2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's twelfth season participating in the A-League, the FFA Cup for the third time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.

Brisbane Roar
2016–17 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerJohn Aloisi
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Maclaren (19 goals)
All: Jamie Maclaren (23 goals)
Highest home attendance20,198 vs Melbourne City
(4 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance8,113 vs Central Coast Mariners
(2 April 2017)
Average home league attendance13,892

Players edit

Squad information edit

Correct as of 30 September 2016 – players' numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Michael Theo
3 DF   AUS Luke DeVere
4 DF   AUS Daniel Bowles
5 DF   AUS Corey Brown
6 DF   GRE Avraam Papadopoulos (Injury replacement)
7 MF   DEN Thomas Kristensen
8 MF   AUS Jacob Pepper
9 FW   AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 MF   AUS Brett Holman
11 MF   AUS Tommy Oar
13 DF   AUS Jade North (Vice-captain)
15 MF   ESP Manuel Arana
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 MF   AUS Matt McKay (Captain)
19 DF   AUS Jack Hingert
20 FW   AUS Shannon Brady
21 GK   ENG Jamie Young
22 MF   GER Thomas Broich
24 DF   AUS Connor O'Toole
25 DF   AUS Kye Rowles
26 FW   AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
28 FW   AUS Brandon Borrello
29 MF   AUS Joe Caletti
33 FW   AUS Joey Katebian

From youth squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
26 FW   Nicholas D'Agostino 18 [2]
16 MF   Nathan Konstandopoulos 20 [3]

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
25 DF Kye Rowles   Australian Institute of Sport Free transfer 2 years 3 May 2016 [4]
24 DF Connor O'Toole Adelaide United Undisclosed Fee 2 years 3 May 2016 [4]
8 MF Jacob Pepper Unattached Free transfer 1 year 6 July 2016 [5]
7 MF   Thomas Kristensen   ADO Den Haag Free transfer 1 year 27 July 2016 [6]
33 FW Joey Katebian Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1.5 years 5 August 2016 [7]
10 MF Brett Holman Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 September 2016 [8][9]
15 MF   Manuel Arana Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1 year 30 September 2016 [10]
6 DF   Avraam Papadopoulos   Júbilo Iwata Injury replacement loan 1 year 14 February 2017 [11]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
16 MF Devante Clut Newcastle Jets Free transfer 28 April 2016 [12]
11 FW   Jean Carlos Solórzano Unattached Free transfer 29 April 2016 [13]
3 DF Shane Stefanutto Retired 30 April 2016 [14]
18 MF   Javier Hervás   Željezničar Free transfer 3 May 2016 [15][16]
8 MF Steven Lustica Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2016 [15]
15 DF James Donachie Unattached Free transfer 1 June 2016 [17]
10 FW   Henrique   Negeri Sembilan Free transfer 16 June 2016 [18]
7 MF   Corona   Almería Free transfer 15 July 2016 [19]
6 DF   Jérome Polenz Retired 15 August 2016 [20]
23 FW Dimitri Petratos   Ulsan Hyundai $300,000[note 1] 6 February 2017 [21]

Contract extensions edit

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
  Jade North Centre back 1 year 2017 [22]
  Matt McKay Central midfielder 1 year 2018 [23]
  Thomas Kristensen Midfielder 2 years 2019 [24]
  Luke DeVere Centre back 2 years 2019 [25]
  Jade North Centre back 1 year 2018 [26]

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Manager   John Aloisi
Assistant manager   Ross Aloisi
Goalkeeping coach   Jason Kearton
Youth coach   Josh McCloughan
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Karl Dodd
Physiotherapist   Tony Ganter

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Michael Theo 26 0 4 0 1 24 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Luke DeVere 29 1 3 0 0 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Daniel Bowles 9 0 2 0 0 2+4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Corey Brown 30 1 10 0 0 25 1 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0
6 DF   Avraam Papadopoulos 10 0 5 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Thomas Kristensen 29 4 6 0 0 24+1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Jacob Pepper 17 0 7 0 0 5+7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 2 0 0
9 FW   Jamie Maclaren 35 23 1 0 0 25+3 20 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5+1 3 0 0 0
10 MF   Brett Holman 26 6 3 0 0 18+3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
11 MF   Tommy Oar 30 2 0 0 0 19+5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4+1 1 0 0 0
13 DF   Jade North 32 0 5 0 0 25+1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Manuel Arana 24 2 3 0 0 7+11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 2 1 0 0
16 MF   Nathan Konstandopoulos 4 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Matt McKay 29 0 2 1 0 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
19 DF   Jack Hingert 32 0 4 0 0 25 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Shannon Brady 7 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0
21 GK   Jamie Young 13 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Thomas Broich 31 2 1 0 0 19+6 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Connor O'Toole 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Kye Rowles 4 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Nicholas D'Agostino 14 2 0 0 0 0+8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0
28 FW   Brandon Borrello 33 9 8 0 0 17+8 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 0 0
29 MF   Joe Caletti 15 0 1 0 0 8+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0
33 FW   Joey Katebian 6 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
43 GK   Tomislav Bilic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
46 DF   Cameron Crestani 6 0 3 0 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
50 FW   Dane Ingham 7 1 1 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
23 FW   Dimitri Petratos 15 2 1 0 0 12+2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies edit

