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Brisbane Roar Football Club is an australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland [ 1 ] and has won the domestic title on three occasions, adenine good as holding the longest unbeaten read of 36 league matches without defeat. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Brisbane competes in the country ‘s premier competition, the A-League, and has Warren Moon as director. The club has a shared history with Queensland Lions F.C. who competed in the inaugural A-League season as Queensland Roar. [ 4 ] This shared history with Lions, dating back to Hollandia F.C. and 1957, well makes them the oldest club in the A-League. [ 5 ]
background [edit ]
Formed in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala by Dutch immigrants the club became ‘Brisbane Lions ‘ and then transitioned into Queensland Roar, playing under that mention from the inaugural 2005–06 season of the A-League until the 2008–09 temper [ 6 ] before finally becoming ‘Brisbane Roar ‘. Since joining the A-League, the club has won two league Premierships, three Championships and has competed in five AFC Champions League competitions. [ 7 ] Brisbane Roar holds the record for the longest unbeaten race at the circus tent level of any australian football code, which stands at 36 league matches without get the better of. [ citation needed ] Brisbane Roar are besides the beginning and merely club to win back to back Hyundai A-League Championships, and are the only club not have lost the Grand Final in the Hyundai A-League. The cabaret plays home plate matches at Suncorp Stadium, a 52,500 seat multi-use venue in Milton, with First team train taking put at Logan Heritage Park which besides hosts the clubhouse ‘s administration staff. In March 2018, the club relocated its Playing and Administration Headquarters to a aim built, $ 9 million Center-of-Excellence in Logan hosting training, sports science and medical facilities for the A League team, W-League team and over 16 young person development teams ; the new CoE besides host the golf club ‘s administration staff ampere well. [ 8 ] The youth team competes in the National Youth League and the women ‘s team competes in the W-League. Commencing in 2014, the young teams besides compete in the NPL Queensland in regulate to provide sufficient matches to further develop their abilities. The youth team competes in the elder men ‘s NPLQ division while the women ‘s team compete in the NPLQ-W. The young matches are typically played Roar ‘s CoE while women ‘s matches are played at respective locations across Brisbane, including Heritage Park, Goodwin Park, QSAC, A.J. Kelly Park, Perry Park and occasionally Suncorp Stadium .
history [edit ]
foundation as Hollandia-Inala F.C. ( 1957–1970s ) [edit ]
The origins of Brisbane Roar are traced back to the establish of Hollandia F.C. by dutch immigrants in 1957. The baseball club competed under this name for about 20 years until, in the pastime of inclusiveness and because perceptions that members of the public see soccer as a migrants ‘ game, [ 9 ] all clubs were required to adopt non-ethnic names after a govern by the Queensland Soccer Federation in 1973 .
Brisbane Lions F.C. ( 1973–2004 ) [edit ]
The club continued to be based in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands. After adopting the name Brisbane Lions in the 1970s, the club joined the National Soccer League ( NSL ) as one of the founding clubs in the 1977 season and competed until the end of the 1988 temper before reverting down to the Brisbane Premier League thereafter. In the 1990s, the baseball club again changed its name to Queensland Lions after coming to an agreement with the australian rules football club, Brisbane Lions. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] At the end of the 2004 season, Queensland Lions withdrew from the local anesthetic Senior Men ‘s competition to compete in the new National A-League as Queensland Roar. The Premier Youth team remained in the local soccer league. [ 12 ] For the adjacent 3 seasons the senior Lions F.C. men ‘s team was the Brisbane Roar but after 3 financially challenging years, Queensland Lions relinquished ownership of the Roar and reformed their men ‘s team in the local Senior Men ‘s rival .
Entering the A-League ( 2004 ) [edit ]
Lions F.C. entered the A-League as Queensland Roar as a initiation member in 2004. The club continued to be based at Richlands where club presidency and actor train continued. At the time of conception of the A-League, teams from several capital cities were preferred to form the initiation clubs. By June 2004, two of the twenty submissions for joining the league were sought by partnerships formed in Brisbane, the das kapital of Queensland. [ 13 ] On 1 November 2004, the group headed by Queensland Lions were chosen as operators of the Brisbane team. On 2 March the pursue year, Queensland Roar FC were formally announced. The board consisted of president John Ribot, a former chief executive officer of both National Rugby League clubs Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, deputy president Gary Wilkins, erstwhile Queensland and Australian international actor, and CEO Lawrence Oudendyk, who was besides Queensland Lions CEO .
early A-League years ( 2004–2009 ) [edit ]
Roar play at home in 2006. Miron Bleiberg was appointed as the inaugural coach on 2 March 2005. Under blackmail from the fans to deliver on his promises of attractive, attacking and successful soccer he resigned on 12 November 2006 following a poor start to the 2006–07 season. After much guess, Bleiberg was replaced by former Australian national team bus, Frank Farina just three days after Bleiberg ‘s resignation. Frank Farina ‘s arrival led to a mini-revival which saw the club narrowly miss out on what would have been the Roar ‘s first base finals appearance, on goal dispute. The 2007–08 season, however, saw Farina make up for the deficit of the previous temper, qualifying for the finals for the first fourth dimension in the clubhouse ‘s history. A memorable performance in the second leg of the semi-final saw the Roar get the better of arch rivals 2–0 ( 2–0 agg. ) Sydney FC in front of a ( then ) club record 36,221 fans to qualify for the preliminary final against the Newcastle Jets. The Roar would controversially lose 3–2 to the Newcastle side, who would ultimately go on to win the Grand Final. Farina again qualified for the finals in 2008–09, where the Roar dispatched of Central Coast Mariners 4–2 on aggregate, however they ultimately lost, again in the preliminary final, to Adelaide United after failing to capitalise on their dominance. On 10 October 2009, Farina was arrested by Queensland Police for beverage force. [ 14 ] He was initially suspended by the Roar and asked to show cause as to why he should not be sacked for tarnishing the name of the clubhouse. It was announced that adjunct director, Rado Vidošić would step into a caretakers character until a decision had been made which would include the M1 Derby, which the Roar lost 1–0 at home. Farina was ultimately sacked on 14 October 2009, with the club tasked with finding a surrogate for the remainder of the 2009–10 temper .
