2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season explained

Club:Brisbane Roar
Season:2017–18
Manager:John Aloisi
Chairman:Rahim Soekasah
League:A-League
League Result:6th
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup1 Result:Elimination-finals
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 32
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Preliminary round 2
League Topscorer:Massimo Maccarone (9 goals)
Season Topscorer:Massimo Maccarone (10 goals)
Highest Attendance:11,485 vs Central Coast Mariners
(5 November 2017)
Lowest Attendance:5,192 vs Wellington Phoenix
(9 December 2017)
Average Attendance:9,093
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Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

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.

Players

Squad information

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

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
14 Free transfer1 year26 May 2017[2]
11 Free transfer1 year4 July 2017[3]
9 Free transfer1 year17 July 2017[4]
16 Free transfer1 year4 August 2017[5]
28 Free transfer1 year6 August 2017[6]
33 Injury replacement9 August 2017[7]
22 Free transfer1 year9 September 2017[8]
37 Free transfer18 October 2017[9]
35 Free transfer18 October 2017
31 Free transfer4 November 2017[10]
77 Free transfer1 year9 November 2017[11]
33 Free transfer22 February 2018[12]

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
22 End of contract19 April 2017[13]
28 $450,0009 May 2017[14]
9 End of contract16 May 2017[15]
15 End of contract17 May 2017[16]
16 End of contract17 May 2017
33 End of contract17 May 2017
46 End of contract17 May 2017
11 $515,00019 June 2017[17]
25 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer26 June 2017[18]
33 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer18 January 2018[19]
1 Free transfer27 March 2018[20]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
1 Michael TheoGoalkeeper 1 year 22 June 2017 [21]
6 Avraam PapadopoulosCentre back 1 year 22 June 2017
8 Jacob PepperCentral midfielder 1 year 30 June 2017 [22]
18 Joe CalettiCentral midfielder 1 year 30 June 2017
12 Dane InghamForward 1 year 6 July 2017 [23]
33 Peter SkapetisStriker 1 year 31 August 2017 [24] [25]
21 Jamie YoungGoalkeeper 2 years 23 March 2018 [26]

Technical staff

PositionName
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

|-|colspan="29"|Players no longer at the club:

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round		First matchLast match
A-League—6th6 October 201714 April 2018
A-League FinalsElimination-finalsElimination-finals20 April 201820 April 2018
FFA CupRound of 32Round of 329 August 20179 August 2017
AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 2Preliminary round 223 January 201823 January 2018

A-League

See main article: article and 2017–18 A-League.

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: 2017 FFA Cup.

AFC Champions League

See main article: article and 2018 AFC Champions League.

