Players

Former Australia striker John Aloisi, who famously scored the winning penalty as the Socceroos reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, has been appointed the new coach of A-League club Melbourne Heart replacing Dutchman John van't Schip.

The A-League season concluded with Brisbane Roar etching their name onto the championship trophy for the first time, but the sixth edition of a still fledgling league will perhaps best be remembered for a sharp upturn in standard.