2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

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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
Away colours

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
Australia Liam Reddy from Australia Newcastle Jets FC
Germany Marcus Wedau from Germany VfL Osnabrück
Australia Andrew Packer from Australia Sydney FC
Australia Ante Milicic from Australia Newcastle Jets FC
Scotland Simon Lynch from Scotland Dundee
Australia Sasa Ognenovski from Australia Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues
Australia Dario Vidosic from Australia Queensland Lions
Australia Steve Fitzsimmons from New Zealand New Zealand Knights
Australia Robbie Kruse from Australia Queensland Academy of Sport
Australia Damian Mori from Australia Central Coast Mariners
Australia Chris Grossman from Australia Queensland Academy of Sport

Out[]

Player Details
Australia Alex Brosque to Australia Sydney FC
Australia Jonti Richter to New Zealand New Zealand Knights
Australia Scott Higgins to Scotland Falkirk
Australia Todd Gava Released
Australia Michael Baird to Romania FC Universitatea Craiova
Australia Royce Brownlie to England Swindon Town
Australia Tyler Simpson to Australia Perth Glory
Australia Reece Tollenaere Released
Australia Warren Moon to Scotland Queen of the South
Australia David Williams to Denmark Brøndby
Australia Tim Smits to New Zealand New Zealand Knights

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Tom Willis
2 MF Australia AUS Andrew Packer
3 DF Switzerland  SUI Remo Buess
4 DF Australia AUS Chad Gibson (captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Josh McCloughlan
6 DF Scotland SCO Stuart McLaren
7 MF Germany GER Marcus Wedau
8 MF Australia AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW Scotland SCO Simon Lynch
10 FW Brazil BRA
11 FW Australia AUS Ante Milicic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW China CHN Zhang Yuning
13 MF Australia AUS Spase Dilevski
14 DF Australia AUS Ben Griffin
15 MF Australia AUS Matt McKay
16 MF South Korea KOR Hyuk-Su Seo
17 FW Australia AUS Damian Mori
18 MF Australia AUS Dario Vidosic
19 DF Australia AUS Sasa Ognenovski
20 GK Australia AUS Liam Reddy
21 MF Australia AUS Steve Fitzsimmons
27 MF Australia 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

2006> A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates15 July – 19 August 2006
Teams8
Defending championsCentral Coast Mariners
ChampionsAdelaide United (1st title)
Runners-upCentral Coast Mariners
Third placeSydney FC
Fourth placeNewcastle Jets FC
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Attendance112,254 (4,677 per match)
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).

The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.[2]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 4 2 2 0 5 2 0 8 Advance to semifinals
2 Adelaide United 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 8
3 Melbourne Victory FC 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 6
4 Perth Glory 4 0 2 2 3 6 0 2
Central Coast Mariners2–1Perth Glory
Petrie Goal 7'
Kwasnik Goal 8'		 Bertos Goal 62'
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: James Lewis
Melbourne Victory FC0–1Adelaide United
Veart Goal 65'
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 6,834
Central Coast Mariners0–0Adelaide United
Wade Park, Orange
Attendance: 4,344
Referee:
Perth Glory1–1Melbourne Victory FC
Young Goal 59' Allsopp Goal 51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angelo Nardi
Melbourne Victory FC1–3Central Coast Mariners
Thompson Goal 4' Kwasnik Goal 35'
O'Grady Goal 63'
Spencer Goal 77'
Attendance: 6,593
Referee:
Perth Glory0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Angelo Nardi

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 semifinals
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 Goal 31'
    Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    New Zealand Knights1–1Newcastle Jets FC
    Richter Goal 39' Bridge Goal 57'
    Attendance: 804
    Referee:
    Sydney FC2–1Newcastle Jets FC
    Topor-Stanley Goal 2'
    Middleby Goal 25'    		 McFlynn Goal 68' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 7,226
    Referee: Ben Williams
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski Goal 8' Rodrigues Goal 24'
    , Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    New Zealand Knights0–0Sydney FC
    Attendance: 3,121
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    Newcastle Jets FC0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Bonus round[]

