# 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.

## 2005–06 season

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

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

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21

### Season 2005–06 ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 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 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 | |
* ↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.