2010–11 Brisbane Roar season
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The 2010–11 season was Brisbane Roar's 6th season in the A-League
. On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League. After a thrilling Grand Final which went to a penalty shootout, the Roar prevailed and were crowned A-League Champions.
(Vice Captain)
Current Trialists
Unsuccessful Trialists Dean Evans
from Perth Glory Youth Team Ludovic Boi
from Perth Glory Youth Team Daniel Visevic from Richmond SC
Adrian Zahra
from Melbourne Knights
Nathan Sherlock from Sydney FC
Youth Team Kim Min Kyum from Chunnam Dragons
Waldemar Acosta - Free Agent
campaign. Everton's tour will include a match against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on 10 July 2010 where they will contest the Translink Cup
. The match was later changed to 17 July 2010
to A-League team , and established youngsters Tommy Oar, Michael Zullo
and Adam Sarota
to overseas club FC Utrecht. Despite losing some of the team's forwards; new signings and a restructure in formations saw the Roar start the season well and playing an entertaining brand of football. On 20 October, Roar defeated Central Coast Mariners 2-0, with strikes from Thomas Broich
and Ivan Franjic
. After 1/3 of the way through the season, Brisbane Roar continue to play beautiful football
after drawing 1-1 against Sydney FC
at the SFS on 30 October. Following that result, Brisbane had racked up six wins, five draws and a solitary loss to the Melbourne Victory
in Melbourne on 12 September. On 3 November 2010, Brisbane ended Wellington Phoenix's record home undefeated record of 24 games as the Roar defeated the Phoenix 4-1.
Following the third game in eight days, the Roar thrashed Adelaide United 4-0 with a 10-man squad. Striker Reinaldo
was sent off in the second-half following the first goal in the first half. The crowd for the game was the biggest for the Roar in the season so far with 13,248 attending. Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen
credited the way the Roar play, saying "They are definitely the best team we've played against and definitely the best team in the league. It was too much for us today and 4-0 was a fair result. They're getting better and better. The way they play, the movement, the transition movement, it's a real high level. It's the biggest level here in our league and it's definitely a kind of level that belongs to Europe
."
On 28 November 2010, against Central Coast Mariners, the Brisbane Roar broke another record by going undefeated in 14 matches, beating the previous record of 13 set by Adelaide United earlier in the season. The match ended 5-1. The Roar would follow up their record run against Melbourne Victory
, drawing 3-3 at the death in a heated match with Matt McKay
scoring with the last kick of the game to ensure Brisbane would stretch their unbeaten period to 15 matches. There was a number of controversies in the match, both on and off the field. The first came when Roar goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos
appeared to catch the ball while being outside his penalty box which the referee appeared to have missed or waved away. Michael Theoklitos
then booted the ball down field where Reinaldo
would nod the ball onto an on running Matt McKay
to level the match despite efforts by Michael Petkovic
and the Victory defence. The second would come at the end of the match with hardman Kevin Muscat
punching Roar goalkeeping coach Fernando Vaz Alves in the stomach during an altercation. Muscat received an official reprimand and a $1,500 fine.
The Roar would break another record on 12 December 2010, by grabbing their first win in the A-League
at the Sydney Football Stadium, defeating Sydney FC
1-0. The win would see another record brought into the light, becoming only the 2nd club behind South Melbourne FC
in the 2000/01 season, coincidentally coached at the time by current Roar coach Ange Postecoglou
, by going 16 matches undefeated in an Australian league. It was revealed on 15 December 2010, after he had been left out of the lineup altogether for the match against Sydney FC
a few days before, that Reinaldo
had played his last game for the Roar after signing a 2 year, $2,000,000 contract for Qatar
i club Al Ahli. In the second M1 Derby
of the season on Boxing Day, 2010, The Roar played out a spectacular 2-2 draw with the Gold Coast United, with some labeling it one of the best matches of the season to date. What added more to the match was that it was played in torrential rain. The rain bucketed down without reprieve for the whole match, with the lines on the pitch having to be remarked at both the half time interval and the 82nd minute. The result extended the Roar's record unbeaten run to 18 matches
With the departure of Reinaldo
to Qatari club Al-Ahli, youth team captain Chris Bush
was brought into the senior team to make up the minimum squad number of 20. With the 2010-2011 Queensland floods wreaking havoc in South East Queensland
and other parts of the state, the Roar were left without a home ground to play at after Suncorp Stadium
was flooded in and also caught fire due to a small explosion in an isolated transformer room. The Roar's fixtures that were disrupted were changed with the initial match between the Roar and Wellington Phoenix being moved from 16 to 26 January in a hope the stadium would be ready to house the fixture. The match was later moved to Skilled Park by the FFA
with the Roar's next match, also a home fixture, being moved back a day to the 29th from the 28th, also at the same venue.
On Australia Day
2011, Brisbane Roar had a bitter sweet meeting with Wellington Phoenix in a rescheduled fixture at Skilled Park due to the 2010-2011 Queensland floods. Although winning the fixture 2-0 with both goals by supersub James Meyer
, it would see the farewell of solid defender Luke DeVere
, Brisbane Roar's 2009-2010 player of the season, who departed for Korean
club Gyeongnam
. On 29 January 2011, Brisbane Roar would beat the longest unbeaten streak by an Australian football team, held by APIA Leichhardt in the 1986-87 NSL
season, by going 23 games undefeated. On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season as second placed Central Coast Mariners failed to beat Melbourne Heart. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League.
On 7 February 2011, Brisbane Roar youth team player Daniel Bowles
signed a 1-year contract as a replacement for the departed Luke DeVere
. On 10 February 2011, Brisbane Roar signed Matthew Jurman
for the 2011/2012 season, with the young defender joining the team on a 2 year deal after Sydney FC
's 2011 Asian Champions League campaign. On 12 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar W League team won its second championship in 3 years by beating Sydney FC
2-1 in the Grand Final at Campbelltown Stadium
. The same night, the Roar would record their first win in the M1 Derby
by defeating Gold Coast United for the first time on return to Suncorp Stadium
after the 2010-2011 Queensland floods in a resounding 4-0 victory in front of their best crowd of the regular season of 20,831. After the game, the Roar were presented with the Premier's Plate, after a fantastic season where the Roar only lost 1 game.
At the PFA Team of the Year presentation, 7 Brisbane Roar players out of the possible 11 starting lineup were selected with Roar skipper Matt McKay
being chosen to captain the side. The other players in the starting side in a 4-3-3 formation were Michael Theoklitos
, Ivan Franjic
, Luke DeVere
and Matt Smith
, Matt McKay
, Thomas Broich
and Kosta Barbarouses. Roar striker Jean Carlos Solórzano, on loan from Costa Rica
n side L.D. Alajuelense made it onto the bench of 5 with Ange Postecoglou
being named as coach. Unrecognised at the PFA Awards was the fact the Brisbane Roar took out both the best defence and best attack in the season, with 58 goals scored and 26 conceded respectively. The Roar also won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy for the season, being the most disciplined in the league.
On 26 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar would draw 2-2 with the Central Coast Mariners in the 2nd Leg of the Major Semi Final, winning the tie 4-2 on aggregate after defeating the Mariners 2-0 in the 1st leg at Bluetongue Stadium. The win in the tie means the Roar will have a weeks break before hosting the Grand Final on Sunday, 13 March 2011 at Suncorp Stadium
. On 5 March 2011, Central Coast Mariners would win the rights to face Brisbane in the 2010-11 A-League Grand Final
, defeating Gold Coast United 1-0 at Bluetongue Stadium. The following day at the annual A League awards night, the presentation for all of the awards for both the A-League and Westfield Women's League
, the Roar collected 4 awards. The club had won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy along with Ange Postecoglou
being named Manager of the Year. The other two awards would go to Michael Theoklitos
and Erik Paartalu
respectively. The former would be named Goalkeeper of the Year and the latter picking up the Solo Goal of the Year award with his stunning volley into the top corner of the net against Gold Coast United in the final game of the regular season.
To top off a remarkable season, Brisbane would go on to win the 2011 A-League Grand Final
, and in one of the most spectacular fashions ever seen in Australian football. After finishing 0-0 in regular play, the game went to extra time, with the Mariners scoring twice in the first period, and looked to have sealed the game. But with only four minutes of play left, Brisbane netted home what looked to be a consolation goal through Henrique
, before Erik Paartalu
headed in a corner from the last play of the game to make it 2-2. The game went on to penalties. Roar Goalkeeper of the Year Michael Theoklitos
saved 2 penalty shots to win 4-2 in the penalty shootout. In front of a 50,168 record crowd for both the Roar and football in Brisbane, Ange Postecoglou
would be left in awe, saying "We've had an absolutely extraordinary season, so I should have expected an extraordinary finish." The Roar were given the keys to the city after winning the Grand Final, with the presentation of the key including a tickertape parade to honour the team for their success.
The future surrounding Ange Postecoglou
's future at the club were ended on 18 March 2011, when it was announced by both the FFA
, who were financially aiding the club after the Roar's license was taken back to ease the burden on the owners, and the club that the reigning Manager of the Year had signed a 2-year addition to his current contract that would see him at the helm for the Roar until the end of the 2013-14 season, assuring he would coach the team through the 2012 Asian Champions League.
At the Roar's end of season awards night, German import Thomas Broich
would take home the coveted Gary Wilkins Medal as the best player of the season. Captain Matt McKay
would pick up two awards, winning both the Player's Player Awards and the Member's Player of the Year Award. Kiwi Kosta Barbarouses would pick up the clubs Golden Boot by scoring 12 goals, edging out Jean Carlos Solórzano by 1 goal, despite being tied with him on 11 at the end of the regular season. Barbarouses would score against the Central Coast Mariners in the 1st leg of the Major Semi Final at Bluetongue Stadium to take home the award. English born defender Matt Smith
would pick up the Queensland Roars Against Racism Ambassador Award as well as young defender James Donachie picking up the Youth League Player of the Year Award. Matilda
Elise Kellond-Knight
picked up the W League Player of the Year Award with teammate Aivi Luik
picking up the W League Player's Player Award.
Ivan Franjic
, Erik Paartalu
, Matt McKay
and Henrique
scored in the 4-2 Penalty shootout in the Grand Final
** Denotes midweek fixture
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League. After a thrilling Grand Final which went to a penalty shootout, the Roar prevailed and were crowned A-League Champions.
Squad Lineup for 2010/11
Correct as of 1 January 2011 - players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website(Vice Captain)
Current Trialists
- n/a
Unsuccessful Trialists Dean Evans
Dean Evans
Dean Evans is an Australian football player currently free agent.-Career:Dean signed on for his home town club Perth Glory's inaugural youth league team, and was a regular started...
from Perth Glory Youth Team Ludovic Boi
Ludovic Boi
Ludovic Boi is a Mauritian-Australian football player currently playing in Football West State League for Stirling Lions.-Career:...
from Perth Glory Youth Team Daniel Visevic from Richmond SC
Richmond SC
Richmond Soccer Club is an Australian association football club from Richmond, Victoria, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. They currently play in the Victorian Premier League.-History:...
Adrian Zahra
Adrian Zahra
Adrian Zahra is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He started his senior career with Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League, before signing with the Heart in 2010 – one of many Heart players to come through the Victorian leagues up to the top...
from Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...
Nathan Sherlock from Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
Youth Team Kim Min Kyum from Chunnam Dragons
Chunnam Dragons
Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the Korean city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals.-History:...
Waldemar Acosta - Free Agent
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Contract | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2010 | GK |  Andrew RedmayneAndrew Redmayne Andrew Redmayne is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Brisbane Roar.-Club career:... |
|
2 Years | Free |
| 11 February 2010 | FW |  Kosta Barbarouses |
|
3 Years | Free |
| 24 February 2010 | MF | Luke Brattan Luke Brattan Luke Brattan is an English born Australian football player currently playing at Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:Brattan started off his footballing career with Brisbane Premier League outfit Rochedale Rovers, the following season he was signed by Brisbane Roar to play in the... |
Australia (Youth) |
3 Years | N/A |
| 24 February 2010 | MF | Erik Paartalu Erik Paartalu Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-NSL:... |
 Greenock Morton |
3 Years | Free |
| 14 March 2010 | GK | Michael Theoklitos Michael Theoklitos Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after... |
 Norwich CityNorwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
3 Years | Free |
| 13 April 2010 | DF | Shane Stefanutto Shane Stefanutto Shane Stefanutto is an Australian football defender who plays for .-Club career:Stefanutto trained at the Queensland Academy of Sport before playing for the Brisbane Strikers in the defunct National Soccer League from 1998–2004, before transferring Lillestrøm S.K. in Norway... |
Australia |
3 Years | Free |
| 16 April 2010 | DF | Matt Smith Matt Smith (footballer) Matt Smith is an English-Australian professional football player, currently playing with the Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League... |
North Queensland Fury |
2 Years | Free |
| 10 May 2010 | MF | Rocco Visconte Rocky Visconte Rocky Visconte is an Australian professional football player who plays for Brisbane Roar.-Croydon Kings:In 2005 he made his first senior appearance for local South Australian Premier League club Croydon Kings... |
Hearts Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
1 Year | Free |
| 11 May 2010 | MF |  Thomas BroichThomas Broich Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making.... |
1. FC Nuremberg |
3 Years | Free |
