Queensland Roar FC
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| Full name | Queensland Roar FC Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Roar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2005 as QLD Roar 1957 as Hollandia |
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| Ground | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Capacity 52,500) |
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| Chairman | John Ribot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Frank Farina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | A-League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 3rd after Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Queensland Roar FC is an Australian Association football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Australia competing in the A-League competition, playing their home games at Suncorp Stadium.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation
At the time of conception of the A-League, teams from several capital cities were preferred to form the foundation clubs. By June 2004, two of the twenty submissions for joining the league were sought by partnerships formed in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. [1]. On the 1st of November, 2004 the group headed by Queensland Lions Soccer Club were chosen as operators of the Brisbane team ahead of the established Brisbane Strikers who were short changed as they have no ethnic links and full junior recruiting systems in place.
In March the following year the Roar were officially launched as a club. The Roar's first-ever board consisted of chairman John Ribot, a former CEO of both National Rugby League clubs Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, deputy chairman Gary Wilkins, former Queensland and Australian player, and CEO Lawrence Oudendyk, who is also Queensland Lions CEO.
[edit] 2005-06 season
The Queensland Roar made their A-League debut against the now-defunct New Zealand Knights, in a 2-0 win in front of over twenty thousand fans at their home ground of Suncorp Stadium. Unfortunately, the Roar were mediocre in the next rounds and after a series of draws and losses would not record their next win until Round 6 against the Newcastle Jets. The rest of the 2005-06 season would follow in a similar fashion as after 21 rounds of the regular season the Roar finished with seven wins, seven draws and seven losses, placing them sixth on the ladder from eight teams. It has been said the Roars first season in the inaugural A-League was more successful off-field than on. The club was the first to have 100,000 spectators pass through the gates and overall had the second highest attendance for the season (148,609) and despite failing to qualify for the finals, the club's home attendance was the second highest in the opening season (average 14,860 a game). Despite the clubs average win-loss record the club had a number of highlights throughout the year, notably the season's equal highest scoring win (5-0 over the Newcastle Jets in Round 20) and striker Alex Brosque being one of four A-League players awarded the Reebok Golden Boot Award for Top Scorer of the Year with 8 goals.
[edit] 2006-07 season
The following season saw the Queensland Roar start in a far more consistent manner as the squad enjoyed an undefeated start to their opening five games of the the 2006-07 season taking 11 points and second place on the ladder. However the good form would end abrubtly with a 4-1 loss to Melbourne Victory and over their next 6 games the Roar only managed 5 points - including just one victory. This slump had seen them fall to 4th on the ladder as of Round 12, on equal points with Perth Glory.
It was in October 2006, during the string of disappointing performances that saw the Roars first club manager, that Miron Bleiberg tendered his resignation after a sloppy 1-1 draw at home to the Central Coast Mariners. Initially Bleiberg's resignation was rejected by the club's executive board, who showed faith in him to regain the form from earlier in the season. It was later released that despite the show of faith from the Roar's board, Bleiberg indicated he would step down in the event the Roar did not return a "positive result". After the Roar suffered two straight losses which included a shocking 1-0 own goal loss to bottom-placed New Zealand Knights and a loss at home to Adelaide United it was announced that Bleiberg would step down as manager of the club.[citation needed] The search for an appropriate successor began immediately with the club announcing they had received 25 applicants, both from Australia and overseas, applying for the top job at the Roar within 24 hours of Bleiberg's resignation. On November 16, 2006 it was announced that former Australian player and Socceroos coach Frank Farina was named as Bleiberg's successor.
Despite a late season surge of positive results, including a last minute victory over premiers Melbourne Victory, the Roar found itself once again in an unenviable situation prior to their final round game against defending champions Sydney FC, needing a win to reach the finals series. The match was played in front of over 32,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium who witnessed a tense 1-1 draw with former Roar player Alex Brosque scoring for his new Sydney club. The result saw Sydney sealing 4th position in the semi-finals on goal difference with Roar finishing a close 5th.
[edit] 2007-08 season
Although Farina lead Queensland to a strong end of season resurgence, failure to qualify for the 2006-2007 finals series resulted in the release of defenders Chad Gibson (the club's first captain) and Swiss import Remo Buess. In further evidence of a rebuilding period in preparation for the Roar's third season, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from an inauspicious contract with the Roar. Billed as the "Chinese David Beckham", Zhang failed to live up to expectation and returned to China in search of a club within the domestic football competition. Frank Farina's first signing for the 2007/2008 season was that of experienced Australian international Danny Tiatto, who had spent the previous 11 years in England competing for Manchester City & Leicester City respectively. Tiatto was set to return to Australia and after Melbourne Victory declined to sign him, he agreed to terms with Queensland on a two year contract.