Renamed Brisbane Roar ( 2009 ) [edit ]
In 2009, the club was officially renamed to Brisbane Roar Football Club due to two other Queensland-based clubs entering the A-League contest ; that being Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury. [ 15 ] This was the club ‘s fifth change of name after Hollandia-Inala F.C., Brisbane Lions F.C., Queensland Lions F.C., and Queensland Roar F.C .
Postecoglou earned run average ( 2009–2012 ) [edit ]
Ange Postecoglou arrived mid-season armed with the task of picking up the pieces of a season in tatters. Postecoglou ‘s first season ended as the worst in the club ‘s short-change history, finishing second from the bottom. Postecoglou completed a turn-around in the 2010–11 season. He made wholesale changes to the squad, commencing with the refilling of the “ old-guard ” of Charlie Miller, Craig Moore and Danny Tiatto and brought in his own squad which was a mixture of youth and talented experience. Under his mark of possession/attacking football, he led the team to win the club ‘s inaugural premiership and go on to complete the golf club ‘s first Double by besides wrapping up the championship in a memorable 2011 A-League Grand Final in movement of a then golf club record 50,168 supporters. The cabaret went on an australian sporting record 36-match unbeaten ladder which commenced in the 2010–11 season and ran through to the 2011–12 season. After much guess on his future at the golf club, it was reported that Postecoglou had signed a three-year contract extension. [ 16 ] With such a successful season behind him, there was much talk as to whether the Roar could equal or better that in the 2011–12 season. [ citation needed ] Their title credentials were in doubt when the club went on a club-record bad losing streak of five matches immediately following the ending of their record 36-match unbeaten streak. Postecoglou remained steadfast in the club ‘s footballing philosophy and the baseball club went on to record barely one loss in the last 14 games of the regular season to finish league runner-up. unable to retain the Premiers Plate, Postecoglou led the clubhouse to back-to-back championships in the 2012 A-League Grand Final in front of a club-record 50,344 supporters. Postecoglou besides led the Roar ‘s initial foray into the 2012 asian Champions League as reward for their success in the former season. Success was desegregate, picking up two draws from four matches. On 24 April 2012, Postecoglou left the club by way of reciprocal accept, citing a desire to seek “ a new challenge ”. [ 17 ] Ange leaves the clubhouse as the most successful director in the club ‘s history. On 26 April 2012, it was reported that Postecoglou did not, in fact, sign a new sign at the stopping point of the 2010–11 season due to the doubt around the club ‘s ownership at the time. That allowed his original biennial condense with the club to expire at the termination of the 2011–12 temper and leave to join Melbourne Victory without the Victory needing to pay out his “ contract ” with the Roar. [ 18 ]
Mulvey era ( 2012–2014 ) [edit ]
On 25 April 2012, Rado Vidošić was promoted to the coach ‘s position after serving seven years as Assistant Manager under the three former managers before him. [ 19 ] On 18 December 2012, Vidošić was removed as coach, taking up the function of technical director for the club, with Mike Mulvey, then passenger car of the Melbourne Victory women ‘s named as his refilling. Vidošić was only director for 13 matches before transferring to the new character, exchangeable to the one offered to Postecoglou before his exit earlier in 2012. [ 20 ] At the goal of the 2012–13 season, the Roar finished in 5th place, carried by striker Besart Berisha ‘s 14 goals during the season. The club made it to the semi-finals in the finals series, bowing out to premiers Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0. The 2013/14 season began in terrific style, with the Roar winning 8 of their foremost 10 games. This form continued for the rest of the temper as the club became prevailing premiers. Players like Ivan Franjic, Luke Brattan and Dimitri Petratos glow while the return of former captain Matt McKay bolstered the midfield. Brisbane won the grand piano final examination 2–1 after extra fourth dimension against western Sydney Wanderers. Club amulet Besart Berisha and star utility Ivan Franjic would leave the club over the off-season for Melbourne Victory and Torpedo Moscow respectively .
Frans Thijssen ( interim ) 2015 [edit ]
After a footrace of poor results at the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Mulvey stepped down from the head passenger car function. Frans Thijssen was appointed caretaker coach for the remainder of the season. Thinssen ‘s first base game in charge was a 1–1 draw against Perth Glory and ended with a 1–2 defeat against Urawa Red Diamonds. In entire Thijssen was in charge for 28 games, winning eleven, drawing five and losing twelve. [ 21 ] Captain Matt Smith left the club in December to join Bangkok Glass, and was replaced by former captain and club darling Matt McKay. The season ended with the club recovering to finish in 6th position and qualify for the finals series. Brisbane were knocked out by Adelaide United in the elimination final 2–1 .
