2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season

June 2020 December 2011 Brisbane Roar 2011–12 Ange Postecoglou Eugenie BuckleyMichael Bowers (caretaker) Dali Tahir Chairman A-League 2nd Finals Champions (1st) AFC Champions League Group stage (4th) Besart Berisha (19 goals) Besart Berisha (23 goals) League: 19,339 vs Perth Glory, 26 November 2011 (Round 8)All: 50,334 vs Perth Glory, 22 April 2012 (grand final) League: 9,293 vs Newcastle Jets, 28 January 2012 (Round 19)All: 5,615 vs Beijing Guoan, 16 May 2012 (ACL matchday 6) League: 15,963All: 14,673 _brisbaneroar1112hhalf _brisbaneroar1112h _brisbaneroar1112hhalf _band_black _brisbaneroar1112ha FF6600 FF6600 FF6600 000000 FF6600 _brisbaneroar1112ahalf _brisbaneroar1112a _brisbaneroar1112ahalf _orange_band _brisbaneroar1112ha 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 season is Brisbane Roar's seventh season in the A-League. Brisbane successfully defended their Championship by defeating Perth Glory 2–1 in front of 50,344, but relinquished the Premiership to Central Coast Mariners, who ended the regular season 2 points ahead of the Roar, with the result going to down to the last day of the regular season. They will compete in the 2012 Asian Champions League, for finishing the regular season first. On 2 August 2011, the club confirmed they would be supplied with kits and training gear by German multinational apparel company Puma.http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40476 News Display 2 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901042930/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40476 1 September 2011 dead It is the first time in the history of the club and A-League that they will not be wearing a kit that is made by Reebok. On 4 October 2011, four days out from the start of the 2011–12 A-League season, The World Game reported that the Bakrie Group had struck a 10-year deal to take 70% ownership of the club, with the other 30% being occupied by the FFA.http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1075361/Brisbane-Roar-takeover-complete Brisbane Roar takeover complete : The World Game on SBS 4 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005142937/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1075361/Brisbane-Roar-takeover-complete 5 October 2011 dead The deal was officially unveiled by the club on Friday, the day before the club faced Central Coast Mariners in a grand final rematch of the previous season. On 6 February 2012, it was announced that the Bakrie Group had acquired the full 100% stake in the club.http://english.kompas.com/read/2012/02/06/13003963/Bakrie.Group.Buys.Full.Stake.in.Brisbane.Roar Bakrie Group Buys Full Stake in Brisbane Roar 6 February 2012 9 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208222235/http://english.kompas.com/read/2012/02/06/13003963/Bakrie.Group.Buys.Full.Stake.in.Brisbane.Roar 8 February 2012 dead Brisbane went on a 36-game undefeated streak, breaking the Australian football code record set by the Eastern Suburbs rugby league team in 1935–37 (35 games).http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/roar-are-like-an-avalanche-that-you-can-see-coming-but-cant-do-anything-to-stop-says-mark-bosnich/story-e6frf4gl-1226178836273 Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clipshttp://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_st.html#2 Archived copy 11 November 2011 17 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130817072408/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_st.html#2 dead http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/roar-break-record-in-style/43018 https://archive.today/20121230213450/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/roar-break-record-in-style/43018#selection-925.1-925.27 dead Roar break record in style 30 December 2012 17 March 2023 Managers AUS Ange Postecoglou – (16 October 2009 – 24 April 2012) AUS Rado Vidošić – (25 April 2012 – Current) On 24 April, Championship winning coach Ange Postecoglou, resigned from is post as manager just days after winning his second back to back championship for the Roar.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/ange-postecoglou-resigns-as-brisbane-roar-head-coach/47043 Latest Football Australia News 25 April 2012 28 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428124652/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Ange-Postecoglou-resigns-as-Brisbane-Roar-Head-Coach/47043 dead The following day, long serving assistant manager and youth team coach Rado Vidošić was named successor to makes his return to head coach of the Roar having served as caretaker for one game after the sacking of former coach Frank Farina.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/vidosic-named-new-roar-coach/47055 Vidosic named new Roar coach - Brisbane Roar FC 2014 25 April 2012 4 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504090120/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/vidosic-named-new-roar-coach/47055 dead Squad lineup for 2011/12 Correct as of 2 February 2012 – players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar websitehttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/players Brisbane Roar | Players 5 October 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007151145/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/players dead http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Family-Fun-Day-a-roaring-success/41464 Latest Football Australia News 6 October 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007203814/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Family-Fun-Day-a-roaring-success/41464 dead 1 AUS GK Michael Theoklitos 2 AUS DF Matt Smith Captain 3 AUS DF Shane Stefanutto Vice Captain 4 AUS DF Matthew Jurman 5 AUS DF Ivan Franjic 6 AUS MF Erik Paartalu 7 ALB FW Besart Berisha 8 AUS MF Massimo Murdocca 9 AUS FW Kofi Danning Youth 10 BRA FW Henrique 11 CAN MF Issey Nakajima-Farran 12 AUS DF Matt Mundy 14 AUS MF Rocky Visconte Youth 16 BHR DF Sayed Mohamed Adnan 17 AUS MF Mitch Nichols 18 AUS MF Luke Brattan Youth 19 SRI DF Jack Hingert Youth 20 AUS GK Andrew Redmayne 21 AUS MF James Meyer 22 GER MF Thomas Broich 24 AUS FW Nicholas Fitzgerald Youth 25 AUS MF George Lambadaridis Youth 26 AUS DF Corey Brown Youth 28 AUS FW Anthony Proia Youth 29 AUS DF James Donachie Youth Successful Trialists Australia Nicholas Fitzgerald from Central Coast Mariners Youth TeamTrio named as Roar's full-time youth players http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Trio%20named%20as%20Roars%20full-time%20youth%20players/41266 https://archive.today/20121230083442/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Trio%20named%20as%20Roars%20full-time%20youth%20players/41266 dead 30 December 2012 24 September 2011 24 September 2011 Football Federation Australia regulations allow for 3 players young enough to play in the NYL to be paid full-time wages outside the A-League salary cap. Australia George Lambadaridis from Club Brugge Australia Corey Brown from AIS Australia Brandon Borello from QAS2012 Roar Youth Squad http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Brisbane-Youth-ready-for-action/41910 https://archive.today/20121230110055/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Brisbane-Youth-ready-for-action/41910 dead 30 December 2012 20 October 2011 20 October 2011 New Zealand Jack Bladen from Macarthur Rams Australia Tomislav Cirjak from Sydney FC Youth Team Australia Jason Geria from AIS Notes Unsuccessful Trialists Australia Alan De La