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2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's 14th season participating in the A-League and in the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Brisbane Roar
2018–19 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerJohn Aloisi
(to 28 December 2018)
Darren Davis (caretaker)
(from 28 December 2018)
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League9th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Taggart (11 goals)
All: Adam Taggart (11 goals)
Highest home attendance15,129 vs Wellington Phoenix
(28 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,084 vs Wellington Phoenix
(12 April 2019)
Average home league attendance9,632

Players edit

Squad information edit

Further information: Brisbane Roar FC § Players

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 Brendan White
2 FW   NZL Dane Ingham
3 DF   AUS Luke DeVere
4 DF   AUS Daniel Bowles
7 MF   DEN Thomas Kristensen
8 MF   AUS Jacob Pepper
10 FW   AUS Brett Holman
11 FW   FRA Éric Bauthéac
12 DF   AUS Ruon Tongyik
13 MF   AUS Stefan Mauk
14 MF   ESP Álex López
15 DF   AUS Stefan Nigro
16 FW   AUS Charles Lokolingoy
17 MF   AUS Matt McKay (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   AUS Joe Caletti
19 DF   AUS Jack Hingert
21 GK   ENG Jamie Young
22 MF   DEN Tobias Mikkelsen
23 FW   AUS Dylan Wenzel-Halls
24 DF   AUS Connor O'Toole
26 FW   AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
33 FW   BRA Henrique
34 DF   AUS Aaron Reardon
35 MF   AUS Jay Barnett (Scholarship)
37 FW   AUS Bryce Bafford (Scholarship)
38 FW   AUS Izaack Powell (Scholarship)
92 FW   AUS Eli Babalj (Injury replacement loan)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
9 FW Adam Taggart Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 1 May 2018 [1]
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls   Western Pride Free transfer 1 year 4 May 2018 [2]
13 MF Stefan Mauk   N.E.C. €150,000[3] 4 years 28 May 2018 [4]
22 FW   Tobias Mikkelsen   Nordsjaelland Free transfer 1 year 5 June 2018 [5]
15 DF Stefan Nigro Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2018 [6]
14 MF   Álex López Free transfer 1 year 28 September 2018 [7]
16 FW Charles Lokolingoy Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2019 [8]
12 DF Ruon Tongyik Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2019 [8]
92 FW Eli Babalj Free transfer 5 months 6 March 2019 [9]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
14 MF   Fahid Ben Khalfallah Retired 20 April 2018 [10]
9 FW   Massimo Maccarone End of contract 24 April 2018 [11]
13 DF Jade North End of contract 26 April 2018 [12]
5 DF Corey Brown End of contract 27 April 2018 [13]
11 FW Corey Gameiro End of contract 3 May 2018 [14]
16 MF Mitchell Oxborrow End of contract 3 May 2018 [14]
77 DF Ivan Franjic End of contract 28 May 2018 [4]
25 MF Rahmat Akbari Melbourne Victory Loan 19 October 2018 [15][16]
6 DF   Avraam Papadopoulos   Olympiacos Mutual contract termination 28 January 2019 [17]
9 FW Adam Taggart   Suwon Samsung Bluewings Undisclosed 14 February 2019 [18]
20 FW Shannon Brady   Gold Coast Knights Free transfer 11 March 2019 [19]

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
34 DF   Aaron Reardon 19 Multi-year contract[20]
38 DF   Izaack Powell 17 1 year scholarship contract[21]

Contract extensions edit

No. Position Name Duration Date Notes
24 DF Connor O'Toole 3 years 24 April 2018 [22]
17 MF Matt McKay 1 year 27 April 2018 [23]
19 DF Jack Hingert 2 years 27 April 2018 [23]
4 DF Daniel Bowles 1 year 4 May 2018 [24]
8 MF Jacob Pepper 1 year 4 May 2018 [24]
1 GK Brendan White 1 year 4 May 2018 [24]
33 FW   Henrique 1 year 4 May 2018 [24]
10 FW Brett Holman 1 year 17 May 2018 [25]
26 FW Nicholas D'Agostino 1 year 17 May 2018 [25]
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls 2 years 14 February 2019 [26]

