2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's 14th season participating in the A-League and in the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Brisbane Roar
2018–19 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerJohn Aloisi
(to 28 December 2018)
Darren Davis (caretaker)
(from 28 December 2018)
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League9th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Taggart (11 goals)
All: Adam Taggart (11 goals)
Highest home attendance15,129 vs Wellington Phoenix
(28 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,084 vs Wellington Phoenix
(12 April 2019)
Average home league attendance9,632

Players

Squad information
Further information: Brisbane Roar FC § Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Brendan White
2 FW  NZL Dane Ingham
3 DF  AUS Luke DeVere
4 DF  AUS Daniel Bowles
7 MF  DEN Thomas Kristensen
8 MF  AUS Jacob Pepper
10 FW  AUS Brett Holman
11 FW  FRA Éric Bauthéac
12 DF  AUS Ruon Tongyik
13 MF  AUS Stefan Mauk
14 MF  ESP Álex López
15 DF  AUS Stefan Nigro
16 FW  AUS Charles Lokolingoy
17 MF  AUS Matt McKay (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
19 DF  AUS Jack Hingert
21 GK  ENG Jamie Young
22 MF  DEN Tobias Mikkelsen
23 FW  AUS Dylan Wenzel-Halls
24 DF  AUS Connor O'Toole
26 FW  AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
33 FW  BRA Henrique
34 DF  AUS Aaron Reardon
35 MF  AUS Jay Barnett (Scholarship)
37 FW  AUS Bryce Bafford (Scholarship)
38 FW  AUS Izaack Powell (Scholarship)
92 FW  AUS Eli Babalj (Injury replacement loan)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
9FW Adam Taggart Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 1 May 2018 [1]
23FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls Western Pride Free transfer 1 year 4 May 2018 [2]
13MF Stefan Mauk N.E.C. €150,000[3] 4 years 28 May 2018 [4]
22FW Tobias Mikkelsen Nordsjaelland Free transfer 1 year 5 June 2018 [5]
15DF Stefan Nigro Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2018 [6]
14MF Álex López Free transfer 1 year 28 September 2018 [7]
16FW Charles Lokolingoy Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2019 [8]
12DF Ruon Tongyik Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2019 [8]
92FW Eli Babalj Free transfer 5 months 6 March 2019 [9]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
14MF Fahid Ben Khalfallah Retired 20 April 2018 [10]
9FW Massimo Maccarone End of contract 24 April 2018 [11]
13DF Jade North End of contract 26 April 2018 [12]
5DF Corey Brown End of contract 27 April 2018 [13]
11FW Corey Gameiro End of contract 3 May 2018 [14]
16MF Mitchell Oxborrow End of contract 3 May 2018 [14]
77DF Ivan Franjic End of contract 28 May 2018 [4]
25MF Rahmat Akbari Melbourne Victory Loan 19 October 2018 [15][16]
6DF Avraam Papadopoulos Olympiacos Mutual contract termination 28 January 2019 [17]
9FW Adam Taggart Suwon Samsung Bluewings Undisclosed 14 February 2019 [18]
20FW Shannon Brady Gold Coast Knights Free transfer 11 March 2019 [19]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
34 DF Aaron Reardon19 Multi-year contract[20]
38 DF Izaack Powell17 1 year scholarship contract[21]

Contract extensions
No.PositionNameDurationDateNotes
24DFConnor O'Toole3 years24 April 2018[22]
17MFMatt McKay1 year27 April 2018[23]
19DFJack Hingert2 years27 April 2018[23]
4DFDaniel Bowles1 year4 May 2018[24]
8MFJacob Pepper1 year4 May 2018[24]
1GKBrendan White1 year4 May 2018[24]
33FW Henrique1 year4 May 2018[24]
10FWBrett Holman1 year17 May 2018[25]
26FWNicholas D'Agostino1 year17 May 2018[25]
23FWDylan Wenzel-Halls2 years14 February 2019[26]

Technical staff
Position Name
Manager Darren Davies
Assistant Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Jason Kearton

