2021–22 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2021–22 season is Brisbane Roar's 16th season in the A-League and their 27th season in professional football. Brisbane Roar is also participating in the FFA Cup for the 7th time.

Brisbane Roar
2021–22 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerWarren Moon
StadiumMoreton Daily Stadium
A-League Men11th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Juan Lescano (6)
All: Juan Lescano (7)
Highest home attendance7,127 (25 April 2022 vs. Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance1,600 (30 March 2022 vs. Wellington Phoenix
Average home league attendance4,500

Players edit

First team squad edit

As of 5 November 2021

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 Macklin Freke
2 DF   AUS Scott Neville
3 DF   AUS Corey Brown
4 DF   AUS Anton Mlinaric (on loan from Sydney FC)
5 DF   SCO Tom Aldred (captain)
6 DF   AUS Connor Chapman
7 MF   AFG Rahmat Akbari
8 MF   GER Matti Steinmann
9 FW   AUS Luke Ivanovic
10 FW   AUS Nikola Mileusnic
11 MF   AUS Jez Lofthouse
12 GK   AUS Jordan Holmes
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   AUS Henry Hore
15 MF   AUS Jesse Daley
16 DF   AUS Josh Brindell-South
18 FW   JPN Ryo Wada (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
19 DF   AUS Jack Hingert
21 MF   AUS Nick Olsen
22 FW   AUS Alex Parsons
23 FW   ARG Juan Lescano
26 MF   IRL Jay O'Shea
27 DF   AUS Kai Trewin (scholarship)
29 FW   AUS Cyrus Dehmie (scholarship)
35 MF   AUS Louis Zabala

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
8 MF   Matti Steinmann   East Bengal Free transfer 2+ years 16 June 2021 [1]
10 FW Nikola Mileusnic   Randers FC Free transfer 1 year 22 June 2021 [2]
9 FW Luke Ivanovic Unattached Free transfer 2+ years 5 August 2021 [3]
23 FW   Juan Lescano   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2021 [4]
12 GK Jordan Holmes Unattached Free transfer 2 years 14 September 2021 [5]
11 MF Jez Lofthouse   Olympic FC Free transfer 2 years 27 September 2021 [6]
13 FW Henry Hore   South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 28 September 2021 [7][8]
21 MF Nick Olsen   Khaitan SC Free transfer 1 year 24 October 2021 [9]
4 DF Anton Mlinaric Sydney FC Loan 3 months 25 October 2021 [10]
24 GK   Aidan Munford Unattached Free transfer 5 November 2021 [11]
18 FW   Ryo Wada   Sagan Tosu Loan 5 months 4 February 2022 [12]
6 DF Connor Chapman Unattached Free transfer 1.5 years 11 February 2022 [13]

From youth squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
35 MF   Louis Zabala 20 [14]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
6 DF   Macaulay Gillesphey   Plymouth Argyle End of contract 16 June 2021 [15]
10 MF   Riku Danzaki   Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo End of loan 17 June 2021 [16]
11 FW Joe Champness Newcastle Jets End of loan [16]
22 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy Unattached End of contract [16]
29 DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins Unattached End of contract [16]
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls Western United End of contract 22 June 2021 [17]
17 FW Golgol Mebrahtu Unattached End of contract [17]
21 GK   Jamie Young Western United Mutual contract termination 1 August 2021 [18][19]
9 FW   Masato Kudo Unattached Mutual contract termination 7 August 2021 [20]
28 DF Izaack Powell Unattached End of contract 11 October 2021 [21]
24 GK   Aidan Munford   Lions FC End of contract 20 January 2022 [22]

Contract extensions edit

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
27 Kai Trewin Defender [23]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) Friendly Football Wide Bay Select XI   1–13 Brisbane Roar Nikenbah, Australia
17:00
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Report
Stadium: Fraser Coast Sports and Recreation Precinct
Referee: Alex King
29 September 2021 (2021-09-29) Friendly Brisbane Roar 6–0   Capalaba FC Gold Coast, Australia
19:30
Report Stadium: Gold Coast Sports Precinct
6 November 2021 Friendly Brisbane Roar 3–1   BRFC Invitational XI Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Underwood Park
13 November 2021 Friendly NPL Queensland All-Stars   3–2 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 19 November 2021 10 May 2022 Matchday 1 26 7 5 14 29 39 −10 026.92
FFA Cup 14 September 2021 12 January 2022 Round of 32 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 066.67
Australia Cup 13 May 2022 13 May 2022 Preliminary Round 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Total 30 10 5 15 39 41 −2 033.33

Last updated: 13 May 2022
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup edit

14 September 2021 Round of 32 Peninsula Power   0–3 Brisbane Roar Kippa-Ring
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 October 2021 Round of 16 Lions FC   0–4 Brisbane Roar Brisbane
15:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,465
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
12 January 2022 Quarter-finals Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Australia Cup edit

A-League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Sydney FC 26 8 7 11 37 44 −7 31
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 45 43 +2 29 Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[a]
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 6 9 11 30 38 −8 27
11 Brisbane Roar 26 7 5 14 29 39 −10 26
12 Perth Glory 26 4 6 16 20 43 −23 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a play-off round.[24]

