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2008–09 Queensland Roar FC season

The 2008–09 Queensland Roar season was the club's fourth season participating in the A-League where they would finish in 3rd place in the regular season.

Queensland Roar FC
2008–09 season
ChairmanN/A
ManagerFrank Farina
A-League3rd
Pre-Season Cup8th
Top goalscorerLeague: Serginho van Dijk – 11 Goals
All: Serginho van Dijk – 12 Goals
Highest home attendance23,705 v Central Coast Mariners
Lowest home attendance9,118 v Perth Glory
Average home league attendance13,968

Squad edit

Full time squad as of 31 July 2008

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 Liam Reddy
2 MF   AUS Andrew Packer
3 DF   AUS Luke de Vere
4 DF   AUS Craig Moore (c)
5 DF   AUS Josh McCloughan
6 FW   AUS David Dodd
7 MF   AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF   AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW   IDN Sergio van Dijk
10 MF   SCO Charlie Miller
11 FW   BRA Reinaldo
12 FW   AUS Tahj Minniecon
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   AUS Chris Grossman
14 DF   AUS Ben Griffin
15 MF   AUS Matt McKay
16 DF   KOR Seo Hyuk-Su
17 MF   AUS Mitch Nichols
18 MF   AUS Danny Tiatto
19 MF   AUS Isaka Cernak-Okanya
20 GK   AUS Griffin McMaster
21 MF   AUS Thomas Oar
22 FW   AUS Robbie Kruse
23 FW   AUS Tim Smits

Player Movement 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
3 DF   AUS Luke DeVere (Moved from AIS)
6 MF   AUS David Dodd (Moved from Palm Beach)
9 FW   IDN Sergio van Dijk (Moved from FC Emmen)
10 MF   SCO Charlie Miller (Moved from Lierse S.K.)
11 FW   BRA Reinaldo¤ (Moved from Busan I'Park)
19 MF   AUS Isaka Cernak (Moved from AIS)
21 MF   AUS Tommy Oar (Moved from QAS)
23 FW   AUS Tim Smits (Moved from Rochedale Rovers)
33 MF   BRA Henrique (Loaned from América Mineiro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF   AUS Stuart McLaren (Moved to Perth Glory)
9 FW   SCO Simon Lynch (Moved to Airdrie United)
10 FW   AUS Ante Miličić (Moved to Shahzan Muda FC)
11 FW   BRA Reinaldo¤ (Moved to Busan I'Park)
13 FW   AUS Zoran Petrevski (Moved to Melbourne Knights)
19 DF   AUS Sasa Ognenovski (Moved to Adelaide United)
20 GK   AUS Matthew Ham (Moved to Redlands United)
23 MF   BRA Marcinho (Released)


¤ Reinaldo transferred to Busan I'Park at the end of the 2007/08 A-League season and returned to Queensland in July 2008 on a free transfer.

Pre-Season edit

Roar Roadshow edit

Brisbane Olympic0–6Queensland Roar
(Report) Smits   23', 35'
Packer   49'
Grossman   57', 70', 80'
Goodwin Park
Yeronga, Queensland
Rochedale Rovers2–5Queensland Roar
Tabulo  
Unknown  		 (Report) Nichols  
Smits  
Close   
Thurtell  
Underwood Park
Rochedale, Queensland
Redlands United0–4Queensland Roar
(Report) van Dijk   
Grossman  
Kruse  
Cleveland Showgrounds
Cleveland, Queensland
Gold Coast Representative XI0–2Queensland Roar
(Report) van Dijk  
Murdocca  
Brisbane Strikers1–2Queensland Roar
Hews   (Report) Kruse  
Oar  
Sunshine Coast F.C.1–0Queensland Roar
Muta   47' (Report)
One Mile Ovals
Gympie, Queensland
Peninsula Power0–1Queensland Roar
(Report) Oar   44'
A.J. Kelly Field
Kippa-Ring, Queensland
Brisbane City0–4Queensland Roar
(Report) Smits   53'
McKay   58'
Minniecon   60'
Nichols   65'
Easts Invitational XI1–8Queensland Roar
Baty   14' (pen.) (Report) Packer   3'
Smits   24'   29'   90'
van Dijk  
McKay   69'
Oar   70'
Carroll (g.k.)   74' (o.g.)

