The new format, which was originally made up of eight teams, replaced The National Soccer League in 2005, with the first Grand Final being played between Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC.

The latter was victorious after a 1-0 triumph at the Sydney Football Stadium, courtesy of Steve Corica’s long-range strike in the 62nd minute.

Here are the players who started for The Sky Blues that day and what has happened to them since.

Clint Bolton

The Aussie goalkeeper made over 100 league appearances for Sydney between 2005 and 2010.

Bolton played every game for The Sky Blues in the 2005/6 campaign, when they became the first A-League Champions, and was voted the club’s player of the season.

The popular shot-stopper helped Sydney win their second A-League title in 2010, after The Sky Blues overcame Melbourne Victory in a Grand Final penalty shootout- the first in A-League history.

A few months later, Bolton - now 41 - moved to Melbourne Heart, where he made 70 league appearances before hanging up his boots in 2013.

Alvin Ceccoli

At 42-years-old, Alvin Ceccoli isn’t done with football just yet and is still a key player for Illawarra Premier League side Dapto Dandaloo.

In 2015, the Australian full back was named in Sydney FC’s team of the decade, after making 43 league appearances for The Sky Blues over a two-year period.

After a reported fall out with new manager Terry Butcher, Ceccoli left Sydney in 2007 to join Japanese side Avispa Fukuoka.

The full back earned six international caps for Australia and spent short spells with A-League sides Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United.

In the last few years, Ceccoli has been balancing his football commitments with his job at an oil company.

David Carney

Carney re-joined Sydney at the start of 2016, more than a decade after he made his debut for The Sky Blues.

The Australian midfielder, now 33, has played for 13 different clubs over the course of his career, which started in 2002 when he played alongside Wayne Rooney in the FA Youth Cup final for Everton.

Carney earned 48 caps for Australia, which included appearances at the 2010 World Cup and Asian Cups in 2007 and 2011.

After leaving Sydney ten years ago, Carney won the Dutch Eredivisie title with FC Twente in 2010, before making 11 Premier League appearances for Blackpool a year later.

A year ago, Carney returned to Sydney from Newcastle Jets. He has made 26 league appearances for The Sky Blues since, with 18 of those coming this campaign.