| 10 June 2010 | DF | Milan Susak Milan Susak Milan Susak is an Australian football player who plays as a defender for Adelaide United in the A-League.- Club career :... |
SpVgg Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich.... |
2 Years | Free |
| 30 June 2010 | MF | James Meyer James Meyer James Meyer is an Australian football player who plays in the Australian A-League for the Brisbane Roar.- Club career :Before turning professional Meyer had youth team stints at Bohemian F.C... |
Eastern Suburbs F.C. |
1 Year | Free |
| 15 July 2010 | FW |  Jean Carlos SolórzanoJean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal Jean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League, on loan from LD Alajuelense. He plays as a forward.-Club career:... |
L.D. Alajuelense |
1 Year | Loan |
| 31 December 2010 | MF | Chris Bush Chris Bush (footballer) Christopher Bush is an Australian football player currently playing at Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:Bush was promoted to the Brisbane Roar senior team after Reinaldo departed the club in order to meet the 20 player minimum imposed on A-League clubs.-Career... |
(Youth) |
1 Year | N/A |
| 7 February 2011 | DF | Daniel Bowles Daniel Bowles Daniel Bowles is an Australian football player currently playing at Gold Coast United in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:Daniel Bowles has been with the Brisbane Roar since 2008, participating in the clubs inaugural National Youth League season, where the Brisbane Roar would finish 3rd, just... |
(Youth) |
1 Year | N/A |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2010 | FW |  Serginho van Dijk |
|
End of contract |
| 2 April 2010 | MF | Thomas Oar Thomas Oar Thomas Michael "Tommy" Oar is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Brisbane Roar:... |
FC Utrecht |
Undisclosed |
| 2 April 2010 | MF | Adam Sarota Adam Sarota Adam Sarota is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008-2009... |
FC Utrecht |
Undisclosed |
| 2 April 2010 | MF | Michael Zullo Michael Zullo Michael Zullo is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:After being signed by the former coach Frank Farina on a two year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute... |
FC Utrecht |
Undisclosed |
| 5 April 2010 | GK | Matt Ham |
North Queensland Fury |
End of contract |
| 5 April 2010 | GK | Griffin McMaster Griffin McMaster Griffin McMaster is an Australian football player. He is currently playing for Heidelberg United in the Victorian Premier League.- Club career :... |
Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a football club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1972 as the South Oakleigh Soccer Club by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community... |
End of contract |
| 19 April 2010 | DF | Andrew Packer Andrew Packer Andrew Packer is a former Australian football player who last played for .-Biography:... |
Retired | Mutual Termination |
| 3 June 2010 | MF | Isaka Cernak Isaka Cernak Isaka Aongor Cernak-Okanya , better known as Isaka Cernak, is an Australian football player who currently plays for as an attacking midfielder.-Early Life:... |
North Queensland Fury |
End of contract |
| Other | DF |  Pieter CollenPieter Collen Pieter Collen is a Belgian footballer who last played as a defender for Brisbane Roar.-Club career:His former teams are K.A.A. Gent, NEC Nijmegen, NAC Breda, Feyenoord, Sint-Truidense and SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden.... |
Released | End of Contract |
| Other | DF | Josh McCloughan Josh McCloughan Joshua McCloughan is an retired Australian football player who plays as a central defender. He is known for playing in the in the A-League competition.-Early Career:... |
Retired | End of Contract |
| Other | MF | David Dodd David Dodd (footballer) David Dodd is an Australian football player who currently plays for Manly United in the NSW Premier League. He had previously played for... |
Manly United |
End of Contract |
| Other | FW | Tim Smits Tim Smits Tim Smits is an Australian football player who currently plays for .-Club career:Smits began his career with North Pine SC, he then moved to Albany Creek and then to the QAS. At the Queensland Academy of Sport he spent three years, after this, he joined Pine Rivers United where he played two years... |
Rochedale Rovers |
End of Contract |
| 15 December 2010 | FW |  ReinaldoReinaldo Elias da Costa Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:... |
 Al-Ahli |
Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2011 | DF | Luke DeVere Luke DeVere Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:... |
 GyeongnamGyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005.-2006 season:... |
Undisclosed |
Roar Roadshow
Translink Cup
On 30 April 2010 Everton FC confirmed on their official website that they will be touring Australia as part of their pre-season for their 2010–11 Premier League2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
campaign. Everton's tour will include a match against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on 10 July 2010 where they will contest the Translink Cup
Translink Cup
The Translink Cup also known as the Roar against Racism trophy is an Australian association football invitational trophy contested in an annual charity friendly match hosted by Brisbane Roar of the Hyundai A-League and is held at Suncorp Stadium, often used as a pre-season match for both teams to...