Aloisi earned run average ( 2015–2018 ) [edit ]
On 26 May 2015, John Aloisi was appointed read/write head coach. Amidst off-field drama regarding the club ‘s possession during his first season as point coach, Aloisi led the Roar to an encouraging 3rd station on the ladder, narrowly missing out on the backing in the last bet on of the season and finishing lone one indicate behind eventual champions Adelaide. The 2015/16 performance was sufficient for the Roar to enter reservation for the 2017 asian Champions League. After defeating Global F.C. and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. in 2017, Brisbane qualified for the ACL Group Stage for the fourth time in their history. Brisbane were knocked out in the group stagecoach, winning equitable 1 equal, and losing four, including a 6–0 to Ulsan Hyundai FC. This 6–0 loss, coupled with the western Sydney Wanderers ‘ 5–1 passing to Shanghai SIPG F.C. on the same day led to Fox Sports commentators Mark Rudan and Mark Bosnich labelling the matchday as “ the darkest day in australian club football ”. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Brisbane Roar ‘s 2017/18 season started amid concerns over the timbre of player signings, with the sign of former Serie A marksman, Massimo Maccarone, and former Ligue 1 duet, Fahid Ben Khalfallah, and, Eric Bautheac. Roar ‘s beginning competitive match of the season was a round of 32 FFA Cup tie with Melbourne Victory FC at local grate, Perry Park. The home side started with an experimental side with some players playing in positions they were not normally deployed in. The game ended in a shambolic fashion for Aloisi ‘s side, who lost 1–5 to their melbourne opponents with the merely positive coming from Petros Skapetis, who scored his first gear goal for the cabaret with a shoot coming from outside of the box and nestling in the crown bequeath corner of the Victory final. The season did not improve much with Brisbane without a winnings after 6 matches creating their worst ever season start. The Roar finally got their first win of the season at base to Melbourne City FC, the score was 3–1 with cardinal defender, Avraam Papadopoulos scoring an unlikely brace. Brisbane Roar lento climbed the A-league ladder with wins against westerly Sydney Wanderers FC, Adelaide United FC, and, Perth Glory FC in the new year. After finishing third base on the A-league table in the 2016–17 season, Brisbane Roar gained submission into the second qualify orotund of the asian Champions League where they were drawn against Filipino, Ceres-Negros F.C. . The match was to be played at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. This match proved to be arguably the worst consequence in the golf club ‘s history with the Roar crashing out of the contest at the hands of the Filipino side. After this horror appearance, Brisbane Roar ‘s results slightly improved with more wins against Central Coast Mariners FC, Adelaide United FC, and surprise victories over then current champions and future premiers, Sydney FC and future august final winners, Melbourne Victory FC. Brisbane ended the regular season with wins over Central Coast Mariners, and, Perth Glory. Brisbane Roar scraped a sixth-place eat up on the board earning merely two more points than seventh place western Sydney Wanderers. This sixth-place finish up gave the Roar qualification for the A-League Finals Series, where they played Melbourne City in a preliminary final away. The Brisbane-based english put on a poor expose and were outplayed with the operation being reflected on the scoreline, 2–0. The post season follow-up saw numerous changes behind the scenes. The club last moved in to its determination built $ 10m City of Logan training facility in time for pre-season train [ 25 ] and a new military capability & condition coach was hired ( from Western Sydney Wanderers ), along with a former English Premier League physical therapist. In addition, Darren Davies was appointed second assistant coach at Aloisi ‘s request. In addition newly musician signings were made early, avoiding mistakes of previous seasons, with 21/23 players reporting for pre-season education [ 26 ] and – amid growing optimism for the new season with Aloisi promising to turn Suncorp Stadium in to a “ fortress ” [ 27 ] – membership and club sponsorship approached record levels. Aloisi ‘s team again exited the FFA Cup at the first hurdle, losing 0–1 at home to Melbourne City despite having been back in pre-season aim for 6 weeks anterior to the game. [ 28 ] The game was held at Dolphin Oval in Redcliffe in front of a club record FFA Cup home herd of 6,151 [ 29 ] ahead of the raw season Aloisi was very affirmative about Roars chances following a near-perfect pre-season loose from off-field distractions [ 30 ] with Aloisi claiming his side “ has never been better ”. The season opened with a tense, come-from-behind 1–1 draw volt Central Coast Mariners [ 31 ] in front of about 15,000 fans. Mariners would go on to record the worst ever start by any A-League club ever, [ 32 ] a hapless depart that subsequently would only be slenderly worse than Aloisi ‘s Roar side. A second home game the following week saw a awful 0–0 draw vs Wellington Phoenix in front of more than 15,000 fans. [ 33 ] The following two games were away from home with a come from behind 2–2 draw away to Western Sydney Wanderers at the Glen Willow Sports Complex, followed by a 1–2 defeat at Perth Glory. After the first 4 games, all against sides who had failed to make finals the previous season, Roar were winless with 3 points but then managed a 2–0 home win against Melbourne City, who had sacked John Aloisi for poor results five years earlier, [ 34 ] putting Roar into a finals ladder side for the first time. Roar would go on to lose their future 4 games under Aloisi, including conceding four goals in consecutive matches, to slump to 9th on the ladder. As the season start