2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's thirteenth season participating in the A-League, in the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Brisbane Roar
2017–18 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerJohn Aloisi
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Massimo Maccarone (9 goals)
All: Massimo Maccarone (10 goals)
Highest home attendance11,485 vs Central Coast Mariners
(5 November 2017)
Lowest home attendance5,192 vs Wellington Phoenix
(9 December 2017)
Average home league attendance9,093

Players

Squad information

Correct as of 3 April 2018 – players' numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  AUS Luke DeVere
4 DF  AUS Daniel Bowles
5 DF  AUS Corey Brown
6 DF  GRE Avraam Papadopoulos
7 MF  DEN Thomas Kristensen
8 MF  AUS Jacob Pepper
9 FW  ITA Massimo Maccarone
10 MF  AUS Brett Holman
11 FW  AUS Corey Gameiro
12 FW  NZL Dane Ingham
13 DF  AUS Jade North (Vice-captain)
14 FW  TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
16 MF  AUS Mitchell Oxborrow
17 MF  AUS Matt McKay (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
19 DF  AUS Jack Hingert
20 FW  AUS Shannon Brady
21 GK  ENG Jamie Young
22 MF  FRA Éric Bauthéac
24 DF  AUS Connor O'Toole
26 FW  AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
28 MF  AUS Emilio Martinez (Scholarship)
31 GK  AUS Brendan White (Mature-age rookie)
33 FW  BRA Henrique
35 MF  AUS Jay Barnett (Scholarship)
37 MF  AUS Bryce Bafford (Scholarship)
77 DF  AUS Ivan Franjic

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
14FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah Free transfer 1 year 26 May 2017 [2]
11FW Corey Gameiro Free transfer 1 year 4 July 2017 [3]
9FW Massimo Maccarone Free transfer 1 year 17 July 2017 [4]
16MF Mitchell Oxborrow Broadmeadow Magic Free transfer 1 year 4 August 2017 [5]
28MF Emilio Martinez Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2017 [6]
33FW Peter Skapetis Injury replacement 9 August 2017 [6][7]
22MF Éric Bauthéac Free transfer 1 year 9 September 2017 [8]
37MF Bryce Bafford Australian Institute of Sport Free transfer 18 October 2017 [9]
35MF Jay Barnett Australian Institute of Sport Free transfer 18 October 2017 [9]
31GK Brendan White Port Melbourne Free transfer 4 November 2017 [10]
77DF Ivan Franjic Free transfer 1 year 9 November 2017 [11]
33FW Henrique Free transfer 22 February 2018 [12]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
22MF Thomas Broich End of contract 19 April 2017 [13]
28FW Brandon Borrello 1. FC Kaiserslautern $450,000 9 May 2017 [14]
9FW Jamie Maclaren End of contract 16 May 2017 [15]
15MF Manuel Arana FC Goa End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
33FW Joey Katebian End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
46DF Cameron Crestani End of contract 17 May 2017 [16]
11MF Tommy Oar APOEL $515,000 19 June 2017 [17]
25DF Kye Rowles Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 26 June 2017 [18]
33FW Peter Skapetis Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 18 January 2018 [19]
1GK Michael Theo Free transfer 27 March 2018 [20]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
1Michael TheoGoalkeeper1 year22 June 2017[21]
6 Avraam PapadopoulosCentre back1 year22 June 2017[21]
8Jacob PepperCentral midfielder1 year30 June 2017[22]
18Joe CalettiCentral midfielder1 year30 June 2017[22]
12 Dane InghamForward1 year6 July 2017[23]
33Peter SkapetisStriker1 year31 August 2017[24][25]
21 Jamie YoungGoalkeeper2 years23 March 2018[26]