29 July 2016 Brisbane Roar   1–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Broich   54' Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Alex King
20 August 2016 Brisbane Roar   1–2   Sydney FC Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Maclaren   45' Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Peter Green
27 August 2016 Brisbane Roar   4–0   BPL Select Brisbane, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: QSAC
20 September 2016 Perth Glory   0–4   Brisbane Roar Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 September 2016 Brisbane Roar   3–1   NPL Queensland U-23 Select Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report Duckworth   58' Stadium: QSAC
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 3rd 7 October 2016 16 April 2017
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 21 April 2017 30 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 Group stage 31 January 2017 10 May 2017

A-League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 9 7 43 37  +6 42 7 4 2 25 14  +11 4 5 5 18 23  −5

Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAH
ResultDLWWWDDDDWWDLLLWWDDDLWLWWLW
Position597523344433344433345444343
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

7 October 2016 1 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:50 AEST DeVere   90+6' Report Austin   83' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,805
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 October 2016 2 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,335
Referee: Peter Green
22 October 2016 3 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:35 AEDT Report Kristensen   33' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Adam Fielding
30 October 2016 4 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Report Marinković   54' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,428
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 November 2016 5 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:50 AEST Maclaren   11' Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,198
Referee: Peter Green
11 November 2016 6 Adelaide United 1–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Guardiola   78' Report Holman   60' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,146
Referee: Chris Beath
19 November 2016 7 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:50 AEST Kristensen   40' Report Brillante   13' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,322
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 November 2016 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:50 AEDT Kusukami   56' Report Maclaren   18' (pen.) Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Adam Fielding
3 December 2016 9 Melbourne City 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Colazo   54' Report Maclaren   38' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,394
Referee: Shaun Evans
11 December 2016 10 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Adelaide United Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,605
Referee: Peter Green
18 December 2016 11 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:00 AEDT O'Donovan   57' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Chris Beath
30 December 2016 13 Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 16,510
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 January 2017 14 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Kurt Ams
13 January 2017 15 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,103
Referee: Chris Beath
21 January 2017 16 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report Maclaren   87' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,449
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 January 2017 17 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Kusukami   32' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Chris Beath
3 February 2017 18 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,095
Referee: Peter Green
11 February 2017 19 Melbourne City 2–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Maclaren   34' (pen.), 45+1' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,414
Referee: Alan Milliner
18 February 2017 20 Perth Glory 2–2 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 February 2017 21 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:35 AEST Borrello   75' Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,723
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 March 2017 22 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Nabbout   10' (pen.) Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 March 2017 23 Adelaide United 2–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report Maclaren   60' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Stephen Lucas
25 March 2017 24 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:50 AEST Maclaren   51' Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,576
Referee: Matthew Conger
2 April 2017 25 Brisbane Roar 5–1 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:00 AEST
Report Ferreira   49' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Daniel Elder
8 April 2017 26 Perth Glory 3–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Holman   57' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Chris Beath
16 April 2017 27 Brisbane Roar 4–3 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,098
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series edit

FFA Cup edit

10 August 2016 Round of 32 Brisbane Roar   0–2   Perth Glory Brisbane
19:30 AEST Report Djulbic   12', 19' Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 3,028
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League edit

Qualifying play-offs edit

31 January 2017 Preliminary round 2 Brisbane Roar   6–0   Global Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 3,657
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kashima Antlers 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Muangthong United 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
3   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7
4   Brisbane Roar 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) 1 Brisbane Roar   0–0   Muangthong United Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 4,536
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 2 Ulsan Hyundai   6–0   Brisbane Roar Ulsan, South Korea
19:30 KST
Report Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
14 March 2017 (2017-03-14) 3 Kashima Antlers   3–0   Brisbane Roar Kashima, Japan
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,558
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
12 April 2017 (2017-04-12) 4 Brisbane Roar   2–1   Kashima Antlers Brisbane, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report Nagaki   79' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 5,567
Referee: Wang Di (China)
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) 5 Muangthong United   3–0   Brisbane Roar Pak Kret, Thailand
19:30 ICT
Report Stadium: SCG Stadium
Attendance: 11,807
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) 6 Brisbane Roar   2–3   Ulsan Hyundai Brisbane, Australia
20:00 AEST Maclaren   18', 37' Report
Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

References edit

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  21. ^ Monteverde, Marco (6 February 2017). "Roar midfielder Dimitri Petratos moves to South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai". The Courier-Mail.
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Notes
  1. ^ Following Petratos signing a pre-contract with Newcastle Jets for next season, the transfer fee was split.

External links edit