went from bad to worse, Aloisi had to defend his team from multiple criticisms including that many players were excessively previous and broadly over the team ‘s very poor start ; with winnow discontent [ 35 ] increasing the coerce on Aloisi increased. [ 36 ] On 28 December 2018, despite having received a “ vote of confidence ” from the Board two weeks earlier, John Aloisi resigned as coach of Brisbane Roar following the clubhouse ‘s poor start to the season, with the Roar second-last on the A-League ladder with barely 1 win in 9 matches at the meter of his departure [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] and in the worst start to a temper ever by a Brisbane Roar team. He left as Brisbane Roar ‘s longest serve coach. [ 40 ] But after a bright first season the statistics showed that in subsequent seasons goals per game declined, [ 41 ] the act of passes attempted and completed declined. [ 42 ] and corrective issues increased [ 43 ]
Darren Davies ( interim ) 2019 [edit ]
Following Aloisi ‘s passing, Darren Davies was appointed interim mind coach for an unspecified period. [ 44 ] Davies tenure began with an encourage 1–2 defeat away to Sydney FC and a 2–2 drawing card away to Newcastle Jets. In April 2019 the club announced Robbie Fowler as the modern head bus with Davies to take commit for the one remaining A-League plot on ANZAC Day. Davies final game in charge ended with a 5–3 home defeat by Adelaide United [ 45 ] in front man of about 12,000 fans including new head passenger car, Robbie Fowler. Davies ‘ coach record reads Played 18, Won 3, Drawn 3 and lost 12, scoring 28 goals whilst conceding 54. [ 46 ] The final examination season of the Aloisi/Davies earned run average see Roar finish 9th on the ladder with a estimable family attendance of 9,632, the 4th best in the competition that season. [ 47 ]
Fowler earned run average ( 2019–2020 ) [edit ]
The clubhouse announced the appointment of Robbie Fowler as headway coach on 23 April 2019. [ 48 ] It was besides announced that Tony Grant would be joining the coach team [ 49 ] aboard Fowler and current interim coach, Darren Davies. shortly after Fowler ‘s appointee the club announced a massive gain out of playing staff with 14 players released in late April 2019 including marquee signing Eric Bautheac. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] In June 2019 Fowler announced his foremost sign in Roy O ’ Donovan from Newcastle United Jets. [ 52 ] Fowler ‘s first competitive match came in a shock 2–0 away win at reigning A-League Champions Sydney FC on 7 August 2019 in the FFA Cup. [ 53 ] On 29 June 2020 Roar announced Fowler would not be returning to Roar after departing during the COVID-19 crisis. [ 54 ] Fowler left with a 45 % succeed record, with 10 wins from 22 A-League games. [ 55 ] [ 56 ]
Warren Moon earned run average ( since 2020 ) [edit ]
Following the deviation of Robbie Fowler, the club announced inner appointment, Warren Moon, as permanent successor and would manage the senior men ’ second team on an open-ended contract. [ 57 ] Moon would besides maintain his stream role as Academy Head. Moon is an “ A-League Foundation Player ” having played 16 games in Roars inaugural temper in the rival. [ 58 ]
Crest and colours [edit ]
previous club peak ( 2005–14 )
Roar ‘s first kit out During the beginning two seasons the Roar played in a predominantly orange home strip with bluing shorts and maroon socks. Queensland sporting teams traditionally play in maroon but the original home strip kept with the colours used by the team in its earlier incarnations. The color of orange and blue honour the club ‘s Dutch origins. On 31 July 2007 the clubhouse announced that it had ordered a strip that was half orange and half maroon, but that the colours were manufactured for prominence on television. For season three the home kit had been redesigned, the home clean is still orange but features maroon sleeves, the shorts are maroon alternatively of blue and orange socks are worn. Danny Tiatto and Craig Moore modelled in the deprive launch on 1 August 2007 [ 59 ] Before the 2009–10 A-League temper, in accordance with the mention change of the club from Queensland Roar to Brisbane Roar, the club ‘s logo was besides changed with “ Queensland ” being dropped to make way for “ Brisbane ”. On 20 May 2009, Reinaldo and Sergio van Dijk unveiled a new kit for the club, which would be worn for the following two seasons. The baseball club stick with the maroon and orange they had used for the end kit out, but rather opted to drop the egg white slashes on the home kit out. The orange used for the previous kit was brightened to the one used in season 1 of the A-League, with the blueprint of both the newly home and away kits changing. The slashes were dropped for a shoulder-pad style. The maroon shoulder pads would be displayed on an orange body, with maroon shorts. This was reversed on the away kit, with the shoulder-pads being orange on a whiten consistency with orange shorts. [ 60 ] prior to the 2011–12 A-League season, the club announced that maroon, which had featured in some means on the club ‘s kits since the A-League origin, would be removed and replaced with black. [ 61 ] On 5 September 2011, the club released their kits for the approaching season. The baseball club showed off their home kit, which was orange with black aslant shoulders with a slender, white occupation under the black. This was supported by orange with black banded socks. The off kit would turn out to be predominately black, with only the orange shoulders on the crown with the white line underneath and the black with orange banded socks. The lapp pants would be used for both the home and away kits, which would sport two orange bands and a ashen band on black pants. [ 62 ] The kits released were about identical to the lapp design used by Tottenham Hotspur during their 2010–11 season with the only difference being