Cuadra from Macarthur Rams Australia Daniel Angelucci from Macarthur Rams Scotland Paul-Jon Sludden from Taringa Rovers Italy Stefano Salandra from Ponte S Pietro Australia Joshua Jokic from Delta State University Germany Nikolas Schmitz from 1. FC Köln Australia Michael Hibbert from Free agent Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Contract (Season end) Fee Notes 10 February 2011 DF AUS Matthew Jurman AUS Sydney FC 2012/13 Freehttp://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=38837 News Display 25 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219161327/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=38837 19 February 2011 dead 27 June 2011 FW AUS Kofi Danning Free Agent 2012/13 N/ABrisbane Roar August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 4 July 2011 DF SRI Jack Hingert AUS Dandenong Thunder 2012/13 Freehttp://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40236 Brisbane Roar 5 July 2011 12 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200212140832/https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40236 dead 16 August 2011 DF BHR Sayed Mohamed Adnan Free Agent 2011/12 N/ABrisbane Roar August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 16 August 2011 FW ALB Besart Berisha GER Arminia Bielefeld 2011/12 Freehttps://archive.today/20121230125950/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Besart%20Berisha%20Brisbane%20bound/40782 Besart Berisha Brisbane bound Resigned to 2013/14.http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/brisbane-roar-announce-the-re-signing-of-key-striker-besart-berisha-for-another-two-a-league-seasons/story-e6frf4gl-1226271154921 Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips 30 August 2011 MF CAN Issey Nakajima-Farran DEN AC Horsens 2011/12 FreeBrisbane Roar September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 23 September 2011 DF AUS Corey Brown AUS Australian Institute of Sport 2012/13 Free 23 September 2011 MF AUS George Lambadaridis BEL Club Brugge 2012/13 Free 23 September 2011 FW AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald AUS Central Coast Mariners Youth Team 2012/13 Free 2 February 2012 FW AUS Anthony Proia AUS Australian Institute of Sport 2013/14 Freehttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/roar-sign-striker-proia/44984 Latest Football Australia News 3 February 2012 7 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207074318/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/roar-sign-striker-proia/44984 dead Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 17 March 2011 DF AUS Milan Susak IDN Minangkabau F.C. Undisclosedhttp://www.goal2career.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=64&lang=en Goal to career 27 March 2011 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321201823/http://www.goal2career.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=64&lang=en dead 28 March 2011 FW Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano AUS Melbourne Victory End of loanhttp://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39420 News Display 28 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115719/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay 6 March 2011 dead 16 July 2011 FW NZL Kosta Barbarouses RUS FC Alania Vladikavkaz UndisclosedBrisbane Roar August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 25 August 2011 MF AUS Matt McKay SCO Rangers F.C. UndisclosedMcKay gets UK visa September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Season Season recap On 10 February 2011, Brisbane Roar announced the signing of talented young defender Matthew Jurman from Sydney FC, to take the spot left open by Luke DeVere from the previous season. After making a solid return to the A League after spending a few years in Germany, defender Milan Susak jetted off to Indonesia to play for Minangkabau F.C. in Liga Primer Indonesia. After weeks of speculation about his impending move to Melbourne Victory, it was revealed on 28 March that Costa Rican forward Jean Carlos Solórzano had indeed made the move south. Football Federation Australia made their first bit of business after taking back the license, other than re-signing Ange Postecoglou, by having Roar CEO Peter McLennan step down at the end of April. It was revealed by both the Roar and the Courier Mail that Eugenie Buckley, a sports lawyer that helped out with the formation of the A League and its push into Asia, had become the new general manager for the team, taking over from the spot left by Peter McLennan. On 2 May, it was announced that Rocky Visconte had signed a deal with the club for a further two seasons after coming off contract with the club at the end of the season.Brisbane Roar August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes On 21 June, former Socceroo Paul Trimboli was appointed the general manager of Football, a role that was expanded from the position of Football Manager, held previously by Thiago Cruz.Brisbane Roar August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes On 27 June, the club announced it had signed current Young Socceroo Kofi Danning, who was released by Sydney FC at the end of the 2010–11 A-League Season. On 4 July 2011, the Roar announced they had signed young Australian defender Jack Hingert from Dandenong Thunder. On 16 July 2011, the Roar revealed that leading goalscorer from the 10/11 season, Kosta Barbarouses, had signed with Russian outfit FC Alania Vladikavkaz on a 3yr deal. On 2 August 2011, the Roar announced they had signed a 3yr deal with apparel company Puma. After much speculation in the media, former Bahraini International Sayed Mohamed Adnan signed a 1yr deal on 16 August 2011. Just a day later, the Roar announced a second signing in Albanian International striker Besart Berisha. The striker impressed Roar assistant coach Rado Vidosic during a match for German outfit Arminia Bielefeld, where the Roar Youth team coach was watching his son Dario Vidosic, who was then on loan from German Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40629 News Display 16 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928004318/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40629 28 September 2011 dead After over a month of uncertainty, the Roar were left with a massive hole in the side when skipper and original Roar player/captain Matt McKay was granted a UK working visa for his move to Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers FC on 25 August. On 30 August 2011, the club announced they had signed Canadian International midfielder Issey Nakajima-Farran from Danish top-flight team AC Horsens on a one-year deal. On 5 September 2011, the club released their kits for the upcoming season. The day after the kit unveiling, the club announced Matt Smith as the successor to Matt McKay's captaincy, with the midfielder having moved to Glasgow Rangers FC.Matt Smith To Replace Matt Mckay As Brisbane Roar Skipper The Courier Mail March 2023 On 20 September, CEO Eugenie Buckley announced her departure, stepping down after her contract runs out, believed to be at the end of September. For Brisbane Lions CEO Michael Bowers will take the reins of the club for the time being, until new owners are found for the Roar.http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41027 News Display 16 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032431/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41027 30 September 2011 dead On 23 September, the Roar announce they had signed 3 young Australians (Nicholas Fitzgerald, George Lambadaridis & Corey Brown), each to two-year contracts. Football Federation Australia regulations allow for 3 players young enough to play in the NYL to be paid full-time wages outside the A-League salary cap.http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s%3Dnewsdisplay%26id%3D41058 News Display 22 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110930184937/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41058 30 September 2011 On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the Bakrie family had acquired 70% of the club for a fee thought to be around $8M. The new Chairman of the club will be former AFC executive committee member Dali Tahir.http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1075361/Brisbane-Roar-takeover-complete Brisbane Roar takeover complete 4 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005142937/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1075361/Brisbane-Roar-takeover-complete 5 October 2011 dead On 28 October 2011, the Roar set a record for the biggest victory by the club, beating Adelaide United 7–1 at Suncorp Stadium. The scoreline also created another record, being the most goals in a match with 8. New striker Besart Berisha also created history, scoring the most goals in a game for Brisbane with 4. The Roar went on to draw their following 2 games, 2–2 away vs Melbourne Victory and 1–1 at home to Wellington Phoenix. The style of play being played against the Roar was described as "parking the bus", a term meaning the opposition side would defend, with most, if not all, players behind the ball to protect the scoreline. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/a-league/roar-dare-jets-to-park-the-bus-20111116-1nij8.html Roar dare Jets to park the bus 16 November 2011 The following week, Brisbane recorded a 2–1 win away to Newcastle Jets, with the result being the Roar's 35th consecutive unbeaten match, equaling the 74-year-old record for all Australian sporting codes, held by Rugby league Eastern Suburbs, who are now known as the Sydney Roosters.https://archive.today/20121231035655/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/record-equaling-roar-grab-win/42800 Record equaling Roar grab win A week later, Brisbane defeated Perth Glory 4–0 at home, the team's 36th consecutive match without loss, to set a record for the longest unbeaten streak at the top level of any football code in Australia. The Roar's streak came to an end a week later against Sydney FC in wet and windy conditions at WIN Jubilee Oval. A goal in the first minute and another 20 minutes later saw the Roar lose for just the second time in 42 matches.https://archive.today/20120905213348/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Roar-run-ended-by-Sydney/43261 Roar run ended by Sydney On 6 December 2011, the draw for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League was made. The Roar, drawn in Group F faced the winners of the Japanese 2011 Emperor's Cup winners and 2011 J. League Division 2 champions F.C. Tokyo, 2011 K-League runners-up Ulsan Hyundai & 2011 Chinese Super League runners-up Beijing Guoan.https://archive.today/20121230115103/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Brisbane-ACL-rivals-revealed/43317 Brisbane ACL rivals revealed Following the defeat to Sydney FC, the Roar then suffered a succession of defeats to Melbourne Heart (1–2 at home), Wellington Phoenix (0–2 away), Central Coast Mariners (1–2 at home) and Gold Coast United (0–1 away). The defeats coincided with the loss of key first team players Thomas Broich, Henrique, Mitch Nichols, James Meyer and club captain, Matt Smith. In addition to a poor spell of form and injuries, the Roar were on the end of some contentious refereeing decision, no more notable than the 88-minute penalty awarded to Gold Coast United for a foul that appeared to have occurred outside the penalty box. This defeat consigned the Roar to their longest losing streak to date of 5 matches. In Round 14, in front of a home crowd, the club snapped their losing streak in unlikely style. The Roar came from behind after conceding an early goal to win 3–1 against a star-studded Melbourne Victory. The Roar followed this up in Rounds 15 and 16 with draws away from home against Perth Glory (3–3) and Adelaide United (1–1). Like, the defeat to Gold Coast in Round 13, both matches were overshadowed by contentious penalty decisions which cost the Roar a potential win on both occasions. In their Round 15 clash with Perth Glory, it looked as though Brisbane's form slump continued as they conceded two early goals to the Perth side, only to come back to be leading 3–2 with 20 minutes to play. However, in the 79th minute, referee Chris Beath pointed to the spot after Mile Sterjovski went down softly under the challenge of Ivan Franjic, the penalty was converted by Sterjovski and the Roar came away with only one point. The Roar's bad luck with the match officials continued in their Round 16 draw with Adelaide United. The Roar dominated the match in terms of possession and chances and were awarded with a goal to winger, Issey Nakajima-Farran with a half-hour to play. However, for the second match running, in the 79th minute referee Ben Williams awarded Adelaide a dubious penalty. Matt Smith appeared to be accidentally tripped by Adelaide striker Bruce Djite, former Roar striker Sergio van Dijk then fell over the fallen Roar captain and the penalty was awarded. The penalty was converted and Brisbane again went home with just a single point. In the buildup to the Round 17 clash with Sydney FC, Ange Postecoglou announced that key playmakers Thomas Broich and Henrique who were returning from injury were likely to feature. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/a-league/cavalry-on-the-way-for-roar-20120110-1pt5f.html Cavalry on the way for Roar 10 January 2012 Both Broich and Henrique made their return, both coming on as 56th-minute substitutes as the Roar completed a come-from-behind win in spectacular fashion. Mark Bridge gave Sydney a 39th-minute lead, before Sayed Mohamed Adnan curled a sumptuous 25-yard free-kick over the wall in the fourth minute of the allocated five minutes' injury time. Besart Berisha completed the stunning comeback with just 15 seconds remaining, netting his 10th goal of the season after some good buildup play on the left from Shane Stefanutto. At the end of the game, Besart Berisha took off his shirt whilst running towards Sydney FC defender Pascal Bosschaart before grabbing his arm and gesturing towards the players tunnel. This caused an altercation between the two sides, with teammates wrestling with one another and against players from the opposition side. The actions from Berisha were thought to have stemmed from the last time the two teams played each other, where it was alleged that Bosschaart made derogatory comments towards Berisha's family. Later that week, Berisha was sent a "Please explain" letter by Football Federation Australia following his actions the resulted in the post match altercation. The Roar had the option of accepting a 1 match ban or opting to choose whether or not to appeal. The club chose the latter, allowing the striker to play against Melbourne Heart the following week. The match against the Heart ended 1–1 in controversial fashion with Berisha scoring the leveling goal for the Roar, after an earlier Jonatan Germano goal had put the Heart in front. In the week following the draw, the club opted to not appeal the suspension, resulting in the Albanian striker missing the 1–0 home defeat to Newcastle Jets the following week. On 2 February 2012, the club announced the signing of 17-year-old Young Socceroo Anthony Proia on a 2 1 2-year contract.