2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season is the club's 16th season. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

Brisbane Roar
2020–21 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
ManagerWarren Moon
StadiumDolphin Stadium
A-League3rd
FFA CupCancelled

Players
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 Macklin Freke
3 DF  AUS Corey Brown
5 DF  SCO Tom Aldred (captain)
6 DF  ENG Macaulay Gillesphey
7 FW  NZL Jai Ingham
8 MF  AUS Danny Kim
9 FW  JPN Masato Kudo
10 MF  JPN Riku Danzaki
11 FW  AUS Joe Champness (on loan from Newcastle Jets)
12 GK  AUS Bon Scott (injury replacement)
14 MF  AUS George Mells
15 MF  AUS Jesse Daley
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  AUS Josh Brindell-South
19 DF  AUS Jack Hingert
21 GK  ENG Jamie Young
23 FW  AUS Dylan Wenzel-Halls
25 MF  AUS Rahmat Akbari
26 MF  IRL Jay O'Shea
27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin (scholarship)
28 DF  AUS Izaack Powell (scholarship)
29 DF  AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins
77 FW  AUS Scott McDonald
— FW  AUS Golgol Mebrahtu

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
15MF Jesse Daley Unattached Free transfer 1 year 12 October 2020 [2]
16DF Josh Brindell-South Lions FC Free transfer 1 year 13 October 2020 [3]
11FW Joe Champness Newcastle Jets Loan 1 year 30 October 2020 [4][5]
8MF Danny Kim Lions FC Free transfer 10 November 2020 [6]
10MF Riku Danzaki Consadole Sapporo Free transfer 19 November 2020 [7]
9FW Masato Kudo Unattached Free transfer 10 December 2020 [8]
12GK Bon Scott Brisbane City Injury replacement 19 January 2021 [9]
TBDFW Golgol Mebrahtu Unattached Free transfer 22 January 2021 [10]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Daniel Bowles Retired 24 August 2020 [11][12]
22DF Jake McGing Unattached End of contract 7 September 2020 [13]
15DF Aaron Reardon Unattached End of contract 7 September 2020 [13]
12MF Matthew Ridenton Unattached End of contract 7 September 2020 [13]
8MF Danny Kim Lions FC End of loan 7 September 2020 [13]
10MF Brad Inman ATK Mohun Bagan Undisclosed 21 September 2020 [14]
1GK Max Crocombe Melbourne Victory Mutual contract termination 1 October 2020 [15][16]
20FW Aaron Amadi-Holloway Unattached End of contract 9 October 2020 [17]
2DF Scott Neville East Bengal Loan 13 October 2020 [18]
30FW Mirza Muratovic Unattached Mutual contract termination 9 November 2020 [19]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
2Scott NevilleRight-back2+ years13 October 2020[18]
3Corey BrownLeft-back2+ years14 October 2020[20]

Pre-season and friendlies
7 November 2020 Eastern Suburbs 0–1 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
17:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Heath Park
14 November 2020 Magpies Crusaders United 1–9 Brisbane Roar Mackay, Australia
18:30 AEST
  • ?  ?'
 Report
Stadium: Soliginkin Oval
21 November 2020 Rochedale Rovers 1–6 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
17:30 AEST
  • ?  87'
 Report
Stadium: Underwood Park
29 November 2020 Dolphin Community Shield Peninsula Power 1–7 Brisbane Roar Redcliffe, Australia
17:00 AEST
  • McHenery  17'
 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
5 December 2020 NPL Queensland All-Stars 2–5 Brisbane Roar Kippa-Ring, Australia
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
12 December 2020 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar Coffs Harbour, Australia
 Report
  • Parsons  16'
 Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
20 December 2020 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Western United Gold Coast, Australia
Report
Stadium: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
AFC Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00

