# 2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's eleventh season participating in the A-League and in the FFA Cup for the second time.

## Players
### Squad information

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 | Shane Stefanutto (Vice Captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Corey Brown |
| 6 | DF | GER | Jérome Polenz |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Corona |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Steven Lustica |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Jamie Maclaren |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Henrique |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Jean Carlos Solórzano |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Jade North |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Daniel Bowles |
| 15 | DF | AUS | James Donachie |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Devante Clut |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matt McKay (Captain) |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Javier Hervás |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Jack Hingert |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Shannon Brady |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Jamie Young |
| 22 | MF | GER | Thomas Broich |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Dimitri Petratos |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Tommy Oar |
| 28 | FW | AUS | Brandon Borrello (FT Youth) |
| 29 | MF | AUS | Joe Caletti |
| 33 | DF | AUS | Luke DeVere |

### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren | 21 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 32 | MF | George Lambadaridis | 23 | | Injury Replacement | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Corona | 34 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 18 | MF | Javier Hervás | 26 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 29 | MF | Joe Caletti | 17 | FFA Centre of Excellence | Transfer | Round 17 | | Free |
| 24 | MF | Tommy Oar | 24 | | Transfer | Round 22 | 2018 | Free |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 20 | FW | Kofi Danning | 24 | Oakleigh Cannons | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 4 | MF | Adam Sarota | 26 | Utrecht | Loan return | Pre-season | Free |
| 6 | MF | George Lambadaridis | 23 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 27 | MF | Ben Litfin | 20 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 9 | FW | Andrija Kaluđerović | 27 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 26 | DF | Lachlan Jackson | 20 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 18 | MF | Luke Brattan | 25 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 37 | MF | Abraham Yango | 19 | Avondale FC | Transfer | Mid-season | |

## 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Michael Theo | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Shane Stefanutto | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Corey Brown | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Jérome Polenz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Corona | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Steven Lustica | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Jamie Maclaren | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Henrique | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Jean Carlos Solórzano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Jade North | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Daniel Bowles | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | James Donachie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Devante Clut | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Matt McKay | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Javier Hervás | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Jack Hingert | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Jamie Young | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Thomas Broich | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Dimitri Petratos | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25+4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Tommy Oar | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Nicholas D'Agostino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Brandon Borrello | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Joe Caletti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Patrick Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Luke DeVere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Shannon Brady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | | Andre Jannese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | | Luke Pavlou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Luke Brattan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | George Lambadaridis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | | Abraham Yango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 24 April 2016
* 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.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | 3rd | 8 October 2015 | 9 April 2016 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 15 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 11 August 2015 | 11 August 2015 |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 April 2016. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |