2005–06 Queensland Roar FC season
The 2005–06 Queensland Roar season would mark the first season for the Hyundai A-League. Queensland Lions withdrew their first team from the QLD State League and entered it in the new fledgling competition as ‘The Roar’ having been accepted by Football Federation Australia to take part as the sole representative for Queensland after no other club was able to raise the required funds to participate. The Queensland Roar were previously playing in the Brisbane Premier League under the name Queensland Lions.
| 2005–06 season | |||
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| Chairman | John Ribot | ||
| Manager | Miron Bleiberg | ||
| A-League | 6th | ||
| Pre-Season Cup | Group Stage | ||
| World Club Qualifiers | Round 1 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Alex Brosque – 8 Goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,142 v Sydney FC | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,607 v New Zealand Knights | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,785 | ||
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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.
Inaugural A-League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season 2005–06 results
Round 1
| Queensland Roar | 2–0 | New Zealand Knights |
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Brosque  Baird |
(Report) (Summary) |
Round 2
Round 3
| Perth Glory | 2–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| Despotovski |
(Report) (Summary) |
Moon |
Round 4
| Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Baird McKay  |
(Report) (Summary) |
Allsopp |
Round 5
Round 6
| Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| Carle |
(Report) (Summary) |
Moon McKay   |
Round 7
| Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
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| Seo |
(Report) (Summary) |
Spencer |
Round 8
| New Zealand Knights | 0–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) (Summary) |
Seo Baird |
Round 9
| Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
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| Brownlie |
(Report) (Summary) |
Fernando Pantelis |
Round 10
| Queensland Roar | 0–0 | Perth Glory |
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| (Report) (Summary) |
Round 11
| Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| Claeys Muscat |
(Report) (Summary) |
McKay |
Round 12
| Sydney FC | 1–0 | Queensland Roar |
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| Zdrillic |
(Summary) |
Round 13
| Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets |
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| (Summary) | Thompson |
Round 14
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| Heffernan Osman |
(Summary) | Brosque Baird |
Round 15
| Queensland Roar | 1–1 | New Zealand Knights |
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| Brownlie |
(Summary) | Yeo |
Round 16
| Adelaide United | 4–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| Rech Qu Veart |
(Summary) | Baird Brosque |
Round 17
| Perth Glory | 0–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Summary) | Baird Reinaldo |
Round 18
Round 19
| Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Sydney FC |
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| Brosque |
(Summary) | Petrovski |
Round 20
| Newcastle Jets | 0–5 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Summary) | Murdocca McKay Brosque Richter Reinaldo |
Round 21
| Queensland Roar | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
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| Baird Brosque |
(Summary) | O'Sullivan Petrie |
Season 2005–06 ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Finals series and 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | New Zealand Knights[lower-alpha 1] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Notes and references
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