Farina looked closer to home after the signing of Tiatto and signed Australian U-17 striker Tahj Minniecon & Australian U-20 & AIS Scholarship holder Robbie Kruse. He continued to support the younger players as the contracts of 20-year-olds Chris Grossman and Ben Griffin were renewed. Although after signing Tiatto Farina had focused on signing primarily younger, fairly inexperienced players, on July 25 it was announced that one of the stars of Australia's 2006 World Cup Campaign, Newcastle United FC defender Craig Moore, was signed on a two year contract as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 seasons.
Despite a number of high profile signings and a positive pre-season, the Roar began the regular season with a shaky start as they managed one win from the six opening matches. Another mediocre season looked in the works for Queensland but an undefeated 8 game winning streak mid-season put them back in a strong position to reach the clubs first ever finals series. The Roar did enough towards the end of the season to guarantee themselves a finals berth, but a poor final three rounds saw the Roar finish in fourth position where they realistically had a chance at the Minor-Premiership or at least a home Semi-Final. After maintaining a 0-0 draw away from home down in Sydney, the Roar won convincingly in the second leg of the Semi-Final 2-0 at home at Suncorp, setting up a do-or-die Preliminary Final match against the Newcastle Jets for a place in the 2007/2008 Grand Final. In a tense match Newcastle went ahead in the 40th minute and looked they had done enough to win until the Roars Brazilian import Reinaldo Elias da Costa slotted home a penalty in the dying seconds of the match. As the squads went into extra-time the fairy tale for Queensland was to end as defender Craig Moore was red-carded and Newcastle scored off a penalty, only to score yet another 5 minutes later to go up 3-1. Reinaldo scored his second in the 118th minute but it was not enough to force the penalty shoot-out as the Roar bowed out of the season 3-2.
[edit] 2008-09 season
After the conclusion of the 2007-08 season the Roar signed a partnership with Brazilian club Clube Atlético Mineiro, who play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A League. The partnership will assist the Roar in footballing matters on & off the field in areas of sports medicine, physiology, fitness training and club marketing. The agreement also allows for the possibility of pre-season fixtures between the two teams, either in Brazil or Brisbane, as well as an opportunity for the Roars younger players to hone their skills with the Atlético Mineiro junior-development programs.[2] It has been reported by the Australian newspaper The Courier Mail that the Brazilian Giants Flamengo have agreed to loan Bruno Mezenga to the Queensland Roar for their 2008-2009 season. There have been further reports in The Courier Mail that the Roar are poised to announce the signing of Brazilian striker Marcio Carioca, who last played for Portuguese club FC Paços de Ferreira
[edit] Colours and badge
During the first two seasons the Roar played in a predominantly orange home strip with blue shorts and maroon socks. Queensland sporting teams traditionally play in maroon but the original home strip kept with the colours used by the team in its earlier incarnations. The colours of orange and blue honor the clubs Dutch origins.
On 31 July 2005 the club announced that it had ordered a strip that was half orange and half maroon, but that the colours were manufactured for prominence on television.
For season three the home kit had been redesigned, the home strip is still orange but features maroon sleeves, the shorts are maroon instead of blue and orange socks are worn. Danny Tiatto and Craig Moore modeled in the strip launch on 1 August 2007[3]
On November 30, 2007, the club signed a two and a half year deal with cafe chain The Coffee Club to be their main shirt sponsor.[4]
[edit] Stadium
The Queensland Roar have always played their home matches at the 52,000-capacity Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Previously known as Lang Park, the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland since 1957. Despite its strong rugby league ties the Roar are not the first taste of soccer Suncorp Stadium has experienced in its history. The stadium was one of five venues in the successful 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship where the ground hosted seven matches. Since the stadium re-opened in 2003 after the major $280,000,000 AUD redevelopment it has also become the state's premier venue for rugby union & football in Brisbane. Suncorp Stadium hosted games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and in 2006, the stadium became the new home of the Queensland Reds Super 14 team when they moved from their former home at the ageing Ballymore Stadium.
[edit] Players
- Further information: List of Queensland Roar FC players
Queensland Roar players participate in both the Hyundai A-League regular and pre-season and may be selected in a president's eleven for the Queensland State Cup. [5]
[edit] Current Squad
Players in bold have senior international caps.
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[edit] End of season changes
QUEENSLAND ROAR ACADEMY SQUAD AND TRANSFERED FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
In
- Tim Smits from Rochedale Rovers
- David Dodd from Palm Beach Sharks
- Ross Foley from Dundee F.C.