    Adelaide United1–0New Zealand Knights
    Veart Goal 19' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 12,006
    Referee:
    Newcastle Jets FC2–3Melbourne Victory FC
    North Goal 17'
    Carle Goal 65' (pen.)    		 Report Thompson Goal 4'
    Muscat Goal 62' (pen.)
    Allsopp Goal 84'
    , Tamworth
    Attendance: 3,126
    Queensland Roar0–0Central Coast Mariners
    Report
    Attendance: 4,571
    Referee: Peter Green
    Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
    Brosque Goal 26', 27'
    Petrovski Goal 57'    		 Report
    WIN Stadium, Wollongong
    Attendance: 6,634

    Knockout stage[]

    Bracket[]

      Playoffs Finals
                     
                  Grand final  
      A1 Central Coast Mariners 2     Central Coast Mariners 1 (4)
      B2 Newcastle Jets FC 1     Adelaide United (pen.) 1 (5)
                     
                  Third place playoff  
      A2 Adelaide United 2     Sydney FC 2
      B1 Sydney FC 1     Newcastle Jets FC 0
                     
                  Fifth place playoff  
      A3 Melbourne Victory FC (pen.) 0 (4)     Melbourne Victory FC 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

    Playoffs[]

    New Zealand Knights0–1Perth Glory
    Young Goal 87'
    Attendance: 1,104
    Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
    Sydney FC1–2Adelaide United
    Carney Goal 43' Dodd Goal 16'
    Rees Goal 90'
    Attendance: 4,210
    Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
    Melbourne Victory FC0–0 (a.e.t.)Queensland Roar
    Penalties
    Muscat Penalty scored
    Vargas Penalty scored
    Thompson Penalty scored
    Sarkies Penalty scored    		 4–2 Penalty scored Lynch
    Penalty missed Fitzsimmons
    Penalty scored Ognenovski
    Penalty missed Gibson
    Central Coast Mariners2–1 (a.e.t.)Newcastle Jets FC
    Petrie Goal 52' (pen.)
    O'Grady Goal 96'    		 Coveny Goal 25'
    Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
    Attendance: 7,567
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Seventh place play-off[]

    New Zealand Knights1–2Queensland Roar
    Bazeley Goal 65' Goal 49'
    Vidošić
    Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

    Fifth place play-off[]

    Melbourne Victory FC1–0Perth Glory
    Allsopp Goal 84'
    Attendance: 2,215
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Third place play-off[]

    Sydney FC2–0Newcastle Jets FC
    Petrovski Goal 40'
    Rudan Goal 68'
    Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
    Attendance: 5,326
    Referee: (Australia)

    Final[]

    Central Coast Mariners1–1 (a.e.t.)Adelaide United
    Gumprecht Goal 77' Veart Goal 7'
    Penalties
    		 4–5
    Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
    Attendance: 10,463
    Referee: (Australia)

    Attendances[]

    Round Games Average Highest Lowest Total
    Pre-Season Group Stage 16 4,954 12,006 804 79,252
    Pre-Season Finals 7 4,715 10,463 1,104 33,002
    Totals[3] 23 4,881 12,006 804 112,254

    Top goalscorers[]

    3 goals:

    2 goals:

    1 goal:

    References[]

    1. ^ Frank Farina link
    2. ^ "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
    3. ^ "Totals" regarding attendances for Pre-Season Cup, including highest and lowest crowds, are excluding the unknown figure for 7th Place Playoff match.
    Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits Goal 31'
    Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski Goal 8' Rodrigues Goal 24'
    , Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    Newcastle Jets FC0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Playoffs[]

    Melbourne Victory FC0–0 (a.e.t.)Queensland Roar
    Penalties
    Muscat Penalty scored
    Vargas Penalty scored
    Thompson Penalty scored
    Sarkies Penalty scored    		 4–2 Penalty scored Lynch
    Penalty missed Fitzsimmons
    Penalty scored Ognenovski
    Penalty missed Gibson
    Seventh place playoff
    New Zealand Knights1–2Queensland Roar
    Bazeley Goal 65' Goal 49'
    Vidošić
    Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

    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 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 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 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 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 or relegation
    1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45 Finals Series and 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage
    2 Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
    3 Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30 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) Champion
    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
    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[1]

    Notes and references[]

    1. ^ "Sports News Australia".

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

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