2007–08 Queensland Roar FC season
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| 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
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
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Trialists
| 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
In
| Name | Position | Moving from |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Tiatto | Midfield | Leicester City England |
| 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 Brazil | Forward | São Paulo FC Brazil |
| Craig Moore | Defender | Newcastle United FC England |
| Zoran Petrevski | Forward | Preston Lions |
Out
| Name | Position | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Gibson | Defender | Released: contract not renewed |
| Remo Buess Switzerland | Defender | Released: contract not renewed |
| Yuning Zhang China | Forward | Released: contract not renewed |
| Dario Vidosic | Midfield | 1. FC Nürnberg Germany |
| Spase Dilevski | Midfield | FC Universitatea Craiova Romania |
| Marcus Wedau Germany | Midfield | Released: compassionate grounds |
| Tom Willis | Goalkeeper | Released: contract not renewed |
| Ante Milicic | Forward | Free Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC (December 2007) |
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Foreign player
Marquee
Pre-season
Pre-season Cup group stage
| Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Crowd | Stadium | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', Lynch File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
| 3 | 27 July 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | 4,081 | Queen Elizabeth II Park | Lynch File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', Ognenovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', Old (Phoenix) File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
Pre-season Cup semi-final
Pre-season Cup third place playoff
Hyundai A-League fixtures
Home and Away
| 25 August 2007 1 | Queensland Roar Australia | 2 : 2 | Australia Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Moore Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 68' Ognenovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Report Summary |
Burns File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Djité File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
Attendance: 16,828 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 2 September 2007 2 | Newcastle Jets Australia | 1 : 1 | Australia Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' | Report Summary |
Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' McLaren Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 85' |
Attendance: 13,144 Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz |
| 6 September 2007 3 | Queensland Roar Australia | 0 : 1 | Australia Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 16 September 2007 4 | Perth Glory Australia | 1 : 2 | Australia Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Harnwell File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Report Summary |
McCloughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Attendance: 7,203 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 22 September 2007 5 | Queensland Roar Australia | 0 : 1 | Australia Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Patrick File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Attendance: 16,582 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 28 September 2007 6 | Melbourne Victory Australia | 2 : 0 | Australia Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Muscat File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 25,622 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 5 October 2007 7 | Queensland Roar Australia | 2 : 1 | New Zealand Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Zullo File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Kruse File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Smeltz File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' | Attendance: 12,458 Referee: Australia Craig Zetter |
| 14 October 2007 8 | Central Coast Mariners Australia | 0 : 1 | Australia Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Porter Red card 31' | Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
McCloughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' | Attendance: 8,113 Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary |
| 19 October 2007 9 | Newcastle Jets Australia | 1 : 1 | Australia Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (pen.) | Report Summary |
Kruse File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' | Attendance: 12,326 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 27 October 2007 10 | Queensland Roar Australia | 3 : 3 | Australia Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Marcinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3' Lynch File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.), 86' |
Report Summary |
Moore File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (o.g.) Harnwell File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Coyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 2 November 2007 11 | Adelaide United Australia | 0 : 1 | Australia Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 19:30 UTC+10:30 | Report Summary |
Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' | Attendance: 10,705 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
| 11 November 2007 12 | Queensland Roar Australia | 3 : 0 | New Zealand Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (pen.), 79' Marcinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report Summary |
Elrich Red card 34' | Attendance: 13,808 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 16 November 2007 13 | Queensland Roar Australia | 1 : 0 | Australia Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Kruse File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 17,207 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 25 November 2007 14 | Sydney FC Australia | 0 : 0 | Australia Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 19:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Packer Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 83' | Attendance: 16,569 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 30 November 2007 15 | Queensland Roar Australia | 0 : 1 | Australia Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
J. Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' | Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
| 9 December 2007 16 | Queensland Roar Australia | 2 : 1 | Australia Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Vidmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (o.g.) McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Report Summary |
J.Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Attendance: 16,442 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 14 December 2007 17 | Wellington Phoenix New Zealand | 1 : 1 | Australia Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 19:30 UTC+12 | Smeltz File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | Report Summary |
Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' | Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 30 December 2007 18 | Perth Glory Australia | 1 : 4 | Australia Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Rizzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' | Report Summary |
Kruse File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Minniecon File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' McCloughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
Attendance: 9,614 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
| 5 January 2008 19 | Queensland Roar Australia | 1 : 2 | Australia Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19:00 UTC+10 | Marcinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' | Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Allsopp File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Attendance: 21,475 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 13 January 2008 20 | Queensland Roar Australia | 0 : 0 | Australia Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 31,933 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 20 January 2008 21 | Adelaide United Australia | 2 : 0 | Australia Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 18:30 UTC+10:30 | Djite File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Pantelis File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Report Summary |
Tiatto Red card 41' | Attendance: 10,803 Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski |
Finals
| 25 January 2008 Minor SF Leg 1 | Sydney FC Australia | 0 : 0 | Australia Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 23,450 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 8 February 2008 Minor SF Leg 2 | Queensland Roar Australia | 2 : 0 (2 : 0 agg.) | Australia Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 20:07 UTC+10 (Delayed Kickoff) |
Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' S. Ognenovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.) |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Middleby Red card 20' | Attendance: 36,221 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 17 February 2008 Preliminary Final | Newcastle Jets Australia | 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) | Australia Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 18:00 UTC+11 | Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' J.Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 104' (pen.) Elrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 111' |
Report Summary[permanent dead link] |
Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.) Moore Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 112' |
Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
Ladder position
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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
- ↑ "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"