Translink Cup edit

Queensland Roar3–1  Palmeiras B
Smits   35'
McKay   43'
Murdocca   90+2'		 (Report) Portela   57'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Peter Green

2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup edit

Sydney FC2–1Queensland Roar
Payne   53'
Prentice   57'		 (Report) van Dijk   49'
Attendance: 4,222
Queensland Roar1–1Wellington Phoenix
van Dijk   18' (Report) Kwasnik   74'
Attendance: 3,832
Queensland Roar1–2Central Coast Mariners
Zullo   51' (Report) Elrich   29'
Macallister   32'
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

Hyundai A-League 2008–09 edit

Round 1

Wellington Phoenix1–1Queensland Roar
Smeltz   53' (Report)
(Summary)		 Miller   46'
Attendance: 10,516
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 2

Queensland Roar1–1Adelaide United
Miller   47' (Report)
(Summary)		 Dodd   8' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,761
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 3

Queensland Roar2–4Central Coast Mariners
Miller   69'
van Dijk   74' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Simon   31'
Jedinak   48'
Macallister   64'   71'
Attendance: 12,185

Round 4

Perth Glory0–3Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 Moore   14'
McKay   23'
Miller   45+2'
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 5

Queensland Roar0–1Newcastle Jets
(Report)
(Summary)		 Griffiths   83'
Attendance: 12,103
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 6

Melbourne Victory0–2Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 Minniecon   83'
Zullo   90+5'
Attendance: 22,226
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7

Sydney FC1–1Queensland Roar
Musialik   90+3' (Report)
(Summary)		 Miller   48'
Attendance: 12,403

Round 8

Queensland Roar0–1Adelaide United
(Report)
(Summary)		 Cornthwaite   60'
Attendance: 11,117
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 9

Wellington Phoenix0–1Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 McCloughan   40'
Attendance: 6,543
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 10

Newcastle Jets1–2Queensland Roar
Griffiths   23' (Report)
(Summary)		 McKay   24'
Miller   35'
Attendance: 10,507
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 11

Queensland Roar0–1Melbourne Victory
(Report)
(Summary)		 Thompson   70'
Attendance: 12,022

Round 12

Queensland Roar4–1Perth Glory
van Dijk   45+1' (pen.)
Minniecon   45+3'
Miller   55'
Nichols   81'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Harnwell   57'
Attendance: 9,118
Referee: Peter Green

Round 13

Sydney FC1–1Queensland Roar
Corica   64' (Report)
(Summary)		 McKay   12'
Attendance: 8,502

Round 14

Central Coast Mariners1–1Queensland Roar
Gumprecht   83' (Report)
(Summary)		 van Dijk   11'
Attendance: 8,995
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 15

Queensland Roar2–1Newcastle Jets
Nichols   45+1'
van Dijk   90'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Griffiths   26'
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 16

Adelaide United0–0Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 14,450

Round 17

Queensland Roar3–2Wellington Phoenix
McKay   38'
van Dijk   48'
Oar   90+1'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 de Vere   11' (o.g.)
Hearfield   46'
Attendance: 13,115
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 18

Melbourne Victory2–1Queensland Roar
Allsopp   55'
Vargas   67'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Moore   75'
Attendance: 23,447

Round 19

Central Coast Mariners3–4Queensland Roar
Mrdja   5'
Simon   55'   81'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 van Dijk   43'   48'
Minniecon   60'
Bojic   69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,454

Round 20

Queensland Roar3–1Sydney FC
van Dijk   15'   28'   90+3' (Report)
(Summary)		 Danning   25'
Attendance: 19,111
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 21

Queensland Roar4–2Perth Glory
Nichols   27'
Tiatto   63'
van Dijk   76'
McCloughan   82'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Rukavytsya   21'
Skorich   66'
Attendance: 17,367
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Finals series edit

Minor semi-final – away leg

Central Coast Mariners0–2Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 Nichols   30'
van Dijk   54' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams

Minor semi-final – home leg

Queensland Roar2–1Central Coast Mariners
Nichols   21'
McKay   49'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Mrdja   64'
Attendance: 24,705
Referee: Peter Green

Preliminary final (One Leg – Played away to loser of major semi-final)

Adelaide United1–0Queensland Roar
Barbiero   25' (Report)
(Summary)
Hindmarsh Stadium
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 8,472

Ladder position edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Qualification for Finals series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 −8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 −13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 −18 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References edit

27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944 (Suncorp Stadium)

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