. The match was later changed to 17 July 2010
2010-11 Hyundai A-League
The club faced the losses of top scorer Sergio van DijkSergio van Dijk
Serginho "Sergio" van Dijk is a Dutch-born Indonesian footballer player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the A-League...
to A-League team , and established youngsters Tommy Oar, Michael Zullo
Michael Zullo
Michael Zullo is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:After being signed by the former coach Frank Farina on a two year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute...
and Adam Sarota
Adam Sarota
Adam Sarota is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008-2009...
to overseas club FC Utrecht. Despite losing some of the team's forwards; new signings and a restructure in formations saw the Roar start the season well and playing an entertaining brand of football. On 20 October, Roar defeated Central Coast Mariners 2-0, with strikes from Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making....
and Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic is an Australian football player of Croatian descent currently playing for A-League club Brisbane Roar.-VPL:...
. After 1/3 of the way through the season, Brisbane Roar continue to play beautiful football
The Beautiful Game
The phrase "The Beautiful Game" is a synonym for Association Football. The origin or individual who coined the phrase is unknown and it is difficult to verify. Football commentator Stuart Hall is the only individual to have claimed to have created "The Beautiful Game"...
after drawing 1-1 against Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
at the SFS on 30 October. Following that result, Brisbane had racked up six wins, five draws and a solitary loss to the Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
in Melbourne on 12 September. On 3 November 2010, Brisbane ended Wellington Phoenix's record home undefeated record of 24 games as the Roar defeated the Phoenix 4-1.
Following the third game in eight days, the Roar thrashed Adelaide United 4-0 with a 10-man squad. Striker Reinaldo
Reinaldo Elias da Costa
Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...
was sent off in the second-half following the first goal in the first half. The crowd for the game was the biggest for the Roar in the season so far with 13,248 attending. Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen
Rini Coolen
Rini Coolen is a former football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, De Graafschap and AZ Alkmaar.-Biography:...
credited the way the Roar play, saying "They are definitely the best team we've played against and definitely the best team in the league. It was too much for us today and 4-0 was a fair result. They're getting better and better. The way they play, the movement, the transition movement, it's a real high level. It's the biggest level here in our league and it's definitely a kind of level that belongs to Europe
European football
European football is a colloquial term referring to any international football club competition that is organised by UEFA. Any club that wishes to participate in European football must qualify through their respective domestic league or domestic cup competitions...
."
On 28 November 2010, against Central Coast Mariners, the Brisbane Roar broke another record by going undefeated in 14 matches, beating the previous record of 13 set by Adelaide United earlier in the season. The match ended 5-1. The Roar would follow up their record run against Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
, drawing 3-3 at the death in a heated match with Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
scoring with the last kick of the game to ensure Brisbane would stretch their unbeaten period to 15 matches. There was a number of controversies in the match, both on and off the field. The first came when Roar goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
appeared to catch the ball while being outside his penalty box which the referee appeared to have missed or waved away. Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
then booted the ball down field where Reinaldo
Reinaldo Elias da Costa
Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...
would nod the ball onto an on running Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
to level the match despite efforts by Michael Petkovic
Michael Petkovic
Michael Petkovic is a former Australian football player.Petkovic last played as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League...
and the Victory defence. The second would come at the end of the match with hardman Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...
punching Roar goalkeeping coach Fernando Vaz Alves in the stomach during an altercation. Muscat received an official reprimand and a $1,500 fine.
The Roar would break another record on 12 December 2010, by grabbing their first win in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
at the Sydney Football Stadium, defeating Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
1-0. The win would see another record brought into the light, becoming only the 2nd club behind South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
in the 2000/01 season, coincidentally coached at the time by current Roar coach Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
, by going 16 matches undefeated in an Australian league. It was revealed on 15 December 2010, after he had been left out of the lineup altogether for the match against Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
a few days before, that Reinaldo
Reinaldo Elias da Costa
Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...
had played his last game for the Roar after signing a 2 year, $2,000,000 contract for Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
i club Al Ahli. In the second M1 Derby
M1 Derby
The term M1 Derby can refer to the following:*Luton Town F.C. and Watford F.C. rivalry, a rivalry between those two English football clubs, who are both based near the M1 motorway in that country...
