2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar took part in the 2006–07 A-League competition, hoping to improve on their performance in the previous domestic season, which saw them finish in sixth position at the end of the A-League competition.

Queensland Roar FC
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Ribot
Manager see Coaches
Miron Bleiberg
Frank Farina
A-League5th
Pre-Season Cup7th
Top goalscorerDario Vidosic – 5 Goals
Highest home attendance32,371 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance10,040 v Newcastle Jets FC
Average home league attendance16,465

Transfers edit

In edit

Player Details
  Liam Reddy from   Newcastle Jets FC
  Marcus Wedau from   VfL Osnabrück
  Andrew Packer from   Sydney FC
  Ante Milicic from   Newcastle Jets FC
  Simon Lynch from   Dundee
  Sasa Ognenovski from   Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues
  Dario Vidosic from   Queensland Lions
  Steve Fitzsimmons from   New Zealand Knights
  Robbie Kruse from   Queensland Academy of Sport
  Damian Mori from   Central Coast Mariners
  Chris Grossman from   Queensland Academy of Sport

Out edit

Player Details
  Alex Brosque to   Sydney FC
  Jonti Richter to   New Zealand Knights
  Scott Higgins to   Falkirk
  Todd Gava Released
  Michael Baird to   FC Universitatea Craiova
  Royce Brownlie to   Swindon Town
  Tyler Simpson to   Perth Glory
  Reece Tollenaere Released
  Warren Moon to   Queen of the South
  David Williams to   Brøndby
  Tim Smits to   New Zealand Knights

Squad edit

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 Tom Willis
2 MF   AUS Andrew Packer
3 DF   SUI Remo Buess
4 DF   AUS Chad Gibson (captain)
5 DF   AUS Josh McCloughlan
6 DF   SCO Stuart McLaren
7 MF   GER Marcus Wedau
8 MF   AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW   SCO Simon Lynch
10 FW   BRA Reinaldo Elias da Costa
11 FW   AUS Ante Milicic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   CHN Zhang Yuning
13 MF   AUS Spase Dilevski
14 DF   AUS Ben Griffin
15 MF   AUS Matt McKay
16 MF   KOR Hyuk-Su Seo
17 FW   AUS Damian Mori
18 MF   AUS Dario Vidosic
19 DF   AUS Sasa Ognenovski
20 GK   AUS Liam Reddy
21 MF   AUS Steve Fitzsimmons
27 MF   AUS Chris Grossman

Injuries & replacements edit

Suspensions edit

Coaches edit

Coach Miron Bleiberg resigned after the Round 12 loss to Adelaide United. Frank Farina became coach on 16 November 2006.[1]

Pre-Season cup edit

Summary edit

Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd
1 15 July 2006 Queensland Roar 1–2 Sydney FC 7,132
2 22 July 2006 Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights 3,347
3 29 July 2006 Newcastle Jets FC 0–0 Queensland Roar 2,822
4 6 August 2006 Queensland Roar 0–0 Central Coast 4,571
Playoff 11 August 2006 Melbourne Victory FC (PEN) (4) 1–1 (2) Queensland Roar 2,117
Final 18 August 2006 New Zealand Knights 1–2 Queensland Roar Unknown

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 12 Advance to semi-finals
2 Newcastle Jets FC 4 0 2 2 4 6 1 3
3 New Zealand Knights 4 0 3 1 2 3 0 3[A]
4 Queensland Roar 4 0 3 1 2 3 0 3[A]
  • ^
    Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
  • Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits   31'
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski   8' Rodrigues   24'
    Newcastle Jets FC0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Playoffs edit

    Seventh place playoff

    2006–07 A-League Season edit

    Summary edit

    Round Date Result Home Team Score Away Team Venue Crowd Ladder
    1 26 August 2006 Win Queensland Roar 3–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium (N) 20,606 1st
    2 1 September 2006 Win Newcastle Jets FC 2–3 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium (N) 7,276 1st
    3 9 September 2006 Draw Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Queensland Roar Central Coast Stadium (N) 4,644 2nd
    4 15 September 2006 Win Queensland Roar 5–0 New Zealand Knights Suncorp Stadium (N) 15,517 2nd
    5 22 September 2006 Draw Queensland Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium (N) 16,143 2nd
    6 1 October 2006 Loss Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome (T) 25,921 2nd
    7 8 October 2006 Draw Sydney FC 1–1 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium 17,274 2nd
    8 15 October 2006 Win Perth Glory 1–2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium (T) 9,978 2nd
    9 22 October 2006 Loss Queensland Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets FC Suncorp Stadium (T) 16,061 3rd
    10 28 October 2006 Draw Queensland Roar 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium (N) 13,727 2nd
    11 5 November 2006 Loss New Zealand Knights 1–0 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium 2,600 3rd
    12 11 November 2006 Loss Queensland Roar 0–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium (N) 14,154 4th
    13 17 November 2006 Loss Queensland Roar 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC Suncorp Stadium (N) 14,797 4th
    14 24 November 2006 Loss Sydney FC 3–0 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium (N) 12,718 7th
    15 2 December 2006 Win Queensland Roar 1–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium (N) 11,237 6th
    16 7 December 2006 Loss Queensland Roar 0–3 Newcastle Jets FC Suncorp Stadium (N) 10,040 6th
    17 16 December 2006 Win Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Queensland Roar Central Coast Stadium (N) 7,132 6th
    18 29 December 2006 Loss New Zealand Knights 3–1 Queensland Roar North Harbour Stadium (N) 1,963 6th
    19 4 January 2007 Win Adelaide United 0–1 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium (N) 10,435 5th
    20 12 January 2006 Win Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome (N) 28,937 4th
    21 20 January 2006 Draw Queensland Roar 1–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium (N) 32,371 5th

    KEY (N) = Night game (T) = Twilight game

    Table edit

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45 Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
    2 Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
    3 Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30 Qualification for Finals series
    4 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29[a]
    5 Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 −2 29
    6 Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 −4 24
    7 Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 −6 20
    8 New Zealand Knights[b] 21 5 4 12 13 39 −26 19 Disbanded at end of season
    Source: ultimatealeague.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
    2. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    Goal scorers edit

    5 Goals
    Dario Vidosic
    4 Goals
    Ante Milicic
    Reinaldo
    3 Goals
    Simon Lynch
    Matt McKay
    2 Goals
    Damian Mori
    1 Goal
    Stuart McLaren
    Spase Dilevski
    Ben Griffin
    Own Goals
    Chad Gibson
    Josh McCloughlan
    Sasa Ognenovski
    Andrew Packer

    Clean sheets edit

    Liam Reddy – 6[2]

    Notes and references edit

    1. ^ Frank Farina link
    2. ^ "Sports News Australia".

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