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

A-League 2007-08

The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...

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

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres. In 2007 venues included Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...

, Launceston

Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Port Macquarie is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The city is located on the coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and has an estimated population of 44,313....

, Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

, Orange

Orange, New South Wales

Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre....

and Geelong

Geelong, Victoria

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

.

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 be determined as the higher ranked:

highest goal difference;
highest number of goals scored;
result of the match played between the teams concerned;
highest number of bonus points accumulated;
lowest number of red cards accumulated;
lowest number of yellow cards accumulated;
toss of a coin.

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

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Playoffs

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Finals

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Group A table

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
8	3	1	2	0	6	3	3
8	3	2	1	0	4	2	1
3	3	1	0	2	2	5	0
1	3	0	1	2	2	4	0

Group B table

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
10	3	2	1	0	6	1	3
6	3	1	2	0	3	2	1
5	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
1	3	0	1	2	0	6	0

Finals

Scorers

As at 12 August 2007
3 goals Cássio Bruce Djite

Bruce Djite

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Joel Griffiths

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Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch (footballer)

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Shane Smeltz

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2 goals Leo Bertos

Leo Bertos

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Jamie Harnwell

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Adam Kwasnik

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Ante Milicic

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Nikita Rukavytsya

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1 goal

Richie Alagich

Richie Alagich

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Danny Allsopp Nigel Boogaard

Nigel Boogaard

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Alex Brosque

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Nathan Burns

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Daniel

Daniel Lins Cortês

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Mate Dragičević

Mate Dragicevic

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Travis Dodd

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Andre Gumprecht

André Gumprecht is a former German football player who is currently playing for Australian club Lake Macquarie City FC-Club career:...

Carlos Hernandez Marcinho

Márcio Luiz Adurens

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Nick Mrdja Sasa Ognenovski

Sasa Ognenovski

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Steven Old

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Matthew Osman

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Sasho Petrovski

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Bobby Petta

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Reinaldo

Reinaldo Elias da Costa

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Kristian Sarkies

Kristian Sarkies is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart...

Matt Simon

Matthew Simon is a football player. Simon currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners.-Club career:...

Ufuk Talay

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David Tarka

David Tarka is an Australian football player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City.-Club career:...

Scott Tunbridge

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Jobe Wheelhouse

Jobe Wheelhouse is an Australian football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets.-Club career:...

Alex Wilkinson

Alexander Wilkinson is an Australian football player. He is currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League...

Ruben Zadkovich

Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

Own Goals Karl Dodd

Karl Dodd

Karl Dodd is an Australian football player who plays for Hong Kong First Division League club TSW Pegasus.-Club career:...

for Mark Rudan

Mark Rudan

Mark Rudan is a former Australian football player who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League.-Club career:...

for

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