Updated to match played 2 January 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League
Main article: 2020–21 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
3 Perth Glory 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
5 Sydney FC 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
7 Macarthur FC 5 2 1 2 4 7 −3 7 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
8 Melbourne City 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
9 Western United 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
11 Melbourne Victory 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
12 Newcastle Jets 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
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. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[21]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 3 2  +1 3 0 0 1 0 1  −1 1 0 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: 2 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAHHHAHAAHAA
ResultWLWW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
29 December 2020 7 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Kippa-Ring
18:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 9,279
Referee: Adam Kersey
2 January 2021 2 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:10 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: Shaun Evans
TBD 1 Brisbane Roar Postponed Wellington Phoenix Kippa-Ring
Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
TBD 3 Brisbane Roar Postponed Sydney FC Kippa-Ring
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
TBD 4 Brisbane Roar Postponed Central Coast Mariners Kippa-Ring
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
20 January 2021 8 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:05 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
30 January 2021 10 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
20:15 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 8,747
6 February 2021 17 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory Kippa-Ring
17:05 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
9 February 2021 6 Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC Kippa-Ring
18:35 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
14 February 2021 18 Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets Kippa-Ring
17:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
20 February 2021 22 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:10 AEDT Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
24 February 2021 11 Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
26 February 2021 26 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Melbourne
2 March 2021 5 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
18:20 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
TBD 9 Macarthur FC Postponed Brisbane Roar Campbelltown
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
TBC 12 Newcastle Jets Postponed Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
6 March 2021 13 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Kippa-Ring
16:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
10 March 2021 14 Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory Kippa-Ring
18:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
13 March 2021 15 Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
21 March 2021 16 Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar Wollongong
16:00 AEDT Stadium: WIN Stadium
11 April 2021 19 Brisbane Roar v Western United Kippa-Ring
16:00 AEDT Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
16 April 2021 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
25 April 2021 21 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Kippa-Ring
14:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
8 May 2021 23 Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
16 May 2021 24 Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers Kippa-Ring
16:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
22 May 2021 25 Western United v Brisbane Roar Ballarat
17:00 AEST Stadium: Eureka Stadium

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs
7 April 2021 Preliminary round Brisbane Roar v Kaya–Iloilo Kippa-Ring
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 20 January 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League AFC Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Macklin Freke 100010
3 DF Corey Brown 300030
5 DF Tom Aldred 300030
6 DF Macaulay Gillesphey 310031
7 FW Jai Ingham 1(1)0001(1)0
9 FW Masato Kudo 0(1)0000(1)0
10 MF Riku Danzaki 310031
11 FW Joe Champness 200020
15 FW Jesse Daley 1(2)0001(2)0
19 DF Jack Hingert 300030
21 GK Jamie Young 200020
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls 320032
25 MF Rahmat Akbari 300030
26 MF Jay O'Shea 300030
27 DF Kai Trewin 0(1)0000(1)0
34 MF Alex Parsons 0(2)0000(2)0
77 FW Scott McDonald 2(1)1002(1)1

Goalscorers
As of 2 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League AFC Champions League Total
1 6 DF Macaulay Gillesphey 1 0 1
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls 1 0 1
77 FW Scott McDonald 1 0 1
Totals 3 0 3

Disciplinary record
As of 2 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League AFC Champions League Total
1 6 DF Macaulay Gillesphey 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Jack Hingert 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total200020

Clean sheets
As of 2 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League AFC Champions League Total

References
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  2. "Former Young Roar captain Jesse Daley returns home to Brisbane". Brisbane Roar. 12 October 2020.
  3. "Roar sign Queenslander Joshua Brindell-South from Lions FC". Brisbane Roar. 13 October 2020.
  4. "Rapper Champness' Roar deal hits sour note with Jets". The World Game. SBS. 10 October 2020.
  5. Monteverde, Marco (30 October 2020). "A-League: Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar agree on future of Joe Champness". news.com.au.
  6. "Danny Kim returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 10 November 2020.
  7. "Japanese young gun joins Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 19 November 2020.
  8. "Roar sign experienced J1 League striker Masato Kudo". Brisbane Roar. 10 December 2020.
  9. "Squad Update: Roar sign Bon Scott as injury replacement player". Brisbane Roar. 19 January 2021.
  10. "BRFC Squad Update: Golgol Mebrahtu joins Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 22 January 2021.
  11. "Daniel Bowles departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 24 August 2020.
  12. Monteverde, Marco (26 August 2020). "A-League: Cafe owner and Brisbane defender Daniel Bowles quits at just 28 to focus on business". News.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. "Brisbane Roar Squad Update". Brisbane Roar. 7 September 2020.
  14. "Bradden Inman departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  15. "Crocombe departs BRFC". Brisbane Roar. 1 October 2020.
  16. "Melbourne Victory signs shot-stopper Max Crocombe". Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2020.
  17. "Aaron Amadi-Holloway departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 9 October 2020.
  18. "Neville locks in Roar future beyond 2020/21 season". Brisbane Roar. 13 October 2020.
  19. "Muratovic departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 9 November 2020.
  20. "Corey Brown commits long-term future to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 14 October 2020.
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