2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season

Brisbane Roar
2015–16 season
ChairmanChris Fong
(until 9 November 2015)
Rahim Soekasah
(from 9 November 2015)
ManagerJohn Aloisi
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Maclaren (18 goals)
All: Jamie Maclaren (20 goals)
Highest home attendance17,696 vs Perth Glory
(2 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance5,162 vs Wellington Phoenix
(12 December 2015)
Average home league attendance12,850

The 2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's eleventh season participating in the A-League and in the FFA Cup for the second time.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Michael Theo
3 DF  AUS Shane Stefanutto (Vice Captain)
5 DF  AUS Corey Brown
6 DF  GER Jérome Polenz
7 MF  ESP Corona
8 MF  AUS Steven Lustica
9 FW  AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 FW  BRA Henrique
11 FW  CRC Jean Carlos Solórzano
13 DF  AUS Jade North
14 DF  AUS Daniel Bowles
15 DF  AUS James Donachie
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  AUS Devante Clut
17 MF  AUS Matt McKay (Captain)
18 MF  ESP Javier Hervás
19 DF  AUS Jack Hingert
20 FW  AUS Shannon Brady
21 GK  ENG Jamie Young
22 MF  GER Thomas Broich
23 FW  AUS Dimitri Petratos
24 MF  AUS Tommy Oar
28 FW  AUS Brandon Borrello (FT Youth)
29 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
33 DF  AUS Luke DeVere

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW Jamie Maclaren 21 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free
32 MF George Lambadaridis 23 Injury Replacement Pre-season 2015 Free
7 MF Corona 34 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free
18 MF Javier Hervás 26 Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free
29 MF Joe Caletti 17 FFA Centre of Excellence Transfer Round 17 Free
24 MF Tommy Oar 24 Transfer Round 22 2018 Free

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
20 FW Kofi Danning 24 Oakleigh Cannons Transfer Pre-season Free
4 MF Adam Sarota 26 Utrecht Loan return Pre-season Free
6 MF George Lambadaridis 23 Released Pre-season
27 MF Ben Litfin 20 Released Pre-season
9 FW Andrija Kaluđerović 27 Released Pre-season
26 DF Lachlan Jackson 20 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season
18 MF Luke Brattan 25 Released Pre-season
37 MF Abraham Yango 19 Avondale FC Transfer Mid-season

Technical staff

Position Name
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

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Michael Theo 9 0 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Shane Stefanutto 17 0 5 0 0 15+1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF Corey Brown 15 1 3 0 0 13+2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Jérome Polenz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Corona 29 2 3 0 0 29 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Steven Lustica 22 1 1 0 0 6+16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jamie Maclaren 26 20 1 0 0 25 20 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Henrique 24 8 1 0 0 7+17 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW Jean Carlos Solórzano 7 0 0 0 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Jade North 30 3 8 0 0 29 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
14 DF Daniel Bowles 22 1 7 0 0 21+1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF James Donachie 11 0 1 0 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF Devante Clut 9 0 1 0 0 0+8 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Matt McKay 27 2 5 0 0 26 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF Javier Hervás 17 0 0 0 0 2+15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Jack Hingert 29 0 3 1 0 28 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
21 GK Jamie Young 21 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
22 MF Thomas Broich 30 2 0 0 0 28+1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 MF Dimitri Petratos 30 7 4 0 0 25+4 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 MF Tommy Oar 6 0 1 0 0 2+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Nicholas D'Agostino 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Brandon Borrello 23 5 2 0 0 21+1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
29 MF Joe Caletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Patrick Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Luke DeVere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Shannon Brady 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK Andre Jannese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Luke Pavlou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
18 MF Luke Brattan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
32 MF George Lambadaridis 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Abraham Yango 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

17 July 2015 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Liverpool Brisbane, Australia
18:45 (AEST) D. Petratos 17' Report Lallana 28'
Milner 75'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
30 August 2015 SE Queensland Tour Gold Coast All-Stars 0–10 Brisbane Roar Ashmore, Australia
15:00 (AEST) Report Maclaren 11' (pen.), 13', 21', 23', 57', 64', 73', 87'
Borrello 72'
Yango 83'
Stadium: Ashmore Village Park

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 3rd 8 October 2015 9 April 2016
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 15 April 2016 24 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 11 August 2015 11 August 2015

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 14 6 7 49 40  +9 48 10 2 1 32 15  +17 4 4 6 17 25  −8

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHHA
ResultWWLWDWDDLWWWWDLLWWDLLWWLWWD
Position112221134222111322123313213
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 October 2015 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Brisbane Roar Parramatta
Thursday 20:00 AEDT Nichols 13' Report Maclaren 9', 34'
Bowles 23'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 October 2015 2 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Borrello 14', 60' Report Bingham 88' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2015 3 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Brisbane Roar Wellington
Saturday 19:15 NZDT McGlinchey 35'
Krishna 49'
Powell 78'
Report D. Petratos 26'
North 60'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 October 2015 4 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Adelaide United Brisbane
Saturday 18:30 AEST Borrello 9', 90+2'
Maclaren 79'
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,707
Referee: Chris Beath
6 November 2015 5 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 November 2015 6 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Perth Glory Brisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Henrique 74' Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,748
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 November 2015 7 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST Henrique 70' Report Novillo 47' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,812
Referee: Chris Beath
28 November 2015 8 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
Saturday 17:15 AEDT Kantarovski 71' Report Maclaren 52' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,155
Referee: Peter Green
12 December 2015 10 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Cairns
Saturday 16:15 AEST Lustica 71'
Maclaren 86'
Report Krishna 45+1' Stadium: Cazaly's Stadium
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 December 2015 11 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report D. Petratos 85' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Chris Beath
27 December 2015 12 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
Sunday 18:00 AEST Kisnorbo 31' (o.g.)
Borrello 40'
Henrique 90+4'
Report Fornaroli 49' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 16,435
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 January 2016 13 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
Saturday 16:15 AEST Maclaren 52'
Henrique 61'
Report Gligor 70' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,696
Referee: Chris Beath
10 January 2016 14 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Brisbane Roar Wellington
Sunday 19:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 January 2016 15 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Ben Khalfallah 5'
Barbarouses 11', 30'
Berisha 52'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,207
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 January 2016 16 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Adelaide United Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST Henrique 50' (pen.) Report C. Brown 19' (o.g.)
Djite 56' (pen.), 67'
Carrusca 90+2'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,923
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 January 2016 17 Sydney FC 1–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Corona 52' (o.g.) Report Maclaren 8', 76'
McKay 67'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,548
Referee: Peter Green
6 February 2016 18 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
Saturday 16:15 AEST North 20'
Maclaren 36'
Corona 59'
Henrique 72' (pen.)
Report Ascroft  71' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,788
Referee: Matthew Conger
12 February 2016 19 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST Maclaren 6'
Alivodić 69' (o.g.)
Report Cooper 15'
Trifunović 19' (pen.)
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,382
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
20 February 2016 20 Perth Glory 6–3 Brisbane Roar Perth
Saturday 18:40 AWST Keogh 5'
Harold 32'
Marinković 38'
Lowry 41'
Castro 49' (pen.)
R. Garcia 86'
Report Maclaren 17'
D. Petratos 28'
North 36'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,156
Referee: Strebre Delovski
27 February 2016 21 Adelaide United 3–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
Saturday 16:45 ACDT Kamau 38'
Djite 50'
Sánchez 81'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,712
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 March 2016 22 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST Maclaren 5', 81'
D. Petratos 84'
Report Andreu 74' (pen.)
Castelen 78'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Ben Williams
12 March 2016 23 Brisbane Roar 5–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Saturday 18:30 AEST Maclaren 18', 22', 87'
Brown 55'
Corona 76'
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 March 2016 24 Melbourne City 3–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Mooy 54' (pen.)
Cáceres 81'
Fitzgerald 84'
Report Petratos 22'
Hingert  45+1'  54'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
26 March 2016 25 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
Saturday 18:30 AEST D. Petratos 32'
Maclaren 36'
Henrique 88'
Report Hološko 24', 87' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 April 2016 26 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
Sunday 17:00 AEST Henrique 67' (pen.)
Broich 74'
Report Leonardo 50' (pen.)
Boogaard  66'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,825
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 April 2016 27 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

FFA Cup

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