2006–07 Queensland Roar season

Queensland Roar FC
2006-07 season
Chairman John Ribot
Manager see Coaches
Miron Bleiberg
Frank Farina
A-League 5th
Pre-Season Cup 7th
Top goalscorer Dario Vidosic - 5 Goals
Highest home attendance 32,371 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance 10,040 v Newcastle Jets
Average home attendance 16,465
Home colours
Away colours
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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.

Contents

Transfers

In

Player Details
Liam Reddy from Newcastle Jets
Marcus Wedau from VfL Osnabrück
Andrew Packer from Sydney FC
Ante Milicic from Newcastle Jets
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
Jonathan 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 has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Tom Willis
2 MF Andrew Packer
3 DF Remo Buess
4 DF Chad Gibson (captain)
5 DF Josh McCloughlan
6 DF Stuart McLaren
7 MF Marcus Wedau
8 MF Massimo Murdocca
9 FW Simon Lynch
10 FW Reinaldo Elias da Costa
11 FW Ante Milicic
No. Position Player
12 FW Zhang Yuning
13 MF Spase Dilevski
14 DF Ben Griffin
15 MF Matt McKay
16 MF Hyuk-Su Seo
17 FW Damian Mori
18 MF Dario Vidosic
19 DF Sasa Ognenovski
20 GK Liam Reddy
21 MF Steve Fitzsimmons
27 MF 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 0-0 Queensland Roar 2,822
4 6 August 2006 Queensland Roar 0-0 Central Coast 4,571
Playoff 11 August 2006 Melbourne Victory (PEN) (4) 1-1 (2) Queensland Roar 2,117
Final 18 August 2006 New Zealand Knights 1-2 Queensland Roar Unknown

Group stage

Table

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Central Coast Mariners 8 4 2 2 0 5 2
Adelaide United 8 4 2 2 0 2 0
Melbourne Victory 6 4 1 1 2 5 7
Perth Glory 3 4 0 3 1 2 3

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Sydney FC 12 4 3 1 0 7 2
Newcastle Jets 3 4 0 2 2 4 6
New Zealand Knights [2] 3 4 0 3 1 2 3
Queensland Roar [2] 3 4 0 3 1 2 3

Finals

Table

  Playoffs Finals
                 
              Grand final  
  A1  Central Coast Mariners 2      Central Coast Mariners 1 (4)
  B2  Newcastle Jets 1      Adelaide United (PEN) 1 (5)
                 
              Third place playoff  
  A2  Sydney FC 1      Sydney FC 2
  B1  Adelaide United 2      Newcastle Jets 0
                 
              Fifth place playoff  
  A3  Melbourne Victory (PEN) 0 (4)      Melbourne Victory 1
  B4  Queensland Roar 0 (2)      Perth Glory 0
                 
              Seventh place playoff  
  A4  New Zealand Knights 0      New Zealand Knights 1
  B3  Perth Glory 1      Queensland Roar 2

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 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 4-1 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome (T) 25,921 2nd
7 8 October 2006 Draw Sydney FC 1-1 Queensland Roar Aussie 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 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 Suncorp Stadium (N) 14,797 4th
14 24 November 2006 Loss Sydney FC 3-0 Queensland Roar Aussie 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 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 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Melbourne Victory 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45
Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30
Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29
Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 -2 29
Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 -4 24
Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 -6 20
New Zealand Knights 21 5 4 12 13 39 -26 19

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[3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Frank Farina link
  2. ^ a b As the New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar were tied on points, goal difference, goals for, goals against, and points earned in the "Bonus Round", the sixth degree of disambiguality, number of red cards received, was used. See official A-League press release for more details.
  3. ^ http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=playerstats&showdetailstatisticstype=7&seasonid=18
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