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 | |||
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| Chairman | John Ribot | ||
| Manager | Miron Bleiberg | ||
| A-League | 6th | ||
| Pre-Season Cup | Group Stage | ||
| World Club Qualifiers | Round 1 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Alex Brosque – 8 Goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,142 v Sydney FC | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,607 v New Zealand Knights | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,785 | ||
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2005–06 season
editThe 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
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season 2005–06 results
editRound 1
Round 2
Round 3
| Perth Glory | 2–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Despotovski  54', 72' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Moon 76' |
Round 4
| Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Baird 62' McKay  40' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Allsopp 88' |
Round 5
| Queensland Roar | 1–3 | Sydney FC |
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| Timpano 50' (og) |
(Report) (Summary)[permanent dead link] |
Corica 5', 67' McFlynn 68' |
Round 6
| Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| Carle 31' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Moon 68' McKay  59'  80' |
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
| Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
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| Brownlie 76' |
(Report) (Summary) |
Fernando 59' Pantelis 89' |
Round 10
Round 11
| Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| Claeys 86' Muscat 58' 61' |
(Report) (Summary) |
McKay 15' |
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| Heffernan 89' Osman 56' |
(Summary) | Brosque 7' 78' Baird 75' |
Round 15
| Queensland Roar | 1–1 | New Zealand Knights |
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| Brownlie 28' |
(Summary) | Yeo 44' |
Round 16
| Adelaide United | 4–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| Rech 40' 63' Qu 30' Veart 29' |
(Summary) | Baird 83' Brosque 11' |
Round 17
| Perth Glory | 0–2 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Summary) | Baird 80' Reinaldo 10' |
Round 18
Round 19
| Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Sydney FC |
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| Brosque 60' 70' |
(Summary) | Petrovski 85' |
Round 20
| Newcastle Jets | 0–5 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Summary) | Murdocca 90' McKay 83' Brosque 52' Richter 44' Reinaldo 10' |
Round 21
| Queensland Roar | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
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| Baird 60' Brosque 3' |
(Summary) | O'Sullivan 81' Petrie 33' |
Season 2005–06 ladder
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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[a] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.