2008–09 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar FC
2008-09 season
Chairman N/A
Manager Frank Farina
A-League 3rd
Pre-Season Cup 8th
Top goalscorer League: Serginho van Dijk - 11 Goals
All: Serginho van Dijk - 12 Goals
Highest home attendance 23,705 v Central Coast Mariners
Lowest home attendance 9,118 v Perth Glory
Average home league attendance 13,968
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 Queensland Roar season was the club's fourth season since it was established in 2005. The club participated in the A-League for the fourth time where they would finish in 3rd place in the regular season.

Squad

Full time squad as of 31 July 2008

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Liam Reddy
2 Australia MF Andrew Packer
3 Australia DF Luke de Vere
4 Australia DF Craig Moore (c)
5 Australia DF Josh McCloughan
6 Australia FW David Dodd
7 Australia MF Michael Zullo
8 Australia MF Massimo Murdocca
9 Indonesia FW Sergio van Dijk
10 Scotland MF Charlie Miller
11 Brazil FW Reinaldo
12 Australia FW Tahj Minniecon
No. Position Player
13 Australia MF Chris Grossman
14 Australia DF Ben Griffin
15 Australia MF Matt McKay
16 South Korea DF Seo Hyuk-Su
17 Australia MF Mitch Nichols
18 Australia MF Danny Tiatto
19 Australia MF Isaka Cernak-Okanya
20 Australia GK Griffin McMaster
21 Australia MF Thomas Oar
22 Australia FW Robbie Kruse
23 Australia FW Tim Smits

Player Movement

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

No. Position Player
3 Australia DF Luke DeVere (Moved from A.I.S.)
6 Australia MF David Dodd (Moved from Palm Beach)
9 Indonesia FW Sergio van Dijk (Moved from FC Emmen)
10 Scotland MF Charlie Miller (Moved from Lierse S.K.)
11 Brazil FW Reinaldo¤ (Moved from Busan I'Park)
19 Australia MF Isaka Cernak (Moved from A.I.S.)
21 Australia MF Tommy Oar (Moved from Q.A.S.)
23 Australia FW Tim Smits (Moved from Rochedale Rovers)
33 Brazil MF Henrique (Loaned from América Mineiro)
No. Position Player
6 Australia DF Stuart McLaren (Moved to Perth Glory)
9 Scotland FW Simon Lynch (Moved to Airdrie United)
10 Australia FW Ante Miličić (Moved to Shahzan Muda FC)
11 Brazil FW Reinaldo¤ (Moved to Busan I'Park)
13 Australia FW Zoran Petrevski (Moved to Melbourne Knights)
19 Australia DF Sasa Ognenovski (Moved to Adelaide United)
20 Australia GK Matthew Ham (Moved to Redlands United)
23 Brazil MF Marcinho (Released)


¤ Reinaldo transferred to Busan I'Park at the end of the 2007/08 A-League season and returned to Queensland in July 2008 on a free transfer.

Pre-Season

Roar Roadshow

Brisbane Olympic 0 – 6 Queensland Roar
(Report) Smits  23', 35'
Packer  49'
Grossman  57', 70', 80'
Goodwin Park
Yeronga, Queensland
Rochedale Rovers 2 – 5 Queensland Roar
Tabulo
Unknown 		(Report) Nichols
Smits
Close
Thurtell
Underwood Park
Rochedale, Queensland
Sunshine Coast F.C. 1 – 0 Queensland Roar
Muta  47' (Report)
One Mile Ovals
Gympie, Queensland
Peninsula Power 0 – 1 Queensland Roar
(Report) Oar  44'
A.J. Kelly Field
Kippa Ring, Queensland
Brisbane City 0 – 4 Queensland Roar
(Report) Smits  53'
McKay  58'
Minniecon  60'
Nichols  65'
Easts Invitational XI 1 – 8 Queensland Roar
Baty  14' (pen.) (Report) Packer  3'
Smits  24'  29'  90'
van Dijk
McKay  69'
Oar  70'
Carroll (g.k.)  74' (o.g.)
Queensland Roar 3 – 1 Brazil Palmeiras B
Smits  35'
McKay  43'
Murdocca  90+2'		 (Report) Portela  57'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Peter Green

2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Sydney FC 2 – 1 Queensland Roar
Payne  53'
Prentice  57'		 (Report) van Dijk  49'
Seo Red card 57'
Attendance: 4,222
Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Wellington Phoenix
van Dijk  18' (Report) Kwasnik  74'
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Queensland Roar 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners
Zullo  51'
Moore Red card 49'		 (Report) Elrich  29'
Macallister  32'
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

Hyundai A-League 2008-09

Round 1

Round 2

Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Adelaide United
Miller  47' (Report)
(Summary)		 Dodd  8' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,761
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 3

Queensland Roar 2 – 4 Central Coast Mariners
Miller  69'
van Dijk  74' (pen.)		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Simon  31'
Jedinak  48'
Macallister  64'  71'
Attendance: 12,185

Round 4

Perth Glory 0 – 3 Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 Moore  14'
McKay  23'
Miller  45+2'
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 5

Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets
(Report)
(Summary)		 Griffiths  83'
Attendance: 12,103
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 6

Melbourne Victory 0 – 2 Queensland Roar
Hernández Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 48', 58' (Report)
(Summary)		 Minniecon  83'
Zullo  90+5'
Attendance: 22,226
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Newcastle Jets 1 – 2 Queensland Roar
Griffiths  23' (Report)
(Summary)		 McKay  24'
Miller  35'
Attendance: 10,507
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 11

Round 12

Queensland Roar 4 – 1 Perth Glory
van Dijk  45+1' (pen.)
Minniecon  45+3'
Miller  55'
Nichols  81'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Harnwell  57'
Attendance: 9,118
Referee: Peter Green

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Queensland Roar 2 – 1 Newcastle Jets
Nichols  45+1'
van Dijk  90'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Griffiths  26'
Wheelhouse Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 11', 70'
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 16

Round 17

Queensland Roar 3 – 2 Wellington Phoenix
McKay  38'
van Dijk  48'
Oar  90+1'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 de Vere  11' (o.g.)
Hearfield  46'
Durante Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 37', 90'
Attendance: 13,115
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 18

Melbourne Victory 2 – 1 Queensland Roar
Allsopp  55'
Vargas  67'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Moore  75'
Attendance: 23,447

Round 19

Central Coast Mariners 3 – 4 Queensland Roar
Mrdja  5'
Simon  55'  81'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 van Dijk  43'  48'
Minniecon  60'
Bojic  69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,454

Round 20

Queensland Roar 3 – 1 Sydney FC
van Dijk  15'  28'  90+3' (Report)
(Summary)		 Danning  25'
Cairncross Red card 87'
Attendance: 19,111
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 21

Queensland Roar 4 – 2 Perth Glory
Nichols  27'
Tiatto  63'
van Dijk  76'
McCloughan  82'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Rukavytsya  21'
Skorich  66'
Attendance: 17,367
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Finals Series

Minor Semi Final - Away Leg

Central Coast Mariners 0 – 2 Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)		 Nichols  30'
van Dijk  54' (pen.)
Tiatto Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 33', 75'
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams

Minor Semi Final - Home Leg

Queensland Roar 2 – 1 Central Coast Mariners
Nichols  21'
McKay  49'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Mrdja  64'
Attendance: 24,705
Referee: Peter Green

Preliminary Final (One Leg - Played away to loser of Major Semi Final)

Ladder position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 2009 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 −8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 −13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 −18 18
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.
  2. ↑ First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.

References

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