2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season

Brisbane Roar
2016–17 season
Chairman	Rahim Soekasah
Manager	John Aloisi
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League	3rd
A-League Finals Series	Semi-finals
FFA Cup	Round of 32
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Maclaren (19 goals); All: Jamie Maclaren (23 goals)
Highest home attendance	20,198 vs Melbourne City; (4 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance	8,113 vs Central Coast Mariners; (2 April 2017)
Average home league attendance	13,892

The 2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's twelfth season participating in the A-League, the FFA Cup for the third time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.

Players

Squad information

Correct as of 30 September 2016 – players' numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website

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	Michael Theo
3	DF	AUS	Luke DeVere
4	DF	AUS	Daniel Bowles
5	DF	AUS	Corey Brown
6	DF	GRE	Avraam Papadopoulos (Injury replacement)
7	MF	DEN	Thomas Kristensen
8	MF	AUS	Jacob Pepper
9	FW	AUS	Jamie Maclaren
10	MF	AUS	Brett Holman
11	MF	AUS	Tommy Oar
13	DF	AUS	Jade North (Vice-captain)
15	MF	ESP	Manuel Arana


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	AUS	Nathan Konstandopoulos
17	MF	AUS	Matt McKay (Captain)
19	DF	AUS	Jack Hingert
20	FW	AUS	Shannon Brady
21	GK	ENG	Jamie Young
22	MF	GER	Thomas Broich
24	DF	AUS	Connor O'Toole
25	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles
26	FW	AUS	Nicholas D'Agostino
28	FW	AUS	Brandon Borrello
29	MF	AUS	Joe Caletti
33	FW	AUS	Joey Katebian

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
26	FW		Nicholas D'Agostino	18
16	MF		Nathan Konstandopoulos	20

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date
25	DF	Kye Rowles	Australian Institute of Sport	Free transfer	2 years	3 May 2016
24	DF	Connor O'Toole	Adelaide United	Undisclosed Fee	2 years	3 May 2016
8	MF	Jacob Pepper	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	6 July 2016
7	MF	Thomas Kristensen	ADO Den Haag	Free transfer	1 year	27 July 2016
33	FW	Joey Katebian	Unattached	Undisclosed Fee	1.5 years	5 August 2016
10	MF	Brett Holman	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	1 September 2016
15	MF	Manuel Arana	Unattached	Undisclosed Fee	1 year	30 September 2016
6	DF	Avraam Papadopoulos	Júbilo Iwata	Injury replacement loan	1 year	14 February 2017

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date
16	MF	Devante Clut	Newcastle Jets	Free transfer	28 April 2016
11	FW	Jean Carlos Solórzano	Unattached	Free transfer	29 April 2016
3	DF	Shane Stefanutto	Retired		30 April 2016
18	MF	Javier Hervás	Željezničar	Free transfer	3 May 2016
8	MF	Steven Lustica	Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2016
15	DF	James Donachie	Unattached	Free transfer	1 June 2016
10	FW	Henrique	Negeri Sembilan	Free transfer	16 June 2016
7	MF	Corona	Almería	Free transfer	15 July 2016
6	DF	Jérome Polenz	Retired		15 August 2016
23	FW	Dimitri Petratos	Ulsan Hyundai	$300,000	6 February 2017

Contract extensions

Name	Position	Duration	Contract Expiry
Jade North	Centre back	1 year	2017
Matt McKay	Central midfielder	1 year	2018
Thomas Kristensen	Midfielder	2 years	2019
Luke DeVere	Centre back	2 years	2019
Jade North	Centre back	1 year	2018

