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
Home colours Away colours
← 2007-08 2009-10 →

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. Position Player 1 GK Liam Reddy 2 MF Andrew Packer 3 DF Luke de Vere 4 DF Craig Moore (c) 5 DF Josh McCloughan 6 FW David Dodd 7 MF Michael Zullo 8 MF Massimo Murdocca 9 FW Sergio van Dijk 10 MF Charlie Miller 11 FW Reinaldo 12 FW Tahj Minniecon

No. Position Player 13 MF Chris Grossman 14 DF Ben Griffin 15 MF Matt McKay 16 DF Seo Hyuk-Su 17 MF Mitch Nichols 18 MF Danny Tiatto 19 MF Isaka Cernak-Okanya 20 GK Griffin McMaster 21 MF Thomas Oar 22 FW Robbie Kruse 23 FW 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. Position Player 3 DF Luke DeVere (Moved from A.I.S.) 6 MF David Dodd (Moved from Palm Beach) 9 FW Sergio van Dijk (Moved from FC Emmen) 10 MF Charlie Miller (Moved from Lierse S.K.) 11 FW Reinaldo¤ (Moved from Busan I'Park) 19 MF Isaka Cernak (Moved from A.I.S.) 21 MF Tommy Oar (Moved from Q.A.S.) 23 FW Tim Smits (Moved from Rochedale Rovers) 33 MF Henrique (Loaned from América Mineiro)

No. Position Player 6 DF Stuart McLaren (Moved to Perth Glory) 9 FW Simon Lynch (Moved to Airdrie United) 10 FW Ante Miličić (Moved to Shahzan Muda FC) 11 FW Reinaldo¤ (Moved to Busan I'Park) 13 FW Zoran Petrevski (Moved to Melbourne Knights) 19 DF Sasa Ognenovski (Moved to Adelaide United) 20 GK Matthew Ham (Moved to Redlands United) 23 MF 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 v Queensland Roar

14 May 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Brisbane Olympic	0 – 6	Queensland Roar
	(Report)	Smits  23', 35' Packer  49' Grossman  57', 70', 80'

Goodwin Park Yeronga, Queensland

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Rochedale Rovers v Queensland Roar

20 May 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Rochedale Rovers	2 – 5	Queensland Roar
Tabulo Unknown	(Report)	Nichols Smits Close Thurtell

Underwood Park Rochedale, Queensland

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Redlands United v Queensland Roar

27 May 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Redlands United	0 – 4	Queensland Roar
	(Report)	van Dijk Grossman Kruse

Cleveland Showgrounds Cleveland, Queensland

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Gold Coast Representative XI v Queensland Roar

29 May 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Gold Coast Representative XI	0 – 2	Queensland Roar
	(Report)	van Dijk Murdocca

Pizzey Park Miami, Queensland

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Brisbane Strikers v Queensland Roar

5 June 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Brisbane Strikers	1 – 2	Queensland Roar
Hews	(Report)	Kruse Oar

Luxury Paints Stadium Richlands, Queensland

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Sunshine Coast F.C. v Queensland Roar

8 June 2008 14:00 UTC+10

Sunshine Coast F.C.	1 – 0	Queensland Roar
Muta  47'	(Report)

One Mile Ovals Gympie, Queensland

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Peninsula Power v Queensland Roar

17 June 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Peninsula Power	0 – 1	Queensland Roar
	(Report)	Oar  44'

A.J. Kelly Field Kippa Ring, Queensland

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Brisbane City v Queensland Roar

24 June 2008 19:15 UTC+10

Brisbane City	0 – 4	Queensland Roar
	(Report)	Smits  53' McKay  58' Minniecon  60' Nichols  65'

Spencer Park Newmarket, Queensland

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Easts Invitational XI v Queensland Roar

1 July 2008 19:15 UTC+10

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.)

Heath Park East Brisbane, Queensland

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Translink Cup

Queensland Roar v Palmeiras B

12 July 2008 19:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	3 – 1	Palmeiras B
Smits  35' McKay  43' Murdocca  90+2'	(Report)	Portela  57'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Peter Green

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2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Sydney FC v Queensland Roar

19 July 2008 19:00 UTC+10

Sydney FC	2 – 1	Queensland Roar
Payne  53' Prentice  57'	(Report)	van Dijk  49' Seo  57'

Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, New South Wales Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Matthew Breeze

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Queensland Roar v Wellington Phoenix

27 July 2008 14:30 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	1 – 1	Wellington Phoenix
van Dijk  18'	(Report)	Kwasnik  74'

Stockland Park Sunshine Coast, Queensland Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Regis Queffelec

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Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners

3 August 2008 15:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	1 – 2	Central Coast Mariners
Zullo  51' Moore  49'	(Report)	Elrich  29' Macallister  32'

Perry Park Bowen Hills, Queensland Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Peter Green

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Hyundai A-League 2008-09

Round 1

Wellington Phoenix v Queensland Roar

17 August 2008 15:00 UTC+12

Wellington Phoenix	1 – 1	Queensland Roar
Smeltz  53'	(Report) (Summary)	Miller  46'

Westpac Stadium Wellington, New Zealand Attendance: 10,516 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 2

Queensland Roar v Adelaide United

24 August 2008 17:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	1 – 1	Adelaide United
Miller  47'	(Report) (Summary)	Dodd  8' (pen.)

