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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia New Zealand |
| Dates | 14 July – 12 August 2007 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Adelaide United |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Adelaide United (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Perth Glory |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 53 (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:
The finals series was held over two weekends – 3 to 5 August, and 10 to 12 August.
| Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Harnwell  48' |
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: James Lewis
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson 3' Kwasnik 30' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: Srebre Delovski
| Queensland Roar | 0–0 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Peter Green
| Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Adelaide United |
|---|---|---|
| Allsopp 74' |
(Report) | Dodd 9' |
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Angelo Nardi
| Adelaide United | 1–1 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Cassio 59' |
(Report) | Rukavytsya 53' |
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory
| Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Boogaard 6' |
(Report) | Lynch 60' |
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis
| Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| Smeltz 13', 89' Rudan 14' (own) |
(Report) |
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Peter O’Leary
| Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Wheelhouse 51' |
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ben Williams
| Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Queensland Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Old 47' |
(Report) | Lynch 41' Ognenovski 50' |
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Michael Hester
| Adelaide United | 4–1 | Newcastle 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
| Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Rukavytsya 52' Harnwell 70' |
(Report) | Hernandez 34' |
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Peter Green
| Sydney FC | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Osman 36' Kwasnik 44'Gumprecht 51' |
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Ben Williams
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Mrdja 43' Petrovski 90' |
(Report) | Dragicevic 23' Bertos 55'Tarka 78' |
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Ben Williams
| Newcastle Jets | 3–2 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| J. Griffiths 5', 76' Tunbridge 56' |
(Report) | Zadkovich 79' Talay 83' |
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Peter Green
| Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Dodd 34' (own) |
(Report) | Smeltz 53' Daniel 87' |
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Kevin Docherty
| Adelaide United | 3–2 | Queensland Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Djite 1' Petta 45'Cássio 64' |
(Report) | Lynch 16' Milicic 73' |
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi
| Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
Smeltz  Aloisi  Christie Johnson |
2–4 | J. Griffiths Bridge Thompson Elrich |
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Mike Hester
| Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Sydney FC |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Brosque 34' |
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Simon Przydacz
| Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Djite 66' Cássio 83' |
(Report) | Bertos 45' |
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter
| Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Queensland Roar |
|---|---|---|
| Simon 9' |
(Report) | Milicic 30' Nichols  33'Marcinho 48'Seo 76'Reinaldo 86' |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis
Group A table
Source: [citation needed]
Group B table
Source: [citation needed]
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As at 12 August 2007
Bruce Djite (Adelaide United) Joel Griffiths (Newcastle Jets)
Simon Lynch (Queensland Roar)
Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix) Jamie Harnwell (Perth Glory) Adam Kwasnik (Central Coast Mariners) Ante Milicic (Queensland Roar) Nikita Rukavytsya (Perth Glory) Danny Allsopp (Melbourne Victory) Nigel Boogaard (Central Coast Mariners) Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) Nathan Burns (Adelaide United)
Daniel (Wellington Phoenix)
Mate Dragičević (Perth Glory) Travis Dodd (Adelaide United)
Andre Gumprecht (Central Coast Mariners)
Carlos Hernandez (Melbourne Victory) Marcinho (Queensland Roar) Nick Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners) Sasa Ognenovski (Queensland Roar) Steven Old (Wellington Phoenix) Matthew Osman (Central Coast Mariners) Sasho Petrovski (Central Coast Mariners) Bobby Petta (Adelaide United) Reinaldo (Queensland Roar) Kristian Sarkies (Adelaide United) Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) Ufuk Talay (Sydney FC) David Tarka (Perth Glory) Scott Tunbridge (Newcastle Jets) Jobe Wheelhouse (Newcastle Jets) Alex Wilkinson (Central Coast Mariners) Ruben Zadkovich (Sydney FC) Karl Dodd (Wellington Phoenix) for (Melbourne Victory) Mark Rudan (Sydney FC) for (Wellington Phoenix)