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.

Queensland Roar FC
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Ribot
ManagerMiron Bleiberg
A-League6th
Pre-Season CupGroup Stage
World Club QualifiersRound 1
Top goalscorerAlex Brosque – 8 Goals
Highest home attendance23,142 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance8,607 v New Zealand Knights
Average home league attendance14,785

2005–06 season

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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

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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 Tom Willis
2 DF   AUS Karl Dodd
3 DF   SUI Remo Buess
4 DF   AUS Chad Gibson (captain)
5 DF   AUS Josh McCloughan
6 MF   AUS Todd Gava
7 MF   KOR Tae-Yong Shin
8 MF   AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW   AUS Michael Baird
10 FW   AUS Royce Brownlie
11 MF   AUS Jonathan Richter
12 MF   AUS Jordan Simpson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   AUS Tyler Simpson
14 MF   AUS David Williams
15 MF   AUS Matt McKay
16 MF   KOR Hyuk-Su Seo
17 FW   AUS Reece Tollenaere
18 MF   AUS Warren Moon
19 FW   AUS Alex Brosque
20 GK   AUS Scott Higgins
21 MF   AUS Spase Dilevski
22 MF   URU Osvaldo Carro
23 DF   AUS Stuart McLaren
24 FW   BRA Reinaldo

Season 2005–06 results

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Round 1


Queensland Roar2–0New Zealand Knights
Brosque   80'
Baird   86'
(Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 20,725

Round 2


Adelaide United0–0Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 11,029
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 3


Perth Glory2–1Queensland Roar
Despotovski   54', 72' (Report)
(Summary)
Moon   76'
Attendance: 8,509

Round 4


Queensland Roar1–1Melbourne Victory
Baird   62'
McKay   40'
(Report)
(Summary)
Allsopp   88'
Attendance: 15,444
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 5


Queensland Roar1–3Sydney FC
Timpano   50' (og) (Report)
(Summary)[permanent dead link]
Corica   5',   67'
McFlynn   68'
Attendance: 23,142

Round 6


Newcastle Jets0–1Queensland Roar
Carle   31' (Report)
(Summary)
Moon   68'
McKay   59'   80'
Attendance: 7,436

Round 7


Queensland Roar1–1Central Coast Mariners
Seo   57' (Report)
(Summary)
Spencer   41'
Attendance: 13,195
Referee: Perry Mur

Round 8


New Zealand Knights0–2Queensland Roar
(Report)
(Summary)
Seo   8'
Baird   57'
Attendance: 4,182

Round 9


Queensland Roar1–2Adelaide United
Brownlie   76' (Report)
(Summary)
Fernando   59'
Pantelis   89'
Attendance: 15,181
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 10


Queensland Roar0–0Perth Glory
(Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 13,685

Round 11


Melbourne Victory0–1Queensland Roar
Claeys   86'
Muscat   58'   61'
(Report)
(Summary)
McKay   15'
Attendance: 13,239
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 12


Sydney FC1–0Queensland Roar
Zdrillic   54' (Summary)
Attendance: 13,030
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 13


Queensland Roar0–1Newcastle Jets
(Summary) Thompson   34'
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 14


Central Coast Mariners2–2Queensland Roar
Heffernan   89'
Osman   56'
(Summary) Brosque   7'   78'
Baird   75'
Attendance: 5,194

Round 15


Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
Brownlie   28' (Summary) Yeo   44'
Attendance: 8,607
Referee: James Lewis

Round 16


Adelaide United4–2Queensland Roar
Rech   40'   63'
Qu   30'
Veart   29'
(Summary) Baird   83'
Brosque   11'
Attendance: 8,426

Round 17


Perth Glory0–2Queensland Roar
(Summary) Baird   80'
Reinaldo   10'
Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Peter Green

Round 18


Queensland Roar0–1Melbourne Victory
(Summary) Thompson   56'
Attendance: 12,710
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 19


Queensland Roar2–1Sydney FC
Brosque   60'   70' (Summary) Petrovski   85'
Attendance: 13,302

Round 20


Newcastle Jets0–5Queensland Roar
(Summary) Murdocca   90'
McKay   83'
Brosque   52'
Richter   44'
Reinaldo   10'
Attendance: 10,271
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 21


Queensland Roar2–2Central Coast Mariners
Baird   60'
Brosque   3'
(Summary) O'Sullivan   81'
Petrie   33'
Attendance: 13,641
Referee: Ben Williams

Season 2005–06 ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for 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[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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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27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944 (Suncorp Stadium)