wide diagonal sashes and a collar neck alternatively of a “ V ” neck. After two seasons in the diagonally sashed kit, both yielding Final Series football, the first gear season, winning the Grand Final, Puma released a new set up of kits, including, for the beginning time, an alternative denude, deemed by the baseball club as an “ event ” kit out. The home kit consisted of the usual orange, with black sides, black arm cuffs and a black V-neck collar, which besides had a white firearm of round-collared fabric attached, which had 3 centrally based lines, white in the center, orange on the leave and blacken on the right field with white on the outside of the black and orange lines. The away kit reverted to the white with orange sides, black arm cuffs and a black V-neck apprehension. As with the base kit, the away kit out had an orange part of collar fabric attached to the collar, which had 3 centrally based lines, orange in the middle with a white chevron on the impart and black on the correct of the orange stripe with orange on the outside of the black and whiten lines. The alternative, or “ event ” strip, was silver with a top left to bottom right, orange diagonal girdle. It besides had black arm cuffs and a black V-neck collar with the inner ash grey framework and the 3 centrally based stripes. Silver band in the middle with a black stripe on either side of the flatware band and silver on the outside of the two black stripes. [ 63 ] On 15 August 2014, before the 2014 FFA Cup game volt Stirling Lions of the 2014–15 season, the Roar would reveal that Umbro would be making their kits for the following 4 years, ending a 4-year tenure with Puma. [ 64 ] Two days by and by, Brisbane Roar changed their logo to a more “ traditional ” shield type cap, the biggest change since the club was renamed ahead of the 2009–10 season. [ 64 ] The disclosure received shuffle reviews, some saying it lost the fictile, American franchise logo tactile property and some saying it was excessively bland and that not enough time was put into it. Another 2 days late, the Roar released their modern Umbro home kit, ditching the black pants and going with an all orange kit. The top was completely orange with white piping on the collar ; the pants were orange deoxyadenosine monophosphate well with a white erect leach going 3/4 of the way up the sides of the pants from the bottom, topped off with orange socks. [ 65 ]
On 30 November 2007, the club signed a two and a half-year conduct with cafe chain The Coffee Club to be their chief shirt patron. [ 67 ] The Coffee Club would re-sign with the Roar in August 2010 for another 3 years, making it one of the longest sponsorship deals in the A-League. [ 68 ] After the club ‘s license was taken back by Football Federation Australia in March 2011, the Coffee Club committed their future to the club, signing a $ 2 Million dollar, 3-year sign propagation, sealing their future as sponsors until at least 2015. [ 16 ] At the stopping point of the 2010–11 A-League season, the League ‘s collective kit deal with Reebok came to an conclusion intend that all A-League clubs could enter into their own offprint kit out manufacturer agreements. On 2 August 2011, the Roar announced that Puma would be the club ‘s first kit manufacturer decided by the club, and agreed to a three-year deal with the sports brand. The club announced that Puma would manufacture the official dally kits for all Brisbane Roar teams, including the Youth and Women ‘s teams american samoa well as replica kits and early merchandise. [ 69 ] Before the beginning of the 2014/15 A-League season Brisbane Roar announced that Umbro would be replacing Puma as the club ‘s act kit and apparel spouse for the next four seasons. [ 70 ] On 24 February 2015, it was announced that Griffith University would be the principal kit out Sponsor for the 2015 AFC Champions League crusade. [ 71 ] On 3 July 2015, it was announced that former front shirt sponsor, The Coffee Club would not renew its sponsorship with the club for the 2015/16 season. It was then announced that Ladbrokes would be the front shirt presenter for the Roar ‘s friendly against Liverpool on 17 July 2015. [ 72 ] Steadfast were announced as “ chief Partners ” and “ Front of Shirt Sponsors ” by the club on 10 August 2015 for the duration of the 2015–16 A-League season. Steadfast had previously sponsored the rear of the men ‘s teams ‘ shirts and this new partnership would see the Steadfast logo have on the shirts of all three Brisbane Roar teams. [ 73 ] Season 2017/18 commenced without a courtly sponsor in station so the Roar featured the Starlight Children ‘s Foundation brand on the presence of its kits for the initial rounds of the 2017–18 A-League temper. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ] In February 2018 Roar announced Central Home Loans ( CHL ) had been secured as chief partner and would feature on the front of the men ‘s shirt for the remainder of the season [ 77 ] in July 2018 Roar announced australian company ActronAir as star partner, with the company logo to be displayed on the front of the men ‘s shirt adenine well as feature on the women ‘s team shirts. [ 78 ] The value of the biennial deal was undisclosed. commercial painting caller BBC Painting was by and by signed as Platinum Partner and back-of-shirt sponsor for the 2019 season. [ 79 ]
stadium and facilities [edit ]
Dolphin Oval [edit ]
Roar have hosted home games at Dolphin Oval in Redcliffe including their 2018 FFA Cup game versus Melbourne City, and again in 2019 versus Central Coast Mariners. prior to the turn of the 2019–20 season fixtures the baseball club announced three games would be switched from Suncorp Stadium to Dolphin Oval [ 80 ] increasing their use of the stadium from FFA Cup and W-League matches. The Club have since moved all A-League Home Games to the Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 including 7,000 seated .