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Michael Theo	26	0	4	0	1	24	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
3	DF		Luke DeVere	29	1	3	0	0	25	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Daniel Bowles	9	0	2	0	0	2+4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Corey Brown	30	1	10	0	0	25	1	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	0	0
6	DF		Avraam Papadopoulos	10	0	5	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0
7	MF		Thomas Kristensen	29	4	6	0	0	24+1	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Jacob Pepper	17	0	7	0	0	5+7	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	2	0	0
9	FW		Jamie Maclaren	35	23	1	0	0	25+3	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5+1	3	0	0	0
10	MF		Brett Holman	26	6	3	0	0	18+3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Tommy Oar	30	2	0	0	0	19+5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4+1	1	0	0	0
13	DF		Jade North	32	0	5	0	0	25+1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Manuel Arana	24	2	3	0	0	7+11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4+2	2	1	0	0
16	MF		Nathan Konstandopoulos	4	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Matt McKay	29	0	2	1	0	23	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0
19	DF		Jack Hingert	32	0	4	0	0	25	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Shannon Brady	7	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Jamie Young	13	0	0	0	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Thomas Broich	31	2	1	0	0	19+6	2	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	4+1	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Connor O'Toole	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Kye Rowles	4	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Nicholas D'Agostino	14	2	0	0	0	0+8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+4	0	0	0	0
28	FW		Brandon Borrello	33	9	8	0	0	17+8	4	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	5	1	0	0
29	MF		Joe Caletti	15	0	1	0	0	8+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Joey Katebian	6	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
43	GK		Tomislav Bilic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
46	DF		Cameron Crestani	6	0	3	0	0	2+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
50	FW		Dane Ingham	7	1	1	0	0	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	1	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
23	FW		Dimitri Petratos	15	2	1	0	0	12+2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 10 May 2017
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

29 July 2016	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST	Broich 54'	Report	Shabow 17' Sotirio 26'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Alex King

20 August 2016	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Sydney FC	Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST	Maclaren 45'	Report	Simon 12' Zullo 89'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Peter Green

27 August 2016	Brisbane Roar	4–0	BPL Select	Brisbane, Australia
19:30 AEST	D. Petratos 33' Maclaren 39' Bowles 86' Leck 88'	Report		Stadium: QSAC

10 September 2016	Brisbane Roar	Cancelled	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST		Cancellation		Stadium: Corporate Travel Management Stadium

20 September 2016	Perth Glory	0–4	Brisbane Roar	Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEST		Report	Risdon 35' (o.g.) Maclaren 38' D. Petratos 65' Broich 71'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

24 September 2016	Brisbane Roar	3–1	NPL Queensland U-23 Select	Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST	Broich 24' Maclaren 35', 83'	Report	Duckworth 58'	Stadium: QSAC Referee: Casey Reibelt

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	3rd	7 October 2016	16 April 2017
A-League Finals	Elimination-finals	Semi-finals	21 April 2017	30 April 2017
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Round of 32	10 August 2016	10 August 2016
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	Group stage	31 January 2017	10 May 2017

A-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	27	20	6	1	55	12	+43	66	Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	27	15	4	8	49	31	+18	49
3	Brisbane Roar	27	11	9	7	43	37	+6	42	Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4	Melbourne City	27	11	6	10	49	44	+5	39	Qualification for Finals series
5	Perth Glory	27	10	9	8	53	53	0	39
6	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	8	12	7	35	35	0	36
7	Wellington Phoenix	27	8	6	13	41	46	−5	30
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	6	5	16	31	52	−21	23
9	Adelaide United	27	5	8	14	25	46	−21	23
10	Newcastle Jets	27	5	7	15	28	53	−25	22

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	11	9	7	43	37	+6	42	7	4	2	25	14	+11	4	5	5	18	23	−5

Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	5	9	7	5	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 October 2016 1	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	DeVere 90+6'	Report	Austin 83'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,805 Referee: Shaun Evans

16 October 2016 2	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Hingert 8' (o.g.) Boogaard 62' Ugarković 71' Clut 86'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,335 Referee: Peter Green

22 October 2016 3	Central Coast Mariners	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
17:35 AEDT		Report	Kristensen 33'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Adam Fielding

30 October 2016 4	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Maclaren 31' Borrello 75'	Report	Marinković 54'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

4 November 2016 5	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Melbourne City	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	Maclaren 11'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,198 Referee: Peter Green

11 November 2016 6	Adelaide United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT	Guardiola 78'	Report	Holman 60'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Chris Beath

19 November 2016 7	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	Kristensen 40'	Report	Brillante 13'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,322 Referee: Alan Milliner

25 November 2016 8	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Kusukami 56'	Report	Maclaren 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 11,201 Referee: Adam Fielding

3 December 2016 9	Melbourne City	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT	Colazo 54'	Report	Maclaren 38'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Shaun Evans

11 December 2016 10	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Adelaide United	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Kristensen 28', 30' Broich 55' Maclaren 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,605 Referee: Peter Green

18 December 2016 11	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
17:00 AEDT	O'Donovan 57'	Report	D. Petratos 33' Maclaren 76'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Chris Beath

23 December 2016 12	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	C. Brown 52'	Report	Dimas 69'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,110 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