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Roar-sign-striker-Proia/44984 Latest Football Australia News 16 May 2012 7 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207074318/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/roar-sign-striker-proia/44984 dead The following round, Brisbane stunned the league leaders' Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium running out 2–0 winners thanks to first-half goals from Besart Berisha and Erik Paartalu, keeping intact the Roar's unbeaten record at the Gosford venue. The Roar then went on to record back-to-back wins the following round away against second placed Wellington Phoenix. A first time volleyed Besart Berisha goal on the stroke of half-time after an inch perfect lob over the top of the Phoenix defence gave the Roar the lead. Despite looking to let the Phoenix back into the game, returning Olyroo Mitch Nichols settled the game with his seventh goal of the season – a curling long-range effort that gave Wellington 'keeper Mark Paston no chance. This game also saw Massimo Murdocca equal the club appearance record of 131, held by former captain Matt McKay.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Murdocca-set-to-equal-McKays-record/45251 Murdocca set to equal McKay's record @ Brisbane Roar FC 2011 16 May 2012 12 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120712193238/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/murdocca-set-to-equal-mckays-record/45251 dead Prior to the Phoenix match, on 6 February 2012, The Bakrie Group announced that it had acquired 100% ownership of the club.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Bakrie-Group-takes-100-of-Roar/45112 Latest Football Australia News 16 May 2012 8 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208191504/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Bakrie-Group-takes-100-of-Roar/45112 dead On 14 February 2012, it was announced that striker Besart Berisha had agreed a new two-year contract extension, taking him through to the end of the 2013/14 season. On 18 February 2012, the Roar saw 2 club records broken as they defeated Melbourne Victory 3–2. Massimo Murdocca became the most capped player for the Roar, playing in his 132nd match on the night that he also picked up the Man of the Match award. Albanian striker Besart Berisha also became a record holder, scoring both his 14th and 15th goals respectively to become the club's highest scoring player in a single season, surpassing the 13 held by Sergio van Dijk scored in the 2008–09 A-League season. The following round, the Roar played away to Perth Glory, winning the game 3–0 with Besart Berisha scoring 2 goals after Henrique opened the scoring. The Brazilian was also sent off after slapping Jacob Burns in the throat following a nasty challenge by the former Socceroo. Henrique picked up the mandatory 1-game suspension, with the Match Review Panel adding 1 game to the ban. In Round 24, the following round to the Perth game, the Roar had the chance to claim equal first on the ladder, with the Central Coast Mariners to play the following day, if they beat Melbourne Heart at home that night. The Roar went up 1–0 via Mitch Nichols with Heart youngster Curtis Good leveling the scores in the 49th minute. With the scores locked at 1–1, Roar and league topscorer Besart Berisha won a penalty in the 3rd minute of extra time. Bahraini International Sayed Mohamed Adnan stepped up to take the spot kick, blasting it to the top left hand corner of the goal only for Heart Goalkeeper Clint Bolton to get a hand to it and turn it past the post for a corner which eventuated to nothing. Mid week the Roar made their AFC Champions League debut at home to J-League outfit FC Tokyo. The match turned out to be a baptism of fire with the Roar unable to contain the Japanese team, losing 2–0 with goals from Tatsuya Yazawa and Aria Jasuru Hasegawa. At the end of the week, the Roar played at home again on 11 March 2012 against then 2nd last team Adelaide United, with the chance to go equal first again after the Mariners drew 1–1 the previous week. With that in mind, the Roar conceded first through a counterattack, with speedster Ian Ramsay opening the scoring via a low cross by Bruce Djite. The Roar were given some hope when in form striker Besart Berisha scored in the 70th minute. The hope in the match came to nothing however with the match ending 1–1. The hope, though, rolled over to the next match between the Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory when an uncharacteristic error by Matt Ryan led to the only goal by Travis Dodd. The result meant the Roar trailed top spot by 2 points with 2 games left in the regular season. On 17 March 2012, the Roar played away to Newcastle Jets with the Central Coast Mariners playing at the same time against Adelaide United. The Roar went up 1–0 through a toe-poked goal by Berisha before a sublime free kick by Ali Abbas leaving Michael Theoklitos stranded to level the scores at 1–1. The Roar got a Penalty after a foul on Jack Hingert. Henrique took the penalty but it was hit poorly, making an easy save for Ben Kennedy. During the match, the Mariners scored through Bernie Ibini-Isei, meaning the Roar have to win to keep their title hopes alive. They got another chance to take the lead when a foul on Erik Paartalu got another penalty for the away side. This time they benefited through Mitch Nichols, who scored the winning goal, leaving the race for the title to go down to the final round. Before that could happen, the Roar travelled to China to face Beijing Guoan on Matchday 2. The Roar went down 1–0 in the 8th minute through Piao Cheng. The Roar scored 13 minutes later though, with a cross from Ivan Franjic being headed home by Mitch Nichols to level the score. The Roar dominated the rest of the first half but were not able to add to the 1 goal they had scored. The tide turned though in the second with the Roar being outplayed for most of the second half. The Roar started to get the upper hand at the back end of the second half but neither sides being able to take their chances With the Roar to face Gold Coast United in the M1 Derby in the last round, the Roar had to hope that Wellington Phoenix would draw or defeat the Mariners to have any hope of clinching the Minor Premiership for the second straight season. The opposite of what the Roar wanted happened, with the Mariners winning 2–1, meaning the Roar rested most of their first XI in preparation for the major semi-final 1st leg at home the following week. James Donachie made his debut for the club at Centre Back with other young players making up the starting XI and bench spots. Andrew Redmayne also made his first start for the club against the only side he'd played against in a Roar jersey. The Roar went down 1–0 to ex-Roar player Daniel Bowles and went into Half-Time down by the goal. The Roar came out hungry to gather some form prior to the Finals series and got a goal through young prodigy Nicholas Fitzgerald, who scored his first A-League and Roar goal with an assist by the inside of the frame of the goal. In the last minute of the regulated time, another youngster in George Lambadaridis scored the winning goal with a curling left footed effort from outside the penalty area to win the game 2–1. With the 2 legged Semi-final teams already being known