of the season on Boxing Day, 2010, The Roar played out a spectacular 2-2 draw with the Gold Coast United, with some labeling it one of the best matches of the season to date. What added more to the match was that it was played in torrential rain. The rain bucketed down without reprieve for the whole match, with the lines on the pitch having to be remarked at both the half time interval and the 82nd minute. The result extended the Roar's record unbeaten run to 18 matches
With the departure of Reinaldo
Reinaldo Elias da Costa
Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...
to Qatari club Al-Ahli, youth team captain Chris Bush
Chris Bush (footballer)
Christopher Bush is an Australian football player currently playing at Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:Bush was promoted to the Brisbane Roar senior team after Reinaldo departed the club in order to meet the 20 player minimum imposed on A-League clubs.-Career...
was brought into the senior team to make up the minimum squad number of 20. With the 2010-2011 Queensland floods wreaking havoc in South East Queensland
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
and other parts of the state, the Roar were left without a home ground to play at after Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
was flooded in and also caught fire due to a small explosion in an isolated transformer room. The Roar's fixtures that were disrupted were changed with the initial match between the Roar and Wellington Phoenix being moved from 16 to 26 January in a hope the stadium would be ready to house the fixture. The match was later moved to Skilled Park by the FFA
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
with the Roar's next match, also a home fixture, being moved back a day to the 29th from the 28th, also at the same venue.
On Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
2011, Brisbane Roar had a bitter sweet meeting with Wellington Phoenix in a rescheduled fixture at Skilled Park due to the 2010-2011 Queensland floods. Although winning the fixture 2-0 with both goals by supersub James Meyer
James Meyer
James Meyer is an Australian football player who plays in the Australian A-League for the Brisbane Roar.- Club career :Before turning professional Meyer had youth team stints at Bohemian F.C...
, it would see the farewell of solid defender Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:...
, Brisbane Roar's 2009-2010 player of the season, who departed for Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
club Gyeongnam
Gyeongnam FC
Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005.-2006 season:...
. On 29 January 2011, Brisbane Roar would beat the longest unbeaten streak by an Australian football team, held by APIA Leichhardt in the 1986-87 NSL
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
season, by going 23 games undefeated. On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season as second placed Central Coast Mariners failed to beat Melbourne Heart. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League.
On 7 February 2011, Brisbane Roar youth team player Daniel Bowles
Daniel Bowles
Daniel Bowles is an Australian football player currently playing at Gold Coast United in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:Daniel Bowles has been with the Brisbane Roar since 2008, participating in the clubs inaugural National Youth League season, where the Brisbane Roar would finish 3rd, just...
signed a 1-year contract as a replacement for the departed Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:...
. On 10 February 2011, Brisbane Roar signed Matthew Jurman
Matthew Jurman
Matthew Jurman is an football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar as a centre back, or occasionally as a left back . He graduated from Westfields Sports High School in 2007.-Sydney FC:...
for the 2011/2012 season, with the young defender joining the team on a 2 year deal after Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
's 2011 Asian Champions League campaign. On 12 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar W League team won its second championship in 3 years by beating Sydney FC
Sydney FC W-League
The Sydney FC W-League team, also known as the Sydney FC Women, represents the Sydney FC in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Season 2011-12:-Standings:-Squad:As of November 3, 2010....
2-1 in the Grand Final at Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers...
. The same night, the Roar would record their first win in the M1 Derby
M1 Derby
The term M1 Derby can refer to the following:*Luton Town F.C. and Watford F.C. rivalry, a rivalry between those two English football clubs, who are both based near the M1 motorway in that country...
by defeating Gold Coast United for the first time on return to Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
after the 2010-2011 Queensland floods in a resounding 4-0 victory in front of their best crowd of the regular season of 20,831. After the game, the Roar were presented with the Premier's Plate, after a fantastic season where the Roar only lost 1 game.
At the PFA Team of the Year presentation, 7 Brisbane Roar players out of the possible 11 starting lineup were selected with Roar skipper Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
being chosen to captain the side. The other players in the starting side in a 4-3-3 formation were Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
, Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic is an Australian football player of Croatian descent currently playing for A-League club Brisbane Roar.-VPL:...
, Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere
Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:...
and Matt Smith
Matt Smith (footballer)
Matt Smith is an English-Australian professional football player, currently playing with the Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League...
, Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
, Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making....
and Kosta Barbarouses. Roar striker Jean Carlos Solórzano, on loan from Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n side L.D. Alajuelense made it onto the bench of 5 with Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
being named as coach. Unrecognised at the PFA Awards was the fact the Brisbane Roar took out both the best defence and best attack in the season, with 58 goals scored and 26 conceded respectively. The Roar also won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy for the season, being the most disciplined in the league.
