List of Queensland Roar FC players

This is a list of football (soccer) players who have played for Queensland Roar FC. It includes players that have played at least one match, either as a starting player or a substitute, for the Roar in the A-League competition and the finals series. The Pre-Season Cup competition is not included.

The A-League is the premier domestic football (soccer) competition in Australia. It was founded in 2004, and the Queensland Roar were one of the eight inaugural clubs to participate in the new competition.cite news
url=http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/19/what-an-uproar-in-queensland/
title=What An Uproar In Queensland!
last=Ooi
first=Clinton
publisher=State Of The Game
date=2006-09-19
accessdate=2007-05-26] The A-League competition consists of a regular season and a finals series of the top four teams, with the premiership being awarded to the club who finishes on top of the table in the regular season, and the championship to the winner of the Grand Final. [cite web
url=http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=rules
title=Hyundai A-League - Rules
publisher=A-League official website
accessdate=2007-05-26] The Roar have missed the finals in both of the A-League seasons to date, finishing sixth in 2005–06 and fifth in 2006–07 on goal difference to Sydney FC, who finished fourth. [cite news
url=http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=15931
title=Sydney through to play-offs
publisher=A-League official website
date=2007-01-21
accessdate=2007-05-26]

Queensland have had four players compete for them who have been capped at international level - three for Australia and one for China. This includes the current record-holder for goals for the Australian national team, Damian Mori, who is the current equal-leading goalscorer for the Roar.cite web
url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mori-intlg.html
title=Damian Mori - Goals in International Matches
publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
accessdate=2007-03-25]

Records

:"As of 13 November 2007. Only A-League matches are counted."

South Korean Hyuk-Su Seo has played the most games for Queensland in A-League competition, with 42. Seo has played in every match for the Roar in the first two A-League seasons. [cite web
url=http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=qldfc_playerprofile_item&pid=793
title=Player Profile - Hyuk-Su Seo
publisher=Queensland Roar FC official website
accessdate=2007-03-26]

Alex Brosque holds the record for the most goals scored for the Roar in A-League competition, with eight. Brosque, a Queensland player during the 2005–06 A-League season before moving to Sydney FC at the end of the season, was third in the Johnny Warren Medal count for 2005–06. [cite web
url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_playerprofile_item&pid=50
title=Player Profile - Alex Brosque
publisher=Sydney FC official website
accessdate=2007-03-26]

Notable players

The Roar have had a number of internationally-capped players represent them in their two seasons since forming prior to the 2005–06 A-League season. This has included five members of the Australian national team. Queensland have also had one contracted Chinese international, Yuning Zhang, who was a Roar player during the 2006–07 A-League season.cite news
url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21135678-5000940,00.html
title=Roar cuts China's Beckham
author=AAP
publisher=Fox Sports
date=2007-01-27
accessdate = 2007-05-26]

*flagicon|Australia Matt McKay (2005–"present"), who has played one international match for Australian national team, as a substitute in 2006. [cite web
url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=soc_player_profile&id=504
title=Player Profile - Matt McKay
publisher=Football Federation Australia official website
accessdate=2007-03-25] He was also a member of the Australian team for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates. [cite news
url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=1168&sID=12
title=Young Socceroos dominate Czechs in draw
publisher=Oceania Football Confederation official website
date=2003-12-01
accessdate=2007-05-26]

*flagicon|Australia Ante Milicic (2006–2007), who played six international matches for the Socceroos between 2002 and 2005.cite web
url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=soc_player_profile&id=239
title=Player Profile - Ante Milicic
publisher=Football Federation Australia official website
accessdate=2007-03-25] He has scored five goals for the national team in these six appearances, including a double in a makeshift-charity match against Indonesia, which raised funds for the 2005 Sumatra earthquake that struck on the eve of the friendly match. [cite news
url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Football/Milicic-double-ensures-Socceroos-confine-donations-to-money/2005/03/29/1111862396441.html
title=Milicic double ensures Socceroos confine donations to money
last=Cockerill
first=Michael
publisher=Sydney Morning Herald
date=2005-03-30
accessdate=2007-05-26]

*flagicon|China Yuning Zhang (2006–2007), who has played 15 games for the Chinese national sidecite news
title=Asian link lifts A-League profile
last=Desira
first=Peter
publisher=Herald Sun
date=2006-08-23] Known affectionately as the 'David Beckham of China' due to his high-profile status in China, [cite news
url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20388091-5000940,00.html
title=Zhang fit to roar
last=Harris
first=Amy
publisher=Fox Sports
date=2006-09-11
accessdate = 2007-05-26] he has scored nine goals for the national team, playing in the striker position. [cite news
url=http://www.qt.com.au/localsport/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3694829&thesection=localsport&thesubsection=
title=Roar's Shanghai surprise
publisher=Ipswich Queensland Times
date=2006-08-02
accessdate=2007-05-26] [cite news
title=Roar deal for Zhang
publisher=The Courier-Mail
date=2006-08-02]

*flagicon|Australia Damian Mori (2006–2007), who was capped 45 times for the Australian national team between 1992 and 2002. Mori, a striker, is the all-time top goal scorer for the Australian national team, with 29. He holds the record for most appearances (430) and most goals (235) in Australian domestic competition, mainly from the now-defunct National Soccer League. [cite web
url=http://www.ausfootballreview.com/afr/pmwiki.php/ALeague/Round_8_Feature_Player_-_Damian_Mori
last=Davis
first=Shane
title=The More The Merrier For Mori The Mariner
publisher=AusFootballReview
accessdate=2007-03-25]

*flagicon|Australia Danny Tiatto (2007–"present") was Frank Farina's second signing after Mori and the first of the 2007-08 season. Tiatto was recruited to shore up the Queensland defence and is a vital part of the coach's new team shape.

*flagicon|Australia Craig Moore (2007–"present") was the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland to play in the 2007-08 Hyundai A-League season and the 2008-09 season. [ [http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=92286 "Moore tipped to join Roar", SBS The World Game website] "Retrieved on July 25, 2007"] A recent Australian national team player who moved to Queensland for personal reasons, Moore was chased by several A-League sides before settling into the state where he began his football career. [ [http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/football/moore-signs-for-roar/2007/07/25/1185043160945.html "Moore signs for Roar", Brisbane Times] "Retrieved on July 25, 2007" ]

List of players

:"Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for A-League regular season and finals matches only. Substitute appearances included. "Matches for QR" dates are from the season of first game for the Roar to the season of last game for the Roar, with 'present' used if still at the club. As of 02 February 2008."

Notes

References

*cite web|url=http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=qldfc_playerstats&competitioncode=A-League&seasonid=2|title=Player Statistics: Hyundai A-League 2005–06|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher="Queensland Roar FC official website"
*cite web|url=http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=qldfc_playerstats&competitioncode=A-League&seasonid=31|title=Player Statistics: Hyundai A-League 2006–07|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher="Queensland Roar FC official website"
*cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad?id=5326&season=2005&cat=starts&view=2&cc=3436|title=Squad Statistics: 2005/06 Australian A-League|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher="ESPN Soccernet website"
*cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad?id=5326&season=2006&cat=starts&view=2&cc=3436|title=Squad Statistics: 2006/07 Australian A-League|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher="ESPN Soccernet website"