The 2005 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup was played in the lead up to the inaugural (
2005-06)
A-League
A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
season. It was won by the
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
The Mar ...
, who beat
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...
in the final.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
Top scorers
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A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Chall