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Darren Davies
Assistant Manager  
Goalkeeping Coach   Jason Kearton

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Brendan White 4 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
2 FW   Dane Ingham 13 0 2 1 0 10+3 0 2 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Luke DeVere 5 1 2 0 0 5+0 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Daniel Bowles 15 0 9 0 1 12+2 0 8 0 1 1+0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Thomas Kristensen 18 0 1 0 0 16+1 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Jacob Pepper 22 0 9 0 0 20+1 0 9 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Brett Holman 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Éric Bauthéac 25 7 10 2 0 24+0 7 10 2 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   Ruon Tongyik 7 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   Stefan Mauk 6 0 1 0 1 4+1 0 1 0 1 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Álex López 25 3 5 0 0 25+0 3 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Stefan Nigro 9 0 1 0 0 6+3 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
16 FW   Charles Lokolingoy 5 0 2 0 0 0+5 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Matt McKay 25 1 5 0 0 23+1 1 5 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Joe Caletti 13 0 0 0 0 6+6 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Jack Hingert 17 0 4 0 0 16+0 0 4 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   Jamie Young 25 0 1 0 0 24+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   Tobias Mikkelsen 19 3 0 0 0 10+8 3 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   Dylan Wenzel-Halls 20 5 1 0 0 11+9 5 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Connor O'Toole 16 0 1 0 0 15+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Nicholas D'Agostino 17 1 2 0 0 6+11 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Adam Sawyer† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   Macklin Freke† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Zachary Duncan† 4 1 1 0 0 3+1 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   Henrique 25 3 0 0 0 11+13 3 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Aaron Reardon 4 0 1 0 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   Jay Barnett† 3 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   Daniel Leck† 9 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Bryce Bafford† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   Izaack Powell† 6 0 2 0 0 4+2 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
92 FW   Eli Babalj 4 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club
6 DF   Avraam Papadopoulos 9 0 4 0 0 9+0 0 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Adam Taggart 19 11 1 0 0 17+1 11 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Shannon Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies edit

27 June 2018 Logan Lightning   0–4   Brisbane Roar Logan
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
12 July 2018 Magpies Crusaders United   0–5   Brisbane Roar Mackay
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: BB Print Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 July 2018 Wellington Phoenix   1–2   Brisbane Roar Gold Coast
 Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath
15 August 2018 Brisbane Roar   1–1   Sydney FC Gold Coast
 Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Alex King
1 September 2018 Melbourne Victory   1–1   Brisbane Roar Morwell
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Latrobe City Sports & Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
15 September 2018 Peninsula Power   2–3   Brisbane Roar Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
25 September 2018 Melbourne City   1–1   Brisbane Roar Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
29 September 2018 Brisbane Roar   3–0   BPL Select Logan
 Report Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
4 October 2018 Brisbane Roar   1–1   Australia U20 Logan
12:00 AEST Report Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 9th 21 October 2018 25 April 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 7 August 2018 7 August 2018

A-League edit

Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Finals series[a]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[b] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ 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 4 6 17 38 71  −33 18 3 3 7 19 36  −17 1 3 10 19 35  −16

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAAHAAHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHHH
ResultDDLDWLLLLLLDLDLDLWLWLLLLWLL
Position478866999999999999999999999
Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2018 1 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,859
Referee: Chris Beath
28 October 2018 2 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Alex King
3 November 2018 3 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Taggart   84' (pen.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,446
Referee: Daniel Elder
10 November 2018 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Brisbane Roar Mudgee
17:35
Report
Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 November 2018 5 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,925
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
30 November 2018 6 Adelaide United 2–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,005
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 December 2018 7 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Kurt Ams
14 December 2018 8 Brisbane Roar 2–4 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Adam Fielding
22 December 2018 9 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,841
Referee: Kurt Ams
29 December 2018 10 Sydney FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,216
Referee: Alex King
2 January 2019 12 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,519
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 January 2019 11 Brisbane Roar 2–4 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Adam Kersey
11 January 2019 13 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,348
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 January 2019 15 Brisbane Roar 0–5 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,131
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
20 January 2019 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Matthew Conger
25 January 2019 16 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,053
Referee: Adam Fielding
2 February 2019 17 Adelaide United 4–3 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Alex King
8 February 2019 18 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,356
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 February 2019 19 Perth Glory 4–0 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:00 AWST
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 10,831
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 February 2019 20 Central Coast Mariners 3–5 Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Stephan Lucas
8 March 2019 21 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,130
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 March 2019 22 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Chris Beath
29 March 2019 23 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,059
Referee: Stephan Lucas
5 April 2019 24 Melbourne City 4–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Adam Kersey
12 April 2019 25 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Peter Green
20 April 2019 26 Brisbane Roar 1–6 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
17:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,985
Referee: Alex King
25 April 2019 27 Brisbane Roar 3–5 Adelaide United Brisbane
14:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Shaun Evans

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
7 August 2018 Round of 32 Brisbane Roar   0–1   Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 6,151
Referee: Casey Reibelt

References edit

  1. ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2018). "Brisbane Roar sign former A-League Golden Boot winner Adam Taggart". The Courier-Mail.
  2. ^ Monteverde, Marco (4 May 2018). "Brisbane Roar part ways with striker Corey Gameiro, bring in local goal machine". The Courier-Mail.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Roar 2018/19 season preview". 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Monteverde, Marco (28 May 2018). "A-League: Stefan Mauk signing bolsters Brisbane Roar midfield". The Courier-Mail.
  5. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (5 June 2018). "Roar sign Danish international winger". FourFourTwo.
  6. ^ Monteverde, Marco (11 July 2018). "Sacked Roar coach Mike Mulvey returns to A-League with revenge on his mind". Courier Mail.
  7. ^ Adno, Carly (28 September 2018). "Alex Lopez will add some Spanish flair to Brisbane Roar this season". Fox Sports.
  8. ^ a b "Talented young duo join BRFC". Brisbane Roar. 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ Warren, Adrian (6 March 2019). "Brisbane Roar sign striker Eli Babalj". The Recorder.
  10. ^ "Fahid Ben Khalfallah announces retirement after Roar's final loss". Fox Sports. 20 April 2018.
  11. ^ Monteverde, Marco (24 April 2018). "Marquee striker Massimo Maccarone not offered a new deal by Brisbane Roar". The Courier-Mail.
  12. ^ "Brisbane Roar announce Jade North exit". Fox Sports. 26 April 2018.
  13. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (27 April 2018). "Brisbane lose star defender". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Brisbane Roar part ways with fringe pair". A-League. 3 May 2018.
  15. ^ Rugari, Vince (19 October 2018). "Victory sign exciting teen Akbari in time for A-League kick-off". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  16. ^ "Signing news: Victory secure exciting teenager Barnett". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2019. Rahmat Akbari was on loan at Victory from Roar for the 2018/19 Season
  17. ^ "Papadopoulos departs BRFC". Brisbane Roar. 28 January 2019.
  18. ^ Jackson, Ed (14 January 2019). "Taggart leaves Roar in Asian switch". The Courier.
  19. ^ Unwin, Dominic (11 March 2019). "Roar confirm Brady departure". A-League.
  20. ^ "BRFC Academy graduate Aaron Reardon signs on". Brisbane Roar. 27 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Izaack Powell signs on". Brisbane Roar. 4 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Young defender locks away long-term future". Brisbane Roar. 24 April 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Experienced duo sign-on". Brisbane Roar. 27 April 2018.
  24. ^ a b c d "Slippery Fish one of our four to sign-on". Brisbane Roar. 4 May 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Attacking duo sign-on". Brisbane Roar. 17 May 2018.
  26. ^ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls commits to BRFC". Brisbane Roar. 14 February 2019.

External links edit

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