prior, the Roar hosted the first leg of the tie on 31, 4 March days before the club faced Ulsan Hyundai FC. The Roar gained the advantage for the second leg, keeping a clean sheet as they ran out 2–0 winners. Goals by Henrique and Erik Paartalu saw the club in good stead for the return fixture a week later. The only sour bit of the first leg was a missed penalty by Henrique, just a minute before he put the home side ahead. The boys flew out the following day to South Korea, where they faced K-League outfit Ulsan Hyundai. The Roar grabbed the first goal and went into half time 1–0 courtesy of a well-crafted goal taken by youngster Nicholas Fitzgerald. Just 2 minutes into the second half, the Roar conceded a penalty through Matthew Jurman, who was sent off with a straight red card. The Roar was reprieved as goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos parried the effort to keeper the away side ahead. The save counted for little when the home side grabbed an equaliser 4 minutes later, started via a corner. The corner kick was cleared only for it to be crossed back in, with central defender Lee Jae-Seong swinging his left foot to drill the ball into the back of the net. The Roar returned to Australia to play the second leg of the major semi-final. With the Central Coast Mariners needing to score 3 goals at minimum to host the grand final, the home side's hopes took a dent with a Thomas Broich's free kick floating untouched past the crowd of players into the far side of the net after just 2 minutes of play. In the 26th minute, the Roar went up 2–0 after a lovely passing move saw the ball at the feet of Mitch Nichols, who scored his 10th A-League goal of the season. The visitors conceded just 3 minutes where a long striker by Patrick Zwaanswijk went into the bottom corner of the net. Another 3 minutes passed before the game was level once more through striker Adam Kwasnik, found a small amount of space to guide the ball into the same corner of the net. With the sides locked at 2–2, it meant the Mariners needed to score another 3 goals and not concede to win the hosting right of the Grans Final. With their chances slim at best, they were all but washed away when Henrique nutmegged Matt Ryan to pass the ball into the net to put the away side up 3–2. The match ended with that scoreline and the aggregate score at 5–2, meaning the Roar became the first side in A-League history to host, and later win, 2 consecutive grand finals. Before they hosted their second consecutive grand final, they faced Ulsan Hyundai FC on the Tuesday before the grand final in a must win fixture to have any hope of continuing through to the knock-out phase of the 2012 AFC Champions League. Their chances hit a temporary snag when a sublime strike by Julián Estiven Vélez left goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos no chance of keeping the ball out of the net. With the strike swerving all over the place, the best effort by the custodian was to get a palm of the ball, doing little to help. A short while later, the Roar grabbed their equaliser, where a cross field ball was attempted to be centered by Shane Stefanutto. The attempt went at defender Kwak Tae-Hwi, taking a minor deflection that guided it past the South Korean's goalkeeper. Although the ball's course was diverted, it was deemed not to be an own goal, gifting the Roar left-back his first goal for the club. Things, however, ended in vain where a contentious penalty was given when Sayed Mohamed Adnan was adjudged to have fouled one of the Ulsan Hyundai players. Ironically, Kwak Tae-Hwi converted the penalty to give Ulsan Hyundai FC the win. The Roar turned their focus to the buildup of the grand final, dubbed "Orange Sunday II". With all the buildup, the lingering rumours of coach Ange Postecoglou leaving the club were the only dampener on a grand final that created history, regardless of the winner or result. The big day came on 22 April 2012, a day that created a number historic moments. The crowd was decked out in orange and purple, the colours of both respective clubs. The first bit of history was made before the whistle sounded, with the size of the crowd reaching 50,334, becoming Brisbane Roar's largest ever attendance, with 166 more people attending than that of last year's attendance of 50,168. Kick off sounded at 4 pm (UTC+10:00), where Perth Glory had the bulk of possession in the first 5–10 minutes. Brisbane started to work their way back into the game, having a number of chances to score early but failed to take advantage of them. The away side started to level out the game, pressuring every pass and movement the host team made. Both sides counted the other side out, leading the score going into half time at 0–0. The away side came out in the second half the same way they started the first, pressuring the Roar and creating a number of chances. The Glory got the opener of the match, where a cross by Travis Dodd took a major deflection off Ivan Franjic, rolling into the back of the net to give the Perth side the lead. The Roar started to dominate the match, as they had done most of the season, nearly scoring a number of times. Things didn't change much, until the 84th minute, where a teasing cross by Johnny Warren Medal winner Thomas Broich was met with a precise header Golden Boot winner Besart Berisha. The Albanian was the first player to score more than 20 goals in a full season, making another historic moment. The Roar continued to push for the win, and just 6 minutes after the goal, in the 90th minute, they got the upper hand, when Glory left-back Dean Heffernan collected his second yellow card, after a foul on Broich, to be sent off. Things fell the way of the home side, when a contentious penalty was given after a lunging tackle from behind on Berisha by Glory midfielder Liam Miller was adjudged to have made contact on the Albanian striker as he was about to take a shot on goal after weaving through the Glory defence. Despite Perth Glory players' best efforts to appeal the decision by referee of the year Jarred Gillett, the penalty stood and the Brisbane striker lined up, and converted successfully, to get the winning goal to send the biggest crowd to attend a football match at Suncorp Stadium into raptures in the last minute of extra time. Post game, Glory captain Jacob Burns condemned the decision, saying the "decision cost us (Perth) the game". Despite the Joe Marston medal being announced to have gone to Broich, the real winner, Jacob Burns, was announced to have won via Twitter and the official A-League website.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Burns-receives-late-Marston-Medal/47018 Burns receives late Marston Medal @ Football Australia 2011 16 May 2012 6 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120506201506/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/burns-receives-late-marston-medal/47018 dead Just two days later, the Roar was honored for their achievements with a ticker tape parade, with the side showing off their defended silverware in front of thousands of adhering Roar fans. This was soured just an hour later, where the rumours of Ange Postecoglou leaving the side were confirmed, as the master coach resigned from the post of head coach of the club, effective immediately. Just the following day, Rado Vidošić was appointed the head coach, signing a 5-year contract to graduate to the head role having served under all three former head coaches in Miron Bleiberg, Frank Farina and the departed Ange Postecoglou.