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 TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Luke DeVere 9 0 2 0 0 8+102000+000000+000000+00000
4 DF Daniel Bowles 13 0 4 0 0 8+403000+000000+000001+00100
5 DF Corey Brown 13 0 5 0 0 9+205000+100001+000000+00000
6 DF Avraam Papadopoulos 16 4 5 0 1 15+044010+000000+000001+00100
7 MF Thomas Kristensen 19 2 5 0 0 16+125001+000001+000000+00000
8 MF Jacob Pepper 19 1 5 0 0 17+114001+001000+000000+00000
9 FW Massimo Maccarone 30 10 2 0 0 27+091001+000000+100001+01100
10 MF Brett Holman 19 5 1 0 0 13+451000+000001+000001+00000
11 FW Corey Gameiro 18 0 2 0 0 2+1502000+100000+000000+00000
12 FW Dane Ingham 5 0 1 0 0 2+100000+000001+001001+00000
13 DF Jade North 11 0 3 0 0 9+002000+000001+000000+10100
14 FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah 25 1 7 0 0 22+117001+000000+000001+00000
16 MF Mitchell Oxborrow 19 0 5 0 0 4+1204000+100000+100001+00100
17 MF Matt McKay 28 2 3 0 1 25+023011+000001+000001+00000
18 MF Joe Caletti 10 0 1 0 0 8+101000+000001+000000+00000
19 DF Jack Hingert 29 1 5 0 0 24+215001+000001+000001+00000
20 FW Shannon Brady 5 0 0 0 0 0+300000+000001+000000+10000
21 GK Jamie Young 26 0 0 0 0 23+000001+000001+000001+00000
22 MF Éric Bauthéac 22 3 7 0 0 19+125001+001000+000000+11100
24 DF Connor O'Toole 14 0 1 0 0 9+401001+000000+000000+00000
25 FW Rahmat Akbari 6 0 0 0 0 1+500000+000000+000000+00000
26 FW Nicholas D'Agostino 9 0 3 0 0 6+202000+000001+001000+00000
27 MF Adam Sawyer 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+000000+00000
28 MF Emilio Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
31 GK Brendan White 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
33 FW Henrique 8 3 0 0 0 2+530001+000000+000000+00000
35 MF Jay Barnett 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
36 MF Daniel Leck 6 0 0 0 0 4+200000+000000+000000+00000
37 MF Bryce Bafford 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
43 GK Tomislav Bilic 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
77 DF Ivan Franjic 17 2 3 0 0 11+422001+000000+000001+00100
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Michael Theo 4 0 0 0 0 4+000000+000000+000000+00000
33 FW Peter Skapetis 15 1 2 0 0 9+502000+000000+110000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies

25 July 2017 Heritage Shield Queensland Lions 0–2 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Richland Stadium
5 August 2017 Peninsula Power 2–4 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST
  • Briggs  2'
  • Strickland  38'
Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
28 August 2017 Brisbane Roar 2–1 China U-23 Gold Coast, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Adam Kersey

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 6th 6 October 2017 14 April 2018
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 20 April 2018 20 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 9 August 2017 9 August 2017
AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 Preliminary round 2 23 January 2018 23 January 2018

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification to Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 10 5 12 33 40  −7 35 4 2 8 13 19  −6 6 3 4 20 21  −1

Last updated: 14 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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GroundAHHAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAA
ResultLLLDDDWLWDLLWLLLWWLWLWWDWLW
Position9101010910898699899987777877676
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 October 2017 1 Melbourne City 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,589
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 October 2017 2 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Adam Kersey
22 October 2017 3 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,104
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 October 2017 4 Wellington Phoenix 3–3 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 November 2017 5 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,485
Referee: Daniel Elder
11 November 2017 6 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 18,098
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
17 November 2017 7 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,285
Referee: Chris Beath
25 November 2017 8 Sydney FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,044
Referee: Alex King
2 December 2017 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 December 2017 10 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Gold Coast
16:35 AEST Report Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 December 2017 11 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Peter Green
21 December 2017 12 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 December 2017 13 Adelaide United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
17:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 January 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 January 2018 15 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,826
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
12 January 2018 16 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 12,137
Referee: Jonathan Borreiro
18 January 2018 17 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,258
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
27 January 2018 18 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:50 AEDT Powell  63' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,264
Referee: Adam Kersey
4 February 2018 19 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
9 February 2018 20 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Chris Beath
24 February 2018 21 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:35 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Stephen Lucas
3 March 2018 22 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Adelaide United Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Peter Green
17 March 2018 23 Sydney FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,890
Referee: Kurt Ams
25 March 2018 24 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Brisbane Roar Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: Daniel Elder
31 March 2018 25 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
16:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,019
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
7 April 2018 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Kurt Ams
14 April 2018 27 Perth Glory 2–3 Brisbane Roar Perth
22:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,579
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

20 April 2018 Elimination-final Melbourne City 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,757
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

9 August 2017 Round of 32 Brisbane Roar 1–5 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

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