2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season explained

Club:	Brisbane Roar
Season:	2020–21
Manager:	Warren Moon
Chairman:	Rahim Soekasah
Stadium:	Dolphin Stadium
League:	A-League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	A-League Finals
Cup1 Result:	Elimination-finals
Cup2:	FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Cancelled
League Topscorer:	Riku Danzaki (9)
Season Topscorer:	Riku Danzaki (9)
Average Attendance:	6,058
Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season is the club's 16th season. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.^[1] The club was scheduled to play in the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in June 2021, but withdrew from the competition on 4 June 2021.^[2]

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
15			Unattached	Free transfer		12 October 2020	^[3]
16				Free transfer	1 year	13 October 2020	^[4]
11			Newcastle Jets	Loan	1 year	30 October 2020	^[5] ^[6]
8				Free transfer		10 November 2020	^[7]
10				Loan	1 year	19 November 2020	^[8] ^[9]
9			Unattached	Free transfer		10 December 2020	^[10]
12				Injury replacement	1 month	19 January 2021	^[11]
17			Unattached	Free transfer	6 months	22 January 2021	^[12]
2				End of loan		27 March 2021	^[13]
22			Sydney FC	Injury replacement loan	2 weeks	28 April 2021	^[14]
22				Injury replacement	1 month	11 May 2021	^[15]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
4			Retired		24 August 2020	^[16] ^[17]
22			Unattached	End of contract	7 September 2020	^[18]
15			Unattached	End of contract	7 September 2020
12			Unattached	End of contract	7 September 2020
8				End of loan	7 September 2020
10				Undisclosed	21 September 2020	^[19]
1			Melbourne Victory	Mutual contract termination	1 October 2020	^[20] ^[21]
20			Unattached	End of contract	9 October 2020	^[22]
2				Loan	13 October 2020	^[23]
30			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	9 November 2020	^[24]
12				End of contract	15 February 2021	^[25] ^[26]
14			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	23 February 2021	^[27]
7				Mutual contract termination	24 March 2021	^[28] ^[29]
77			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	24 April 2021	^[30]
22			Sydney FC	End of loan	10 May 2021	^[31] ^[32]
8			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	27 May 2021	^[33]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
2		Right-back	2+ years	13 October 2020
3		Left-back	2+ years	14 October 2020	^[34]
5		Centre-back	3 years^[35]	4 February 2021	^[36]
26		Midfielder	3 years	4 February 2021	^[37]
25		Midfielder	1+ years	11 March 2021	^[38]
16		Left-back	2+ years	28 May 2021	^[39]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
A-League
AFC Champions League
Total A-League Finals series AFC Champions League See main article: article and 2021 AFC Champions League. Qualifying play-offs Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.<	--PLEASE UPDATE THE DATE--> No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Total Regular season Finals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 DF 13(1) 0 1 0 15 0 3 DF 25 0 1 0 26 0 5 DF 16 0 1 0 17 0 6 DF 22 3 0 0 23 3 9 FW 3(11) 1 0 0 14 1 10 MF 23(2) 9 1 0 26 9 11 FW 15(7) 2 1 0 23 2 15 FW 9(15) 0 0 0 24 0 16 DF 13(3) 2 1 0 17 2 17 FW 3(8) 1 (0)1 0 12 1 19 DF 13(3) 1 (0)1 0 17 1 21 GK 24 0 1 0 25 0 23 FW 21(4) 7 1 0 26 7 25 MF 21(4) 0 1 0 26 0 26 MF 25(1) 4 1 0 27 4 27 DF 20(4) 0 (0)1 0 25 0 29 DF 4(4) 0 0 0 8 0 33 FW 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 34 FW 5(10) 2 0(1) 1 16 3 35 DF 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 36 MF 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 37 FW 1(5) 0 0 0 6 0 Players no longer at the club 7 FW 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0 8 MF 0(3) 0 0 0 3 0 22 DF 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0 22 DF 0(4) 0 0 0 4 0 77 FW 7(2) 3 0 0 9 3 Goalscorers width=15 width=15 width=15 width=15 width=145 Name width=120 A-League width=120 A-League Finals series width=120 Total 1 10 MF Riku Danzaki 9 0 9 2 23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls 7 0 7 3 26 MF Jay O'Shea 4 0 4 4 6 DF Macaulay Gillesphey 3 0 3 34 FW Alex Parsons 2 1 3 77 FW Scott McDonald 3 0 3 7 11 FW Joe Champness 2 0 2 16 DF Josh Brindell-South 2 0 2 9 9 FW Masato Kudo 1 0 1 17 FW Golgol Mebrahtu 1 0 1 19 DF Jack Hingert 1 0 1 Totals 36 1 37 Disciplinary record width=15 rowspan="2" width=15 rowspan="2" width=15 rowspan="2" width=15 rowspan="2" width=145 rowspan="2" Name width=120 colspan="2" A-League width=120 colspan="2" AFC Champions League width=120 colspan="2" Total 1 6 DF Macaulay Gillesphey< --A-League--> 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 DF Jack Hingert< --A-League--> 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 Clean sheets width=15 width=15 width=15 width=15 width=145 Name width=120 A-League width=120 A-League Finals series width=120 Total 1 21 GK Jamie Young 6 0 6 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled. 7 July 2020. SBS. The World Game.