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Brendan White 4 0 0 0 0 3+100000+00000
2 FW Dane Ingham 13 0 2 1 0 10+302100+00000
3 DF Luke DeVere 5 1 2 0 0 5+012000+00000
4 DF Daniel Bowles 15 0 9 0 1 12+208011+00100
7 MF Thomas Kristensen 18 0 1 0 0 16+101001+00000
8 MF Jacob Pepper 22 0 9 0 0 20+109001+00000
10 FW Brett Holman 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
11 FW Éric Bauthéac 25 7 10 2 0 24+0710201+00000
12 DF Ruon Tongyik 7 0 0 0 0 7+000000+00000
13 MF Stefan Mauk 6 0 1 0 1 4+101011+00000
14 MF Álex López 25 3 5 0 0 25+035000+00000
15 DF Stefan Nigro 9 0 1 0 0 6+301000+00000
16 FW Charles Lokolingoy 5 0 2 0 0 0+502000+00000
17 MF Matt McKay 25 1 5 0 0 23+115001+00000
18 MF Joe Caletti 13 0 0 0 0 6+600000+10000
19 DF Jack Hingert 17 0 4 0 0 16+004001+00000
21 GK Jamie Young 25 0 1 0 0 24+001001+00000
22 FW Tobias Mikkelsen 19 3 0 0 0 10+830001+00000
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls 20 5 1 0 0 11+951000+00000
24 DF Connor O'Toole 16 0 1 0 0 15+001001+00000
26 FW Nicholas D'Agostino 17 1 2 0 0 6+1112000+00000
27 MF Adam Sawyer† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
31 GK Macklin Freke† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
32 MF Zachary Duncan† 4 1 1 0 0 3+111000+00000
33 FW Henrique 25 3 0 0 0 11+1330001+00000
34 DF Aaron Reardon 4 0 1 0 0 1+301000+00000
35 MF Jay Barnett† 3 0 0 0 0 0+300000+00000
36 MF Daniel Leck† 9 0 0 0 0 6+200000+10000
37 FW Bryce Bafford† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
38 FW Izaack Powell† 6 0 2 0 0 4+202000+00000
92 FW Eli Babalj 4 0 0 0 0 3+100000+00000
Players no longer at the club
6 DF Avraam Papadopoulos 9 0 4 0 0 9+004000+00000
9 FW Adam Taggart 19 11 1 0 0 17+1111000+10000
20 FW Shannon Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Frendlies
27 June 2018 Logan Lightning 0–4 Brisbane RoarLogan
19:30 AEST Report
  • Reardon  15'
  • Duncan  36'
  • Bauthéac  56', 85'
 Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
12 July 2018 Magpies Crusaders United 0–5 Brisbane RoarMackay
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: BB Print Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 July 2018 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Brisbane RoarGold Coast
 Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath
15 August 2018 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Sydney FCGold Coast
 Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Alex King
1 September 2018 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane RoarMorwell
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Latrobe City Sports & Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
15 September 2018 Peninsula Power 2–3 Brisbane RoarBrisbane
17:00 AEST
  • Plummer  16'
  • Strickland  85'
 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
25 September 2018 Melbourne City 1–1 Brisbane RoarMelbourne
  • Vidosic  55' (pen.)
 Report
  • Henrique  6'
 Stadium: City Football Academy
29 September 2018 Brisbane Roar 3–0 BPL SelectLogan
 Report Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
4 October 2018 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Australia U20Logan
12:00 AEST Report Stadium: Logan Metro Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 9th 21 October 2018 25 April 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 7 August 2018 7 August 2018

A-League
Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 4 6 17 38 71  −33 18 3 3 7 19 36  −17 1 3 10 19 35  −16

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAAHAAHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHHH
ResultDDLDWLLLLLLDLDLDLWLWLLLLWLL
Position478866999999999999999999999
Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2018 1Brisbane Roar1–1Central Coast MarinersBrisbane
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,859
Referee: Chris Beath
28 October 2018 2Brisbane Roar0–0Wellington PhoenixBrisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Alex King
3 November 2018 3Perth Glory2–1Brisbane RoarPerth
19:00 AWST
Report Taggart  84' (pen.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,446
Referee: Daniel Elder
10 November 2018 4Western Sydney Wanderers2–2Brisbane RoarMudgee
17:35
Report
Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 November 2018 5Brisbane Roar2–0Melbourne CityBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,925
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
30 November 2018 6Adelaide United2–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
  • Henrique  67'
 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,005
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 December 2018 7Newcastle Jets2–0Brisbane RoarNewcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Kurt Ams
14 December 2018 8Brisbane Roar2–4Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Adam Fielding
22 December 2018 9Wellington Phoenix4–1Brisbane RoarWellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
  • Henrique  45+1'
 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,841
Referee: Kurt Ams
29 December 2018 10Sydney FC2–1Brisbane RoarSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,216
Referee: Alex King
2 January 2019 12Newcastle Jets2–2Brisbane RoarNewcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,519
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 January 2019 11Brisbane Roar2–4Perth GloryBrisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Adam Kersey
11 January 2019 13Melbourne City1–0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,348
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 January 2019 15Brisbane Roar0–5Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,131
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
20 January 2019 14Central Coast Mariners1–1Brisbane RoarGosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Matthew Conger
25 January 2019 16Brisbane Roar2–2Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,053
Referee: Adam Fielding
2 February 2019 17Adelaide United4–3Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Alex King
8 February 2019 18Brisbane Roar2–1Sydney FCBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,356
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 February 2019 19Perth Glory4–0Brisbane RoarPerth
19:00 AWST
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 10,831
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 February 2019 20Central Coast Mariners3–5Brisbane RoarGosford
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Stephan Lucas
8 March 2019 21Brisbane Roar1–4Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,130
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 March 2019 22Melbourne Victory2–1Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Chris Beath
29 March 2019 23Brisbane Roar1–3Sydney FCBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,059
Referee: Stephan Lucas
5 April 2019 24Melbourne City4–1Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Adam Kersey
12 April 2019 25Brisbane Roar2–1Wellington PhoenixBrisbane
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Peter Green
20 April 2019 26Brisbane Roar1–6Newcastle JetsBrisbane
17:35 AEST
  • Duncan  49'
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,985
Referee: Alex King
25 April 2019 27Brisbane Roar3–5Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
14:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Shaun Evans

FFA Cup
Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
7 August 2018 Round of 32Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne CityBrisbane
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 6,151
Referee: Casey Reibelt

References
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  3. http://thefootballsack.com.au/2018/10/brisbane-roar-201819-season-preview.html
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  19. Unwin, Dominic (11 March 2019). "Roar confirm Brady departure". A-League.
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