Matches edit

19 November 2021 1 Melbourne City 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
28 November 2021 2 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Alex King
4 December 2021 3 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Adelaide United Brisbane
16:45 AEST Report Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Chris Beath
11 December 2021 4 Western United 1–0 Brisbane Roar Geelong
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 2,845
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
15 January 2022 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Jack Morgan
19 January 2022 5 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 January 2022 11 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Adelaide United Brisbane
16:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
3 February 2022 13 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
18:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
13 February 2022 14 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Macarthur FC Brisbane
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Kurt Ams
16 February 2022 8 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:25 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 38
Referee: Alex King
20 February 2022 15 Perth Glory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Launceston
16:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: UTAS Stadium
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 March 2022 17 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Chris Beath
12 March 2022 18 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Tim Danaskos
19 March 2022 19 Perth Glory 1–4 Brisbane Roar Perth
21:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 March 2022 6 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 March 2022 20 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Western United Brisbane
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 4,935
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 March 2022 22 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 April 2022 21 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: Chris Beath
9 April 2022 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,233
Referee: Jack Morgan
12 April 2022 7 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:05 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 April 2022 24 Macarthur FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: Daniel Elder
25 April 2022 16 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
14:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
30 April 2022 26 Adelaide United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,761
Referee: Ben Abraham
3 May 2022 9 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Tim Danaskos
10 May 2022 25 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Sydney FC Brisbane
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Adam Kersey

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 13 May 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Australia Cup play-off Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Macklin Freke 12(1) 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
2 DF   Scott Neville 25 1 3 0 0 0 28 1
3 DF   Corey Brown 10(2) 1 2 1 0 0 14 2
4 DF   Anton Mlinaric 6(5) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   Tom Aldred 12 0 2 0 1 0 15 0
6 DF   Connor Chapman 2(2) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 MF   Rahmat Akbari 22(1) 2 2 0 1 0 26 2
8 MF   Matti Steinmann 11(6) 0 3 1 0 0 20 1
9 FW   Luke Ivanovic 9(11) 4 1 1 1 2 22 7
10 MF   Nikola Mileusnic 11(4) 5 3 0 0(1) 0 19 5
11 MF   Jez Lofthouse 1(11) 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
12 GK   Jordan Holmes 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
13 MF   Henry Hore 17(6) 5 0 0 0(1) 0 24 5
14 MF   Eli Adams 3(4) 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
15 MF   Jesse Daley 13(9) 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
16 DF   Josh Brindell-South 4(12) 0 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 19 0
18 FW   Ryo Wada 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 DF   Jack Hingert 16(5) 0 2(1) 0 0 0 24 0
21 MF   Nicholas Olsen 11(8) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 22 0
22 MF   Alex Parsons 7(5) 2 1(2) 0 1 0 16 2
23 FW   Juan Lescano 12(8) 6 0(2) 1 1 0 23 7
26 MF   Jay O'Shea 26 3 1(1) 0 1 0 29 3
27 DF   Kai Trewin 25 0 3 0 1 0 29 0
29 FW   Cyrus Dehmie 6(8) 0 1(2) 3 1 1 18 4
35 MF   Louis Zabala 7(8) 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
37 DF   Jackson Hart-Phillips 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF   Sam Klein 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of 14 September 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
           
1 8 MF   Matti Steinmann 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 1 0 1 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 13 May 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Australia Cup play-off Total
1 1 GK   Macklin Freke 3 2 0 5
2 12 GK   Jordan Holmes 2 0 0 2
Total 5 2 0 7

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Roar sign midfielder Matti Steinmann". Brisbane Roar. 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Roar seal Mileusnić signing". Brisbane Roar. 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Roar complete Luke Ivanovic capture". Brisbane Roar. 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Roar secure striker Juan Lescano". Brisbane Roar. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Roar sign Olympian Jordan Holmes". Brisbane Roar. 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Roar sign NPL Queensland star Jez Lofthouse". Brisbane Roar. 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Roar strengthen Queensland core with Henry Hore". Brisbane Roar. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Henry Hore signs long-term contract extension". Brisbane Roar. 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Roar sign former Young Socceroo Nick Olsen". Brisbane Roar. 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Roar sign Anton Mlinarić on loan". Brisbane Roar. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign goalkeeper Aidan Munford". Brisbane Roar. 5 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Japanese forward Ryo Wada on loan". Brisbane Roar. 4 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Australia youth international Connor Chapman". Brisbane Roar. 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Brisbane Roar lock in Louis Zabala after first-team breakthrough". Brisbane Roar. 22 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Gillesphey departs Roar to return home". Brisbane Roar. 16 June 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d "Brisbane Roar confirm player departures". Brisbane Roar. 17 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Wenzel-Halls and Mebrahtu depart Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 22 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Jamie Young departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 1 August 2021.
  19. ^ Monteverde, Marco (2 August 2021). "Socceroos: Football Australia officials hopeful of securing travel bubble for clash against China in Sydney". The Daily Telegraph. United have also secured the services of former A-League goalkeeper of the year Jamie Young following his departure from Brisbane Roar.
  20. ^ "Masato Kudo departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 7 August 2021.
  21. ^ Paquette, Catherine (11 October 2021). "A-League rising star battling leukaemia: 'Not all the players knew'". FTBL.
  22. ^ Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (20 January 2022). "BRFC can confirm @aidan_munford has reached the end of his short-term contract and has signed with @lionsfc1" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Isuzu UTE A-League: Your club's ins, outs and full squad". Keep Up. 15 November 2021.
  24. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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