- Thomas Oar from Queensland Academy of Sport
- Bruno Mezenga from Flamengo
- Marcio Cariocafrom FC Paços de Ferreira
- Lachlan Kennedy from Brisbane Olympic
Out
- Sasa Ognenovski to Adelaide United FC
- Justin Pasfield (released)
- Reinaldo to Busan I'Park
- Simon Lynch (released)
- Marcinho (released)
- Ante Milicic to Shahzan Muda FC (Malaysia)
[edit] Representatives
The following players are currently or were formerly Socceroos
The following players are currently or were formely Olyroos and have not yet played for the Socceroos
[edit] Coaches
- Miron Bleiberg (2 March 2005-12 November 2006)
- Frank Farina (15 November 2006-Current)
[edit] Records
[edit] 2007/08 season
The leading scorers are:
- Reinaldo (9)
- Robbie Kruse (4)
- Marcinho, Josh McCloughan, Matt McKay (3)
- Simon Lynch, Sasa Ognenovski (2)
- Michael Zullo (1)
[edit] 2006/07 season
| Achievements | Player Statistics |
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Results: 5th
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The leading scorers were:
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[edit] 2005/06 season
| Achievements | Player Statistics |
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Results: 6th
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The leading scorers were:
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[edit] Team
Largest Victory
- 5-0: vs Newcastle Jets, January 27, 2006
- 5-0: vs New Zealand Knights, September 15, 2006
Biggest Defeat
- 1-4 vs Melbourne Victory, October 1, 2006
- 0-3 vs Sydney FC, November 24, 2006
- 0-3 vs Newcastle Jets, December 7, 2006
Longest undefeated streak (A-League)
- Eight matches, January 21, 2006 - September 22, 2006
- Eight matches, October 5, 2007 - November 25, 2007
Longest Winning streak (A-League)
- Three matches, November 2, 2007 - November 16, 2007
Longest Losing streak (A-League)
- Four matches, November 5, 2006 - November 24, 2006
Most Appearances(A-League)
- 59 Hyuk-Su Seo 2005-Present
Most All-Time Goals(A-League)
- 15 Reinaldo (2006-08)
Most goals in a season(A-League)
- 9 Reinaldo (2005-06)
[edit] Club
Premierships: -
Runners Up: -
Wooden Spoon: -
Championships: -
Finals Appearances: 2007/08
Attendances
- Largest crowd: 36,221 vs Sydney FC (A-League 2007-08, Minor Semi Final - Second Leg)
- Largest season average crowd: 16,951 (A-League 2007-08)
[edit] Supporters
The Queensland Roar have two main supporters groups: The Orange Army and The Northern Element. Each group was formed to represent the diversity of fan base that exists with in the supporters. The Orange Army are positioned in the Northern stand (Bay 332) of the Suncorp Stadium, in an area known to fans as 'The Den'. The Northern Element moved to the Southern End of Suncorp Stadium during the second half of the 2006-07 season.
The Orange Army (Orange Army Website) are the Official supporters club. They comprise of Roar Fans from all over the stadium, state and country, and aim to help and assist the wider fan base and were instrumental in the foundation of The Den. They also plan away trips during the season and pre season. Membership to the Supporters Club is free. The Orange Army name was adopted at the end of the 06/07 season by the club.
The Northern Element (Northern Element Website)add some casual culture to Lang Park. Created in 2005 and influenced by the British and Itialian football scenes, these lads represents those fans who have not bought into the commercialisation of the modern game. Instead the Northern Element stick closer to traditions of football clubs in the community. Their fashion and chants are influenced by the terrace and clubbing scene of the late 80's and 1990's. They prefer to wear designer labels instead of club colours, and don't buy into to the global marketing and merchandise of the game. Recognisable, both home and away by their distinctive banner[5], the Northern Element aim to create a good atmosphere at the football, drink plenty of beer and cheer on the team no matter how bad they are playing. The NE already have ties with Melbourne's Blue and White Brigade (The BWB). Unline the loyalist Orange Army the Northern Element are not an official supporters club. In fact they are a bunch of hardcore football supporters who all know each other. In order to keep out racism, sexism and bad behavior from the football terraces they don't let any old fool in to join them. NE are mostly made up of immigrants but there are plenty of Aussies in the ranks too. Big up to the Chapel Hill Crew and the Northside Casuals.
[edit] Ladder Positions & Results
| Season | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Teams in competition | Home and Away Finish | Overall Finish |
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| 2007-08 | 22 (3) | 8 (1) | 6 (1) | 8 (1) | 25 (3) | 19 (3) | 8 |
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| 2006-07 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 5th | 5th |
| 2005-06 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 6th | 6th |
[edit] Head to Head
| Opponent | Games | Won | Lost | Drawn | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
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 Adelaide United |
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
 Central Coast Mariners |
9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
 Melbourne Victory |
9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
 Newcastle Jets |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
 New Zealand Knights |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
 Perth Glory |
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 |
 Sydney FC |
11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
 Wellington Phoenix |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Total | 66 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 81 | 73 | +8 |
[edit] References
- ^ By June 2004 two of the twenty submissions for joining the league were sought by partnerships formed in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
- ^ Queensland announce partnership with Atletico Mineiro
- ^ Qld roar.com Roar launch new strip at Suncorp. Accessed 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Roar's cup deal revealed", FourFourTwo, 2007-11-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Qld gets cash boost 442 Magazine Australia. Accessed 10 October 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official A-League Queensland Roar site
- Queensland Lions Soccer Club - Owner of Roar franchise
- Queensland Roar Supporters Club
- Northern Element
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