2008–09 Queensland Roar FC season
2008–09 season | |||
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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 | ||
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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.
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Player Movement
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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¤ 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 |
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(Report) | Smits ![]() Packer ![]() Grossman ![]() |
Yeronga, Queensland
Rochedale Rovers | 2–5 | Queensland Roar |
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Tabulo ![]() Unknown ![]() | (Report) | Nichols ![]() Smits ![]() Close ![]() ![]() Thurtell ![]() |
Rochedale, Queensland
Redlands United | 0–4 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) | van Dijk ![]() ![]() Grossman ![]() Kruse ![]() |
Cleveland, Queensland
Brisbane Strikers | 1–2 | Queensland Roar |
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Hews ![]() | (Report) | Kruse ![]() Oar ![]() |
Sunshine Coast F.C. | 1–0 | Queensland Roar |
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Muta ![]() | (Report) |
Gympie, Queensland
Peninsula Power | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) | Oar ![]() |
Kippa-Ring, Queensland
Brisbane City | 0–4 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) | Smits ![]() McKay ![]() Minniecon ![]() Nichols ![]() |
Newmarket, Queensland
Easts Invitational XI | 1–8 | Queensland Roar |
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Baty ![]() | (Report) | Packer ![]() Smits ![]() ![]() ![]() van Dijk ![]() McKay ![]() Oar ![]() Carroll (g.k.) ![]() |
East Brisbane, Queensland
Translink Cup
Queensland Roar | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Smits ![]() McKay ![]() Murdocca ![]() | (Report) | Portela ![]() |
2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Sydney FC | 2–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Payne ![]() Prentice ![]() | (Report) | van Dijk ![]() |
Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix |
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van Dijk ![]() | (Report) | Kwasnik ![]() |
Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Zullo ![]() | (Report) | Elrich ![]() Macallister ![]() |
Hyundai A-League 2008–09
Round 1
Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Smeltz ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Miller ![]() |
Round 2
Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Adelaide United |
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Miller ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Dodd ![]() |
Round 3
Queensland Roar | 2–4 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Miller ![]() van Dijk ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Simon ![]() Jedinak ![]() Macallister ![]() ![]() |
Round 4
Perth Glory | 0–3 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) (Summary) | Moore ![]() McKay ![]() Miller ![]() |
Round 5
Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets |
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(Report) (Summary) | Griffiths ![]() |
Round 6
Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) (Summary) | Minniecon ![]() Zullo ![]() |
Round 7
Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Musialik ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Miller ![]() |
Round 8
Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United |
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(Report) (Summary) | Cornthwaite ![]() |
Round 9
Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) (Summary) | McCloughan ![]() |
Round 10
Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Queensland Roar |
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Griffiths ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | McKay ![]() Miller ![]() |
Round 11
Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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(Report) (Summary) | Thompson ![]() |
Round 12
Queensland Roar | 4–1 | Perth Glory |
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van Dijk ![]() Minniecon ![]() Miller ![]() Nichols ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Harnwell ![]() |
Round 13
Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Corica ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | McKay ![]() |
Round 14
Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Gumprecht ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | van Dijk ![]() |
Round 15
Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets |
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Nichols ![]() van Dijk ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Griffiths ![]() |
Round 16
Adelaide United | 0–0 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) (Summary) |
Round 17
Queensland Roar | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix |
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McKay ![]() van Dijk ![]() Oar ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | de Vere ![]() Hearfield ![]() |
Round 18
Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Allsopp ![]() Vargas ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Moore ![]() |
Round 19
Central Coast Mariners | 3–4 | Queensland Roar |
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Mrdja ![]() Simon ![]() ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | van Dijk ![]() ![]() Minniecon ![]() Bojic ![]() |
Round 20
Queensland Roar | 3–1 | Sydney FC |
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van Dijk ![]() ![]() ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Danning ![]() |
Round 21
Queensland Roar | 4–2 | Perth Glory |
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Nichols ![]() Tiatto ![]() van Dijk ![]() McCloughan ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Rukavytsya ![]() Skorich ![]() |
Finals series
Minor semi-final – away leg
Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Queensland Roar |
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(Report) (Summary) | Nichols ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Minor semi-final – home leg
Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Nichols ![]() McKay ![]() | (Report) (Summary) | Mrdja ![]() |
Preliminary final (One Leg – Played away to loser of major semi-final)
Adelaide United | 1–0 | Queensland Roar |
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Barbiero ![]() | (Report) (Summary) |
Ladder position
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
References
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