potential New stadium [edit ]
On 6 February 2020 Roar announced plans to fund a $ 60m boutique stadium of their own. [ 81 ]
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Alternative stadiums [edit ]
Throughout their history Roar have hosted games at alternative venues including Cbus Stadium and Perry Park ; typically for FFA Cup games and ACL matches. At the beginning of the 2010–11 Season, during negotiations with the operator of Suncorp Stadium, there were suggestions that the club may move its home games to Ballymore Stadium where the club then had its presidency and aim facilities. however, the owners of the golf club opted to stay at Suncorp Stadium on a new restructured condense that would ensure the fiscal viability of hosting games at the more expensive Suncorp Stadium. [ 82 ] Following the deluge of Suncorp Stadium in the 2010–11 Queensland floods, the Roar were forced to move two base games against Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Heart to the regular home of Gold Coast United at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. These matches are the first ‘home ‘ league fixtures that the Roar have played at a venue early than Suncorp Stadium in the club ‘s history. [ 83 ]
Largest Attendances [edit ]
In a spectacular 2011 A-League Grand Final, the 50,168 hard fans would make history, being the largest crowd to watch both the Roar and a football equal in Brisbane. This was bettered the following season when 50,334 people saw Brisbane get the better of Perth in the 2012 A-League Grand Final. [ 84 ] The attendance of the 2012 Grand Final would be bettered two years late when the 2013–14 Premiers, the Roar, would do the duplicate, beating western Sydney Wanderers in the 2014 A-League Grand Final in presence of 51,153 passionate fans. [ 85 ]
train ground [edit ]
Roar train at the Logan Football Complex in Heritage Park in the city of Logan. The complex becoming the club ‘s beginning permanent education home ahead of the 2018–19 season. Prior to that the club had a mobile being moving between a kind of training venues in its first ten of mathematical process. The initial discipline ground was at Lions F.C. while the team was share of that club but moved to plowshare Ballymore with the Queensland Rugby Union ( QRU ) in 2008. [ 86 ] During their 2015–16 campaign, the Nathan campus of Griffith University became Brisbane Roar ‘s newly train base, with the Roar ‘s abridge at long-time educate venue Ballymore Stadium run out, and the field at their former Perry Park administration base not meeting the standards required by the Roar. [ 87 ] In 2016, Brisbane Roar announced the club would move to a permanent administration and training adeptness in Logan City. The $ 9 million Logan Metro Sports Park would besides be the headquarters to the golf club ‘s academy, youth and women ‘s sides, ampere well as Football Brisbane. [ 88 ] In mid-2017, Roar announced a 5-year deal with QUT to locate their U12-U16 Academy teams at QUT ‘s Kelvin Grove sportsground in Brisbane ‘s North. [ 89 ] Prior to the commencement of the 2016–17 season, it was announced that Brisbane would return to Ballymore until their newly Logan training center is complete. [ 90 ] In March 2018 the golf club formally opened their state-of-the-art Logan Center-of-Excellence with Administration moving in immediately and pre-season coach for the men ‘s team begin in June 2018 [ 91 ] In October 2020, the Roar moved their aim al-qaeda to the Gold Coast Sports Precinct in the suburb of Carrara, Queensland. [ 1 ]
Affiliations [edit ]
ownership and finances [edit ]
stream owners ( 2011–present ) [edit ]
presently, the club is owned 100 % by Bakrie Group. In March 2011, just a workweek after the club won its beginning Grand Final, the FFA would take back the cabaret ‘s license, agreeing to fund the club until modern owners were found. Football Federation Australia CEO Ben Buckley thanked the previous owners for pouring money into the Roar, who stayed they could not keep up with the future costs for the club. [ 98 ] On 4 October 2011, The World Game reported that indonesian accumulate, Bakrie Group, would takeover possession of the club from the FFA under a 10-year term. Under the terms of the deal, Bakrie Group paid A $ 8 million for a 70 % partake of the baseball club, with the FFA retaining the remaining 30 % share. Under the terms of this deal, Bakrie Group had the option to purchase a farther 20 % bet on in the clubhouse with the FFA holding the remaining 10 % plowshare. Following this change of ownership, the new president of the Roar was announced as Dali Tahir. [ 99 ] After becoming the first majority-share alien owner of an A-League team, on 6 February 2012, the FFA announced that Bakrie Group had acquired 100 percentage ownership of the Brisbane clubhouse. [ 100 ]
previous owners ( 2009–11 ) [edit ]
On 16 April 2009 reports surfaced that the FFA were will to purchase up to a 55 % plowshare in the Roar to ensure its fiscal stability. This 55 % encompassed CEO Lawrence Oudendyk ‘s 15 % per penny pastime, the 25 % previously owned by Queensland Lions and the 15 % share owned by Rob Jones and Rob Jansen. The FFA advised that any takeover by the FFA would see Oudendyk replaced as CEO. [ 101 ] ultimately a new Brisbane-based ownership structure was formed with investors Emmanuel Drivas, Emmanuel Kokoris, Claude Baradel and Serge Baradel taking over 100 % ownership of the club. On 30 April 2009 the FFA confirmed their offer to take a controlling share in the Roar. [ 102 ] The fresh ownership group declined the FFA ‘s aid on 22 May 2009. [ 103 ] The owners ‘ commitment to the club was reinforced in a affirmation released by Emmanuel Drivas on behalf of the owners on 12 April 2010 after far speculation that the Roar would require fiscal aid from the FFA after a poor 2009–10 season. [ 104 ]
Founding owners ( 2004–2008 ) [edit ]
Brisbane Roar was established and owned by Queensland Lions SC in March 2005 as the team that would represent Brisbane in the newly formed A-League. Queensland Lions held a majority parcel in the clubhouse through to 2008. It is sympathize that in 2008 the 25 % share owned by Queensland Lions was bought by the Roar board at a dismiss. This led to fiscal instability in the clubhouse and rumor of the club handing back its A-League license to Football Federation Australia ( FFA ) .
