves National Premier Leagues NSW Free [17][18]
15 Michael White MF Canterbury United New Zealand Football Championship Free [19][20]
19 Sime Kovacevic DF Sunshine George Cross Victorian Premier League Free [21][22]
20 Michael Turnbull GK Kingston City Victorian Premier League Free [23][24]
23 Franco Parisi FW Newcastle Jets A-League Free [25]

Transfers out

No. Name Nat. Pos. Signed With League Transfer Fee
7 Steve Fitzsimmons DF Queensland Roar A-League Free [26][27]
8 Ben Collett MF AGOVV Apeldoorn Eerste Divisie Free [28][29]
11 Zenon Caravella MF FC Omniworld Eerste Divisie Free [30]
12 Cole Tinkler DF Auckland City New Zealand Football Championship Free [31][32]
13 Jeremy Brockie FW Sydney FC A-League Free [33]
14 Josh Maguire MF Universitatea Craiova Liga I Free [34]
15 Joshua Rose DF Universitatea Craiova Liga I Free [35]
18 Xiaobin Zhang FW Kingston City Victorian Premier League Free [36]
19 Naoki Imaya FW Brisbane City Queensland Premier League Free [37]
20 Glen Moss GK Dinamo București Liga I Free [38]
21 Jeremy Christie MF Perth Glory A-League Free [39]
22 Sam Jasper MF Waitakere United New Zealand Football Championship Free [40]
24 Kris Bright DF Fortuna Sittard Eerste Divisie Free [41]
27 Roy Bell GK Free Agent – – [42]

Mid-Season Gains

No. Name Nat. Pos. Signed From League Transfer Fee
21 Steven O'Dor DF South Melbourne Victorian Premier League Free [43]
22 John Tambouras DF Kalamata Greek Super League Free [44]
24 Hamza Mohammed MF Real Tamale United Ghana Premier League Free [45]
25 Campbell Banks FW YoungHeart Manawatu New Zealand Football Championship Free [46]
26 Fernando de Moraes MF South Melbourne Victorian Premier League Undisclosed [47][48][49]
27 Dustin Wells MF Belconnen United ACT Premier League Free [50][51]
28 Alen Marcina FW Puerto Rico Islanders USL First Division Free [52]
29 Li Yan MF Shanghai Pudong Chinese Super League Free [53]
31 Leilei Gao MF Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League Loan [54]
32 Jeff Fleming MF Green Gully Victorian Premier League Loan [55]
33 Dean Gordon DF Auckland City NZFC Free [56]
40 Nick Crossley GK Adelaide United A-League Free [57]

Mid-Season Losses

No. Name Nat. Pos. Signed To League Transfer Fee
1 Danny Milosevic GK Inglewood United WA Premier League Free [58]
5 Matt Carbon DF Released Free [59]
17 Frank van Eijs DF Retired [60]
23 Franco Parisi FW APIA Leichhardt Tigers NSW Premier League Free [61]
24 Hamza Mohammed MF King Harrison Accra Free [62]
25 Campbell Banks FW Green Gully Victorian Premier League Free [63][64]
29 Dustin Wells MF Wollongong Wolves NSW Premier League Free [65][66]
32 Jeff Fleming MF Green Gully Victorian Premier League Loan Return [67]

Competitions

Pre-season

16 July 2006 Group Stage New Zealand Knights 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 804
22 July 2006 Group Stage Queensland Roar 1 : 1 New Zealand Knights Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
Attendance: 3,347
29 July 2006 Group Stage New Zealand Knights 0 : 0 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 3,121
4 August 2006 Bonus Round Adelaide United 1 : 0 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 12,006
11 August 2006 Play-offs New Zealand Knights 0 : 1 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,104
18 August 2006 7th place Play-off New Zealand Knights 1 : 2 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

A-League

Pos Team 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[a]
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[b] 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:
  1. ^ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
  2. ^ 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 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 7,304
Referee: Simon Przydacz
2 September 2006 Round 2 New Zealand Knights 1 : 0 Adelaide United North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Buari 84' Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Peter Green
10 September 2006 Round 3 New Zealand Knights 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Muscat 35'
Thompson 22'
Allsopp 9'		 Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Matthew Breeze
15 September 2006 Round 4 Queensland Roar 5 : 0 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium
Milicic 80'
Lynch 72'
Reinaldo 55' (pen.)
McKay 7', 86'		 Attendance: 15,517
Referee: Mark Shield
21 September 2006 Round 5 New Zealand Knights 0 : 1 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Rudan 58' Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Ben Williams
28 September 2006 Round 6 New Zealand Knights 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Duruz  87'
Bunce  83'		 Kwasnik 85' (pen.) Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Peter O'Leary
6 October 2006 Round 7 Perth Glory 1 : 0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium
Young 37' Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Craig Zetter
14 October 2006 Round 8 Newcastle Jets 3 : 0 New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium
Rodriguez 90+1'
Musialik 86'
North 72'		 Attendance: 5,275
Referee: Peter Green
22 October 2006 Round 9 Adelaide United 4 : 2 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium
Dodd 84'
Petta 56'
Veart 36'
Burns 23'		 van Dommele 71' (o.g.)
Hickey 65'		 Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Angelo Nardi
27 October 2006 Round 10 New Zealand Knights 0 : 4 Melbourne Victory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Allsopp 72'
Caceres 59'
Thompson 57'
Fred 9'		 Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Simon Przydacz
5 November 2006 Round 11 New Zealand Knights 1 : 0 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Ognenovski 7' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Craig Zetter
10 November 2006 Round 12 Sydney FC 4 : 0 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium
Petrovski 37', 53'
Zdrillic 65'
Carney 89'		 Attendance: 9,871
Referee: Angelo Nardi
19 November 2006 Round 13 New Zealand Knights 0 : 2 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Mori 65'
Mrdja 90+5'		 Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Peter Green
26 November 2006 Round 14 Perth Glory 4 : 1 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium
Harnwell 10', 42', 60'
Despotovski 83'		 Hickey 3'
Salley  8'  33'		 Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Simon Przydacz
3 December 2006 Round 15 New Zealand Knights 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Marcina 29' (pen.) Griffiths 13' Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Peter O’Leary
10 December 2006 Round 16 Adelaide United 1 : 1 New Zealand Knights Hindmarsh Stadium
Owens 72' Gao 18' Attendance: 11,548
Referee: Angelo Nardi
17 December 2006 Round 17 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 New Zealand Knights Olympic Park
Allsopp 35', 45'
Caceres 39'
Thompson 45+3'		 Attendance: 15,563
Referee: Angelo Nardi
29 December 2006 Round 18 New Zealand Knights 3 : 1 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Tambouras 14'
Emblen 52'
Marcina 56'		 Milicic 80' Attendance: 1,903
Referee: Peter O’Leary
7 January 2007 Round 19 Sydney FC 0 : 1 New Zealand Knights Aussie Stadium
Bunce 16' Attendance: 16,040
Referee: Simon Przydacz
11 January 2007 Round 20 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 0 New Zealand Knights Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Ben Williams
21 January 2007 Round 21 New Zealand Knights 2 : 0 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Emblen 32'
Buari 40'		 Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Kevin Docherty

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