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 12,761 Referee: Mark Shield

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Round 3

Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners

31 August 2008 17:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	2 – 4	Central Coast Mariners
Miller  69' van Dijk  74' (pen.)	(Report) (Summary)	Simon  31' Jedinak  48' Macallister  64'  71'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 12,185 Referee: Peter O’Leary

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Round 4

Perth Glory v Queensland Roar

14 September 2008 15:00 UTC+8

Perth Glory	0 – 3	Queensland Roar
	(Report) (Summary)	Moore  14' McKay  23' Miller  45+2'

Members Equity Stadium Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 8,203 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 5

Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets

19 September 2008 20:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	0 – 1	Newcastle Jets
	(Report) (Summary)	Griffiths  83'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Craig Zetter

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Round 6

Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar

28 September 2008 17:00 UTC+10

Melbourne Victory	0 – 2	Queensland Roar
Hernández  48', 58'	(Report) (Summary)	Minniecon  83' Zullo  90+5'

Telstra Dome Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 22,226 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 7

Sydney FC v Queensland Roar

4 October 2008 19:00 UTC+10

Sydney FC	1 – 1	Queensland Roar
Musialik  90+3'	(Report) (Summary)	Miller  48'

Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Attendance: 12,403 Referee: Matthew Breeze

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Round 8

Queensland Roar v Adelaide United

17 October 2008 19:30 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	0 – 1	Adelaide United
	(Report) (Summary)	Cornthwaite  60'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 11,117 Referee: Mark Shield

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Round 9

Wellington Phoenix v Queensland Roar

26 October 2008 17:00 UTC+13

Wellington Phoenix	0 – 1	Queensland Roar
	(Report) (Summary)	McCloughan  40'

Westpac Stadium Wellington, New Zealand Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Peter O'Leary

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Round 10

Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar

2 November 2008 17:00 UTC+11

Newcastle Jets	1 – 2	Queensland Roar
Griffiths  23'	(Report) (Summary)	McKay  24' Miller  35'

Energy Australia Stadium Newcastle, New South Wales Attendance: 10,507 Referee: Craig Zetter

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Round 11

Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory

8 November 2008 19:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	0 – 1	Melbourne Victory
	(Report) (Summary)	Thompson  70'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 12,022 Referee: Peter O’Leary

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Round 12

Queensland Roar v Perth Glory

23 November 2008 17:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	4 – 1	Perth Glory
van Dijk  45+1' (pen.) Minniecon  45+3' Miller  55' Nichols  81'	(Report) (Summary)	Harnwell  57'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 9,118 Referee: Peter Green

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Round 13

Sydney FC v Queensland Roar

28 November 2008 20:00 UTC+11

Sydney FC	1 – 1	Queensland Roar
Corica  64'	(Report) (Summary)	McKay  12'

Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Matthew Breeze

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Round 14

Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar

6 December 2008 18:00 UTC+11

Central Coast Mariners	1 – 1	Queensland Roar
Gumprecht  83'	(Report) (Summary)	van Dijk  11'

Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, New South Wales Attendance: 8,995 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 15

Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets

14 December 2008 18:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	2 – 1	Newcastle Jets
Nichols  45+1' van Dijk  90'	(Report) (Summary)	Griffiths  26' Wheelhouse  11', 70'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 11,048 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 16

Adelaide United v Queensland Roar

14 January 2009 19:30 UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	0 – 0	Queensland Roar
	(Report) (Summary)

Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 14,450 Referee: Strebre Delovski

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Round 17

Queensland Roar v Wellington Phoenix

28 December 2008 18:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	3 – 2	Wellington Phoenix
McKay  38' van Dijk  48' Oar  90+1'	(Report) (Summary)	de Vere  11' (o.g.) Hearfield  46' Durante  37', 90'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 13,115 Referee: Ben Williams

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Round 18

Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar

2 January 2009 20:00 UTC+11

Melbourne Victory	2 – 1	Queensland Roar
Allsopp  55' Vargas  67'	(Report) (Summary)	Moore  75'

Telstra Dome Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Peter O’Leary

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Round 19

Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar

10 January 2009 19:00 UTC+11

Central Coast Mariners	3 – 4	Queensland Roar
Mrdja  5' Simon  55'  81'	(Report) (Summary)	van Dijk  43'  48' Minniecon  60' Bojic  69' (o.g.)

Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, New South Wales Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Matthew Breeze

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Round 20

Queensland Roar v Sydney FC

17 January 2009 19:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	3 – 1	Sydney FC
van Dijk  15'  28'  90+3'	(Report) (Summary)	Danning  25' Cairncross  87'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Craig Zetter

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Round 21

Queensland Roar v Perth Glory

24 January 2009 19:00 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	4 – 2	Perth Glory
Nichols  27' Tiatto  63' van Dijk  76' McCloughan  82'	(Report) (Summary)	Rukavytsya  21' Skorich  66'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 17,367 Referee: Peter O'Leary

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Finals Series

Minor Semi Final - Away Leg

Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar

6 February 2009 20:00 UTC+11

Central Coast Mariners	0 – 2	Queensland Roar
	(Report) (Summary)	Nichols  30' van Dijk  54' (pen.) Tiatto  33', 75'

Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, New South Wales Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Ben Williams

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Minor Semi Final - Home Leg

Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners

13 February 2009 19:30 UTC+10

Queensland Roar	2 – 1	Central Coast Mariners
Nichols  21' McKay  49'	(Report) (Summary)	Mrdja  64'

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 24,705 Referee: Peter Green

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Preliminary Final (One Leg - Played away to loser of Major Semi Final)

Adelaide United v Queensland Roar

21 February 2009 19:00 UTC+10

Adelaide United	1 – 0	Queensland Roar
Barbiero  25'	(Report) (Summary)

Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 8,472 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Ladder position

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	21	12	2	7	39	27	+12	38	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Adelaide United	21	11	5	5	31	19	+12	38
3	Queensland Roar	21	10	6	5	36	25	+11	36	2009 A-League 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: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.
²First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
³Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
⁴Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.