support [edit ]
Brisbane Roar maintains one of the highest modal attendances in the Hyundai A League, normally above the contest ‘s season average, and by the end of 2018–19 a distinguished sum of 2,544,306 supporters had seen Roar home plate games, giving a 14-season average attendance of 13,534. [ 105 ]
Brisbane Roar supporters at an A-League equal against westerly Sydney in 2013 The 2018–19 season saw Roar welcome their 2,500,000th A-League Fan through the gates. [ 106 ] Brisbane has two independent supporters groups. The oldest is “ The Den ” which is the “ active Support Group ” located in Bay 332 of the Northern stand of Suncorp Stadium, where they have been since the inaugural address temper of the A-League. [ 107 ] [ 108 ] As a Supporters group The Den can trace its origins back to Richlands and Lions F.C. In 2016, the “ Roar Supporters Federation ” ( RSF ) were formed, which is a broad based supporters group intended to give a voice to all fans with club owners and management. [ 109 ] In October 2017, fans launched a consecrated supporters group for Brisbane ‘s W-League side – “ The Roar Corps ” [ 110 ] to be modelled on support groups in the american National Women ‘s Soccer League. patron groups have emerged in cities away from Brisbane including “ Roar Fans in Melbourne ”, [ 111 ] “ Roar Fans in Sydney ”, [ 112 ] “ Roar Fans in Tasmania ”, [ 113 ] “ Roar Fans in Adelaide ”, [ 114 ] and “ Roar Fans on the Gold Coast ”. [ 115 ]
quarrel between clubhouse and active subscribe [edit ]
In January 2019, Roar became the latest A-League clubhouse to become embroiled in a dispute with active supporters. [ 116 ] Hours before beginning of their round 14 regular against Melbourne Victory the club announced that they were withdrawing their support from the incumbent steering committee of “ The Den ”. [ 117 ] The remainder of the season was played out with no formal active voice corroborate .
Rivalries [edit ]
Players [edit ]
First team team [edit ]
- As of 5 November 2021[123]
bill : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
youth [edit ]
- Players to have been featured in a first-team matchday squad for Brisbane Roar in a competitive match
note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
club officials [edit ]
management [edit ]
Position
Name[124]
Chairman
Rahim Soekasah
Vice Chairman
Chris Fong
Director
Helmi Rahman
Chief Executive Officer
David Pourre
Director
Faisal Arief Subandi
Director and Company Secretary
Guy Dunstan
Football Director
Shane Stefanutto
administration [edit ]
Position
Name
Head of Commercial
Marketing Executive
Events and operations Manager
Rizka Laya
Media Manager
Membership and Ticketing Manager
Academy & Community Coordinator
Digital & Design Coordinator
Community Football Manager
Andy Pinches
Community football – Team Leader
Martin Wilkes
Finance Manager
Nicholas Cripps
Captaincy history [edit ]
Brisbane have had seven captains throughout their A-League history with Matt McKay holding the position on two divide occasions : [ 130 ]
Honours [edit ]
BPL and A-League [edit ]
- Winners (7): 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Runners-up (3): 1989, 1994, 2000
- Brisbane Premier League Finals
- Winners (5): 1987, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Runners-up (1): 1990
- Winners (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
domestic cups [edit ]
- Winners (1): 1981
Records [edit ]
Most consecutive games without frustration [edit ]
Brisbane hold the australian record of 36 straight games without get the better of. 18 September 2010 – 26 November 2011
Most back-to-back off games without frustration [edit ]
16 off games between 3 October 2010 and 19 November 2011. This is besides an A-League record .
Biggest win [edit ]
Brisbane Roar 7, Adelaide United 1 on 28 October 2011. [ 132 ]
Biggest kill [edit ]
0-5 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 15 January 2019
Fastest goal scored [edit ]
Bersart Berisha holds the record for the fastest goal scored, scoring in the first gear moment of the 3–2 winnings over Melbourne Victory on 18 February 2012. The goal was recorded as 43 seconds. [ 133 ]
Fastest goal conceded [edit ]
Aaron Calver scored for Sydney with merely 40 seconds on the clock in their 3–1 win over Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on 29 March 2019. [ 134 ]
Most appearances [edit ]
Matt McKay holds the record for most appearances with 272, including 270 starts for a total of 23,691 minutes played. [ 135 ]
all-time Top Scorer [edit ]
Bersart Berisha is the club ‘s all-time clear scorekeeper with 50 goals in 84 appearances between 2011 and 2014. Berisha scored 48 league goals in 76 appearances plus 2 goals in the asian Champions League. [ 136 ]
Fastest hat-trick [edit ]
6 minutes, Besart Berisha vanadium Adelaide United, 28 October 2011 .
Highest attendance [edit ]
Brisbane ‘s highest attendance is 51,153 for the 2014 Grand Final vs. Western Sydney Wanderers. [ 137 ]
Most games coached [edit ]
John Aloisi holds the record for most A-League games coached with 95 games between 2015 and 2018. Aloisi won 38, drew 23 and lost 34 of those games. With a acquire ratio of 40 %. [ 138 ]
Youngest player [edit ]
Izaack Powell became the youngest player to represent Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League when he made his debut off the bench against Sydney FC at barely 16 years, 361 days [ 139 ] on 8 February 2019. On 7 August 2019, Jordan Courtney-Perkins made his professional debut in a 2–0 winnings against Sydney FC in the 2019 FFA Cup, playing a fully game in a 2–0 victory. In doing indeed, he became the youngest actor to play for the Brisbane Roar at 16 years, 9 months and 1 days. [ 140 ]
Youngest goal scorekeeper [edit ]
Tommy Oar is the youngest actor to score a goal at the senesce of 17 years and 18 days old vanadium Wellington Phoenix in Round 17 of the 2008–09 temper .
