2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season

Brisbane Roar
2017–18 season
Chairman Rahim Soekasah
Manager John Aloisi
Stadium Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League 6th
A-League Finals Series Elimination-finals
FFA Cup Round of 32
AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2
Top goalscorer League: Massimo Maccarone (9 goals)
All: Massimo Maccarone (10 goals)
Highest home attendance 11,485 vs Central Coast Mariners
(5 November 2017)
Lowest home attendance 5,192 vs Wellington Phoenix
(9 December 2017)
Average home league attendance 9,093
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season will be the club's thirteenth season since its establishment in 2005. The club will participate in the A-League for the thirteenth time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Players

Squad information

Correct as of 3 April 2018 – players' numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website[1]

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
4 Australia DF Daniel Bowles
5 Australia DF Corey Brown
6 Greece DF Avraam Papadopoulos
7 Denmark MF Thomas Kristensen
8 Australia MF Jacob Pepper
9 Italy FW Massimo Maccarone
10 Australia MF Brett Holman
11 Australia FW Corey Gameiro
12 New Zealand FW Dane Ingham
13 Australia DF Jade North (Vice-captain)
14 Tunisia FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah
16 Australia MF Mitchell Oxborrow
17 Australia MF Matt McKay (Captain)
No. Position Player
18 Australia MF Joe Caletti
19 Australia DF Jack Hingert
20 Australia FW Shannon Brady
21 England GK Jamie Young
22 France MF Éric Bauthéac
24 Australia DF Connor O'Toole
26 Australia FW Nicholas D'Agostino
28 Australia MF Emilio Martinez (Scholarship)
31 Australia GK Brendan White (Mature-age rookie)
33 Brazil FW Henrique
35 Australia MF Jay Barnett (Scholarship)
37 Australia MF Bryce Bafford (Scholarship)
77 Australia DF Ivan Franjic

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
14FW Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah[A] Melbourne Victory Free transfer 1 year 26 May 2017 [2]
11FW Corey Gameiro[A] Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 4 July 2017 [3]
9FW Italy Massimo Maccarone[A] Italy Empoli Free transfer 1 year 17 July 2017 [4]
16MF Mitchell Oxborrow Australia Broadmeadow Magic Free transfer 1 year 4 August 2017 [5]
28MF Emilio Martinez[A] Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2017 [6]
33FW Peter Skapetis[A] England Dover Athletic Injury replacement 9 August 2017 [6][7]
22MF France Éric Bauthéac[A] France Lille Free transfer 1 year 9 September 2017 [8]
37MF Bryce Bafford Australia Australian Institute of Sport Free transfer 18 October 2017 [9]
35MF Jay Barnett Australia Australian Institute of Sport Free transfer 18 October 2017 [9]
31GK Brendan White Australia Port Melbourne Free transfer 4 November 2017 [10]
77DF Ivan Franjic[A] Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 9 November 2017 [11]
33FW Brazil Henrique[A] Thailand Jumpasri United Free transfer 22 February 2018 [12]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
22MF Germany Thomas Broich End of contract 19 April 2017 [13]
28FW Brandon Borrello Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern $450,000 9 May 2017 [14]
9FW Jamie Maclaren[A] Germany Darmstadt 98 End of contract 16 May 2017 [15]
15MF Spain Manuel Arana India FC Goa End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos[A] Adelaide United End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
33FW Joey Katebian[A] Australia Avondale End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
46DF Cameron Crestani[A] Australia Western Pride End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
11MF Tommy Oar Cyprus APOEL $515,000 19 June 2017 [17]
25DF Kye Rowles Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 26 June 2017 [18]
33FW Peter Skapetis Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 18 January 2018 [19]
1GK Michael Theo Free transfer 27 March 2018 [20]
  • ^ Player was released to free agency before joining new club
  • Contract extensions

    No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
    1Michael TheoGoalkeeper1 year22 June 2017[21]
    6Greece Avraam PapadopoulosCentre back1 year22 June 2017[21]
    8Jacob PepperCentral midfielder1 year30 June 2017[22]
    18Joe CalettiCentral midfielder1 year30 June 2017[22]
    12New Zealand Dane InghamForward1 year6 July 2017[23]
    33Peter SkapetisStriker1 year31 August 2017[24][25]
    21England Jamie YoungGoalkeeper2 years23 March 2018[26]

