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

The 2008–09 Queensland Roar season was the club's fourth season participating in the A-League 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK AUS Liam Reddy
2 MF AUS Andrew Packer
3 DF AUS Luke de Vere
4 DF AUS Craig Moore (c)
5 DF AUS Josh McCloughan
6 FW AUS David Dodd
7 MF AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW IDN Sergio van Dijk
10 MF SCO Charlie Miller
11 FW BRA Reinaldo
12 FW AUS Tahj Minniecon
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF AUS Chris Grossman
14 DF AUS Ben Griffin
15 MF AUS Matt McKay
16 DF KOR Seo Hyuk-Su
17 MF AUS Mitch Nichols
18 MF AUS Danny Tiatto
19 MF AUS Isaka Cernak-Okanya
20 GK AUS Griffin McMaster
21 MF AUS Thomas Oar
22 FW AUS Robbie Kruse
23 FW AUS 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. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF AUS Luke DeVere (Moved from AIS)
6 MF AUS David Dodd (Moved from Palm Beach)
9 FW IDN Sergio van Dijk (Moved from FC Emmen)
10 MF SCO Charlie Miller (Moved from Lierse S.K.)
11 FW BRA Reinaldo¤ (Moved from Busan I'Park)
19 MF AUS Isaka Cernak (Moved from AIS)
21 MF AUS Tommy Oar (Moved from QAS)
23 FW AUS Tim Smits (Moved from Rochedale Rovers)
33 MF BRA Henrique (Loaned from América Mineiro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF AUS Stuart McLaren (Moved to Perth Glory)
9 FW SCO Simon Lynch (Moved to Airdrie United)
10 FW AUS Ante Miličić (Moved to Shahzan Muda FC)
11 FW BRA Reinaldo¤ (Moved to Busan I'Park)
13 FW AUS Zoran Petrevski (Moved to Melbourne Knights)
19 DF AUS Sasa Ognenovski (Moved to Adelaide United)
20 GK AUS Matthew Ham (Moved to Redlands United)
23 MF BRA 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
Redlands United 0–4 Queensland Roar
(Report) van Dijk
Grossman
Kruse
Cleveland Showgrounds
Cleveland, Queensland
Gold Coast Representative XI 0–2 Queensland Roar
(Report) van Dijk
Murdocca
Brisbane Strikers 1–2 Queensland Roar
Hews (Report) Kruse
Oar
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.)

Translink Cup

Queensland Roar 3–1 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'
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Matthew Breeze
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' (Report) Elrich 29'
Macallister 32'
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

Hyundai A-League 2008–09

Round 1

Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar
Smeltz 53' (Report)
(Summary) 		Miller 46'
Attendance: 10,516
Referee: Ben Williams

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
Referee: Peter O’Leary

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
(Report)
(Summary) 		Minniecon 83'
Zullo 90+5'
Attendance: 22,226
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7

Sydney FC 1–1 Queensland Roar
Musialik 90+3' (Report)
(Summary) 		Miller 48'
Attendance: 12,403
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 8

Queensland Roar 0–1 Adelaide United
(Report)
(Summary) 		Cornthwaite 60'
Attendance: 11,117
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 9

Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary) 		McCloughan 40'
Attendance: 6,543
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 10

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

Round 11

Queensland Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory
(Report)
(Summary) 		Thompson 70'
Attendance: 12,022
Referee: Peter O’Leary

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

Sydney FC 1–1 Queensland Roar
Corica 64' (Report)
(Summary) 		McKay 12'
Attendance: 8,502
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 14

Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar
Gumprecht 83' (Report)
(Summary) 		van Dijk 11'
Attendance: 8,995
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 15

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

Round 16

Adelaide United 0–0 Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 14,450

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'
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
Referee: Peter O’Leary

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
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 20

Queensland Roar 3–1 Sydney FC
van Dijk 15' 28' 90+3' (Report)
(Summary) 		Danning 25'
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.)
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)

Adelaide United 1–0 Queensland Roar
Barbiero 25' (Report)
(Summary)
Hindmarsh Stadium
Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 8,472

Ladder position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Qualification for Finals series
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: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions