# 2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar took part in the 2006–07 A-League competition, hoping to improve on their performance in the previous domestic season, which saw them finish in sixth position at the end of the A-League competition.

## Transfers
### In

| Player | Details |
| Liam Reddy | from Newcastle Jets FC |
| Marcus Wedau | from VfL Osnabrück |
| Andrew Packer | from Sydney FC |
| Ante Milicic | from Newcastle Jets FC |
| Simon Lynch | from Dundee |
| Sasa Ognenovski | from Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues |
| Dario Vidosic | from Queensland Lions |
| Steve Fitzsimmons | from New Zealand Knights |
| Robbie Kruse | from Queensland Academy of Sport |
| Damian Mori | from Central Coast Mariners |
| Chris Grossman | from Queensland Academy of Sport |

### Out

| Player | Details |
| Alex Brosque | to Sydney FC |
| Jonti Richter | to New Zealand Knights |
| Scott Higgins | to Falkirk |
| Todd Gava | Released |
| Michael Baird | to FC Universitatea Craiova |
| Royce Brownlie | to Swindon Town |
| Tyler Simpson | to Perth Glory |
| Reece Tollenaere | Released |
| Warren Moon | to Queen of the South |
| David Williams | to Brøndby |
| Tim Smits | to New Zealand Knights |

## 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 | MF | AUS | Andrew Packer |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Remo Buess |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Chad Gibson (captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Josh McCloughlan |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Stuart McLaren |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcus Wedau |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Massimo Murdocca |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Simon Lynch |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Reinaldo Elias da Costa |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Ante Milicic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | CHN | Zhang Yuning |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Spase Dilevski |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Ben Griffin |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Matt McKay |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Hyuk-Su Seo |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Damian Mori |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Dario Vidosic |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Sasa Ognenovski |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Liam Reddy |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Steve Fitzsimmons |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Chris Grossman |

### Injuries & replacements

* Round 8 to Season Massimo Murdocca (foot)
* Round 14 to Round 18 Marcus Wedau (grade one hamstring tear) replaced by Chris Grossman

### Suspensions

* Round 15 Chad Gibson (red card)

### Coaches

Coach Miron Bleiberg resigned after the Round 12 loss to Adelaide United. Frank Farina became coach on 16 November 2006.

## Pre-Season cup
### Summary

| Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd |
| 1 | 15 July 2006 | Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Sydney FC | 7,132 |
| 2 | 22 July 2006 | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | New Zealand Knights | 3,347 |
| 3 | 29 July 2006 | Newcastle Jets FC | 0–0 | Queensland Roar | 2,822 |
| 4 | 6 August 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0–0 | Central Coast | 4,571 |
| Playoff | 11 August 2006 | Melbourne Victory FC (PEN) | (4) 1–1 (2) | Queensland Roar | 2,117 |
| Final | 18 August 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Unknown |

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand Knights | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Playoffs
#### Seventh place playoff
## 2006–07 A-League Season
### Summary

| Round | Date | Result | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Crowd | Ladder |
| 1 | 26 August 2006 | Win | Queensland Roar | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 20,606 | 1st |
| 2 | 1 September 2006 | Win | Newcastle Jets FC | 2–3 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium (N) | 7,276 | 1st |
| 3 | 9 September 2006 | Draw | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Queensland Roar | Central Coast Stadium (N) | 4,644 | 2nd |
| 4 | 15 September 2006 | Win | Queensland Roar | 5–0 | New Zealand Knights | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 15,517 | 2nd |
| 5 | 22 September 2006 | Draw | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 16,143 | 2nd |
| 6 | 1 October 2006 | Loss | Melbourne Victory FC | 4–1 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome (T) | 25,921 | 2nd |
| 7 | 8 October 2006 | Draw | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium | 17,274 | 2nd |
| 8 | 15 October 2006 | Win | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium (T) | 9,978 | 2nd |
| 9 | 22 October 2006 | Loss | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets FC | Suncorp Stadium (T) | 16,061 | 3rd |
| 10 | 28 October 2006 | Draw | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 13,727 | 2nd |
| 11 | 5 November 2006 | Loss | New Zealand Knights | 1–0 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium | 2,600 | 3rd |
| 12 | 11 November 2006 | Loss | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 14,154 | 4th |
| 13 | 17 November 2006 | Loss | Queensland Roar | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory FC | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 14,797 | 4th |
| 14 | 24 November 2006 | Loss | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium (N) | 12,718 | 7th |
| 15 | 2 December 2006 | Win | Queensland Roar | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 11,237 | 6th |
| 16 | 7 December 2006 | Loss | Queensland Roar | 0–3 | Newcastle Jets FC | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 10,040 | 6th |
| 17 | 16 December 2006 | Win | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Queensland Roar | Central Coast Stadium (N) | 7,132 | 6th |
| 18 | 29 December 2006 | Loss | New Zealand Knights | 3–1 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium (N) | 1,963 | 6th |
| 19 | 4 January 2007 | Win | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium (N) | 10,435 | 5th |
| 20 | 12 January 2006 | Win | Melbourne Victory FC | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome (N) | 28,937 | 4th |
| 21 | 20 January 2006 | Draw | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium (N) | 32,371 | 5th |
KEY (N) = Night game (T) = Twilight game

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 8 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season |
* ↑ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
* ↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

### Goal scorers
#### 5 Goals

    Dario Vidosic

#### 4 Goals

    Ante Milicic
    Reinaldo

#### 3 Goals

    Simon Lynch
    Matt McKay

#### 2 Goals

    Damian Mori

#### 1 Goal

    Stuart McLaren
    Spase Dilevski
    Ben Griffin

#### Own Goals

    Chad Gibson
    Josh McCloughlan
    Sasa Ognenovski
    Andrew Packer

### Clean sheets

Liam Reddy – 6