    Technical staff

    Position Name
    Manager Australia John Aloisi
    Assistant Manager Australia Ross Aloisi
    Goalkeeping Coach Australia Jason Kearton
    Youth Coach Australia Josh McCloughan
    Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Karl Dodd
    Physiotherapist Australia Tony Ganter

    Statistics

    Squad statistics

    N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA CupAFC Champions League
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    3 DF Australia Luke DeVere 9 0 2 0 0 8+102000+000000+000000+00000
    4 DF Australia Daniel Bowles 13 0 4 0 0 8+403000+000000+000001+00100
    5 DF Australia Corey Brown 13 0 5 0 0 9+205000+100001+000000+00000
    6 DF Greece Avraam Papadopoulos 16 4 5 0 1 15+044010+000000+000001+00100
    7 MF Denmark Thomas Kristensen 19 2 5 0 0 16+125001+000001+000000+00000
    8 MF Australia Jacob Pepper 19 1 5 0 0 17+114001+001000+000000+00000
    9 FW Italy Massimo Maccarone 30 10 2 0 0 27+091001+000000+100001+01100
    10 MF Australia Brett Holman 19 5 1 0 0 13+451000+000001+000001+00000
    11 FW Australia Corey Gameiro 18 0 2 0 0 2+1502000+100000+000000+00000
    12 FW New Zealand Dane Ingham 5 0 1 0 0 2+100000+000001+001001+00000
    13 DF Australia Jade North 11 0 3 0 0 9+002000+000001+000000+10100
    14 FW Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah 25 1 7 0 0 22+117001+000000+000001+00000
    16 MF Australia Mitchell Oxborrow 19 0 5 0 0 4+1204000+100000+100001+00100
    17 MF Australia Matt McKay 28 2 3 0 1 25+023011+000001+000001+00000
    18 MF Australia Joe Caletti 10 0 1 0 0 8+101000+000001+000000+00000
    19 DF Australia Jack Hingert 29 1 5 0 0 24+215001+000001+000001+00000
    20 FW Australia Shannon Brady 5 0 0 0 0 0+300000+000001+000000+10000
    21 GK England Jamie Young 26 0 0 0 0 23+000001+000001+000001+00000
    22 MF France Éric Bauthéac 22 3 7 0 0 19+125001+001000+000000+11100
    24 DF Australia Connor O'Toole 14 0 1 0 0 9+401001+000000+000000+00000
    25 FW Australia Rahmat Akbari 6 0 0 0 0 1+500000+000000+000000+00000
    26 FW Australia Nicholas D'Agostino 9 0 3 0 0 6+202000+000001+001000+00000
    27 MF Australia Adam Sawyer 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+000000+00000
    28 MF Australia Emilio Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
    31 GK Australia Brendan White 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
    33 FW Brazil Henrique 8 3 0 0 0 2+530001+000000+000000+00000
    35 MF Australia Jay Barnett 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
    36 MF Australia Daniel Leck 6 0 0 0 0 4+200000+000000+000000+00000
    37 MF Australia Bryce Bafford 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
    43 GK Australia Tomislav Bilic 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
    77 DF Australia Ivan Franjic 17 2 3 0 0 11+422001+000000+000001+00100
    Players no longer at the club:
    1 GK Australia Michael Theo 4 0 0 0 0 4+000000+000000+000000+00000
    33 FW Australia Peter Skapetis 15 1 2 0 0 9+502000+000000+110000+00000

    Pre-season and friendlies

    Competitions

    Overall

    Competition Started round Final
    position / round
    First match Last match
    A-League 6th 6 October 2017 14 April 2018
    A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 20 April 2018 20 April 2018
    FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 9 August 2017 9 August 2017
    AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 Preliminary round 2 23 January 2018 23 January 2018

    A-League

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
    2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
    3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
    4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
    5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification to Finals series
    6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
    7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
    8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
    9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
    10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
    Source: A-League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion.
    Notes:
    1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2019 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    27 10 5 12 33 40  −7 35 4 2 8 13 19  −6 6 3 4 20 21  −1

    Last updated: 14 April 2018.
    Source: ultimatealeague.com

    Results by round

    Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
    GroundAHHAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAA
    ResultLLLDDDWLWDLLWLLLWWLWLWWDWLW
    Position9101010910898699899987777877676

    Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    Finals series

    FFA Cup

    AFC Champions League

    Qualifying play-offs

    References

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    7. Monteverde, Marco (9 August 2017). "FFA Cup: Melbourne Victory smash Brisbane Roar 5-1 at Perry Park". The Courier-Mail.
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