Qualifying play-offs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Roar Players . Brisbane Roar FC . 21 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903021907/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/team/a_league# . 3 September 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  2. News: Roar recruits Victory import. FourFourTwo. 26 May 2017. 26 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715190636/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-recruits-victory-import-463205#. 15 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Brisbane Roar give Gameiro shot at reviving career. SBS. The World Game. 4 July 2017. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704032859/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/07/04/brisbane-roar-give-gameiro-shot-reviving-career#. 4 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  4. News: Brisbane Roar sign Massimo Maccarone, former Sampdoria and Middlesbrough striker, as marquee. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 17 July 2017. 17 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170718145122/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/brisbane/brisbane-roar-sign-massimo-maccarone-former-sampdoria-and-middlesbrough-striker-as-marquee/news-story/04e2b04da4e928cdfea7659746334931#. 18 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  5. News: Roar snap up Mitchell Oxborrow. 3 August 2017. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803143048/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-snap-up-mitchell-oxborrow-470061#. 3 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  6. News: Brisbane Roar marquee Massimo Maccarone waiting on visa clearance to play Melbourne Victory in FFA Cup. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 6 August 2017. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808103205/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/brisbane-roar-marquee-massimo-maccarone-waiting-on-visa-clearance-to-play-melbourne-victory-in-ffa-cup/news-story/fd09f4582bb184fa64a4cff1bd1c53a3#. 8 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  7. News: FFA Cup: Melbourne Victory smash Brisbane Roar 5-1 at Perry Park. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 9 August 2017. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815064639/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/ffa-cup-melbourne-victory-smash-brisbane-roar-51-at-perry-park/news-story/39a04236c1a954661fd45332137634fa#. 15 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  8. News: Brisbane Roar confirm deal for Frenchman Bautheac. SBS. The World Game. 9 September 2017. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142600/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/09/09/brisbane-roar-confirm-deal-frenchman-bautheac#. 9 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Roar sign duo on scholarship. Brisbane Roar. 18 October 2017. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191900/https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/roar-sign-duo-scholarship#. 18 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Brendan White joins Roar goalkeeping ranks. Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2017. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401040851/https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/squad-news-brendan-white-joins-roar-goalkeeping-ranks#. 1 April 2018. live. dmy-all.
  11. News: Defender Ivan Franjic returns to Brisbane Roar until the end of the season. Monteverde, Marco. News.com.au. 9 November 2017. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191252/http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/a-league/brisbane-roar/defender-ivan-franjic-returns-to-brisbane-roar-until-the-end-of-the-season/news-story/79087dda717da720331a29e14d26fac3#. 9 November 2017. live. dmy-all.
  12. News: Brisbane Roar backflips on Henrique return. 22 February 2018. The World Game. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222095656/https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/22/brisbane-roar-backflips-henrique-return#. 22 February 2018. live. dmy-all.
  13. News: Broich exits Brisbane: 'All good things come to an end'. FourFourTwo. 19 April 2017. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518022153/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/broich-exits-brisbane-all-good-things-come-to-an-end-458715#. 18 May 2017. live. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: FC Kaiserslautern to sign Aussie duo Borrello and Brimmer. John. Davidson. SBS. The World Game. 9 May 2017. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170512040621/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/05/09/exclusive-fc-kaiserslautern-sign-aussie-duo-borrello-and-brimmer#. 12 May 2017. live. dmy-all.
  15. News: Maclaren confirms Roar exit. FourFourTwo. 16 May 2017. 16 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716070522/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/maclaren-confirms-roar-exit-461950#. 16 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  16. News: Four more exit Roar. FourFourTwo. 17 May 2017. 17 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716042438/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/four-more-exit-roar-462067#. 16 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: Tommy Oar set for €350,000 move to Cypriot club APOEL FC. ESPN FC. 19 June 2017. 28 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625054905/http://www.espnfc.com/story/3145480/tommy-oar-set-for-350k-move-to-apoel-fc#. 25 June 2017. live. dmy-all.
  18. News: Mariners sign Roar youngster. FourFourTwo. 26 June 2017. 26 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422135437/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/mariners-sign-roar-youngster-466491#. 22 April 2018. live. dmy-all.
  19. News: Brisbane Roar release young attacker Peter Skapetis to A-League rival. Monteverde. Marco. 18 January 2018. The Courier-Mail.
  20. News: Brisbane Roar to give goalkeeper Michael Theo a Suncorp send-off. Monteverde. Marco. 27 March 2018. news.com.au. 31 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401012306/http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/brisbane-roar-to-give-goalkeeper-michael-theo-a-suncorp-sendoff/news-story/da64f2e44009ef0d240a85f1731b5e03#. 1 April 2018. live. dmy-all.
  21. News: Roar retain Aussie-Greek duo. FourFourTwo. 22 June 2017. 22 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131435/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-retain-aussie-greek-duo-466008#. 1 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  22. News: Roar retain midfield duo. FourFourTwo. 30 June 2017. 30 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130723/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-retain-midfield-duo-467149#. 1 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: Roar's New Zealand International Signs On. Brisbane Roar. 6 July 2017. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709114006/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/great-news-roars-new-zealand-international-signs-on/fq3tshc92mja1i3xdd2t49ken#. 9 July 2017. live. dmy-all.
  24. News: Brisbane Roar to reward Peter Skapetis for pre-season form with full-time A-League contract. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 29 August 2017. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830145915/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/brisbane/brisbane-roar-to-reward-peter-skapetis-for-preseason-form-with-fulltime-aleague-contract/news-story/f3a773f9b4c2d9cd00f72f0fb20db6bc#. 30 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  25. News: Roar sign former youth international. FourFourTwo. 31 August 2017. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831182439/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-sign-former-youth-international-472223#. 31 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: Young signs on. Brisbane Roar. 23 March 2018. 23 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155452/https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/major-announcement-young-signs#. 23 March 2018. live. dmy-all.

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