2007–08 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar FC
2007–08 season
Chairman John Ribot
Manager Frank Farina
A-League 3rd
Pre-Season Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League: Reinaldo – 6 Goals
All: Reinaldo – 9 Goals
Highest home attendance 36,221 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance 8,815 v Central Coast Mariners
Average home league attendance 18,556
Home colours
Away colours

The 2007–08 Queensland Roar season was the club's third season since it was established in 2005. The club participated in the A-League for the third time where they would finish in fourth place in the regular season.

2007–08 season

Failure to qualify for the 2006–2007 finals series resulted in the release from contract of defenders Chad Gibson (the club's first captain and A-league pin-up boy) and Swiss import Remo Buess. Both left on good terms with the club during January 2007 stating that the team had to be altered to make it more competitive in the future.

In further evidence of "spring cleaning" in preparation for Season 3, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from an inauspicious contract with the Roar. Billed as the Chinese David Beckham, Zhang underwhelmed Roar supporters and will return to China in search of a club within the local scene there.

Danny Tiatto has signed a two-year contract with Queensland Roar, becoming Frank Farina's first 07/08 signing . Tiatto, who has played in England for the past 11 years for Leicester City and Manchester City, agreed to terms with Queensland after Melbourne declined to sign him.

Farina has highlighted his favoritism toward young Queensland and indeed Australian players with the signings for the 2007–08 season of highly rated Queenslanders and Youth International Strikers Robbie Kruse and Tahj Minniecon, as well as attacking Midfielder Mitch Nichols. Also, the contracts of highly rated 20-year-olds Chris Grossman and Ben Griffin have been renewed, while Farina has given two-year contracts to Queenslanders Under-17 International Striker Tahj Minniecon and Under-20 and AIS Scholarship holder Robbie. These signings have all made the Roar a team of bright, young talent, predominantly Queenslanders which is Farina's focus.

Queensland Roar's German import Marcus Wedau has been released from the remaining year of his contract by the A-League club on compassionate grounds. Wedau, 31, will return to Germany to be with his pregnant partner who is expecting their first child in October.

On 25 July 2007, Craig Moore was unveiled as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008–2009 season [1][2]

Squad

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
4 Australia DF Craig Moore (marquee and captain)
5 Australia DF Josh McCloughan
6 Australia DF Stuart McLaren
7 Australia MF Michael Zullo (youth)
8 Australia MF Massimo Murdocca
9 Scotland FW Simon Lynch
10 Australia FW Ante Milicic
11 Brazil FW Reinaldo
12 Australia FW Tahj Minniecon (youth)
No. Position Player
13 Australia FW Zoran Petrevski
14 Australia DF Ben Griffin
15 Australia MF Matt McKay
16 South Korea MF Hyuk-Su Seo
17 Australia MF Mitch Nichols (youth)
18 Australia MF Danny Tiatto (marquee)
19 Australia DF Sasa Ognenovski
21 Australia MF Chris Grossman (youth)
22 Australia FW Robbie Kruse (youth)
23 Brazil MF Marcinho
30 Australia GK Griffin McMaster (injury cover)

Trialists

Position Name Current club
FWVictor FenehiaMitchelton FC
DFBlake CharityAIS
DFJoel PeachAIS
FWGareth MussonMitchelton FC

Transfers

In

Name Position Moving from
Danny TiattoMidfieldLeicester City England
Tahj MinnieconForwardAIS
Robbie KruseForwardAIS
Chris GrossmanMidfieldAIS / Rochedale Rovers
Mitch NicholsMidfieldPalm Beach
Matthew HamGoalkeeperBrisbane Wolves
Griffin McMasterGoalkeeperMount Gravatt Hawks
Michael ZulloMidfieldBrisbane City Soccer Club
Marcinho BrazilForwardSão Paulo FC Brazil
Craig MooreDefenderNewcastle United FC England
Zoran PetrevskiForwardPreston Lions

Out

Name Position Moving to
Chad GibsonDefenderReleased: contract not renewed
Remo Buess SwitzerlandDefenderReleased: contract not renewed
Yuning Zhang ChinaForwardReleased: contract not renewed
Dario VidosicMidfield1. FC Nürnberg Germany
Spase DilevskiMidfieldFC Universitatea Craiova Romania
Marcus Wedau GermanyMidfieldReleased: compassionate grounds
Tom WillisGoalkeeperReleased: contract not renewed
Ante MilicicForwardFree Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC (December 2007)

 Foreign player

 Marquee

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Pre-season

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamStadiumScorers
30 May 2007Palm Beach Sharks0–5Queensland RoarRunaway Bay Sports Super Centre, Gold Coast, QueenslandMcCloughan  7', Marcinho  30', Minniecon  44', Murdocca  60', Peach  66'
5 June 2007Queensland Roar3–0Brisbane CityLuxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, QueenslandReinaldo  4', Milicic  50', Murdocca  65'
12 June 2007Queensland Roar13–0Souths Utd, BrisbaneLuxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, QueenslandReinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca , Nichols, McKay, Fenehia, Wedau, Kruse
19 June 2007Queensland Roar5–1Mt Gravatt HawksLuxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, QueenslandMilicic  26', McKay  45+1', 55', Volker (Hawks) , Musson 89', Zullo 90+1'
27 June 2007Queensland Roar5–0Brisbane StrikersLuxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, QueenslandMilicic  18', Kruse  43', Marcinho  55', 78', Reinaldo  62'
1 July 2007Queensland Roar4–1Supersport United FCSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QueenslandReinaldo  12', 37', Lynch  52', Minniecon  70', Mashego (Supersport)  39'
7 July 2007Capricorn Cougars0–6Queensland RoarJardine Park, Rockhampton, QueenslandReinaldo  10', 85', Lynch  13', Milicic  44', Marcinho  61', Kruse  73'
17 August 2007Queensland Roar1–1Solomon IslandsLuxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, QueenslandMenapi (Solomons)  19', Milicic  48'

Pre-season Cup group stage

RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowdStadiumScorers
1 14 July 2007Queensland Roar0–0Sydney FC4,892Maroochydore Soccer Club
2 21 July 2007Central Coast Mariners1–1Queensland Roar3,531Wade ParkBoogaard (CCM)  6', Lynch  60'
3 27 July 2007Wellington Phoenix1–2Queensland Roar4,081Queen Elizabeth II ParkLynch  41', Ognenovski  50', Old (Phoenix)  47'

Pre-season Cup semi-final

Adelaide United 3–2 Queensland Roar
Djite  1'
Petta  45'
Cássio  64'		 (Report) Lynch  16'
Milicic  73'
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Pre-season Cup third place playoff

Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Queensland Roar
Simon  9' (Report) Milicic  30'
Nichols Red card 33'
Marcinho  48'
Seo Red card 76'
Reinaldo  86'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Hyundai A-League fixtures

Home and Away

Finals

Ladder position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 2008 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 −7 20
8 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 21 5 5 11 25 37 −12 20
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2008. Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
  2. ↑ First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2008 A-League Finals Series.
  3. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

References

  1. ↑ "Moore tipped to join Roar", SBS The World Game website Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 25 July 2007
  2. ↑ "Moore signs for Roar", Brisbane Times "Retrieved on 25 July 2007"

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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