hall of fame [edit ]
Thomas Broich [edit ]
In May 2017 Thomas Broich became the first inductee to the BRFC ‘Hall of Fame ‘. [ 141 ] Broich played 181 games for Roar between 2010 and 2017. In that meter he won the Johnny Warren Medal twice, three A-League Championships, two A-League Premierships and a two time Gary Wilkins Medal achiever, in accession, in 2014, Broich was awarded the Joe Marston Medal. [ 142 ] Broich is considered one of the greatest players in A-League history. [ 143 ] With 21 career goals and 66 assists, Broich is the leading assister in A-League history. [ 144 ]
Michael Theo [edit ]
In May 2017 Michael Theo was inducted in to the Hall of Fame making 159 appearances between 2010 and 2018. Theo won two A-League Premierships with Roar in 2010–11 and 2013–14 and three Championships in 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2013–2014. He was besides vote A-League ‘Goalkeeper of the Year ‘ in 2010 and holds the record for the most minutes ( 876 ) played not conceding a goal in an australian League 2010–11 ). [ 145 ]
Matt McKay [edit ]
In May 2019 former Captain and club appearance commemorate holder, Matt McKay, was inducted in to the ‘Hall of Fame ‘. [ 146 ] McKay made 272 appearances across 2 spells with Roar in addition to 59 Socceroos caps. McKay won two championships with Roar. [ 147 ]
academy [edit ]
In July 2020 the golf club announced a partnership with Morton Bay Council for the development of an $ 18m train facility for function of the W-League team and the cabaret ‘s Academy [ 148 ] The Roar Academy has three pathways :
Brisbane Academy [edit ]
The Club launched its Academy in January 2018. [ 149 ] and provides development for boys in the U14 age group through to U19 .
The Pre-Academy serves players in the U10 senesce group up to U13 and is delivered through a network of partner clubs. [ 150 ]
Pathway for Girls [edit ]
The Academy does not presently lodge girls. rather BRFC and Football Queensland partner to deliver the National Training Center ( NTC ) course of study. [ 151 ] Development teams compete in National Premier Leagues ( Queensland ) under the name “ Brisbane Roar NTC ” in acknowledgment of this partnership. [ 152 ]
Controversies [edit ]
In 2009 Football Federation Australia revoked the clubs Licence to participate. [ 153 ] In addition, there were suggestions the FFA would use this opportunity to change certain stigmatize elements including colours and the leo on the shirt. These changes did not eventuate but the golf club ‘s list was changed to reflect its identity as a Brisbane club preferably than a state-wide franchise. In 2009, question coach Frank Farina ‘s moment charge for drink-driving within two-and-a-half years occurred as he made his way to educate, which forced Roar to launch an internal investigation, that led to his displace. [ 154 ] In 2012, Ange Postecoglou, the genius behind Brisbane Roar ‘s historic back-to-back A-League championships, quit the club two days after Roar ‘s second championship victory to join piercingly rivals Melbourne Victory. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] in 2014, head coach Mike Mulvey was sacked weeks in to the modern season, and less than 6 months after guiding Roar to a Premiers Plate and Championship double. [ 157 ] In 2015, Roar switched their home asian Champions League games off from Brisbane and alternatively played them on The Gold Coast, a distance of 83 kilometer. The move angered many supporters. [ 158 ] [ 159 ] In 2015 the club endured a fiscal crisis with FFA CEO David Gallop instructed the golf club owners to immediately address the Roar ‘s fiscal problems or have their A-League license revoked. [ 160 ] [ 161 ] Bakrie Group injected an initial kernel of $ 1m to stabilise the cabaret ‘s finances before successfully retaining ownership of the clubhouse. [ 162 ] In 2015, headliner midfielder Luke Brattan walked out on the golf club over unpaid Super contributions. [ 163 ] in 2016, Chief executive David Pourre resigned from his function to take up a newfangled opportunity outside of the sports industry. [ 164 ] In 2016, Roar Director Daniel Cobb blamed Bakrie Group for belated player payments. A crisis engulfed Brisbane Roar when the club ‘s managing director effectively accused golf club owners of lying over promises to fund the golf club properly. [ 165 ] [ 166 ] Cobb finally quit on the eve of the season start. [ 167 ] in 2017, Brisbane Roar celebrated their sixtieth anniversary. The history of the Roar had often been muddied since the A-League license beginning changed hands in 2008 ; fabled football writer Michael Cockerill wrote “ rightfully, the owners have opted to respect history, rather than trash it ”. [ 168 ] In 2017, equitable 14 months after being appointed by club owners to replace Cobb, MD Mark Kingsman was fired in a surprise move by Roar president Rahim Soekasah who cited continued growth, greater administration and supervision and deeper joining with members, the business sector and the broad community as reasons for the move. [ 169 ] In 2018, Roar’s’peeling shirt numbers and a electric shock personnel casualty to Ceres-Negros in the asian Champions League caused overplus [ 170 ] with supporters calling it the “ lowest moment in the club ‘s history ”. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] The club were forced to make a public apology in relation to the incident. [ 173 ] In 2019, in January the organising committee of ‘The Den ‘ supporters group withdrew administration of active Support issued demands on the club and refused to organise defend for games until they were met, in response the golf club withdrew recognition of the organize committee. [ 174 ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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