On 26 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar would draw 2-2 with the Central Coast Mariners in the 2nd Leg of the Major Semi Final, winning the tie 4-2 on aggregate after defeating the Mariners 2-0 in the 1st leg at Bluetongue Stadium. The win in the tie means the Roar will have a weeks break before hosting the Grand Final on Sunday, 13 March 2011 at Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
. On 5 March 2011, Central Coast Mariners would win the rights to face Brisbane in the 2010-11 A-League Grand Final
2011 A-League Grand Final
The 2011 A-League Grand Final was the sixth A-League Grand Final taking place on 13 March 2011 at Suncorp Stadium. It was the final match in the A-League 2010–11 season, played between premiers and runners-up .-The match:...
, defeating Gold Coast United 1-0 at Bluetongue Stadium. The following day at the annual A League awards night, the presentation for all of the awards for both the A-League and Westfield Women's League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
, the Roar collected 4 awards. The club had won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy along with Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
being named Manager of the Year. The other two awards would go to Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
and Erik Paartalu
Erik Paartalu
Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-NSL:...
respectively. The former would be named Goalkeeper of the Year and the latter picking up the Solo Goal of the Year award with his stunning volley into the top corner of the net against Gold Coast United in the final game of the regular season.
To top off a remarkable season, Brisbane would go on to win the 2011 A-League Grand Final
2011 A-League Grand Final
The 2011 A-League Grand Final was the sixth A-League Grand Final taking place on 13 March 2011 at Suncorp Stadium. It was the final match in the A-League 2010–11 season, played between premiers and runners-up .-The match:...
, and in one of the most spectacular fashions ever seen in Australian football. After finishing 0-0 in regular play, the game went to extra time, with the Mariners scoring twice in the first period, and looked to have sealed the game. But with only four minutes of play left, Brisbane netted home what looked to be a consolation goal through Henrique
Henrique Andrade Silva
Henrique De Andrade Silva is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Hyundai A-League club Brisbane Roar. He is nicknamed the Slippery Fish.-Biography:...
, before Erik Paartalu
Erik Paartalu
Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-NSL:...
headed in a corner from the last play of the game to make it 2-2. The game went on to penalties. Roar Goalkeeper of the Year Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
saved 2 penalty shots to win 4-2 in the penalty shootout. In front of a 50,168 record crowd for both the Roar and football in Brisbane, Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
would be left in awe, saying "We've had an absolutely extraordinary season, so I should have expected an extraordinary finish." The Roar were given the keys to the city after winning the Grand Final, with the presentation of the key including a tickertape parade to honour the team for their success.
The future surrounding Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
's future at the club were ended on 18 March 2011, when it was announced by both the FFA
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
, who were financially aiding the club after the Roar's license was taken back to ease the burden on the owners, and the club that the reigning Manager of the Year had signed a 2-year addition to his current contract that would see him at the helm for the Roar until the end of the 2013-14 season, assuring he would coach the team through the 2012 Asian Champions League.
At the Roar's end of season awards night, German import Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich
Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making....
would take home the coveted Gary Wilkins Medal as the best player of the season. Captain Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
would pick up two awards, winning both the Player's Player Awards and the Member's Player of the Year Award. Kiwi Kosta Barbarouses would pick up the clubs Golden Boot by scoring 12 goals, edging out Jean Carlos Solórzano by 1 goal, despite being tied with him on 11 at the end of the regular season. Barbarouses would score against the Central Coast Mariners in the 1st leg of the Major Semi Final at Bluetongue Stadium to take home the award. English born defender Matt Smith
Matt Smith (footballer)
Matt Smith is an English-Australian professional football player, currently playing with the Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League...
would pick up the Queensland Roars Against Racism Ambassador Award as well as young defender James Donachie picking up the Youth League Player of the Year Award. Matilda
Australia women's national association football team
The Australia women's national association football team, nicknamed the Matildas , represents Australia in international women's association football and is governed by Football Federation Australia . The team has regularly qualified for both the Women's World Cup and the Olympics although has won...
Elise Kellond-Knight
Elise Kellond-Knight
Elise Kellond-Knight is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Elitedivisionen and the Australian national team....
picked up the W League Player of the Year Award with teammate Aivi Luik
Aivi Luik
Aivi Luik is a football player from Australia. She played as a midfielder for University of Nevada, Reno and currently plays for Brisbane Roar....
picking up the W League Player's Player Award.
