2025–26 Brisbane Roar FC season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner | Bakrie Group | |||
| Chairman | Kaz Patafta | |||
| Head Coach | Michael Valkanis | |||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| A-League Men | TBD | |||
| A-League Men Finals | TBD | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 14 May 2025. | ||||
The 2025–26 season is Brisbane Roar Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane Roar also participated in this season's editions of the Australia Cup Play-offs.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and contracts
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | MF | Milorad Stajić | Radnički Niš | Free transfer | 2 years | 17 June 2025 | [1] |
| TBA | DF | James McGarry | Aberdeen | Free transfer | 3 years | 1 July 2025 | [2] |
| 15 | DF | Hosine Bility | Mafra | Undisclosed | 2 years | 1 July 2025 | [3] |
| 19 | FW | Michael Ruhs | Western United | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2025 | [4] |
| 20 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | 1 year[note 1] | 7 July 2025 | [5] |
From youth squad
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Name | To | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Corey Brown | Brisbane City | End of contract | 4 June 2025 | [6][7] |
| 7 | FW | Rafael Struick | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [8] |
| 8 | MF | Walid Shour | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2025 | [9] |
| 10 | MF | Florin Berenguer | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [10] |
| 11 | FW | Asumah Abubakar | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [11] |
| 15 | DF | Hosine Bility | Mafra | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [3] |
| 19 | DF | Jack Hingert | Wynnum Wolves | End of contract | 25 June 2025 | [12][13] |
| 23 | MF | Keegan Jelacic | Gent | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [10] |
| 29 | GK | Matt Acton | Lions FC | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [14][15] |
| 35 | MF | Louis Zabala | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [10] |
| 43 | FW | Adam Zimarino | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [10] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Austin Ludwik | Central defender | 1 year | 27 June 2025 | [16] |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | Right-back | 1 year | 27 June 2025 | Contract extension triggered[16] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 15 July 2025 | Caboolture | v | Brisbane Roar | Burpengary, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex |
| 23 July 2025 | Holland Park | v | Brisbane Roar | Brisbane, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Whites Hill Reserve |
| 29 July 2025 | St George Willawong | v | Brisbane Roar | St George, Australia |
| 19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: St George's Park |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | To be announced | To be announced | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
| 2 | Auckland FC[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: TBA. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[17]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[17]
Notes:
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ 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.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Matches
The fixtures for the 2025-26 A-League Men season are yet to be announced.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[18]
- As of 30 June 2025
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | 2025 Australia Cup play-off | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Macklin Freke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | AUS | Dean Bouzanis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ben Warland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | USA | Marcus Ferkranus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | AUS | Austin Ludwik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | AUS | Lucas Herrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | AUS | Pearson Kasawaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | AUS | Hosine Bility | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | AUS | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | NZL | James McGarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 24 | MF | AUS | Samuel Klein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | AUS | Quinn MacNicol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | MF | BIH | Milorad Stajić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 13 | FW | AUS | Henry Hore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | AUS | Nathan Amanatidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | AUS | Jacob Brazete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | AUS | Michael Ruhs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | AUS | Ben Halloran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[18]
Clean sheets
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 22 May 2025
Notes
- ^ Option for an additional year.
References
- ^ "Bosnian Youth International secured as Roar strengthen midfield stocks". Brisbane Roar. 17 June 2025.
- ^ "'Invaluable' Championship winning defender signs long term deal with the Roar". Brisbane Roar. 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Olyroo commits to the Roar on permanent deal for two seasons". Brisbane Roar. 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Roar secure services of electrifying Australian attacker". Brisbane Roar. 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Experienced Australian custodian returns home to commit to the Roar". Brisbane Roar. 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Corey Brown departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Corey Brown Signs – 2025 NPL Men". Brisbane City. 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Rafael Struick departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar Midfielder Walid Shour departs club". Brisbane Roar. 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Brisbane Roar farewell departing players ahead of 2025/26 season". Brisbane Roar. 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar attacker Asumah Abubakar departs club". Brisbane Roar. 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar legend Jack Hingert to depart after incredible 14-year stint". Brisbane Roar. 25 June 2025.
- ^ Wynnum Wolves [@WynnumWolvesFC] (25 June 2025). "Welcome, Jack Hingert ✍️ We're delighted to announce the signing of Sri Lankan national team defender Jack Hingert, who joins us following an impressive career in the A-League, coming off the back of his 14th season with Brisbane Roar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Long-serving Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Matt Acton departs the club". Brisbane Roar. 4 July 2025.
- ^ "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐂, 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐧 Lions FC is pleased to announce the signing of A-Leagues shotstopper Matt Acton, who joins after two seasons with Brisbane Roar. Matt is an experienced goalkeeper who has proven his quality at the top level in Australia. He spent seven seasons with Melbourne Victory, and will bring leadership and dexterity to our strong Lion Men's side". Lions FC. 6 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b "Defensive duo Antonee Burke-Gilroy and Austin Ludwik commit to the club on one-year deals". Brisbane Roar. 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Brisbane Roar FC – Squad". soccerway.com.