2. News: A-League teams Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar withdrawn from Asian Champions League due to finals schedule. ABC News. 4 June 2021.
3. Web site: Former Young Roar captain Jesse Daley returns home to Brisbane. Brisbane Roar. 12 October 2020.
4. Web site: Roar sign Queenslander Joshua Brindell-South from Lions FC. Brisbane Roar. 13 October 2020.
5. Web site: Rapper Champness' Roar deal hits sour note with Jets. 10 October 2020. The World Game. SBS.
6. News: A-League: Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar agree on future of Joe Champness. Marco. Monteverde. news.com.au. 30 October 2020.
7. Web site: Danny Kim returns to Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 10 November 2020.
8. Web site: Japanese young gun joins Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 19 November 2020.
9. Web site: Get to know: Riku Danzaki. Brisbane Roar. 26 December 2020.
10. Web site: Roar sign experienced J1 League striker Masato Kudo. Brisbane Roar. 10 December 2020.
11. Web site: 19 January 2021. Squad Update: Roar sign Bon Scott as injury replacement player. Brisbane Roar.
12. Web site: BRFC Squad Update: Golgol Mebrahtu joins Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 22 January 2021.
13. Web site: Scott Neville returns to Roar training. Brisbane Roar. 27 March 2021. 29 March 2021. 29 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329011423/https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/video/scott-neville-returns-roar-training. dead.
14. Web site: Matchday squad update: Patrick Flottmann joins Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 28 April 2021.
15. Web site: Squad update: Roar sign Burke-Gilroy as Hingert injury replacement. Brisbane Roar. 11 May 2021.
16. Web site: Daniel Bowles departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 24 August 2020.
17. News: A-League: Cafe owner and Brisbane defender Daniel Bowles quits at just 28 to focus on business. Monteverde, Marco. 26 August 2020. 26 August 2020. News.com.au.
18. Web site: Brisbane Roar Squad Update. Brisbane Roar. 7 September 2020.
19. Web site: 21 September 2020. Bradden Inman departs Brisbane Roar. 21 September 2020. Brisbane Roar. en.
20. Web site: Crocombe departs BRFC. Brisbane Roar. 1 October 2020.
21. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs shot-stopper Max Crocombe. Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2020.
22. Web site: Aaron Amadi-Holloway departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 9 October 2020.
23. Web site: Neville locks in Roar future beyond 2020/21 season. Brisbane Roar. 13 October 2020.
24. Web site: Muratovic departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 9 November 2020.
25. joeylynchy. Joey. Lynch. 1361227279653773314. Former Western Pride, Brisbane City, Brisbane Strikers and one-time Brisbane Roar injury replacement goalkeeper Bon Scott has signed with @AvondaleFC84 for the coming #NPLVIC season. I'm Thunderstruck.. 15 February 2021.
26. AvondaleFC84. Avondale FC. 1361231041873149956. SQUAD BOOST // The time to announce our new squad members has finally arrived. Say hello to Bon Scott and Kristian Trajceski. We look forward to seeing them in action for the 2021 @nplvictoria season!. 15 February 2021.
27. Web site: Mells departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 23 February 2020.
28. Web site: Jai Ingham departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 24 March 2021.
29. News: United City scores coup with All Whites standout Jai Ingham. Lorenzo. del Carmen. Tiebreaker Times. 24 March 2021.
30. Web site: Scott McDonald departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 24 April 2021.
31. brisbaneroar. Brisbane Roar. 1391642955581067264. Brisbane Roar wishes to thank Patrick Flottmann for his professionalism and contribution to the team in training and across his four @ALeague appearances following the conclusion of the defender's short-term contract.. 10 May 2021.
32. Web site: Ins & Outs: Burke-Gilroy among extended squad for Mariners match. Brisbane Roar. 11 May 2021.
33. Web site: Danny Kim departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 27 May 2021.
34. Web site: Corey Brown commits long-term future to Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 14 October 2020.
35. News: A-League: Reigning Roar player of the year Macaulay Gillesphey to leave Brisbane. Marco. Monteverde. news.com.au. 27 April 2021. But while Aldred signed a three-year contract extension in February....
36. Web site: Tom Aldred commits long-term future to Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 4 February 2021.
37. Web site: Jay O'Shea pens new multi-year deal at Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 4 February 2021.
38. Web site: Locked in: Rahmat Akbari re-signs. Brisbane Roar. 11 March 2021.
39. Web site: Brindell-South extends Brisbane Roar contract. Brisbane Roar. 28 May 2021.