Finals Series
Brisbane Roar advance to Grand Final by winning the tie 4-2 on aggregateGoalscorers
| Total | Player | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | SF1 | SF2 | GF | |||
| 12 | |
Kosta Barbarouses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | |
Jean Carlos Solorzano Jean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal Jean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League, on loan from LD Alajuelense. He plays as a forward.-Club career:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |
Thomas Broich Thomas Broich Thomas Broich is a German football player with Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League as an attacking midfielder. A documentary about Thomas Broich, titled "Tom meets Zizou" was released in 2011, after 9 years in the making.... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |
Mitch Nichols Mitch Nichols Mitchell Ian "Mitch" Nichols is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar of the A-League.-Brisbane Roar:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
Reinaldo Reinaldo Elias da Costa Reinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
Erik Paartalu Erik Paartalu Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-NSL:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
James Meyer James Meyer James Meyer is an Australian football player who plays in the Australian A-League for the Brisbane Roar.- Club career :Before turning professional Meyer had youth team stints at Bohemian F.C... |
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
Henrique Henrique Andrade Silva Henrique De Andrade Silva is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Hyundai A-League club Brisbane Roar. He is nicknamed the Slippery Fish.-Biography:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
Matt McKay Matt McKay Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team.... |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Ivan Franjic Ivan Franjic Ivan Franjic is an Australian football player of Croatian descent currently playing for A-League club Brisbane Roar.-VPL:... |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Matt Smith Matt Smith (footballer) Matt Smith is an English-Australian professional football player, currently playing with the Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League... |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Own Goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
Rocky Visconte Rocky Visconte Rocky Visconte is an Australian professional football player who plays for Brisbane Roar.-Croydon Kings:In 2005 he made his first senior appearance for local South Australian Premier League club Croydon Kings... |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
Luke DeVere Luke DeVere Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:... |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
Massimo Murdocca Massimo Murdocca Massimo Murdocca is an Australian football player who plays as a right or central midfielder for the in the A-League.-Club career:... |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | TOTAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic
Ivan Franjic is an Australian football player of Croatian descent currently playing for A-League club Brisbane Roar.-VPL:...
, Erik Paartalu
Erik Paartalu
Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League.-NSL:...
, Matt McKay
Matt McKay
Matthew Graham "Matt" McKay is an Australian football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Australia national team....
and Henrique
Henrique Andrade Silva
Henrique De Andrade Silva is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Hyundai A-League club Brisbane Roar. He is nicknamed the Slippery Fish.-Biography:...
scored in the 4-2 Penalty shootout in the Grand Final
| EWLINE |
A goal was scored from a penalty kick Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... |
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| EWLINE |
Two goals were scored from penalty kicks |
Home Attendance
Correct as of 13 March 2011 (Grand Final)** Denotes midweek fixture
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 August 2010 | 1-0 | Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
10,339 |
| 3 | 27 August 2010 | 1-0 | Wellington Phoenix | 7,339 |
| 6 | 18 September 2010 | 1-1 | Adelaide United | 7,080 |
| 7 | 25 September 2010 | 4-0 | Melbourne Heart | 6,342 |
| 9 | 16 October 2010 | 1-1 | Newcastle Jets | 10,191 |
| 10 | 20 October 2010 | 2-0 | ** Central Coast Mariners ** | 5,051 |
| 11 | 23 October 2010 | 2-1 | Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
9,425 |
| 14 | 6 November 2010 | 4-0 | Adelaide United | 13,248 |
| 17 | 20 November 2010 | 1-1 | North Queensland Fury | 10,126 |
| 18 | 24 November 2010 | 3-2 | ** Perth Glory ** | 6,836 |
| 23 | 26 December 2010 | 2-2 | Gold Coast United | 13,065 |
| 25 | 7 January 2011 | 1-1 | Perth Glory | 11,574 |
| 27 | 26 January 2011 | 2-0 | ** Wellington Phoenix ** | 3,522 |
| 28 | 29 January 2011 | 2-1 | Melbourne Heart | 4,213 |
| 30 | 12 February 2011 | 4-0 | Gold Coast United | 20,831 |
| SF Leg 2 | 26 February 2011 | 2-2 | Central Coast Mariners | 25, 168 |
| GF | 13 March 2011 | 2-2 | Central Coast Mariners | 50,168 |
| Total Attendance Before Finals | 139,182 | |||
| Average Attendance Before Finals | 9,279 | |||
| Overall Attendance | 214,518 | |||
| Overall Average Attendance | 12,619 | |||