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Vidosic-named-new-Roar-coach/47055 Vidosic named new Roar coach - Brisbane Roar FC 2014 16 May 2012 4 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504090120/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/vidosic-named-new-roar-coach/47055 dead The Roar had a short turn around after their heroics against Perth Glory, taking on FC Tokyo in matchday 5 of the 2012 AFC Champions League. Despite getting the first goal through Besart Berisha early on, the Roar went on to lose the game 4–2 in a thrilling game showcase by the slick attacks and end to end football. Needing to win to keep their hopes of progressing to the group stages, the loss spelled the end of their campaign in Asia. Just 3 days later, the Roar staged their annual awards night, with star Albanian striker Besart Berisha taking all the top awards for the night, including the famed Gary Wilkins Medal. Things took a sour note though, with recently departed coach Postecoglou being banned from attending the awards ceremony.http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/no-place-set-for-coach-at-roar-awards/story-e6frf4gl-1226343291226 Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips Throughout the week, rumours began to stem from the media that the Roar were locking horns with Ange Postecoglou's Melbourne Victory for the signature of in demand ex-Gold Coast United striker Ben Halloran. The Cairns product eventually signed a 3-year deal with the Roar, citing it was the best decision for his career to make the move to the Roar, with another factor being said for his desire to stay in Brisbane with his family.Ben Halloran Signs Three Year Deal With Brisbane Roar The Courier Mail March 2023 Things turned to the last game of the season, a home game in the final game of the Group stages of the 2012 AFC Champions League. The game also marked the first home game of Rado Vidošić's tenure as Roar coach. The Roar took the lead through in form striker Berisha, with the Albanian scoring his 23rd goal of the season in 35 matches. The Roar, however, were pegged back through a cracking goal by Li Hanbo which flew into the top corner of the net. In front of the lowest crowd of the game, a mere 5,615, the Roar recorded their 3rd draw of the Asian Champions League to finish 4th in their group, with the Chinese side pinching 3rd on goal difference.https://archive.today/20120914110041/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Roar-thwarted-by-resilient-Beijing/47354 Roar thwarted by resilient Beijing Pre-season It was announced by the Roar on 5 July that the club would not be playing an overseas team in a match for the Translink CupBrisbane Roar September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Pre-Season Friendly 3 June 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Redlands United AUS 0–1 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Franjic 53 Cleveland Showgrounds Cleveland 2,138 Jim Bellos W Pre-Season Friendly 8 June 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Peninsula Power AUS 0–3 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Bush 33 Sludden 63 Schmitz 70+2 A.J. Kelly Park Kippa-Ring 2,364 Jason Crow W Pre-Season Friendly 12 June 2011 14:30 UTC+10 Sunshine Coast Fire AUS 1–1 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Holmes 39 Fitzgerald 65 Stockland Park Kawana Waters 2,388 Alan Milliner D Pre-Season Friendly 22 June 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Eastern Suburbs AUS 0–3 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Barbarouses 32 Fitzgerald ?? McKay ?? Heath Park East Brisbane 1,863 TBD W Pre-Season Friendly 29 June 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Olympic AUS 1–5 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Chung 23 Murdocca 21 Broich 28 Nichols 73 Barbarouses 80 McKay 80+3 Goodwin Park Yeronga TBC Nathan McDonald W Pre-Season Friendly 17 July 2011 15:00 UTC+10 Ipswich Invitational XI AUS 0–3 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Broich 11 Nichols 57 Quinn 90 QLD Group Stadium Ipswich 3,914 Matthew Skinner W Pre-Season Friendly 27 July 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Rochedale Rovers AUS 0–2 (Report) September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes AUS Brisbane Roar Fitzgerald 57 87 Underwood Park Rochedale David Wiebe W Pre-Season Friendly 3 August 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Wynnum Wolves AUS 2–4 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Hopkins 16 pen. Clulow 30 Nichols 22 pen. Fitzgerald 26 Meyer 59 Jurman 72 Carmichael Park Tingalpa Adam Kersey W Pre-Season Friendly 10 August 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane City AUS 2–4 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Shepherd 20 Shepherd 38 Murdocca 11 Brattan 53 Cirjak 70 Dougall 83 Spencer Park Newmarket W Pre-Season Friendly 16 August 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Strikers AUS 0–5 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Meyer 4 10 Bush 64 83 Danning 67 Perry Park Bowen Hills Matt Gillett W Pre-Season Friendly 20 August 2011 17:30 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix NZ 1–5 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Rigters 66 Meyer 46 90+2Nichols 47Broich 57 73 Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin W Pre-Season Friendly 27 August 2011 16:15 UTC+10 QSL Northern All Stars AUS 0–1 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Nichols ?? Perry Park Bowen HillsGame was abandoned after half time due to rain. The Roar are credited the win in accordance with FIFA laws. W Pre-Season Friendly 11 September 2011 14:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory AUS 2–0 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Hernandez 39 pen.Allsopp 59 Aurora Stadium Launceston 6,307 L Pre-Season Friendly 17 September 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 0–3 (Report) AUS Adelaide United Murdocca 10 o.g.Djite 48Lastella 69 Clive Berghofer Stadium Toowoomba Adam Kersey L Pre-Season Friendly 24 September 2011 15:00 UTC+10 University of Queensland FC AUS 0–3 (Report) AUS Brisbane Roar Meyer 2 10 15 St Lucia Campus St Lucia W Notes 2011–12 Hyundai A-League 2011–12 A-League Regular season Round 1Saturday, 8 October 2011 19:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Central Coast Mariners Nichols 71 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 13,467 Chris Beath W Round 2Saturday, 15 October 2011 19:45 UTC+11 Sydney FC AUS 0–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Berisha 42Broich 70 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 15,789 Strebre Delovski W Round 3Friday, 21 October 2011 19:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 3–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Gold Coast United Paartalu 13Berisha 60Nichols 78 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 13,425 Peter Green W Round 4Friday, 28 October 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 7–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Adelaide United Henrique 21 pen. 36 pen.Berisha 23 27 29 69 Nakajima-Farran 81 Vidosic 5 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 11,762 Strebre Dilovski W Round 5Saturday, 5 November 2011 19:45 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory AUS 2–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Archie Thompson 9 20Covic 0 2Foschini 0 36 Henrique 5 pen.Broich 27 Etihad Stadium Melbourne 24,820 Ben Williams D Round 6Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–1 (Report)(Summary) NZ Wellington Phoenix Berisha 11 Brown 36 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 16,428 Jarred Gillett D Round 7Saturday, 19 November 2011 17:30 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets AUS 1–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Griffiths 44 Henrique 56Meyer 82 Ausgrid Stadium Newcastle, New South Wales 13,173 Gerard Parsons W Round 8Saturday, 26 November 2011 18:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 4–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Perth Glory Berisha 23 45Nakajima-Farran 33 41 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 19,339 Jarred Gillett W Round 9Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC AUS 2–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Petratos 1Emerton 19 WIN Jubilee Kogarah, New South Wales 11,555 Peter Green L Round 10Friday, 9 December 2011 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Melbourne Heart Nichols 78 Germano 12Babalj 27 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 10,666 Kris Griffiths Jones L Round 11Wednesday, 14 December 2011 19:30 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix NZ 2–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Ifill 27Ward 81 Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin, New Zealand 4,628 Gerard Parsons L Round 12Saturday, 17 December 2011 18:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Central Coast Mariners Danning 83 Amini 6Bojic 45+2 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 10,006 Peter Green L Round 13Monday, 26 December 2011 18:30 UTC+10 Gold Coast United AUS 1–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Severino 88 pen. Skilled Park Gold Coast, Queensland 6,927 Kris Griffiths-Jones L Round 14Saturday, 31 December 2011 19:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 3–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Melbourne Victory Nichols 43Visconte 49Franjic 83 Kewell 2 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 14,852 Jarrad Gillett W Round 15Wednesday, 4 January 2012 19:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory AUS 3–3 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Dodd 17Sterjovski 24 79 pen. Nichols 41 69Paartalu 45+1 NIB Stadium Perth, Western Australia 6,912 Chris Beath D Round 16Saturday, 7 January 2012 17:00 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United AUS 1–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Van Dijk 79 pen. Nakajima-Farran 60 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide, South Australia Ben Williams 11,274 D Round 17Saturday, 14 January 2012 18:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 2–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Sydney FC Adnan 90+4 Berisha 90+5 Bridge 39 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 14,545 Ryan Shepheard W Round 18Saturday, 21 January 2012 19:45 UTC+11 Melbourne Heart AUS 1–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Germano 31 Berisha 38' (pen.) Berisha 69 AAMI Park Melbourne 7,118 Chris Beath D Round 19Saturday, 28 January 2012 18:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 0–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Newcastle Jets Wheelhouse 23 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 9,293 Ben Williams L Round 20Saturday, 4 February 2012 17:30 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners AUS 0–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Paartalu 5Berisha 38 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, New South Wales 10,217 Kris Griffiths-Jones W Round 21Sunday, 12 February 2012 17:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix NZ 0–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Berisha 42 Nichols 80 Westpac Stadium Wellington, New Zealand 13,009 Jared Gillett W Round 22Saturday, 18 February 2012 18:45 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 3–2 (Report)(Summary) AUS Melbourne Victory Berisha 1 32 Henrique 38 pen. Kewell 9 50 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 18,523 Jared Gillett W Round 23Saturday, 25 February 2012 19:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory AUS 0–3 (Report) (Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Henrique 21 0 65Berisha 59 63 NIB Stadium Perth, Western Australia 10,367 Strebre Delovski W Round 24Friday, 2 March 2012 19:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–1 (Report) (Summary) AUS Melbourne Heart Nichols 33 Adnan 90+3' (pen.) Good 49 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 10,988 Ryan Shepheard D Round 25Sunday, 11 March 2012 16:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–1 (Report) (Summary) AUS Adelaide United Berisha 70 Ramsay 14 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 10,937 Strebre Dilovski D Round 26Sunday, 18 March 2012 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets AUS 1–2 (Report) (Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Berisha 12Nichols 81 pen. Henrique 53' (pen.) Abbas 14 Ausgrid Stadium Newcastle, New South Wales 11,471 Jared Gillett W Round 27Sunday, 25 March 2012 17:30 UTC+10 Gold Coast United AUS 1–2 (Report) (Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Bowles 28 Fitzgerald 57Lambadaridis 89 Skilled Park Gold Coast, Queensland 6,102 Peter Green W Finals series Major SF Leg 1Saturday, 31 March 2011 16:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 2–0 (Report)(Summary) AUS Central Coast Mariners Henrique 8Paartalu 86Henrique 7' (pen.) Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 15,081 Strebre Dilovski W Major SF Leg 2Sunday, 8 April 2012 17:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners AUS 2–3 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Zwaanswijk 29Kwasnik 32 Broich 2Nichols 26Henrique 68 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, New South Wales 9,846 Jared Gillett W Brisbane Roar advance to host the grand final by winning the tie 5–2 on aggregate 2012 A-League Grand Final Grand finalSunday, 22 April 2012 16:00 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 2–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Perth Glory Berisha 84Berisha 90+4 pen. Franjic 51 o.g.Heffernan 2 56 90 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 50,344 Jared Gillett W 2012 Asian Champions League Brisbane qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as a result of finishing the 2010–11 A-League season as Champions. They will enter the competition at the group stage along with K-League team Ulsan Hyundai, Beijing Guoan from the Chinese Super League and the winner of the Japanese 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo. Due to Asian Football Confederation strict kit regulations, it was necessary for the club to use an alternate kit for the Champions League competition; this was released on 24 February 2012. _brisbaneroar12aclh _brisbaneroar12aclh _brisbaneroar12aclh _brisbaneroaraclh FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Home_brisbaneroar12acla _brisbaneroar12acla _brisbaneroar12acla _brisbaneroaracla _brisbaneroaracla 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Away The Roar made their debut in the Asian Champions League at Suncorp Stadium against the FC Tokyo on 6 March 2012. A strong performance from the Japanese side, saw the Roar outclassed as they went down 2–0 courtesy of goals to Tatsuya Yazawa and Aria Jasuru Hasegawa. On Matchday 2, a much better performance from the Roar resulted in the club scoring their first ever goal in the competition – through a Mitch Nichols header – and picking up their first competitive point in a 1–1 draw away to Beijing Guoan. Matchday 1Tuesday, 6 March 2012 19:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 0–2 (Report)(Summary) Japan FC Tokyo Yazawa 45+1Hasegawa 55 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 12,037 Uzbekistan Kovalenko Valentin L Matchday 2Tuesday, 20 March 2012 19:30 UTC+08:00 Beijing Guoan China 1–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Cheng 8 Nichols 21 Workers Stadium Beijing, China 41,000 Qatar Abdulrahman Mohammed Hussain D Matchday 3Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:30 UTC+09:00 Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1–1 (Report)(Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Jae-Seong 54Keun-Ho 48' (pen.) Fitzgerald 36Jurman 0 47 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan, South Korea 1,673 Lebanon Andre El Haddad D Matchday 4Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–2 (Report)(Summary) South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Stefanutto 25 Vélez 11Tae-Hwi 73 pen. Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 7,015 Iran Mohsen Torky L Matchday 5Wednesday, 2 May 2012 19:30 UTC+09:00 FC Tokyo Japan 4–2 [ (Report)](Summary) AUS Brisbane Roar Takahashi 5Mukuhara 20Watanabe 44Watanabe 60 Berisha 4Broich 33 National Olympic Stadium Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 8,492 Qatar Abdullah Balideh L Matchday 6Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:30 UTC+10 Brisbane Roar AUS 1–1 ReportSummary China Beijing Guoan Berisha 15 Li Hanbo 34 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland 5,615 UAE Ali Al Badwawi D Statistics Starting XI 200px 0.27 0.05 350 AUSTheoklitos 0.05 0.255 350 AUSFranjic 0.19 0.20 350 AUSSmith 0.33 0.20 350 BHRAdnan 0.43 0.255 350 AUSStefanutto 0.19 0.39 350 AUSPaartalu 0.33 0.39 350 AUSMurdocca 0.46 0.60 350 GERBroich 0.05 0.60 350 BRAHenrique 0.27 0.52 350 AUSNichols 0.25 0.64 350 ALBBerisha Squad statistics Statistics accurate as of 16 May 201290 Minutes played is counted as a full game. Injury Time is not counted. A sub's appearance is counted up to the 90th minute as well A-League Games played: 27A-League Finals series Games played: 3ACL Games played: 6 No.Nat.NameLeagueFinalsAsiaTotalStartSubMins. StartSubMins. StartSubMins. StartSubMins. Goalkeepers1AUS Michael Theoklitos 26 – 2340 – 3 – 270 – 6 – 540 – 35 – 3150 – 20AUSAndrew Redmayne 1 – 90 – – – – – – – – – 1 – 90 – Defenders2AUSMatt Smith 24 – 2048 – 3 – 270 – 5 – 450 – 32 – 2768 – 3AUSShane Stefanutto 26 – 2250 – 3 – 249 – 5 – 450 1 34 – 2949 1 4AUSMatthew Jurman 16 2 1287 – – 1 7 – 2 1 159 – 18 4 1453 – 5AUSIvan Franjic 26 – 2325 1 3 – 263 – 6 – 540 – 35 – 3128 1 12AUSMatt Mundy – 2 30 – – – – – – – – – – 2 30 – 16BHRSayed Mohamed Adnan 17 4 1595 1 3 – 270 – 5 – 428 – 25 4 2293 1 19SRIJack Hingert 2 8 358 – – 1 21 – – 1 38 – 2 10 417 – 26AUSCorey Brown – – – – – – – – 1 – 90 – 1 – 90 – 29AUSJames Donachie 1 – 90 – – – – – – – – – 1 – 90 –Midfielders6AUSErik Paartalu 27 – 2346 3 3 – 244 1 6 – 531 – 36 – 3121 4 8AUSMassimo Murdocca 19 7 1719 – 3 – 184 – 5 – 350 – 27 7 2255 – 11CANIssey Nakajima-Farran 16 7 1308 4 – – – – – – – – 16 7 1308 4 14AUSRocky Visconte 6 3 566 1 – – – – 1 2 86 – 7 5 652 1 17AUSMitch Nichols 20 1 1626 9 3 – 270 1 4 1 356 1 27 2 2252 11 18AUSLuke Brattan 4 8 479 – – 3 86 – 1 4 152 – 6 15 717 – 21AUSJames Meyer 2 10 417 1 – 1 17 – 1 4 121 – 3 14 555 1 22GERThomas Broich 16 1 1428 2 3 – 270 1 6 – 540 1 25 1 2238 4 25AUSGeorge Lambadaridis – 2 38 1 – – – – – – – – – 2 38 1Forwards7ALBBesart Berisha 26 – 2319 19 3 – 270 2 6 – 508 2 35 – 3097 23 9AUSKofi Danning 3 9 436 1 – – – – 1 2 126 – 4 11 562 1 10BRAHenrique 14 2 1050 6 3 – 225 2 3 – 256 – 20 2 1531 8 24AUSNicholas Fitzgerald 7 3 607 1 – 2 54 – 2 1 174 1 9 6 835 2 Disciplinary record Correct as of 16 May 2012 #Nat.Pos.NameLeagueFinalsAsiaTotal2 AUS DFMatt Smith 6 – 1 – 1 – 8 -7 ALB FWBesart Berisha 4 – – – 2 – 6 -16 BHR DFSayed Mohamed Adnan 3 – – – 2 – 5 -5 AUS DFIvan Franjic 3 – 1 – 1 – 5 -10 BRA FWHenrique 2 1 1 – – – 3 14 AUS DFMatthew Jurman 3 – – – – 1 3 117 AUS MFMitch Nichols 3 – – – 1 – 4 -3 AUS DFShane Stefanutto 2 – – – 1 – 3 -8 AUS MFMassimo Murdocca 2 – – – 1 – 3 -1 AUS GKMichael Theoklitos 2 – – – – – 2 -11 CAN MFIssey Nakajima-Farran 2 – – – – – 2 -19 SRI DFJack Hingert 2 – – – – – 2 -24 AUS FWNicholas Fitzgerald 2 – – – – – 2 -18 AUS MFLuke Bratten 1 – – – 1 – 2 -9 AUS FWKofi Danning 1 – – – – – 1 -6 AUS MFErik Paartalu 1 – – – – – 1 -21 AUS MFJames Meyer 1 – – – – – 1 -TOTALS39130101522 League Goalscorers by round TotalPlayerGoals 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 SF1 SF2 GF 21 ALB Besart Berisha 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 10 AUS Mitch Nichols 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 BRA Henrique 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 CAN Issey Nakajima-Farran 1 2 1 4 AUS Erik Paartalu 1 1 1 1 3 GER Thomas Broich 1 1 1 1 AUS James Meyer 1 1 AUS Kofi Danning 1 1 AUS Rocky Visconte 1 1 AUS Ivan Franjic 1 1 BHR Sayed Mohamed Adnan 1 1 AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald 1 1 AUS George Lambadaridis 1 57 TOTAL 1 2 3 7 2 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Two goals were scored from penalty kicks ACL Goalscorers by matchday TotalPlayerGoals per Matchday  1   2   3   4   5   6  2 ALB Besart Berisha 1 11 AUS Mitch Nichols 1 1 AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald 1 1 AUS Shane Stefanutto 1 1 GER Thomas Broich 1 6 TOTAL 0 1 1 1 2 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Two goals were scored from penalty kicks Home attendance #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA League attendance and average includes Finals series Competition Round Date Score Opponent AttendanceA-League18 October 20111–0Central Coast Mariners13,467A-League321 October 20113–0Gold Coast United13,425A-League428 October 20117–1Adelaide United11,762A-League613 November 20111–1Wellington Phoenix16,428A-League826 November 20114–0Perth Glory19,339A-League109 December 20111–2Melbourne Heart10,666A-League1217 December 20111–2Central Coast Mariners10,006A-League1431 December 20113–1Melbourne Victory14,852A-League1714 January 20122–1Sydney FC14,545A-League1928 January 20120–1Newcastle Jets9,293A-League2218 February 20123–2Melbourne Victory18,523A-League242 March 20121–1Melbourne Heart10,988ACLMatchday 16 March 20120–2FC Tokyo12,037A-League2511 March 20121–1Adelaide United10,739Finals seriesSemi-final Leg 131 March 20122–0Central Coast Mariners15,081ACLMatchday 417 April 20121–2Ulsan Hyundai7,015Finals seriesGrand final22 April 20122–1Perth Glory50,334ACLMatchday 616 May 20121–1Beijing Guoan5,615 League Attendance239,448 League Average Attendance15,963 Total Attendance264,115 Total Average Attendance14,673 Ladder BR 2012 Asian Champions League (Group F) Group F BBR References 30em See also Brisbane Roar FC records and statistics List of Brisbane Roar FC players Brisbane Roar end of season awards 2012 AFC Champions League Brisbane Roar website https://web.archive.org/web/20111028164229/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/home 28 October 2011 A-League website https://web.archive.org/web/20130516175212/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague 16 May 2013 27 27 53 S 153 0 34 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Suncorp Stadium title 2011–12 Category:2011–12 A-League by team Category:2011 in sport in Brisbane Category:2012 in sport in Brisbane 2011–12