30 December 2016 13	Sydney FC	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Brosque 36' Ninković 63'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,510 Referee: Shaun Evans

7 January 2017 14	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
16:35 AEST	Oar 15' Maclaren 82' (pen.)	Report	Hoole 45+1' Nabbout 72' Nordstrand 84'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 14,470 Referee: Kurt Ams

13 January 2017 15	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT	Troisi 12' Rojas 17' Berisha 27' (pen.)	Report	Petratos 30' Donachie 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Chris Beath

21 January 2017 16	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Wellington
19:35 NZDT		Report	Maclaren 87'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,449 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

28 January 2017 17	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	Borrello 22' Holman 90+3'	Report	Kusukami 32'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Chris Beath

3 February 2017 18	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:50 AEST		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,095 Referee: Peter Green

11 February 2017 19	Melbourne City	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT	Kamau 59' Colazo 61' (pen.)	Report	Maclaren 34' (pen.), 45+1'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,414 Referee: Alan Milliner

18 February 2017 20	Perth Glory	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
19:00 AWST	Marinković 38' Taggart 48'	Report	Maclaren 31' D. Ingham 40'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Jarred Gillett

25 February 2017 21	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Brisbane
16:35 AEST	Borrello 75'	Report	Smeltz 32' Krishna 61'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

5 March 2017 22	Newcastle Jets	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:00 AEDT	Nabbout 10' (pen.)	Report	Maclaren 62' (pen.), 74' D'Agostino 90'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Jarred Gillett

19 March 2017 23	Adelaide United	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT	Diawara 16' Cirio 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Maclaren 60'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,197 Referee: Stephen Lucas

25 March 2017 24	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
18:50 AEST	Maclaren 51'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,576 Referee: Matthew Conger

2 April 2017 25	Brisbane Roar	5–1	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane
19:00 AEST	Maclaren 62', 66', 70' Broich 82' D'Agostino 90+1'	Report	Ferreira 49'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,113 Referee: Daniel Elder

8 April 2017 26	Perth Glory	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Perth
19:00 AWST	Garcia 35' Keogh 67' Ro. Griffiths 76'	Report	Holman 57'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Chris Beath

16 April 2017 27	Brisbane Roar	4–3	Wellington Phoenix	Brisbane
17:00 AEST	Holman 21', 67' Borrello 51' Maclaren 53'	Report	Krishna 6' Finkler 38' McGlinchey 41'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,098 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series

21 April 2017 Elimination-final	Brisbane Roar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
19:50 AEST	Maclaren 55'	Report	Antonis 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,530 Referee: Jarred Gillett
	Penalties
	Borrello D'Agostino Maclaren DeVere Kristensen Oar		Antonis Dimas N. Martínez Hamill Cornthwaite Kusukami

30 April 2017 Semi-final	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEST	Berisha 70'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup

10 August 2016 Round of 32	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Perth Glory	Brisbane
19:30 AEST		Report	Djulbic 12', 19'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 3,028 Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

31 January 2017 Preliminary round 2	Brisbane Roar	6–0	Global	Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST	Borrello 11', 25', 29', 80' Arana 37', 65'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 3,657 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

8 February 2017 Play-off round	Shanghai Shenhua	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Shanghai, China
19:45 CST		Report	Borrello 2' Oar 41'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,980 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Muangthong United	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ulsan Hyundai	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7
4	Brisbane Roar	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	4

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 February 2017 1	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Muangthong United	Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 4,536 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

28 February 2017 2	Ulsan Hyundai	6–0	Brisbane Roar	Ulsan, South Korea
19:30 KST	I.S. Kim 10', 68' Oršić 13', 34' Kovačec 55' J.H. Lee 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

14 March 2017 3	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Brisbane Roar	Kashima, Japan
19:00 JST	Suzuki 43' Ueda 76' Endo 79'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

12 April 2017 4	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 AEST	Maclaren 18' Holman 49'	Report	Nagaki 79'	Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 5,567 Referee: Wang Di (China)

26 April 2017 5	Muangthong United	3–0	Brisbane Roar	Pak Kret, Thailand
19:30 ICT	Xisco 37' Chanathip 83' Teerasil 89'	Report		Stadium: SCG Stadium Attendance: 11,807 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

10 May 2017 6	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Ulsan Hyundai	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 AEST	Maclaren 18', 37'	Report	Seo 9' Nam 54' Y.J. Kim 76'	Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

[table_note_WEL0.60190869243904-28] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.