2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

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

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.

Transfers

In

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
See also: List of Queensland Roar FC players

Injuries & replacements

Suspensions

Coaches

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

Pre-Season cup

Summary

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

Main article: 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup § Group B
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'
    Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    Newcastle Jets FC0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Playoffs

    Seventh place playoff

    2006–07 A-League Season

    Summary

    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

    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

    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

    Liam Reddy – 6[2]

    Notes and references

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

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

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