2007–08 Queensland Roar FC season
| 2007–08 season | |||
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| Chairman | John Ribot | ||
| Manager | Frank Farina | ||
| A-League | 4th | ||
| Pre-Season Cup | 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Reinaldo – 6 Goals All: Reinaldo – 9 Goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 36,221 v Sydney FC | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,815 v Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,556 | ||
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The 2007–08 Queensland Roar season was the club's third season participating in the A-League where they would finish in fourth place in the regular season.
2007–08 season[edit]
Failure to qualify for the 2006–2007 finals series resulted in the release from contract of defenders Chad Gibson (the club's first captain and A-league pin-up boy) and Swiss import Remo Buess. Both left on good terms with the club during January 2007 stating that the team had to be altered to make it more competitive in the future.
In further evidence of "spring cleaning" in preparation for Season 3, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from an inauspicious contract with the Roar. Billed as the Chinese David Beckham, Zhang underwhelmed Roar supporters and will return to China in search of a club within the local scene there.
Danny Tiatto has signed a two-year contract with Queensland Roar, becoming Frank Farina's first 07/08 signing . Tiatto, who has played in England for the past 11 years for Leicester City and Manchester City, agreed to terms with Queensland after Melbourne declined to sign him.
Farina has highlighted his favoritism toward young Queensland and indeed Australian players with the signings for the 2007–08 season of highly rated Queenslanders and Youth International Strikers Robbie Kruse and Tahj Minniecon, as well as attacking Midfielder Mitch Nichols. Also, the contracts of highly rated 20-year-olds Chris Grossman and Ben Griffin have been renewed, while Farina has given two-year contracts to Queenslanders Under-17 International Striker Tahj Minniecon and Under-20 and AIS Scholarship holder Robbie. These signings have all made the Roar a team of bright, young talent, predominantly Queenslanders which is Farina's focus.
Queensland Roar's German import Marcus Wedau has been released from the remaining year of his contract by the A-League club on compassionate grounds. Wedau, 31, will return to Germany to be with his pregnant partner who is expecting their first child in October.
On 25 July 2007, Craig Moore was unveiled as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008–2009 season[1][2]
Squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Trialists[edit]
| Position | Name | Current club |
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| FW | Victor Fenehia | Mitchelton FC |
| DF | Blake Charity | AIS |
| DF | Joel Peach | AIS |
| FW | Gareth Musson | Mitchelton FC |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Name | Position | Moving from |
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| Danny Tiatto | Midfield | Leicester City 
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| Tahj Minniecon | Forward | AIS |
| Robbie Kruse | Forward | AIS |
| Chris Grossman | Midfield | AIS / Rochedale Rovers |
| Mitch Nichols | Midfield | Palm Beach |
| Matthew Ham | Goalkeeper | Brisbane Wolves |
| Griffin McMaster | Goalkeeper | Mount Gravatt Hawks |
| Michael Zullo | Midfield | Brisbane City Soccer Club |
Marcinho  |
Forward | São Paulo FC
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| Craig Moore | Defender | Newcastle United FC
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| Zoran Petrevski | Forward | Preston Lions |
Out[edit]
| Name | Position | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Gibson | Defender | Released: contract not renewed |
Remo Buess  |
Defender | Released: contract not renewed |
Yuning Zhang  |
Forward | Released: contract not renewed |
| Dario Vidosic | Midfield | 1. FC Nürnberg 
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| Spase Dilevski | Midfield | FC Universitatea Craiova 
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| Marcus Wedau |
Midfield | Released: compassionate grounds |
| Tom Willis | Goalkeeper | Released: contract not renewed |
| Ante Milicic | Forward | Free Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC (December 2007) |
Foreign player
Marquee
Pre-season[edit]
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Stadium | Scorers |
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| 30 May 2007 | Palm Beach Sharks | 0–5 | Queensland Roar | Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland | McCloughan  7', Marcinho 30', Minniecon 44', Murdocca 60', Peach 66'
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| 5 June 2007 | Queensland Roar | 3–0 | Brisbane City | Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland | Reinaldo 4', Milicic 50', Murdocca 65'
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| 12 June 2007 | Queensland Roar | 13–0 | Souths Utd, Brisbane | Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland | Reinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca , Nichols, McKay, Fenehia, Wedau, Kruse
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| 19 June 2007 | Queensland Roar | 5–1 | Mt Gravatt Hawks | Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland | Milicic 26', McKay 45+1', 55', Volker (Hawks) , Musson 89', Zullo 90+1'
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| 27 June 2007 | Queensland Roar | 5–0 | Brisbane Strikers | Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland | Milicic 18', Kruse 43', Marcinho 55', 78', Reinaldo 62'
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| 1 July 2007 | Queensland Roar | 4–1 | Supersport United FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland | Reinaldo 12', 37', Lynch 52', Minniecon 70', Mashego (Supersport) 39'
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| 7 July 2007 | Capricorn Cougars | 0–6 | Queensland Roar | Jardine Park, Rockhampton, Queensland | Reinaldo 10', 85', Lynch 13', Milicic 44', Marcinho 61', Kruse 73'
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| 17 August 2007 | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Solomon Islands | Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland | Menapi (Solomons) 19', Milicic 48'
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Pre-season Cup group stage[edit]
| Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Crowd | Stadium | Scorers |
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| 1 | 14 July 2007 | Queensland Roar | 0–0 | Sydney FC | 4,892 | Maroochydore Soccer Club | |
| 2 | 21 July 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | 3,531 | Wade Park | Boogaard (CCM) 6', Lynch 60'
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| 3 | 27 July 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | 4,081 | Queen Elizabeth II Park | Lynch 41', Ognenovski 50', Old (Phoenix) 47'
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Pre-season Cup semi-final[edit]
| Adelaide United | 3–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| Djite 1' Petta 45'Cássio 64' |
(Report) | Lynch 16' Milicic 73' |
Pre-season Cup third place playoff[edit]
| Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Queensland Roar |
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| Simon 9' |
(Report) | Milicic 30' Nichols  33'Marcinho 48'Seo 76'Reinaldo 86' |
Hyundai A-League fixtures[edit]
Home and Away[edit]
| 25 August 2007 1 | Queensland Roar  | 2 : 2 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | McKay 45' Moore  63'  68'Ognenovski 76' |
Report Summary |
Burns 8' Djité 47' |
Attendance: 16,828 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 2 September 2007 2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths 89' |
Report Summary |
Reinaldo 70' McLaren 42' 85' |
Attendance: 13,144 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
| 6 September 2007 3 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Kwasnik 55' |
Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 16 September 2007 4 | Perth Glory | 1 : 2 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Harnwell 14' |
Report Summary |
McCloughan 21' McKay 84' |
Attendance: 7,203 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 22 September 2007 5 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 1 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Patrick 69' |
Attendance: 16,582 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 28 September 2007 6 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 0 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Muscat 68' (pen.) Thompson 85' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 25,622 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 5 October 2007 7 | Queensland Roar | 2 : 1 |  Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Zullo 4' Kruse 45+1' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Smeltz 90+5' |
Attendance: 12,458 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 14 October 2007 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 1 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Porter 31' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
McCloughan 5' |
Attendance: 8,113 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
| 19 October 2007 9 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths 49' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Kruse 1' |
Attendance: 12,326 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 27 October 2007 10 | Queensland Roar | 3 : 3 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Marcinho 45+3' Lynch 69' (pen.), 86' |
Report Summary |
Moore 18' (o.g.) Harnwell 43'Coyne 90+3' |
Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 2 November 2007 11 | Adelaide United | 0 : 1 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 19:30 UTC+10:30 | Report Summary |
Reinaldo 63' |
Attendance: 10,705 Referee: Peter Green |
| 11 November 2007 12 | Queensland Roar | 3 : 0 | Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 79' Marcinho 83' |
Report Summary |
Elrich 34' |
Attendance: 13,808 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 16 November 2007 13 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 0 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Kruse 10' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 17,207 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 25 November 2007 14 | Sydney FC | 0 : 0 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 19:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Packer 43' 83' |
Attendance: 16,569 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 30 November 2007 15 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
J. Griffiths 90+2' |
Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Peter Green |
| 9 December 2007 16 | Queensland Roar | 2 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Vidmar 21' (o.g.) McKay 28' |
Report Summary |
J.Aloisi 13' |
Attendance: 16,442 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 14 December 2007 17 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 : 1 | Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 19:30 UTC+12 | Smeltz 24' |
Report Summary |
Reinaldo 5' |
Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 30 December 2007 18 | Perth Glory | 1 : 4 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Rizzo 57' |
Report Summary |
Kruse 34' Reinaldo 42'Minniecon 59'McCloughan 74' |
Attendance: 9,614 Referee: Peter Green |
| 5 January 2008 19 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Marcinho 73' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Allsopp 56' Thompson 63' |
Attendance: 21,475 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 13 January 2008 20 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 0 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 31,933 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 20 January 2008 21 | Adelaide United | 2 : 0 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 18:30 UTC+10:30 | Djite 18' Pantelis 45' |
Report Summary |
Tiatto 41' |
Attendance: 10,803 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Finals[edit]
| 25 January 2008 Minor SF Leg 1 | Sydney FC | 0 : 0 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 23,450 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 8 February 2008 Minor SF Leg 2 | Queensland Roar | 2 : 0 (2 : 0 agg.) | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:07 UTC+10 (Delayed Kickoff) |
Reinaldo 13' S. Ognenovski 84' (pen.) |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Middleby 20' |
Attendance: 36,221 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 17 February 2008 Preliminary Final | Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 18:00 UTC+11 | Thompson 40' J.Griffiths 104' (pen.)Elrich 111' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Reinaldo 90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.) Moore 77' 112' |
Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Peter Green |
Ladder position[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies. - ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
References[edit]
- ^ "Moore tipped to join Roar", SBS The World Game website Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 July 2007
- ^ "Moore signs for Roar", Brisbane Times "Retrieved 25 July 2007"