2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar FC 2006–07 football season

Queensland Roar FC2006–07 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 FC
Average home league attendance| 16,465

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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.

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

Player  | Details

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Liam Reddy | from  Newcastle Jets FC
Marcus Wedau | from  VfL Osnabrück
Andrew Packer | from  Sydney FC
Ante Milicic | from  Newcastle Jets FC
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[edit]

Player  | Details

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Alex Brosque | to  Sydney FC
Jonti 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[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Tom Willis
2  | MF |  AUS | Andrew Packer
3  | DF |  SUI | Remo Buess
4  | DF |  AUS | Chad Gibson (captain)
5  | DF |  AUS | Josh McCloughlan
6  | DF |  SCO | Stuart McLaren
7  | MF |  GER | Marcus Wedau
8  | MF |  AUS | Massimo Murdocca
9  | FW |  SCO | Simon Lynch
10  | FW |  BRA | Reinaldo Elias da Costa
11  | FW |  AUS | Ante Milicic
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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12  | FW |  CHN | Zhang Yuning
13  | MF |  AUS | Spase Dilevski
14  | DF |  AUS | Ben Griffin
15  | MF |  AUS | Matt McKay
16  | MF |  KOR | Hyuk-Su Seo
17  | FW |  AUS | Damian Mori
18  | MF |  AUS | Dario Vidosic
19  | DF |  AUS | Sasa Ognenovski
20  | GK |  AUS | Liam Reddy
21  | MF |  AUS | Steve Fitzsimmons
27  | MF |  AUS | Chris Grossman

See also: List of Queensland Roar FC players

### Injuries & replacements[edit]

* Round 8 to Season Massimo Murdocca (foot)
* Round 14 to Round 18 Marcus Wedau (grade one hamstring tear) replaced by Chris Grossman

### Suspensions[edit]

* Round 15 Chad Gibson (red card)

### Coaches[edit]

Coach Miron Bleiberg resigned after the Round 12 loss to Adelaide United. Frank Farina became coach on 16 November 2006.[1]

## Pre-Season cup[edit]

### Summary[edit]

Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd

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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[edit]

Main article: 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup § Group B

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals
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]
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Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).

15 July 2006 (2006-07-15)

18:00 AEST

Queensland Roar| 1–2| Sydney FC

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Smits 31' |  |

* Petrovski 16'
* Brosque 87'

Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast

Attendance: 7,132

Referee: Peter Green

22 July 2006 (2006-07-22)

18:00 AEST

Queensland Roar| 1–1| New Zealand Knights

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Dilevski 8' |  | Rodrigues 24'

Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore

Attendance: 3,347

Referee: Matthew Breeze

29 July 2006 (2006-07-29)

18:30 AEST

Newcastle Jets FC| 0–0| Queensland Roar

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Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie

Attendance: 2,822

Referee: James Lewis

### Playoffs[edit]

11 August 2006

19:30 AEST

Melbourne Victory FC| 0–0 (a.e.t.)| Queensland Roar

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Penalties
Muscat
Vargas
Thompson
Sarkies | 4–2 |  Lynch
Fitzsimmons
Ognenovski
Gibson

Seventh place playoff

18 August 2006

17:30 NZDT

New Zealand Knights| 1–2| Queensland Roar

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Bazeley 65' |  | Reinaldo 49'
Vidošić

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

## 2006–07 A-League Season[edit]

### Summary[edit]

Round | Date | Result | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Crowd | Ladder

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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 | Sydney Football 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 | Sydney Football 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[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21  | 14  | 3  | 4  | 41  | 20  | +21  | 45  | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2  | Adelaide United | 21  | 10  | 3  | 8  | 32  | 27  | +5  | 33
3  | Newcastle Jets | 21  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 32  | 30  | +2  | 30  | Qualification for 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) Champions
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[edit]

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[edit]

Liam Reddy – 6[2]

## Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ Frank Farina link
2. ^ "Sports News Australia".

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